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. . . ORDINANCE NO. 67. - 7 0 AN ORDINANCE establishing procedures for the abatement as public nuisances of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or automobile hulks, or parts thereof, from public or private property; providing that the costs of removal may be assessed against the last registered owner of the vehicle or automobile hulk or against the owner of the property on which the vehicle is stored; declaring the keeping of an abandoned or junked vehicle on private or public property to be unlawful; establishing procedure and penalties. THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or automobile hulks or parts thereof on public or private property, except as provided for elsewhere in this ordinance, are hereby declared a public nuisance and may be abated. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to place or keep an abandoned vehicle, abandoned automobile hulk, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle, or parts thereof, upon any public or private property in the City of Everett; or, as owner, occupier, or party in control of any real property within the City, to permit or allow any such automobile or portion thereof to be placed or kept on said property. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance. Section 2: An "abandoned vehicle" for the purpose of this Ordinance shall mean any vehicle left within the limits of any highway or upon the property of another without the consent of the owner of such property for a period of twenty-four hours, or longer except that a vehicle shall not be considered abandoned if its owner or operator is unable to remove it from the place where it is located and so notifies law enforcement officials and requests assistance. An "abandoned automobile hulk" for the purposes of this Ordinance shall mean the abandoned remnant or remains of a motor vehicle which is inoperative and cannot be made mechanically operative without the addition of vital parts or mechanisms and the application of a sub- stantial amount of labor to effect repairs. It shall be prima-facie evidence that any vehicle on private or public property is junked and/or inoperative if the same is (a) inoperable by reason of damage, neglect or the removal of parts therefrom, (b) is unlicensed for current operation on a public street, and (c) has been substantially in the same condition for more than ten days.