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ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34, "VEHICLES
FOR HIRE." OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
_ WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING FEES
FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN WRECKER SERVICES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND
REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND EN-
ROLLMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 34-187(e) (6) of Article V of Chapter 34
of the Code of the City of Fort Worth be amended by changing sub-
sections (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) thereof, to read as follows:
"a. Towage A charge up to a maximum of
forty-five dollars ($45.00) for towing
such vehicle from one point on a street
to another location within the corporate
limits of the city as designated in
writing by the owner of the vehicle or
by the police department at the place
where the tow originated."
"b. Extra work. An additional charge of
forty dollars ($40 00) an hour~for
removing vehicles which are off the
street right-of-way, such charge to
be made from the time the operator
begins to remove the vehicle until it
is on the traveled portion of the street.
Even though the vehicle is within the
street right-of-way, an additional
charge may be made if the car is located
in some unusual condition within the
right-of-way, such as but not limited
to, a river or creek fed or a ditch of
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greater depth than an ordinary bar
ditch. For fee calculation, fractions
of an hour may not be considered a full
hour; one-quarter of any hour shall be
the smallest fraction permitted for such
calculation."
"c. Tandem axle wreckers. An additional
charge of eighty-five ($85.00) per hour
for the use of a heavy duty (tandem axle)
wrecker. No heavy duty (tandem axle)
wrecker shall be used unless such use
is approved by a police supervisor at
the scene of the pull."
'._'e. Use of a dolly. An additional charge
of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) when the
use of a dolly is necessary for towing
any such vehicle."
"f. Use of a car carrier.
maximum of sixty-five
when the use of a car
for t-owing any such v.
may only be used when
supervisor."
A charge up to a
dollars ($65.00)
carrier is necessary
:hicle. A car carrier
authorized by a police
"g Use of air cushions. An additional charge
of one hundred fifteen dollars ($115.00)
when the use of air cushions is required."
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (198b),
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as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances
and such Code are hereby repealed..
SECTION 3
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and
phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted
by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance
of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 4
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby
directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption
and Sec 1 in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the
ordinance in the ordinance records of the City..
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SECTION S.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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DPTE REFERENCE SU6JECT PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING PACE
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CHAPTER 34, ARTICLE V, SECTION 34-187
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending
Chapter 34, Article V, Section 34-187 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth,
chanyiny certain charges for wrecker services
BACKGROUND
On flay 27, 1986, representatives of the Greater Fort Worth/Tarrant County Wrecker
Association came before the City Council requesting that the rates for Wrecker
Service provided for police-direct towing be adjusted. The last revision t o the
ordinance was in April of 1982. The previous change was in Septembr of 1977.
Staff has reviewed the recommendation of the Greater Fort Worth/Tarrant County
L•drecker Association and has surveyed fees charged by other major cities in the
State of Texas. Therefore, it is the recommendation of staff that the following
changes be made.
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1. Towage Fee - From X35 to 5~
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2. Extra Labor - From X30 to $~~'~ '
3. Use of a Dolly - From S20 to S25
4 Use of a Car Carrier - F S50 to $b5
5 . Use of Air Cushion - F 5 APPROVED BY
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