Ord 2024-031 amending Chapter 90, Article 4, Wreckers, of the San Marcos City Code for the purposes of modifying signage requirements, placing responsibility for administering the wrecker rotation system with the city marshal

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(24) Be illuminated by lighting attached to the sign or by other lighting sufficient to make the sign readable by lighting a#aehed to the sign of by other-lighti fit suffleient to make the sign iva if non-consent tows are performed between the hours of sunset and sunrise; (e) An additional sign meeting the speeifieations attaelied to this efd' Exhibit "A" must be posted at eXit from the pafking f4eility to an ad1joining stfeet of alley. (cd) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the parking facility owner has given notice in a manner other than by posted signs, in accordance with the Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2308, as amended, to the owner or operator of a vehicle that the vehicle will be towed if it is not removed from the parking facility. (de) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the vehicle being towed: (1) Is in or obstructs a vehicular traffic aisle, entry, or exit of the parking facility; (2) Prevents a vehicle from exiting a parking space at the facility; (3) Is in or obstructs a marked fire lane; (4) Is in a space designated for vehicles transporting disabled persons, and does not display a special license plate or placard for a vehicle that transports a disabled person; or (5) Is in or obstructing a part of a driveway used for entering or existing the facility. See. 90.241. Rotation system registration. (a) Each wrecker service that meets the qualifications under subsection(b)may elect to participate in the peliee depaftmeiA City of San Marcos rotation system for performing police-authorized tows by submitting a fully completed rotation system registration form to the Chief of Po City Marshal. The registration form must contain, at a minimum, all of the following information regarding the wrecker service: (1) The business name, address, telephone number and fax number. (2) The name, address, and phone number of each principal person of the service. (3) The normal business hours. (4) The name and telephone number of the person designated by the service for taking after-hours calls. (5) The name of the operator and the address and phone number of the storage facility to which the service will tow vehicles. The registration form must be accompanied by a current certificate of insurance for the wrecker service. The certificate must list the city as an