(a) General Permit Requirements.
(1) The SFMTA shall issue an On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permit for use of a Shared Electric Moped upon receipt of a written application from a qualified Shared Electric Moped Organization on a form prescribed by the SFMTA.
(2) No more than one permit shall be issued for each Shared Electric Moped.
(3) An On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permit will be issued for a specific Shared Electric Moped and is non-transferable.
(4) A valid On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permit must be displayed on the permitted Shared Electric Moped at all times.
(5) The permitted Shared Electric Moped must be available to members and available for pick-up by members on a 24 hour, seven days per week basis.
(6) The SFMTA reserves the right to revoke an On-Street Shared Electric Moped 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.
(7) Both the name of the Shared Electric Moped Organization and a customer service phone number must be permanently displayed on both sides of the permitted Shared Electric Moped.
(b) Criteria for Granting an On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permit.
(1) The SFMTA shall require the Shared Electric Moped Organization to gather and share utilization data as specified on the written application.
(c) Application Requirements. Each application for a permit or renewal of a permit may be submitted at any time during the calendar year, and shall include a copy of the Department of Motor Vehicles vehicle registration certificate for each Shared Electric Moped for which a permit is requested and the following information:
(1) Identity of the Shared Electric Moped Organization;
(2) The business and mailing address for the Shared Electric Moped Organization;
(3) Proof that the applicant owns the Shared Electric Moped and that the vehicle will be used for only electric moped sharing related purposes; and
(4) Addition information that the MTA may require as part of the application.
(d) Permit Privileges. Each Shared Electric Moped that displays a valid On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permit shall be permitted to Park in the following locations:
(1) at an on-street Parking Meter without depositing payment as required by Division I, Section 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter) where:
(A) the metered space is designated for motorcycle parking, or
(B) the metered space is configured for parallel parking such that the Shared Electric Moped Parks in a manner which allows another vehicle to also use the metered space.
(2) in Residential Parking Permit (RPP) areas without being subject to applicable time limits as required by Division I, Section 7.2.20 (Residential/Carpool Parking), or Parked in a designated Motorcycle Parking Space.
(e) The Shared Electric Moped Parking Permit does not exempt the Shared Electric Moped from any other Parking restriction.
(f) Number of Permits. A Shared Electric Moped Organization is required to initially request a minimum of 100 On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permits. Thereafter, a Shared Electric Moped Organization may request a single permit if at least 100 active On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permits are maintained at any given time.
(g) Duration of Shared Electric Moped Permit. On-Street Shared Electric Moped Parking Permits may be issued by SFMTA at any time during the calendar year but every permit shall expire on June 30 of each calendar year unless otherwise renewed or revoked.
(Added by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 170620-084, Ad. 6/20/2017, Eff. 7/21/2017, Oper. 2/19/2018)