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<br />-8- <br /> <br />undelivered by the United States Post Office, official <br />action to abate the nuisance shall be continued to a date <br />not less than ten (10) days after the date of the return. <br />If the identity of the last registered owner of the junked <br />vehicle or the owner or occupant of the premises or the <br />owner or occupant of the adjacent premises cannot be <br />reasonably determined or the registration contains no <br />address for the owner, or if it is impossible to <br />determine with reasonable certainty the identity and <br />address of the lienholders, if any, notice by one (1) <br />publication in a newspaper of general circulation <br />in the City shall constitute sufficient notice under this <br />Section, provided that no hearing shall be held sooner <br />than five (5) days from the date of the first publication <br />of said notice which must include the time and date of the <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Sec. 16-48. <br /> <br />Public hearing in Municipal Court. <br /> <br />Prior to the abatement by the City of a public nuisance as <br />defined in this Division, a public hearing shall be held in <br />Municipal Court no sooner than the 11th day and no later than <br />the 30th day after the mailing of the notice required by <br />Section 16-47 above, said hearing to be held on a date <br />certain as provided in the mailed notice or on the date <br />prescribed in the published notice. Any order requiring the <br />removal of a junked vehicle or vehicle part must include a <br />description of the vehicle and the correct identification <br />number and license number of the vehicle if the information is <br />available at the site. <br /> <br />Sec. 16-49. <br /> <br />Removal of junked vehicle. <br /> <br />The City may, at any time following a public hearing and order <br />of the judge of Municipal Court, remove a public nuisance as <br />defined in this Division. <br /> <br />Sec. 16-50. <br /> <br />Disposal of junked vehicle. <br /> <br />A junked vehicle or vehicle part may be disposed of by the <br />City by removal to a scrapyard, demolisher, or any suitable site <br />operated by the City for processing as scrap or salvage, and any <br />reconstruction or work to make the vehicle operable is <br />prohibited. If the City Council determines that commercial <br />channels of disposition are not available or are inadequate, the <br />City may operate its own disposal site and make final <br />disposition of junked vehicles or vehicle parts at such disposal <br />site, or the City may transfer the vehicles or vehicle parts to <br />another disposal site if the disposal is only as scrap or <br />salvage. <br /> <br />Sec. <br /> <br />16-51. <br /> <br />Notice to State Department of Highways and <br />Transportation. <br /> <br />Publ ic <br /> <br />The Chief of Police or his designee shall, on behalf of the <br />City, give written notice to the State Department of Highways <br />and Public Transportation of the removal of the junked vehicle <br />not later than five (5) days after its removal. Such notice <br />shall identify the vehicle or vehicle part. <br /> <br />Sec. 16-52. <br /> <br />Authority to enforce. <br /> <br />Persons authorized by this Division to administer the <br />procedures set forth in this Division may enter private property <br />for the purposes specified in this Division to examine a vehicle <br />or vehicle part, obtain information as to the identity of <br />the vehicle, and remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or <br />vehicle part that constitutes a nuisance upon order by the <br />Municipal Court to effect such removal. <br /> <br />Sec. 16-53. <br /> <br />Penalties. <br /> <br />Any person who maintains a public nuisance as defined in this <br />Division shall be deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and <br />