City Code Section
(Amended by Ordinance 165594, effective July 8, 1992.)
- A. The City officer or employee ordering a vehicle to be towed may direct that the vehicle be towed and parked at any legal parking space on the public right‑of‑way at any storage facility designated by the City.
- B. The City officer or employee is not limited to the City Tow Contract rotation and may enter into agreements with any towing or other firm for removing vehicles.
- C. The City officer or employee ordering a vehicle to be towed pursuant to this Section will notify the Police Bureau of the location of the towed vehicle within 1 hour after the completion of the tow.
- D. The costs of towing and storing the vehicle for a period not to exceed 72 hours will be paid by:
- 1. The City in the case of a tow requested by a City officer or employee, or
- 2. The permittee in the case of a tow requested by a permittee.
- E. The owner of the vehicle may be charged a reasonable storage fee for the storage of the vehicle if the vehicle is towed and stored at a private storage facility and the owner fails to remove the vehicle from the private storage facility within 72 hours after the vehicle was towed.