Any person claiming an impounded abandoned vehicle of a type described in § 22-9-8 of this article shall make such claim to the Police Chief and shall, before the vehicle is released from the pound, pay to the City Clerk the cost of removal and storage of the vehicle as determined by the Police Chief. The cost of removal and storage of vehicles generally shall be the reasonable cost thereof as the City Council shall have determined by resolution; provided, if the Police Chief shall determine that the reasonable cost of removal or storage of trucks or trailers exceeds the cost of removal or storage of vehicles generally as determined by a resolution of the City Council, the cost of removal or storage of trucks or trailers shall be the reasonable cost thereof as determined by the Police Chief.
(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 1906, passed - -1971)