2243 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING ARTICLE II CHAPTER 16 OF SAID CODE

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hearing hereinabove provided for shall be conducted by the Chief of Police, who is hereby designated by the City Council to conduct such hearing. Any reso- lution or order requiring the removal of a vehicle or part hereof shall include a description of the vehicle and the correct identification number and license number of the vehicle, if available at the site. If said owner or occupant fails to comply with said resolution or order, he shall be subject to pro- secution for a Class "C" Misdemeanor. Sec. 16-19. Removal with permission of owner or occupant. If, within ten (10) days after receipt of notice from the Chief of Police, or his duly authorized agent, to abate the nuisance, as herein provided, the owner or occupant of the premises shall give his written permission to the Chief of Police, or his duly authorized agent, for removal of the junked motor vehicle from the premises, the giving of such permission shall be considered compliance with the provisions of this article. Sec. 16-20. 1?isposal of junked vehicles. (a) If such public nuisance is not abated by said owner or occupant after notice is given in accordance with this article, official action shall be taken by the City of Paris to abate such nuisance. Junked vehicles or parts thereof may be disposed of by removal to a scrapyard, demolisher, or any suitable site operated by the City of Paris for pro- cessing as scrap or salvage, which removal or process shall be consistent with Section 16-20(b) hereof. A junked vehicle disposed of to a demo- lisher, in accordance with this a r t i c 1 e, must be transferred to such demolisher by a form acceptable to the Texas Highway Department (Form #MVD 71-5). The transfer receipt must be listed on the demo- lisher`s inventory list and surrendered to the Texas Highway Department in lieu of the certificate of title under the provision of Article 6687-2, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes. (b) After a vehicle has been removed pursuant to this article, it shall not be reconstructed or made operable by any person. (c) Notice shall be given to the Texas Highway Department within five (5) days after the date of removal by identifying the vehicle or part thereof.