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(a) Definition. As used in this article:
1. “SKATING RINK, PUBLIC” means a place where skating is regularly conducted on certain days as a business, whether for profit or not, and to which the public is admitted, either with or without charge or at which the public is allowed to participate in the skating either with or without charge.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall conduct or manage a skating rink without a written permit from the Board.
(c) Special Police Officers. A permittee conducting a skating rink may apply to the Board for the appointment of a special police officer to attend such skating rink for the purpose of preserving law and order. Such special police officer shall be paid by such permittee. The presence of a special police officer at a skating rink shall not relieve the permittee or the permittee’s employees from the responsibility for violation of any law or ordinance.
(d) Minors. No minor less than 16 years of age may enter or remain in a skating rink establishment unaccompanied by a parent or guardian between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. unless the parent or guardian of such person has signed and filed with the owner, manager or operator of the skating rink a consent form of a type approved by the Board. Such form must be signed by the parent or guardian in the presence of the owner, manager or operator. (Amended by Ord. No. 157,231, Eff. 12/30/82.)
(e) Illumination. All skating rinks must be properly lighted when open to the public.
(f) Locations Prohibited. No person shall erect, operate or maintain any skating rink or any building or other structure within which persons are permitted to use roller skates for skating within 200 feet of any schoolhouse, church or hospital.
(g) Public Hearings. The Board shall require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit pursuant to this section. The applicant shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing two times at intervals of not less than five days, within the 21-day period following the filing of an application, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district where the business is to be located. Furthermore, the Board may give notice by mail to all property owners within three hundred feet of the proposed business. The Board shall cause a suitable public notice to be posted at the location where the business is to be conducted. The applicant shall bear all expenses involved in mailing, printing, publishing and posting such notice. Such public notice shall conform to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board and shall be designed to inform the public as to the nature of the business to be engaged in, its location, the names of the applicant or applicants, the time of the public hearing and the right of persons objecting to be heard. Any interested persons may file written protests or objections, or appear at the hearing. The Board shall give consideration to all such protests in reaching a decision on such application. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,649, Eff. 1/6/69.)
(a) Definitions. As used in this article:
1. “GAME OF SKILL AND SCIENCE” means any game of amusement, but not including athletic sporting events, which is participated in by one or more players for any prize, gift or award of anything of value where or when any charge is made by the persons conducting, operating or maintaining such game, or any consideration is paid by any player for the right to play or participate in any such game, and the dominating factor in determining the result of such game is dependent upon the skill of the player or players and not upon chance, provided, that in any case where the result of such game may be dependent to some extent upon the judgment, intelligence or adroitness of the player, but nevertheless the dominating factor in determining the result of such game is chance. Such a game shall not be considered as a game of skill and science, but shall be considered as a game of chance.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall engage in, manage, operate, maintain, conduct, carry on or permit, suffer or allow the operation, maintenance, conducting or carrying on of any game of skill and science without a written permit from the Board.
(c) Findings of Board. If the Board finds that the game proposed to be conducted is a game of skill and science and that such game is not prohibited by the provisions of Chapter 10, Part 1, of the Penal Code of the State of California, or any other law of the State of California, or any law of the City, and that the conducting, operating or maintaining of such game at the location described in the application will comport with the public welfare, the Board may grant such application and issue a permit to conduct the same.
If in making its determination of the questions as to whether the game proposed to be operated, conducted or maintained is a game of skill and science or a game of chance, the Board is of the opinion that although the result of such game is dependent to some extent upon judgment, practice, intelligence or adroitness on the part of participants in such game but nevertheless the dominating factor in determining the result of such game is chance, the Board shall find that the proposed game is a game of chance and not a game of skill and science, the application for permit shall be denied.
(d) Permits – Conditions. Any such permit shall be issued upon and subject to the following conditions:
1. That such permittee will not permit, suffer or allow the game authorized to be played in any manner other than the manner described in detail in the application.
2. That no equipment, apparatus, device, material or contrivance of any kind be used in the conduct of or playing of such game that is not described or referred to in the application.
3. That such permittee shall not give or award any prize, award, or gift to any participant in any such game which is money, tokens, checks, warrants, certificates, or chips exchangeable for money by the permittee, the permittee’s agent or employees; provided, that chips or tokens redeemable in or exchangeable for merchandise or the right to further participation in such game, may be used in playing the game authorized hereby;
4. That such permittee will not and does not enter into any agreement, combine or understanding with any person whatsoever to the effect that either the permittee, the permittee’s agent or someone acting for and on behalf of the permittee as contractor, or otherwise, will buy any gift, prize or award given or awarded to any participant in any game, or exchange any such gift, prize or award for money.
Each of said conditions shall be incorporated in and made a part of each permit issued hereunder.
No person shall conduct, operate or maintain any such game, or permit, suffer or allow the conducting, operation or maintenance of any game in any manner or mode except in accordance with and in strict conformance with all of the conditions set forth in this subsection.
(e) Summary Revocation. If the permittee, the permittee’s agent, employee or servant acting for and on behalf of such permittee in connection with the operation, maintenance or conduct of any game, is convicted in any court of having violated any law of the State of California prohibiting or regulating gaming, or of having violated any of the laws of this City prohibiting or regulating gaming, all permits therefore issued to such permittee shall be revoked by the Board immediately upon the filing of a certified copy of final judgment of conviction of the court with the Board and without hearing or previous notice.
(f) Games Prohibited by Law. No permit issued by the Board shall authorize the conduct of any game which is prohibited by the Penal Code of California or any other law of the State of California or of this City. Any permit issued in violation of the provisions of this section shall be void.
