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No person may:
(1) restrict the use of a bicycle parking device, located in whole or in part on public right-of- way, to a particular group of people; or
(2) charge a fee for the use of a bicycle parking device located in whole or in part on public right-of-way. (Ord. 18838)
An applicant for a bicycle parking device license must execute a written agreement to indemnify the city and its officers and employees against all claims of injury or damage to persons or property arising out of the negligent installation, maintenance, or operation of a bicycle parking device on public right-of-way. (Ord. 18838)
Upon termination of a license, the licensee shall remove the bicycle parking device and restore the used portion of the public right-of-way to its previous condition. If the licensee fails to comply with this section, the director shall cause the bicycle parking device to be removed and the public right-of-way restored with costs being assessed against the licensee. (Ord. 18838)
In this division:
(1) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT means the area bounded by Woodall Rogers Freeway on the north, Central Expressway and Julius Schepps Freeway on the east, Interstate Highway 30 on the south, and Interstate Highway 35E on the west.
(2) CITY means the city of Dallas, Texas.
(3) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this division, or the director’s designated representative.
(4) LICENSEE means a person licensed under this division to operate a valet parking service. The term includes any employee, agent, or independent contractor of the person in whose name the license is issued.
(5) PERSON means an individual, assumed name entity, partnership, joint-venture, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
(6) VALET PARKING SERVICE means a business, or any part of a business, which provides a driver to operate a person’s vehicle to and from a parking location so that the person and any passengers in the vehicle may unload and load at their immediate destination. (Ord. Nos. 19190; 22026; 25539)
This division is intended to only apply to valet parking service provided in connection with a commercial establishment or commercial activity and does not apply to occasional valet parking service provided at a private residence or in connection with a social or fund-raising activity. (Ord. 19190)
(a) A person commits an offense if, without a license issued by the director, he operates a valet parking service within the city on public right-of-way or on private property which requires the use of public right-of-way for maneuvering vehicles.
(b) A licensee commits an offense if, at a time other than the hours and days of operation authorized in his license, he or his employee, agent, or independent contractor operates a valet parking service within the city on public right-of-way or on private property which requires the use of public right- of-way for maneuvering vehicles.
(c) A person who desires to operate a valet parking service on public right-of-way, or on private property which requires the use of public right-of-way for maneuvering vehicles, shall apply in writing to the director for a valet parking service license. The application must be made by the owner or lessee of the premises benefiting from the proposed valet parking service and must contain the following information:
(1) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of:
(A) the applicant;
(B) if the applicant is a lessee, the property owner; and
(C) any independent contractor the applicant will use to provide valet parking service;
(2) the proposed location of the valet parking service and any valet parking service stands;
(3) the number of spaces requested to be reserved for the valet parking service, each space being 22 feet long, if parallel to the curb, or nine feet wide, if head in to the curb; as a rule, three spaces must be reserved unless the director determines that, because of special traffic conditions, a greater or lesser number of spaces is needed to efficiently operate the valet parking service;
(4) the proposed hours and days of operation of the valet parking service;
(5) the location of off-street parking to be used in connection with the valet parking service and a signed agreement or other documentation showing that the applicant has a legal right to park vehicles at that location;
(6) proof of insurance required by Section 43-126.12; and
(7) a list of names and addresses of all property owners, or their representatives, located within 50 feet of, on the same side of the street as, and within the same block as the valet parking service location, either:
(A) with signatures showing consent to the operation of a valet parking service by the applicant; or
(B) without signatures, in which case the director shall notify the listed persons of the valet parking service application and obtain comments.
(d) The director shall forward a copy of any completed application to any person required to be notified under Subsection (c)(7) and to the departments of public works, sanitation services, code compliance, development services, planning and urban design, and risk management, and to any other department that might be affected by the proposed operation of a valet parking service. Each department, and any other notified persons, shall review the application and return it, with any comments, to the director within 30 days of receipt.
(e) After reviewing the application and comments of the departments and of any person notified in accordance with Subsection (c)(7), and upon receiving payment of all fees required by this division, the director may issue a valet parking service license unless denial is required by Section 43-126.7.
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