A. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street, alley, or City-owned parking lot for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours. For purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be considered to have been parked or left standing for 72 or more consecutive hours if it has remained inoperable or has not been moved at least one mile during said period. Obstruction of the odometer of a vehicle shall give rise to a presumption that the vehicle has not been moved as required by this section and the odometer reading shall be presumptively correct.

B. In the event a vehicle is left parked or standing upon a street, alley, or City-owned parking lot in violation of this section, it may be removed or towed; provided, that a warning notice has been placed on the windshield or other conspicuous place on the vehicle (if it has no windshield) advising that such removal or towing will occur without any further notice or warning 72 hours after the posting of the notice. Any member of the Police Department authorized by the Police Chief may remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code or issue a citation in lieu of towing removal.

C. A vehicle shall not be re-parked or returned to any location within one-half mile of the location where such vehicle was first parked sooner than 72 hours following the time that the vehicle was first moved. (Ord. 1142, 2022)