Any building, structure, premises, or room or rooms therein, constituting a nuisance as defined in this chapter may be abated in a civil action in the manner provided by law; or the court upon final judgment of conviction for violation of this chapter of any person found therein at the time of his arrest may forthwith, and as part of the same proceeding, direct the chief of police to abate summarily any such place as a nuisance as defined by this chapter. Such abatement shall be effected by closing and securely locking the place abated and excluding all persons therefrom. It is unlawful for any owner, agent, lessee, tenant, person in charge or occupant to enter, use or occupy any building, structure or premises, or room or rooms therein, abated as a nuisance under the provisions of this chapter, from and for a period of one year after the date of such abatement, unless he as principal shall theretofore give and file with the city clerk or finance director-treasurer a good and sufficient surety bond, to be approved by the court making the order of abatement, or in case of summary abatement to be approved by the chief of police, in the penal sum of $500.00, payable to the city, conditioned that such building, structure or premises, or room or rooms therein, will not thereafter be used in violation of this chapter; and in case of the violation of any of the conditions of such bond, the whole amount may be recovered against him as a penalty.
(Ord. 418 § 6, 1977; Ord. 535 § 1, 1979; Ord. 1751 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011)