No person shall place, abandon, or otherwise permit to remain on a public way, any machinery, equipment, material or object which obstructs or impedes traffic or creates a traffic hazard, except as otherwise authorized. Any such object placed or remaining on the public way may be removed and disposed of if without apparent value, or if with apparent value, shall be moved by the Police Department to any appropriate storage area and the removal and/or storage thereof shall be at the owner's expense. Further, the city shall not be financially responsible for any damage incurred in the removal or storage. When the stored object remains unclaimed for 30 days after removal from the public way, the object shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be sold at public auction, with the proceeds of the sale being accredited to the city after all just costs are paid. This section does not apply to motor vehicles.
('74 Code, § 9-5-4.65) (Ord. 65-1974; Am. Ord. 2016-011)