Amending Variou Sections Chapter 13 Addressing Chronic Problem Property Regulations

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Chronic Problem Property Ordinance Amendments Page 4 Police Department and the Law Department to a property address in the applicable sixty (60) day or ninety (90) day period. Once designated as a chronic problem property by the assigned police officer(s) in the South Bend Police 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 assigned police officer(s) shall see that the 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 verified complaint or code violation for a period of not less than three hundred sixty five (365) continuous days, unless credited per the regulations set forth in Section 13 -158. Additionally, any and all fines and repeat nuisance service call fees associated with the designated chronic problem property must have been paid in full for removal from the matrix. (d) The South Bend Police Department shall notify in writing to the property owner, and in the case of the property being zoned commercial, industrial or planned unit development to the manager /owner /operator who is doing business at that location, that his/her property location has been designated as a chronic problem property. Said notification shall be delivered in person by an individuals designated by the City by leaving a copy of the notification personally to the person to be notified, by leaving a copy of the notification as set forth below, with such notification being documented by the City in their records; or by sending the notice to the property owner, and in the case of the property being zoned commercial, planned unit development to the manager /owner /operator who is doing business at that location, by priority mail which is tracked on line with the City tracking the date said notification was delivered. The notification shall be sent to the property owner's residence or usual place of business, or in the case of the propert y being zoned commercial, planned unit development to the manager /owner /operator who is doing business at that location which is on record in the assessor's office or other public office including but not limited to the Area Plan Commission, Office of the City Clerk, and /or the Department of Administration and Finance Business Licensing Division. This notification shall identify: 1. The property owner, and in the case of the property being zoned commercial, industrial or planned unit development to the manager /owner /operator who is doing business at that location, and list the specific address that has been designated as a chronic problem property; 2. The number of police documented calls for service involving verified complaints, the number of ordinance citations issued, the number of letters issued by the Police Department, Code Enforcement Department, and /or the Law Department, or any combination thereof which have occurred on said property in the applicable sixty (60) or ninety (90) calendar day period;