A. The person(s) designated by the City Manager with duties of enforcement of this chapter shall give notice to the last registered owner of record of the vehicle and to the property owner of record that a hearing may be requested but that, if no hearing is requested, the vehicle will be removed and impounded;

B. If a request for a hearing is received, the City shall provide a written notice giving the time, location and date of a hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle, or part thereof as a public nuisance, which notice shall be mailed, by certified mail with return receipt requested to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered and legal owner of record unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership;

C. The owner of the property on which the vehicle, or component thereof, is located may appear in person at the hearing or present a written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle or item on the property, with his or her reasons for the denial and, if it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle or item was placed on the land without the consent of the owner, and that the owner has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, then the City Hearing Examiner shall not assess costs of administration or removal against the property upon which the vehicle or item is located;

D. After notice has been given of the intent of the City to dispose of the vehicle and, after a hearing, if requested, the vehicle shall be removed at the request of a law enforcement officer with notice to the Washington State Patrol and to the Department of Licensing that the vehicle has been wrecked. [Ord. 545 § 2, 2012.]