Nuisance Abatement Program

Quality of Life  

Public nuisances occur when the activity or operation of an establishment results in a flagrant violation of the City of Rochester’s Penal Law or Municipal Code provisions. It is the position of the City of Rochester that such nuisances substantially harm quality of life, the environment, commerce, property values, public health, safety and welfare. The Mayor and City Council established the Nuisance Abatement Program as a means to identify and remedy such public nuisances.

 

Nuisance Advisory Board (NAB) 

The Nuisance Advisory Board (NAB) will oversee the process of reviewing and hearing nuisance cases submitted for review from the City’s Neighborhood Service Centers. NAB Hearings take place monthly either online or at City Hall, 30 Church St.

 

Holding Absentee Landlords Accountable

We seek reduce the negative impact of absentee landlords on city property values as part of a multi-pronged strategy to strengthen the City’s Nuisance Abatement Point System to create safer, more vibrant neighborhoods, increase government transparency and improve landlord accountability. Learn more >> 

 

Strategic Community Intervention (SCI) Nuisance Abatement Process Evaluation

The City of Rochester entered into a contract with Strategic Community Intervention (SCI) to conduct a thorough review of its Nuisance Point Abatement program, which was established under the authority of Section 3-15 of the City Charter.

The report resulted in the following changes in the Nuisance Point Abatement process. 

  • Nuisance point information is now available online. The new data presented indicates whether a property has had nuisance points issued within the past year; what nuisance offense occurred and when; the number of points the property has accumulated in the last 6 and 12 months; and whether any of the following actions have occurred: a nuisance warning meeting; an acceptable resolution plan has been submitted; whether the City has initiated a legal action against a property; or whether the property was closed down. Find the information here >>
  • A nuisance activity map provides access to all nuisance cases and relative information on a citywide basis. This information will help the public and City employees assess nuisance property data for any geographical area and extract the data into a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting. View the map here >>
  • Building Blocks. The City utilizes BuildingBlocks software to integrate a variety of data sets, including Nuisance Points, related to the various activities associated with vacant and/or potentially problem properties. View Building Blocks here>>

 

Report Documents

 

Nuisance Points Process Map and Nuisance Violations List

 

NAB Meeting Schedule and Findings

NAB meets when there is a request to have a Nuisance Case Review.  When and if the board meets it would be on the following dates. Findings from cases will be linked to the dates below. All meetings are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

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2023


2022

Date Location Documents (if applicable)
January 22, 2022 Online  

 

2021

Date Location Documents (if applicable)
January 28, 2021 Online NAB Hearing January 28, 2021 Findings >> 
February 2021 (Cancelled) Online  
March 18, 2021 Online NAB Hearing March 18, 2021 Findings >> 
April 15, 2021 Online  
May 20, 2021 Online  
June 17, 2021 Online  
July 15, 2021 Online  
August 19, 2021 Online  
September 16, 2021 Online  
October 21, 2021 Online  
November 18, 2021 Online  
December 16, 2021 Online  

 

2020

Date Location Documents (if applicable)
January 23, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
February 26, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
March 26, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
April 23, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
May 28, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
June 25, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
July 23, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
August 27, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
September 24, 2020 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
 
December 17, 2020 Online NAB Hearing December 17, 2020 Findings >> 

 

2019

Date Location Documents (if applicable)
June 27, 2019 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
NAB Hearing June 27, 2019 Findings>> 
July 25, 2019 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room
NAB Hearing July 25, 2019 Findings>> 
October 24, 2019 City Hall
30 Church Street
Conference Room 208A
NAB Hearing October 24, 2019 Findings>> 
November 19, 2019 City Hall
30 Church Street
Conference Room 208A

December 12, 2019 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room 
 

  

2018

Date Location Documents (if applicable)
November 28, 2018 Water Bureau
10 Felix St.
Training Room 
NAB Hearing Nov. 28, 2018 Findings>>