Fayette Definitions ordinance (§ 215.420)

OWNER: A person or persons, including but not limited to a partnership, corporation or limited liability company, who owns a piece of real property in the City of Fayette. In the case of multiple owners for a particular property, each person or entity will be considered an owner. Owners shall be jointly and severally liable under the provisions of this Article.

POLICE RESPONSE: One (1) or more Police Officers goes to a property in response to a call for assistance, a complaint, an emergency, a potential emergency, or a reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity witnessed by a Police Officer, and any response determined by a sergeant or higher-ranking Police Officer to be related to activities on the property premises and reasonably preventable; however, the term "Police response" does not include a response to:

1. Calls based on intentionally false information unless the false information was provided by an occupant or owner of the property;

2. A false alarm, unless the false alarm was caused, permitted or allowed by an occupant or owner of the property;

3. A call involving potential child neglect;

4. A report of a sexual assault;

5. A medical emergency for serious bodily injury or death, unless the medical emergency was substantially caused by an occupant or owner or if the report is false, or if there is no actual emergency;

6. A call from the tenant or owner of commercial property used as a retail store for Police assistance with theft or attempted theft from the retailer;

7. A call from the tenant or owner of commercial property with an alcohol license for Police assistance with law enforcement matters, including.

a. A minor seeking unlawful admittance or service;

b. An inebriated person seeking admittance or service;

c. A report of the presence or identification of a person under state or federal warrant; or

d. An inebriated person preparing to operate a motor vehicle upon leaving the premises.

8. A report of the presence or identification of a person under state or federal warrant; or

PROPERTY: A parcel or parcels of land within the city. The term "property" shall also include multiple properties if multiple properties have the same owner or owners. Two (2) or more properties will be considered to have a common owner if:

1. All of the persons owning the property are the same;

2. There is more than a thirty-three percent (33%) overlap of the persons owning the respective properties;

3. The ultimate owner of the properties is the same.