§ 82-73. Required facilities.  


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  • No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall be authorized to provide wrecker services for the city unless its principal place of business of storage facilities meet or exceed the following criteria:

    (1)

    Business facility and storage facility must be located within the service zone established by the mayor and board of aldermen of the city;

    (2)

    Business facility must be staffed and open for business during regular hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    (3)

    The storage facility must be encircled by a fence sufficient to deter trespassing, no less than six (6) feet in height and constructed of wood or metal design or of no less than 14 - gauge hog wire. The storage facility shall be maintained in such a manner as to not impact the aesthetic qualities of the surrounding area and, surrounding fence should be constructed in such a manner as to prevent vehicles being stored from being seen from the outside.

    (4)

    Storage facilities shall be designed to be adequate in size for individual towing service's need for storing vehicles.

(Code 1958, § 16A-28; Ord. No. 961, 9-11-00)