(g) Public Hearings. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,649, Eff. 1/6/69.) The Board shall require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit pursuant to this section. The applicant shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing two times at intervals of not less than five days, within the 21-day period following the filing of an application, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district where the business is to be located. The Board shall cause a suitable public notice to be posted at the location where the business is to be conducted. The applicant shall bear all expense involved in printing, publishing and posting such notice. Such public notice shall conform to rules and regulations adopted by the Board and shall be designed to inform the public as to the nature of th business to be engaged in, its location, the names of the applicant or applicants, the time of the public hearing and the right of persons objecting to be heard. Any interested person may file written protests or objections or appear at the hearing. The Board shall give consideration to all such protests in reaching a decision on such application.
(Amended by Ord. No. 160,203, Eff. 9/2/85.)
(a) Definitions. As used in this article, the term “premises” shall mean any facility open to the public where activity regulated hereunder is occurring, the room or rooms where such activity is occurring and the area adjacent thereto to which direct access is available from such room and the term “Teenager” shall mean any person over the age of 13 years and under the age of 18 years.
(b) Permit Required.
1. No person, dancing club or other association shall, without first obtaining a permit from the Board, operate, manage or maintain any dance hall, “disco”, nightclub or Social Contact Concierge Establishment, or conduct any public dance or dances wherein teenagers are permitted to be present, except as herein provided.
2. Such permit shall be in addition to any other dance permit required by this article.
(c) Permit – Application – Contents of. An application for a permit shall be accompanied by certification that the premises where a dance is to be held or dancing activity is to occur is adequate for the purpose, and that the premises conform with the existing health, safety, fire and zoning ordinances of the City of Los Angeles. The certification shall also specify the maximum number of persons that may safely be accommodated at the location where the dance or dancing activity is to take place.
(d) Exceptions.
1. A permit shall not be required for any agency or department of the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Board of Education, or other political subdivision of the State of California, or for any religious or charitable organization holding a valid tax exempt registration certificate under Section 21.22 of this Code and which is normally engaged in youth or child-serving activities.
2. A permit shall not be required for any hotel, café, restaurant, banquet hall or catering facility which does not predominantly cater to the patronage of teenagers and where no charge or admission is imposed for the privilege of entering or dancing.
(e) Investigation. Upon the filing of an application, the Board shall cause that investigation to be made which it deems necessary. The Board shall issue no permit to the applicant unless the following conditions are satisfied:
1. The dance or dancing activity for which an application has been filed conforms to the laws of the City of Los Angeles and of the State of California, and will not constitute a menace to the health, peace or safety of the community;
2. A sufficient number of adult supervisors who are employees of the location will be provided to insure compliance with the provisions of this section and any rules or regulations promulgated by the Board with respect thereto. For purposes herein, a sufficient number shall constitute, at a minimum, a ratio of one adult to every 35 teenagers in attendance at the teenage dance premises.
(f) Lighting in Hall. Each of the premises where any dance or dancing activity regulated under this section is held, shall be adequately lighted at all times when open for dancing. For purposes herein, the volume of illumination shall at no time be less than one foot-candle in any part of the building and premises accessible to participants.
(g) Parking – Lighting. All off-street parking facilities under the direct or indirect control of a permittee shall be adequately lighted and supervised so as to ensure that violations of this article or other laws do not occur. For purposes herein, adequate lighting and supervision will be established by the Board at the time of the granting or reviewing a permit.
(h) Use of Drugs or Alcoholic Beverages – Prohibited. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, consumed or be available on the premises where there is a dance or dancing activity is being held which is regulated by this section. Admission to the premises shall be denied to any person showing evidence of drinking any alcoholic beverages or showing symptoms of being intoxicated as a result of the ingestion of any chemical substance.
(i) Time Limit for Dances. Teenage dancing regulated hereunder shall not be permitted after 1:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and local public school holidays. On all other days, except Fridays, Saturdays, and the day before a legal holiday, teenage dancing regulated hereunder shall be prohibited after the hour of 10:00 p.m., provided however that permission to continue dancing after 10:00 p.m. on such other days may be granted by the Board during public school vacation periods if the Board finds the continuation of dancing after 10:00 p.m. does not unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of the surrounding neighborhood. In no event shall such an establishment be permitted to continue such teenage dances or dancing activity later than 1:00 a.m.
(j) Teenagers Under the Age of 15 Years. No person under the age of 15 years shall be permitted to enter any premises where there is dancing activity regulated under this section unless such person is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian unless the parent or legal guardian of such person has signed and filed with the owner, manager or operator of the facility a consent form for such minor to be there unaccompanied by said parent or guardian. The consent shall be set forth on a form approved by the Board. Such form must be signed by the parent or legal guardian in the presence of the owner, manager or operator of the facility and shall contain the minor’s name, date of birth, address, and the parent or legal guardian’s telephone number for use in case of an emergency. In the event no such consent form has been so completed and filed, such teenagers shall not be permitted to enter into or remain at the premises unless accompanied or escorted by their parent or legal guardian. Any teenager admitted and accompanied by a parent or legal guardian shall have the rights and privileges of other legally admitted teenagers. Any teenager entering pursuant to a consent form filed by the teenager’s parent or legal guardian must present valid identification as defined in Subsection (n).
(k) Persons Under the Age of 13 Years. In no event shall any person under the age of 13 years be permitted to enter the premises where there is a dance or dancing activity being held which is regulated under this section.
(l) Persons Over the Age of 20 Years. No person over the age of 20 years shall be permitted to enter the premises where there is a dance or dancing activity being held which is regulated under this section unless that person is a parent or legal guardian accompanying a child as required by Subsections (j) and (m) herein.
