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<br />ORDINANCE NO..,,)136-A <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE" OF THE CODE <br />OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY AMENDING ARTICLE III <br />"AUTOMOBILE WRECKER AND TOWING VEHICLES", DIVISION 1, <br />"GENERALLY", SECTION 78-31 "DEFINITIONS"; BY AMENDING DIVISION 2 <br />"WRECKER COMMITTEE" SECTION 78-222 "AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE <br />RULES OF OPERATION" AND SECTION 78-224 "APPEAL FROM THE FINDINGS <br />OF THE COMMITTEE"; BY AMENDING DIVISION III "PERMITS", SUBDIVISION I <br />"IN GENERAL", SECTION 78-247 "PERMITS ARE PERSONAL TO OWNER; <br />TRANSFERAL"; BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION II "TOWING VEHICLE PERMIT", <br />SECTION 78-272 "APPLICATION"; BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION III "AUTO <br />WRECKER PERMIT", SECTION 78-297 "APPLICATION", SECTION 78-298 <br />"NOTIFICATION OF APPLICANT OF STATUS", SECTION 78-300 "FEE", AND <br />SECTION 78-301 "ISSUANCE"; BY AMENDING DIVISION 4 "REGULATIONS" <br />SECTION 78-329 "PERMISSIBLE FEES AND CHARGES"; AND AMENDING <br />CHAPTER 78 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE" OF APPENDIX-A "FEES" OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES TO INCREASE ALLOWABLE CHARGES FOR NORMAL NON- <br />CONSENT TOW AND MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR NON-CONSENT TOW; <br />PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO; <br />PROVIDING AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; <br />PROVIDING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS <br />CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; <br /> <br />Section 1. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended <br />by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 1 "Generally", <br />Section 78-196 "Definitions." to add in proper alphabetical sequent the following definitions: <br /> <br />"Consent towing means any tow of a motor vehicle with the consent of the owner or operator of <br />the vehicle. <br /> <br />Non-Consent towing means any tow of a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or <br />operator of the vehicle." <br /> <br />Section 2. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended <br />by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 2 "Wrecker <br />Committee", Section 78-222 "Authority to promulgate rules of operation." to read as follows: <br /> <br />"Sec. 78-222. Authority to promulgate rules of operation. <br /> <br />The wrecker committee is hereby authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations <br />relating to the operation of towing vehicle and auto wreckers, insofar as such rules and <br />regulations are not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this article and deemed necessary to <br />protect public safety and welfare. Specifically, but without limitation, the committee is hereby <br />