O-2010-3265 updating junked motor vehicle regulations

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b. If the nuisance is located on a public right-of-way, the property adjacent to the right-of-way. (b) Such notice shall state: (1) The nature of the public nuisance on private property, public property or on a public right-of-way; (2) The nuisance must be abated and removed not later than the tenth day after the date on which the notice was mailed; and (3) Any request for a hearing must be made before that ten-day period expires. (c) If the post office address of the last known registered owner of the nuisance is unknown, notice may be placed on the nuisance or, if the owner is located, hand delivered. (d) If notice is returned undelivered, action to abate the nuisance shall be continued to a date not earlier than the 11th day after the date of the return. (e) After a vehicle has been removed, it shall not be reconstructed or made operable. Sec. 34-170. Public hearing; resolution or order for removal. (a) A public hearing prior to the removal of the vehicle or part thereof as a public nuisance is to be held before the city council, municipal court judge, or other official of the city as designated by the city council, when such a hearing is requested by the owner or occupant of the public or private premises, or by the owner or occupant of the premises adjacent to the public right-of-way on which the vehicle is located, within ten days after service of notice to abate the nuisance. (b) A public hearing ordered under this section shall be held not earlier than the 11th day after the date of the service of notice. (c) At the public hearing, the vehicle which is the subject of the hearing is presumed, unless demonstrated otherwise by the owner, to be inoperable. (d) Any resolution or order requiring the removal of a vehicle or part thereof shall include a description of the vehicle, and the vehicle identification number and license plate number of the vehicle, if available at the site. (e) A judge of the La Porte Municipal Court may issue necessary orders to enforce the procedures for the abatement and removal of a public nuisance under this section." Sec. 34-171. - Notice to state DOT of removal; title cancellation. Notice shall be given to the state department of transportation within five days after the date of removal identifying the vehicle or part of such vehicle. The department shall forthwith cancel the certificate of title to such vehicle. Sec. 34-172. Removal—Effect on Other Laws. Page 4 of 5