(a) The city manager or his/her designee may immobilize by the use of wheel locks and/or tow and impound any vehicle which is illegally parked and for which there are three or more unpaid and overdue parking tickets, which are outstanding for a period of 90 days or more. For the purposes of this division, "illegally parked" means any time a vehicle is parked in violation of a city ordinance or state statute. Provided, however, any parking ticket which is the subject of an approved payment plan, no payment thereunder being delinquent, shall not be considered outstanding, unpaid and overdue for purposes of this section. In the event that the vehicle is determined to be an abandoned vehicle under Article II of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Asheville, the regulations of Article II of Chapter 10 shall apply in lieu of the regulations of this division.
(b) For the purpose of determining whether an illegally parked vehicle has had issued against it three or more outstanding unpaid and overdue parking tickets for a period of 90 days or more, it shall be sufficient if the license plate number of the illegally parked vehicle and the license plate number of the vehicle having received the tickets are the same.
(Ord. No. 2249, § 1, 11-14-95)