In accordance with the provisions of this Title and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, highways, roads and/or streets are designated in Schedule VII as snow routes. During a snowfall and for twelve (12) hours thereafter, parking is prohibited on both sides of streets designated in Schedule VII. Any vehicle parked on these streets may be towed by the Police Department at the owner's expense.
[CC 1987 §375.010; Ord. No. 80-6 §2, 2-12-1980]
A. 
Members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to remove or have removed any such vehicle to a public garage, service station, other street, or any other convenient location, subject to the following conditions:
1. 
A sign shall be posted notifying the public that a street or portion thereof is a snow route.
2. 
Whenever a vehicle has been removed as hereby authorized, the officer shall attempt to ascertain the identity of the owner or the person in charge of the vehicle from information coming to his/her attention, and the officer shall give notice as soon as possible to the owner or person in charge of the vehicle of its removal and whereabouts of the vehicle.
3. 
No person shall recover said vehicle removed pursuant to this Chapter except that he/she shall present evidence of his/her identity and ownership of the vehicle, he/she shall pay the cost of its removal and storage, if any, and he/she shall sign a receipt for its return.
4. 
The Police Department shall keep a record of each vehicle removed and detailed efforts as to what methods were utilized to notify the owner or person in control of the vehicle of its removal and whereabouts.