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and the parents or legal guardian of any person under eighteen (18) years of age, whose acts or
<br />omissions have caused or contributed to a violation of this Code, and shall include any owners,
<br />tenants, or holders of other estates or rights in, the affected property.
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<br />1-12-115 VIOLATION A PUBLIC NUISANCE, ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES PROVIDED.
<br /> A violation of this Code, including any continuing violation as set forth in Section 1-12-
<br />140, below, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. In addition to the remedies for nuisance
<br />abatement provided in this Chapter, the City expressly reserves the right to utilize other
<br />enforcement remedies found within specific chapters of the Code, remedies available under any
<br />applicable state or federal statute or pursuant to any other lawful power the City may possess.
<br />All such remedies shall be alternative to or in conjunction with, and not exclusive of, one
<br />another. The election of remedies provided by this Chapter shall be at the sole discretion of the
<br />City and its officials.
<br /> The City Manager may direct that any required hearing be conducted before a Hearing Body. An Enforcement Officer, or a Hearing Body designated by the City Manager, may order the abatement of any public nuisance, as defined in this Code or in any state or federal statute,
<br />following notice and an opportunity for a hearing. However, no notice or hearing is required to
<br />abate a nuisance pursuant to the summary abatement authority set forth in Section 1-12-500,
<br />below.
<br />1-12-120 VIOLATION OF LICENSE, PERMIT, AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL.
<br /> It shall be a violation of this Code to violate any term or condition of any license, permit,
<br />agreement, or approval granted or issued pursuant by the City. Any person, whether as principal,
<br />agent, employee or otherwise, violating or contributing to the violation of any such term or
<br />condition shall be subject to the sanctions provided in this Chapter or any other law.
<br />1-12-130 CAUSING, PERMITTING, ETC., A VIOLATION.
<br /> Causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, contributing to, or concealing a violation of any
<br />provision of this Code shall constitute a violation of such provision.
<br />1-12-140 SEPARATE AND CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.
<br /> A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation of this Code occurs or continues. Any condition of real property that constitutes a violation of this Code, where the same, substantially similar, or related violations have been the subject of two (2) or more
<br />enforcement actions within any twelve (12) month period, is deemed to be a continuing
<br />violation. For the purposes of this section, “enforcement action” shall mean any notice of
<br />violation, including a warning or courtesy notice, hearing, citation, complaint or petition, or any administrative or judicial order under authority of this Chapter or pursuant to any other legal authority. Any subsequent enforcement action with respect to such continuing violation may
<br />include issuance of a written order prohibiting future violations of this Code, establishing fines
<br />for subsequent violations, and authorizing the City, or an agent or contractor of the City, to enter
<br />onto the affected property and abate the condition that is the subject of said enforcement action, and allowing recovery by the City of the costs of future enforcement actions.
<br />1-12-150 AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.
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