(A) No person owning, in charge of or in control of any real property within the city, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked or partially dismantled motor vehicle of any kind to remain on his or her property longer than 14 days.
(B) Whenever it comes to the attention of the Police Department that any person has an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked or partially dismantled motor vehicle on his or her property, a notice in writing shall be served upon the person, requesting the removal of the motor vehicle in the time specified in this chapter.
(C) Upon proper notice, the owner of the abandoned, wrecked or dismantled motor vehicle, and the owner or occupant of the private property on which the same is located, either or all of them, shall be responsible for its removal.
(D) The Police Department shall give notice of removal to the owner or occupant of the private property where it is located. It shall constitute sufficient notice when a copy of same is sent by registered mail to the owner or occupant of the private property at his or her last known address.
(E) The notice shall contain the request for removal within 14 days after the mailing of the notice, and the notice shall advise that failure to comply with the notice to remove shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 192, passed 5-8-1989) Penalty, see § 10.99