A. Upon request by the property owner or the owner of the vehicle, received by the vehicle abatement officer within ten days after the mailing of the notice of intention to abate and remove, a public hearing shall be held by the city manager or the city manager’s designee on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle, or parts thereof, as an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle. The hearing officer also shall determine the administrative costs and costs of removal of the vehicle, or parts thereof, to be assessed against the property on which it is located. If such a request for a hearing is not received within the ten days after mailing of the notice of intention to abate and remove, the city shall have the authority to abate and remove the vehicle, or parts thereof, as a public nuisance without holding a public hearing.
B. If the property owner submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the property within such ten day period, the statement shall be construed as a request for a hearing which does not require the owner’s presence.
C. Notice of the hearing shall be mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 15 days before the hearing to the property owner and to the owner of the vehicle, unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.
(Ord. 2252, Ord. 2555)