(a) 
No person shall abandon any junk vehicle within the city. The Omak police department is authorized to declare a public nuisance any junk vehicle, or part thereof, located on private property within the city.
(b) 
This chapter shall not apply to:
(1) 
A vehicle, or part thereof, that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer and is fenced according to RCW 46.80.130 as the same exists now or as may be hereafter amended.
(2) 
A vehicle, or part thereof, that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler or licensed vehicle dealer and is fenced according to RCW 46.80.130 as the same exists now or as may be hereafter amended.
(Ord. 1483 § 1, 2002)
The definitions contained in RCW 46.55.010 and RCW 46.80.010, as they exist now or as may be hereafter amended, are adopted by reference and shall apply to all words and phrases contained in this chapter.
(Ord. 1483 § 2, 2002)
(a) 
Before abatement and removal of a junk vehicle, or part thereof, from private property, the Omak police department shall provide notice to the last registered owner of record, and the property owner of record, that a hearing may be requested before the Omak municipal court by providing the city clerk with a written request for a hearing. Said notice shall advise that if no hearing is requested the vehicle will be removed. If no hearing is requested within twenty days from the date of the mailing of such notice, the unauthorized vehicle described in such notice shall be abated and removed by the city. Costs of such abatement and removal shall be collected from the last registered owner of the vehicle, or part thereof, if the identity of such owner can be determined, unless such owner in the transfer of ownership of such vehicle has complied with RCW 46.12.101 as the same exists now or as may be hereafter amended. Otherwise, the costs shall be assessed against the owner of the property on which the vehicle, or part thereof, is located.
(b) 
Upon receipt of any such request for a hearing, the Omak municipal court shall set a date for the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle, or part thereof, as a public nuisance. The city clerk shall provide twenty days notice of the time, location, and date of such hearing to the person(s) requesting the hearing, the vehicle owner, and the owner of the property on which the vehicle is located.
(c) 
The notices provided for in this section shall be mailed by certified mail, with a five day return receipt requested, to the owner of the land as shown on the last county tax roll and to the last registered and legal owner of record of the vehicle, unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine the ownership.
(Ord. 1483 § 3, 2002)
(a) 
The owner of the property on which the vehicle or part thereof is located may appear in person at the hearing requested or may present a written statement for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle or part thereof on the property, providing reasons for the denial.
(b) 
If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle or part thereof was placed on the property without the consent of the property owner, and that the property owner has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, the Omak municipal court shall not assess costs of administration or removal of the vehicle or part thereof against the property upon which the vehicle or part thereof is located, or otherwise attempt to collect such costs from the property owner.
(Ord. 1483 § 4, 2002)
Twenty days after notice of the Omak police department declaration of the public nuisance and intent to abate and remove any junk vehicle or part thereof has been mailed, or after a public hearing, if such is requested, at which the Omak police department determination of nuisance has been affirmed, the Omak police department shall cause such unauthorized vehicle to be removed and disposed of to a motor vehicle wrecker and shall give notice to the Washington State Patrol and the Department of Licensing that the vehicle has been wrecked.
(Ord. 1483 § 5, 2002)
Any person who shall abandon a junk vehicle or part thereof on private property within the city limits shall be deemed guilty of a civil infraction and may be fined by a maximum penalty for a civil infraction as set forth in the Omak municipal code chapter 1.16 as the same exists now or may be hereafter amended.
(Ord. 1483 § 6, 2002)