A. When a vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge or viaduct, or when such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic;

B. When a vehicle upon a public way is so disabled so 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;

C. When any vehicle is left unattended upon any street or parked illegally so as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic, or left unattended upon any public street with the engine running or with keys in the ignition switch or lock;

D. When any vehicle is parked or left standing upon any area or portion of a public street in violation of or contrary to a parking limitation or prohibition established by the traffic engineer; provided, that such area or portion of the public street has been posted with an official sign giving notice both of the limitation and prohibition and of the fact that such area or portion of such street is a tow-away area;

E. When a vehicle is parked in violation of any traffic ordinance and is an obstruction or hazard or potential obstruction or hazard to any lawful function or limits the normal access to use of any public or private property;

F. When a driver of such vehicle is taken into custody by a police officer and the vehicle would thereby be left unattended upon a street, highway, restricted parking area or other public way;

G. When the driver of a vehicle is reasonably suspected of unlawfully using license plates or a license permit, misusing the license plates or license permit issued to him or her; or when a vehicle is driven without proper license plates or license permit, with no license plates or license permit or with an invalid or expired license permit;

H. When the driver of a vehicle is driving without an operator’s license or chauffeur’s license which is current and valid, does not have such license in his or her immediate possession, drives a vehicle contrary to restrictions imposed upon his or her license, or drives a vehicle while his or her operator’s or chauffeur’s license is denied, suspended, canceled or revoked by the state;

I. Where a vehicle is found parked on or near to any railroad tracks so as to block the same in any manner, or when any truck tractor or semi-trailer is parked in any parking-metered space;

J. When a driver of any vehicle or the vehicle which he or she is driving is reasonably suspected of having been involved in any hit-and-run accident;

K. When any vehicle is reasonably suspected of being stolen or parts thereof to be stolen;

L. When the driver of any vehicle is taken into custody for a suspected felony or misdemeanor, or when the vehicle is suspected of containing stolen goods or other contraband; or

M. When the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle contains any booby trap, bomb or incendiary device.

N. When the officer has just cause or reasonable belief that the inoperable vehicle will affect the overall well-being and welfare of the community. (Ord. 558 §1, 2007; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019; Amended Ord. 792 §7, 2021)