(a) No valet parking operator license, or renewal thereof, shall be issued unless the applicant agrees to park all cars entrusted to him in legal off-street or legal on-street sites.
(b) No valet parking operator license, or renewal thereof, shall be issued unless the applicant provides proof to the commissioner that the applicant or licensee, as applicable, has obtained: (1) commercial general liability insurance covering all locations at which such person operates or seeks to operate, with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage, and (2) commercial automobile liability insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00, combined single limit, per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage and (3) insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence for garage keepers' legal liability. The City of Chicago shall be named as additional insured on a primary, noncontributory basis from any liability arising directly or indirectly from the licensee's operations.
The insurance required under this subsection shall: (1) be in full force and effect throughout the duration of the license period, (2) be issued by an insurer authorized to insure in Illinois, and (3) not be subject to cancellation except upon 30 days' prior notice to the commissioner. Upon termination or lapse of the licensee's insurance coverage, any valet parking operator license issued to such person shall automatically expire.
The proof of insurance required under this subsection shall be made available by the commissioner to the public for the duration of the license.
(c) No valet parking operator license, or renewal thereof, shall be issued unless the applicant provides proof to the commissioner that the business establishment for which the valet parking service is to be provided has made available a loading zone at least 25 feet in length immediately adjacent to its premises for the pickup and delivery of the patrons vehicles. Where the loading zone is to be on-street, the business establishment shall have applied to the commissioner of transportation in accordance with Title 9 of this Code for the designation of a curb loading zone, and no license shall be issued for the operation of a valet parking service at that establishment unless and until the designation has been approved and the curb loading zone signage has been installed; provided that no license, or renewal thereof, shall be issued for any location, including any loading zone, designated as a tow zone.
(d) No valet parking operator license, or renewal thereof, shall be issued unless the applicant provides proof satisfactory to the commissioner that, with respect to each business served, the valet parking operator has available legal off-street parking spaces equal in number to fifteen percent of the occupancy content of that business as determined in accordance with the building provisions of this Code. A space is available if owned or leased by the valet parking operator or if the valet parking operator has a contractual right to place a vehicle in that space.
The lease of a space by a valet parking operator shall be for a term at least coextensive with the duration of the license and shall not be subject to cancellation except upon 30 days prior notice to the commissioner. Upon termination or lapse of the licensee's lease, any license issued to him shall automatically expire.
(e) No valet parking operator license, or renewal thereof, shall be issued to any applicant who has been found in violation of any provision of Section 4-232-060 or 4-232-080 of this chapter two or more times within the 180-day period prior to the date of the application or three or more times within the 365-day period prior to the date of the application.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54834; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-09, p. 54685, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 108; Amend Coun. J. 1-21-15, p. 101874, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VI, § 20; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. II, § 18; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 50)