With respect to inoperable vehicles located upon a parcel zoned for agricultural use or not improved with a residential structure containing one or more dwelling units, a notice and order under Section 10.46.070 is not required for removal of a vehicle or parts thereof, provided all of the following apply:
A. The vehicle or part thereof is inoperable due to the absence of a motor, transmission, or wheels and is incapable of being towed;
B. The vehicle or part thereof is valued at less than two hundred dollars ($200) by the chief of police or any regularly employed and salaried member of the police department designated by the chief of police;
C. The vehicle or part thereof is determined by the city abatement officer to be public nuisance presenting an immediate threat to public health or safety;
D. The property owner, or the city manager in the case of city-owned property, has signed a release authorizing removal and waiving further interest in the vehicle or part thereof; and
E. After the vehicle or part thereof has been removed and stored by the city, but prior to the final disposition consistent with Section 10.46.110, the registered or known owner of the vehicle or part thereof has been mailed a notice and given twelve (12) days from the mailing of the notice to claim the vehicle or part thereof.
(Ord. 2002-01-1301 § 2)