(a) The Chief of Police, City Manager, or other authorized representative of the City may bring an action to abate a public nuisance described by this Article in a Wheeling Municipal Court.
(b) The Chief of Police, City Manager, or other authorized representative of the City shall issue an Order of Abatement upon a finding of liability under this Article.
(c) The Order of Abatement shall require the Defendant/Respondent/Responsible Party of Interest to take measures reasonably calculated to prevent the recurrence of the illegal activity.
(d) The Order of Abatement may also authorize the issuance of search warrants, by the Municipal Court, reasonably calculated to determine whether the nuisance has been abated or whether the Order of the Court has been obeyed.
(e) No order of abatement may be sought until the Chief of Police, City Manager or other authorized representative of the City has made reasonable efforts to contact and attempt to resolve an alleged public nuisance with a property owner, who is not accused of being the source of the public nuisance, outside of court. No such action may be brought in Wheeling Municipal Court without a verification of proof in the form of written correspondence and or confirmation that non-judicial efforts were attempted to resolve the alleged public nuisance without success. (Ord. 15645. Passed 12-7-22.)