§ 10.52.870. Removal authorized.

Members of the law enforcement, fire and public works departments, as well as designated employees of the parking commission, are authorized to remove or have towed to the nearest place of safety, or to either a commercial or city-county storage garage or vehicle storage facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, or house trailer that is:

A.

Left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct, street, alley, highway, or publicly owned or leased parking lot or parking facility or in any tunnel or underpass so that it obstructs or hinders the movement of motor vehicle traffic or authorized emergency vehicles or street cleaning or street repair equipment;

B.

Disabled upon any bridge, viaduct, street, highway, alley or publicly owned or leased parking lot or parking facility or in any tunnel or underpass so that it obstructs or hinders the movement of motor vehicle traffic or authorized emergency vehicles or street cleaning or street repair equipment, and the person or persons operating or in charge of such vehicle are by reason of physical injury, incapacitation or for any other reason unable to provide for its removal;

C.

Parked in violation of any parking ordinance or regulation and the vehicle has accumulated at least twenty unpaid parking tickets and the parking commission has filed a complaint in city court charging the registered owner with the violation of unpaid parking tickets on that vehicle and no individual has appeared for arraignment on the complaint;

D.

Left unattended upon the right-of-way of any public highway or street in violation of the time period set forth in Section 10.52.070;

E.

Unlawfully parked in a handicapped parking zone in violation of Section 10.52.660;

F.

Disabled, wrecked or abandoned and parked in a front or side yard or outer court in violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 10.68 and a complaint has been filed and order issued by the city court judge pursuant to Section 10.68.065.

(Ord. 570 9, 1996: Ord. 204 § 4(22.02), 1984)

( Ord. No. 14-13, § 36, 1-2-2015 )