10-03-06 Special Called Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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§ 78-297 LA PORTE CODE g. Whether the vehicle shall be operated by the owner, or by his employee with a bona fide employer/employee relationship; h. Whether the applicant proposes to own, rent or lease the vehicle to be used; i. The number of auto wreckers for the applicant then in existence and licensed; j. Whether the applicant shall be able to demonstrate the ability to at all times respond to police calls for emergency wreckers within 20 minutes of the call; and k. Any and all other facts the committee may deem relevant. (Code 1970, § 6-7; Ord. No. 1746, § 1(6-7), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6-7), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-298. Notification of applicant of status. If the committee finds, after the hearing and investigation, that an applicant has met all of the criteria listed in this division, the committee shall then instruct the city secretary to notify the applicant in writing within ten days from the last date of the hearing that such vehicles are authorized to operate under the provisions of this article so long as they are in compliance with all of the provisions of this article and all federal, state, county and city laws and ordinances. The committee shall also instruct the city secretary to publish an official notice of its findings in the newspaper within such time. (Code 1970, § 6-8; Ord. No. 1746, § 1(6-8), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6-8), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-299. Denial. If the wrecker committee finds from its hearings and investigation that the applicant has not met the criteria in section 78-297(5), it shall instruct the city secretary to so notify the applicant in writing within ten days from the last date of the hearing. An applicant who has been denied a permit by the committee, and whose appeal to the city council is denied, or the decision has not been appealed to the city council, shall not be permitted to make another application for six months from the date of his filing of the application for the auto wrecker permit. (Code 1970, § 6-9; Ord. No. 1746, § 1(6-9), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6-9), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-300. Fee. The permit fee to operate an auto wrecker shall be an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code per year for each auto wrecker which the owner is licensed to operate. All permits shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall then be renewed until the next succeeding December 31. If a permit is granted subsequent to January 1 in any permit year, the fee shall be paid pro rata for the balance of the year, and any portion of a month shall be considered an entire month in calculating the fee to be charged. (Code 1970, § 6-11; Ord. No. 1746, § 1(6-11), 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6-11), 9-23-96) 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