(m) Teenagers Between the Age of 15 and 18 Years. No person between the ages of 15 and 18 years may be present at premises regulated under this section unless the person (1) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or, if unaccompanied, the parent or legal guardian of such person has signed and filed a consent form similar to that required by Subsection (j) herein; or (2) presents valid proof of age as defined in Subsection (n) herein.
(n) Proof of Age. Proof of age shall be required of each patron entering the establishment. Such proof may be established by identification issued by a governmental agency, the patron’s school, or the Department of Motor Vehicles, and must contain the patron’s name, date of birth, and a picture that has been taken within the preceding two years.
(o) Denial of Entry on Request of Parent. No person having charge or control of any premises regulated under this section shall allow a teenager to enter or remain at the premises after receiving a written notice signed by the parent or legal guardian of such teenager which requests that said teenager be prevented from entering the premises.
(p) Attendance. Except in emergency situations, no patron shall be permitted to leave the premises at which any dance or dancing activity regulated by this section is being held and thereafter re-enter prior to the conclusion of such dance or dancing activity. No pass or other indicia permitting re-entry shall be issued.
(q) Criminal History of Supervisory Staff. No person, dancing club, or other association or entity obtaining a permit under this section shall employ any person as a supervisory employee at the premises at the time of any dancing activity regulated hereunder who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony in the last five (5) years, nor shall such permittee employ any person who has been arrested and is out on bail or on their own recognizance pending trial. As permitted by California Labor Code Section 432.7, such permittee shall ask all applicants for such employment at the premises about any conviction, as that term is used in said Labor Code Section, and about any arrest for which the applicant is out on bail or on their own recognizance pending trial. Copies of the employment applications of all persons hired shall be filed with the Board. Upon a showing of just causes a permittee may apply to the Board for a waiver of this provision. Just cause, as used in this subsection, shall include but is not limited to a demonstration that the prior conviction, or arrest as described herein, would not have an adverse effect on the employee’s ability to supervise teenagers at a location as described within this section. While teenagers are present, all employees also present within the premises, as that term is defined by this section, shall be considered supervisory employees.
(r) Duty of Management. If a teenager is discovered inside the premises showing evidence or symptoms of being intoxicated as a result of the ingestion of alcohol or any chemical substance, that teenager shall be reported by management to local police authorities and to the teenager’s parent or legal guardian. Management shall attempt to separate the teenager from other teenagers at the premises pending the arrival of police or the parent or legal guardian of the teenager. A notice shall be posted by all pay phones containing the local police telephone number and shall request all patrons to call the police if management neglects to take action to report a violation of this subsection.
(s) Operation After 1:00 a.m. – 18 Year Olds. If the premises intends to operate after the closing time set forth in Subsection (i) herein, the premises must first be vacated by all customers, and thereafter only those persons 18 years of age or older who present valid identification containing proof of age established as set forth in Subsection (n) herein may be permitted to enter the premises.
(t) Additional Restrictions by the Board. The Board may promulgate additional rules as necessary with respect thereto.
(u) Regulation by Permittee. Nothing herein is intended to preclude the imposition of more restrictive regulations by any permittee so long as the regulations are not in conflict with any provision of this section.
(a) Places of Amusement Included. This section applies to any place of public amusement or recreation for the operation of which a permit from the Board of Police Commissioners is required by this Code and in connection with which any loudspeaking system or public address system is used, or any other method of amplifying music, speech or sound employed.
(b) Authority of the Board. Whenever, upon notice and hearing, as required by this chapter, the Board shall determine that music or noise from any such place of amusement or recreation, caused by the operation of any loudspeaking system, public address system or other method of amplifying music, speech or sound, interferes with the peace and quiet of a substantial number of persons dwelling in the vicinity as to deprive them of the reasonable enjoyment of their property, the Board may suspend the permit until the offending premises is sound-proofed in a manner that, in the judgment of the Board, will be effective to eliminate the annoyance complained of.
Section
103.202 Automobile Parking Lots.
103.203 Valet Parking.
103.203.1 Valet Parking Attendant.
103.203.2 On-Demand Valet Parking.
103.204 Towing Operation.
103.204.1 Tow Unit Operators.
103.205 Massage Therapy.
103.205.1 Massage Therapists and Practitioners.
103.205.2 Baths.
103.206 Alarm Systems.
103.206.1 Alarm Company Operators.
103.206.2 Commercial Unsecured Buildings.
103.208 Key Duplicator.
103.212 Soliciting – Peace Officers’ and Firefighters’ Organizations – Permits.
103.213 Figure Studios.
(a) Definitions. As used in this article:
1. “AUTOMOBILE PARKING LOT” or “LOT” means any lot, contiguous lots, or other parcels of land under single management or control where more than eight motor vehicles are kept stored or parked within or without a building, for a consideration, at any one time.
EXEMPTIONS:
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any automobile parking lot:
(i) Which is operated and entirely controlled by the owner or operator of an apartment house, lodging house, hotel or multiple dwelling, motel, auto court, or other place of residence, or any office building, when such lot is used exclusively, with no fee or charge, for the accommodation of the vehicles of occupants, tenants or lessees of that place of residence or office building and their guests and invitees;
(ii) Which is not operated for profit but is maintained and used exclusively for the accommodation of the vehicles of employees or customers of the owner or person in control of the lot; or
(iii) Which is directly operated and maintained by the owner or operator of any retail or wholesale store or any theatre or other business or amusement establishment, and is used exclusively for the accommodation of vehicles of the customers or patrons thereof, with no fee or charge being made therefor.
(b) Permit Required. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,922, Eff. 12/12/09.)
1. No person shall conduct, manage or operate an automobile parking lot without a written permit from the Board. For purposes of this section, lots or parcels of land separated by a public street or public alley shall not be deemed contiguous lots or parcels.
