§ 14-18. Junk vehicles on public property.

(a)

Whenever the enforcement officer of the county ascertains that a junk vehicle is present on public property, he shall cause a notice of sufficient size and weather-proofing to be placed upon the junk vehicle. In addition to said posting, he shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the name and address of the owner of the vehicle, and upon such discovery he shall mail on the date of posting a copy of said notice to the owner of the vehicle.

(b)

Such notice shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE TO THE OWNER OF THE ATTACHED VEHICLE: CLAY COUNTY ORDINANCE No. 74-2 DEFINES THIS PROPERTY (setting forth a brief description) AS A JUNK VEHICLE UNLAWFULLY PRESENT UPON PUBLIC PROPERTY KNOWN AS (setting forth a brief description), AND MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE AGAINST THE VEHICLE OWNER, AND IT WILL BE PRESUMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS ABANDONED PROPERTY WHICH WILL BE REMOVED AND DESTROYED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE VEHICLE OWNER BY ORDER OF CLAY COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 74-2.

DATED THIS: (setting forth the date of notice posting).

SIGNED: (setting forth name, title, address, and telephone number of the enforcement officer).

(c)

If at the end of fifteen (15) days after posting such notice, the owner of the junk vehicle described in the notice has not removed the vehicle from the public property or shown reasonable cause for failure to do so, the enforcement officer may charge the vehicle owner, if known, with a violation of this Code, and cause the junk vehicle to be removed and destroyed pursuant to section 14-21 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 74-2, § 7, 3-26-74)