Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-25-05 workshop — reading text

Wrecker Rotation Program Adopt maximum rates, storage area requirements, occupational license and inspection standards  1 ORDINANCE 1671- A 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON 4 BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AUTHORITY; 5 REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY THE CURRENT 6 CHAPTER 38, WRECKERS; ADOPTING A NEW 7 SECTION ENTITLED WRECKER OPERATIONS AND 8 SERVICES; ESTABLISHING WRECKER ROTATION 9 PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF 10 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS AND SEVERABILITY; 11 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 12 13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 14 OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: 15 16 SECTION I. AUTHORITY 17 18 The authority for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 166. 021 (1) and 166. 043, 19 Florida Statutes ( 2004). 20 21 SECTION II. INTENT 22 Section 166. 043, of the Florida Statutes allows the City to enact service rates for 23 towing of vehicles from or immobilization of vehicles on private property, and rates for 24 removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or the 25 removal and storage of vehicles in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, 26 unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at 27 the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle. 28 29 SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 38 30 Chapter 38 is hereby repealed in its entirety as follows: 31 32 Ses. 3& 1. DeHnitians. 33 The falla':: ing waras, teTHI.s ana phrases, ':: hen Hsea in this sh~ ter, shall have the 34 meanings aseribea ta them in this seetian, eJ( eept '." here the eanteJH elearly inaieates a 35 elitTereBt meaniog: 36 1'/ ehiele shall mean any vehiele whieh has nat been ma' led in 72 haHrs and is Ahsild'ane: 37 laeatea ao pHblie prapeIty, ioelHaing, bHt oat limited ta a eity street ar right ef way. 38 Cantrseted H'p'ee.'cer shall mean the pHil io " Teeker servise ':: hieh is negetiatea by the eit)' 39 te pre' liae eertain te'.ving eit)' serviees fer the eity. 40 Ratatisn 2e.' H'P' CeF shall mean a ':.- reeker meeting tbe reElHirements ef this eh~ ter ana with the a retatien ".- 41 registerea palise aepaflment a5 reeker. 42 ( Ceae 19& 5, ~ && 6. 91; Ord. Na. 653. 3, 1 19 & 1; Ora. Ne. 1557, ~ 1, & 1293) 43 Cross referenees: Definitiens ana rules ef eanstroetien generally, ~ 1 2. 44 45 See. 3 & 2. Penalty fer vielatiens. manager af written semplaiBt en ~. ".' reeker servise, the 46 Upan reeeiJ3t by the sit)' an)' laint. lithe fmas tbat the 47 manager may iFp: estigate the fasts eithe ea~ eit)' maaager eit)' 48 laiBt is ': alia, he shall the wfeel~ er iee, ser.... in ':: riting, ana gi': e the wfeeker ea~ natif)' 49 servise a fair appeFtuRity ta be heara. Thereafter, the eity manager may fina the wfeeker 10/ 17/ 2005 Toni L.Craig Page 1 103 a) J'.} 3f1lieatia s far a \': reel( er }3ermit shall be maEle H}3aa a farm pre}3afeEl aHa maae 104 available b)' the }3aliee aeflartmeat, Hpaa } 3reseHtaia af re ei3} t far paymem af the 105 aeeapatiaaallieease. 106 e) This ehapter shall aaly ta ratatiaa ';: reekers aHEI eaatraeteEl \': reel( ers appl)' 107 eaa9Hetiag bHsiaess ia the eity. 108 Case 1985, ~ 886. 93; Ora. } Ia. 653, 6 8 76; Ora. } Ia. 653. 