(A) An order to remove a junk vehicle shall be placed upon the junk vehicle and shall be served upon any adult occupying the real estate on which the junk vehicle is located and upon the owner of the junk vehicle, if known.
(B) If no adult occupant of the real estate or owner of the junk vehicle can be found, a copy of the order affixed to any building on the real estate shall constitute notice to the owner and occupant of the real estate and owner of the junk vehicle. If no building exists on the real estate it shall be sufficient to affix the order onto the junk vehicle.
(C) If a junk vehicle is not removed within five days after the notice of the order to remove is served or posted pursuant to division (A) above, the junk vehicle shall be considered an abandoned vehicle and the City Police Department may cause the junk vehicle to be removed and disposed of in the same manner as now provided by state law for the removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles. The cost of such removal shall be the responsibility of the owner of the junk vehicle and the owner or occupant of the real estate on which the junk vehicle was located. The expense of removal shall constitute a lien on the real estate from which the vehicle was removed.
(Ord. G-02-1132, passed 1-6-03)