§ 5.51.020. Definitions.  


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  • Unless the context of a particular provision otherwise requires, the definitions provided in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this chapter.

    (A)

    "Authorized towing contractor" shall mean a towing company that provides non-consensual towing service to the City pursuant to a towing service agreement.

    (B)

    "Business license" shall mean a license issued by the City's Finance Department upon payment of a tax by an authorized towing contractor selected to provide nonconsensual towing services to the City's Police Department pursuant to this chapter.

    (C)

    "City" shall mean the City of Beaumont.

    (D)

    "City Manager" shall mean the City Manager of the City of Beaumont or his or her designee.

    (E)

    "Non-consensual towing service" shall mean towing services lawfully ordered or requested by an employee of the City's Police Department or other City department who is duly authorized by law to remove, impound or store vehicles.

    (F)

    "Police Chief" shall mean the Chief of Police of the City of Beaumont or his or her designee.

    (G)

    "Police Department" shall mean the Beaumont Police Department.

    (H)

    "Rotation list" shall mean the City's list of authorized towing contractors that have executed a towing service agreement with the City and may be called upon by the Police Department to provide non-consensual towing service, as needed, on a rotational, call-by-call basis.

    (I)

    "Rules and specifications" shall mean the City's Rules and Specifications for Towing Services and Vehicle Storage Facilities promulgated by the Police Chief, as further described in Section 5.51.040.

    (J)

    "Tow driver" shall mean the driver of a tow vehicle used for providing non-consensual towing services to the City.

    (K)

    "Tow vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle owned by an authorized towing contractor, which has been altered or designed or equipped for and exclusively used in the business of towing vehicles by means of a crane, tow bar, tow line, dolly or a roll-back carrier or is otherwise used to render emergency assistance to disabled and other vehicles.

    (L)

    "Towing company" shall mean a company that provides towing services and the owner(s) and/or managing employee(s) of said company.

    (M)

    "Towing service" shall mean roadside assistance, as well as the removal, towing, storing, or related services for a vehicle. Towing service shall include the removal, transport, and disposal all debris and fluids, including oil and gasoline, in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations concerning hazardous materials.

    (N)

    "Towing service agreement" shall mean the agreement described in Section 5.51.080 that each authorized towing contractor selected to provide non-consensual towing services to the City is required to execute pursuant to this chapter.

    (O)

    "Vehicle storage facility" shall mean a garage, parking lot, storage lot, or any type of facility where vehicles are stored.

( Ord. No. 1078, § 4(Exh. A), 12-6-2016 )