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ORDINANCE NO. S' 3
(Series of 1988)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TOWING FEE OF $60.00 FOR ANY VEHICLE
IMPOUNDED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 22-20 OF THE MODEL
TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES
WHEREAS, the towing fee for any motor vehicle impounded
under the authority of section 22-20 of the Model Traffic Code
for Colorado Municipalities was raised from forty dollars ($40)
to forty-five dollars ($45.00) in 1987.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen desires to
increase the towing fee from forty-five dollars ($45.00) to
sixty dollars ($60.00) to reflect the increase in cost of
providing towing services incurred in the last year due to the
change in towing procedures necessitated by the loss of the Rio
Grande impound lot.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section I
The City of Aspen shall charge a vehicle storage fee of five
dollars ($5.00) per day for vehicles and ten dollars ($10.00) for
oversized vehicles and a towing fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) for
any vehicle and one hundred dollars per hour ($100.00), port to
port, for oversize vehicles requiring a tow truck in excess of
one ton, for those vehicles impounded under the authority of
Section 22-20 of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado
Municipalities.
Section 2
All ordinances, or parts thereof in conflict herewith are
repealed. This ordinance, immediately upon its passage, shall be
recorded in the City Clerk's book of ordinances kept for that
purpose, authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and city
Clerk and shall be published as required by law.
Section 3
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional in a court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
Section 4
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the I~
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1988, in the City Council
day of
Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
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INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by
City Council of the City of Aspen on the ~. day of
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, 1988.
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William L. stirling, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Koch, City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this ~~~. day of
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, 1988.
william
1l.TTEST:
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Kathryn . Koch, City Clerk
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