(A) Except as set forth in § 92.07, an abandoned, nuisance, or junked vehicle which is to be removed shall be towed only after notice to the registered owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle or a junked motor vehicle, if the names and mailing addressee of the registered owner or person entitled to the possession of the vehicle, or the owner, lessee, or occupant of the real property upon which the vehicle is located can be ascertained in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the notice shall be given by first mail. The person who mails the notice(s) shall retain a written record to show the name(s) and address(es) to which mailed, and the date mailed. If such names and addresses cannot be ascertained or if the vehicle to be removed is an abandoned motor vehicle, notice shall be given by affixing on the windshield or some other conspicuous place on the vehicle a notice indicating that the vehicle will be removed by the town on a specified date (no sooner than seven days after the notice is affixed). The notice shall state that the vehicle will be removed by the town on a specified date, no sooner than seven days after the notice is affixed or mailed, unless the vehicle is moved by the owner or legal possessor prior to that time.
(B) With respect to abandoned vehicles on private property, nuisance vehicles and junked motor vehicles to which notice is required to be given, if the registered owner or person entitled to possession does not remove the vehicle but chooses to appeal the determination that the vehicle is abandoned, a nuisance vehicle, or in the case of a junked motor vehicle that the aesthetic benefits of removing the vehicle outweigh the burdens, such appeal shall be made in writing to the Town Manager. The Town Manager will then schedule a hearing with the owner for the appeal to be heard. All enforcement of the ordinance will be stayed until a decision is made. If the owner is not satisfied with the results of the hearing, then the owner reserves the right to submit an appeal in writing to the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners will hear the appeal at the next regular meeting and all enforcement action will be stayed until the appeal is heard.
(Prior Code, § 8-3006) (Ord. passed 4-10-2003)