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CITY of TUKWILA
WASHINGTON
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5/2/85 ORDINANCE NO.
Rev 7/30/85
r iy AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHING-
TON, SETTING FORTH REQUIREMENTS FOR TOWING
SERVICE LICENSEES WHO DESIRE TO IMPOUND
VEHICLES AND /OR RESPOND TO POLICE REQUESTS TO
CLEAR ACCIDENT SCENES, PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES
FOR POLICE REQUESTS FOR TOWING ASSISTANCE,
REPEALING SECTIONS 19 AND 20 OF ORDINANCE NO.
808 OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 19 of Ordinance No. 808 of the City of
Tukwila, passed by the City Council on September 17, 1973, pro-
vides that towing service licensees who wish to impound vehicles
and /or respond to police requests to clear accident scenes shall
maintain dispatch offices and impound yards within the City
limits, and
WHEREAS, Section 20 of the said Ordinance No. 808
provides that the Police Department shall rotate requests for
towing assistance among operators of towing firms located within
the City, and
WHEREAS, at the .current time there is only one towing
firm located in the City of Tukwila which meets the requirements
of Sections 19 and 20 of Ordinance No. 808, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in
the public interest to remove the geographic limitation found in
Sections 19 and 20 of Ordinance No. 808 in favor of a requirement
that towing firms desiring to respond to police requests, whether
such firms are located within or outside the City limits, meet
certain response times, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Impounds and Accident Scenes. Each towing
service licensee who wishes to impound vehicles, either private
or public, and /or to respond to police requests to clear accident
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scenes, shall, in addition to the other requirements set forth
herein, provide the following:
A. Service to the public on a twenty -four hour basis. One
suitable single party telephone service shall be obtained and
maintained;
B. Radio equipment installed at a dispatching point and in
each of the vehicles, and maintained in good working order at all
times;
C. Maintain an average response time of not more than
twenty (20) minutes to all locations within the City;
D. Secure a bond to cover any loss of public or private
property from vandalism or theft while any vehicles impounded are
stored in an impound storage lot.
Section 2. Police Requests. When the owner of a motor
vehicle has not requested a specific towing firm and relies upon
the Police Department to call a tow truck for him, the Police
Department shall call tow truck operators from an alphabetical
list and shall rotate the calls so that such calls are evenly
distributed among the licensed tow truck operators who have
requested to be placed upon such list. The Police Department
shall keep a record of such calls which shall be available for
public inspection.
Section 3. Repealer. Sections 19 and 20 of Ordinance
No. 808 of the City of Tukwila, passed by the City Council on
September 17, 1973, are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a
summary thereof consisting of the title, shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City and shall take effect and be
in full force five (5) days after the date of publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this S day of
1985.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Y TS' CLERK, NIAXINE ANDERSON
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
By �/�QO r j
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK. 7/30/85
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 8/25
PUBL ISHED 8 9 SS"
EFFECTIVE DATE /`s"/ s'r
ORDINANCE NO. /35
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