As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
ANNUAL FEE ORDINANCE: Title 1, Chapter 20, “Fees, Fines, Insurance, Guarantees, and Regulatory Measures”.
EXTENDED SERVICE: Any tow which required the operator to perform services beyond those required in a "normal tow". For the purpose of this definition a "normal tow" is a tow where the vehicle's wheels are on the ground and the vehicle may be readily towed.
HEAVY DUTY: Involving vehicles forty thousand (40,000) GVWR or heavier.
ILLINOIS VEHICLE CODE: 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1-100 et seq., as amended from time to time.
LIGHT DUTY: Involving vehicles up to, but not including, twelve thousand (12,000) GVWR.
MEDIUM DUTY: Involving vehicles from twelve thousand (12,000) up to, but not including, forty thousand (40,000) GVWR.
POLICE DEPARTMENT: The village of Lisle police department.
TOW LIST: The most current list maintained by the Lisle police department containing the names of those tow operators approved by the chief of police to respond to requests by the Lisle police department dispatcher for the towing of vehicles which are disabled where the person in charge of the vehicle has no preference for any particular tow service or is unable to make such a decision. The list shall also be utilized: a) to tow village owned vehicles in need of service to a location designated by the police department; and b) to tow vehicles impounded by the police department for evidentiary reasons.
TOW OPERATOR: A person or firm engaged in the business of, or offering the services of, vehicle towing whereby motor vehicles are or may be towed or otherwise removed from one place to another by use of a tow truck, and which person or firm is listed on the tow list.
UPRIGHTING: Bringing a vehicle that is either overturned or on its side to the upright position in tow.
WINCHING: Bringing a vehicle that is completely off of the road surface onto the road surface for the purpose of towing. (Ord. 2009-4263, 7-20-2009; amd. Ord. 2021-4921, 9-20-2021)