(A) Removing Vehicles: The police department of the city, or any of its duly authorized representatives, employees or designees, all herein referred to as "police", are hereby authorized to remove or have removed any "motor vehicle" or motor vehicles, or "vehicle" or vehicles, as defined in section 6-7-2 of this chapter, herein referred to as "vehicle", whether one or more, from any public street, way or parking lot, including any way generally and ordinarily used by the public, all herein referred to as "public way" within the city, when such vehicle:
1. Is left unattended and situated upon any public way so as to cause or constitute a safety hazard or obstruction to traffic.
2. Is disabled and situated upon any public way so as to cause or constitute a safety hazard or obstruction to traffic and the person or persons in charge of such vehicle are incapacitated and unable to properly provide for the care, custody and removal of such vehicle, or because of the violation of a law or laws, are forbidden from properly providing for the care, custody and removal of such vehicle.
3. Is parked in a "no parking zone" which is conspicuously so marked by signs, curb markings or street markings.
4. Is parked in a parking zone for an interval of more than six (6) hours.
5. Is parked on any public way and has not moved at least a vehicle length for more than five (5) consecutive days.
6. Has been parked on a public way in a parking zone marked as reserved for handicapped persons for more than six (6) hours.
7. Is parked in violation of section 10-6-13 of this code.
(B) Penalty: Any person whose vehicle or motor vehicle shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of an offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). It is intended that this is the absolute liability of the person whose vehicle or motor vehicle is found to have violated this section, unless that person can conclusively prove that the vehicle was at the time of the violation stolen or similarly beyond the registered owner's custody or control. (Ord. 897, 2-21-2017)