2. Companies that conduct, manage, or operate multiple automobile parking lots shall obtain a Master Automobile Parking Lot permit. The Master Automobile Parking Lot permit application shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 103.02.1 and shall separately identify each parking lot to which it applies. A Master Automobile Parking Lot permit shall apply only to those parking lots specifically identified in the permit at the time it is issued.
3. Companies that have obtained a Master Automobile Parking Lot permit shall file any applications for additional automobile parking lots in person only at the main office of the Office of Finance. Such applications for additional lots shall provide the location of the additional lot and the name of a qualified manager designated to conduct, manage or operate the additional lot.
4. The Board may grant a temporary permit for an additional parking lot on the same day the application for such parking lot is submitted to the Office of Finance provided the following conditions are met:
(i) A Master Automobile Parking Lot permit is on file at the Office of Finance;
(ii) A complete application for the additional parking lot is on file at the Office of Finance;
(iii) All permit fees and taxes owed to the City have been paid to the Office of Finance;
(iv) Documentation of the proper zoning clearance has been submitted to the Office of Finance; and
(v) A preliminary investigation by the Board does not reveal information which would normally constitute grounds for denial.
(c) Prerequisite to Application.
1. Bond Required. Before an application for a permit to operate a parking lot will be received or acted upon, the applicant must file and maintain with the Office of Finance (Amended by Ord. No. 173,300, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.) a bond in the amount of $10,000 for each parking lot, or a blanket bond in the amount of $50,000 covering all parking lots owned or operated by the same applicant. Such bond shall indemnify any person whose vehicle is accepted by the permittee for parking or storage against loss by reason of theft or other unlawful taking, or for damages to such vehicle for which the permittee is legally liable. Said bond shall provide that it will be continuous until cancelled by a 30 day written notice, and that it will cover each and every annual permit issued to the principal named until so cancelled. Notice of cancellation shall be sent by registered mail to the City Attorney 30 days in advance of the cancellation date.
All bonds shall be executed by a corporate surety approved by the Board and admitted to do business in this State. Such bond shall not be void upon the first recovery, but may be sued and recovered upon from time to time by any person aggrieved, until the whole amount is exhausted.
2. Liability Under Bond – Restoration. If the amount of liability under the bond is decreased for any reason, the permit shall be automatically suspended. In order to reinstate the permit, the permittee shall either file a new bond or restore the bond on file to the original amount.
(d) Disciplinary Action – Additional Ground. The following acts committed by a permittee hereunder shall be a ground for disciplinary action in addition to the grounds listed in Sec. 103.35:
1. The permittee, the permittee’s agents or employees, through carelessness, negligence or failure to make proper provision for the safeguarding of vehicles left in their custody, have knowingly or unknowingly facilitated or contributed toward the theft or conversion of any such vehicle; or of the contents thereof, or the damaging of any such vehicle; or
2. The permittee, the permittee’s agents or employees have failed to cooperate with the police to aid in the detection of any theft or other crime committed on the premises described in the permit or which arose out of the conduct of the business for which the permit was issued; or
3. The permittee, the permittee’s agents or employees delivered a vehicle in their custody to a person who failed to present either the parking ticket issued therefor or a memorandum written and signed in the presence of said permittee or the permittee’s attendant by the person to whom the ticket was delivered. Such memorandum must give a satisfactory reason for the inability to produce the ticket. No penalty for a violation of this subdivision shall be imposed against any permittee or attendant where the vehicle was delivered to the registered owner thereof or to any person lawfully entitled to possession of the vehicle.
(e) Handling of Vehicles.
(1) Neither the permittee, the permittee’s agents or employees shall drive, park, stand, stop or store any vehicle parked or stored in any such parking lot on, upon or across any public street, public sidewalk, public alley or other public place, or drive or move any vehicle parked or stored in any automobile parking lot, except within the property lines of such automobile parking lot. Neither the permittee nor any agent or employee shall take or drive, or permit any person to take or drive, any vehicle left in the custody of the permittee away from such automobile parking lot for any purpose without the express permission of the bailor of such vehicle or the bailor’s authorized representative, except that any such vehicle may be moved for safekeeping to another place in the event of fire, flood or other catastrophe or emergency.
(2) The permittee, the permittee’s agents or employees shall notify the Police Department whenever a vehicle has been left on a parking lot for a period in excess of 48 hours without a prior contractual arrangement for such period of time in order to determine whether the vehicle is stolen or abandoned. Following such notification, the permittee, the permittee’s agents or employees may remove or cause to be removed such vehicle to a facility within the City that is attended on a 24-hour basis, for the purpose of protecting the property for the account of and at the expense of the bailor of the vehicle.
(f) Guarding of Vehicles.
(1) Attendants – Receipts. There must be at least one attendant on the lot at all times during the hours the lot is open for business. At each closing time, each vehicle, except those locked by the persons bringing them to the lot, which then remains on the lot, shall be securely locked if a key thereto is available and said key deposited with a responsible person at a safe and convenient place, both previously approved by the Board, to be delivered to the person who parked the vehicle upon surrender of the parking receipt or ticket. A ticket or receipt must be delivered to each person leaving a vehicle on the lot at the time of such leaving, and must have printed on it the name of the person maintaining or operating such lot and the address thereof, and also the place where the key to the vehicle may be obtained after the lot has closed; except that a parking receipt or ticket need not be delivered at time of parking to contract or term customers of parking lots; in lieu of such ticket or receipt for contract or term customers, the parking lot shall issue a receipt to the customer at the beginning of each contract or term period for parking.
(2) Return of Vehicles. The permittee, the permittee’s agents, or employees shall deliver each vehicle to the person who left that vehicle in the permittee’s care upon presentation of the parking ticket or receipt therefor.
