No motor vehicle shall be removed from private property, except as authorized in subsection (b) hereof, under the authority of this article unless:
(a) Written authorization for the vehicle to be removed is provided to the authorized towing company, in duplicate, signed by the owner or agent of the owner or the person having control of the property upon which the vehicle is left unattended. The authorization form shall be similar to the one hereinafter set forth and shall be completed at the time the vehicle is to be towed by the aforementioned person or persons.
You are hereby authorized to tow the following illegally parked vehicle from the parking lot/space indicated below. This lot is either owned and/or leased by (name of lot owner/manager).
The vehicle and location are described as follows:
MAKE________________________________________________
MODEL_______________________________________________
YEAR_________________________________________________
COLOR_______________________________________________
LICENSE NUMBER AND STATE__________________________
LOT/LOCATION_______________________________________
Name/Address of Towing/Immobilizing Service:______________
authorized signature____________________________________
please print name here__________________________________
(b) No vehicle shall be towed from a private parking lot unless the lot is posted at the time the vehicle is towed to notify the public of any parking restrictions and the operator of the vehicle violates those restrictions. Posting shall be in conformance to the Rules and Regulations set forth in Annex A, Title 67, Transportation, Part I, Department of Transportation, Subpart A, Vehicle Code Provision, Article VIII, Administration and Enforcement, Chapter 217, Posting of Private Parking Lots. The tow company is also required to include its telephone number on all signs.
(c) Signs as required in subsection (b) hereof and, in addition to the number of signs required by subsection (b) hereof, shall be in place and evenly spaced in the parking lot based upon the number of available parking spaces as follows:
26 - 50 parking spaces require 1 additional sign
51 - 75 parking spaces require 2 additional signs
76 - 100 parking spaces require 3 additional signs, etc.
(d) In addition to the posting of private parking lots as required in subsection (b) hereof, the Chief of Police may require additional signs be posted and/or that the posted signs be altered.
(Ord. 40-2011. Passed 12-6-11.)