351.16 PARKING PROHIBITED ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

   (a)   The parking of vehicles on public or private property, excluding dedicated streets and ways set out for public travel and heretofore regulated, shall be prohibited without the consent of the owner of private property or the proper governmental agencies in charge of public property.

   (b)   No vehicle shall be parked on public property in violation of rules and regulations set out by the governmental agencies controlling the public property.

   (c)   No vehicle shall be parked on any private property in violation of any regulations set down by the owner of the private property.

   (d)   The provisions of subsections (a) through (c) hereof shall not be applicable unless the private or public property is posted in a conspicuous manner setting forth the prohibition of parking or the conditions and regulations under which parking is permitted.

   (e)   Except as provided in Chapters 351 and 353 and subject to the requirements of this section, an owner of private property or his authorized agent may remove, or cause to be removed, vehicles parked upon his property in violation of the posted parking regulations.

   (f)   An owner of private property, normally available for public parking, may create a private tow-away zone by posting thereon a sign, not smaller than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches and visible from all entrances to the private property, which contains at least the following information:

      (1)   A designation that the area is a "PRIVATE TOW-AWAY ZONE, UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE TOWED AWAY;"

      (2)   The telephone number or numbers of the person or persons from whom the vehicle can be recovered; and

      (3)   A statement that the vehicle may be recovered at any time during normal business hours upon proof of ownership and payment of towing and storage charges.

   (g)   By parking on properly posted private property, without the consent of the owner of the property, the owner and/or operator of a vehicle shall be deemed to have consented to the removal and storage and the payment of the costs of removal and storage.

   (h)   The Director of Public Safety shall promulgate and publish a set of rules and regulations to implement this section as he deems proper.

   (i)   The removal of vehicles under this section shall only be performed by tow trucks and tow truck operators, operating in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Director of Public Safety.

   (j)   Except as provided in Chapters 351 and 353, no person shall remove or cause to be removed any vehicle from private property unless in conformity with this section, with respect to the removing of motor vehicles from private property, or causing the same to be so removed.

(Ord. 86-76. Passed 9-21-76.)