(3) Lots Without Attendants – Regulations. (Amended by Ord. No. 133,317, Eff. 12/23/66.) The Board may permit the operation of a parking lot without an attendant where the customer is required to drive, park and lock their vehicle if the Board finds that the design of the lot makes such operation feasible without causing traffic congestion or damage to property. In no event shall a permittee be allowed to operate a parking lot without an attendant where the vehicles are so parked that any vehicle has to be moved in order to move any other vehicle.
Each parking lot operated without an attendant which is equipped with an automatic device, whether coin operated or otherwise, which regulates ingress or egress or both ingress and egress, shall have posted on or about all such devices a sign, plainly visible to the public indicating the name, address and telephone number of a person to be contacted in case of emergency or failure of the automatic device to function. The person to be notified shall respond to any request for assistance within a reasonable time.
Each parking lot operated without an attendant shall have a workable device to inform the public when the lot is fully occupied, except that where parking is restricted to use of contract customers on a daily, weekly or monthly rental basis, a sign shall be posted informing the public of the parking restrictions applicable.
If the Board finds that the parking lot is so designed that the public can readily determine if parking spaces are open without driving onto the lot, it may exempt the lot from the requirement of an automatic device to indicate that the lot is full.
(g) Signs – Closing Time – Parking Fees.
(1) Each permittee shall install and maintain at each entrance of the lot for which the permit has been issued a sign plainly visible from the street with letters and numerals at least six inches high and one-inch stroke in contrasting colors, showing the permittee’s name, the address of the business, the time the lot closes, and the parking fees; except, however, that the name and address of the permittee need not exceed three inches in height with a one-half inch stroke, in contrasting colors. If any letters or numerals on such signs exceed 12 inches in height, then all other numerals and letters relating to parking fees shall be not less than one-half the height of the largest numeral or letter on the sign. All fractions of time shall be spelled out in letters. Parking fees shall be posted at the entrance of the lot as follows:
(i) Rates per hour;
(ii) Rates per fraction of an hour, if any;
(iii) Rates for subsequent hours or fraction thereof;
(iv) The maximum charge;
(v) The time the lot closes.
In the event that afternoon, evening, or night parking fees will be higher than the daytime fees, then such higher fees shall also be posted at the entrance of the parking lot in addition to the daytime parking fees.
Each permittee shall install and maintain in a conspicuous place on the parking lot, which place may be designated by the Board, a sign with letters and numerals at least six inches high and one-inch stroke in contrasting colors showing a complete schedule of parking fees applicable during any business day showing all rates, changes in rates and the hours such changes become effective. If any letters or numerals on such signs exceed 12 inches in height, then all other numerals and letters relating to parking fees shall be not less than one-half the height of the largest letter or numeral on the sign. All fractions of time shall be spelled out in letters.
It shall be unlawful for any permittee or the permittee’s agents or employees to charge or collect any parking fees for the parking of any vehicle at a rate in excess of the rate posted at the entrance of the lot at the time the vehicle was accepted for storage, nor shall any permittee alter or change any of their posted schedules of fees by superimposing another and different sign thereon, or otherwise, during the course of any business day while the lot is open for business; provided, however, that any posted schedule of fees may be changed prior to the opening of any lot for business at the beginning of any business day, and the fee schedule posted at the entrance of the lot may be changed at the time of change to a night rate and to a second night rate change after 1:00 o’clock a.m.
(2) Each permittee shall file with the Board and post on the parking lot within 30 days after the effective date of this subdivision a complete and accurate schedule of rates to be charged specifying therein the time and the dates for which such rates are applicable. Applicants for parking lot permits shall file such a schedule with their application and post such schedule on the lot before operating the parking lot. No charge other than the rates specified in such schedule shall be made except as hereinafter provided.
In the event a permittee desires to change their schedule of rates the permittee shall give a 10-day written notice to the Board which shall contain the new schedule of rates. A duplicate copy of such notice shall be posted for a period of 10 days in a conspicuous place in the parking lot, which place may be designated by the Board. Upon the expiration of the 10-day period, the rates may be changed in accordance with such notice.
Upon the application to the Board and a showing of hardship by the permittee, the Board may permit a downward revision of the rate schedule within the said 10-day period. (Amended by Ord. No. 113,316, Eff. 5/29/59.)
(3) When an automobile parking lot has been filled to the safe capacity stated upon the permit for that lot, the operator shall not allow the entry of additional vehicles except when vacancies are created below that safe capacity. Each time that the parking lot is filled to its safe capacity, the operator shall place a sign at the entrance thereof with the word “FULL” thereon. The letters of such word shall be at least six inches high with a one-inch stroke, and the sign and letters shall be in contrasting colors. The sign shall be affixed to a stand at least 24 inches high.
(4) Each permittee shall post prominently at the attendant’s booth or other approved location, notification of the “six-minute grace period” provided in Section 444 of the Vehicle Code where applicable.
(h) Signs – Ticket Validation. No permittee, operator, manager or any other person in charge of any parking lot shall install or maintain any billboard or sign at such parking lot indicating that the validation or endorsement of the parking receipt by any other person will be accepted in lieu of all or any portion of the parking fee, or entitle the customer to a refund thereof unless such validations or endorsements are accepted as advertised.
(i) Attendants – Identification. Attendants shall wear cards, buttons, tabs, badges or name plates with their correct, full names inscribed thereon attached to a conspicuous place on their clothing, except that where permittees have assigned non-duplicated, consecutive employee numbers to their attendants, such attendants may wear a button or tab containing such employee number in lieu of a name plate. Attendants shall identify themselves by giving their full, correct name or correct, assigned employee number to any patron of the parking lot who asks for such identification.
