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(a) Prior to the abatement and removal of any public nuisance as provided in section 19 -17, the persons authorized by section 19 -19 to administer this article shall personally deliver written notice or send written notice by certified mail with a five (5) day return requested or deliver written notice by the United States Postal Service with signature confirmation service to: (1) The last known registered owner of the nuisance; (2) Each lienholder of record of the nuisance; and (3) The owner or occupant of: a. The property on which the nuisance is located; or b. If the nuisance is located on a public right -of -way, the property adjacent to the right -of -way. (b) Such notice shall state: (1) The nature of the public nuisance; (2) That the nuisance must be abated and removed not later than the tenth day after the date on which the notice was personally delivered or mailed; and (3) That any request for a hearing must be made before the ten (10) day period expires. (c) If the post office address of the last known registered owner of the nuisance is unknown, notice may be placed on the nuisance or, if the owner is located, hand delivered. (d) If notice is returned undelivered, action to abate the nuisance shall be continued to a date not earlier than the eleventh day after the date of the return. (e) The relocation of a junked vehicle that is a public nuisance under section 19 -17 to another location in the city after notice has been given in accordance with this section shall have no effect on the city's ability to continue to remove and destroy the vehicle if the junked vehicle constitutes a public nuisance at the new location. (Ord. No. 2000 -058, § 3, 11- 13 -00; Ord. No. 2007 -043, § 3, 10- 22 -07; Ord. No. 2015 -010, § 3, 4- 13 -15) Sec. 19 -21. - Hearing prior to abatement of nuisance by City. A public hearing shall be held, on the request of a person who receives notice as provided by section 19 -20 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, if the request is made not later than the date by which the nuisance must be abated and removed (ten (10) days). The hearing shall be held not earlier than the eleventh day after the date of the service of notice. The hearing provided for herein shall be conducted by the city manager, or his designee. At the hearing, the junked vehicle is presumed, unless demonstrated otherwise by the owner, to be inoperable. Following such hearing, and if the information is available at the location of the nuisance, an order requiring removal of the nuisance shall include the vehicle's description, vehicle identification number, and license plate number. Failure to comply with any order issued as a result of a hearing shall constitute an offense in accordance with section 19 -18 of this chapter. (Ord. No. 2000 -058, § 3, 11- 13 -00; Ord. No. 2007 -043, § 4, 10- 22 -07) Sec. 19 -22. - Removal with permission. If, within ten (10) days after receipt of notice as provided in section 19 -20 hereof, the owner or occupant of the premises on which a nuisance is located shall give written permission to an authorized representative of the City as provided in section 19 -19 hereof 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. Page 3