(1) A motor vehicle still immobilized at 5:00 p.m. on the following day may be taken into custody and impounded. Under the direction of a police officer or agent of the City, the vehicle may be taken to a City facility for storing vehicles or to some reputable motor vehicle storage facility and kept there until it is released or sold.

(2) The City employee or agent directing the impoundment shall determine if the vehicle exceeds $1,000 in value at the time the vehicle is impounded.