1. A police officer is hereby authorized to remove, or cause to be removed, a vehicle from a street, public alley, public parking lot, highway, or privately-owned property or area developed as an off-street parking facility to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the City, and to treat the vehicle as an “abandoned vehicle” pursuant to the provisions of Sections 321.89 and 321.90 of the Code of Iowa, under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated:
A. Disabled Vehicle. When a vehicle is upon a roadway and is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are by reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
B. Illegally Parked Vehicle. When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street and is so illegally parked as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic; or when any vehicle is a habitual violator under Section 6-4-13 of this title; or when any vehicle is and has been in violation of Section 6-4-7 of this title for more than 24 hours and the owner, lessee, or person in charge of the privately-owned property or facility has posted a sign or signs in a conspicuous location indicating that parking is prohibited, except to customers of the business located on the property or serviced by the facility, and that vehicles found in violation will be towed away at the owner’s expense.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
C. Snow Removal. When any vehicle is left parked in violation of a ban on parking during snow removal operations.
D. Parked Over 24-Hour Period. When any vehicle is left parked upon a street for a continuous period of 24 hours or more.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
2. In addition to the standard penalties provided, the owner or driver of any vehicle impounded for the violation of any of the provisions of the traffic code shall be required to pay the reasonable cost of towing and storage, as well as the fines associated with any outstanding parking tickets.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])