§ 10.28.270. Removal of illegally parked vehicles where necessary for repair or construction of street or installation of underground utilities.

A.

Whenever the Traffic Engineer or his or her authorized representative finds and determines that the parking or standing of vehicles upon a street or highway would prohibit or interfere with the repair, or construction of a highway or street or interfere with the installation of underground utilities, he or she is authorized to erect, install or place signs, or have signs erected, installed or placed, on such street, highway or portion, in the manner required and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code of California, giving notice that the parking or standing of vehicles upon said street, highway or portion is forbidden, and to keep such signs thereon, temporarily or permanently, until such cleaning, repair, construction or installation is completed or discontinued.

B.

Upon and after the erection or placing of signs prohibiting parking thereon, and until said signs are removed, no person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle, or leave such vehicle standing upon the street or highway or portion thereof on which said signs are erected or placed.

C.

Upon and after the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours from the time signs prohibiting parking shall have been erected or placed on said street, highway or portion thereof, any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code or any regularly employed and salaried employee, who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the City of Oakland may remove or order removed from said street, highway or portion thereof, in the manner provided and subject to the requirements of the California Vehicle Code, any vehicle illegally parked or left standing thereof in violation of this section.

(Ord. 12449 § 2, 2002)