§ 31-6. Issuance of permit.

(a)

Findings; notification of applicant. If the director finds that public convenience and necessity exists for the operation of the emergency auto wrecker(s) that have been applied for, he/she shall then notify the applicant in writing within fifteen (15) days that such vehicles are authorized to operate under the provisions of this chapter, so long as they are in compliance with all of the provisions hereof and all applicable federal, state, county and city laws and ordinances.

(b)

Fee; permit period. The permit fee to operate an emergency auto wrecker shall be payable to the city in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year, for the first emergency auto wrecker and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each additional emergency auto wrecker authorized to operate by the director. A "year" shall mean a calendar year commencing February 1. The fee shall be nonrefundable. Fees for permits issued for less than a full calendar year shall not be prorated. All permits shall expire at midnight on January 31.

(c)

When, by whom issuance authorized; contents. After the owner has filed his/her application for an emergency auto wrecker permit and the applicant has been found to be in complete compliance with all the terms and conditions of this chapter, the director shall authorize the city secretary to issue to the owner a permit and numbered identification tag to operate an emergency auto wrecker(s) in the city upon the public streets. Each permit shall be dated and numbered and shall show on its face the make, model, vehicle identification and license number of each emergency auto wrecker authorized by the director to operate. The permit shall be carried in the wrecker at all times. The identification tag shall be displayed on the wrecker, facing the rear at all times. Said tag must be attached in a manner making it difficult to remove. If the director has determined that the permit shall not be granted, issuance of the permit shall be deferred until all appeal periods have expired.

(d)

Permit personal to owner; nontransferable; supplemental permit for additional or replacement vehicle. A permit issued under this section for an emergency auto wrecker shall be a nontransferable personal permit to the owner and shall not entitle any other person or corporation to operate such an emergency auto wrecker. Provided, however, this prohibition against transferability shall not apply to an owner who desires to assign an emergency auto wrecker permit in connection with and as part of the sale of a going business, whether sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other entity.

(Ord. No. 374-1, § 1, 6-24-91; Ord. No. 374-2, § 1, 10-12-92)