(j) Fencing. If the Board finds that protection is necessary to prevent theft of property, or to prevent injury or damage to pedestrians or property, it shall require that those portions of the parking lot not needed for access or egress be surrounded by a wall or fence to be approved by the Board. The height and the materials of such wall or fence shall be specified by the Board but in no event shall a fence higher than five feet be required nor shall such fence exceed in height the height of fences permitted by the provisions of Article 2, Chapter I of this Code.
(k) Investigation.
(1) Upon the filing of such application, the Board shall make such investigation as it deems necessary and if the Board finds that the conduct or operation of an automobile parking lot at the proposed location would not be detrimental or injurious to the neighborhood in general, and that the applicant is of good character and of good business repute and has not been convicted of theft or embezzlement, or of any offense involving the unlawful use, taking or conversion of a vehicle belonging to another, and is otherwise a fit and proper person to conduct an automobile parking lot, or if the applicant is a corporation, its officers, directors and principal stockholders are of good character and of good business repute and have not been convicted of theft or embezzlement, or of any offense involving the unlawful use, taking or conversion of a vehicle belonging to another, and are otherwise fit and proper persons to conduct such a lot, the permit shall issue, otherwise, the application shall be denied only after the Board shall conduct a hearing on said application.
(2) The Board shall cause to be shown on each permit issued the safe capacity of the parking lot, which safe capacity shall be determined by the Board during its investigation upon the filing of each application. Such safe capacity shall be determined by the judgment of the Board, with particular attention to ease of removal of any car from such lot within a reasonable period of time, without movement of other vehicles into the public right of way.
(Added by Ord. No. 182,742, Eff. 11/14/13.)
(a) Definitions. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,443, Eff. 12/27/19.)
1. “Master Valet Parking Operator Permit” shall mean a permit that is issued to any person engaged in the business of Valet Parking at more than one location.
2. “Permittee” shall mean any person permitted by the City of Los Angeles to operate a Valet Parking business that uses the public rights-of- way for pick-up, drop-off or movement of vehicles to be parked.
3. “Person” shall mean a natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other entity.
4. “Public Right-of-Way” shall mean any area dedicated for public use as a public street, pedestrian way or other thoroughfare, including but not limited to, roadways, parkways, alleys, sidewalks, and pedestrian ways.
5. “Valet Parking” shall mean the receiving, taking possession of, driving, moving, parking or storing of any vehicle that is left at one location to be driven to another location for parking, whether or not a charge is imposed for the valet parking service.
6. “Valet Parking Attendant” shall mean any employee or agent of the Valet Parking Operator who receives, takes possession of or moves any vehicle, or who handles the keys to any vehicle left with the attendant for Valet Parking.
7. “Valet Parking Operator” shall mean any person engaged in the business of Valet Parking.
8. “Valet Parking Residential Sensitive Zone” shall mean an area of the City designated by the Board of Police Commissioners with specific geographic boundaries and additional rules and regulations imposed on Valet Parking Operators conducting Valet Parking within the zone.
9. “Valet Parking Residential Sensitive Zone One-Day Permit” shall mean an additional permit that is required by a Valet Parking Operator in order to conduct Valet Parking within the zone.
(b) Permit Required. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,734, Eff. 2/13/17.)
1. No person shall engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of Valet Parking where movement of vehicles is on or over any public right-of-way or public property without a written Valet Parking Operator permit from the Board and the payment of all permit fees required pursuant to Chapter X, Article 3, Division 3 of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,443, Eff. 12/27/19.)
2. A Valet Parking Residential Sensitive Zone One-Day Permit shall also be required for a Valet Parking Operator conducting Valet Parking within a Valet Parking Residential Sensitive Zone; directing a person to park a vehicle in the zone; or transporting a person parked in a zone to a location outside the zone. The Board of Police Commissioners through its Executive Director may issue a Valet Parking Residential Sensitive Zone One-Day Permit to a Valet Parking Operator after a determination by the Executive Director that Valet Parking will not adversely affect public safety or create a public nuisance. The Executive Director, after investigation and review, may recommend to the Board of Police Commissioners the designation of a Valet Parking Residential Sensitive Zone with specific geographic boundaries and rules and regulations to be imposed on Valet Parking Operators when conducting Valet Parking within the zone. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,443, Eff. 12/27/19.)
3. Upon express written permission of the Board through its Executive Director, the provisions of Subsection (b) shall not apply to a Valet Parking Operator when there is a temporary disruption due to construction activity that directly interferes with the valet parking operation. The Executive Director, on behalf of the Board, may grant this permission, upon application in writing and after review of the reasons for the variance. The Executive Director will grant a variance for such permit subject to all conditions of the variance granted.
4. Permittees that conduct, manage or operate multiple Valet Parking locations shall obtain a Master Valet Parking Operator permit.
(i) The Master Valet Parking Operator permit application shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 103.02.1 and shall separately identify each location to which it applies. A Master Valet Parking Operator permit shall apply only to those locations specifically identified in the permit at the time it is issued.
(ii) Permittees that have obtained a Master Valet Parking Operator permit shall file applications for additional Valet Parking locations in person only at the main office of the Office of Finance. Applications for additional locations shall identify the location and the name of the Valet Parking Operator employee designated to manage, supervise or operate the location.
(iii) The Board may grant a temporary permit for an additional location on the same day the application for such location is submitted to the Office of Finance, provided the following conditions are met:
(a) A Master Valet Parking Operator permit is on file at the Office of Finance;
(b) A complete permit application for the additional location is on file with the Board;
(c) All permit fees and taxes owed to the City have been paid to the Office of Finance; and
(d) A preliminary investigation by the Board does not reveal information which would constitute grounds for denial.
