(A) At the conclusion of the public hearing, the City Manager, or designee, may find that a vehicle has been abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or is inoperative on private or public property and order the same removed from the property as a public nuisance and disposed of as hereinafter provided. The City Manager, or designee, may also determine the amount of the administrative costs, in accordance with §§ 7.29.020 and 7.29.190 of this chapter, and may determine that all or a portion of the administrative costs and the cost of removal are to be charged against the owner of the land on which the vehicle is located.
(B) If it is determined by the City Manager, or designee, that the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of the landowner and that he or she was not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, the City Manager, or designee, shall not assess administrative costs or the cost of removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle is located or otherwise attempt to collect the costs from the landowner.
(C) The City Manager, designee, may impose such conditions and take such other action as he or she deems appropriate under the circumstances to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The City Manager, or designee, may delay the time for removal of the vehicle if, in their opinion, the circumstances justify it.
(D) The City Manager, or designee, shall give written notice of their decision to all of the interested persons to whom the notice of hearing was mailed.
(Ord. 2024-01, passed 3-19-2024)