(a) If a wheel lock is attached to a vehicle, a notice shall be affixed to the windshield or other part of the vehicle so as to be readily visible.
(b) The notice shall warn that the vehicle has been immobilized and that any attempt to move the vehicle may result in damage thereto. The City of Asheville shall not be responsible for any damage to an immobilized illegally parked vehicle resulting from unauthorized attempts to free or move that vehicle.
(c) An immobilization fee established in the approved city’s fees and charges manual shall be charged for the removal of the wheel lock. The notice shall also state the total amount of civil penalties due for parking tickets which are overdue and unpaid and attributable to such vehicle, and the immobilization fee established in the approved city’s fees and charges manual to be charged. Said amounts shall be paid in full prior to removal of the wheel lock.
(d) The address and telephone number to be contacted to pay the charges to have the wheel lock removed shall also be listed on the notice.
(Ord. No. 2249, § 1, 11-14-95; Ord. No. 5037, § 1, 9-26-23)