Any vehicle parked on campus in violation of these regulations, including the motor vehicle and other traffic laws of the state of Washington and the traffic code of the cities of Des Moines and Kent as incorporated in WAC 132I-116-030, may be impounded and towed to an impound lot by a duly authorized towing company under contract to provide towing services to the college. The expense of such impounding and storage shall be charged to the owner or operator of the vehicle and paid by him prior to its release. The college and its employees shall not be liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting from such immobilization, impounding, and/or storage.

Circumstances in which vehicles may be impounded include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) Blocking a roadway in a manner that impedes vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

(2) Blocking a walkway in a manner that impedes pedestrian traffic;

(3) Blocking a fire lane or impeding access to a fire hydrant including parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant;

(4) Creating a safety hazard in the opinion of the public safety and emergency management director or designee;

(5) Blocking a legally parked car;

(6) Parking in a marked "tow-away" or "no parking" zone;

(7) Having an accumulation of four or more outstanding college parking/traffic violations;

(8) Illegally parking in a handicapped parking space;

(9) Parking anywhere other than a designated parking area; or

(10) Parking on campus for more than seventy-two hours without prior authorization from the public safety department.