(A) Except as set forth herein, an abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle which is to be removed shall be towed only after notice to the last known registered owner of the vehicle. The notice required hereunder shall, if feasible, be given by telephone. Whether or not the owner is reached by telephone, notice shall be mailed to the last known address of the owner unless he or she or his or her agent waives this notice in writing. The person who mails the notice(s) shall retain a written record to show the name(s) and address(es) to which mailed, and the date mailed. If the names and addresses cannot be ascertained, notice shall be given by affixing it on the windshield or some other conspicuous place on the vehicle. The notice shall state that the vehicle will be removed by the town on a specified date, no sooner than seven days after the notice is affixed or mailed, unless the vehicle is moved by the owner or legal possessor prior to that time.
(B) With respect to abandoned motor vehicles on private property and junked motor vehicles to which notice is required to be given, if the registered owner or person entitled to possession does not remove the vehicle, but chooses to appeal the determination that the vehicle is an abandoned motor vehicle or, in the case of a junked motor vehicle, that the aesthetic benefits of removing the vehicle outweigh the burdens, the appeal shall be made to the Town Council in writing, heard at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Town Council, and further proceedings to remove the vehicle shall be stayed until the appeal is heard and decided.
(Prior Code, § 1306)