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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE - URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARTER
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION1
Chapter 2A - AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT1
Chapter 2B - CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BOARDS
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS AND FOWL1
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Chapter 5A - CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
Chapter 6 - EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONS1
Chapter 7 - FINANCE AND TAXATION1
Chapter 8 - MINING AND/OR QUARRYING1
Chapter 9 - FIRE PREVENTION1
Chapter 9A - FIREWORKS
Chapter 10 - FOOD AND DRUGS1
Chapter 11 - HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Chapter 12 - HOUSING1
Chapter 13 - LICENSES AND REGULATIONS1
Chapter 13A - MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS1
Chapter 15 - PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS1
Chapter 16 - SEWAGE, GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS1
Chapter 16A - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS1
Chapter 17 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Chapter 17A - SUBDIVISIONS1
Chapter 17B - STREET TREES1
Chapter 17C - PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 17D - DOCKLESS VEHICLES
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC1
Chapter 18B - SNOW EMERGENCIES1
Chapter 18C - EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE LICENSING, REGULATIONS1
Chapter 19 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Chapter 20 - ZONING1
Chapter 21 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
Chapter 22 - UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE1
Chapter 23 - DIVISIONS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE1
Chapter 24 - DETENTION CENTER1
Chapter 25 - ETHICS ACT
Chapter 26 - RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX A RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Code
Sec. 14-88. - Release of vehicle to owner or custodian prior to towing.
(1)   If the owner or custodian of any vehicle not authorized to be parked in a private lot returns after a tow truck service has arrived but before the vehicle has been fully hooked up to the tow truck, it shall be unlawful for the tow truck service or operator to refuse to release the vehicle; however, if the vehicle has been physically raised to normal transport height by a tow truck that is capable of towing the vehicle to be impounded and properly registered to accommodate the weight of the impounded vehicle; and/or the vehicle is partially loaded onto a flat bed rollback truck, the tow truck operator may charge a fee not to exceed one-half (½) of the maximum towing fee posted at the storage yard before releasing the vehicle or discontinuing the towing process. For tow vehicles utilizing a wheel lift apparatus, merely having tow pans affixed to the tow truck and violator vehicle shall constitute a hook up and be considered legal for a drop fee.
(2)   No tow truck operator shall request payment of the charge authorized by this section, or tow any vehicle thereafter if the charge is not paid, unless he shall first provide to the owner or custodian a copy of this section and a copy of the private impound cost schedule. The operator, upon receiving such payment shall provide to the owner or custodian a legible receipt containing the name of the towing service, the date and time and place of vehicle release, and the name of the tow truck operator. A copy of the receipt shall be retained by the towing service for a period of one (1) year and shall be made available for inspection by the division of police or the commissioner of public safety during normal business hours of the tow truck service.
(3)   All drivers must carry current copies of the private impound cost schedule. A copy of the PICS shall be provided to the owner or custodian of a released vehicle. The name of the operator providing the private impound cost schedule shall be legibly written at the bottom of the PICS sheet.
(4)   No additional fees, other than storage fees, may be assessed by the private impound tow truck service on a private impound, to include but not limited to: separating vehicles (truck and trailer) to be towed, the use of wheel dollies, caging of brakes, etc.
(Ord. No. 84-93, § 1, 5-6-93; Ord. No. 194-2003, § 1, 7-10-03; Ord. No. 209-2003, § 1, 8-28-03; Ord. No. 10-2013, § 3, 1-31-13)