(A) Except as provided for in § 93.11, 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.
(B) In the case of a nuisance or junked vehicle, if the names and mailing addresses 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 class mail.
(C) A written record of the mailing, including the date mailed, shall be retained. If such name and address 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 specific 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.
(D) This notice shall be the responsibility of the Planner.
(E) The notice will also state that the property owner is allowed seven days to file an appeal in writing to the Planner.
(F) At the time that an appeal is filed, all enforcement actions will be stayed and the Planner will notify the Clerk to the Town Council that an appeal has been filed.
(G) The commissioners will hear the appeal at the next available regularly scheduled meeting.
(H) The Town Council will then decide if the property in question is in violation of this chapter and determine if the vehicles should be removed by the town.
(I) If no appeal is filed, then the decision of the Planner to order the vehicles removed shall stand.
(1979 Code, § F-2-9)