A vehicle parked or occupying any portion of any street or alley in violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a nuisance which shall be abated by any police officer by impounding such vehicle either by placing a traffic violation notice thereon, which notice shall indicate the nature of the violation, or by placing such notice thereon and removing and conveying such vehicle to a vehicle pound designated by the Police Department. The owner or authorized operator of such impounded vehicle may have the vehicle removed from the impoundment by paying the penalties imposed by Section 480.99 as an impounding fee, plus all costs and expenses that have been incurred for the towing and storage of such vehicle, plus all impounding fees and towing and storage charges which have accrued against such vehicle during the time of his or her ownership thereof. Any vehicle impounded by seizure may, after one month from the date of seizure, be sold by the City, either at a private or public sale, to the highest bidder, after first giving the owner of the vehicle (as such owner is shown to be in the office of the secretary of state of the state in which the vehicle is licensed), on the day of seizure, a notice of seizure and proposed sale, in writing, delivered in person or sent by registered mail addressed to such person at the owner's place of business or residence as shown in the secretary of state's office.
(Ord. 60-9-1. Passed 9-7-60.)