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ORDINANCE NO. 899
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF UKIAH ADDING SECTION 7504 TO CHAPTER
7, DIVISION 8 OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE, AUTHOR-
IZING THE IMPOSITION OF A GARAGE OPERATOR'S
FEE FOR VEHICLES IMPOUNDED UNDER CHAPTER 10
DIVISION 11 OF THE VEHICLE CODE.
The City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby ordains as fol-
lows.
SECTION ONE.
Section 7504 is added to Chapter 7, Division 8 of the Ukiah
City Code as follows:
Section 7504 - Garage operators' fee:
By resolution the City Council from time to time may impose
a fee on garage operators who accept for storage any motor
vehicle impounded under the authority of Chapter 10, Division 11
(commencing with section 22650) of the California Vehicle Code.
Said fee shall be determined based on the City's actual cost of
impounding the vehicle and when so imposed, shall be deemed part
of the garage operator's cost of towing and storing the vehicle
within the meaning of Vehicle Code section 22851, or any amend-
ments thereto. Said fee may be expressed as a fixed sum per
removal or as a percentage of the actual cost of removal.
The garage operator shall collect the fee prior to returning
possession of the vehicle to the owner or authorized agent. The
garage operator may authorize the police department to collect
the fee on behalf of the operator. In that event the operator is
authorized to release the vehicle upon receiving written notice
from the police department that the fee has been paid, provided
all other costs subject to the lien imposed by Vehicle Code sec-
tion 22851 have been paid.
SECTION TWO.
This ordinance shall be published as required by law and
shall become effective thirty days after its adoption.
Introduced by title only on January 17, 1990
the following roll call vote:
, 19__, by
AYES: Councilmembers Wattenburger, Schneiter, Hickey and Mayor Henderson
NOES: Councilmember Shoemaker
ABSENT:
Adopted-this 7 day of February , 1990, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Councilmembers Wattenburger,Shoemaker, Schneiter Hickey and Mayor
Henderson '
None
ABSENT: None