Any automobile, trailer, camper, boat trailer or other vehicle parked or standing on property owned, leased, or operated by the city without specific permission of the city is in violation of this chapter and is subject to citation and/or impoundment.
(Ord. 2001-249 § 1)
A vehicle may be impounded with or without citation and without giving prior notice to its registered or legal owner under the following circumstances:
A. 
When authorized under Chapter 46.55 RCW;
B. 
When the vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, including the flow of traffic within property owned, leased, or operated by the city;
C. 
When a vehicle poses an immediate danger to public safety, including but not limited to an environmental danger created by a vehicle parked in a wetland; or
D. 
Where signs or pavement markings, posted pursuant to RCW 46.55.070, prohibit or restrict parking without authority or permission.
(Ord. 2001-249 § 1)
A. 
A vehicle in violation of NMC § 10.35.010 that is not subject to impoundment under NMC § 10.35.020 may be impounded for said violation, after the owner or operator of such vehicle has been cited for a violation of this chapter and after a notice of impoundment, pursuant to RCW 46.55.085, has been securely attached to and conspicuously displayed on such vehicle for a period of 24 hours prior to impoundment.
B. 
If a vehicle is abandoned on city owned property, said vehicle may be impounded after a notice of impoundment, pursuant to RCW 46.55.085, has been securely attached to and conspicuously displayed on such vehicle for a period of 24 hours prior to impoundment, regardless of whether the vehicle otherwise violates any provision of this code.
(Ord. 2001-249 § 1)
The citation and/or impoundment of a vehicle pursuant to this chapter does not preclude the institution and prosecution of charges in the district court or other appropriate court for violation of any provision of this code.
(Ord. 2001-249 § 1)