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Neighbor urges Murrieta to adopt chronic nuisance ordinance after repeated police calls
Summary
A resident described repeated police calls to one property near an elementary school and asked the council to direct the city attorney to draft a chronic nuisance abatement ordinance modeled on Hemet Ordinance 1850; council later indicated consensus to research and return the ordinance for consideration.
During public comment at the Dec. 2 Murrieta City Council meeting, resident Skip Phillip urged the city to adopt a chronic nuisance abatement ordinance to address a single property he said has caused repeated disturbances and dozens — he estimated up to 100 — police calls over the past year.
Phillip described escalating threats and disruptive behavior near Alta Murrieta Elementary School and called the situation "a ticking time bomb." He asked the council to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance modeled on Hemet Ordinance 1850 (effective May 12, 2012), which Phillip said creates thresholds for declaring a property a chronic nuisance and enables penalties, cost recovery for city responses, and temporary closures to compel owner action.
Council asked the speaker for contact information and later in the meeting Council Member DeForest requested staff bring information forward on drafting a chronic-nuisance ordinance; the city clerk recorded consensus to pursue information and return the topic for council consideration.
Ending: No ordinance was enacted at the meeting; council directed staff to research Hemet’s model and return with a draft or recommendation for council consideration.
