HomeMy WebLinkAbout4527 ORDINANCE NO. qS~q,~?
AN ORDINANCE amending the junk vehicle abatement provisions and
amending Section 9.08.090(a) of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
THE CITY:OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Amendment. Section 9.08.060(a) of the Bremerton Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
9.08.060NUISANCE.
(a) Abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on
public or private property are public nuisances and may be abated by the City. Costs of
removal may be assessed against the last registered owner of the vehicle if the identity of
the owner can be determined, unless the owner in the transfer of ownership of the vehicle
has complied with ~RCW 46.12.101; or the costs may be assessed against the owner of the
property on which the vehicle is stored. If, however, the landowner is not the registered or
legal owner of the vehicle, no abatement action shall be commenced sooner than twenty
days after certification as a junk vehicle and providing the certification and information on
the vehicle's registered and legal owner to the landowner to allow the landowner to remove
the vehicle under procedures of RCW 46.55.230.
Section 1. Amendment. Section 9.08.090(a)of the Bremerton Municipal COde is
hereby amended to read as follows:
9.08.090 ABATEMENT HEARING.
(a) The owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may appear in person
before the hearing examiner or present a written statement in time for consideration at the
hearing, and deny ~esponsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with reasons for
the denial. If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land without
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made timely efforts to remove the vehicle after notice, then the City shall not assess costs
of administration or removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle is
located or otherwise attempt to collect the costs from the landowner.-, Provided, If no hearinu
has been requested, or if it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the
land with the consent of the landowner or he has failed to make timely efforts to remove
the vehicle, the costs shall be assessed against the landowner and shall be paid to the
Treasurer within 30 days of the heating and if delinquent, shall be filed as a garbage
collection and disposal lien on the property. Decisions at the administrative hearing may
be ap_r~aled to the Kitsap County District Court for final judgment
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days from
passage and publication.
APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this/.2.~/c, day of
~ ' ~&~:vS-,,v,7.'qA.~ 1995.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this~qc.~-.,~lay of
x(J~f~/~, ~e:4~-5 1995.
SHERRIL HU~F~~resident
APPROVED this (-~_~ day of ~'2 ~.'~ , 1995.
LYNN HORTON, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKF~, City Clerk
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