Whenever the police department finds an abandoned or inoperable vehicle on public property within the city, it is authorized to place written notice on the vehicle that it will be removed to a garage or place of safety unless the owner removes the vehicle from public property within 24 hours of the giving of the notice. After the expiration of the 24-hour period, the vehicle may be removed by a removal agency to a garage or place of safety. Nothing in this section precludes the police department from immediately removing a vehicle that constitutes an imminent health, safety or fire hazard.
(1992 Code, § 25-43) (Ord. 88-73, passed 10-8-1973; Ord. 102-76, passed 12-6-1976; Ord. 14-87, passed 3-9-1987)