The City of Hackensack may designate an on-street curbside valet parking zone for specified days and hours upon the request of any business or businesses if the City determines, based on its review, that such valet parking zone is necessary and justified by traffic conditions. In making that determination, the City shall consider the existing parking regulations and controls at the proposed location, the existing property uses at the location, the presence of other valet parking zones in the area, and such other factors as the City determines are relevant to the necessity and justification for the valet parking zone.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CITY The City of Hackensack.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY For the purpose of this chapter, any area dedicated for public use as a street, pedestrian way or other thoroughfare, including but not limited to roadways, parkways, streets, alleys, ingress and egress rights-of-way for abutting lots, sidewalks, and pedestrian ways.
VALET PARKING The act of taking a vehicle from the street, whether or not a fee is charged, and parking it at a public or private parking lot, parking garage or a legal on-street parking location for the vehicle operator. Attendant parking at a duly licensed parking lot or garage shall not constitute valet parking.
VALET PARKING ATTENDANT Any employee or agent of the valet parking operator who receives, takes possession of or moves any vehicle or handles the keys to any vehicle left with the attendant for valet parking.
VALET PARKING ZONE A place adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicle for the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers and to turn control of the vehicle over to a valet parking operator for the expeditious removal of the vehicle from the valet parking zone to an approved on- or off-street parking space.
VALET/LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES The designated zones within the public right-of-way to be utilized by the valet parking operator for collection and return of vehicles to users of the valet parking service.
Any person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter shall be liable to a fine and such other sanctions as are authorized by applicable state law and the provisions of §
1-15 of the City Code.