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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1169 PAGE FOUR AS registered (and/or legal) owner of record of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle), you are hereby notifed that you may, within ten days after the mailing of this Notice of Intention, request a public hearing and if such a request is not received by the Chief of Police or his designee within such ten- day period, the Chief of Police or his designee shall have the authority to abate and remove said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) without a hearing. Notice Mailed ~ate) /s/. Sec. 16-118 - Public Hearing; Request By Owner of Vehicle or Owner of Land. Upon request by the owner of the vehicle or owner of the land received by the Chief of Police or his designee within ten days after the mailing of the notices of intention to abate and remove, a public hear- ing shall be held by the Chief of Police or his designee on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle, or parts thereof, as an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inop- erative vehicle, and the assessment of the administrative costs and the cost of removal of the vehicle, or parts thereof, against the property on which it is located. If the owner of the land submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on his land within such ten-day period, said statement shall be con- strued as a request for a hearing which does not require his presence. Notice of the hearing shall be mailed, by regis- tered or certified mail, at least ten days before the hearing to the owner of the land and to the owner of the vehicle, un- less the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership. If such a request for hearing is not received within said ten days after mailing of the notice of intention to abate and remove, the City shall have the authority to abate and remove the vehicle, or parts thereof, as a public nuisance without holding a pub- lic hearing. Sec. 16-119 - Same - Conduct; Rules of Evidence; Appearance or Statement of Owner of Land; Determination B~ Hearing Officer; Order, Notice of Decision. All hearings under this Article shall be held before the Chief of Police or his designee who shall hear all facts and testimony he deems pertinent. Said facts and testimony may include testimony on the condition of the vehicle, or parts thereof, and the circumstances concerning its location on the said private property or public property. The Chief of Police or his designee shall not be limited by the technical rules of evidence. The owner of the land may appear in person at the hearing or present a sworn written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with his reason for such denial. The Chief of Police or his designee may impose such conditions and take such other action as he deems appropriate under the circumstances to carry out the purpose of this Article. He may delay the time for removal of the vehicle or parts there- of if, in his opinion, the circumstances justify it. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Chief of Police