This article shall govern the operation of all valet parking
services provided by businesses located within the Town Center Zoning
District of the Borough.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
VALET PARKING
A parking service offered and/or provided by a business,
whereby an attendant parks and retrieves patrons' vehicles.
No business located in the Town Center Zoning District may offer
and/or provide valet parking services without adhering to requirements
set forth in this article.
A. All new applicants who intend to offer and/or provide valet parking
service should consult with the Parking Services Department of the
Borough prior to the submission of an application for a valet parking
service operation.
B. All applications for valet parking service shall consist of the following
materials, copies of which are available at the Borough of West Chester
and its website (www.west-chester.com):
(2)
A license agreement entered into between the business offering
and/or performing a valet parking service and the Borough;
(3)
A one-page diagram or site plan depicting the street and/or
garage location(s) where vehicles will be picked up and dropped off
as part of the valet parking service. This diagram or site plan must
clearly indicate the number and location of parking meters that may
be involved in the valet parking service (i.e., the reserved area);
(4)
Required insurance information; and
C. All businesses offering and/or providing valet parking service in
the Town Center Zoning District must complete the requisite application
form and enter into a license agreement with the Borough prior to
offering and/or providing any valet parking service.
D. A valet parking service approved by the Borough shall be valid from
the date of issuance until the end of the calendar year in which the
approval was issued. There shall be no proration of fees.
E. The Parking Services Department of the Borough shall send valet parking
service renewal notices and application packets to businesses offering
and/or performing a valet parking service on or before October 15
of each year. Completed valet parking service application packets
must be submitted to the Borough no later than December 1 of that
same year. Completed valet parking service packets for renewal will
be accessed a late fee as determined by Resolution of Borough Council,
if received by the Borough between December 2 and December 31. Renewal
packets submitted to the Borough after December 31 will not be accepted
and a valet parking service approval will not be extended by the Borough
to the renewal business applicant for the subsequent year.
F. All valet parking service license agreements and related materials
will be kept on file in the Parking Services Department of the Borough.
Copies of the license agreements, diagrams/site plans, as well as
any supplementary materials, will be forwarded to the Borough Police
Department.
The Borough shall collect a fee in an amount established by
Borough Council by resolution for processing the initial application
fees, renewal application fees, one-day and special event fees and
late application fees.
Use of a public parking garage or surface lot owned by the Borough
for a valet parking service requires an additional daily fee, as determined
by resolution of the Borough Council, for each space that is to be
utilized. Accommodations must be made with the Borough at least one
week in advance of the planned usage to arrange for the use of a public
parking facility.
The following spaces shall not be used for valet parking services
offered and/or performed in the Town Center Zoning District:
A. Use of street metered parking;
B. Double parking on public streets;
C. Blocking of public and private points of ingress and egress onto
public streets;
D. Unauthorized use of private, non-Borough public parking areas; and
E. The use of more than four metered parking spaces in parking lots
and parking garages.