(c) Additional Application Requirements. In addition to the requirements specified in Chapter X, Article 3, Division 3 of this Code, each applicant for a Valet Parking Operator permit shall furnish the following information with the application:
1. The name and location of the businesses to be served;
2. The seating capacity or other occupancy capacity of the businesses to be served;
3. A signed statement from the owners or managers of the businesses to be served requesting the services of the applicant. The applicant shall notify the Board within fifteen (15) days of any modification, transfer, amendment or termination of any agreement requesting the services of a Valet Parking Operator.
4. The hours of operation and the number of employees of the applicant who will be assigned to that location;
5. The name and location of the parking lot where vehicles will be parked or stored for the businesses served;
6. The name, location and telephone number of the employee or agent of the applicant who shall be available at all times during the hours of operation for that location;
7. The routes to be used between the passenger loading/unloading zone or other vehicle pickup point and the parking or storage location;
8. A copy of the written contract between the applicant and the operator of any parking facility designated as the parking or storage location. The applicant shall notify the Board within fifteen (15) days of any modification, transfer, amendment or termination of the contract;
9. A signed statement from the operator of any parking facility designated as the parking or storage location as to that facility’s ability to accept the cars, the number of spaces to be reserved for the applicant’s operations, and the total number of spaces in such parking facility. In cases where the parking facility is part of a building or premises devoted to other uses that require off-street parking, the statement shall also include information as to the number of parking spaces that were required by law to be provided in the parking facility to serve such other uses when said uses were established;
10. A copy of a valid Automobile Parking Lot permit issued under Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 103.202 to any parking facility designated as the parking or storage location, if applicable;
11. The location of any proposed Valet Parking signs and any proposed attendant stands;
12. Identify all Valet Parking equipment intended to be used during Valet Parking operations;
13. Proof that the applicant has insurance in force satisfying the requirements specified in subsection (d)16., below; and
14. Disclosure of all prior Valet Parking Operator permits issued to applicant by the City of Los Angeles.
(d) Operating Requirements.
1. Operating in the Public Rights-of-Way. The Permittee shall at no time, unless expressly authorized on the permit:
(i) Receive or take possession of (for the purpose of parking or temporary storage until the return of the same to the patron) a patron’s vehicle upon any portion of the public right-of- way or other public property; or
(ii) Park and leave standing any patron’s vehicle upon any portion of the public right-of- way or other public property (including any publicly owned off-street parking space); or
(iii) Use the public right-of-way for vehicle pickup and drop off locations; or
(iv) When use of the public right-of-way is permitted for Valet Parking purposes, the City may impose fees for the use of parking spaces and public streets:
a. Use of Parking Meters. The City may charge a parking meter usage fee for designated pickup and drop off valet parking locations on the public right-of- way, which fee shall be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
b. Street Usage. The City may charge a street usage fee for the use of city streets and properties by valet parking operations on the public right-of-way, which fee shall be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
2. Claim Checks. The Permittee shall issue a sequentially numbered claim check to each patron upon receipt of patron’s vehicle for valet parking. The claim check shall explicitly state the terms and conditions under which the vehicle is being accepted.
3. Pedestrian Walkways. The Permittee shall ensure that pedestrian walkways are not blocked at any time during valet parking operations.
4. Parking on Private Property. The Permittee shall at no time allow any patron’s vehicle to be parked upon private property without a signed statement of authorization by the owner or other person having legal control of such private property.
5. Valet Parking Attendants. The Permittee shall employ Valet Parking Attendants sufficient in number to park vehicles so that traffic on streets or sidewalks will not be impeded by the activities of the Permittee. The Permittee shall ensure that each person employed or acting as a Valet Parking Attendant has a valid permit issued by the Board.
6. Locking of Vehicles. The Permittee shall ensure that Valet Parking Attendants who park a vehicle lock the ignition and the vehicle, remove the key and place the key in a safe place. The Permittee shall ensure that Valet Parking Attendants do not place the key in or upon the vehicle that is parked.
7. Sign Requirements. Each Permittee shall maintain, at each location at which a patron surrenders their vehicle for parking, a sign plainly visible from the street with letters/numerals in contrasting colors, showing the Permittee’s name, the address and telephone number of the business, the hours of operation, the police permit number and the valet parking fees, if any. If fees are charged, such fees also shall be stated as follows:
(i) Rates per hour;
(ii) Rates per fraction of an hour, if any;
(iii) Rates for subsequent hours or fractions thereof; and
(iv) The maximum charge.
All fractions of time must be spelled out in letters. Valet parking signs must not be less than 24 by 36 inches in size. The “Valet Parking” and the maximum charge portion of the sign must have a minimum lettering/numeral size of three inches per character.
8. Rate Restrictions. The Permittee shall not charge any higher rates for parking than those rates posted.
9. Closing Time. At closing time, the Permittee shall lock all vehicles that remain in its possession or custody, except those locked by the patron. Permittee shall deposit the vehicle keys with a responsible person at a safe and convenient place, to be delivered to the person who left the vehicle with Permittee upon surrender of the claim check, or otherwise upon proof that such person has the right to possess the vehicle, and payment of any applicable fees or charges.
10. Parking Longer Than 48 Hours – Notice to Police. The Permittee shall notify the police whenever a vehicle has been left in its possession or custody for a period in excess of forty-eight (48) hours without a prior contractual arrangement for such period of time in order to determine whether the vehicle is stolen or abandoned.
