In addition to all other powers and duties conferred on him by this Code, the commissioner of streets and sanitation shall have the authority:
(a) To prohibit or restrict parking on any street or portion thereof for the purpose of facilitating forestry operation;
(b) To erect temporary signs designating the street or portion thereof in which the parking of vehicles is prohibited during forestry operations;
(c) To remove and relocate any vehicle parked in violation of such notices, either to the nearest legal parking place or to a facility operated by the City of Chicago for the storage of towed automobiles;
(d) To issue permits in accordance with this chapter;
(e) To supervise the deputy commissioner in his performance of the powers and duties established in this chapter.
(Prior code § 32-2)