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Officer Lane stated, Like I said, you have a lot of numbers each month —Code Enforcement <br />loads: there has been approximately 1,200 properties that received citations each month, which <br />count toward the ordinance violation. On the Police side, within a sixty (60) day period, you <br />roughly have 1,300 properties that Police respond to, at least three (3) times or more. So, I have a <br />high volume. Fortunately for me ... citizens contact me either through phone, e -mail, or formal <br />reports with the Police about properties we are responding to a lot. Even yourselves —the <br />Councilpeople— sometimes get a hold of me about that. So, again, it takes time to look at each <br />property to determine what the problem is and then work towards the goal of solving that <br />problem. Officer Lane then reiterated that nuisance properties are listed online. He stated that <br />there were two (2) of them, briefly recounting details of the cases. The first case he described <br />involving college kids partying and drinking, but is on the road to being removed from the <br />Chronic Nuisance List, after five (5) months of being on it. In the second case, there was suspect <br />prostitution, as well as drug use and sales. Officer Lane had not received a call regarding the <br />property since March, due to efforts to get the property owner to turn things around. That <br />property is on the way to being removed from the list, as well. <br />Councilmember Scott stated that he expected there to be far more properties on the Chronic <br />Nuisance List. He stated, The beautiful thing about this: at three (3) calls, they get a warning <br />order. That's where Keenan is involved. Landlords and property owners are actually responding. <br />They are literally taking it seriously and not getting on the list. They are abating the issue before <br />they get on the list, which is beautiful. And that's really what's working here. And that's why we <br />love this scene. <br />Councilmember Dr. David Varner stated, I'm not sure how easy it is to change subdivision <br />boundaries, or to re- subdivide something, but I think I would set the parcel distribution to be as <br />planted the date the ordinance is enacted, so someone can't go back and re- subdivide <br />properties —which I don't think is that hard to do —and instead get twenty -four (24) violations <br />instead of twelve (12). You mentioned Irish Hills —I'll bet that subdivision line goes right down <br />the street, which goes north and south. <br />Councilmember Scott responded, Yeah, there's two (2). <br />Councilmember Varner responded, If you started making each building a parcel —which could <br />probably be done —you would then be eligible for... <br />Committeemember John Voorde interjected, The Assessor generally wouldn't let you do that. <br />Committeemember Oliver Davis and Councilmember Scott briefly discussed the nature of the <br />ordinance that it was concerned with chronic, perpetual nuisance. <br />Councilmember Regina Williams- Preston asked if there were specific code violations that this <br />ordinance dealt with and others that it did not deal with. <br />Councilmember Scott responded, It can be anything within Code, if it's a repeat offense. A lot of <br />that is like a trash issue. We had a property two (2) lots away from me where they would get the <br />