(A) Whenever any public nuisance exists in the city in violation hereof, the Chief of Police, who shall administer this subchapter, or Code Enforcement Officer shall send, by certified or registered mail with a five-day return requested, to the owner of the real property or the occupant, if any of the premises whereon the public nuisance exists to abate or remove the same. The notice shall specify the nature of the public nuisance: specify that it must be removed and abated within ten days after the delivery date of the certified mail receipt of the notice; and specify that a request for a public hearing under division (B) below hereof must be made before expiration of the ten-day period. If the notice is returned undelivered by the United States post office, official action by the city to abate the nuisance shall be continued to abate not less than ten days from the date of the return.
(B) A public hearing prior to the removal of the vehicle, watercraft, outboard motor or part thereof as a public nuisance shall be held before the governing body of the city or any other board, commission or official of the city, as designated by the governing body, when the hearing is requested by the owner or occupant of the premises on which the vehicle is located within ten days after the delivery date of the certified mail receipt of the notice to abate the nuisance. Any resolution or order requiring the removal of a vehicle or part thereof shall include a description of the vehicle and the current identification number and license number of the vehicle, if available at the site. If the owner or occupant fails to comply with the resolution or order, they shall be subject to the penalty set out in § 99.99.
(Ord. 156A, passed 7-24-1972; Ord. 156B, passed 7-14-2009) Penalty, see § 99.99