§ 68-207. Requirements for approval.

The following requirements and criteria shall be met by any wrecker or towing service seeking approval to be authorized and listed as eligible to respond to requests for towing services by the city police department:

(1)

Exclusive of legal holidays, each wrecker or towing service shall be open and have a representative actually on the premises of the location or area where towed vehicles are stored or kept 9½ hours per day, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday. In addition thereto, each wrecker or towing service shall conspicuously post a sign at the front of their business stating the business name and a telephone number where information can be obtained about any vehicle towed or stored by the business.

(2)

Towing and wrecker services and drivers must be available on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis.

(3)

Each towing and wrecker service must have properly zoned adequate storage facilities within a radius of five miles of the city limits. All automobiles towed pursuant to this chapter shall be stored within the radius. The outside storage areas shall be fenced and secured, with at least a six-foot high chainlink fence.

(4)

Each towing and wrecker service must have available storage area which is totally enclosed within a building for the protection and security of recovered stolen property to be processed and valuable property left in vehicles.

(5)

Each towing and wrecker service must provide the city with proof of the following insurance protection:

a.

Garage keepers legal liability insurance in the amount of at least $50,000.00 on each vehicle. Coverage is to include the perils of collision, fire, lightning, explosion, theft, windstorm, hail, earthquake, flood, vandalism and, damage caused by the collision of any conveyance transporting the vehicle.

b.

Garage liability insurance to include the following:

1.

Limits. $500,000.00 each accident, combined single limits, bodily injury and property damage;

2.

Conditions. Premises and operations products/completed operations automobile, including:

(i)

Owned.

(ii)

Hired.

(iii)

Non-owned.

c.

Proof of insurance must be furnished to the city in such form as may be required by the city clerk.

(6)

Each towing and wrecker service must be certified and designated as an agent and authorized representative for the city for the purposes of towing, removing, storing and selling of abandoned motor vehicles. In addition thereto, each towing and wrecker service must enter into and sign a hold harmless agreement with the city and provide a surety bond in the amount of $10,000.00.

(7)

The criteria and requirements set forth in subsections (1) through (7) of this section shall not apply when the person whose vehicle is to be towed shall indicate a preference as to which towing and wrecker service is to be utilized or when the person whose vehicle is to be towed shall request a specific towing or wrecker service.

(Code 1967, § 27-25; Ord. No. 1241, § 1, 5-22-1995; Ord. No. 1444, § 2, 5-19-2003)