A vehicle may be impounded without giving prior notice to its owner under the following circumstances:
(A) The vehicle is impeding or likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
(B) The vehicle poses an immediate danger to the public safety;
(C) The vehicle is illegally parked within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
(D) The vehicle, without a valid designated plate or placard issued under state law, is parked in a space clearly marked and designated for use by disabled persons;
(E) A police officer reasonably believes that the vehicle is stolen;
(F) A police officer reasonably believes that the vehicle or its contents constitute evidence of an offense and such impoundment is reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve such evidence; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize seizure of a vehicle without a warrant where a warrant would otherwise be required;
(G) The vehicle is parked in a public right-of-way or on other publicly owned or controlled property in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation, and there are two or more outstanding parking citations issued against the vehicle that have not been responded to, appealed to the Code Enforcement Board or paid, or none of the final orders of the Code Enforcement Board have been appealed to Simpson District Court;
(H) The vehicle is abandoned or is a junk vehicle; or
(I) The vehicle is parked, stopped or standing upon a street or public way in violation of any city ordinance or state statute at the time the citation is issued.
(Ord. 2019-020, passed 9-9-2019)