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Falls Church opens review of private-property towing rules; council weighs 'second-signature' change
Summary
Staff reviewed existing towing rules and new state authorities; council asked the Towing Advisory Board and stakeholders to study options including a possible requirement that property owners or their agents sign off on each tow, improved signage, a permitting system, and fee changes.
City staff presented a multi-point review of private-property towing regulations and new authorities granted by recent state legislation, and the council directed the city’s Towing Advisory Board to study recommended changes and return with formal recommendations.
City staff framed the discussion as focused on tows from private lots — shopping centers, commercial properties and multi-family developments — rather than police-initiated tows. “This is generally shopping centers, commercial establishments that are trying to maintain their parking spaces for the businesses that are in those commercial locations,” a staff presenter said.
Staff summarized the city’s current rules: private-property owners may have vehicles towed to a licensed garage within three miles of the city limits; the tow operator must document the vehicle with a dated photograph and call the police dispatch before removing the vehicle; a drop fee is limited to $25 if…
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