(a) The police department and all members thereof assigned to traffic duty are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by commercial towing service, any car or other 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 emergency vehicle.
Cars 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 the cost of the removal and storage of such vehicle. (1963 Code § 20.516)
(b) In lieu of having motor vehicles removed by towing or otherwise, it shall be lawful for the police department and all members thereof to cause the vehicle to be immobilized by a boot or other device that prevents a vehicle from being moved by preventing a wheel from turning provided such boot or other device is of a design that does no damage to the vehicle or wheel. Immobilization may be employed as to those motor vehicles parked in violation of the provisions of sections 22-129 and 22-129A of this chapter regulating village parking lots and the provisions of section 22-76A of this chapter regulating handicapped parking areas. The police department and its members may also immobilize those motor vehicles registered in the names of owners who have received prior village parking violation citations, of which three (3) remain unpaid. The charge for the removal of such boot or device shall be thirty dollars ($30.00), in addition to payment of any unpaid village parking citations. An additional charge of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed for each subsequent day during which the motor vehicle remains immobilized. (Ord. 0-89-27, 6-5-1989)