11. Employee Identification, Uniforms and Safety Equipment. The Permittee shall ensure that all employees who drive a patron’s vehicle or who handle a patron’s vehicle keys have a current and valid California driver’s license and wear a standard uniform that conspicuously identifies the employee by that employee’s full name and the name of the Valet Parking business. The Permittee shall ensure that all employees who receive, take possession of, or move a patron’s vehicle upon any portion of the public right- of-way wear high-visibility safety vests.
12. Employee Background. The Permittee shall not allow any employee who has been convicted within the previous seven (7) years of a felony or any offense involving violence, dishonesty, automobile theft, automobile vandalism, reckless driving or driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol to drive a patron’s vehicle or handle a patron’s vehicle keys.
13. Records. Every Permittee shall maintain:
(i) A continuously updated list of the names and residence addresses of its employees who perform Valet Parking. Such list shall be maintained at the business address listed on the permit application and shall be produced on demand of any peace officer.
(ii) All financial records related to the Valet Parking operation for a minimum of three years and shall make them available to the Office of Finance for inspection at any time during the Permittee’s hours of operation.
14. Valet Parking Equipment. Attendant stands and other equipment may be placed on the sidewalk in the public right-of-way during Valet Parking operations, as approved by the Board.
15. Traffic Safety. The Permittee shall ensure that Valet Parking operation at no time interferes with the normal flow of vehicle traffic on the public right- of-way. No vehicle queuing is allowed on the public right-of-way at any time. No vehicle may stop or stand at a drop-off or loading area for longer than five minutes, except for a maximum of ten minutes where signs indicating a ten minute limit are posted.
16. Insurance Requirements.
(i) The Permittee shall obtain, carry, maintain and keep in full force and effect:
a. A policy or policies of comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, combined single limit coverage and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate against any injury, death, loss or damage as a result of wrongful or negligent acts or omissions by the Permittee, it’s agents and employees.
b. Insurance coverage commonly known as garage keeper’s legal liability coverage with minimum limits of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand dollars ($250,000.00) per occurrence and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the aggregate. Garage keeper’s legal liability coverage may be secured as a separate insurance policy or secured as part of an insurance policy providing other required coverages.
c. A policy or policies of comprehensive vehicle liability insurance covering personal injury and property damage with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, combined single limit, covering any vehicle in the possession of the Permittee, its agents and employees in conjunction with the operation of vehicles pursuant to the permit.
(ii) Insurance must be placed with insurers admitted in the State of California or have a current A.M. Best rating of no less than A:6.
(iii) Deductibles not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per occurrence are authorized in connection with the comprehensive general liability coverage, garage keeper’s legal liability coverage and comprehensive vehicle liability coverage.
(iv) The Permittee shall maintain on file with the Board a certificate or certificates of insurance on the City’s form, showing that the policies of insurance required by this section are in effect in the required amounts and showing the amount of any deductibles. The policies of insurance required by this section shall contain an endorsement naming the City as an additional insured. All of the policies required under this section shall contain an endorsement specifically stating that the coverage contained in the policies affords insurance pursuant to the terms and conditions as set forth in this section.
(v) The insurance provided by the Permittee shall be primary to any coverage available to the City. The policies of insurance required by this section shall include provisions for waiver of subrogation.
(vi) The Permittee shall obtain, carry, maintain and keep in full force and effect workers’ compensation insurance as required by law.
(e) Indemnification. The Permittee, and any person acting under or pursuant to a Valet Parking Operator’s permit, agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, release and defend (even if the allegations are false, fraudulent or groundless), to the maximum extent permitted by law, and covenants not to sue, the City, its Council and each member thereof, and its officers, employees, board and commission members and representatives, from any and all liability, loss, suits, claims, damages, costs, judgments and expenses (including attorney’s fees and costs of litigation) which in whole or in part result from, or arise out of: (1) any use or performance under the permit; (2) the activities and operations of the Permittee and its employees, subcontractors or agents; (3) any condition of property used in the permitted operation; or (4) any acts, errors or omissions (including, without limitation, professional negligence) of the Permittee and its employees, subcontractors or agents in connection with the Valet Parking operation.
(f) Disciplinary Action – Additional Grounds. The following acts committed by a Permittee shall be grounds for disciplinary action in addition to the grounds listed in Section 103.35:
1. The Permittee, its agents or employees, through carelessness, negligence or failure to make proper provision for the safeguarding of vehicles left in their custody, have knowingly or unknowingly facilitated or contributed toward the theft or conversion of any such vehicle, or of the contents thereof, or the damaging of any such vehicle; or
2. The Permittee, its agents or employees have failed to cooperate with the police to aid in the investigation of any theft or other crime committed on a parking lot used by Permittee, or which arose out of the conduct of the business for which the permit was issued; or
3. The Permittee, its agents or employees knowingly delivered a vehicle in their custody to a person neither the registered owner thereof nor entitled to possession of such vehicle; or
4. The Permittee’s Valet Parking operation has negatively impacted traffic or disrupted the peace and quiet within any area of the City; or
5. The Permittee fails to comply with all City business tax and parking occupancy tax laws; or
6. The Permittee fails to comply with any of the operating requirements in Subdivision (d) of this section, or any rules or regulations adopted by the Board governing valet parking.
(g) Violation. Violations of the operating requirements in Subdivision (d) of this section, or any rules or regulations adopted by the Board governing valet parking, shall not be prosecuted as misdemeanors, but shall be subject to administrative sanctions and civil remedies as provided by this Code, or at law or in equity, or any combination of these.
Any person operating as a Valet Parking Operator without a permit as required in Subdivision (b) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(h) Severability. If any portion of this section is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this section shall remain in effect. The people of the City of Los Angeles hereby declare that they would have adopted each portion of this section, notwithstanding the fact that any one or more portions of this section is declared invalid or unenforceable and, to that end, the provisions of this section are severable.
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