(a) Towing and Storage Charges. The following schedule represents the maximum rates to be charged by the Ashville Police Department to tow and store vehicles within a three-mile limit from the Village of Ashville corporate limits, as determined by the Pickaway County Engineering Department:
(b) No vehicle impounded under the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) hereof, shall be removed from such vehicle impound except upon the payment by the owner, chauffeur, driver or other person in charge of such vehicle, of a service/administrative charge of eighty ($80.00) dollars to the Village of Ashville for any motor vehicle weighing not more than seven thousand (7,000) pounds. There is no additional fee charged if a dolly or rollback is required to tow said motor vehicle to the vehicle impound. A service charge of one hundred seventy-five ($175.00) dollars shall be paid to the Village of Ashville for any motor vehicle weighing more than seven thousand (7,000) pounds but not more than ten thousand fifty (10,050) pounds. A service charge of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars shall be paid to the Village of Ashville for any motor vehicle weighing more than ten thousand fifty (10,050) pounds but not more than fourteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (14,999) pounds. A service charge of three hundred fifty ($350.00) dollars shall be paid to the Village of Ashville for any motor vehicle weighing more than fourteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (14,999) pounds.
In addition to the rate set forth above for all motor vehicles, an additional one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars hourly fee may be charged for extra services that are required relating to towing said motor vehicle. A charge of one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars will be charged at one hour minimum and in half hour increments thereafter in instances such as to an upright and overturned vehicle, clean excessive debris from the roadway, recover a vehicle not on the traveled portion or berm of a highway. To separate or pull a vehicle from an obstruction, an additional hourly rate will be charged. This additional charge will be at the following rates:
(1) One hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars per hour for vehicles weighing seven thousand (7,000) pounds or less.
(2) One hundred seventy-five ($175.00) dollars per hour for vehicles weighing more than seven thousand (7,000) pounds, but not more than ten thousand fifty (10,050) pounds.
(3) Two hundred ($200.00) dollars per hour for vehicles weighing more than ten thousand fifty (10,050) pounds but not more than fourteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (14,999) pounds.
(4) Fees for vehicles weighing over fourteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (14,999) pounds are as follows: This will be a one-hour minimum charge with half-hour increments to follow. Extra manpower fee is fifty-five ($55.00) dollars per hour per worker. Four-wheel drive wrecker fee is one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars per hour. Crane fee is two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars per hour. Heavy duty service truck fee is one hundred seventy-five ($175.00) dollars per hour.
(5) A fee of one hundred twenty-five ($125.00) dollars may be added if a trailer dolly is required due to the trailer not being attached to a tractor.
A storage fee of twenty ($20.00) dollars per day for each twenty-four (24) hours, or fraction thereof, shall be charged for vehicles with a gross vehicle rating less than ten thousand fifty (10,050) pounds. A storage fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars per day for each twenty-four (24) hours, or fraction thereof shall be charged per vehicle and per trailer with a gross vehicle rating of ten thousand fifty (10,050) pounds or more.
The company entering into an agreement to tow vehicles at the direction of the Ashville Police Department or other authorized Village official shall have a valid permit to operate a towing
company. The towing company vehicle(s) location must be located within a 15-mile limit from the Village of Ashville corporate limits, as determined by the Pickaway County Engineering Department, and company vehicles shall comply with and carry the equipment, or comparable equipment necessary to complete functions as necessary.
(c) Any stolen vehicles that have been recovered and impounded by the police, pending notification of the legal owner or agent, shall be subject to a reduced impounding fee of fifty-five ($55.00) dollars and/or the applicable storage charge. However, the storage shall be charged beginning the fourth day after impoundment, provided the legal owner or agent has been notified, or notification has been sent to the last known address of the owner or agent. The reduced impounding fee of fifty-five ($55.00) dollars for a stolen vehicle is a one-time reduction per owner. Subsequent impounding fees related to stolen vehicles shall be at the normal impounding rate.
(d) Any vehicle weighing less than seven thousand (7,000) pounds of which has been impounded for the sole purpose of "safekeeping" and from which the driver or operator has been removed due to illness or injury shall be subject to the impounding fee and storage charge. However, the storage fee shall be charged beginning the fourth day after the date of impoundment. Any vehicle weighing seven thousand (7,000) pounds or more and/or a commercially registered vehicle which has been impounded for the sole purpose of "safekeeping" which the driver or operator has been removed due to illness or injury shall be subject to the impounding fee and storage charges. Additional service fees incurred for all vehicles other than towing and storage will be assessed the owner or agent thereof and shall be paid before the vehicle is released.
(Ord. 2022-05. Passed 2-28-22.)