[Amended 12-4-2007 by L.L. No. 46-2007]
(A) Basic services. No licensee shall charge more than
the maximum rates set forth herein, day or night, for each vehicle
used in towing a motor vehicle picked up within the Town and towed
to a place within the Town.
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
(1)
All vehicles requiring general towing: One Hundred Eighty-Five
($185) Dollars.
(2)
All vehicles requiring heavy duty towing due to the weight of
the vehicle or as otherwise directed by a Police officer: Four Hundred
($400) Dollars per hour, from time of leaving place of towing business
to time of return thereto, excluding Police directed waiting time.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by L.L. No. 47-2016]
(3)
Accessibility during normal business hours (Monday through Friday,
8:00 am to 5:00 pm) to the towed vehicle, for any purpose, while being
stored: no charge.
(B) Incidental services. In addition to the foregoing,
the following maximum rates for services incidental to towing may
be charged, day or night:
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
(1)
Dollying (where a vehicle is removed or conveyed on a dolly):
Ninety ($90) Dollars.
(2)
Storage.
(a)
Outside storage: Thirty-Five ($35) Dollars per day for basic
vehicles; One Hundred ($100) Dollars per day for heavy duty vehicles.
(b)
Inside storage: Storage of vehicles in interior space shall
be by private agreement, requiring prior written authorization of
the vehicle owner and/or operator. If the licensee has no outside
storage facilities, the same maximum rate restriction specified in
sub-section (2)(a) above shall apply.
(3)
Righting an overturned vehicle: One Hundred Twenty-Five ($ 125)
Dollars for basic vehicles; Five Hundred ($500) Dollars for heavy-duty
vehicles or vehicles for which a tow truck listed on the heavy-duty
roster has been called for service by a Police officer, at the officer's
discretion.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by L.L. No. 47-2016]
(4)
Winching to a towable position: Fifty ($50) Dollars for basic
vehicles; Two Hundred Fifty ($250) Dollars for heavy-duty vehicles
or vehicles for which a tow truck listed on the heavy-duty roster
has been called for service by a Police officer, at the officer's
discretion.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by L.L. No. 47-2016]
(5)
Pulling of an axle or shaft necessary for tow: Forty ($40) Dollars
per axle or shaft.
(6)
Extraordinary labor: after the first one-half (1/2) hour on-scene,
excluding Police-directed waiting time, an additional charge of Seventy-Five
($75) Dollars per one-half (1/2) hour may be charged, subject to review
and approval of the Town Director of Public Safety or his designee.
(C) Exemptions: The rates established in this Section shall not apply to services provided in connection with the recovery of vehicles as defined in §
183-2(A).