Any individual wishing to operate a truck for the purpose of
towing vehicles within the confines of the City of Wildwood at the
request of a private person or entity other than the owner or operator;
shall apply to the City Clerk for a towing license. No towing business
or service station operating solely for the purpose of towing vehicles
at the request of the owner or operator shall be required to obtain
a towing license.
The application for a towing license shall include the provision
of the following information: description of each vehicle to be used
for towing, including model, year, gross vehicle weight, license plate
number, vehicle identification number, type of towing mechanism.
Upon approval each vehicle shall be issued a license for towing
and a sticker which must be displayed on the driver side rear window
of the vehicle. Each license shall be assigned to a single vehicle
and may not be interchanged with other vehicles. Each vehicle can
only be registered to one place of business.
Each application for towing license shall be accompanied by
the fee provided for in the schedule of mercantile licenses fees for
the City of Wildwood.
Each tow truck operator shall maintain general liability insurance
for his business in the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand ($750,000.00)
dollars per incident and seven hundred fifty thousand ($750,000.00)
dollars aggregate and garage keepers legal liability insurance in
the amount of five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) dollars for comprehensive
and collision per incident.
Former Section 18-7, Towing List, previously codified herein
was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance No. 985-13.
All properties that meet the following definitions shall post
towing signs as described herein.
a. PUBLIC PARKING LOTS — Lots for which a mercantile license is
required to charge for the privilege of parking a vehicle.
b. SEMI-PUBLIC LOTS — Any vacant or otherwise unused lot for which
parking is prohibited to the general public and only to those receiving
permission of the owner or agent that holds more than four vehicles.
c. PATRON/EMPLOYEE PARKING LOTS — Lots reserved for the use of
the patrons or employees of a business establishment.
d. No tow operator may remove any vehicle from private property unless
he insures that the property from which he tows has the proper signs
posted in accordance with city regulations authorizing towing from
that property.
The director of public safety is hereby empowered to promulgate
and adopt rules and regulations to implement the intent of this chapter.
Any person who violates any section of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days
and/or a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Each
day that any violation of any section of this chapter shall exist
shall constitute a separate offense and shall be charged as a separate
offense by the issuance of additional process.