[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).
A.
Form. Licensees shall use a prenumbered, duplicate
billing pad, in a form filed with and approved by the Town Clerk,
containing the information set forth hereinbelow.
(1)
Name, address and telephone number of the licensees'
place of business.
(2)
Name and address of the person engaging the licensees'
services.
(3)
State registration number of the vehicle being towed.
(4)
Total amount to be charged, including towing, labor
and storage rate for twenty-four (24) hours or part thereof.
(5)
Name of tow-for-hire operator.
(6)
State registration, vehicle license plate and town
certificate numbers of the tow truck.
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
B.
Payment. Payment of said bill shall be acknowledged
thereon.
C.
Original. The permittee shall prepare the bill on
this form and furnish the original to the owner or operator of the
vehicle to be towed, or their authorized representative.
D.
Duplicate. The duplicate bill shall be retained with
the written log of the tow truck.
A.
Regular fees. The following fees shall be collected
on an annual basis by the Town Clerk at the time applications are
presented for the following:
[Amended 12-4-2007 by L.L. No. 46-2007; 1-14-2015 by L.L. No.
6-2015]
(1)
Business owner's license: Three Hundred Twenty-Five ($325) Dollars.
(2)
Certificate of operation and decal for each motor vehicle: Eighty-Five
($85) Dollars.
(3)
Vehicle operator's permit: Forty-Five ($45) Dollars.
(4)
Waiver of disapproval, suspension or revocation: Thirty-Five ($35)
Dollars.
(5)
Appeal of disapproval hearing: One Hundred Twenty-Five ($125) Dollars.
(6)
Revocation Hearing: Three Hundred Fifteen ($315) Dollars.
B.
Late fees. The following additional fees shall be collected by the
Town Clerk at the time applications are presented for renewal when
said applications are made in excess of thirty (30) days after the
expiration date thereof:
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
C.
Replacement fees. The following fee shall be collected by the Town
Clerk at the time an application is presented for replacement of any
type of lost or damaged document previously issued thereby: Thirty-Five
($35) Dollars.
[Amended 1-14-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
D.
Refunds. No fees set forth hereinabove shall be refunded.
E.
Reductions. There shall be no reduction in fees for
licenses, certificates or permits issued for a fractional part of
a year.
