Chapter 10.82 TOWING VEHICLES
Section 10.82.030 Certain illegally parked vehicles declared a nuisance per se.
Any vehicle illegally parked, standing, stored or placed within the city under any one of the following
circumstances is hereby declared a nuisance per se and the department may remove and impound, or have
removed and impounded by a commercial towing service, said vehicle without notice to the owner:
1. Which blocks the ingress and egress to and from a private driveway without
the consent of the owner,
or person in control, of the property served thereby;
2. Which obstructs the orderly provision of municipal services, including, but
not limited to, snow
removal, street resurfacing or oiling, and street cleaning;
3. Which obstructs, or may obstruct, the movement of any emergency vehicle;
4. Which impedes or interferes with, or may impede or interfere with, the normal
flow of traffic or the
ability of operators of vehicles to keep a proper look-out or the ability of pedestrians crossing at
marked or
unmarked crosswalks to keep a proper look-out; or
5. Which obstructs or interferes with, or may obstruct or interfere with, the
use of a fire hydrant.
6. Which has remained on the street or private property without license plates
for 30 days or without
current registration tags for more than 60 days.
7. Which is illegally parked in a designated permit parking only space.
(Ord. 2003-1081; 2002-1036;
84/T-2722)