050 of 2005 - Amending Section 5.84.190 pertaining to towing operations, sign requirements; amending Section 5.84. 00 0505-1-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 50 of 2005
(Amending Salt Lake City Ordinance Regarding
Towing Operations)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.84.190, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
PERTAINING TO TOWING OPERATIONS, SIGN REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING
SECTION 5.84.200, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, PERTAINING TO TOWING OPERATIONS,
ILLEGAL TOWING ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED AND AMENDING SECTION 5.84.220,
SALT LAKE CITY CODE, PERTAINING TO TOWING OPERATIONS, VIOLATION-
PENALTY.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 5.84.190 of the SALT LAKE CITY CODE, pertaining to Towing
Operations, Sign Requirements, shall be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.84.190 Sign Requirements.
Signage required under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with the following:.
1. There is: (a) signage visible to the driver of a vehicle entering the property, and
(b) signage visible to the driver from the location where the vehicle is parked. Such signage
shall use words and/or symbols that reasonably provide notice that parking without permission or
contrary to permission of the property owner or operator will subject the vehicle to being towed
at the vehicle owner's expense.
2. The signs contain such notice on both sides unless one side is blocked by a
structure.
3. The signs are at least eighteen inches (18") by twenty-four inches (24") in size.
4. The lettering for at least the first half of the text on the sign is no smaller than one
and one-half inches (1'/2") in height, and the lettering for the remainder of the text on the sign is
no smaller than one-half inch(%") in height. The lettering shall be reflective and against a
contrasting background.
5. The sign states the dollar amount of the towing fee.
6. No vegetation or other object obstructs the view of the signage by the driver of a
vehicle as the driver enters or leaves the property.
7. The sign provides a telephone number that can be called to make arrangements
for release of the vehicle.
SECTION 2. That Section 5.84.200 of the SALT LAKE CITY CODE, pertaining to Towing
Operations, Illegal Towing Activities, shall be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
5.84.200 Illegal Towing Activities Designated.
Except when a wrecker or operator is acting as an agent for a legal repossession of a
motor vehicle, it shall be unlawful:
A. For any wrecker or operator to tow or otherwise move a vehicle from any area or
portion of a public street without the consent of the owner or custodian thereof, except at the
direction of a law enforcement agency;
B. For any wrecker or operator, or any other person, to tow or otherwise move a vehicle
or authorize the removal thereof from any private road or driveway, or from any other privately
owned land or property within the city limits, except:
1. When such wrecker or operator is requested to perform towing services by the
owner or custodian of the vehicle,
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2. When the wrecker or operator is requested to perform such towing services by an
owner or custodian of private property on which the vehicle is parked; provided, however, that
the foregoing notwithstanding, no person shall tow, remove or authorize the removal of a vehicle
from private property without the consent of the owner or custodian of such vehicle, unless:
a. The property is posted with signs that comply with Section 5.84.190, SALT
LAKE CITY CODE, or
b. A vehicle is parked in the driveway or in the easement of ingress and egress to
a dwelling used for residential purposes or is parked on the private property owner's or
custodian's grass or other landscaped space, and it is determined that the vehicle operator is not
within the vehicle and is not an invitee of the owner or legal occupant of the real property having
a right to use said driveway or easement, or
c. The vehicle has been abandoned. A vehicle shall be deemed abandoned for
purposes of this section if it has been left unattended for seven (7) days.
C. For any wrecker or operator or any other person to fail to notify the police department
immediately upon arriving at the place of storage or impound of the vehicle when removal of the
vehicle is requested by a person other than the owner or custodian of the vehicle. All such
notices to the police department shall include:
1. a description of the vehicle, including its identification number and license
number;
2. the location of the vehicle;
3. date, time, and location from which the vehicle was removed;
4. reasons for the removal of the vehicle; and
5. identity of the person who requested the removal of the vehicle.
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SECTION 3. That Section 5.84.220 of the SALT LAKE CITY CODE, pertaining to Towing
Operations, Violation-Penalty, shall be and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.84.220 Violation-Penalty.
Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter, except Section
5.84.190, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as set out in Section 1.12.050
of this code, or its successor. Any violation of Section 5.84.190 shall constitute a civil violation
and shall be handled as provided by Chapter 2.75 of this Code. The civil penalty for each such
violation shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City tah, this 23rdday of August/'(( , 2005.
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