§ 72.07  INTENTION TO ABATE; NOTICE REQUIRED.
   (A)   A ten-day notice of intention to abate and remove the vehicle, or parts thereof, as a public nuisance shall be mailed by registered mail to the owner of the land and to the owner of the vehicle, unless the vehicle is in the condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.
   (B)   The notices of intention shall be in substantially the following forms:
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE AND REMOVE AN ABANDONED WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLE OR  PARTS THEREOF AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
                                                                                                                                                     
(Name and address of owner of the land)
   As owner shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the land as located at                                                                                                                         , San Joaquin, California, Fresno County Assessor's Parcel No.                             ,  you are hereby notified that the undersigned pursuant to Chapter 72 of the City of San Joaquin Ordinance Code has determined that there exists upon the land a vehicle or parts of vehicle which is abandoned wrecked, dismantled or inoperative, the same being registered to                                                    , license number                                                        , and that the same constitutes a public nuisance under the provisions of the City of San Joaquin Ordinance Code Chapter 72 thereof.
   You are hereby notified to abate the nuisance by the removal of the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle within ten days from the date of mailing of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the same will be abated and removed by the city and the costs thereof,  together with administrative costs, assessed to you as owner of the land on which the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle is located.
   As owner of the land on which the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle is located, you are hereby notified that you may within ten days after the mailing of this notice of intention, request a public hearing and if the request is not received by the City Enforcement Officer within the ten-day period, the City Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to abate and remove the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle as a public nuisance and assess the costs as aforesaid  without a public hearing. You may submit a sworn written statement within the ten-day period denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle on the land, with your reasons for denial, and the statement shall be construed as a request for hearing at which your presence is not required. You may appear in person at any hearing requested by you or the owner of the vehicle, or in lieu thereof, may present a sworn written statement as aforesaid in time for consideration of the hearing.
Notice Mailed                                                              
            (date)
                                                                                 
City Enforcement Officer
 
NOTICE OF INTENTION OF ABATE AND REMOVE AN ABANDONED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLE OR PARTS THEREOF AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
                                                                                                                                                     
(Name and address of last registered and/or legal owner of record of vehicle)
   As last registered and/or legal owner of record of a vehicle described as ________(year)            ,           (make)              ,       (model)        ,     (license)    , and   (identification number)  , you are hereby notified that the undersigned pursuant to Chapter 72 of the City of San Joaquin Ordinance Code has determined that the vehicle or parts of a vehicle exists as an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle at                                                                                                             , San Joaquin, California, Fresno County Assessor's Parcel No.                         , and  constitutes a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 72 of the City of San Joaquin Ordinance Code.
   You are hereby notified to abate the nuisance by the removal of the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle within ten days from the date of mailing of this notice.
   As registered and/or legal owner of record of the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle, you are hereby notified that you may, within ten days after the mailing of this notice of intention, request a public hearing and if the request is not received by the City Enforcement Officer within the ten-day period, the City Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to abate and remove the vehicle or the parts of a vehicle without a hearing.
Notice Mailed                                                                
            (date)
                                                                                   
City Enforcement Officer
 
(1994 Code, § 10.16.070)  (Ord. 97-100, passed 2-25-1997)