In case any private property other than a vehicle is left on any public street, alley, park, parking lot or other public property or place in the City without the permission of the City for a period of more than 24 hours, the Chief of Police or designee and Director of Public Works or designee may remove or secure the removal of the same to an appropriate place of safe-keeping; and the keeper shall have a lien thereon for compensation or storage and for caring for and keeping such property. In the event the owner thereof claims the property within a period of 10 days, property shall be restored to the owner upon payment of the lien for removal, care and storage; in the event the owner of such property does not claim the same within a 10-day period, then the Chief of Police shall conform to those provisions of the law referring to lost, unclaimed and abandoned property.
(Prior code 10.04.060; Ord. 581; Ord. 53-73)