Whenever the City Manager or any regularly salaried, full-time employee of the City, duly authorized therefor by the City Manager, determines that a vehicle or part thereof has been abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or is inoperative upon private property other than a vehicle or part thereof excluded under the provisions of Section 5.20.030 of this chapter, he shall mail, by registered mail, to the owner of the property on which the vehicle, or parts thereof, is located as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered and legal owner of record of the vehicle unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership, not less than fifteen days before removing such vehicle or part or parts thereof a notice of intention to abate and remove such vehicle or parts thereof as a public nuisance. Such notice shall contain a statement that the owner of the property on which the vehicle is located and any owner of the vehicle may upon written request have a hearing before the City Manager on the question of the abatement and removal of such vehicle, or part or parts thereof as a public nuisance. Such statement shall include notice to the property owner that he may appear in person at such hearing or may present a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle, or part or parts thereof on the land, with his reasons for such denial, in lieu of appearing. (Ord. 2637 § 6, 1988: Ord. 2505 § 1 (part), 1984: Ord. 1728 § 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 1533 § 1 (part), 1968).