It is the policy of the city to provide for the protection of the public interest as it relates to the parking of vehicles on parking lots and to the immobilization of those vehicles by applying a boot to a vehicle without the consent of the vehicle owner or operator. To this end, this chapter provides for the regulation of vehicle immobilization service, to be administered in a manner that protects the public health and safety and promotes the public convenience and necessity. (Ord. 27629, eff. 10-1-09)