6.05.060 Notice prior to removal.
A. If the City proposes to take custody of a vehicle that an officer reasonably suspects is abandoned in violation of BC 6.05.020, the City shall affix a notice to the vehicle with the information required by subsection B of this section.
1. The notice shall be affixed to the vehicle at least 24 hours before taking the vehicle into custody.
2. The 24 hour period under this section includes holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
B. Notices affixed to a vehicle shall state all of the following:
1. That the vehicle will be subject to being taken into custody and removed by the City, if the vehicle is not removed before the time set by City.
2. The statute, ordinance or rule violated by the vehicle and under which the vehicle will be removed.
3. The place where the vehicle will be held in custody or the telephone number and address of the City official or department that will provide such information.
4. That the vehicle, if taken into custody and removed by the City, will be subject to towing and storage charges, and that a lien will attach to the vehicle and its contents.
5. That the vehicle will be sold to satisfy the costs of towing and storage, if the charges are not paid.
6. That the owner, possessor or person having an interest in the vehicle is entitled to a hearing, before the vehicle is impounded, to contest the proposed custody and removal, if a hearing is timely requested.
7. That the owner, possessor or person having an interest in the vehicle may also challenge the reasonableness of any towing and storage charges at the hearing.
8. The time within which a hearing must be requested, and the method for requesting a hearing.
C. This section does not apply to vehicles listed in BC 6.05.030. [BC 6.05.060, amended by Ordinance No. 4053 § 11, 8/2/99; amended by Ordinance No. 4223 § 6]