Ordinance 2396-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

5. Whenever a police officer discovers a vehicle which he determines to be a stolen vehicle; 6. Whenever any police officer or parking enforcement officer finds a vehicle standing or parked in a designated tow-away zone; 7. Whenever a police officer or parking enforcement officer finds a vehicle without a special license plate, card, or decal indicating that the vehicle is being used to transport a disabled person under RCW 46.16.381 is parked in a stall or space clearly and conspicuously parked under the city's parking ordinance on public property or on private property without charge; 8. Whenever any police officer or parking enforcement officer finds a vehicle standing or parked in a fire lane or within fifteen feet of any fire hydrant whether on public or private property; 9. Whenever a police officer or parking enforcement officer finds a vehicle parked in a public right-of-way or on other publicly owned or controlled property in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation and there are four (4) or more parking infractions issued against the vehicle for each of which a person has failed to respond, failed to appear at a requested hearing, or failed to pay an adjudicated parking infraction for at least forty-five days from the date of the filing of the notice of infraction; 10. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is arrested and taken into custody by a police officer; 11. Upon a police officer determining that a person is operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license in violation of RCW 46.20.005 or with a license that has been expired for ninety days or more. Vehicles subject to impoundment under these or other sections are declared to be public nuisances which may be summarily abated as provided in each instance and except where prohibited by law. Nothing in this section shall derogate from the powers of police officers under the common law. For the purposes of this section, a place of safety may include the business location of a registered tow truck operator as defined in RCW 46.55.010.B. B. Towing. 1. The registered tow truck operator shall give to each person who seeks to redeem an impounded vehicle written notice of the right of redemption and opportunity for a hearing, which notice shall be accompanied by a form to be used for requesting a hearing, and a copy of the towing and storage invoice. The registered tow truck operator shall maintain a record evidenced by the redeeming person's signature that such notification was provided. 2. Any person seeking to redeem an impounded vehicle under this section shall be entitled to a hearing to contest the validity of the impoundment or the amount of removal, towing and storage charges, or administrative fee. The mayor or his designee (hereafter referred to as mayor) shall serve as the city's administrative hearings officer therefor. The mayor has jurisdiction to determine the issues involving all impoundments including those authorized by the state or its agents. The mayor shall not have the authority to determine the commission or mitigation of any parking infraction unless a timely response under city ordinance is filed to that notice of infraction requesting a hearing and the hearing date for that infraction has not passed, in which case the mayor has discretion to consolidate the impoundment hearing and the notice of infraction hearing. Any request for a hearing shall be made in writing on the form provided for that purpose and must be received by the mayor within ten days of the date the opportunity was 4