Sec. 18-9. - Hearing—Notice to owner.

A public hearing shall be held on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle or part thereof as an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle and the assessment of the administrative costs and the cost of removal of the vehicle or part thereof against the property on which it is located if (1) a written request for such a hearing is made by the owner of the vehicle or the owner of the land upon which the vehicle was located to the Sonoma County zoning enforcement officer and (2) such written request is made within ten (10) days after the mailing of notice of intention to abate and remove the vehicle. If the owner of the land on which the vehicle is located submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on his or her land within that time period, this statement shall be construed as a request for hearing that does not require the presence of the owner submitting the request. If the request is not received within that period, the appropriate public body, agency or officer shall have the authority to remove the vehicle. Notice of hearing shall be mailed at least

ten (10) days before the hearing by certified mail, with a five-day return requested, to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized county assessment roil 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.

(Ord. No. 1806, § 5; Ord. No. 6023, § I, 3-19-2013.)