Sec. 76-217. - Removal of disabled or abandoned vehicles on public highway—Generally.

(a)

Order to remove. Whenever any vehicle is disabled by reason of accident or for any other reason or abandoned upon a public street or highway of the city, and such disabled or abandoned vehicle constitutes an obstruction to the normal flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic upon the highway which cannot be readily removed, the police department, or any officer thereof, shall direct the owner or operator to remove such vehicle and shall give him/her a reasonable opportunity to do so.

(b)

Use of towing service. If the owner or operator of a disabled or abandoned motor vehicle is unable or unwilling to remove such motor vehicle by his/her own efforts or resources within a reasonable time as directed by the police department, he/she shall be directed to call or designate a towing service of his/her own choice to remove the vehicle. If such owner or operator refuses, fails, is unable, or is not readily available to call or select a towing service as aforesaid, the police department shall call upon an approved towing service, as herein provided, and direct that such motor vehicle be removed to a suitable place within the city.

(Code 1971, § 22-198)