§ 1.13.070. Cease and desist order.

A.

If the city attorney determines that property in the city is being used or maintained in a manner that creates or fosters the creation of a public nuisance, the city attorney shall issue a nuisance abatement cease and desist order to the owner of the subject property, the occupant of the subject property and/or to any other person(s) responsible for creating or fostering the creation of the public nuisance.

B.

The nuisance abatement cease and desist order shall:

1.

Describe the nature of the public nuisance being created maintained or fostered by or on the subject property; and

2.

Specify a compliance date by which the public nuisance shall cease.

C.

A nuisance abatement cease and desist order shall be deemed to be evidence that the activities, behaviors, conditions or situations described in the order are creating or fostering the creation of a public nuisance unless and until the appeals hearing board or a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.

(Ord. 25523.)