(A) In addition to the penalties provided in § 90.99 the Director may issue written notice and order to the registered owner of any abandoned or junked vehicle, or part thereof, which constitutes a violation of the chapter or to the owner or person in possession of private property upon which the abandoned or junked vehicle, or parts thereof, may be situated requiring that the vehicle, or parts thereof, be removed from the property or that the violation be otherwise removed and abated within ten days.
(B) The notice provided for in division (A) of this section may be served upon the appropriate party either personally or by certified and regular mail to the last known address of the appropriate party. If the notice is sent by mail, the ten-day notice period shall commence two business days after the notice is mailed. In addition, notice shall be conspicuously affixed to the abandoned or junked vehicle or parts thereof.
(C) In the event that any person fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to division (A) of this section, the Director or his designate may have the abandoned or junked vehicle, or parts thereof, removed and disposed of and may impose upon the person violating the order a charge to cover the direct and indirect costs, if any, for the removal and disposition of the vehicle or parts thereof.
(D) Any person aggrieved by an order issued pursuant to division (A) of this section may request a hearing from the Director or his designee.
(1) Such request must be filed in writing with a $25 filing fee within five days after the notice is served.
(2) The Director or his designate shall be the hearing officer.
(3) Removal under division (C) of this section shall be suspended pending the hearing. The $25 filing fee may be refunded to the aggrieved person if the hearing officer finds that this chapter has not been violated.
(4) Final determination concerning compliance shall be within the sole discretion of the hearing officer.
(Ord. 96-04, passed 5-28-96)