(A) Every business establishment for which a valet parking license is issued shall, during the hours of service, display an 18-inch by 24-inch valet parking license sign to be first approved by the City Collector. The valet parking license sign is to be attached to the existing loading zone pole during the hours of operation. The valet parking license sign shall only be displayed and the zone shall only be in effect during the hours that valet service is provided. A licensee’s improper display of or failure to display the valet parking license sign, or use of the sign to restrict or exclude public parking at unauthorized times or locations, shall subject the operator to the penalties set forth in this chapter and other applicable provisions of this code. Every licensee providing service must post the name of the operator and rate, if any, onto the valet parking license sign in four-inch dark blue lettering. The City Collector shall inspect the establishments to determine that the name and rates, if any, are accurately and properly posted, and shall suspend any valet parking operator’s license as to any business establishment being served for so long as the licensee fails to post its rates and name as required herein.
(B) No valet parking operator shall park or suffer its agents to park patrons’ vehicles upon the public way except under lawful conditions. The fine for any parking or compliance violations incurred by a vehicle while in the custody of a valet parking operator shall be the sole responsibility of the valet parking operator and shall, upon the occurrence of a final determination of liability, constitute a debt due and owing to the city. The valet parking operator’s failure to pay any fine upon notice by the city shall subject the operator to the penalties set forth in this chapter and other applicable provisions of this code. The City Collector is authorized to seek restitution with respect to any fine paid by the patron of the valet parking operator.
(C) Every valet parking operator shall place or cause his or her agent to place on the dashboard of each patron vehicle a sign or placard of a size no smaller than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in manner so as to be conspicuously visible through the windshield of the patron vehicle. The sign or placard shall contain the following information in red or black letters no less than one inch in height: “This Vehicle Parked By (valet parking operator) For Customer Of (business establishment).” In addition, each attendant of a valet parking operator shall, while on duty, wear conspicuously placed on his or her clothing, an insignia which identifies the valet parking operator for whom the attendant is working.
(D) All valet parking attendants must, upon taking custody of a patron’s vehicle, issue a numbered receipt to each customer containing the name, address and telephone number of the company providing the valet service, a statement that the company has liability insurance as required by § 877A.03(B), the charge for the valet service, the time and date the valet parking operator took custody of the vehicle, and the license plate number of the vehicle. When a valet parking attendant returns custody of the vehicle to the owner, the attendant must time stamp the receipt with the time and date the valet parking operator surrendered custody of the vehicle and return it to the patron.
(E) Every valet parking operator or attendant shall carry on his or her person a valid current driver’s license at all times while in control of a patron’s vehicle. In addition to the penalties otherwise provided for violation of this section, any person violating this division shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100, nor more than $500 for each offense, which may be prosecuted and enforced under Chapter 292 of these Codified Ordinances. Any penalty for violation of this division shall be assessed against, and shall be the responsibility of, the holder of the valet parking operator license.
(Ord. 04-30, passed 8-10-2004)