The city street department or any law enforcement official within the city is authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by a commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle illegally parked in violation of the provisions of this title, or of resolutions of the city council, or any car or other vehicle which
appears to have been abandoned or which is not currently licensed, and is parked on a city street or alley, or any car or vehicle illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any traffic. Vehicles so towed away for illegal parking shall be stored in a safe place and shall be restored to the owner or operator of such car upon payment of all towing and storage charges, and upon payment of such fine as may be imposed upon conviction for a violation of this title. (Prior code § 9-209)