(A) Compliance required. The holder of a valet parking operator license shall at all times conduct valet parking operations in accordance with this chapter and in accordance with an approved valet parking plan.
(B) Nontransferability of license. Each valet parking operator license issued shall be nontransferable and shall be valid for one year, commencing on May 1, and shall have designated thereon the name and address of the valet operator and the business to be served by the valet operator.
(C) Responsibility of operator for employees. Operators shall be responsible for the acts of their employees and agents in the conduct of the valet parking service.
(D) Signs. Every business establishment for which a valet parking operator license is issued shall, during the hours of service, display a valet parking sign approved by the city. Every valet operator must post its name and the rates, if any, onto the valet parking sign in four-inch lettering. All valet parking signs shall comply with the following specifications and requirements:
(1) The entire sign assembly must be no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches, and the actual surface of the sign shall not exceed six square feet in size;
(2) The sign must be constructed of durable, weatherproof materials;
(3) The sign cannot have sharp edges or any protrusions or features that could be a hazard to pedestrians;
(4) The sign must be properly designed and heavy enough to withstand typical winds without tipping over, rocking or sliding;
(5) The sign cannot have moving parts or electrical devices, including lights;
(6) The sign cannot use any images resembling official signs or anything else that can cause it to be confused with an official traffic-control device;
(7) Only one sign is allowed per place of business;
(8) The sign shall only be displayed during hours when the valet parking service is offered; and
(9) The sign must be placed within the designated transfer zone but in no case shall it be more than 8 feet from the curb.
(E) Valet tag. Every valet operator shall place or cause the valet tag to be placed so as to be conspicuously visible through the windshield of the patron’s vehicle, which tag shall contain the following information in no less than one inch letters: “This Vehicle Parked by [valet parking operator] for Customer of [business establishment].”
(F) Attendant insignia. Each attendant of a valet parking operation shall, while on duty, wear, conspicuously placed on the attendant’s clothing, an insignia which identifies the valet parking operator or business for whom the attendant is working.
(G) Receipt issued. 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 this chapter and the charge for the valet service.
(H) Transfer zone or parking revoked or moved. The Community Development Committee may, in its sole discretion, revoke or move a transfer or parking zone or at any time, if it determines that the transfer or parking zone or its location has increased traffic congestion or traffic hazards in the public streets, or otherwise has impaired the public health, safety or welfare.
(I) Traffic regulations.
(1) The licensee and its agents, at all times, shall comply with all traffic rules and regulations.
(2) No person may park any vehicle in any manner which violates the provisions of this chapter or any other duly adopted city parking regulation.
(3) In conducting a valet parking operation, no person may obstruct the normal flow of traffic or block or occupy a “no parking zone”
(Ord. 2014-047, passed 10-28-2014)