§ 30-155. Notice requirements.

The notice to abate nuisance on private or public property shall contain the following information:

(1)

The nature of the public nuisance on private or public property;

(2)

The street address or other general description of the property on which the public nuisance exists;

(3)

That the last known registered owner, lien holder, or owner or occupant of the private premises on which the public nuisance exists or if on public property right-of-way, the owner or occupant of the property adjacent to the right-of-way, and who receives the notice must remove and abate the public nuisance within ten days after the date on which the notice is served;

(4)

That failure to remove and abate the public nuisance may result in removal and abatement by the city;

(5)

That V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 683.073 as amended, provides that a person commits an offense (punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00) if that person maintains a public nuisance, and that on conviction, the court shall order removal and abatement of the nuisance;

(6)

That the last registered owner of the junked motor vehicle, any lienholder of record or the owner or occupant of the private premises on which the public nuisance exists or in the case of public right-of-way, the owner or occupant of the property adjacent to the right-of-way is entitled to submit, before the expiration of the ten-day period after service of the notice, a written request for a hearing which should contain the name and address of the person to be notified of the date, time and place of the hearing;

(7)

That said request for hearing may be given to the city manager by hand delivery to the city manager's office or by certified mail to such office; and

(8)

That the owner of the junked motor vehicle, any lienholder of record or the owner or occupant of the private premises is entitled to appear at the scheduled hearing and is entitled to present evidence, examine witnesses and argue on the junked vehicle owner's behalf.

(Ord. No. 710, § I(5), 9-2-2010)