A. Within ten (10) calendar days of the date of a notice of violation and abatement, the landowner and/or the last registered owner of record of the vehicle may submit a written notice of appeal along with a twenty five dollar ($25.00) hearing fee to the city clerk to appeal the notice of violation and abatement. Separate fees are required by each party filing a notice of appeal.
B. The recipient of a notice of violation and abatement may appeal:
1. Whether the public official appropriately identified the vehicle as a public nuisance vehicle; or
2. Whether the landowner should not be held responsible for the nuisance because the landowner did not consent to the presence of the public nuisance vehicle and has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence; or
3. Whether the last registered owner of record of the vehicle should not be held responsible for the nuisance because said owner, in the transfer of ownership of the vehicle, has complied with Revised Code Of Washington 46.12.101; or
4. The notice of appeal shall specify the specific ground(s) of appeal.
C. If a request for a hearing is received, the public official shall mail a notice giving the time, location, and date of the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle, or part thereof, as a public nuisance, by certified mail, with a five (5) day return receipt requested, to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered and legal owner of record, unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership. (Ord. 2017-1004, 2-8-2017)