A. Whenever the city manager determines that the orderly, efficient conduct of the city's business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on city property or city-controlled property be prohibited, limited or restricted, the city manager shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.
B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place, giving notice thereof no person shall park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs or pavement markings.
C. Any motor vehicle parked on city property or city-controlled property in violation of this section may be towed away and stored by a police officer, person or private towing service designated by the chief of police under the direction of a police officer. Before this provision shall apply, however, the area must be conspicuously posted giving notice that any vehicle parked in violation thereof shall be subject to removal and storage at the expense of the owner of the vehicle. The owner of any vehicle so removed and stored may reclaim it, but the owner shall first pay the cost that is incurred in removing and storing such vehicle.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.13.006)