A. Upon certification by the Lynnwood police department that a vehicle is a junk vehicle, notice shall be provided to the last registered owner of the vehicle and to the property owner of record that the vehicle has been certified to be a junk vehicle and that it will be removed and disposed of as a junk vehicle within 14 days of receipt of said notice unless the owner of the vehicle or the property owner requests a hearing to contest the abatement and removal of the vehicle or part thereof. Such hearing, if requested, shall be heard by a city hearing examiner appointed for such proceedings.

B. If a timely request for a hearing is received by the city, the city shall mail by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt requested, and by regular mail to (1) the owner of the land, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, (2) the person requesting the hearing, and (3) the last registered and legal owner of record unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership, notice of the time, location and date of the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle or part thereof as a public nuisance.

C. The owner of the land on which the vehicle 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 on the land with his reasons for the denial. If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of the landowner and that he/she has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, then neither the land owner nor the property owner shall be assessed the costs of administration or removal of the vehicle. (Ord. 2187 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1573 § 10, 1987)