§ 12-120 — Definitions

§ 12-120 - Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. ASSIGNMENT. A call from the city to a licensee requesting the performance of recovery and/or towing services. LAW ENFORCEMENT ROTATIONAL WRECKER TOWING SERVICES: A tow performed at the request of the Cape Coral Police Department pursuant to the procedures and requirements of this article. LICENSEE. A towing company which has been issued a license to perform recovery and towing services pursuant to this article. NO-TOW. The response of a licensee to a specified place pursuant to the Cape Coral Police Department's request where the owner has removed the vehicle or vessel in question before the tow company reaches the scene, or when, before the vehicle or vessel is connected to the tow truck and is in motion, the owner arrives and takes possession of his or her vehicle or vessel. NON-RESPONSE. Refusal by a towing company to respond to a police requested tow pursuant to this article or a failure to respond to the police requested tow within 30 minutes of being contacted by the police. STORAGE FACILITY. A fenced-in, lighted, locked yard or secure indoor storage with the capacity to temporarily keep all vehicles or vessels towed hereunder within the fenced-in area. The facility shall conform to all building and zoning requirements and shall be owned or exclusively leased by the licensee for such purposes. TOWING COMPANY. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association engaged in the business of recovery and towing of motor vehicles or vessels. WHEEL LIFT. An accepted commercially manufactured apparatus designed for the towing and recovery of motor vehicles or vessels by the towed unit's wheels/suspension. The wheel lift apparatus shall have a minimum manufacturer lift rating of 3,000 pounds while fully extended. The wheel lift apparatus shall be attached in conformance with manufacturer's recommendations for chassis mounting on a truck chassis having a manufacturer's rating of at least 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. The wheel lift shall be considered as an integral part of the wrecker apparatus considered as a whole for compliance with this definition and no exception shall be allowed.

(Ord. 89-10, 12-13-2010; Ord. 76-24, § 3, 10-16-2024)