(A) The following provisions shall govern the abatement and removal of junked vehicles.
(1) After removal, in accordance with this chapter, a vehicle may not be reconstructed or made operable.
(2) A public hearing, in accordance with this chapter, shall be required before removal of the public nuisance.
(3) A notice, identifying the vehicle or part of the vehicle, be given to the State Department of Transportation not later than the fifth day after the date of removal by the person authorized to administer the procedures under this chapter.
(4) Procedures for abatement and removal of a public nuisance under this chapter shall be administered by regularly salaried, full-time employees of the city, except that any authorized person may remove the nuisance.
(5) A person authorized to administer the procedures may enter private property to examine a public nuisance, to obtain information to identify the nuisance and to remove or direct the removal of the nuisance.
(6) The State Department of Transportation is instructed to immediately cancel the certificate of title issued for the vehicle, upon receipt of notice of removal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(B) In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a junked vehicle, including a part of a junked vehicle, may be removed to a scrap yard, a motor vehicle demolisher or a suitable site operated by a municipality or county. Final disposition of a junked vehicle, removed in accordance with this chapter, may be made in accordance with the provisions of Tex. Trans. Code, § 683.078.
(Ord. 107-96, passed 4-16-96)