The Sheriff’s Department and all members thereof assigned to traffic duty are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by commercial towing service, any car, boat, trailer, or other vehicle illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle; or any vehicle which has been parked in any public street or other public place for a period of twenty-four (24) hours or more.
Vehicles towed away shall be stored on any County property or in a public garage or parking lot and shall be restored to the owner or operator thereof after payment of the expense incurred by the County in removing and storing such vehicle(s).