The Bylaw is further amended by inserting the following Sectiona after |
Section 406: ren
407, No person shall cause a vehicle to be towed from a private parking

lot unless, at the time such vehicle is towed, a sign or signs

complying with the requirements of Section 406 of this Bylaw are

permanently installed and displayed in the parking lot.

Signs required by Section 405:

(a) shall be of a minimum size of 30.5 centimetres (12 inches) by
45.7 centimetres (18 inches) with letters and numbers not less
than 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) in height;

(b) shall be clearly visible at ail times;

(c) shall be conspicuously posted at all entrances to and exits from
the parking lot;

(d) shall be displayed no further than 30 metres (98.4 feet) from
any area of the parking lot;

(e) shall clearly state the conditions under which the parking of
the vehicle will’ be considered unauthorized;
shall display the name and telephone number of the towing
company that may remove unauthorized vehicles from the parking
lot, as well as the address of the impoundment lot to which they
will be towed.

No person shall, without the owner's consent, tow a vehicle from a
private parking lot, highway or public place unless it is taken to an
impounment lot located within the City of Port Coquitlam, which lot
ig protected by a locked fence and has an attendant on duty at all
times when there is a vehicle impounded in the impoundment lot.

Where a tow truck has removed an unauthorized vehicle from a private
parking lot, highway or public place to an impoundment lot, the owner
of the vehicle may be charged a maximum fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00)
for all towing services; but where the owner pays a fee of Twenty
Doliars ($20.00) after a vehicle has been attached to a tow truck by
an approved lifting device and in a tow away position but before the
vehicle has been removed from the private parking lot, highway, or
public place, the vehicle shall be released to the owner.

The maximum storage fee that may be charged for a vehicle taken to an
impoundment lot from a private parking lot, highway, or public place
shall be seven Dollara ($7.00) for each twenty~four (24) hour period,
the first such period commencing at the time the vehicle enters the
impoundment lot.”