Section 10.68.090 Notice of intention.

A ten-day notice of intention to abate and remove the vehicle or parts thereof as a public nuisance shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the owner of the land and to the owner of the vehicle, unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership. The notices of intention shall be in substantially the following forms:

As owner shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the land located at [address], you are hereby notified that the undersigned, pursuant to Section 10.68.090 of the Grass Valley Municipal Code has determined that there exists upon said land an [or parts of] abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle registered to ______________________, license number __________ which constitutes a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10.68 of the Grass Valley Municipal Code.

You are hereby notified to abate said nuisance by the removal of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) within ten (10) days from the date of mailing of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the same will be abated and removed by the City and the costs thereof, together with administrative costs, assessed to you as owner of the land on which said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) is located.

As owner of the land on which said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) is located, you are hereby notified that you may, within ten (10) days after the mailing of this notice of intention, request a public hearing and if such a request is not received by the Chief of Police within such ten (10) day period, the Chief of Police shall have the authority to abate and remove said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) as a public nuisance and assess the costs as aforesaid without a public hearing. You may submit a sworn written statement within such ten (10) day period denying responsibility for the presence of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) on said land, with your reasons for denial, and such statement shall be construed as a request for hearing at which your presence is not required. You may appear in person at any hearing requested by you or the owner of the vehicle or, in lieu thereof, may present a sworn written statement as aforesaid in time for consideration at such hearing.

As last registered (and/or legal) owner of record of [description of vehicle] you are hereby notified that the undersigned, pursuant to Section 10.68.090 of the Grass Valley Municipal Code has determined that said vehicle (or parts of a vehicle) exists as an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle at [describe location on private or public property] and constitutes a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10.68 of the Grass Valley Municipal Code.

As registered (and/or legal) owner of record of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle), you are hereby notified that you may, within ten (10) days after the mailing of this notice of intention, request a public hearing and if such a request is not received by the Chief of Police within such ten (10) day period, the Chief of Police shall have the authority to abate and remove said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) without a hearing.