The police department or other agent of the village, and all members thereof assigned to traffic duty, are authorized to remove and tow away or have removed and towed away by commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, obstructs the normal flow of traffic on any street, blocks the use of a fire hydrant or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle; or any vehicle which has been illegally parked in any public street or other public place for a period of twenty four (24) consecutive hours. Cars so towed away shall be stored on any village property or in a public garage or parking lot, and shall be restored to the owner or operator thereof after payment of the expense incurred by the village in removing and storing such vehicle. (Ord. 1990-O-53 § 4)