A. Provided the owner's identity is known, any newsrack, together with its contents which have been impounded, shall be returned to the owner as follows:
1. Upon receipt of an impound fee, in an amount set by resolution of the City Council, within thirty days of the date of impoundment or an order affirming an impoundment; or
2. Upon a determination after a hearing by the Hearing Officer or Planning Commission where a timely appeal has been filed, that the newsrack should not have been impounded or should otherwise be returned to the owner.
B. In the event a hearing has not been requested within the time permitted, an impound fee, the amount of which has been set by resolution of the City Council, shall be imposed upon the owner. (Ord. 2919 § 1 (part), 1997).