(A) The person or persons, or the designated agent thereof, to whom the notice as specified by this chapter is directed, shall have the right to a hearing before the Village Board on the matter of whether the vehicle cited in such notice is an inoperable, unlicensed, and/or unregistered, and/or abandoned vehicle in violation of this chapter. To obtain such a hearing, any such person must first submit a written request for such a hearing by hand delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Village of Grand Ridge, 130 W. Main Street, Grand Ridge, Illinois 61325 within seven days of the date of any such notice. In the event that a hearing is so requested, the Village Clerk shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, set a time, date, and place for the hearing before the Village Board and shall cause the person or persons so requesting the hearing to be provided with written notice of the time, date and place for the hearing at least three days in advance of the date thereof. All enforcement of this chapter shall be stayed pending said hearing and determination by the Village Board.
(B) The owner of the vehicle or the owner or occupant of the property where the vehicle is located may apply for an extension of time by making a written request for a hearing as provided in division (A) above. Upon receipt of any such application for an extension of time, the Village Board shall, upon good cause being shown, grant an extension of not more than thirty days, if such person submits to the Village Board an affidavit that the vehicle is being held for sale or expeditious repair. As used in this section,
EXPEDITIOUS REPAIR shall mean:
(1) The necessary parts for repair have been ordered but are not available for installation in the vehicle for reasons not within the control of the owner of said vehicle;
(2) The vehicle is scheduled to be repaired by a person whose regular course of business includes the repair of vehicles and the scheduled repair date is within 30 days; or
(3) The vehicle is in such condition of being inoperable as a result of a vehicular accident, and the owner of such inoperable vehicle or any third party to whom or from whom a claim for damages sustained in such accident is anticipated is investigating or preparing a claim for such damages, but in no event shall any such extension period exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 2018-02, passed 4-17-2018)