10.12.090 - Removing vehicles from streets.

Any regularly employed and salaried officer or deputy of the law enforcement agency of this city, or a regularly employed and salaried city employee who is authorized to enforce parking laws and regulations as designated in this title, may remove or cause to be removed: (1)

Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours;

(2)

Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway when parking or standing is prohibited by an ordinance or resolution of this city and signs are posted giving notice of removal;

(3)

Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or for the installation of underground utilities, 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 a 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 twenty-four hours prior to the removal;

(4)

Any vehicle within the city's jurisdiction in violation of any of the enumerated circumstances permitting removal consistent with, and as authorized by, the vehicle code, including Sections 22651 through 22711.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 2-5-2019)