(A) Whenever such public nuisance as described in § 95.10 exists on public property within the municipality, the Chief of Police or other designated official enforcing this chapter shall order the owner of the premises, or the occupant of the premises if in possession thereof, to abate or remove the same. Such order shall:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Specify the public nuisance and its location;
(3) Specify the corrective measure required:
(4) Provide for compliance within ten days from service thereof; and
(5) Inform the owner or occupant of his right to a hearing before the Council if notice of a demand for hearing is given in writing within ten days of the issuance of the order.
(B) Such order shall be served upon the owner of the vehicle and any lien holder of record thereof by sending the order by certified United States mail with a five-day return receipt requested to the address listed on the certificate of title of the offending vehicle, and the address of any lien holder.
(C) If the owner of the offending vehicle fails and refuses to comply with the notice stating the order of the Chief of Police or his or her duly authorized agent within ten days after service thereof, the Chief of Police or his or her duly authorized agent shall take possession of the junked motor vehicle and remove it from the premises.
(D) If the notice is returned undelivered by the United States Postal Service, official action to abate the nuisance shall be continued to a date not less than ten days from the date of such return.
(E) The Chief of Police or his or her duly authorized agent shall thereafter dispose of the junked motor vehicle in such a manner as the Council may provide.
(F) The owner of the vehicle may, within the ten day period after service of notice to abate the nuisance, request of the Chief of Police, either in person or writing and without the requirement of bond, that a date and time be set when he or she may appear before the municipal judge for a hearing to determine whether he or she is in violation of this chapter.
(G) If a request is made under the provisions of division (f) above, no action to remove the vehicle shall be taken pending the hearing.
(H) Nothing in this section shall affect laws that permit immediate removal of a vehicle left on public property which constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
Penalty, see § 95.99