Whenever any police officer finds any unattended vehicle obstructing the traffic on any street or avenue, or obstructing the entrance of any private driveway, or interfering with the maintenance, cleaning, repair or snow removal on streets and avenues, he or she may remove the vehicle and hold it until the city is reimbursed for the costs of the removal.
(1963 Code, § 40.23) Penalty, see § 70.99