City employees as designated by the board of aldermen are hereby vested with the authority and it shall be their duty to impound any unoccupied vehicle parked in violation of any of the parking regulations of the city or any vehicle which has been wrecked or abandoned. In addition, a vehicle may be impounded if there are five (5) or more unpaid parking citations which have remained unpaid for more than ten (10) days. A vehicle so impounded shall be kept at a place to be designated by the director of public safety, chief of police or superintendent of parking and may be released to the duly identified and lawful owner upon payment of storage, towing and other impounding charges in addition to any fines and court costs imposed for violation of any traffic regulations of the city. If after forty-five (45) days the vehicle is not claimed by the rightful owner, the vehicle will be disposed of through the police department. (1961 Supp., § 10.78.1; Ord. No. G-93-13, § 1, 6-17-93; Ord. No. G-04-9, § 1, 6-3-04)