“Business enterprise” means a unit of economic organization or activity in the form of person, firm, partnership, corporation, trust or association.

“Non-residential property” means property located in the City zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes.

“Private property impound tow” means a third party tow in which the vehicle is impounded and held subject to the payment of a fee.

“Property owner” means any person in lawful possession of private real property, including but not limited to the legal title holder, lessee or property manager. In no case shall any owner, operator or agent of a business enterprise engaged in the towing of vehicles from private property be considered a property owner unless he is the legal title holder or in possession of said property.

“Private property” means nongovernmental owned property.

“Removing” means the act of changing by towing, the location of a parked vehicle from its location on private property other than residential property to a storage site.

“Storage” or “storing” means to place and leave a towed vehicle at a storage area.

“Storage area” means a limited-access, properly zoned site, either indoor or outdoor, where the business enterprise or another business enterprise exercises control and supervision over the vehicle.

“Third party tow” means the towing for hire of vehicles from private property without the permission or authority of the vehicle owner or their authorized representative.

“Towing” means drawing or pulling a vehicle by means of another vehicle equipped with booms, car carriers, winches or similar equipment. (Ord. 22-41 § 1, 2022; Ord. 92-55 § 3, 1992; Ord. 90-102 § 1, 1990.)