[Code 1975, § 32-215; Code 1992, § 29-166; 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 1336; 4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-006]
Members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a street, highway, alley or any other place open to travel by the public or premises owned by the City to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage or vehicle pound designated or maintained by the City when:
(1) 
Any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct or causeway, where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
(2) 
A vehicle upon a street or highway is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person in charge of the vehicle is, by reason of physical injury, incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal.
(3) 
Any vehicle is left unattended upon a street or highway and is so parked illegally as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic or an obstruction to street maintenance, street cleaning or snow removal vehicles.
(4) 
A vehicle is found being driven upon a street or highway and is not in proper condition to be driven or a vehicle is found parked or being driven without the vehicle equipped with license plates as provided in the Michigan Vehicle Code.
(5) 
The driver of a vehicle is taken into custody by the Police Department and such vehicle would thereby be left unattended.
(6) 
Removal is necessary in the interest of public safety or because of fire, flood, storm, snow or other emergency reason.
(7) 
A vehicle is found to be parked in a time zone for more than twice the time allowed within that zone or for a parking meter space where the vehicle has remained in the parking meter space for another period equal to the maximum time for that meter. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude or affect the ability of any officer or agent of the Police Department to issue parking violation tickets.
(8) 
The owner of a vehicle has failed to answer three or more parking violation notices or citations regarding illegal parking.
(9) 
A vehicle is found to be parked in a no parking, tow-away zone.
[5-10-2021 by Ord. No. 21-004]
[Code 1975, § 32-216; Code 1992, § 29-167]
Whenever an officer impounds a vehicle as authorized in § 46-191 and the officer knows or is able to ascertain the name and address of the owner thereof, such officer shall, within a reasonable period of time, give or cause to be given notice in writing to such owner of the fact of such removal and the reasons therefor and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed. Such notice shall be given by certified mail addressed to the last known address of the registered owner and all known secured parties. If any such vehicle is stored in a garage or vehicle pound, a copy of such notice shall be given to the custodian of the vehicle.
[Code 1975, § 32-218; Code 1992, § 29-169]
No vehicle impounded under this article shall be discharged or removed from the place of impoundment except upon the payment by the owner of such vehicle or his or her duly authorized representative of towing charges plus storage and any outstanding fines, if applicable.