(A) A person may not park a vehicle in an area posted as "No Parking, Tow Away Zone". Said areas shall include permanently designated areas posted with signage and temporarily designated areas posted with signage, such as the Chain O Lakes Festival Parade Route. Any vehicle improperly parked in areas designated as "No Parking, Tow Away Zone" shall be subject to towing, with the owner being responsible for the towing and storage charges. Members of the Police Department are authorized to have a vehicle removed from a street to the nearest garage or other place of safety, including another place on a street, or to a garage designated or maintained by the Police Department, or otherwise maintained by the town, when said vehicle is parked in violation of this section.
(B) Whenever an officer has a vehicle removed from a street as authorized in this section and the officer knows or is able to ascertain the name and address of the owner thereof, the officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice in writing to the owner of the fact of the removal and the reasons therefore and of the place to which the vehicle has been removed. In the event any vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy of the notice shall be given to the proprietor of the garage.
(C) It shall be the duty of the Police Department to keep a record of each vehicle removed in accordance with this section. The record shall include a description of the vehicle, its license number, the date and time of its removal, where it was removed from, its location, the name and address of its owner and last operator, if known, its final disposition, and the parking violation involved.
(D) Any person, firm or entity violating this section shall be fined $25 for each separate violation.
(Ord. 2005-21, passed 8-23-05)