(A) No person in charge or control of any private property within the city, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall allow any junked, inoperative, dismantled, or partially dismantled motor vehicle to remain on the property longer than 72 hours after notice is served, in any manner provided by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure for service of summons in civil action, to remove the motor vehicle from the property. A copy of the said notice shall also be conspicuously affixed to the motor vehicle if the surrounding facts and circumstances make it practicable to do so.
(B) If no person in charge or control of the property can be found, notice to the person(s) may be published once in a daily newspaper for general circulation within the city. The motor vehicle shall be removed by the person within 72 hours after publication.
(C) The person in charge or control of the private property upon which the motor vehicle is located and the registered owner of the vehicle shall have the duty to abate the nuisance by removing the vehicle from the premises.
(D) The notice required by this section shall contain the following information:
(1) The motor vehicle is considered junked.
(2) The motor vehicle will be removed seven days thereafter, impounded, and subsequently disposed of.
(3) The person in charge or control of the private property upon which the motor vehicle is located and the registered owner of the motor vehicle will be held jointly and severally responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage, and disposal.
(4) The person in charge or control of the private property upon which the motor vehicle is located and the registered owner of the motor vehicle may avoid fines and costs by removing the motor vehicle from the city or enclosing the vehicle in an appropriate structure.
(5) The date and the address and telephone number of the city department to contact for information.
(6) Any person to whom the notice is directed may file within the 72-hour period of compliance a written request for a hearing.
(E) The movement of a vehicle from private property to any public right-of-way, or to another location under circumstances constituting a violation of this chapter, shall not constitute compliance with a notice prescribed by this section.
(‘97 Code, §92.03) (Ord 21-66, passed 5-16-66; Am. Ord. 53-92, passed 1-4-93; Am. Ord. 11-05, passed 8-15-05) Penalty, see § 91.99