5.07.050 Notice of potential chronic nuisance.
A. When any lieutenant or other officer of greater rank of the Beaverton police department has reasonable grounds to believe any combination of:
1. Two or more of the nuisance activities listed in BC 5.07.020(B) of this ordinance have occurred at or near a premises during any 30-day period; or
2. Three or more of the nuisance activities listed in BC 5.07.020(B) of this ordinance have occurred at or near a premises during any 90-day period; or
3. Four or more of the nuisance activities listed in BC 5.07.020(B) of this ordinance have occurred at or near a premises during any 365-day period;
The lieutenant or other officer of greater rank may give written notice to a person in charge of the premises that the premises are in danger of becoming a chronic nuisance.
B. The notice allowed under this section shall contain information to the following effect:
1. The street address or a legal description sufficient to identify the premises.
2. A statement that (a) the premises are in danger of becoming a chronic nuisance, together with (b) a concise description of the nuisance activity upon which the statement is based and (c) a warning that failure to prevent the premises from becoming a chronic nuisance may result in the closure of the business for up to 180 days under the provisions of this ordinance.
3. A statement that a person in charge of the premises may meet with a representative of the police department and discuss ways that may prevent or eliminate the nuisance activity giving rise to the threatened chronic nuisance.
4. A statement that if a person in charge desires to meet and discuss the prevention or elimination of the nuisance activity giving rise to the threatened chronic nuisance, the person must respond to the lieutenant or other officer of higher rank within 10 days from the date of the notice to arrange the meeting.
5. A statement that a person in charge is not obligated to meet and discuss the prevention or elimination of the nuisance activity giving rise to the threatened chronic nuisance, but that the failure to promptly do so may increase the financial penalty or length of closure imposed by a court should the premises ever become a chronic nuisance. [BC 5.07.050, added by Ordinance No. 4020, 7/20/98]