8.08.030 - Criminal or civil prosecution.

A.

The city shall have sole discretion in deciding whether to pursue remedies to address nuisance conduct or conditions under this chapter, file a civil nuisance action under this chapter or under state law, to bring criminal charges, order suspension or revocation of business licenses, order immediate action to terminate or abate nuisance conduct or conditions, pursue administrative enforcement actions for the violation of any of its ordinances or applicable code requirements, or any combination thereof. City officials are permitted to exercise executive discretion in determining which course of enforcement to pursue, taking into consideration the severity of an incident, the culpability of involved parties, the history of the involved property, and whether other exigent circumstances exist that exacerbate the public impact of the nuisance conduct or conditions.

B.

The enforcement of the provisions of this chapter does not prevent the city from pursuing other remedies for specific violations, including fines, abatement, suspension, revocation, injunctions, or other penalties. Specific violations may be considered nuisance conduct or conditions under this chapter, even if the business owner or property owner has already incurred civil or criminal penalties for that offense.

(Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020)