§ 8-66. Criminal offenses.

(a)

It is unlawful for the owner or manager of a building to knowingly:

(1)

Permit a building or structure to be in violation of any provision of this chapter;

(2)

Permit a building to exist in a dilapidated or substandard condition, or condition unfit for human habitation and a hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare;

(3)

Permit a building to be unoccupied and unsecured from unauthorized entry to the ex

tent that it could be entered or used by vagrants or other uninvited persons as a place of harborage or could be entered or used by children;

(4)

Permit a building that is boarded up, fenced, or otherwise secured to:

a.

Constitute a danger to the public; or

b.

Have inadequate means to secure the building from unauthorized entry or use;

(5)

Permit a building to be unoccupied or occupied only by persons who do not have a right of possession and violate any applicable law;

(6)

Permit a building to exist in a dangerously damaged or deteriorated condition or in a condition likely to endanger persons or property;

(7)

Permit a building to be occupied when the building does not meet the minimum building or maintenance standards as set forth in this chapter;

(8)

Permit a building to operate with a risk rating of 4 except as provided in this chapter; or

(9)

Permit a building to operate without updating information required by a license as set forth in this chapter;

(10)

Permit a building or unit to be occupied that does not have a certificate of occupancy.

(b)

It is unlawful for the owner, manager, occupant or lessee of a building to knowingly:

(1)

Remove or destroy a placard placed by the city without authority from the code enforcement director, building official, police chief or fire chief;

(2)

Occupy a building or room on which the city has placed a placard;

(3)

Permit a person to occupy a building or room on which the city has placed a placard; or

(4)

Permit interference with an employee of a utility company posting notices of a utility interruption at dwelling units of a master-metered multi-family dwelling community.

(5)

Remove a notice of utility interruption posted at a dwelling unit of master-metered multi-family dwelling community. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this subsection that the person is a resident of the dwelling unit from which notice is removed.

(c)

The owner or manager of a master-metered multi-family dwelling community commits an offense if the owner or manager fails to pay a utility bill and the nonpayment results in the interruption to any dwelling unit of an essential utility service.

(1)

Each violation of this subsection is considered a separate offense for each dwelling unit to which an essential utility service is interrupted.

(2)

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this subsection that the occupant of a dwelling unit to which utility service is interrupted is in arrears in rent to the owner or manager of the master-metered multi-family dwelling community.

(d)

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly:

(1)

Own or manage a manufactured home community or recreational vehicle community that contains any manufactured home built after 1976 that is not constructed and installed in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, those of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

(2)

Own, keep or occupy a manufactured home built after 1976 that is not constructed and installed in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, but not limited to, those of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(Ord. No. 2008-9000, § 2, 10-2-08)