2015-385s:U�gal\aur documents\ordinances\15\tawing fees revision.docx
ORDINANCE NO. 2�15-3g5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
2015-336 RELATING TO FEES FOR NON-CONSENT TOWING WITHIN THE CITY OF
DENTON PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE V OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PROVIDING THAT A SCHEDULE OF FEES SHALL BE
MAINTAINED ON FILE 1N THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager, in consultation with the Police Department, recommended
an ordinance regulating non-consent towing within the City of Denton; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the non-consent towing ordinance also necessitates the
adoption of a towing fee ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to establish the allowable
towing fees as set them forth in this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTIONw l. The following fares are hereby established by this ordinance to be charged
pursuant to the specified provisions of Chapter 23, Article V of the Code of Ordinances:
MAXIMUM TOWING FEES ALLOWED
$ 15.00 TOW TRUCK OPERATOR'S LICENSE
$ 10.00 DUPLICATE LICENSE FOR LOST OR DESTROYED TOW TRUCK
OPERATOR'S LICENSE
$ 25.00 TOW TRUCK REGISTRATION
$145.00 LIGHT DUTY TOW
$ 72.00 LIGHT DUTY TOW DROP FEE
$166.00 MEDIUM DUTY TOW
$ 83.00 MEDIUM DUTY TOW DROP FEE
$450.00 HEAVY DUTY TOW
$225.00 HEAVY DUTY TOW DROP FEE
$ 20.00 DAILY STORAGE FEE PER DAY OR PART OF DAY FOR MOTOR
VEHICLES 25 FEET LONG OR LESS
$ 35.00 DAILY STORAGE FEE PER DAY OR PART OF DAY FOR MOTOR
VEHICLES LONGER THAN 25 FEET
$ 50.00 CERTIFIED MAIL FEE
$ 20.00 IMPOUNDMENT FEE
SECTION 2. That the above-mentioned fares as established by the City Council shall be
placed on fle in the office of the City Secretary and made available to any member of the public
who wishes to see a copy of the fares as established by this ordinance. The City Secretary is
directed to maintain this Towing Fee schedule on file in the City Secretary's office as adopted
hereby or as in the future may be established by the City Council.
SECTION 3. Save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION 4. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such validity.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2016.
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