Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Police Department may remove or cause to be removed:
(A) Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or highway for 72 or more consecutive hours; and
(B) Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway where the use of the street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repairing or construction of the street or highway or for the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of the vehicle would prohibit or interfere with the use or movement; provided that signs giving notice that the vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal.
(1995 Code, § 9.48.160)