A. “Abate” means to bring to a halt, eliminate, or where that is not possible or feasible, to suppress, reduce and minimize.

B. “Leasehold interest” means a lessor’s or lessee’s interest in a parcel under a verbal or written lease agreement.

C. “Legal or equitable interest” means every legal and equitable interest, title, estate, tenancy and right of possession recognized by law or equity in a parcel, including but not limited to, freeholds, life estates, future interests, condominium rights, time-share rights, leasehold interests, ownership interests, easements, licenses, liens, deeds of trust, contractual rights and any right or obligation to manage or act as agent or trustee for any person holding any of the foregoing interests in a parcel.

D. “Notice and order” means a notice of violation of public nuisance ordinance and order to abate and otherwise comply with public nuisance ordinance issued in accordance with this chapter.

E. “Ownership” or “ownership interest” means a fee interest in title to a parcel.

F. “Parcel” means any lot or other unit of real property upon which hotels or lodges are located. This term does not include real property upon which government offices, jails, courthouses, hospitals or drug or alcohol treatment facilities are located.

G. “Public nuisance” means the occurrence of two (2) or more separate violations within a ninety- (90-) day period even if the persons accused of such violations are not convicted, have not entered no contest pleas or entered default judgments within the ninety- (90-) day period in which the separate violations occurred.

H. “Separate violation” means any violation of any provision of Chapters 9.08, 9.12, 9.16 or 9.24 BMC or AS 11.41.200 through 11.41.230 (assault); AS 11.46.320, AS 11.46.330 (criminal trespass); AS 11.61.110, AS 11.61.120 (offenses against public order) or AS 11.71.010 through 11.71.090 (controlled substances); provided, that such violation has resulted in a conviction, a no contest plea or a default judgment and has occurred on a parcel. Multiple separate violations committed within any twenty-four (24-) hour period of time by the same person shall be considered a single separate violation for purposes of this chapter. [Ord. 02-06 § 2.]