Enjoining of nuisances

When any business person, party or entity is found to be erecting, establishing, continuing, maintaining ownership or to be leasing the use of any building, places or premises located in the city and in which the health of the community is threatened or the morals and welfare of the people are injured and in which any nuisance exists, as defined in F.S. chs. 823, 893, 796 or 849 or any of the Code sections as stated herein, such business persons, parties or entities may be sued by the city attorney in the name of the State of Florida or by any citizen of the city for such relief and damages as may be recognized by law.

(1)

The nuisance abatement board may bring a complaint under F.S. § 60.05 and seek a permanent injunction against any public nuisance.

(2)

All powers and rights conferred by this section shall be in addition to and supplemental to those conferred by any other general or special laws governing public nuisances and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 10883, § 1, 5-9-91; Code 1980, § 45.5-8)