Fulton Removal and impoundment of vehicle by police ordinance (§ 110-45)

(a) Members of the police department are authorized to remove a vehicle from streets, parks or highways to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the police department or otherwise maintained by the city under the following circumstances:

(1) When a vehicle upon a highway is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person in charge of the vehicle is incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal.

(2) When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street, alley or public parking lot and is so parked illegally as to constitute a definite hazard or an obstruction to the normal movement of traffic.

(3) When any vehicle is left standing or parked:

a. In a loading zone.

b. Upon or blocking a sidewalk.

c. Within an intersection.

d. On a crosswalk or safety zone.

e. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.

f. Upon any bridge or elevated structure upon a highway.

g. On any railroad tracks.

h. In front of a public or private driveway.

i. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

j. Within a fire lane or zone.

k. Within any area temporarily designated by the city engineer as a tow-away zone.

l. At any place within the city which reasonably appears to be in violation of this chapter or is lost, stolen or unclaimed.

m. Within any area between the curb and sidewalk.

n. Within any area temporarily designated no parking because of street repair or an overlay program.

o. Within any area temporarily designated as a construction zone or detour route.

p. Within any area designated as a tow-away zone by the city council.

(b) Such vehicles shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with subsection 110-43(e).

(c) The city engineer shall place and maintain traffic control signs, signals and devices when and as required under this chapter to make effective this chapter and may place and maintain such additional traffic control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic under this chapter or under state law or to guide or warn traffic. The city engineer may temporarily designate construction zones or no parking zones because of street repair or overlay programs.

(d) Any person who violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance with section 1-20.