(A) A premises owner must be notified in writing that his or her premises a nuisance activity has occurred at his or her premises.
(B) The premises owner must be notified his or her premises is in danger of becoming a chronic nuisance when any of the following circumstances have occurred at the premises: nuisance activities/occurrences in a single family residence or within a multi/apartment residential unit, and activity occurs on a separate day within a 90-day period, or the following occurs:
(1) Premises with two to four residential units: six nuisance activities; and
(2) Premises with five or more residential units: 14 nuisance activities.
(C) When a drug offense, firearms offense, or violent crime or felony violation occurs within a one-year period at a single premises, either a single-family or a multi/apartment residential unit, the premises may be deemed a nuisance.
(D) A notice to the premises owner shall be provided in one of the following manner:
(1) Certified mail to the address of the owner as listed on record of the Preble County Auditor, which shall be deemed delivered if not returned as undeliverable; or
(2) Hand-delivered to the premises owner, if possible.
(E) If service of notice is not perfected by the methods above, then the notice shall be posted to the front door, or conspicuous location, of the premises.
(F) Notice shall include the following information:
(1) Street address or legal description that is sufficient for identification;
(2) A factual description of the nuisance activities that have occurred at the premises, including the dates of the nuisance activities and any associated police report numbers;
(3) A statement that the premises owner must respond to the Police Chief within ten days of the dated notice with a written plan to abate the nuisance activities that is acceptable to the Police Chief; and
(4) A statement that the cost of future enforcement at the premises, resulting of nuisance activities, may be billed to the premises owner and could become a lien against the property if not paid.
(Ord. 911, passed 4-19-2021)