a. All hearings under this section shall be held before the City Council which shall hear all facts and testimony it deems pertinent. Said facts and testimony may include testimony on the condition of the vehicle or parts thereof and the circumstances concerning its location on the said private property or public property. The City Council shall not be limited by the technical rules of evidence. The owner of the land may appear in person at the hearing or present a sworn written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with his reason for such denial.

b. The City Council may impose such conditions and take such other action as it deems appropriate under the circumstances to carry out the purpose of this section. It may delay the time for removal of the vehicle or parts thereof if, in its opinion, the circumstances justify it. At the conclusion of the public hearing the City Council may find that a vehicle or parts thereof has been abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or is inoperative on private or public property and order the same removed from the property as a public nuisance and disposed of as hereinafter provided and determine the administrative costs and the cost of removal to be charged against the owner of the land. The order requiring removal shall include a description of the vehicle or parts thereof and the correct identification number and license number of the vehicle, if available, to be removed.

c. If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle, or parts thereof, was placed on the land without the consent of the owner of the land and that the owner of the land has not subsequently acquiesced in the presence of the vehicle, or parts thereof, the City Council shall not assess any administrative costs or the costs of removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle or parts thereof is located or otherwise attempt to collect such costs from such owner of the land.

d. If the owner of the land submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicles on his land but does not appear, or if an interested party makes a written presentation to the City Council but does not appear, such party shall be notified in writing of the decision. (Ord. #2012-159; Ord. #228-2019, S3)