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Unoccupied. Not legally occupied. Unsecured. Unlocked or otherwise open to entry. Section 2. Subsections (b) and (f) of Section 6.010 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended and subsections (q) and (r) are added to that Section to provide as follows: 6.010 Nuisances Affecting the Public. The following are nuisances which may be abated as provided in this code: (b) Attractive nuisances. No owner or person in charge of property shall permit an attractive nuisance thereon. (f) Odors. Causing or permitting any persistent odors, which are offensive to individuals of normal sensitivity and which adversely impact or unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of property, to emanate across any parcel or property line. In determining whether an odor is offensive to individuals of normal sensitivity, the enforcing officer may consider factors including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Frequency of the odor; 2. Duration of the odor; 3. Strength or intensity of the odor; 4. Number of people impacted; 5. The suitability of each party's use to the character of the locality in which it is conducted; 6. Extent and character of the harm to complainants; 7. The source's ability to prevent or avoid harm. (q) Derelict structures. Causing or allowing a derelict structure to exist on any premises. (r) Building interiors. Failing to maintain the interior of a dwelling in a clean and sanitary condition and free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage so as not to breed insects and rodents, produce dangerous or offensives gases, odors and bacteria, or other unsanitary conditions, or create a fire hazard. Section 3. Section 6.116 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is added to provide as follows: 6.116 Receivership authority. In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other provision in this chapter, when the enforcing officer finds residential property in violation of section 6.010(q) of this chapter or in violation of Eugene Code Chapter 8, and believes that the violation is a threat to the public's health, welfare and safety, and the owner has not acted in a timely Ordinance - Page 2 of 3