The requirement that notice be given prior to the removal of an abandoned car, nuisance or junked motor vehicle may be omitted in those circumstances where there is special need for prompt action to eliminate traffic obstructions or to otherwise maintain and protect the public safety and welfare. Such finding shall, in all cases, be entered by the authorizing official in the appropriate daily records. Circumstances justifying the removal of vehicles without prior notice include:
(A) Vehicles abandoned on the streets. For vehicles left on the public streets and highways, the governing body hereby determines that immediate removal or such vehicles may be warranted when they are:
(1) Obstructing traffic;
(2) Parked in violation of an ordinance or restricted parking;
(3) Parked in a no-stopping or standing zone;
(4) Parked in loading zones; or
(5) Parked in violation of temporary parking restrictions imposed under code sections.
(B) Other abandoned nuisance vehicles. With respect to abandoned vehicles left on city-owned or city-operated property other than the streets and highways, and on private property, such vehicles may be removed without giving prior notice only in those circumstances where the authorizing official finds a special need for prompt action to protect and maintain the public health, safety and welfare. By way of illustration and not of limitation, such circumstances include vehicles blocking or obstructing ingress or egress to businesses and residences, vehicles parked in such a manner as to pose a traffic hazard, and vehicles causing damage to public or to private property.
('75 Code, § 3-18-7)