(A) For the abatement and removal of a junked vehicle, the city shall provide not less than ten days notice of the nature of the nuisance and notice must be sent by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt requested to:
(1) Last known registered owner of vehicle;
(2) Each lienholder of record;
(3) Owner or occupant of:
(a) Property on which the junked vehicle is located; or
(b) If the junked vehicle is located on a public right-of-way, the property adjacent to the right-of-way.
(B) The notice shall state that:
(1) The junked vehicle must be plated and removed not later than the tenth day after the date on which the notice was mailed; and
(2) Any request for a hearing must be made before that ten-day period expires.
(C) If the post office address of the last known registered owner of the junked vehicle is unknown, notice may be placed on the junked vehicle or, if the owner is located, hand delivered.
(D) If notice is returned undelivered, action to abate the nuisance shall be continued to a date not earlier than the eleventh day after the date of the return receipt.
(E) If a hearing is requested, the presiding municipal judge for the city shall conduct said hearings. If a hearing is requested by the owner of the property for which the junked vehicle is located, the hearing shall not be held earlier than the eleventh day after the date of the service of notice.
(F) At the hearing the junked motor vehicle is presumed, unless demonstrated otherwise by the owner, to be inoperative.
(G) If the information is available at the location of the junked vehicle, an order requiring removal of the vehicle must include the vehicle:
(1) Description;
(2) VIN; and
(3) License plate number.
(Ord. 1996-6, passed 11-5-96)