§ 3.49.030. License—Application—Fees—Renewal.  


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  • (a)

    A person desiring to engage in emergency wrecker service in the City shall file with the City Treasurer a written application upon a form provided for that purpose, which must be signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent. The following information is required in the application:

    (1)

    Business name, address and telephone number of the emergency wrecker company;

    (2)

    Number and types of wreckers to be operated;

    (3)

    Vehicle identification number of each wrecker;

    (4)

    The location of the facilities to be owned or leased by the applicant for the purpose of operating the emergency wrecker service;

    (5)

    The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the emergency wrecker company;

    (6)

    An agreement that the applicant will participate in the wrecker rotation list;

    (7)

    Proof that the applicant has secured the payment of compensation to the applicant's employees as set forth in K.S.A. 44-532(b) and amendments thereto;

    (8)

    A maximum fee schedule for standard towing, heavy duty towing, specialized towing storage, mileage, and all other fees including fuel surcharges and any additional administrative fees.

    (9)

    A copy of the wrecker service's certificate of public service from the Kansas Corporation Commission.

    (10)

    A list of all personnel who are employed by the licensee and will, at any time, be required to operate an emergency wrecker. The licensee shall provide the employee's name, date of birth, driver's license number and class of issued driver's license. Drivers are to be employees of the licensee. Independent contractors are not allowed to operate an emergency wrecker vehicle or tow vehicles pursuant to this Chapter.

    (11)

    A certification, pursuant to Section 3.02.010 of the Code of the City of Wichita, by the applicant that he or she does not owe any personal property taxes, motor vehicle taxes, or real estate taxes to Sedgwick County, Kansas which are delinquent for any real or personal property utilized for the business or storage of vehicles as part of an emergency wrecker company. No license shall be issued to a person owing delinquent taxes or certifying a false statement.

    (b)

    A fee of $50.00 for processing the initial application or any renewals thereof must be submitted with the application; this fee accompanying the applicant shall not be refundable.

    (c)

    Every license issued pursuant to this Chapter shall terminate at the expiration of 12 months from the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked, and must be renewed before operation of an emergency wrecker service is allowed to continue. Anyone desiring to renew a license shall follow the procedures in subsection (a) of this Section for an initial application.

    (d)

    Failure to submit a schedule of fees with the annual application will result in utilizing the last schedule of fees submitted by the licensee.

(Ord. No. 46-551 § 1; Ord. No. 48-758, § 2, 6-22-2010; Ord. No. 49-207, § 3, 2-28-2012; Ord. No. 49-886, § 1, 11-25-14)