(a) The director may issue an SMV parking permit to an SMV business, upon satisfaction of the requirements of this article, for portions of property controlled by the city, including but not limited to spaces in parking meter zones, off-street parking, and attendant parking facilities for use of these areas for SMV parking and deployment, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The director may not authorize more than three SMV parking permits per street block; and
(2) When an SMV business desires an SMV parking permit for a portion of city property not controlled by the department, the director or the director’s designee shall obtain prior written consent of the appropriate city department, agency, or office that controls the subject property.
The department may implement a lottery system for the issuance or renewal of permits under this section if the number of applications exceeds the number of permits allowed.
(b) An SMV parking permit may be issued for a term not to exceed one year and shall be revocable by the director upon 30 days’ written notice. No operator holding an SMV parking permit may be required to have a peddler’s license pursuant to Chapter 13, Article 6.
(c) To receive an SMV parking permit, an SMV business must submit an application to the director, in the manner prescribed by the director. The application, to be accompanied by the non-refundable application fee set forth in § 15-31.7, shall contain the following:
(1) The name of the person designated by the applying SMV business to receive on its behalf any future notices sent by the city to the SMV business, and that person’s contact information, including a mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
(2) A certificate of good standing issued by the State of Hawaii department of commerce and consumer affairs for the SMV business and dated no earlier than six months prior to the date of the application;
(3) Documentary evidence from an insurance company indicating that such insurance company has bound itself to provide the applying SMV business with the liability insurance required by this article;
(4) A comprehensive operations plan that includes:
(A) A timeline for the launch of operations or a history of operations for established operations;
(B) A detailed description of the SMV specifications and the size of the SMV fleet;
(C) A map of the proposed or actual service area and deployment and parking locations, including parking locations not on city property;
(D) Planned schedules for fleet management, maintenance, and repair;
(E) An overview of the website, mobile application, or other program to be used by the public to access and rent an SMV;
(F) An overview of the technology to be used to track and locate each SMV;
(G) For dockless systems, an overview of the technology to be used, including but not limited to a picture-after-riding requirement, to demonstrate traceability of parking of a specific SMV to a specific SMV user;
(H) An overview of the technology, geofencing, or other means to be used to control operational and parking areas for the SMV fleet;
(I) A policy on how SMV users’ personal data will be safeguarded;
(J) Minimum requirements and rules for SMV users;
(K) Strategies for SMV-user education;
(L) Strategies to serve low-income riders and communities with limited transit options;
(M) Strategies for community outreach and completed outreach efforts, including to neighborhood boards in targeted areas for deployment; and
(N) Any other details describing how the SMV business will comply with all SMV parking permit requirements set forth in this article.
(d) Any document submitted as part of the application shall become part of the SMV parking permit and may be used to evaluate operator compliance with SMV parking permit conditions. Any change to the information provided in the application must be reported to the director, in the manner prescribed by the director, no later than 10 business days following the change. Any such change is subject to approval by the director, and a change found to be in violation of, or inconsistent with, the SMV parking permit or this article may result in the termination of the SMV parking permit.
(e) The director shall review complete applications and evaluate the extent to which an applying SMV business has the capacity to provide a reliable and safe shared micromobility service and to meet the SMV parking permit terms and conditions. When the director finds an applying SMV business has satisfied the requirements of this article, the director may determine the number of SMV permits to issue to the applying SMV business based upon the following:
(1) The application content and the comprehensive operations plan;
(2) The number and location of permits requested;
(3) The availability and location of spaces designated for SMV parking; and
(4) The total number of complete applications received by the department.
(f) An operator shall renew its SMV parking permit annually. The process for renewing an SMV parking permit shall be the same as the application process set forth in this section for receiving an initial SMV parking permit. In reviewing the application for renewal of an SMV parking permit, the director shall also evaluate the operator’s performance over the preceding permit term. No SMV parking permit may be renewed unless all outstanding fees, fines, or other penalties assessed against the SMV business have been paid to the department.
(g) The director may adopt administrative rules to establish a deadline for applications for and renewals of parking permits, or to establish a limit on the number of operators that may hold valid SMV parking permits at a given time.
(h) Subject to the approval of the director, an operator may mark or indicate the area covered by the SMV parking permit using paint, signage, or decals to guide the operator’s SMV users to authorized parking areas.
(Added by Ord. 19-29)