HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 0861 (1981)ORDINANCE #861 NOT ADOPTED
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ORDINANCE NO. 861
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUSTIPI, CALIFORPIIA,
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 4,
PART 2, PERTAINIrdG TO TOW TRUCKS.
The City Council of the City of Tustin, California,
hereby ordains as follows:
Section l: Section 3435b(29) of the Tustin City Code
is amended to read as follows:
"(29) Rate schedules for towing services
performed for the City shall be subject to
approval of the License and Permit Board upon
recommendation of the Chief of Police. The
service may appeal any rate schedule disapproval
pursuant to the procedures in Section 3436d
herein. A copy of the current and approved
rate schedule shall be filed by the tow truck
company with the Tustin Police Department
indicating all charges described in Section
3432c(10) of the Tustin City Code. Said rate
schedule shall also be posted in the company's
tow trucks and at the authorized storage facility."
Section 2: Section 3435c is added to the Tustin City
Code to read as follows:
"c Notification.
Before authorizing a towing company to
remove any illegally parked vehicle from private
property, the owner or person in lawful possession
of the private property shall notify the Tustin
Police Department of:
(1) The name, address and phone number
of the person authorizing removal of the illegally
parked vehicle from private property.
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(2) The location of the private property
from which the vehicle is to be removed.
(3) The name, address and telephone number
of the location where the vehicle is to be stored.
(4) The license number, model and color of
the vehicle to be removed.
(5) The name and address of the person
reporting the private property impound.
It is the responsibility of the tow truck
company and of the tow truck driver to ensure
that the Tustin Police Department is notified
by the owner or person in lawful possession of
the private property prior to the tow service
operator connecting his vehicle to any illegally
parked vehicle. The tow service operator, if
authorized by the o~-:ner or person in possession
of the private property, may notify the Tustin
.Police Department on behalf of the owner or per-
son in possession of the private property."
Section 3: Section 3435d is added to the Tustin City
Code to read as follows:
"d Warning Signs.
No tow truck company shall tow from private
property unless the private property has dis-
played signs in conformance with Tustin City
Code Section 5342."
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meetinq of the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California, this day
of 1981..
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk
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