A. Members of the police department are hereby authorized to remove or have removed a vehicle from a street to another place or location on a street or to a lot, garage, storage yard, or other similar facility designated by the police department when:
1. The vehicles on a snow emergency route are in violation of this division.
2. The vehicle is stalled on a snow emergency route on which there is a parking prohibition in effect and the person who is operating said vehicle does not appear to be removing it in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
3. The vehicle is parked on any street in violation of this division.
B. Such vehicle removal may be made by towing to the city automobile pound, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 22, Article IV, Division 3, of this Code, or the police department may cause such vehicles to be removed to a private lot, garage, storage yard, or other similar facility; and any such vehicle shall not be released therefrom except upon payment by the owner of the vehicle to the person or persons in charge of the lot, garage, storage yard, or other similar facility for the cost of towing, and the cost of storage, at the appropriate charges as listed in the most current fee schedule, during which time the vehicle remains stored, and a receipt for such fees shall be issued to the owner of the vehicle.
C. It shall be the duty of the person or persons in charge of the lot, garage, storage yard, or other similar facility designated by the police department to keep a record of the name of the owner of all vehicles towed in under the provisions hereof, together with the registration number of each vehicle, and the nature and circumstances of each violation, and the amount of fees collected hereunder, and to deliver a report of each day's transactions to the chief of police not later than one day following the day for which the report is made.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9204, effective 02-25-2009)