(a) Any tow service that has initiated a tow subject to this Ordinance by, at a minimum, positioning a tow truck or wrecker in preparation for securing the motor vehicle to the tow truck by a hook, chain, cable, or similar device, but has not removed the motor vehicle from the private parking lot, must upon request of the motor vehicle operator, release the motor vehicle upon payment of a release fee.
(b) Any towing or storage service subject to this article shall, upon request of the motor vehicle owner or operator, permit the motor vehicle owner, operator, or designee to have access to the motor vehicle for the purpose of retrieving personal property from the motor vehicle.
(Ord. No. 2017-Code-03, § 1, 2-23-2017)