Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-06 Workshop — reading text

Patrol for the size of vehicle it is designed to handle. Th e number of wrecker operators may be limited to a reasonable number that is manageable under the circumstances. The maximum rates chargeable by the wrecker service to an owner desirous of reclaiming his vehicle before its disposal shall be those filed with the department of land use and code enforcement and posted by the wrecker service for public inspection at its place of business and in each wrecker, which may not exceed those maximum rates for towing and storage authorized by the city, as may be amended from time to time. The initial maximum rates chargeable to an owner for such services shall be as follows: 1) Day time towing. . . $ 65. 00 2) Use of dollies and/ or flatbed vehicles. . . 30. 00 3) Daily storage ( after six hours the first day): a. Outdoor. . . 12. 00 b. Dry, only if requested by director or designee. . . 16. 00 4) Recovery winching, greater than 50 feet or around trees. . . 20. 00 5) Administrative fee after seven days for notice expense. . . 35. 00 Ord. No. 1698, Art. 4( 4. 1), 9- 9- 97) Sec. 9- 82. Storage facilities. a) Wrecker operators shall provide properly zoned ( LI or HI) storage facilities which shall be maintained at the operator' s place of business and located within five miles of the point of removal. These facilities must be fenced and locked for the protection of vehicles and property. b) The wrecker operator shall provide storage for all impounded/ towed vehicles in the outside storage area unless specific written instructions are given for inside storage by the impounding officer, the chief of police, the director of land use and code enforcement, or their designees. c) The wrecker operator shall not change the storage facility location without first obtaining written permission from the chief of police, director of land use and code enforcement, or their designees. d) If impractical because of zoning or other consideration such as lack of space, storage facilities may be maintained within the city at a place other than a wrecker operator' s place of business as long as the storage facility is owned or leased solely by the wrecker operator and vehicles stored by the operator must be separately fenced and locked. Ord. No. 1698, Art. 4( 4. 2), 9- 9- 97) DocView1/ 401/ 1/1 0 1/1 04/ 1 08? hilite= wreckers; wrecker; 1/19/ 2006 http:// libraryl. municode. com/mcc/ DIVISION 4. WRECKER SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF Page 2 of 2 ABANDO... Sees. 9- 83-- 9- 90. Reserved. 1/ 19/ 2006 http:// libraryl. municode. comlmcc/ Doc View/ 1140 1/1/1 0 1/1 04/ 1 08? hilite= wreckers; wrecker; CHAPTER 7- 11. WRECKERS AND WRECKER COMPANIES * Page 1 of 8 CHAPTER 7- 11. WRECKERS AND WRECKER COMPANIES* Cross references: Administration, Title II; occupational licenses, Ch. 7- 2; vehicles for rent to the public, Ch. 7- 10; traffic and vehicles, Title XI; signs, Ch. 12- 4; streets, sidewalks and other public places, Ch. 11- 4; following wreckers and emergency vehicles prohibited, 9 11- 2- 7; franchise required for certain transient services and utilities, 97- 1- 1. J, Q~ filJjtiQO$. Jt~ eg, z.~ L-JJ- 2. Application. licenses and pen]1its reauired. issuance. fees. Sec,-- SQQ,_I~l:l~~ Wrecker classification, equipment and insurance required. Sec,J- 11- 4. Wrecker selection list. QG_,1: l1=- Wrecker rotation lists. Q,-- Sec. 7- 11- 6. Bills: procedure. billing SGG, ]: 1J~ Z, ReGQmr:nGd9tiQD twreckr service by police prohibited. Seg,]~ lJ-B., SQliGitg1iQn9t$ GeJ}GQLwreGkQLdi$<:) pJ~ mentp[Qbtp. it~d; prj nflJt;Gi~ eyidenGe. SeG,]- 1J~~, Wrecker attending accident prohibited unless summoned by police; exception. SeG,]~ lJ: JQ. JnlerGP1ingQLdjVJI,ginGertginmc: JjQn} essflgespmoipited. SeG,]: 1J~ 1J. Wreckers not emergency vehicles. eG,]- Jl:J2. GeDeCi3.LinfQUD? tiQn, JGquired. e<::.]:ll~l~. GrQlJ,nq$ JQLqentiL;rGmQYgILslJPeO$ jQnffQrnrQt?ti9nlists. eg,]~ lt~ J4. RemQY9J9tYebiGlesJrQJnpriv? tepmertywihQJtl,9WOeLG90$ ent. Sec. 7- 11- 1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and the enforcement of this chapter: Bridge. That portion of the Pensacola Bay Bridge extending between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida, coming under the jurisdiction of the Pensacola Police Department. Fire extinguisher. A portable fire- extinguishing unit as defined by National Board of Fire Underwriters. A minimum five ( 5) pound dry chemical extinguisher with Underwriters' Laboratory approval in a quick- release carrier