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In the event of any gathering of persons for the purpose of attending any athletic contest, circus, carnival, fireworks display, parades, theatrical performance, other performances or exhibitions, or in the event of any fire or other emergency, the chief of police or his or her designee is authorized in their discretion to post, on such streets in the vicinity of any aforementioned event, signs prohibiting or limiting the parking or standing of vehicles on such streets. No vehicle shall remain parked or standing on any such street in violation of the prohibition set forth on such signs.
The police department and all members thereof, in addition to issuing a parking ticket for violations of this section, are also hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by a commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle illegally parked or standing in violation of this section. Cars so towed away shall be stored in a safe place and shall be returned to the owner or operator of such vehicle upon payment of the charge for towing and storage. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle to ensure timely retrieval and care of the vehicle.
It shall be prima facie evidence that a vehicle is under the care and control of the person or corporation to whom or to which it is registered during the time said vehicle is parked or standing in violation of this section.
If this ordinance is invoked by the chief of police or his or her designee, the area of prohibited parking and standing shall be posted with emergency no parking signs on which will be displayed in red letters on white background, the following information: Emergency No Parking
This Side or Either Side
Per Order of W.P.D.
City Ordinance #
From (date written in black permanent marker) to (date)
Towing Enforced
Posting is to be done at least 12 hours prior to the effective date and time. The time of prohibited parking shall not exceed 72 hours.
(Ord. No. O-01-14, § I, 7-23-01)