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On the determination by the police chief of the city of Stanwood that a nuisance exists that is subject to summary abatement, such official shall give notice to the person or persons responsible for creation of the nuisance or for its continuance together with the demand that such nuisance be abated.

Such notice shall state the statutory or other basis for declaration that a public nuisance exists, the necessity that such nuisance be abated, acts to be done on the part of the person responsible for creating or maintaining the public nuisance, to abate such nuisance, acts to be undertaken by public authorities in the event the person responsible for the public nuisance does not abate it, and the approximate costs of abatement to be assessed against the person responsible for creating or maintaining the nuisance.

The notice shall also state that in the event the person responsible for creating or maintaining the asserted nuisance wishes to dispute the determination that a public nuisance exists and responds within 10 days following receipt of the notice, a hearing would be had before the city council at their regular meeting period.

The City Council of the City of Stanwood declares __________________ ______________________________ activities to be a public nuisances subject to abatement by the Stanwood Police Chief by summary procedures including but not limited to _________ ______________________________ all costs of abatement procedures shall be born by the party responsible for the nuisance or responsible for its continuation. On the failure of the Stanwood Police Chief to satisfactorily abate the nuisance by summary procedures the City Attorney is authorized to institute the suit against the parties or party responsible for the nuisance, to enjoin such nuisance and to recover damages occasioned by the existence of the nuisance. Nothing in this ordinance shall preclude a private party from abatement of the same nuisance as a private nuisance.

(Ord. 863 § 2, 1993).