(1) If the Director receives one or more notices of appeal, the Director shall issue and serve a notice of hearing to the appellant(s) at least 15 calendar days prior to the date of the hearing on appeal. Requests from multiple parties concerning the same violation shall be consolidated.

(2) The notice of hearing shall contain the date, time, and location of the hearing; the name and telephone number of the Director; and whether the hearing will address the assessment and allocation of CCC 19.60.200 costs of abatement.

(3) The notice of hearing shall be served by mailing a copy of said notice to any party who filed a notice of appeal, the landowner, and the last registered owner of record of the vehicle unless it is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership, at their last known addresses by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt requested. Proof of service shall be made by a written declaration by the person effecting the service, declaring the time and date of service and the manner by which service was made. For purposes of issuing and serving notice in this section, the term “landowner” shall be broadly defined to include not only the owner of real property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, but any other individual with possession or control of the property, if known to the Director.

(4) In addition to the preceding and at the cost of the appellant, the Director shall provide public notice of the hearing on appeal by mailing the same by regular mail to all owners of adjacent properties that abut the subject property. The appellant shall obtain the official list of names and addresses from the County Assessor’s Office. Documents of record within the County Assessor’s Office shall be controlling as to the status of legal ownership. For the purposes of this section, properties separated by public right-of-way are considered to be adjacent properties.