This article of the city code is hereby designated and shall
be known and referred to as the “Wrecker” article of the
code or as the wrecker ordinance.
(2005 Code, sec. 5.2.01)
(a)
Applicant.
Certificate.
Certificate holder.
Chief.
Consent tow.
Disabled vehicle.
Illegally or unauthorizedly parked vehicle.
Junked vehicle.
Nonconsent tow.
Police pull.
Tow truck.
Wrecked vehicle.
Wrecker.
Wrecker service.
The
following terms and phrases, as used in this article, unless the context
clearly shows otherwise, shall have the following meanings:
The person that applies for a certificate hereunder.
A permit, in the form of a certification of a registration
certificate, authorizing the operation of a wrecker service for the
purpose of making police pulls within the city.
Any person holding a valid registration certificate under
this article.
The chief of public safety of the city.
The removal of a vehicle from a public street or place, at
the request of the owner, operator or person otherwise in charge of
the vehicle, to a place of repair or storage.
A vehicle which has been rendered unsafe to be driven as
the result of some occurrence other than a wreck, including, but not
limited to, mechanical failures or breakdowns, fire, or vandalism,
or a vehicle which is in a safe driving condition, but the owner is
not present or able or permitted to drive so as to reasonably necessitate
that the vehicle be removed by a wrecker.
A vehicle parked in violation of any state law or city ordinance
or without the effective consent of the owner of the premises where
the vehicle is parked.
Shall have the same meaning provided a junked vehicle in section 8.05.002 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Dalworthington Gardens, Texas.
The removal of a vehicle from a public street or place, without
the consent of the owner, operator or person otherwise in charge of
the vehicle, to a place of storage.
A nonconsent tow ordered by an officer of any law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction within the city.
A tow truck, as defined in V.T.C.A., Occupations Code sec.
2308.002.
A vehicle that has been damaged as the result of overturning
or colliding with another vehicle or object so as to reasonably necessitate
that the vehicle be removed by a wrecker.
A tow truck, as defined in V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, sec.
2308.002.
A towing company, as defined in V.T.C.A., Occupations Code
sec. 2308.002.
(b)
The
definitions contained in V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, sec. 2308.002,
the Vehicle Storage Facility Act, V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, ch.
2303, and V.T.C.A., Transportation Code., are hereby adopted as to
such terms as are used herein and are defined in such statutes.
(2005 Code, sec. 5.2.02; Ordinance 2019-04, sec. 1, adopted 3/21/19)
