Ordinance 1531-88 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 9. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing or 2 parked in a fire lane or within fifteen (15) feet of any fire hydrant whether on public or private property. 3 Vehicles subject to impoundment under these or other sections are 4 hereby declared to be public nuisances which may be summarily abated as provided in each instance and except where prohibited 5 by law. Nothing in this section shall derogate from the powers of police officers under the common law. For the purposes of 6 this section, a place of safety may include the business location of a registered disposer as defined in RCW 46.52.102. 7 8 be and the same is hereby amended as follows: 9 Officers authorized to remove certain vehicles. 10 A. Impoundments. 11 Any police officer may take custody of a vehicle and 12 provide for its prompt removal to a place of safety under any of the following circumstances: 13 1 . Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle stopped or 14 parked upon the roadway, whether attended or unattended, the officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal 15 of the vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off 16 the roadway or away from the main travelled portion thereof; 17 2. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon 18 any highway where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic or jeopardizes public safety; 19 3. Whenever a police officer finds an unattended vehicle at 20 the scene of an accident or when the driver of any vehicle involved in an accident is physically or mentally 21 incapable, or too intoxicated, to decide upon steps to be taken to protect his or her property; 22 4. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is arrested and taken into 23 custody by a police officer, and the driver, because of intoxication or otherwise, is mentally incapable of 24 deciding upon steps to be taken to safeguard his or her property; 25 5. Whenever a police officer discovers a vehicle which he 26 determines to be a stolen vehicle; 27 6. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing or parked in a designated tow-away zone; 28 7. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle immobilized for 29 twenty-four (24) hours or longer as the result of the vehicle having been declared a public nuisance pursuant to 30 the City's Parking Ordinance; 31 8. Whenever a vehicle without a special license plate, card, or decal indicating that the vehicle is being used to 32 transport a disabled person under RCW 46.16.381 is parked 2