The Chief of Police is hereby empowered, whenever a public nuisance, as defined in the foregoing sections, is discovered upon private property, to:
(A) Make an investigation to discover the owner of the public nuisance and the person in charge of the property upon which the public nuisance is located, and give a written notice to said person, either in person or by certified mail, that the public nuisance is in violation of this chapter;
(B) If the nuisance is a discarded vehicle and if the owner of the vehicle is not found, to place a notice upon the vehicle in clear view. The notice shall state that a certain discarded vehicle or public nuisance is in violation of this chapter, and that within three days of the day of the sending or posting of the notice:
(1) The vehicle or public nuisance must be removed from the city;
(2) The vehicle must be removed to the storage yard of a business dealing in junked vehicles lawfully; or
(3) The vehicle must be completely enclosed within a building.
(C) The notice shall also state that the alternative to compliance with division (B) above is to petition the City Clerk/Treasurer, in writing, within ten days of the receipt or posting of the notice, requesting appearance before the City Council to show cause why such vehicle or public nuisance should not be immediately abated, as provided in this chapter. The notice shall also state that failure to comply with this chapter authorizes the city to remove the vehicle or public nuisance at the owner’s or responsible person’s expense, and that violation of the chapter is a misdemeanor violation and punishable pursuant to § 92.99.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-5) (Ord. 95-04, passed 5-30-1995) Penalty, see § 92.99