SEC. 43-126.9. STANDARDS FOR OPERATION OF A VALET PARKING SERVICE.

   (a)   A licensee shall:

      (1)   allow only employees and independent contractors who hold a valid state driver’s license, and who are covered by the insurance required by Section 43-126.12 of this division, to operate any vehicle in connection with the valet parking service;

      (2)   operate the valet parking service in a manner that does not:

         (A)   use or occupy more of the public right-of-way than is allowed by his valet parking service license;

         (B)   obstruct a pedestrian’s use of a sidewalk;

         (C)   obstruct a vehicle operator’s ability to see any part of an intersecting road; or

         (D)   injure, damage, or create a hazard to persons or property;

      (3)   place no more than one valet parking service stand on public right-of-way;

      (4)   not place or allow the placement of a sign advertising the valet parking service in the public right-of-way;

      (5)   not park or allow the parking of a vehicle in a valet parking service space, but shall only use the space for loading and unloading passengers; in no event shall a vehicle be allowed to remain in a valet parking service space for more than five minutes;

      (6)   continuously provide valet parking service during all hours of operation authorized in his license;

      (7)   only use an off-street parking location to park a vehicle accepted for valet parking service and shall not park the vehicle on public right-of-way; and

      (8)   notify the director within 10 days of a change in the location of off-street parking and provide the director with a signed agreement or other documentation showing that the licensee has a legal right to park vehicles at the new location.

   (b)   At all times other than the authorized hours of operation of a valet parking service, spaces reserved by the valet parking service shall be available for use by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with posted signs and other traffic control devices, except where parking is restricted or prohibited. (Ord. 19190)

SEC. 43-126.10. VALET PARKING SERVICE STANDS.

   (a)   A licensee may place one valet parking service stand on the public right-of-way at a location approved by the director. The valet parking service stand must be necessary to the general conduct of the valet parking service and shall be used for such purposes, including, but not limited to, the dispatch of valets and the storage of keys, umbrellas, and other items.

   (b)   A valet parking service stand shall:

      (1)   not occupy an area of the public right-of- way exceeding four feet in width and four feet in depth;

      (2)   not be affixed to the public right-of-way in any manner;

      (3)   be easily moveable by one person; and

      (4)   be removed from the public right-of-way when the valet parking service is not being operated;

   (c)   A name and logo may be placed on a valet parking service stand for the sole purpose of identifying the valet parking service. The identification of the valet parking service shall not:

      (1)   have dimensions greater than four feet high and four feet wide; or

      (2)   be placed on more than two sides of the valet parking service stand. (Ord. 19190)

SEC. 43-126.11. LOCATION OF A VALET PARKING SERVICE.

   (a)   Spaces and stands for a valet parking service may not:

      (1)   be within 10 feet of a crosswalk;

      (2)   be within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, fire call box, police or other emergency facility;

      (3)   be within five feet of a driveway;

      (4)   be within three feet in front of or 15 feet behind a sign marking a designated bus stop;

      (5)   be within three feet of a bus bench; or

      (6)   reduce the unobstructed space for the passage of pedestrians to less than:

         (A)   the minimum unobstructed sidewalk widths required by the Dallas Development Code for core and secondary pedestrian precinct overlay districts located within CA-1 and CA-1(A) zoning districts; or

         (B)   four feet in all other areas of the city.

   (b)   The director may require greater distances than those prescribed in Subsection (a) when warranted by special vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions. (Ord. Nos. 19190; 19455)

SEC. 43-126.12. INSURANCE.

   (a)   A licensee shall procure, or cause to be procured, and keep in full force and effect, and shall keep on file with the director, a policy of comprehensive general liability insurance and garage insurance, or a certificate of insurance, issued by a casualty insurance company authorized to do business in this state and in the standard form approved by the board of insurance commissioners of the state. The insured provisions of the policy must include the city, and its officers and employees, as insureds and the coverage provisions must insure the public from loss or damage that may arise to any person or property by reason of the operation of a valet parking service by the licensee.

   (b)   The comprehensive general liability insurance must be on a broad form and provide limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage of not less than $300,000 combined single limit, or the equivalent.

   (c)   The garage insurance must provide limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage of not less than $300,000 combined single limit, or the equivalent, and must provide the following coverages:

      (1)   Comprehensive and collision coverage for physical damage.

      (2)   Coverage for vehicle storage.

      (3)   Coverage for a vehicle driven by or at the direction of the licensee.

   (d)   The insurance policy required by Subsection (a) of this section shall contain an endorsement which provides for 10 days’ notice to the director in the event of any material change or cancellation of the policy. (Ord. 19190)

SEC. 43-126.13. INDEMNIFICATION.

   A licensee, and any independent contractor used by the licensee, 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 operation of the valet parking service by the licensee. (Ord. 19190)