Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1671 wrecker service — reading text

READING DATE 1st ~ 1:X'~~ 2nd 6-/: 1- 0(;, ORDINANCE 1671 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AUTHORITY; REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY THE CURRENT CHAPTER 8. 11, WRECKERS; ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 11.12, ENTITLED WRECKER OPERATIONS AND SERVICES; REQUIRING PERMITTING OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS; REGULATING WRECKER OPERATIONS AND SERVICES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY; ESTABLISHING CITY WRECKER ROTATION PROGRAM; REPEALING CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY The authority for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 166. 021 (1) and 166. 043, Florida Statutes ( 2005). SECTION 2. INTENT Section 166.043, of the Florida Statutes allows the City to enact service rates for towing of vehicles from or immobilization of vehicles on private property, and rates for removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or the removal and storage of vehicles in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle. SECTION 3. REPEAL OF CURRENT CHAPTER 8. 11 Chapter 8. 11 of the City Code is hereby repealed in its entirety as follows: 8. 11 Wreckers g. l un DetinitieRs The felle"l:iRg ".\' era5, terms aRa } 3hf:ases, ". vheR asea iR this eha}3ter, shall have the me8:Rings aserieed te them in this seetieR, eJfe }3t \ vh.ere the eeBtent mdieates a elearl)' ditIereRt me8:Ring: 183f1daned' lehiek ay vehiele ".vh.ieh has Ret eeeR meved is 72 hears and is leeated eR }3aelie 3re} 3eft)', inelaaing, eat Ret limited te a sweet er right ef ";; eit)' ay. C8ntNilmd wree.'cer The 3all } iR " Nreel(er serviee ";;hieh eit)' is Regetiatea ey the te }3reviae eit)' eeFtain tewing serviees fer the eit)'. RaHlRal1 u'Yeek- er Toni L.Craig 6/ 17/ 2006  A~ wreeker meetiag the l'eEfHiremeRts ef this 6ha}3ter aRa registerea with. the 3eliee ae}3artm. eRt as a retatiaR 'lJfeel( er. g. 11. 92 VielatieRs UfleR l' eeei3} t BY the manager ef ~' ';.' fitteR eit)' e m}3laint eR aay '. weeker sef"l'iee, the eity maRager may investigate the faets ef the e m3}lamt. If the e~' maRager fiRas that the e m}3laift is valia, he shall Retify the .... Jfeeker sef"l'iee, iR ';;ffiiag, ana give the Y.'feeker seI'Viee a fair e}3}3emmit)' te Be heafEi. Thereafter, the maRager m~' fiRa eit)' A~ '/ the '; Jfeel( er sel'Viee 19 Be iR yielatieR efthis eha}3ter. . ielatieR ef~ efthe }3l' e~lisieRs ef this eha}3ter BY ~' \ weeker eempaB)' 3artiej3atiRg } in the f eft WalteR Seaeh W-reeker RetatieR PfegF8IR shall Be l'eselvea as felle\': s: I) Fif!Jt '/ ielatieR: The eity maRager, in his ar her sele aiseretiea, ma)' saspeRa the }3al'tieij3ating \ weeker eempaRY Hem the l'etatieR list fer a time }3eriea ef39 days. 2) SeeeRa '/ ielatieR: The maRager, in his er her sele diseretieR, m~' eit)' reme'/ e the }3artiej3atiRg"' JfeelEer eempany Hem the retatieR list 1Hitil saeh time as the 3artiei} 3atiRg '., Teeker she,': s, te the eity maRager' s satisfaetieR, that eempan)' ste3} s have BeeR takeR te asS1!fe that ' lielatieRs BY the } 3al'tiei} 3ating v.' feelEer ill Ret eempan)' ';/ eeBtinae. 3) Other thaR statea aBe'/ e, vielatieRs efthis eha}3ter are }3\: I: Rishable as }3reviaea m seetieR 1.95. A~ athefity Of City Pall In W-reekefS g. 11. 93 . eity }3allTheiR vJfeeker sliall Be atitheri2Sea at the aifeetieR ef the } 3eliee ae}3aFbBeRt, at } 3re Regetiatea eeRtFaet }3riees, te te'l: eity e'; mea ': ehieles; aRa vehieles ef e': iaeRtiary '/ alae er seilJea BY the }3eliee ae}3aFbBe t er at the reEfHest ef asy ether l&\ v eRfel'eemeRt ageRey. IR the ease ef ether law eRf e le' emeBt ageReies reEfHesting }3all iR iees, sef"l' eX}3eRse ine\H' fea sliall Be the l'es} 3eRsiBil t)' efthat ageRey. 1) RetatieR ':.'feekers shall Be aatherizea, at the aifeetieR ef the } 3eliee ae}3aFbBeRt, te tew the felle';: iRg '/ ehieles te their l' es} 3eeti'/ e steFage areas er a leeatieR aesigRatea BY the e'; mer.le} 3efliter: a) :\ n)' "ehiele ';: hel'e the Elrh' er