and displaying an inspection tag or sticker which shows approval within the last twelve ( 12) months. Inspection permit. A permit issued once a wrecker has met all requirements as established in this code and has passed inspection as conducted under the direction of the chief of police, to be permanently attached to the wrecker vehicle. Motor vehicle. Every " vehicle" which is self- propelled. Owner. Any person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle or who has the legal right of possession thereof. Street. Any street, alley, public place, square or highway within the corporate limits of the city. Vehicle. Every device in or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved only by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and shall include trailers and semitrailers. Wrecker. Any motor vehicle used for the purpose of towing or removing disabled or wrecked vehicles or used for the purpose of towing or removing vehicles from public or private property without the consent of the owner or other legally authorized person in control of the vehicle. Wrecker business. The business of towing or removing disabled or wrecked vehicles on the public streets, regardless of whether the purpose of the towing is to remove, repair, wreck, store, trade 1/19/ 2006 http:// libraryl. municode. com/mcc/ Doc View/ 11418/ 1/ 129?hilite=wreckers; wrecker; CHAPTER 7- 11. WRECKERS AND WRECKER COMPANIES * Page 2 of 8 or purchase such disabled or wrecked vehicles, and including the business of towing or removing vehicles from public or private property without the consent of the owner or other legally authorized person in control of the vehicle. Wrecker company. Any person engaged in the wrecker business. Wrecker rotation list. The rotation list of companies, prepared and used as provided in section 7- 11- 7 of this chapter. Wrecker selection list. The list for selection of wrecker companies, prepared and used as provided in section 7- 11- 4 of this chapter. Code 1968, S 162- 1; Ord. No. 30- 93, S 1, 12- 16- 93; Ord. No. 11- 01, S 1, 3- 8- 01) Sec. 7- 11- 2. Application, licenses and permits required, issuance, fees. a) Every wrecker company desiring to engage in the wrecker business in the city shall make application in writing, on a form provided for that purpose, to the city treasury division for an occupational license and for a vehicle permit for each wrecker proposed to be operated. The application shall contain the complete business name, address, telephone number, the wrecker number and type of wrecker equipment to be operated, the owner of the company concerned, and a statement that the applicant does or does not desire to appear on the wrecker rotation list. Every application, when filed, shall be sworn to by the applicant and accompanied by such license taxes and fees as established by city ordinance. These monies shall not be returned to the applicant. b) No person shall operate a wrecker on the public streets of the city unless a vehicle permit for each wrecker to be used has been issued. c) No person shall operate a wrecker on the public streets of the city unless an inspection permit for the wrecker has been issued for the vehicle. Each inspection permit for a wrecker vehicle shall show that such wrecker has been inspected and approved under direction of the chief of police, and shall be affixed securely to the inside of the window of the approved wrecker vehicle. d) No occupational license, vehicle permit, or inspection permit is transferable, and every license and permit shall expire at 12: 00 midnight on the thirtieth day of September of the fiscal year in which issued. e) Each vehicle inspection shall require a fee to be paid for each vehicle inspected and this fee shall not be returned to the applicant. Ord. No. 30- 93, 9 1, 12- 16- 93) Sec. 7- 11- 3. Wrecker classification, equipment and insurance required. a) No license authorizing the operation of a wrecker business and no permit authorizing the operation of a wrecker on the streets of the city shall be issued unless every wrecker proposed to be used by the applicant complies with the following provisions and requirements. Wreckers are to be classified as either general duty wreckers or heavy duty wreckers for city code qualification, as specified: 1) General duty wreckers: a. Has a minimum manufacturer capacity of ten thousand ( 10, 000) pounds gross vehicle weight; b. Has a commercially manufactured minimum crane and winch 1 4181/ / 129? hilite=wreckers; wrecker; 1/19/ 2006 http:// libraryl. municode. com/mcc/ Doc