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City attorney proposes chronic nuisance ordinance targeting properties with repeated law violations
Summary
City Attorney Hillary Evans introduced a draft ordinance (proposed Ord. 2031) to add a chronic nuisance chapter to the Oak Harbor Municipal Code allowing the city to identify properties with repeated law violations, notify owners and, if necessary, pursue civil remedies including closure when voluntary abatement fails.
City Attorney Hillary Evans presented a draft chronic nuisance ordinance that would authorize the city to identify properties associated with repeated law violations and pursue remedies if property owners do not abate the activity.
Evans said the draft targets repetitive criminal behavior arising from a property—for example, multiple drug, assault or warrant-related incidents—rather than traditional nuisance items such as derelict vehicles or trash piles. The process would begin with identification and notice to a property owner; if voluntary abatement did not occur the city could seek civil remedies, including injunctive relief or closure.
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