Appendix 538. Tow yards.  


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  • Each wrecker business which stores towed vehicles shall have a storage lot in close proximity to its principal place of business and located within Horry County.

    A.

    Adequate storage shall be no less than fifty (50) feet by one hundred (100) feet, either under cover or fenced with six-foot high privacy fencing (including chain link with vinyl slats or opaque mesh; metal or wood). Fencing shall incorporate three (3) strands of barbed wire at the top.

    B.

    Tow lots shall be screened according to section 522.

    C.

    Each wrecker business shall have posted at its storage lot and at its principal place of business signs clearly indicating the procedure for release of vehicles, including the on-call number for release of vehicles, such posted signs shall be clearly visible and legible to any driver approaching the storage lot or place of business.

(Ord. No. 52-13, § 4, 10-1-13)