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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS TO THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, SECTION 29-118 “MUNICIPAL TOWERS LIST"
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WHEREAS, Article V, Section 29-118 of the Code of General Ordinances establishes the Municipal Towers List; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance was last updated in 2006 and in the past 20 years there have been significant changes to the business landscape in New Haven; and
WHEREAS, an active and responsive list with adequate storage for daily and storm operations is necessary to best serve the residents of New Haven and ensure efficient use of city staff time; and
WHEREAS, to broaden the availability of efficient daily response, the criteria needs to reflect the current landscape of eligible towers within New Haven by increasing the number of those eligible and decreasing the required minimum storage capacity; and
WHEREAS, to increase the availability of tow capacity and storage for our winter operations a second list of eligible operators is recommended to include eligible tow operators within 5 miles of a New Haven border; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 29-115 allows the Board of Police Commissioners to adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations consistent with this ordinance which shall be updated upon ratification of the Ordinance Amendments and shall reflect regulations to restrict the use of the Mass Tow Operations List and operators outside of New Haven such that the distance to retrieve a vehicle would not exceed the current expectations; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the New Haven Board of Alders that Article V (Tow Trucks), Sec. 29-118 (Municipal Towers List) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of New Haven is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 29-118. - Municipal towers list.
(a) The chief of police or their designee shall prepare annually and maintain two lists of companies for tows in New Haven operations. The first shall be called the "Municipal Towers List," and shall consist of licensed tow...
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