An applicant for a permit shall submit, on a form provided by the Chief of Police a verified application containing or accompanied by the following:
(A) The true name, the trade name, address and telephone number of the towing company/wrecker business;
(B) The license number, quantities, types and manufacturer's rating of wreckers proposed to be operated; and
(C) The true name, address and telephone number of the owners of the towing company/wrecker business to be operated under the permit. If the towing company/wrecker business is owned by a corporation, the true names of the registered agents, directors and officers of the corporation; if any stockholder of the towing company/wrecker business is itself a corporation, then the true name of this stockholder corporation, its registered agents, directors and officers of the one or more corporations must be given on the permit application.
(D) No trade name may be used that is the same or substantially similar to the name of a currently licensed wrecker company. The Chief of Police shall be the sole judge of the similarity, or lack thereof, of any name.
(E) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subchapter, no new application for a wrecker company may be approved if ten or more wrecker companies are currently licensed.
(Ord. 448, passed 6-11-1985; Ord. 634-A, passed 12-15-2020)