A. Every bicycle left at any place for such times and under such circumstances as to cause the bicycle to reasonably appear to be abandoned or parked in such manner as to cause an immediate safety hazard, or an obstruction to the entry or exit of a building area constitutes a public nuisance. If the person in possession of the bicycle is not present or is unwilling or unable to provide for its immediate removal, a police officer may remove and impound the bicycle.
B. Whenever any bicycle is found unlicensed by a police officer and there is no person in attendance upon the parked bicycle, the police officer is authorized to impound the bicycle.
C. Before the owner or person entitled to possession of any legally impounded bicycle shall be permitted to remove it from the custody of the bicycle pound or other authorized location, such person shall furnish evidence of identity and ownership of the bicycle and evidence of a validly issued bicycle license to be placed on the bicycle if no such license is permanently affixed to the bicycle. (Ord. 48-09, 9-21-2009)