Pursuant to RCW 46.55.240, prior to impounding any unauthorized junk vehicles:
A. The appropriate county official shall give notice to the last registered owner of record of any such vehicle(s), and the property owner of record upon whose property said vehicle(s) is located, that a hearing may be requested and that if no hearing is requested, the vehicle(s) will be removed;
B. In the event a hearing is requested by either the vehicle owner or the property owner, a notice giving the time, location, and date of the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle(s), or parts thereof, as a public nuisance, shall be mailed, by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt requested, to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered and legal owner of record unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership;
C. This ordinance shall not apply to (i) a vehicle, or parts thereof, that are completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where they are not visible from the street or other public or private property, or (ii) a vehicle, or parts thereof, that are stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler or licensed vehicle dealer and is fenced according to RCW 46.80.130;
D. Any owner of land upon which any such vehicle is located may appear in person or by representation at the hearing or present a written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with his reasons for the denial. If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on his land without his consent and that he has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence then costs of administration or removal of the vehicle shall not be assessed against the owner or his land;
E. After notice has been given of the intent of the county to dispose of the vehicle, and after a hearing, if requested, has been held, the vehicle, or parts thereof, shall be removed at the request of any law enforcement officer with notice to the Washington State patrol and the department of licensing that the vehicle has been wrecked. (Ord. 1989-04 § 2: Ord. 1989-02 § 1A)