GENERAL ORDINANCE
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 109-160 OF ARTICLE XVII, CHAPTER 109, PART 2, ARTICLE XVII RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS
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BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council of the City of Yonkers, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals
To discourage double-parking, defined in § 109-1 of the Code of the City of Yonkers as, “[w]henever any vehicle shall be parked parallel to another vehicle and on the same side of the street,” the Yonkers City Council finds it necessary to amend § 109-160 of the Charter as follows:
Section 2. Amendments
§ 111-12. Definitions
Heavy Towing
Towing for any truck larger than a passenger vehicle.
Moped
A low-power, lightweight motorized bicycle.
Passenger Vehicle
A vehicle weighing less than 10,000 lbs.
§ 111-26. Maximum permitted charges.
A. The licensee shall prepare a schedule, in triplicate, of its maximum charges for the towing and storing of disabled vehicles within the City of Yonkers, and all three copies of such schedule shall be filed with the Police Commissioner.
B. The following fees shall be the maximum charged for all passenger cars, regardless of weight, for either private towing or towing pursuant to roster call or impound:
1) A maximum charge of $350 for passenger vehicles, and $150 for mopeds,
2) An additional charge of $10.50 per mile may be imposed for each additional mile or part thereof only where such vehicle is towed outside the geographical limits of the City of Yonkers at the request of the owner.
3) Special equipment.
a. The The above maximum charge for the use of special equipment shall be shall include:
[1] Preparation for tow, labor: $85 per hour. Winching (if required)
[2] Flatbed tow truck: $150. Use of dollies/skates
[3] Use of dolly wheels: $150. Lockout service (if required)
[4] Winching from off the roadway: $100 Shrink wrap application for broken or missing windows
[5] Extraordinary winching: additional fee allowed subject to the Taxi, School Bus and Tow Inspector reviewing and agreeing that said extraordinary winching was necessary.
4) Storage charges shall be at the rate of not more than $95 for each 24 hours or part thereof for passenger vehicles, and for mopeds, $35 for each 24 hours. All vehicles must be stored on the premises of the licensee, whether indoors or outdoors, and shall not be permitted on City streets. Truck and trailer storage shall be at the rate of not more than $350 for small to medium size trucks and $550 for large trucks for each 24 hours or part thereof.
5) Administrative fees may be charged at a maximum rate of $125 for the retrieval of owner/lienholder information and mailing of certified letters to all relevant parties.
6) Heavy towing is a maximum charge of $750 per hour with a 2 hour minimum charge and $650 per hour thereafter.
SECTION 3. This local law shall take effect in accordance with law.