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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 10
Chapter 10.63
Section 10.63.052
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.63 Property Maintenance and Use Standards

Section 10.63.052 Junk Vehicle Appeal Hearing Procedures

  

  1. The Hearing Examiner will conduct appeal hearings on contested junk vehicle violations and abatement notices within eighteen calendar days after the appeal is filed.
  1. The person appealing the notice of violation and abatement may appear in person or present a written statement that explains the grounds for appeal in time for consideration by the Hearing Examiner at the hearing. The person appealing the notice of violation and abatement may be represented by counsel at the hearing, present evidence, request information related to the notice of violation, and call witnesses to testify on their behalf.
  1. The City shall have the burden of proof to establish by a preponderance of evidence that a violation has occurred and that the required corrective action is reasonable.
  1. The Hearing Examiner shall determine whether the City has established, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a violation has occurred and that the required corrective action is reasonable and shall affirm, modify, or vacate the decisions regarding the alleged violation and/or the required corrective action. The Hearing Examiner may also:
    1. upon a determination that multiple parties are responsible for the nuisance, allocate the assessment of costs of administration, removal, and disposal among the responsible parties.
    1. upon a determination that the vehicle was placed on the property without the consent of the property owner and that the property owner has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, may not assess costs of administration or removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle is located or otherwise attempt to collect the cost from the property owner.
  1. The order of the Hearing Examiner shall be served upon the person(s) to whom it is directed, either personally or by mailing a copy of the order by certified mail to such person(s) at their last known address.  

 

Date Passed: Monday, July 14, 2025

Effective Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

ORD C36701 Section 1