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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2018 -19 <br />BY: Councilmembers Williamson and Hemann; and <br />Council President Dailey Jones <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 561.01 OF THE CODIFIED <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, ENTITLED <br />"CRIMINAL ACTIVITY NUISANCES DECLARED" OF CHAPTER 561 <br />ENTITLED "CRIMINAL ACTIVITY NUISANCES" IN ORDER TO <br />REMOVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / PROTECTION ORDER AS <br />NUISANCE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO RECOVERY OF ENFORCEMENT <br />COSTS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted, by and through Ordinance 2008-62, established <br />Chapter 561 in order to develop a program for the declaration and abatement of nuisance <br />activities, on residential properties only, in order to hold owners accountable for the enforcement <br />costs incurred by the City and to otherwise require action by the owner to control the unlawful <br />activities of tenants; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted, by and through Ordinance 2016-56, amended <br />Chapter 561 to include residential and commercial property maintenance code violations as code <br />violations subject to Chapter 561; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council believes that Chapter 561, in its current form, has the potential <br />to deter reporting of domestic violence crimes for fear of legal consequence, including <br />imposition of enforcement costs; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council seeks to remove any barrier or deterrent, be it intentional or <br />unintentional, imposed upon a victim of domestic violence who seeks the assistance of the City <br />of North Olmsted Police Department. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That Section 561.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North <br />Olmsted, entitled, "Criminal Activity Nuisances Declared" which reads in its entirety as follows <br />be amended, and as amended shall read in its entirety as follows, with such amendments noted <br />by stricken language: <br />561.01 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY NUISANCES DECLARED. <br />(a) Activities, as defined in any of the following provisions of the North Olmsted Codified <br />Ordinances, occurring on any residential or commercial property located within the City, and <br />engaged in by an owner, occupant or invitee of the owner or occupant of the property, are <br />declared to be nuisance activities. To be a nuisance activity, a criminal conviction is not <br />