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� ® r the heavy tow truck. He also advised that wrecked vehicles were being towed in and out of the neighborhood 3-4 times a day, and stored in the neighborhood. Mr. Sigler passed photographs to the Board. (Clerk's Note: The photographs were not furnished to the Clerk for the record.) He also felt property values were being negatively impacted by the operation of a towing business from the neighborhood. Mr. Sigler estimated that the 15 towing services on the county's rotation list had the capability of removing 60 cars in an emergency in the county, when the actual need was only about 2. He suggested possible solutions: that since the County was permitting this to occur in a residential neighborhood, that the County take over the road's maintenance; that adjustments be made to the property assessments because the values have decreased due to the presence of these vehicles in the neighborhood; that tow trucks be allowed in residential neighborhoods only during evening hours or given additional time to respond to the tow job; or give the tow truck operator a waiver to put a bed in his office. He believed most of their business at night is moving disabled cars, not cars which have been involved in an accident. He suggested that with 15 towing services, 3 at a time on rotation for a week or so should be enough. He thought that would be a reasonable solution. When she had considered this ordinance, Commissioner Eggert advised that she did not expect tow trucks would be doing business from their residences, nor towing wrecks into the neighborhood. County Attorney Vitunac advised that he did not see any reason for a towed vehicle to be in the neighborhood. He asked Director Keating if there was any exception for that to his knowledge. Community Development Director Bob Keating explained that the change to the LDR's was specifically to allow tow trucks to be in a neighborhood in order to be able to respond to emergencies, but not to tow cars back into the neighborhood. He would consider that to be a violation of the ordinance. Commissioner Eggert asked if there is any definition of emergency versus disabled cars in the ordinance, and Director Keating responded that there is not. He advised that any of the proposed solutions would be up to the Sheriff or Police Chiefs to change the rotation. Chairman Adams advised that this was the first complaint she was aware of concerning tow trucks in residential neighborhoods. 17 May 14, 1996 mow L: