A. Not less than 10 days prior to any removal or disposal of a vehicle, a notice of intention to abate and remove the vehicle as a public nuisance shall be issued, unless the property owner and the owner of the vehicle have signed releases authorizing removal and waving further interest in the vehicle. The notice shall contain a statement of the hearing rights of the owner of the vehicle and of the owner of the property on which the vehicle is located. The statement shall include notice to the property owner that he may appear in person at a hearing or may submit a sworn statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with his reason for such denial, in lieu of appearing. The notice of intention to abate shall be mailed, by registered or certified mail, to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered and legal owners of record unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.

B. The cost of removal and disposal of any vehicle and the administrative cost thereof may be charged against the person who is determined to be responsible for the maintenance of the vehicle as a public nuisance.

C. The vehicle may be disposed of by removal to a scrapyard, automobile dismantler’s yard or any suitable site for processing as scrap. (Ord. 2718 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2668 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1338 § 1; prior code § 19.2306).