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To amend City Code ? 27-302, concerning towing and storage fees, for the purpose of modifying the limits on fees charged for the towing, storage, and safekeeping of certain vehicles removed from private property.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That section 27-302 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020) be and is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 27-302. Towing and storage fees.
(a) The maximum fee that may be charged for removing or towing passenger cars, trailers and other vehicles of less than 10,000 pounds gross weight from private property, at the request of the owner of the property and without the permission of the owner of such a vehicle is [$135.00] $195.00. For towing a vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. [or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday,] an additional fee of no more than [$25.00] $30.00 per vehicle towed may be charged. For towing a vehicle on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, an additional fee of no more than $30.00 per vehicle towed may be charged. The additional fee which stems from towing a vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and the additional fee allowed for towing a vehicle on any Saturday, Sunday or a holiday may only be charged per occurrence and not per day.
(b) The maximum fee that may be charged for the storage of such passenger cars, trailers and other vehicles is [$45.00] $50.00 per 24-hour period. However, no fee for the storage of such passenger cars, trailers and other vehicles may be charged for the first 24-hour period, nor for any period during which recovery was prevented because the towing and recovery business was closed.
(c) The maximum fee that may be charged for vehicles released at the scene or as a "drop fee" is $40.00. This fee may only be charged when the person conducting the towing has already hooked up the vehicle but has not yet removed the vehicle from private property and the vehicle's owner or vehicle owner's agent arrives to claim the vehicle and pay ...
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