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ORDINANCE' NO.'NS-1247 PAGE SIX (2) NO issue or edition of any publication shall be allowed to remain in any such machine for a period in excess of four (4) days past the date the next issue is published or disseminated (whichever is sooner). Any issue or edition remaining in a publi- cation vending machine for more than four (4) days after the date the next issue is published or disseminated (whichever is sooner) shall be summarily removed and stored in a convenient location by the director of public works. (3) In the event any publication vending machine installed pursuant to this chapter is not serviced with the publication it is designed to disseminate for a period of five (5) days, it shall be deemed abandoned and summarily abated. Thereafter, the custodian shall be notified by certified mail and given thirty (30) days to pay the expenses of removal and storage. If he fails to pay these expenses within thirty (30) days of the date notification is sent, the machine shall be processed as unclaimed property and disposed of pursuant to the provisions of law. For purposes of this section, "is not serviced" shall mean that no issue is in the machine for a period of five (5) days or longer; or an issue that has been followed by a more recent issue, remains in the machine for a period of five (5) days or longer. (4) The Director of Public Works shall notify the custodian of such publication vending machine of such removal and storage as soon thereafter as practical, but in any event no later than five (5) days thereafter. SECTION ll: That section 10-233 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 10-233. Removal of Publication Vendin9 Machines (1) Within thirty (30) days after this ordinance becomes effective if any publication vending machine is not properly iden- tified as to the owner or custodian thereof, a copy of Section 10-231 (the identification requirement) shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the publisher of the publication sold in the machine, and a copy of said section will be posted on said machine. (2) If any publication vending machine is properly identified but in the opinion of the Director of Public Works is installed used or maintained in violation of any other provisions of this Article, an order to correct the offending condition shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner or cus- todian of said machine. Such order shall specifically describe the offending condition and recommend actions necessary to correct it. (3) If within five (5) working days after the mailing of notice, a machine is not properly identified or the offending condition is not correct, or the owner or custodian has not re- quested a hearing before the Director of Public Works or his designated representative, the offending publication vending machine and its contents shall be removed and stored in a con- venient location by the Director of Public Works.