A. The person or persons to whom the notice as specified in Section 4-13-7(D) is directed, shall have the right to a hearing before the Village Administrator or his/her designee on the matter of whether the vehicle cited in such notice is an abandoned, inoperable or unregistered vehicle in violation of this chapter. To obtain such a hearing, a written request for such a hearing must be submitted by hand delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Village Administrator c/o, Village of Green Oaks, 2020 O'Plaine Road Green Oaks, IL. 60048, within seven days of the day after the date this notice was deposited with the United States postal service. In the event that a hearing is so requested, the Village Administrator shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, set a time, date and place for the hearing before the Village Administrator, or his/her designee, and shall cause the person or persons so requesting the hearing to be provided with written notice of the time, date and place of the hearing at least three days in advance of the date of the hearing. Enforcement of this chapter shall be stayed pending the hearing and determination by the Village Administrator.
B. The owner of the vehicle or, the owner or occupant of the private property upon which the vehicle is located, may apply for an extension of time of the hearing by submitting to the Village Administrator an affidavit that the vehicle is being held for sale or expeditious repair. Upon receipt of any such application for an extension of time, the Village Administrator shall, upon good cause being shown, grant an extension of the hearing of not more than thirty (30) days. As used in this section, "expeditious repair" means:
1. That 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 the vehicle;
2. That 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 thirty (30) days; or
3. That the vehicle is in such condition of being inoperable as a result of a vehicular accident, and the owner of the vehicle or any third party to whom, or from whom, a claim for the damages sustained in such accident is anticipated, is investigating or preparing a claim for such damages. (Ord. 2020-O-09, 9-23-2020)