[Added 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-3710]
This Article 18 provides for the regulation of valet parking
at establishments within the Village, as unregulated valet parking
may cause traffic flow stoppages, unanticipated traffic movements,
parking violations and unauthorized use of public areas and private
parking spaces. Valet parking benefits businesses and their patrons
by helping alleviate perceived parking deficiencies, enhancing customer
service, and encouraging maximum use of less accessible parking spaces.
The purpose of this article is to regulate valet parking to ameliorate
potential undesirable effects on public areas or public safety.
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
have the following meanings;
A person employed by a valet parking operator who drives
a vehicle while providing valet parking.
The licensed business for which a valet parking operation
is provided.
The receiving, taking possession of, driving, moving, parking,
or leaving standing any vehicle that is left at one location to be
driven to another location for parking, whether or not a charge is
levied and whether or not done under contract to the business or organization
for which the vehicles are being parked, or done independently. "Valet
parking operation" does not include operators of public or private
off-street parking operations or facilities at which customers park
their own vehicles and remove the keys themselves.
A person who employs one or more attendants for the purpose
of providing a valet parking service or who provides such services
as a contractor.
A parking service provided to accommodate patrons of any
business establishment, which service is incidental to the business
of the establishment and by which an attendant on behalf of the establishment
takes temporary custody of a patron's motor vehicle and moves,
parks, stores, or retrieves the vehicle for the patrons' convenience.
No person may operate a valet parking operation within the Village
without first obtaining a certificate of registration issued by the
Village pursuant to this Article 18. No valet parking operation may
be conducted, except in accordance with a valid valet parking plan
approved by the Village in accordance with this article.
(A)
An application filed with the Village pursuant to Section 9-1-5 of this Code for valet parking registration must include, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 9-1-5 of this Code;
(1)
Proof that all proposed drivers and operators are properly licensed
to drive vehicles by the State of Illinois;
(2)
Identification of all other municipalities for which the applicant
has a current business and/or vehicle license, or has had at any time
a business and/or vehicle license;
(3)
The names, home addresses, and personal telephone numbers of
all persons who own at least 5% of the proposed business;
(4)
The names and home addresses of any supervising officer, director
or manager who will oversee the applicant's personnel that may
conduct the valet parking;
(B)
Applications for a valet parking registration must be made to the
Village Manager or their designee, on a form provided by the Village.
Each such application must be in writing, signed by the applicant
or by a duly authorized officer of an entity, verified by oath or
affidavit.
(C)
The Chief of Police, Fire Chief and Community Development Director
must review each application and submit their recommendations for
approval or denial to the Village Manager. Upon a determination that
the application meets all requirements of this article, the Village
Manager will approve the application.
The applicant must provide proof to the Village that the applicant
has obtained liability insurance covering all locations at which the
applicant operates or seeks to operate in the minimum amounts of $1,000,000
per occurrence for public liability, property damage, and bodily injury;
and $100,000 per occurrence for garage keepers' legal liability.
The insurance policy must be for a term at least co-extensive with
the duration of the registration and may not be subject to cancellation
except upon 30 days prior notice to the Village. Upon termination
or lapse of the applicant's insurance coverage, any registration
issued to the applicant will automatically expire.
(A)
The holder of a valet parking registration must at all times conduct
valet parking operations in accordance with this article.
(B)
The valet parking operator and all employees must be the age of 18
or older.
(C)
The valet parking operator and its employees must, when conducting
a valet parking operation, wear a clearly legible patch, insignia,
or badge on their clothing stating the name of the valet operation.
(D)
Valet parking spaces may be designated with a portable device, no
taller than four feet (cones, for instance) with no marking, letters,
words, numbers or lights on them. The portable devices may only be
placed no earlier than one hour before valet parking operations begin,
and must be removed within one hour of the cessation of valet parking
operations.
(E)
No permanent signs for valet parking or other signs or devices designating valet parking spaces may be used, other than the portable devices described in Section 9-18-6(D) of this Code.
