City of Annapolis - File #: O-39-15

• File #: O-39-15
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/21/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/26/2015
• Final action: 10/26/2015
• Title: Towing Company Facility Location - For the purpose of specifying that towing companies licensed by the City of Annapolis may locate their facilities in proximity to the City border.
• Sponsors: Sheila Finlayson
• Indexes: Economic Matters Committee, Public Safety Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2015	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
10/26/2015	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
10/19/2015	1	Public Safety Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
10/19/2015	1	Economic Matters Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
9/21/2015	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
7/27/2015	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
7/27/2015	1	City Council	refer
7/27/2015	1	City Council	refer

Title
Towing Company Facility Location - For the purpose of specifying that towing companies licensed by the City of Annapolis may locate their facilities in proximity to the City border.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 39-15

Introduced by: Alderwoman Finlayson

Referred to
Economic Matters Committee
Public Safety Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Towing Company Facility Location

FOR the PURPOSE of specifying that towing companies licensed by the City of Annapolis may locate their facilities in proximity to the City border.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2014 Edition

Section 7.52.060
Section 7.52.170

WHEREAS, the Code of the City of Annapolis provides for the licensure and supervision of providers of towing services within the City limits; and

WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council wishes to encourage open market competition among providers of towing services within the City limits; and

WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council recognizes that towing service providers require specialized equipment to meet the need to tow various sized vehicles; and

WHEREAS, there are a very limited number of providers of towing services maintaining necessary specialized equipment within the City limits.

SECTION 1: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

Chapter 7.52 - Towing Companies
7.52.060 - License-Investigation.

A. The City Clerk, after receipt of an application for a towing license, shall forward the application to the Chief of Police or the chief's designee for investigation and inspection of whether:
1. The applicant has adequate off-street storage facilities REASONABLY CONVENIENT TO, AND within ONE MILE OF, the City limits;
2. The applicant has facilities to provide towing services when requested on a twenty-four-hour basis;
3. The towing vehicles of the a...