§ 12-657. Issuance of permits; minimum requirements.

(a)

The chief of police shall issue permits to all applicants complying with the provisions of this article after the applications have been completed and filed in his office, the application fees paid, and after the applicant submits a sworn statement that each wrecker complies with the following minimum requirements:

(1)

Each wrecker shall not be less than one ton in size.

(2)

Each wrecker shall be equipped with a power or hand-operated winch, winch line, and boom, with a factory-rated capacity of not less than 5,000 pounds single line capacity.

(3)

Each operator shall furnish to the city a certificate from the tax assessor-collector showing that no delinquent taxes are due to the city by said wrecker operator.

(4)

Each wrecker shall have inscribed on each side thereof the name of the permittee operating the wrecker in letters not less than 2½ inches in height.

(5)

Each wrecker shall carry as standard equipment a tow bar, safety chains, fire extinguisher, wrecker bar, broom, axe, shovel, flags, flares, dolly, winch line, booster brakes, towbar, blinker lights, emergency light, working light, wheel chocks, hydraulic jack, tire tools, buckets of sand, motorcycle slings and other tools and equipment reasonably necessary to conduct wrecker service.

(6)

Each wrecker shall contain a two-way radio which will operate on a frequency or frequencies designated by the chief of police.

(7)

Each wrecker and all of its equipment shall be in a safe and good working condition.

(b)

Any wrecker used by a permittee shall be subject to inspection at any time by the chief of police or his authorized representative. Permittees shall keep and maintain equipment meeting the minimum requirements as stated in this section.

(Code 1982, § 15-137; Ord. No. 87-56, § 1, 9-21-1987)