(a) General Permit Requirements.
(1) The SFMTA shall issue a permit for a Shared Vehicle Parking Space upon receipt of a written application from a qualified Vehicle Sharing Organization on a form prescribed by the SFMTA.
(2) The permit grants exclusive use of an on-street Shared Vehicle Parking Space to the permittee to Park Shared Vehicles without being subject to enforcement of Shared Vehicle parking restrictions.
(3) The SFMTA reserves the right to revoke a Shared Vehicle Parking Permit at any time upon written notice of revocation. The Permittee shall surrender such permit in accordance with the instructions in the notice of revocation.
(4) The qualified Vehicle Sharing Organization must pay the applicable On-Street Shared Vehicle Parking Permit fee, based upon the location of the designated on-street Shared Vehicle Parking Space in either Zone 1, Zone 2, or Zone 3 as defined in subsection (5) before a permit may be issued.
(5) The applicable On-Street Shared Vehicle Parking Permit fee shall be based upon the location of the designated Parking Space as follows:
(A) Zone 1 shall include that portion of the City and County of San Francisco not under the jurisdiction of the Port of San Francisco north and east of a line commencing at a point located at N 37° 48' 24.4" W 122° 26' 55.0", thence south to Yacht Road, thence southerly along the easterly line of Yacht Road to the southerly line of Palace Drive, thence southerly along the easterly line of Lyon Street to the southerly line of Bay Street, thence southerly along the easterly line of Lyon Street to the southerly line of O’Farrell Street, thence southerly along the easterly line of Sonora Lane to the southerly line of Terra Vista Avenue, thence westerly along the southerly line of Terra Vista Avenue to the easterly line of Encanto Avenue, thence southerly along the easterly line of Encanto Avenue to the northerly line of Anza Vista Avenue, thence southerly along the easterly line of Arbol Lane to the southerly line of Turk Street, thence southerly along the easterly line of Lyon Street to the southerly line of Haight Street, thence southerly to the northern end of the easterly line of Douglass Street, thence southerly along the easterly line of Douglass Street to the northerly line of 25th Street, thence easterly long the northerly line of 25th Street to the easterly line of Potrero Avenue, thence northerly along the easterly line of Potrero Avenue to the northerly line of 25th Street, thence easterly along the northerly line of 25th Street to the eastern end of 25th Street.
(B) Zone 2 shall include that portion of the City and County of San Francisco not included within the boundaries of On-Street Shared Vehicle Parking Permit Zone Number One and Three. It excludes any part of the City and County of San Francisco under the jurisdiction of the Port of San Francisco.
(C) Zone 3 shall include that portion of the City and County of San Francisco not under the jurisdiction of the Port of San Francisco south and west of a line commencing at a point located at N 37° 47' 26.9" W 122° 29' 8.8", thence southerly to the northern end of the westerly line of 22nd Avenue, thence southerly along the westerly line of 22nd Avenue to the southerly line of Ocean Avenue, thence easterly along the southerly line of Ocean Avenue to the easterly line of 19th Avenue, thence easterly to the western end of the southerly line of Upland Drive, thence easterly along the southerly line of Upland Drive to the easterly line of Faxon Avenue, thence easterly to the western end of the southerly line of Greenwood Avenue, thence easterly along the southerly line of Greenwood Avenue to the westerly line of Hazelwood Avenue, hence southerly along the western line of Hazelwood Avenue to the southerly line of Judson Avenue, thence easterly along the southerly line of Judson Avenue to the westerly line of Phelan Avenue, thence southerly along the westerly line of Phelan Avenue to the southerly line of Judson Avenue, thence easterly along the southerly line of Judson Avenue to the southerly line of US Route 280, thence along the southerly line of US Route 280 to the Islais Creek Channel.
(b) Criteria for Granting an On-Street Shared Vehicle Parking Permit. The requirements for Vehicle Sharing Organizations to be eligible to obtain an On-Street Shared Vehicle Parking Permit include the following, which must be demonstrated to the SFMTA’s satisfaction:
(1) Shared Vehicles are available to members at an unstaffed self-service location and available for pick-up by members on a twenty-four hour, seven days per week basis.
(2) Automobile insurance must be provided for each Shared Vehicle for each member using the vehicle during the period of use.
(3) The emblem of the Vehicle Sharing Organization must be prominently displayed on both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle.
(4) Shared Vehicles must be less than seventy-two (72) inches in height, and emit low levels of emissions for the applicable vehicle class. Preference will be given to Shared Vehicles that meet the California Air Resources Board’s standard for a Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle.
(5) A Shared Vehicle must be available to members for rental at all times when the vehicle is Parked in a designated on-street Shared Vehicle Parking Space.
(6) Citywide distribution of Shared Vehicles available to members as determined by the SFMTA.
(7) The number of On-Street Shared Vehicle Parking Permits issued by the SFMTA at any one time shall not exceed 1,000.
(c) Application Requirements. Each application for a permit or renewal of a permit shall contain information sufficient to:
(1) Identify the Vehicle Sharing Organization applicant;
(2) Identify the location where the Shared Vehicle Parking Space is to be located; and
(3) Establish that the on-street Shared Vehicle Parking Space will be used for only sharing
1 related purposes at all times.
(d) Permit Privileges.
(1) Any Shared Vehicle registered to the Permittee shall be permitted to Park at a designated on-street Shared Vehicle Parking Space established by the SFMTA.
(2) The Shared Vehicle Parking Permit exempts a Shared Vehicle from applicable time limits for Residential Parking Permit areas (Div. I, Section 7.2.20), street cleaning parking restrictions (Div. I, Section 7.2.22), and payment at parking meters (Div. I, Section 7.2.23) when Parked at a designated on-street Shared Vehicle Parking Space.
(3) The Shared Vehicle Parking Permit does not exempt the Shared Vehicle from any other Parking restrictions.
(e) Duration of Shared Vehicle Parking Permit. Shared Vehicle Parking Permits may be issued by the SFMTA at any time during the fiscal year but every permit shall expire on June 30 of each calendar year unless otherwise renewed or revoked.
(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 11-108, Ad. 8/2/2011, Eff. 9/2/2011; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 13-185
, Ad. 7/16/2013, Eff. 8/16/2013; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 170718-098, Ad. 7/18/2017, Eff. 8/18/2017)
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