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determine the administrative costs and the cost of removal be charged against the owner of the land. The order requiring removal shall include a description of the vehicle or parts thereof and the correct identification number and license number of the vehicle, if available at the site. C. If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of the owner of the land and that the owner of the land has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, the City Manager shall not assess the costs of administration or removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle is located or otherwise attempt to collect such costs from such owner of the land. D. If the owner of the land submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on said land but does not appear, or if an interested party makes a written presentation to the City Manager but does not appear, the owner of the land shall be notified in writing of the decision. 11.44.140 Appeal. A. Any interested party may appeal the decision of the City Manager by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Manager within five (5) days after the City Manager's decision. Sub-sections B through D, no change. 11.44.150 Disposal. A. Five (5) days after adoption of the order declaring the vehicle or parts thereof to be a public nuisance, five (5) days from the date of mailing or other service of notice of the decision if such notice is required by Section 11.44.130, or fifteen (15) days after such action of the governing body authorizing removal following appeal, the vehicle or parts thereof may be disposed of by removal to a scrapyard or automobile dismantler's yard. After a vehicle has been removed it shall not thereafter be reconstructed or made operable unless it is a vehicle which qualifies for either horseless carriage license plates or historical vehicle license plates, pursuant to Section 5004 of the California Vehicle Code, in which case the vehicle may be reconstructed or made operable. 11.44.160 Notice of Removal to Department of Motor Vehicles. Within five (5) days after the date of removal of the vehicle or parts thereof, notice shall be given to the Department of Motor Vehicles identifying the vehicle or parts thereof removed. At the same time there shall be transmitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles any evidence of registration available, including registration certificates, certificates of title and license plates. 11.44.170 Costs of Removal Assessed. If the administrative costs and the cost of removal which are charged against the owner of the land pursuant to Section 11.44.130 are not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of the order or the final disposition of an appeal therefrom, such costs shall be assessed against the parcel of land pursuant to Section 38773.5 of the Government Code and shall be transmitted to the tax collector for collection. The assessment shall have the same priority as other city taxes.