A. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon any street in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet (10') of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals of a police officer.
B. Further, the following are declared obstructions to traffic:
1. The parking of a motor vehicle, camper, trailer, boat or other personal property (hereinafter called "vehicle") upon any of the streets in the City for longer than seventy two (72) hours consecutively without moving the vehicle for use or cause, shall constitute an obstruction of the street.
C. A vehicle which constitutes an obstruction, as herein set forth, shall he deemed to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter and is declared to be a nuisance. It may be abated by any police officer following notice being made to the owner or operator of the offending vehicle and allowing twenty-four (24) hours for the owner or operator to remediate the offense following said notice. If not properly addressed within the twenty four (24) hour period, any police officer may impound such vehicle by removing and conveying such vehicle or by causing such vehicle to be removed to a vehicle pound. A vehicle pound is declared to be any suitable place designated by the police department of the City as a vehicle pound. The owner or operator of said vehicle may have it removed from such impoundment by paying the cost of towing and impounding of the vehicle together with all fines and penalties as provided in this title. The right to impound shall be in addition to any other remedy provided herein. The registered owner of the vehicle at the time of the violation shall be presumed to be the violator, as well as the vehicle itself, and the actual operator thereof. Anyone found guilty of parking to obstruct pursuant to this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. (Ord. 2022-13, 12-12-2022)