(1) Unless exempted under CMC 8.10.040, all nuisance vehicles placed or situated upon private property within Covington City limits are public nuisances to be abated and shall be subject to the penalties and enforcement remedies as set forth in Chapter 1.30 CMC.

(2) If the City determines that such a violation has occurred or is occurring, the City shall abate said violation in accordance with the civil code enforcement procedures established in Chapter 1.30 CMC; except that the last registered and legal owner(s) of the nuisance vehicle and the property owner of record shall be given any notice required by Chapter 1.30 CMC. Said notice need not be provided to the last registered and legal owner(s) of the nuisance vehicle if the vehicle is in such condition that the identification numbers cannot be readily determined or if the property owner has prevented access to the vehicle.

(3) If the City invokes CMC 1.30.170 and abates the nuisance vehicle(s), the vehicle(s) or part(s) thereof shall be removed by a licensed tow truck operator or hulk hauler. The code enforcement officer shall give notice to the Washington State Patrol and to the Washington State Department of Licensing that the vehicle has been wrecked.

(4) Pursuant to CMC 1.30.170, the costs and expenses of abating the violation shall be assessed against the last registered owner of the nuisance vehicle and/or the property owner of record.

(5) This section shall apply even in cases where the owner has given permission for the vehicle to be left on the property. (Ord. 05-16 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 79-98 § 1)