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14B.60.010 Definitions.

Label: City code section

(Amended by Ordinance 192173, effective June 5, 2026.)

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:

  1. A.  Chronic nuisance property means:
    1. 1.  Property on which three or more nuisance activities exist or have occurred during any 90 day period;
    2. 2.  Property on which or within 200 feet of which any person associated with the property has engaged in three or more nuisance activities during any 90 day period;
    3. 3.  Property which, upon request for execution of a search warrant, has been the subject of a determination by a court that probable cause  exists that a nuisance activity has occurred within the previous 90 days, and the City Administrator or their designee(s) has determined that the search warrant was based on evidence of continuous or repeated nuisance activities at the property; or
    4. 4.  Property on which continuous or repeated nuisance activities as defined in Subsection 14B.60.010 C. exist or have occurred.
  2. B.  Control means the ability to regulate, restrain, dominate, counteract or govern Property, or conduct that occurs on a Property.
  3. C.  Nuisance activities means any of the following activities, behaviors or conduct:
    1. 1.   Alcoholic liquor violations as defined in ORS Chapter 471.105 through 471.482.
    2. 2.   Arson or related offenses as defined in ORS 164.315 through ORS 164.335.
    3. 3.   Assault or menacing as defined in ORS 163.160 through ORS 163.190.
    4. 4.   Bias Crime (formerly Intimidation) as defined in ORS 166.155 through ORS 166.165.
    5. 5.   Criminal mischief as defined in ORS 164.345 through 164.365.
    6. 6.   Criminal trespass as defined in ORS 164.243 through ORS 164.265.
    7. 7.   Curfew as defined in Section 14A.80.010.
    8. 8.   Disorderly conduct as defined in ORS 166.025.
    9. 9.   Firearm-related crimes as defined in ORS 166.250 and ORS 166.270.
    10. 10. Fire or discharge of a firearm as defined in Section 14A.60.020.
    11. 11. Harassment as defined in ORS 166.065(1)(a).
    12. 12. Illegal gambling as defined in ORS 167.117 and ORS 167.122 through ORS 167.127.
    13. 13. Indecent exposure as defined in Section 14A.40.030.
    14. 14. Offensive littering as defined in ORS 164.805.
    15. 15.  Operation of a massage business in violation of ORS 687.021 (1).
    16. 16. Possession, manufacture, or delivery of a controlled substance or related offenses as defined in ORS 167.203, ORS 475.005 through 475.285, and ORS 475.940 through 475.995.
    17. 17. Possession of a loaded firearm in a public place as defined in Section 14A.60.010.
    18. 18. Human Trafficking or related offenses as defined in ORD 163.266 and 167.008 through ORS 167.052.
    19. 19. Public indecency as defined in ORS 163.465.
    20. 20. Sexual abuse, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, or sexual misconduct as defined in ORS 163.413 through ORS 163.445.
    21. 21. Theft as defined in ORS 164.015 through 164.140.
    22. 22. Unlawful Prostitution Procurement Activities (UPPA) as defined in Section 14A.40.050.
    23. 23. Failure of transient lodging operators to keep appropriate records and logs as defined by Portland City Code Section 6.04.130.
    24. 24. Any attempt to commit (as defined in ORS 161.405), or conspiracy to commit (as defined in ORS 161.450), any of the above activities, behaviors, or conduct. 
  4. D.  Person means any natural person, agent, association, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity capable of owning, occupying, or using property in the City.
  5. E.  Person associated with means any person who, on the occasion of a nuisance activity, has entered, patronized, or visited a property or person present on a property, including without limitation any officer, director, customer, agent, employee, or any independent contractor of a property, person in charge, or owner of a property.
  6. F.  Person in charge means any person, in actual or constructive possession of a property, including but not limited to an owner or occupant of property under their ownership or control.
  7. G.  Property means any property, including land and that which is affixed, incidental or appurtenant to land, including but not limited to any business or residence, parking area, loading area, landscaping, building or structure or any separate part, unit or portion thereof, or any business equipment, whether or not permanent. For property consisting of more than one unit, property may be limited to the unit or the portion of the property on which any nuisance activity has occurred or is occurring but includes areas of the property used in common by all units of property including without limitation other structures erected on the property and areas used for parking, loading and landscaping.
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