(A) Each wrecker service shall have a minimum of two licensed wreckers per wrecker company, but no more than five tor the rotation list. This shall ensure the wrecker service is able to provide adequate service to the citizens it serves and the TCPD.
(B) Only those towing companies that have met the following annual requirements shall be placed on the non-consent wrecker rotation list:
(1) Have submitted and been issued a wrecker business permit under the provisions of this subchapter;
(2) Own or lease, and/or operate, a vehicle storage facility within the city limits, available for the storage of automobiles which may be removed as a result of the name of the wrecking company appearing on the non-consent wrecker rotation list. Only one towing company per vehicle storage facility shall be allowed. A vehicle storage facility shall be of a size sufficient to allow for the storage of a wrecker company’s non-consent tows, and shall contain a minimum of 4,000 square feet. Dealerships acting as towing companies shall be exempt from the requirement to provide a vehicle storage facility, as provided by state law;
(3) Have deposited with the City Secretary a garagekeeper’s legal liability policy covering fire, theft and explosion in the vehicle storage facility in the same minimum amount as is required by state law for consent tows, and showing the city as an additional insured; and
(4) Maintain a 24-hour wrecker service.
(1998 Code, § 126-34) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)