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ORDINANCE NO. 2314
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
CHAPTER 5.58 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO REGULATION OF TOW COMPANIES
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain
as follows:
SECTION I: That Section 5.58.010 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5.58.010 Intent and purpose of provisions.
It is the intent of this chapter to prescribe the
basic regulations for the operation of tow cars or tow
trucks in police emergency and non-emergency situations
in the removal of and towing away of motor vehicles
which are illegally parked, apparently abandoned or
involved in an accident, or which constitute an
obstruction to traffic because of mechanical failure.
It is the purpose of the council in enacting this
chapter to provide a fair and impartial means of
selecting private operators to engage in said business
in the interest of the public as well as in the interest
of efficient policing operations for the removal from
the public streets of said vehicles.
SECTION II: That Section 5.58.030 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5.58.030 Regulations generally~X~/f~f
The city council may ~M~//T/t/Q,k~/~//t~Y/~X~, by
resolution, authorize ~////F/e/lfl~[~///f~f the
selection ~MM//~X~M~X~M of tow car Or tow truck
services ~Mf~M//~YY//t~//~//c/o//~//~ for
emergency and non-emergency ~lX~ towing. Any tow
company not so selected will be prohibited from towing
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~ any vehicles involved in the situations as set
forth in Section 5.58.010; provided however, that the
owner of the vehicle ~//f~ may designate any
towing service to be used for the removal and towing
away of such vehicle. ~//~//~~//~
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the event that a towing service is contacted by the
police department to perform said services, and performs
said services in a manner not in accordance with the
policies as established, the police department is held
harmless from any and all liability or damages arising
therefrom and shall not be accountable for, nor
investigate, complaints of negligence and deviations
from the policies unless the deviations are shown to be
of a repeated and frequently recurring nature, and any
complaints received from the tow car or tow truck
services selected and designated to carry out such
police' towing operations and any complaints received
concerning the quality and standards of service
performed by said operators shall be deemed sufficient
cause for cancellation and termination of any contract
or operating agreement entered into for the performance
of such service.
SECTION III: That a new Section 5.58.075 be, and the
same is hereby added to Chapter 5.58 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Sec. 5.58.075 Indemnification and Hold Hamless,
Insurance, and Bond Requirements.
Any agreement to provide tow service shall include a
hold harmless clause and bond and insurance requirements
as required by City Risk Manager and City Attorney.
SECTION IV: That Sections 5.58.070 and 5.58.080 of
Chapter 5.58 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code are hereby
repealed.
SECTION V: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force on the thirtieth day from and after its adoption.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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FIRST READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
C / OF CHULA VISTA· CALIFORNIA· HELD june 13, , 19 89 · AND
FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD June 20 ·
19 89 ~ BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE· TO-WIT:
AYES: CounCilmen: Cox, Moore, Ma 1 co 1 m, Mc Candl i s s, Nader
NAYES: Councilmen: None
ABSTAIN: C, ou~ilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
the Cify of Chulo Vista
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chulo Visto, Colifornio,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY thor the above ond foregoing is o full, true ond correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO, 2314 ,and that the some has not been amended or repealed.
DATED
Cify Clerk
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