(1) Any vehicle parked in such a position that it constitutes an obstruction to traffic or is unlawfully parked in any prohibited or restricted area, or is parked or so used as to endanger or be likely to endanger any user or potential user of any public highway, or is used in violation of the traffic ordinances of Snohomish county or the traffic laws of the state of Washington is declared to be a public nuisance and may be removed under the direction of the sheriff by means of towing or otherwise;

(2) In the event that an operator of a motor vehicle is arrested and placed in custody, or in the event the operator of a motor vehicle is incapacitated as the result of an accident and is unable to drive his vehicle to a place of safety; and there is no other person present who is able and willing to act as agent for such operator to drive the vehicle to a place of safety, the sheriff may provide for the removal of such vehicle to a place of safety by towing or otherwise;

(3) When any abandoned vehicle or abandoned automobile hulk as defined in SCC 10.36.020 is found on public or private property, or within the limits of any highway, within the unincorporated areas of Snohomish county. (Added by § 5 of Res. adopted June 15, 1970).