(a) The city council may impose such conditions and take such other action as it deems
appropriate under the circumstances to carry out the purposes of this article. The
city council may delay the time for removal of the vehicle, or part 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 part 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
responsible person. The order requiring removal shall include a description of the
vehicle, or part thereof, and the correct identification number and license number
of the vehicle, if available at the site.
(b) If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle, or part thereof, was placed without
the consent of the owner of the property on which the vehicle is located, and that
the property owner has not subsequently acquiesced to the vehicle's presence, the
city council shall not assess the costs of administration or removal of the vehicle,
or part thereof, against the property upon which the vehicle, or part thereof, is
located or otherwise attempt to collect such costs from the owner of the property
on which the vehicle is located.
(c) If the owner of the property on which the vehicle is located submits a sworn written
statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on his/her land but
does not appear, or if an interested party makes a written presentation to the director
but does not appear, he/she shall be notified in writing of the decision.
(d) The city council's decision shall be final, and shall specify that any action to review
its decision shall be commenced no later than the time period set forth in the California
Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6.
