Kasdin_11May2011May 11,2011
City Commission Memorandum
Towing Permits
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operational.
Condition #2, requires that any change of owner/operator be approved by the Planning
Board as a modification to the existing conditional use permit, and subsequent
owners/operators are required to appear before the Board to affirm their understanding of
the conditions. Condition #1 requires Tremont to provide a progress report to the Planning
Board ninety (90) days after the Certificate of Use/Business Tax Receipt has been issued.
Should an anticipated ownership relationship change for Tremont Towing, Inc. trigger the
above requirement; both the progress report and the approval of change in ownership can
occur at the same Planning Board meeting, most likely on August 23, 2011.
In addition to the Planning Board conditions, as part of the License Agreement, the City
should request that a copy of the video feed for the thirty (30) days preceding should be
provided to the Parking Department every month. Additionally the License Agreement should
also include the prohibition of the storage of vehicles towed from outside the City's
jurisdiction as required in the proposed amendment to the Administrative Rules and
Regulations.
Th~ Commission also should take into consideration the difference in the storage capacity of
Tremont's proposed site and the storage capacity of the second towing service provider,
Beach Towing. Tremont's new site will hold, according to the current building permit, a total
of31 vehicles. Beach Towing, the second provider, has the capacity to store approximately
100 vehicles (it should be noted that the City is currently reviewing this capacity, furthermore,
Beach Towing has an overflow lot approved by the City that can accommodate an additional
25 vehicles). On an average day, both service providers can handle the needs of the City on
a one to one basis (38 public tows). On a daily basis, the Administration suggests that after
the maximum capacity of 31 vehicles is reached for Tremont, all additional tows be directed
to Beach Towing, administrative Protocols will be established to ensure efficient
implementation of this recommendation.
In an effort to ensure compliance with the Code provisions and the amended Administrative
Rules and Regulations, this License Agreement between the City and Tremont Towing shall
require that the operations on the original site (1916 Bay Road) cease to exist.
CONCLUSION
If the Mayor and Commission are satisfied that all operational issues are addressed by the
requested modifications to the Administrative Rules and Regulations for Police Department
and Parking Department Towing Permits, and that the relocation of Tremont Towing from
1916 Bay Road to 1861 Bay Road will not create a negative impact to the surrounding
neighborhood, as determined by the Planning Board in their deliberations and approval of
the Conditional Use Permit, the Commission should approve the attached resolutions.
JMG/JGG/SF
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