19.60.140 Notice of appeal | Clallam County Code

19.60.140 Notice of appeal.

(1) Within 14 calendar days of service of a notice of violation and citation or a notice of violation and abatement, the landowner and/or the last registered owner of record of the vehicle may submit a written notice of appeal to the Director.

(2) The appellant may appeal:

(a) Whether the Director appropriately identified the vehicle as a junk vehicle; or

(b) Whether the landowner is appropriately being held responsible for the nuisance because said landowner did not consent to the presence of the junk vehicle and has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence; or

(c) Whether the last registered owner of record of the vehicle is appropriately being held responsible for the nuisance because said owner, in the transfer of ownership of the vehicle, has complied with RCW 46.12.101, as now enacted or hereafter amended.

(3) The notice of appeal must be in writing and received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the appeal period at Clallam County Department of Community Development, 223 E. 4th Street, Suite 5, Port Angeles, WA 98362. If the last day of an appeal period falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the appeal period shall be extended until 4:30 p.m. the next business day. The notice of appeal shall include the following:

(a) A statement of the appellant’s issue(s) on appeal;

(b) Signature, address, and telephone number of the appellant, and name and address of their designated representative, if any;