02-07-12 Wrecker Committee Meeting and Public Hearing

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§ 7S-2A17 LA?ORT� CODE Sec. 78-247. Permits are personal to ovrners; transferal. A permit issued under this article for a towing vehicle or an auto wrecker shall be a personal permit to the owner and shall not entitle any other person or corporation to operate such towing vehicle or auto wrecker. For such purposes permit holders are prohibited from subcontracting out or leasing permitted vehicles to persons or corporations not holding a permit to operate the vehicle. The permits issued pursuant to this article are transferable as between owners only upon the express approval of the committee, and shall be subject to a transfer fee in an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code, if approved. A denial of the right to transfer a permit may be appealed to the city council, in compliance with the terms of section 78-224. Upon cancellation of any permit no portion' of 'le permit fee shall be refunded to the owner. (Code 1270, § 6-15; Ord. Na. 174-6, § 1(6 15), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6-15(a)), 9-23-96; Ord, No. 2136 -�k, § 4, 1-22-07; Ord. No. 3320, § 2, 2-14-11) Sec, 7S-24S. Operation of unlicensed vehicle. In any prosecution for not obtaining a permit as required in sections 78-271 and 78-296, proof that an owner's wrecking vehicle was present at the scene of a collision or accident in which a vehicle was wrecked or disabled sl;aIl constitute prima facie evidence that such owner was operating or causing to be operated his wrecking vehicle as an ur hcansed towing vehicle or autc wrecker as the case may, be.. (Ord. No. 174.6, § 1(6-2), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6-2(c)), 9-23-96) Secs. 75-243-7S-270. R,eservea. Sub ivisian IE Taming Ue icle Permit Sec. 7S-271. Required. it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate, or cause to be driven or operated, any towing vehicle upon any public street in the city for the purpose of tamiag or haul ng wrecked or disabled vehicles, either for hire, or as an incident to obtaining the business of storing, w--echin.g or repaii_n.g such wrecked or disabled vehicles, without having Erse obtained a towing vehicle permit, from the city, duly issued t0 6Ach person to operate the vehicle an the streets o: the city under the terms and provisions of this article. (Code 1270, § 6-2(a); Ord.. No. 174-6, § 1(6-2(a)), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-213�-;; § 1(6-2(a)), 3-23-95) Sec. 7S-272. ArDnlieation. Q=y owner desTTing to operate a towing vehicle in the y s� apply n w tag -For a permit to the city secretary, and shall state the following in his application: (1) The name and address _af the owner. 7f an individual, the application shall so state.f a partnership, the. partnership name and address shat be given, together with names Supn. N.Q. 24 CD78.22