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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2353_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2353 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 5.80 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO POLICE ROTATIONAL TOW REGULATIONS The City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5.80 of the Redlands Municipal Code entitled Tow Truck Franchise Regulations is hereby deleted in its entirety and rewritten to read as follows: "Chapter 5.80 Police Rotational Tow Regulations 5.80.010 PURPOSE AND INTENT 5.80.020 REGULATION AUTHORITY 5.80.030 VEHICLE OWNER RIGHTS 5.80.040 ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY 5.80.010 PURPOSE AND INTENT The rules and regulations set out in this Chapter govern the participation by tow truck operators in the City's Police Department rotational tow program and the operation of storage garages for impounded vehicles in the City. Any person or entity desiring to participate in the City's rotational tow program shall enter into a tow service agreement with the City. No person, firm, entity, partnership, business or corporation shall be entitled to more than one tow service agreement with the City in connection with its participation in the City's rotational tow program. 5.80.020 REGULATION AUTHORITY The City may regulate the operations of tow truck operators participating in the City's rotational tow program by making reasonable orders respecting character, extent, quality and standards of service governing tow truck operators and storage garage operating procedures, fixing rates of operations, and making such other rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate tow services rendered to the public,including the establishment of emergency standby lists of tow companies. DIM955PW 5.80.030 VEHICLE OWNER RIGHTS The right of any vehicle owner involved in a traffic collision to call for tow service of his or her own choice shall not be infringed upon by any tow truck operator participating in the police rotational tow program provided the removal of the vehicle may be made without undue delay. 5.80.040 ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR VEHICLE Participants in the City's police rotational tow program, upon signing CHP Form 180(Report of Impounded Vehicle), shall assume full responsibility for the vehicle and the contents for each impounded vehicle. Section 2. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter, this ordinance shall take effect in accordance with law. Mayor of the City of Redlands ATTEST: City erk I, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on 15th day of _ July 1997, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Gilbreath, Cunningham, Banda, Gil; Mayor Larson NOES: None ABSENT: bone t�► c. Louie P yzer, C rk DJM955PW 2