§ 7.16.260. Violation deemed nuisance—Abatement.

Every squatter camp, and every tent camp space and house court, established, constructed, reconstructed, altered, conducted or occupied in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance.

Such nuisance may be abated in the manner provided by law.

Such nuisance may also be abated by the health officer in the following manner:

The health officer shall serve notice upon the owner or operator or person in charge of any such house court or tent camp space, or upon some or all of them. The notice shall be in writing and must be signed by the health officer and must be served upon the owner or the person in charge or the operator of any such house court or tent camp space, personally, by delivery of a copy of the notice to said person. The notice shall require that the house court or tent camp space must be completely abandoned, abated, closed, and vacated within three days from the date of service of notice upon the owner or operator or person in charge thereof. Failure or refusal on the part of any such owner, operator or person in charge of such house court or tent space to abate, vacate and close it in compliance with such written notice, shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Upon such failure or refusal on the part of the owner or operator or person in charge of any such house court or tent camp space, it shall be the duty of the health officer to enter upon or into any such house court or tent camp space and post notices notifying all persons that the house court and tent camp space is abated and closed and warning all persons to refrain from going onto or upon or using any such house court or tent camp space. Any person who thereafter enters in or upon or makes any use of such house court or tent camp space, is guilty of a violation of this chapter.

In case the health officer is unable to ascertain or find the owner of any such house court or tent camp space, or where no person is in charge of the same as overseer or manager then the health officer shall notify each and every person living within such house court or tent camp space that the same has been abated and to remove therefrom immediately. In addition to such oral notification, the health officer shall post a written notice at a conspicuous place, or places, within said house court or tent camp space, notifying all persons to forthwith and immediately remove therefrom and vacate said house court or tent camp space. Failure or refusal of any person to comply with such notice shall be a violation of this chapter.

(Ord. 176 § 27, 1939).