Ordinance 90-2677 ORDINANCE NO. 90-2677
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE
CHAPTER 44, ENTITLED ',VEHICLES AND TOWING", AMENDING
ARTICLE IX, ENTITLED ',POLICE VEHICLE TOWING",
REVISING SECTION 44-57, BY INCREASING SEMI-ANNUAL
PERMIT AND RENEWAL FEES AND BY PROVIDING THAT MORE
THAN ONE PERMIT FOR ABANDONED VEHICLE TOWING MAY BE
ISSUED WITHOUT FEE PURSUANT TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach
established procedures for issuance of Police Vehicle Towing
Permits pursuant to Ordinance No 80-2222 , effective August 20,
1980; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission established permit fees and
renewal fees, of seven thousand five hundred dollars each, pursuant
to City Ordinance No. 87-2576, effective September 12 , 1987 ; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach
established procedures for issuance of Abandoned Vehicle Towing
Permits pursuant to Ordinance No. 87-2576, effective September 12 ,
1987 ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach requires the use of more than
one permittee to effectively implement the Abandoned Vehicle Towing
Permit system.
BE
IT ORDAINED
CITY .MISSION CITY MI
t3C, va�ur�I P:ED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.7 a�i'v i� OF THE or MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1:
That Section 44-57 of Article IX, entitled "Police Vehicle Towing"
of Miami Beach City Code Chapter 44 , entitled "Vehicles and Towing"
be amended to read as follows:
Section 44-57 . Same Police Vehicle Towing Permits -
Issuance; fee.
Two grantees of a permit under this article shall be
issued a six-month permit upon payment of a fee of ceven
thoucand five hundred ten thousand dollars payable prior
to the commencement of the permit period, and upon
satisfactory proof of compliance with other applicable
provisions of this article and such supporting
regulations as may be promulgated by the city manager.
A six-month renewal fee of seven thousand five hundred
ten thousand dollars shall be paid to the city no later
than 12 : 01 A.M. on the first day of each renewal date
during the term of the permit. The six-month periods
shall commence on October first and April first of each
year. Failure to remit timely payment shall result in
automatic forfeiture of the permit and the applicant
shall be prohibited from applying for another permit for
a four-year period. In the event the permit holder
defaults or forfeits permit, all fees paid by the permit
holder will be forfeited, and become the property of,
and will be due and owing to the city.
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One or more permits for abandoned vehicle towing shall
be issued pursuant to competitive bidding with no permit
fee and a unit price for each abandoned vehicle towed,
paid to the city.
SECTION 2 : REPEALER
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY
If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not effect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4 : EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after adoption in
accordance with law, on January 27 , 1990 .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of January , 1990 .
VICE-MAYOR
ATTEST:
FORM APPROVED
LEG L DEP /,
By rim ♦ ,
CITY CLERK
Date
1st Reading 12/20/89
2nd reading 1/17/90
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