(F)
Valet parking operations may not be provided in a manner that impedes
circulation in a parking lot.
(G)
Valet parking operations may only be conducted in areas shown on
an approved valet parking plan. In the event that all of the parking
spaces available in that parking plan are in use, the valet parking
operations may use other available spaces in the subject parking lot
or other legal on-site or off-site parking spaces. Under no circumstances
may parking spaces not identified in the approved valet parking plan
be reserved at any time. Valet parking operations outside of the approved
plan area must cease when vacancies occur within the approved plan
area.
(H)
Vehicles in staging areas used for valet dropoff, as shown on an
approved valet parking plan, may be stored or parked for no longer
than five minutes per vehicle.
(I)
Fire lanes may not be used to hold, park, or store vehicles, and
must not be blocked or impeded by any valet parking operation activity.
(J)
No valet parking operator or attendant may drive or park a vehicle
in a manner that violates any law related to moving vehicles or parking.
(K)
Every valet parking operator must place or cause the operator's
agent to place on the dashboard of each patron's vehicle a ticket
stating the valet company and its phone number in such a manner so
as to be conspicuously visible through the windshield of the vehicle.
(L)
All valet parking attendants must, upon taking custody of a patron's
vehicle, issue a numbered receipt to each customer, containing the
name, address, and telephone number of the company providing the valet
service, a statement that the company has liability insurance as required
by this article, and the charge for the valet service.
(M)
All vehicle keys must be placed in a secured key storage area in
order to prevent theft.
(A)
Requirements. No business location or person in the Village may provide
a valet parking service nor may any valet parking operation be conducted
unless a valet parking plan for that business or person has been approved
in accordance with this article.
(B)
Submission and approval of plan. The business location will be responsible
for submitting the valet parking plan and obtaining approval from
the Village.
(C)
Procedure. Valet parking plans must be processed by application to
the Village Manager or their designee who will administer the provisions
of this article.
(D)
Valet parking plan contents.
(1)
All buildings, parking lot layouts, streets, and fire hydrants
within 150 feet of where valet parking operations will take place.
(2)
The location of all valet parking spaces, which may be on-site,
off-site, or on-street parking spaces (including, without limitation,
parkway parking spaces).
(3)
The location of dropoff and holding areas.
(4)
The location and elevations (pictures, renditions) of all structures
to be used during valet parking operations.
(5)
Valet parking, circulation routes, and patterns.
(6)
The time of valet parking operations.
(7)
The number of parking spaces to be reserved for valet parking.
(8)
The parking pattern (vehicle movement pattern).
(9)
A valet parking report, including the following;
(a)
Data showing that the reserved spaces are available.
(b)
If spaces off the property being served or spaces shared by
others, in a shopping center for instance, are utilized, a letter
from the off-site property owner or the owner of the spaces that are
shared, agreeing to the time and location of the designated valet
spaces to be provided. Unless the off-site valet spaces are in excess
to those required by code, a parking study must be provided showing
the off-site spaces are actually available during valet parking operations.
(c)
The number of valets to be used.
(10)
The name, address and telephone number of all valet parking
operators to be used.
(11)
If applicable, agreements with off-site businesses to use their
property for valet operations and a parking study showing such spaces
are available.
(12)
Any other information deemed necessary by the Village.
In addition to the grounds set forth in Section 9-1-16(A) of this Code, the Village Manager may, in his or her discretion and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 9-1-16, suspend or revoke any registration for valet parking upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(A)
The valet parking operator, or any employee or agent thereof, violates
any federal, state, or Village laws or regulations at the business
location; or
(B)
The valet parking operator, or any employee or agent thereof, in
the course of the valet parking operations, commits any traffic, driving,
or parking violation, without limitation, driving in excess of the
speed limit, not stopping at a stop sign, failing to stop while exiting
a driveway or alleyway, failing to yield to pedestrians, making any
illegal turns, or blocking roadway traffic on any street, alley, or
roadway.
