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File #: 991569    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/18/2000 In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 2/29/2000
Effective date: 3/17/2000    
Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the responsibility for enforcing various code provisions relating to parking.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PARKING, TOWING OF VEHICLES
NUMB:
991569
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to the responsibility for enforcing various code provisions relating to parking.
SECS:
101-25-1 am
101-27-7-f am
105-64-4 am
105-65-1 am
105-65-2 am
105-65-7 am
309-1-1-b rc
ANLS:
- Analysis - This substitute ordinance makes the following changes consistent with the recent transfer of parking checkers to the department of public works:

1. The commissioner of public works and the commissioner's designees are authorized to order the towing of illegally parked vehicles. 2. The department of public works is authorized to grant short-term overnight parking permission instead of the police department. In addition, short-term parking permission must be requested by 1:00 a.m. instead of the present 2:00 a.m. 3. The commissioner of public works and the commissioner's designees are authorized to order the towing of abandoned vehicles.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 101-25-1 of the code is amended to read:

101-25. Towing Away of Vehicles.

1. AUTHORITY. Whenever any police officer >>, or the commissioner of public works or any of the commissioner's designees<< finds a vehicle standing upon an highway in violation of ss. 101-3, 101-22.5, 101-23, 101-24, 101-24.1, 101-24.2, 101-26, 101-26.5, 101-27 and 101-32, the officer >>, or commissioner of public works or the commissioner's designee<< is authorized to remove the vehicle to either private or public parking or storage premises. The removal may be performed by or under the direction of the officer >>, or the commissioner of public works or the commissioner's designee,<< or a towing contractor under contract with the city. The vehicle reclamation charge that is imposed in order to reclaim a vehicle under this section shall be $80 per vehicle and $11 for each day of storage. The vehicle reclamation charge shall be paid to the...

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