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ORDINANCE NO. 226
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i AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 3 OF CITY
OF DANIA ORDINANCE NO. 112 PASSED
j AND ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 12 , 1976 TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
AND REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET
BY WRECKER OR TOWING SERVICE COI,-
PANIES IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON TILE
APPROVED ROTATION LIST USED BY THE
CITY OF DANIA FOR SUCH SERVICES WHEN
REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF DANIA; AND
PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OR ORDINANCES AND ALL RESOLUTIONS OR
PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH BE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH
CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DANIA, FLORIDA:
Section 1 That Section 3 of City of Dania Ordinance No.
112 as passed and adopted on October 12 , 1976 shall be amended
to read as follows :
"Section 3 That the City Manager shall
approve tc be placed on such list a wrecker
or towing service which meets the following
qualifications:
1 . The owner, presidont or representative
of such commercial wrecker service must be
physically available within the limits of
the city on a daily basis .
2 . The owner , or president, of the com-
mercial wrecker service must have a com-
mercial garage located in the City of Dania,
Florida, with such garage having a sufficient
enclosed storage area (with a chain link fence
constituting a sufficient enclosure) to store
at least eighty (80) wrecked motor vehicles I
and at least six (6) indoor storage stalls J
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with all of such storage area being con-
tiguous to said garage .
3. The owner, or president, must own
within the city limits the site of his
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garage or wrecker service, including the
area where the storage area is located ,
in fee simple.
4 . All tow trucks shall have the following
equipment:
a. The name of the establishment
must be lettered in a professional manner
on both sides of the vehicles (magnetic
sign shall not be acceptable) .
b. There shall be a rotor beam type
light mounted on top of the wrecker in such
a manner LhaL it can be seen from the front,
rear and both sides . This light shall be
amber in color, and shall not be in operation
when a wrecker has been dispatched on a tow
call . The rotating amber light will be used
at the scene of the tow, and while towing the
vehicle back to a compound. No tow vehicle
will be equipped with a siren..
C. Amber lights shall be installed on
the front of the wrecker, with amber reflectors
on the front Sides .
d. Rod lights and rcd reflectors shall be
installed on the rear and rear sides.
e. Dollies .
f. At least one (1) heavy duty push broom
and shovel.
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g. Flood lights on hoist.
h. One (1) axe.
i . Onc (1) crowbar or prybar.
j . Minimum of one (1) four pound CO2
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fire extinguisher or equal ,
k . One (1) pair of blot cutters .
1 . One (1) set of jumper cables .
M. One (1) four-way lug wrench.
n. One (1) flashlight.
o. One (1) set of red reflectors .
P. One (1) set of three portable
reflectors.
{ q. Five (5) thirty minute fuses .
r• Two (2) red flags at least 1 ' x 11 .
5. Wreckers will be classified as follows:
a. Class "A" for cars and light trucks
will have the following equipment:
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1 . Tow truck shall have a
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minimum manufacturer capacity
Of 10,000 pounds OVW.
2. Boom capacity of not less
than four (4) tons .
3 . Power winch with a pulling
capacity of not less than four
(4) tons .
4 . Minimum of two hundred feet
(200 ' ) of 3/0 inch cable .
5. Cradle to tow platy or tow
-ling to pick up vehicles . Cradle
to tow Plate to be equipped with
safety chains and so constructed
that no further damage will occur
when picking up vehicle.
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6 . Dual wheels .
b. Class "B" for one and two ton
trucks will have the following equipment:
1 . Tow truck shall have a minimum
manufacturer capacity of 15,000
pounds CVW.
2. Boom capacity of not less than
six (6) tons.
3. Power winch pulling capacity
of not less than. ten (10) tons .
4 . Minimum of tyro hundred feet
(200 ' ) of at least 7/16 inch
cable .
5. Cradle tow or tow sling to
pick up vehicle. Cradle tow plate
to be equipped with safety chains .
6 . Double booms so constructed as
to permit splittings . Each boom
to operate independently or jointly.
7. Dual wheels.
C. Class "C" semi trucks, house trailers ,
buses, etc. , shall have the following equipment:
1. Tow truck shall have a minimum
manufacturer capacity of not less than
25,000 pounds GVW.
2. Boom capacity of not less than
fifteen (15) tons.
3. Power winch pulling capacity
of not less than twenty-five (25)
tons .
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4 . Double booms constr cted to permit
separating; each boom to operate
independently or jointly.
5. Minimum of two hundred feet (200 ' )
of at least 9/16 inch cable.
6 . Airbraken so constructed as to
lock all wheels automatically upon
failure of same.
7. Cradle tow plate or tow sling to
pick up vehicles . Cradle tow plate
to be equipped with safety chain.
8. Dual wheels.
6 . The wrecker service owner shall own, lease, or
have a sufficient number of Class "A" , "B" and "C"
wreckers available to his use , so that he may res-
pond to tow calls from the City of Dania Police
Department or other departments within thirty (30)
minutes , and forthwith proceed to remove any type
of vehicle or vehicles from the streets or prop-
erty of the City of Dania.
7 . The wrecker service owner shall meet all the
requirements of the Florida High,,-Jay Patrol and
the Florida Statutes in rendering service as
required.
8. All towing vehicles used shall be equipped
with two way radio communication system. The
communication system shall be between the towing
company' s base station and all tow and service
trucks utilized in providing police and/or city
towing service.
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9 . That the service shall maintain in favor
of the City of Dania such liability insurance as
the City Manager shall find necessary, taking into
consideration the volume and type of services per-
formed pursuant to this ordinance by the service.
10 . The enclosed storage areas required in para-
graph 2 above shall be under the personal control
at all times of an employee of the service or shall
be securely locked, providing in any event that
service shall be available to the public for in-
spection or retrieval of motor vehicles between the
hours of nine and five o ' clock on each day, Monday
through Saturday, excepting legal holidays as de-
fined by the laws of the State of Florida. "
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Section 2. Severabili.ty . If any section , sentence ,
clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, then
said holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
Section 3 . Inclusion in code. It is the intention of the
City Commission that the provisions of this ordinance shall be-
come and be made a part of the City of Dania Code; and that the
sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and
the word "ordinance" may be charged to "section." , "article" or
such other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish
such intentions .
Section 4 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and
all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be
repealed to the extent of such conflict .
Section 5 . That this ordinance shall be in force and take
effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading on the 13tb day of
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Novembel 1979 .
PASSED and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading on the filth
day of Deeembelr 1979 .
,,MAYOR - COP7MISSIONER.
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CITY CLERK - AUDITv.
APPROVED FOR FORM AND CORRECTIVENESS:
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F NNK �LSR, Attorney
City of Dania, Florida
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