Any vehicle parked, stopped or standing upon a street or highway in the City of Port Washington in violation of any of the provisions of Chapter
400, Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter
404, Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned, or this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic and public safety.
Such vehicle shall be removed by the operator in charge, upon
request of any traffic officer, to a position where parking is permitted
or to a private or public parking or storage premises.
Any traffic officer, after issuing a ticket-citation for illegal
parking, stopping, or standing of an unattended vehicle in violation
of this Code, is authorized to remove such vehicle to a position where
parking is permitted.
The officer may order a motor carrier holding a permit to perform
vehicle towing services to remove and store such vehicle in any public
storage garage or rental parking grounds or any facility of the person
providing the towing services.
In addition to other penalties provided in this Code, the owner
or operator of a vehicle so removed shall pay the reasonable cost
of moving, towing and storage. If the vehicle is towed and stored
by a motor carrier, actual charges regularly paid for such services
shall be paid.