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11. Whenever a police officer or parking enforcement officer determines that the vehicle has an expired registration of more than forty-five days and is parked on a public street; 12. Whenever a vehicle is illegally occupying a truck, commercial loading zone, restricted parking zone, bus, loading, hooded -meter, taxi, street construction or maintenance, or other similar zone where, by order of the director of transportation or chiefs of police or fire or their designees, parking is limited to designated classes of vehicles or is prohibited during certain hours, on designated days or at all times, if the zone has been established with signage for at least twenty-four hours and where the vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of the zone. Signage must give notice to the public that a vehicle will be removed if illegally parked in the zone. 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. Section 5. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2180-96, as amended by Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2317-98, as amended by Section 3 of Ordinance No. 3125-09 (EMC 46.28.070), which reads as follows: Parking for disabled persons. A. A person who has received a current and valid special disabled person's card, decal or license plate from the Washington State Department of Licensing under RCW 46.16.381 shall be allowed to park a vehicle being used to transport such person in metered parking spaces free of charge and in nonmetered spaces for unlimited periods of time in parking zones or areas which are otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section. This section shall have no application to those zones or areas in which the stopping, parking or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles. Such person shall not be permitted the foregoing privilege unless the person obtains and displays a distinguishing card, decal, or license plate issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.381. B. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a parking space reserved for disabled persons provided on -street or on private property without charge without obtaining and displaying a special license plate, card, or decal issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.381. Pursuant to RCW 46.16.381, a time limitation of four hours may be imposed on the use of such parking spaces for on -street parking when such time restricted is clearly posted. A time restriction of four hours may be imposed on the Page 15 of 2S