Ordinance 1145-85 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 145: Abatement of Places of Resort Any building, structure, premises or room or rooms therein, constituting a nuisance as defined in this code, may be abated in a civil action in the manner provided by law; or the court upon final judgment of conviction for violation of this code of any person found therein at the time of his arrest may forthwith, and as a part of the same proceeding, direct the Chief of Police to abate any such place as a nuisance; or the Chief of Police, upon ascertaining that any such place is a nuisance as defined by this code, may proceed to summarily abate the same. Such abatement shall be effected by closing and securely locking the place abated and exclude all persons therefrom. It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent, lessee, tenant, person in charge of occupant, to enter, use or occupy any building, structure or premises, or room or rooms therein, abated as a nuisance under the provisions of this article, from and for a period of one year after the date of such abatement, unless he as principal shall theretofore give and file with the City Clerk a good and sufficient surety bond, to be approved by the court making the order of abatement, or in case of summary abatement to be approved by the Chief of Police, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, payable to the City of Everett; conditioned that such building, structure or premises, or room or rooms therein, will not thereafter be used in violation of this article; and that he will pay all fines, cost and damages assessed against him for any violation of this article; and in case of the violation of any of the conditions of such bond the whole amount may be recovered as a penalty for the use of the City. -152-