9602-05 Amend Chapter 13, to expand the scope of prohibited conduct wich may generate an action to abate a public nuisance

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~ ~ ' , I ~ establishment, premises or place is a multiple-unit dwelling or residence, hotel or motel, or commercial or office building, this definition applies only to that dwelling unit, room or suite of rooms in the hotel or motel, office rooms or suite, store, lot or yard in or on which prohibited conduct occurs. (2) For purposes of this section, owner means: (a) The recorded owner of the property, as determined by the records of the St. Joseph County Assessor's Office; (b) Any party with an equitable interest in the property, provided that such equitable interest is recorded; and (c) The trustee of a land trust, if the land trust holds title to such property. (3) For purposes of this section, occupant means any person over sixteen (16) years of age whose domicile is the property upon which the prohibited conduct has been found to have occurred. {4) For purposes of this section, vacant means a building which is lacking the habitual presence of human beings who have a legal right to be on the premises, or at which substantially all lawful business operations or residential occupancy has ceased. (5} For purposes of this section, prohibited conduct means activities occurring in violation of the statutes or ordinances relating to any of the following: a. Gambling, as defined in I.C. 35-45-5-1; b. Battery, as defined in I.C. 35-42-2-1; c. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, as defined in I.C. 35-46-1-8; d. Resisting law enforcement, as defined in I.C. 35- 44-3-3; e. Disorderly conduct, as defined in I.C. 35-45-1-3; f. Criminal recklessness, as defined in I.C. 35-42-2- 2; g. Discharge of firearms, as prohibited by Section 13-58 of the South Bend Municipal Code;