(A) (1) The Police Department thereof assigned to traffic duty are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by a commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle illegally parked in any place where the parked vehicle creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle.
(2) Additionally, any car or other vehicle parked on any of the designated streets during the hours when parking thereon is prohibited or which are parked upon the streets in violation of the snowfall parking restriction of this code, may also be removed and towed away as herein provided.
(B) Cars so towed away for illegal parking shall be stored in a safe place and shall be restored to the owner or operator of the car, upon payment of towing costs within 24 hours after the time the car was removed.
(Prior Code, § 8-45) (Ord. 1997-19, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2008-57, passed 11-6-2008
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