15-507: ARREST AND DETENTION OF DRIVER OF VEHICLE:

Whenever the driver or person in charge of any vehicle is placed under arrest and taken into custody and detained by police under circumstances which leave or will leave a vehicle unattended on any street, highway or other public place, the vehicle may be impounded. (1998 Code)

15-508: VEHICLE CONSTITUTES TRAFFIC HAZARD:

A vehicle left unattended upon any street, alley or thoroughfare and so parked illegally as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic shall be impounded. (1998 Code)

15-509: ILLEGAL TRESPASS BY VEHICLE:

   A.   An unattended vehicle found to be in violation of this code may be impounded when the required complaint has been properly made and filed as provided in this section.

   B.   If a violation of the provisions of this code occurs, the owner or legal occupant who complains shall sign a complaint against the person parking the vehicle on the owner's or legal occupant's property, or if the identity of the person parking the vehicle is unknown, then the complaint may be filed against the registered owner of the vehicle. The complaint shall be verified and shall allege that the complaining party is the owner or legal occupant of the property upon which the vehicle is parked or standing.

   C.   Upon filing of the complaint by the property owner or legal occupant, and if there appears to be proper cause to believe the provisions of this code have been violated, the police department shall cause the vehicle to be impounded from the property and placed in storage. (1998 Code)

15-510: VEHICLES PARKED OVERTIME:

Any unattended vehicle which has been parked for more than one hour in excess of the time allowed for parking in any place shall be impounded, and any vehicle parked in violation of this code regarding more than twenty four (24) hours, shall be impounded. (1998 Code)

15-511: VEHICLES BLOCKING FIRE EXITS OR HYDRANTS:

Any vehicle illegally parked in such a manner that it blocks a fire escape ladder, device or exit or blocks ready access to a fire hydrant shall be impounded. (1998 Code)

15-512: VEHICLES PARKED IN INTERSECTION:

Any unattended vehicle illegally parked in any street intersection shall be impounded. A disabled vehicle in an intersection with the person in charge of the vehicle being present, shall be moved out of the intersection and to the nearest available legal parking space at the street curbing. (1998 Code)