2, 7 27 81; Ora. }la. 933, 1 109 28 87; Ora. l}a. 1283, ~ 2, 5 9 95; Ora. }la. 1557, ~ 1, 8 12 ( 3) 110 111 See. 38 5. Ofleratiaa afv:reekers; ':,Teel. er seleetiaa. 112 a) If the a',vaer ar a}3erat r af a ': ehiele ia': alveEl ia aa aeeiaeat ar eallisiaa is 113 1: lBable ta aesigaate a aesired ,',' reeker ar deeliaes ta desigaate aae, eampaH)' 3R:,' sieall)' 114 the iavestigatiag ameer shall eammHaieate iliat faet im.meaiately ta paliee 115 eamm1:lBieatiaas. aeflartmeat shall keep a master ratatiaa list, ia al3}habetial The }3aliee 116 araer, af all ', we ekeI' eaffiflaHies partieipatiag in the " neker ratatiaa pragram. Oa 117 reeei'lmg the first eammHaieatiaa, the eammHaieatiaas ameer reeeiviag sueh 118 transmissiaa at paliee headEfUarters shall eall the first \ weeker eam3}any aa the ratatiaa 119 list ta taw the disable a vehiele. If a ' reeker 1; belaagiag ta the wreeker reeei': mg eaFBfJaH)' 120 the eammHaieatiaa fails ta arrive at the seeae af aa aeeiaem ' Nithia 35 miButes, the 121 iBvestigatiag affieer shall aatify paliee eammllaieatiaas. The first ';: reeker eaffiflaH)' 122 ealled shall be ea8eellea aHEI tfie 8eJ(t ':.'Teeker eampaay 0a the ratatia8 list shall be hase eall ':: was ea8eelleEl shall be plaeed ia last pasitia8 ealled. The ....' a8 123 feeker eampaa)' 124 the ratatia8 list aHa a 8atatia8 af failllre ta reS}3a8a shall be reearaed as a remark. Ia eaeh ar refusal af the ta 125 slleeeedi8g eamm1l8ieatiaa af the iaabilit)' a\':8er ar a}3erat r tfie 8eJ, t ilie list shall be eallea, aHd }3ra} 3er 8atatiaa af 126 aesigaate a ','' reeker, eam}3aa)' aa 127 eaah slleh eall shall be maae a8 the master list. She ( 6) failures ta respa8a ta tfie 128 laeatiaa ':: ithi8 35 mi8utes ',vithi8 a 12 maath ralli8g }3eriad ':,' ill ea8stitute a sis3}atehed vialatiaa af this a8a be gFaH8aS fer aiseiflliaary aetia8 as } far i8 129 ehapter may 3 r a v i d e d 130 seatia8 38 2 . 131 b) } Ia ", reeker shall fallaw ambHlaHee, }3aliee aH)' ear ar ,,( reeker ,': hieh is a}3erat r 132 traveliag a8 a pHblie street i8 res}3a8se ta a repar! af aH aHtamabile eallisia8 ar aeeidem 133 far the }31:H3ase '} af salieiti8g bllsi8ess. aeeidem ar eallisiaa a8 134 e) } la persaa shall drive a ...:reeker ta ar 8ear the see8e af aH 135 ilie streets af the far the pl:ifl3ases af salieitiag bllsiaess H8less sHeh }3ersa8 has bee8 eit)' 136 ealled ta the see8e b)'the }3aliee ae}3artme ;} 3rs' lidea, hawe': er, ':: hea it is aeeessary ta iavalvea ia aeeidem ar eallisiaa, the 137 prevem death. ar ta badil)'iajlll')' aH)' 3ersa8 } aH 138 prahibitiaa afthis sHbseetiaa shall be i8applieable. d) \\' fI.ea a ameer aH aeeide8t determiaes that a vehiele ...:hieh has itwestigatiag 139 paliee 140 beea iaval': ed ia a eallisia8 ar aaeide8t Hpa8 a f!lIblie street is H8able ta praeeed safel)' 141 URser its a';\' 8 pawer, ar \': he8 the a';: 8er ar a}3erat r thereaf is physieally H8able ta drive 142 sHeh vehiale, sueh ameer shall reEtHest the a\':8er 81' a}3erat r ta aesigaate the ",' reeker that he ar she aesires ta remave the ' lehiele. '.\',he8 the a'....8er ar a}3erat r has 143 eam}3aH)' desired, the paliee affieer shall eammHaieate that faet 144 designated the ';,'Teeker eam3}aH)' af the eammllaieatia8s 145 immediately ta paliee eamm1l8ieatiaas, aHa it shall be the dut)' affieer reaei': slleh iafarmatiaa ta eall the elesigaatea ta seaa a '. weeker ta 146 iag eam3}aH)' 147 the seeae af the aeeieleat ar eallisisa. A8Y ':: reeker respaadiag ta aeeideat seeaes shall 148 fulfill all reEtlliremems af seetiaa 38 6( 5) afthis ehapter. Ia }3aliee