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When the lawful owner of a vehicle or the lawful owner’s agent (as identified in Section 5.48.180) arrives at the scene of the impoundment prior to the vehicle being removed from the property and disputes the tow truck operator’s authority to impound and remove said vehicle and specifically notifies or indicates to the tow truck operator that he is summoning a public safety officer, it then shall be the duty of the tow truck operator to remain at the location of impoundment for a period of not less than fifteen minutes after he is so notified. If a public safety officer does not arrive within the fifteen-minute period, the operator may continue with the impoundment and towing of the vehicle. There shall be no additional charges levied for the time required for the arrival of the public safety officer or any additional time required by the officer to resolve the matter; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the charge by a permittee for standby time caused by other than the dispute resolution process set forth in this section. (Ord. 84-1 § 1, 1984)