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case of the existence of any alleged nuisance not defined thereinl the city manager shall <br />hold a public hearing before declaring the same to be a nuisance and ordering its <br />abatement. Five days' notice of such hearing shall be given to the owner or occupant of <br />the premises upon which such alleged nuisance exists, or to his or her agent, or to the <br />person causing or maintaining such alleged nuisance, which notice shall state the time <br />and place of such hearing. In the event the whereabouts of the owner or occupant of the <br />premises where such alleged nuisance exists, or of his or her agent, or of the person <br />causing or maintaining such alleged nuisance, are unknown and notice cannot be served <br />upon them, such notice shall be posted on the premises where such alleged nuisance <br />exists, at least five days before such heating. All interested parties may appear at such <br />hearing either in person or by attorney and present evidence concerning the matters at <br />issue. If upon such hearing the city manager finds that a nuisance exists, the city <br />manager shall order the owner, occupant or agent of such property, or the person causing <br />or maintaining such nuisance, to abate the same; and if the same be not abated within the <br />time prescribed by the city manager in such order, the city manager shall abate the same, <br />and the costs thereof may be levied as a special tax in the manner prescribed in Section <br />8.24.060. If the city manager finds that the premises are in violation of Section 8.24.260 <br />or 8.24.270, the city manager may order the immediate closure of the premises in <br />accordance with said sections. <br /> <br /> 8.24.080 Duty of owner or occupant to abate upon order of the city <br />manager or to comply with closure order of the city manager. <br /> <br /> It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the premises, or his or her agent, <br />or the person causing or maintaining any nuisance, to abate the same after an order by the <br />city manager in accordance with the terms prescribed in such order; and any failure to do <br />so shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall subject such person to the penalties <br />prescribed for such violation in Section 8.24.060. In addition, any failure to comply with <br />any order by the city manager in reference to either abatement of the nuisance or closure <br />of the premises shall subject such person to the general penalty prescribed in Section <br />1.12.010. <br /> <br /> 8.24.270 Places used for the commission of crimes or ordinance <br />violations, or acts done, permitted, allowed or continued to the damage or injury of <br />any inhabitants of the city. <br /> <br /> A. As used in this section, "place" means any building, dwelling unit, lot, plot <br />or parcel of land, premises, room or structure. <br /> <br /> B. Any place which is used for the commission of crimes, ordinance <br />violations, or acts done, permitted, allowed or continued to the damage or injury of any of <br />the inhabitants of the city, is a public nuisance. <br /> <br /> C. The chief of police shall notify the owner and occupant of any place used <br />for the commission of crimes, ordinance violations, or acts done, permitted, allowed or <br />continued to the damage or injury of any inhabitants of the city, that the place is in <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />