The city is working to expand its Chronic Nuisance Ordinance that can require problem properties and businesses to enter into an agreement with City Hall to address public safety concerns — or risk being shut down.
The Seattle City Council’s public safety committee Tuesday was scheduled to hear details of the proposed update that would open the way for liquor violations to be included among criminal offenses that can be included in the determination for a property.
A much larger change would expand potential violations to the area around a problem property, allowing officials to pursue a chronic nuisance designation if a violation involved an employee or customer of the property in a public safety incident outside the establishment. Continue reading