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Home My WebLink About69 of 1972 - Amending Title 20, by adding Chapter 32, establishing licenses and business regulations for wrecker VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah June 28 197 2 Barker . . . . Catmull . . • /', I move that th Or finance be passed. Garn . . . . Harrison . . "L Mr. Chairman . Result AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Title 20 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to licenses and business regula- tion, by adding thereto a new Chapter 32, relating to wrecker service. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Title 20 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to licenses and business regulation be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding thereto a new Chapter 32, entitled Wrecker Service to read as follows: "Chapter 32 WRECKER SERVICE 20-32-1. License required. 20-32-2. License. 20-32-3. Referral to Police Department. 20-32-4. Fee. 20-32-5. Insurance. 20-32-6. Drivers - Bond. 20-32-7. Rates. 20-32-8. Failure to comply. Sec. 20-32-1. License required. Any automobile wrecking service providing wrecking service for Salt Lake City Corporation and any such service wishing to be available for call through the Salt Lake City Police Department dispatcher must be licensed as provided in this Chapter. Sec. 20-32-2. License. A license as provided in Section 20-32-1 shall be issued upon application to the Salt Lake City License Assessor and upon sufficient showing: (a) That the vehicle storage facility is completely enclosed by a fence of at least 6 feet in height and properly secured so as to minimize the hazard of theft and vandalism. (b) That each wrecker is properly equipped with all towing devices necessary to adequately and safely transport a vehicle from the point of pickup to the point of delivery. (c) That each wrecker is properly identified by the name and address of the licensee affixed to the vehicle in a readily visible location. (d) That an efficient answering service be available to insure prompt response. t u�J Sec. 20-32-3. Referral to Police Department. Each appli- cation shall be referred to the Chief of Police for investigation as to compliance with the requirements set forth in Sec. 20-32-2. Sec. 20-32-4. Fee. The fee for a Wrecker Service License shall be $15.00 per annum. A plate shall be issued for each license fee paid. Sec. 20-32-5. Insurance. No wrecking services licensed pursuant to the authority of this Chapter shall be conducted unless there is on file with the City Recorder a certificate of insurance executed by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state, to the effect that there is in full force and effect a policy of insurance conditioned to pay any final judgment against the holder of said certificate for bodily in- jury or the death of any person resulting from the negligent operation, maintenance or use of a wrecker or for the loss or damage to the property of others in the minimum amount of $10,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in connection with one accident and in the amount of $20,000 for injuries or death of more than one person in one accident, and for damage to property of others in the minimum amount of $5,000.00 for any one accident. Such policy or policies shall cover all wreckers used or to be used. Salt Lake City shall also be included in each certificate as an additional insured. Sec. 20-32-6. Drivers-bond. All drivers operating wreckers which are owned by any person licensed pursuant to the authority of this Chapter shall be personally bonded by a corporate surety bond in the amount of $1,000 executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Utah. Sec. 20-32-7. Rates. All towing rates and schedules shall be posted in a conspicuous location at the place of business and shall be noted in full and readily visible upon the receipt or claim check issued to the customer by the wrecker company. Sec. 20-32-8. Failure to comply. No wrecker service operated pursuant to this Chapter shall be conducted unless all of the foregoing requirements have been met, and failure to so comply shall be grounds for revocation of the license issued by auth- ority of this Chapter. - SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Salt Lake City Board of Commis- sioners it is necessary to the peace, health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective immediately. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publication. Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 28th day of June , 1972. MAYOR\ CITY! Nap DER (SEAL) BILL NO. 69 of 1972 Published July 7, 1972 69 Affidavit of Publication STATE OF UTAH, } ss. County of Salt Lake Betty_Phelps. Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal adver- tising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily (except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English language with general cir- culation in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County,in the State of Utah. That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto An Ordinancerelating to_ -esker astr.v as- _nil 1 No-, 69 of 19724 was published in said newspaper on Legal Advertising Clrk Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of -duly- A.D. 19-72__. Notary Public My Commission Expires February 12, 1974 AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Title 20 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City,Utah,1965,relating to licenses and business regulations,by adding thereto a new Chapter 32,relating t0 wrecker service. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Loke City,Utah: SECTION I.That Title 20 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah,1965,relating to licenses and business regulation be,and the same here- by is,amended by adding thereto a new Chapter 32,entitled Wrecker Service to read as follows: "Chapter 32 WRECKER SERVICE 20-32-2.License required. 2032-2.License. 20,32.3.Referral to Police Department. 20-32-.Fee. 20-32-5.Insurance. 20-32- 6.Drivers—Bond. 20-32-8.Rates. 20-3S 20-32.1.to comply, Sec.rackig Lservice or Salt Lake Aey Corporation ateac wrecking seany such spr, vice wrecking ee av far Salt lltCity Core o 0n C ayy such ser. vice wishing to bemstavailable for call dh rough the Saltn Lake City Police De pertinent. dispatcher2-2. icmust license ln as ovideded ctis C h0.30-I Sec.20n ap License.A hSalt as k provided in nsetAs Assessor and be issued upon application to the Salt Lake City License Assessor antl upon sufficient showing: O That by a fencesof at least e6 feet in heightheighte gand properly se uprled so as too e facility is cometely l minimize the hazard of theft and vandalism. (b)That each wrecker is properly equipped with all towing devices ofcess p rytto the point ly and safely transport a vehicle from the point ad- dress the l each license affixed t er is properly vehicle inl ai ed eadilyhe visibleeiocat on. Id)That an efficient answering service be available to Insure Smot response. ec.to the Referral to ice Department.Each application shall be referred to the Chief of Police for investigation es to compliance with the reauiremenis set forth in Sec.20-32-2. Sec.20-32lU Fee.The fee for o Wrecker Service License shall be 515.00 per innum.A plate shall be issuetl for each license tee paib • Sec 20-32,Insurance.No wrecking services Heaved pursuant to the authority of this Chapter shall be conducted unless there is on file with the City Recorder a certificate of Insurance executed by an insurance compan authorized to transact business In this state,to the effect that there is in full force and effect a policy of in conditioned to P y final dgment a nut the holder of said u certificate for bodily injury or the death of a r resulting from the negligent operation.maintenance or of an wrecker or forthe loss or damage to the p of others in the ominimum amount of 810,000 for bodily inlury to or death property one person in connection with o occident and in the amount of 520,000 for injuries death of more than one person in one occident,and for damage to proper- ty of others in the minimum amount of tl.00 for any one accident.Such policies r es shall c all wreckers used or to be us .Solt Lake Cc ityMoll also be included in each certificate as an additional Insured. Sec 20-32,6.Drivers bond.All drivers operating wreckers which are owned by of licensed pursuant to the authority of this oairterr hal be personally bonded by a rate surety bond in the a unt of 51,000 executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Utah. Sec.20,32-'/.Rates.All towing rates arid schedules shall be posted in a at he PICICC of ronsoicuous nd eadily visible upon nthe trecelPl or claims check ess dissdhall to the customer be noted in ll a by • the wrecker company. zueur Sec.20-32,8.Failure to comp',No wrecker service Operated p rat• tO this Chapter shall be conducted unless all of the foregoing requirements have been met,and failure to so comply shall be grounds for revaution of the license issued by authority of this Chapter." SECTIit Is necessary totontheepealnion of ce,health, Salt uety and Cy Bord elfa ea of tf Co he i habssiners itants of Salt Lake Citv that this ordinance become effective immediately. SECTION 3.This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publication. Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Utah,this 28th day 01 June,1922. E.J.GARN Mayor HERMAN J.HOGENSEN City Recorder (SEAL) BILL NO.69 of iota Published July J,1972 IB-461 r(/ 1