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• vehicle. However, the this section shall not apply to a licensed business which, on June 26, 1970, was reeularly business as an automobile dealer, salvage dealer or scrap processor. (I ) As used in this section "inoperable motor vehicle" means semitrailer (as defined within Vireinia Code §46.2-100) whic motor ) is not trailer or F (Including, Without limitation any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer wmcn tor a period or si (60) days or longer, has been partially or totally disassembled by the removal of tires or whee the engine, or other essential parts required for operation); (ii) does not display a valid license plate; NO does not display a valid inspection decal; or (iv) displays an inspection decal that h As used in this section, "otherwise shielded or screened from view" shall mean, on the tnlyd story of a building outside me boundaries of the lot on wmcn the vehicle 1S Kept; oil property zoned for business purposes, "otherwise shielded or screened from view" shall mean not visible to the unaided eye from street or ground level outside the boundaries of the lot on which the vehicle is kept. (b) No person shall keep more than one (1) inoperable motor vehicle outside of a fully enclosed building or structure. The one vehicle allowed outside of a fully enclosed building or structure shall still be sublec to the requirement of being shielded or screened from view. (c) Whenever a violation of.this section is determined by the Director, the Director shall serve notice on the owner of the property whereon the inoperable motor vehicle is located, requiring the owner to remove • or cause the removal of such vehicle. (1) All notices sent pursuant to this section shall be served to an owner as follows: (i) by hand - delivery to the owner of record, (ii) by regular, first-class mail, to the owner of record at the address listed in the city's real estate tax records, or to any occupant of the property at the address where the violation exists; (iii) to a person who has charge of real estate as an executor, administator, trustee, guardian or agent, by hand delivery, or by regular mail to the last known address of such person, or (iv) to a person who is the beneficiary of any easement or right of use of a parcel of real estate, by hand delivery, or by regular first-class mail to the person's last known address. If the real estate parcel on which the violation exists is undeveloped or vacant, the notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the property. (2) Such notice shall require the owner to correct the condition within ten (10) days from the date of delivery or mailing of the notice. (d) Should the owner of the premises fail to remove or cause the removal of an inoperable motor vehicle as directed within the Director's notice, and if the owner also fails within the ten-day period to request an informal administrative hearing with an official designated by the chief of police for the purpose of challenging the validity of the violation determination or the necessity for removing the vehicle, then the city may take action to remove the inoperable motor vehicle(s). The costs and expenses of such removal by the city shall be assessed and billed to the property owner, and the Director shall prepare all affidavit cpenses incurred by the City. In the event the charges billed to the property more than thirty (30) days, such charges shall constitute a lien against such rovided by section 5-4 of the city code. • 9