(a) No commercial vehicle shall be permitted within any Municipal park.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Employees of this Municipality while working in the Municipal parks.
(2) Employees of public utilities erecting or maintaining utility services.
(3) Contractors hired by this Municipality or by private organizations with Municipal consent.
(4) Persons making legitimate deliveries or pickups within the parks, including trash collectors.
(c) In the event that a commercial vehicle is parked within any Municipal park and the owner or operator thereof refuses to move it immediately upon request of a Municipal police officer, or the owner or operator thereof cannot be located, any police officer of the Municipality is authorized to arrange for the towing or other removal of the commercial vehicle from the park. The cost of the towing or removal shall be borne by the owner or operator thereof before the vehicle is released to him. This division shall not preclude the issuance of a citation to the owner or operator thereof for violating this section.
(1980 Code 97.12)