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of Motor Vehicles within ten days after the commencement of such <br /> storage shall forfeit any claim for the storage of such vehicle. All <br /> such vehicles considered abandoned by being left in a garage shall be <br /> disposed of by the garage keeper in accordance with the procedure <br /> prescribed in section 7 and 8 of this Ordinance. <br /> Except for the forfeiture of claim for storage as set forth <br /> herein for failure to report vehicles left in excess of five days, <br /> nothing in this section shall be construed to impair any lien for <br /> storage accruing to a garage keeper under other law of the State of <br /> Washington. <br /> Section 12: <br /> A tow truck operator bonded in accordance with section 6 of <br /> this Ordinance who shall tow, transport or store any vehicle whether <br /> by contract or at the direction of any public officer, shall have a lien <br /> upon such vehicle so long as the same remains in his possession, for <br /> the charges for such towing, transportation or storage. If such a <br /> vehicle remains unclaimed for five days, it may be deemed abandoned <br /> and subject to the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of this Ordinance. <br /> Section 13: <br /> The Chief of Police and the City Building Official shall have <br /> concurrent responsibility to inspect and investigate complaints relative to <br /> wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or automobile hulks, <br /> or parts thereof, on private property. Upon discovery of such <br /> nuisance, the Police Department or Inspection Department shall <br /> give notice in writing to the last registered owner of record of the <br /> vehicle or hulk and also to the property owner of record that a public <br /> hearing may be requested before the Everett City Council within 10 days, <br /> and that if no hearing is requested, the vehicle, or hulk, will be removed. <br /> Costs of abatement and removal of such vehicles may be assessed against <br /> the last registered owner of the vehicle or the automobile hulk if the <br /> identity of such owner can be determined, unless such owner in the <br /> transfer of such vehicle or hulk has complied with Section 46. 12. 101 <br /> R. C. W., or the costs may be assessed against the owner of the real <br /> property on which the vehicle, hulk or parts, are stored and shall <br /> constitute a lien thereon. <br /> Section 14: <br /> If a request for a hearing is received, a notice giving the time, <br /> location and date of such hearing on the question of abatement and <br /> removal of the vehicle or part thereof as a public nuisance shall be <br /> mailed, by certified or registered mail, with a five-day return requested, <br /> to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized assessment <br /> roll and to the last registered and legal owner of record unless the <br /> vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available <br /> to determine ownership. <br /> Page 6 <br />