An owner or lessee, or his or her agent authorized in writing, requesting that the Police Department perform a public tow pursuant to PMC 12.02.050 shall pay the costs of towing and processing at the time of the tow. Said owner, lessee or authorized agent shall be reimbursed for those costs if the Police Department recovers such costs from the owner of the vehicle. No vehicle towed, stored or impounded at the request of the Police Department as provided in this chapter shall be released until the charge for towing or otherwise removing such vehicle, together with the charge for storage for the same, as hereinafter set forth, has been paid. The charge of towing an abandoned or inoperable vehicle, based on weight classification, shall not exceed any amount as may be allowed by statute. (Ord. 558 §1, 2007)