Sec. 518.321. - Definitions.

(a) Agent of the Owner means a current employee of the owner of record who was in the employ of that owner at the time the property was determined to be an illegal drug manufacturing site; or is a current employee of any new owner and who was an employee of that owner at the time the property was sold or transferred to that owner prior to decontamination. (b) Certificate of Fitness means a certificate issued for a particular property by the Municipal Code Compliance Division indicating that the property is fit for use. (c) Contractor means a contractor licensed by the Municipal Code Compliance Division under these rules to perform assessment and decontamination activities at illegal drug manufacturing sites. (d) Decontamination and Contamination Reduction mean reduction in levels of known contaminants within structures to at or below 0.1 micrograms methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters (ug/100 sq.cm) for surface area wipe samples and 1 part per million (ppm) for total volatile organic compounds for air samples. Levels of other contaminants associated with the illegal drug manufacturing process shall be mitigated to acceptable clean-up levels appropriate for the medium within which such contamination is found as established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection using currently available methods and processes. (e) Division means the Municipal Code Compliance Division of the Neighborhoods Department. (f) Full Disclosure means written notice to a prospective buyer, lessor or recipient of any illegal drug manufacturing site as set forth in Section 518.328 . (g) Illegal Drug Manufacturing Site means any property, building, structure, vehicle or other location which has been used in whole or in part for the unauthorized manufacture, processing, refinement or creation of any illicit drug wherein hazardous chemicals are used in such process. This shall include, but is not limited to, single-family residences, individual units of multi-family structures, hotels, motels, or other public lodgings, storage units, trailers intended to be pulled behind a motor vehicle, motorized vehicles, manufactured housing, or any shop, booth, or garden or yard. (h) Owner means: (1) For real property, the owner of record as disclosed by the records of the Duval County Tax Collector; or, (2) For personal property for which a certificate of title or ownership has been issued, the person shown as owner on such certificate. (i) Reasonable Grounds includes, but is not limited to, the presence of chemicals, substances, apparatus and chemical residues commonly associated with an illegal drug manufacturing site. (j) Unsafe For Use means a determination made by the Municipal Code Compliance Division that a property is or has been an illegal drug manufacturing site and may be contaminated with hazardous chemicals or substances. (k) Unsafe For Use Listing means a listing of properties in Jacksonville that have been determined to be illegal drug manufacturing sites, and that have not been issued a Certificate of Fitness. The list shall be maintained by the Municipal Code Compliance Division. (l) Use means occupancy, physical presence in or entry for any reason including, but not limited to, entry for such things as cleaning, remodeling, repairs, or demolition, except as allowed in Subpart A and Section 518.324 . (Ord. 2006-590-E, § 4; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16) Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.