O-2011-3320 amend Ch78-permitting/operation of Automobile Wreckers and Towing Vehicles

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j. Any and all other facts the committee may deem relevant." Section 4: That Chapter 78, "Vehicles for Hire," Article III. "Automobile Wreckers and Towing Vehicles", Division 3 "Permits", Subdivision III "Auto Wrecker Permit", Section 78- 301 "Issuance", of the Code of Ordinances, LaPorte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 78-301. Issuance. After the owner has filed his application for an auto wrecker permit, a hearing has been held, the applicant has been approved by the wrecker committee, the applicant has filed the required insurance, the auto wrecker to be permitted has been presented to the police department for an inspection, the auto wrecker has passed such inspection, a certificate of passage of inspection has been presented by the police department to the chief building official, and the city secretary and city attorney have examined same and found them to be in compliance with the terms of this article, the city secretary shall issue to the owner a permit to operate an auto wrecker in the city upon the public streets, which permit shall bear upon its face the make, model, motor number, permit number and the license number of the auto wrecker. Such permits shall be issued by the city secretary upon authorization of the wrecker committee, and shall be delivered to the applicant. In addition thereto, the city shall deliver a vehicle sticker indicating the permit number and permit expiration date, which shall be displayed on the front windshield of the wrecker, immediately above the inspection sticker. Such stickers shall be color coded, and issued at the beginning of each permit year during the required annual inspection. Auto wrecker permits are and shall always remain the property of the city. In the event of suspension or revocation of a permit, for any cause, it shall be unlawful for the owner of the permit to retain such permit, and he shall cause the permit to be destroyed or surrendered to the city secretary immediately upon notification of such suspension or revocation, as is feasible." Section 5: That Chapter 78, "Vehicles for Hire," Article III. "Automobile Wreckers and Towing Vehicles", Division 4 "Regulations", Section 78-328 "Specifications and Required Equipment," subparagraph "(e)", of the Code of Ordinances, LaPorte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: " (e) Required equipment. Each emergency auto wrecker, and all auto wreckers that are to be eligible to be summoned to an accident scene when requested by a driver, shall be provided with the following: (1) Fire extinguishers. Such fire extinguishers are defined as that piece of equipment commonly carried to extinguish fires caused as a result of an auto accident or collision. The fire extinguisher shall be a standard type, chemical fire extinguisher designed to combat motor vehicle fires. (2) Parking flares. The parking flares are defined as that piece of equipment commonly used in motor transportation as a signal flare or light to warn of an obstruction on the highway.