§ 25-601. Towing, storage and administrative fees for vehicles towed and/or removed.

(a)

Except as provided in section 25-302, all vehicles removed and/or towed from private or public property pursuant to this chapter and section 29-58, without the prior consent and agreement of the owner or custodian of the vehicle, shall be subject to a towing fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars ($155.00) for a light tow (a vehicle having a weight of up to eight thousand eight hundred (8,800) pounds); one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) for a medium tow (a vehicle having a weight between eight thousand eight hundred one (8,801) pounds and seventeen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (17,999) pounds); and three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the towing of any vehicle having a weight of eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds or more, and storage fees of thirty dollars ($30.00) for vehicles seventeen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (17,999) pounds or less or no more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for vehicles eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds or more per twenty-four-hour period (not included in the initial twenty-four (24) hours), which fees shall be paid by the owner or custodian upon retrieval of the vehicle, prior to release of the vehicle to such owner or custodian. Vehicles not claimed within seventy-two (72) hours of the tow/removal shall also be subject to an administrative fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00), which fee shall be paid by the owner or custodian of the vehicle, prior to release of the vehicle to such owner or custodian. Any motor vehicle coming to rest off four (4) wheels, in a ditch, in a body of water, wedged underneath another motor vehicle, or embedded into a structure, as a result of an accident or incident, may be charged an additional fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). An accident-site cleanup fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) is permitted to be charged. No vehicle access fees or viewing fees are permitted to be charged. The towing storage lot shall be manned by an employee on the premises from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. After this time, the towing firm shall man the number posted to facilitate return of vehicle within two (2) hours.

(b)

The city manager and or his appointed representative is hereby authorized to waive or make fee adjustments for towing/storage and/or administrative fees for vehicles towed and/or removed, if such adjustments are deemed appropriate.

(Ord. No. 39,932, § 2, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 40,958, § 1, 2-11-03; Ord. No. 41,359, § 1, 4-6-04; Ord. No. 42,005, § 2, 8-30-05; Ord. No. 43,186, § 2, 8-19-08; Ord. No. 46,881, § 2, 6-27-17 )

(Ord. No. 39,932, § 2, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 40,958, § 1, 2-11-03; Ord. No. 41,359, § 1, 4-6-04; Ord. No. 42,005, § 2, 8-30-05; Ord. No. 43,186, § 2, 8-19-08; Ord. No. 46,881, § 2, 6-27-17 )