Either the Police Department or the Department of Public Works of this municipality is hereby authorized to remove any vehicle from any public street or highway and to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a parking area maintained by the municipality under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated.
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Where a vehicle is left unattended or is parked upon a public street or highway in violation of any municipal ordinance.
If a member of either the Police Department or the Department of Public Works under any of the circumstances referred to in § 477-2 hereof is able to ascertain the name and address of the owner of said vehicle, such representative of the Police Department or Department of Public Works shall immediately give notice, in writing, to such owner of the removal of the vehicle from the public street or public highway and the reason or reasons therefor, as well as the place to which the vehicle has been removed.