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City attorney outlines stronger nuisance‑abatement tools; CMPD details enforcement approach
Summary
City attorney Jessica Battle recommended adding post‑permit inspections and broader revocation grounds for arcades, dance halls and certain adult‑oriented businesses; CMPD described targeted enforcement, federal partnerships and recent seizures of arcades and illegal machines.
Jessica Battle, of the city attorney’s office, told the committee the city is re‑examining local nuisance authority and recommended a set of ordinance changes aimed at speeding enforcement against properties the state already identifies as nuisances.
Battle said state law (she cited Chapter 19 of the North Carolina General Statutes and a related local provision described in the presentation as 160A‑174) allows municipalities to define and abate nuisances and that some businesses—specifically arcades and certain adult‑oriented establishments—are nuisance per se under state law. She described a draft notice letter that would inform property owners the city attorney’s office is involved and could pursue civil abatement, including, if necessary, a court‑ordered abatement and seizure of property.
"Part of that includes a notice letter to nuisance…
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