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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 10
Chapter 10.68
Section 10.68.050
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.68 Chronic Nuisance Properties

Section 10.68.050 Penalties
  1. Failure to Respond

It is a class 1 civil infraction for any person in charge to fail to respond to the chief of police or his designee within ten days of service of the chronic nuisance notice.

  1. Failure to Enter Agreement or Produce an Approved Plan to Abate

It is a class 1 civil infraction for any person in charge to fail to enter into an abatement agreement or otherwise produce an approved plan to abate the nuisance within fifteen days of the issuance of the chronic nuisance notice.

  1. Failure to Abate Nuisance

After the issuance of the chronic nuisance notice, and after the time to enter into an abatement agreement or otherwise produce an approved plan has passed, every subsequent nuisance activity is a class 1 civil infraction.

  1. The penalties and remedies of this chapter are not exclusive and do not affect any other enforcement actions taken by the City under this chapter, or any other section of the municipal code or law or enforcement actions taken by a different jurisdiction.

Date Passed: Monday, October 3, 2022

Effective Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

ORD C36289 Section 5