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ORDINANCE NO. 2008- .tl~ ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 "VEIDCLES FOR HIRE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA 'PORTE, BY AMENDING ARTICLE IiI "AUTOMOBILE WRECKER AND TOWING VEIDCLES", DIVISION 4 "REGULATIONS", SECTION 78-329 "PERMISSIBLE FEES AND CHARGES FOR NON-CONSENT TOWING" AND AMENDING CHAPTER 78 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE" OF APPENDIX-A "FEES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO INCREASE ALLOWABLE. CHARGES FOR NON-CONSENT TOWING, INCREASE STORAGE FEES, AND TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL PER MILE CHARGE FOR OUT OF TOWN TOWS; PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO; PROVIDIN(; AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; Section 1. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 4 "Regulations", Section 78-329, "Permissible fees and charges for Non-Consent Towing" in its entirety, to read as follows: "Section 78-329. Permissible fees and charges for Non-Consent Towing. "(a) Maximum charge for non-consent tow, per wrecker. Except as otherwise provided in thus section, the maximum charge for all non-consent tows from the scene of an accident in the city limits to the place of business of the wrecker operator, or other location, shall not exceed an amount established by the City and listed in Appendix A of this Code. A non-consent tow means picking up the vehicle or moving and towing the vehicle from the street to a location, where the tow was not initiated by the vehicle owner or operator or the consent of the vehicle owner or operator has not been otherwise secured. (b) Additional per mile charge for out of town tows. An additional per mile charge. not to exceed an amount established by the City and listed in Appendix A of this Code, may be assessed for non-consent tows requiring transport of vehicles to a location or destination outside the city limits, for distances up to 50 miles. (c) Storage charges. A charge not to exceed an amount established by the City and listed in Appendix A of this Code, per day may be made for the storage of vehicles after the first 12 hours, when resulting from non-cOnsent tows. If the vehicle is picked up during a time other than 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, the storage charge may be charged in any event. (d) Wrecker tickets; required information. Every holder of an emergency auto wrecker permit and those auto wrecker permit holders that ate eligible to be summoned to scenes of accidents shall utilize an official wrecker ticket provided by the city. A city police depaI1ment inventory