§ 9.58.110. Hearing—Request procedure—Notification required—Abatement without hearing when.

A.

Upon request by the owner of the vehicle or owner of the land received by the housing administrator within 10 days after the mailing of the notices of intention to abate and remove, a public hearing shall be scheduled on the questions of:

1.

Abatement and removal of the vehicle or parts thereof as an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle; and

2.

The assessment of the administrative costs and the cost of removal of the vehicle or parts thereof against the property on which it is located. If the owner of the land submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on his land within such 10-day period, said statement shall be construed as a request for a hearing which does not require his presence.

B.

Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed, by certified mail, at least 10 days before the hearing to the owner of the land and, if ownership of the vehicle can be determined, to the owner of the vehicle.

C.

If a request for hearing is not received within 10 days after mailing of the notice of intention to abate and remove, the city shall have the authority without holding a public hearing, to abate and remove the vehicle, or parts thereof, as a public nuisance and assess the costs of removal and administrative costs against the property on which the vehicle (or parts) is located.

(Ord. 5242 § 11, 1975)