Any duly authorized police officer, or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations (herein referred to as parking code enforcement aide), is hereby authorized to remove, or cause the removal of, a vehicle from any street or off street parking lot, when the vehicle is left parked, standing or abandoned in an unusual position which obstructs the normal movement of traffic thereon, or when the vehicle has been parked or left standing for seventy two (72) or more consecutive hours, or when a vehicle is illegally parked in a zone that has been posted for the purpose of the necessary cleaning, repairing or construction of streets or off street parking lots, or for the installation of utilities, or when the street or off street parking lot or any portion thereof is authorized by local authorities for a purpose other than normal flow of traffic; or for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size; and the parking of a vehicle would prohibit or interfere with the use or movement and signs, giving notice that the vehicle may be removed, are erected or placed at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the removal by local authorities pursuant to this chapter, or as may be further authorized by the Vehicle Code of the state. (Ord. 1515, 1-10-1995)