It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to cause inspections to be made from time to time of all portions of the city and the area surrounding the city and within one-half mile of the city limits to determine whether any condition exists or activity is being practiced which constitutes a nuisance; and he or she shall cause an investigation to be made upon complaint made by any responsible person.
(Prior Code, § 16-5)
Charter reference:
As to extraterritorial jurisdiction of city for police and criminal purposes, see Charter § 31
Authority to abate or compel the abatement of nuisances, see Charter § 30
Statutory reference:
As to extraterritorial jurisdiction of city, see W. Va. Code 8-12-5(43) and 8-12-19
Authority to abate a public nuisance, see W. Va. Code 8-12-5(23)