Amending Chapter 13 Article 12 Chronic Problem Property Regulations

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Chronic Problem Properties Regulations Ordinance Page 4 property and resulted in a police response and police documented call for service; and /or any complaint received by the Department of Code Enforcement resulting in the issuance of an citation or letter from that Department, the Police Department, or the Department of Law which seeks compliance under the South Bend Municipal Code for disrupting the general health, safety, and welfare. (f) Police documented call for service means when a sworn member of the Police Department is dispatched or deployed to respond to an incident at a specific address as a police response. (g) Police response means any and all police action needed to protect the health, safety and welfare of inhabitants of a property or location where verified complaint(s) have been documented, with such police response being subject to the governing rules and regulations of the Police Department. (h) Verified complaint shall refer to a police documented call for service that an incident took place at a specific property address requiring sworn police personnel to be dispatched or caused to respond. The term does not include incidents involving an occupant of the premises who is the victim of the crime, or any ambulance or medical service response governed by the provisions of Section 9 -16 of the South Bend Municipal Code. (i) Warning Notice Letter shall be a form letter sent by the South Bend Police Department to any property owner who has received three (3) verified complaints, and /or ordinance citation(s) and /or letters issued by the Police Department, the Code Enforcement Department and /or the Law Department, which shall be sent along with a copy of this ordinance giving notice of the potential of being designated as a chronic problem property, and /or a reference to the website where the ordinance may be viewed. Sec. 13 -157 Violations; Notification and Limited Appeals of Being Designated by the City as a Chronic Problem Property.2 (a) The owner of any property within the City of South Bend which is designated by the City as a chronic problem property, as defined in Sec. 13 -156, in in violation of this Article. The property owner of any designated chronic problem property shall be responsible for bringing such property into compliance with all governing regulations. (b) The South Bend Police Department shall send a warning notice letter to any property owner 2 Indiana Code § 36 -1 -1 through Indiana Code § 36 -1 -10 set forth the governing state law provisions for the enforcement of municipal ordinances. Section 2 -13 of the South Bend Municipal Code identifies the City's nine (9) executive departments and specifically lists the Law Department, the Police Department and the Code Enforcement Department.