(A) (1) Whenever a vehicle is placed in a manner or location that constitutes an obstruction to traffic or a hazard to public safety, a law enforcement officer shall order the owner or operator of the vehicle to remove it. If the vehicle is unattended, the law enforcement officer may cause the vehicle to be towed and stored at the owner’s expense.
(2) The owner shall be liable for the costs of towing and storing, notwithstanding that the vehicle was parked by another or that the vehicle was initially parked in a safe manner but subsequently became an obstruction or hazard.
(C) The impoundment of a vehicle will not preclude the issuance of a citation for violation of a provision of this subchapter.
(D) Stolen vehicles may be towed from public or private property and stored at the expense of the vehicle owner.
(E) Whenever a law enforcement officer observes a vehicle parked in violation of a provision of this subchapter, if the vehicle has four or more unpaid parking violations outstanding against it, the officer may, in addition to issuing a citation, apply a tow tag and cause the vehicle to be towed. A vehicle so towed shall not be released until all outstanding fines and charges have been paid. Vehicles impounded under authority of this division (E) shall be disposed of in the same manner as provided in division (B) above.
(Ord. 372, passed 6-4-1973) Penalty, see § 70.99