(A) If a request for a hearing is made, the same shall be held before the hearing officer. At the time and place of hearing, the hearing officer shall hear and consider all relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, applicable staff reports, objections or protests relative to the existence of the alleged public nuisance and the manner proposed for abatement of the alleged nuisance. The hearing may be continued from time to time.
(B) Upon conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall, based upon the evidence presented at the hearing, determine whether the vehicle, or any part thereof, as maintained, constitutes a public nuisance, as defined in this chapter. If the hearing officer finds that a public nuisance exists, he shall order the same abated within a reasonable time to be set by him.
(C) The owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may appear in person at the hearing, or present a written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, together with his reasons for the denial.
(D) If the hearing officer determines that the vehicle was placed upon the land without the consent of the landowner, and the landowner has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, the cost of abatement thereof shall not be levied against the property owner.
('83 Code, § 8.16.080) (Ord. 828, passed - -81)