15-7.01   Definitions.
   As used in this Subchapter:
   “ABANDONED VEHICLE” shall mean any vehicle left in a private parking lot for more than twelve (12) hours without the consent of the owner or operator of the private parking lot.
    “BOOT, BOOTING OR VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION” shall mean the act of placing on a parked motor vehicle a lockable vehicle wheel clamp or similar device that is designed to be placed on a parked vehicle to prevent the operation of the vehicle until the device is unlocked and removed. The term “boot” shall include the devices used for this purpose. Such devices shall be a high-visibility color, such as yellow, orange or red. No cables, chains, ropes or other similar means of vehicle immobilization shall be allowed.
   “MOTOR VEHICLE” shall mean a vehicle with a gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less which is capable of transporting one (1) or more persons.
   “PRIVATE PARKING LOT” shall mean any parking lot wherein vehicles are parked or stored for hire or a parking lot provided by a business wherein customers or tenants are allowed to park. For the purposes of this Subchapter, a private parking lot shall not include a lot on which is situated a single-family unit, a lot on which is situated an owner occupied multi-unit structure of not more than six (6) units or in front of any driveway or garage entrance where the vehicle is blocking access to the driveway or entrance. For the purposes of this Subchapter, a private parking lot shall also not include residential community, office or commercial parking lots in which parking spaces are assigned to residents, owners or tenants and the assigned spaces are clearly marked as such and there is a sign posted in conspicuous places at all vehicle entrances that states that unauthorized parking in an assigned space is prohibited, that unauthorized vehicles will be towed or booted at the owner’s expense and contains information about the telephone number and address of the impound tow operator.
   “TOW OR REMOVE” shall mean the act of attaching, lifting, pulling or dragging any vehicle behind the wrecker or tow truck and in which the vehicle can be self-supporting, carried on a dolly-type platform or supported on any other item necessary to facilitate the towing. For the purposes of this Subchapter, this definition does not require the vehicle to be towed or removed from the parking lot.
(Ord. BG2014-5, 3/18/2014; Ord. BG2020-38, 12/1/2020)