§ 11.99.030. Unlawful acts.

It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to fail to comply with the following regulations when involved in the towing or request of towing of motor vehicles from private property:

A.

Notification. The property owner or person requesting the towing of or the removal of a vehicle from private or public property shall, within one hour of completion of such towing or removal, notify the Wichita Police Department records bureau of the following information concerning the tow or removal:

(1)

Vehicle make;

(2)

Vehicle model;

(3)

Vehicle year;

(4)

Vehicle VIN;

(5)

License plate number;

(6)

Ultimate destination where vehicle is towed to and stored;

(7)

Person ordering the tow;

(8)

Address from which the vehicle is towed.

B.

Notice and Sign Requirements. Except for property appurtenant to and obviously a part of a single-family residence, and except for instances when notice is personally given to the owner or other legally authorized person in control of the vehicle that the area in which that vehicle is parked is reserved or otherwise unavailable for unauthorized vehicles and thus are subject to being removed at the owner's or operator's expense, any property owner or person in legal possession of the property, prior to towing or removing any vehicle from private or public property without the consent of the owner or other legally authorized person in control of that vehicle, must post a sign meeting the following requirements:

(1)

The sign must be prominently placed at each driveway access or curb cut allowing vehicular access to the property, within five feet from the public right-of-way line. If there are no curbs or access barriers, the signs must be posted not less than one sign for each 25 feet of lot frontage;

(2)

The sign must clearly indicate, in lettering of at least one and one-half inches high and one-half inch wide, that unauthorized parking is prohibited and further clearly marked with lettering of at least one inch high and three-eighths inch wide indicating that unauthorized vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense;

(3)

A business with twenty or fewer parking spaces satisfies the notice requirements of this section by prominently displaying a sign stating "Reserved parking for customers only. Unauthorized vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense." in light-reflective letters on a contrasting background.

(Ord. No. 46-552 § 3)