§ 42-29. Initiation of complaint.

In order to initiate the review procedures provided for in this article with regard to public nuisances, a petition alleging the existence of a public nuisance must be filed with the county administrator or his designee. The petition shall be signed by no less than 51 percent of either the property owners located or persons residing within 1,000 feet of the premises upon which the public nuisance is alleged to exist. The petition must also state or demonstrate, with particularity, the following:

(1)

The activities or conditions which are alleged to constitute the public nuisances;

(2)

The names and addresses of persons who will provide testimony of sufficient quality and quantity to establish the existence of the conditions constituting the public nuisance;

(3)

The substance of the testimony which will be provided by each prospective witness listed; and

(4)

That all property owners signing the petition are being adversely and unreasonably affected by the alleged public nuisance.

(Code 1970, § 16¾-48; Ord. No. 80-31, § 4, 11-4-80)