Abatement is a judicial remedy in addition to any fine, fee or other available judicial remedy for any violation of this chapter. ABATEMENT means the destruction, extinguishment, removal, stoppage, suppression or otherwise rendering harmless by any reasonable means of that which causes a nuisance. The city may issue a citation and/or the city may issue a written warning in advance of a possible citation to the person responsible to fix or abate the alleged nuisance within a certain time. ABATEMENT also refers to this discretionary warning process by the city to a person responsible for a violation of this chapter that a citation is imminent if the nuisance is not abated. However, an “abatement warrant”, as described in § 130.58, shall issue only after a judge issues an order or judgment for an offense of a city ordinance or other law.
(Prior Code, § 130.55) (Ord. 1253, passed 12-6-2010)