§ 34.198. Notice to abate nuisance vehicle.

(a)

For nuisance vehicles on private property as described in section 34.196, the director of environmental health will give written notice by certified mail, five-day return requested, to the last known registered owner of the vehicle, any lienholder of record and the owner or occupant of the property on which the vehicle is located. If the post office address of the owner is unknown, the notice may be placed on the vehicle or hand delivered to the owner.

(b)

The notice must state:

(1)

The existence and nature of the nuisance;

(2)

That the nuisance must be abated within ten days after receipt of the notice;

(3)

That a public hearing must be requested within the ten-day period or it will be automatically waived; and

(4)

That if the nuisance is not removed and a hearing is not requested within the ten-day period, the city will remove or cause the removal of the nuisance vehicle.

(c)

If any notice is returned undelivered, official action to abate the nuisance vehicle shall be continued to a date not less than ten days after the date of return.

(d)

For nuisance vehicles on public property as described in section 34.195 which are not dealt with as abandoned motor vehicles, written notice shall be given as described in subsection (a) of this section, except that notice must be mailed to the occupant of the public premises and to the owner or occupant of the premises adjacent to the public right-of-way.

(Code 1970, § 16-47; Ord. No. 1995-15, § 1 (16-38), 2-13-95)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 4477-9a, § 5.09(b).