(a) Authority to Remove. Any law enforcement officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage, the police impound lot, or other place of safety, any vehicle found upon a street, road, alley or highway in the City when such vehicle is parked illegally in violation of signs prohibiting such parking, or if such vehicle is interfering with, or would soon interfere with, street or utility construction, street or utility maintenance, painting of street lines or traffic control devices, or any planned maintenance work on utilities.

(b) Interference with Emergency Work on Streets or Utilities. Any law enforcement officer may remove to a garage, police impound lot or other place of safety, any vehicle which is parked in such a manner as to interfere with emergency work on streets or utilities, regardless if such vehicle was otherwise lawfully parked.

(c) Notification of Vehicle Removal. Notification of such vehicle removal, assessment of towing fees and storage charges, challenges to such removal and disposal of unclaimed vehicles removed pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the procedures established in Chapter 10.25 TMC. (Code 1981 § 43-5. Code 1995 § 142-5.)