Guadalupe Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Vehicle Impoundment

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours.

(Ord. 232 §1, 1949)

Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Police Department of this City may remove or cause to be removed:

A. Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or highway for 72 hours or more consecutive hours;

B. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway, when such parking or standing is prohibited by ordinance or resolution of this City, and signs are posted giving notice of such removal;

C. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway, where the use of such street or highway, or a portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway, or for the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement, provided that signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

(Ord. 232 §2, 1949)

Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or performing any act declared by this chapter to be unlawful, shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision then in effect in the City pursuant to Chapter 1.08 of this code, as amended.

(Ord. 86-271 §4)