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.