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The purpose of this chapter is to provide a means for the city and complainants to identify nuisances within the city and to provide a means for correcting or abating the nuisances. The city must have the ability to abate nuisances in order to protect the health and safety of the public, to foster neighborhood stability, to preserve the appearance, character and beauty of neighborhoods, to encourage community pride, to preserve the value of property, and to protect the general welfare of the city and its citizens, businesses and visitors. This chapter provides for progressive enforcement measures to abate nuisances; the most aggressive forms of enforcement are generally reserved for the most recalcitrant violators of this chapter.
(Ord. 795, 10-4-2011)