(A) Unless there is a final determination in the administrative review process that the removal and impoundment was invalid, everybody who has an ownership or possessory interest in that which was removed and impounded shall be jointly and severally liable to the city for the sum of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars as the reasonable cost of the removal and impoundment. In order to secure the payment, the city shall have a lien upon that which was removed and impounded, which shall be superior to any and all other liens except liens for ad valorem taxes, and that which was removed and impounded shall only be released by the city in conformity with a final determination in the administrative review process provided in § 91.63 herein, or to somebody who has an ownership or possessory interest, therein, upon documentation thereof and the payment of the cost of the impoundment in the sum of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars.
(B) In the event that nobody having an ownership or possessory interest in property impounded obtains the release thereof or requests an administrative hearing within thirty (30) consecutive calendar days after the impoundment, the impounded property shall be deemed abandoned and shall escheat to the city. If the impounded property is suitable for use, the city may use it for governmental purposes or sell it at public auction to the highest bidder. If the impounded property is not suitable for use, it may be sold for its scrap or junk value.
(Ord. 1993-10, passed 12-13-93)