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Chronic Problem Properties Regulations Ordinance Page 3 1. Has had not less than five (5) valid complaints in sixty (60) calendar days for any criminal offense governed in Title 35 of the Indiana Code, and /or ordinance citations being issued for a violation of the South Bend Municipal Code which occurred on the property and resulted in a police response and police documented call for service; or 2. Has had not less than five (5) letters issued by the Code Enforcement Department in sixty (60) calendar days which sought compliance by the property owner with section(s) of the South Bend Municipal Code; or 3. A combination of valid complaints and /or ordinance citations issued by a sworn member of the Police Department as further addressed in ¶ 1 herein, and /or has been issued letters by the Code Enforcement Department as further addressed in ¶ 2 herein, which together total not less than five (5) in number issued in a sixty (60) calendar day period. In designating a specific property as a chronic problem property, the Law Department, shall review: (i) The number of police documented calls for service, the number of valid complaints and ordinance citations issued by the Police Department to a location in a sixty (60) day period; and (ii) The number of compliance letters sent by the Code Enforcement Department to a location in a sixty (60) day period. Once designated as a chronic problem property by the Law Department, said property shall remain so designated and tracked on a computerized matrix for compliance /enforcement purposes for one (1) year from the date of designation. Said matrix shall be regularly updated and prominently posted on the City's website. Said designation shall only be removed upon action by the Law Department after reviewing documentation from the Police Department and Code Enforcement Department confirming that the subject property has not been the subject of a valid complaint or code violation for a period of not less than three hundred sixty -five (365) continuous days, and that any and all fines and repeat nuisance service call fees associated with the designated chronic problem property have been paid in full.