(A) It shall be unlawful to park, or otherwise leave a vehicle unattended in violation of section 18-98 or 18-99 of this Code. Members of the police department and code enforcement inspectors are authorized to remove by tow or otherwise, or cause to be towed or otherwise removed, any vehicle parked or left unattended in violation of section 18-98 or 18-99 of this Code to another place or location on a street or to a lot, garage, or other facility designated by the police department or the city.
(B) Whenever a vehicle is towed or removed from a street as authorized in this section and the member of the police department or code enforcement inspector knows or has ascertained from the registration records in the vehicle the name and address of the owner thereof, such member of the police department or code enforcement shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, give or cause to be given notice to such owner of the fact of such tow or removal and the reason therefor and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed.
(C) The owner and other person lawfully entitled to the possession of any vehicle removed, towed or stored shall be charged with the reasonable cost of removal and towing and storage fees. Any person towing, removing or storing a vehicle shall be entitled to retain possession of such vehicle until such charges are paid.
(Ord. 2733, § 1, passed 3-8-1993; Ord. 4091, § 3, passed 5-3-2022)