The primary purpose of public streets and rights-of-way is the free and unobstructed right of travel. The city recognizes that the use of public streets and rights-of-way for valet parking operations, while providing a public benefit, may impede travel, interfere with rights of others using the streets and rights-of-way, and may affect the public safety and create a public nuisance. The city may therefore permit and restrict valet parking operations as a special privilege, not as a matter of right, in order to foster public safety and to prevent public nuisances. The approval of any permit under this chapter for the use of the public right-of-way is on a temporary and nonpermanent basis and is for a nonexclusive use of that public right-of-way. Permittees shall have neither a property interest in nor any entitlement to the granting or continuation of any permit for the use of any public right-of-way.
(Ord. 09-1976 § 1, 2009)
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the prescribed meanings:
"City council"
shall mean the city council of the city of Covina, California.
"Operator"
shall mean any person engaged in the business of valet parking operations.
"Parking facility"
shall mean any area owned by the city of Covina and dedicated for public parking, including but not limited to dedicated curbside parking areas, parking lots, and parking structures.
"Person"
shall mean a natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other business entity, and employees, agents and subcontractors thereof.
"Public right-of-way"
shall mean any area dedicated for public use as a public street, pedestrian way, or other thoroughfare, including but not limited to roadways, parkways, alleys, sidewalks, and pedestrian ways.
"Sponsor"
shall mean any person who operates, or causes to be operated, a valet parking operation at the sponsor's place of business or function.
"Valet parking"
shall mean and include any person, firm or corporation engaged in, conducting or managing the receiving, taking possession of, driving, moving, parking, or leaving standing other persons' motor vehicles, whether or not a charge is levied, and whether or not such persons are employed by, or under contract to the business for which the vehicles are being parked.
(Ord. 09-1976 § 1, 2009)
No person shall operate, engage in, conduct, manage, or cause to be operated any valet parking operation or any related activity upon any portion of a public street or right-of-way or other city property, including any city-owned parking facility, except under the terms and conditions of a current operator's valet parking permit and, if using the public street or right-of-way in any manner for drop-off and pick-up of vehicles, under the terms and conditions of a current sponsor's valet parking permit.
(Ord. 09-1976 § 1, 2009)
The city council may establish rules and regulations, by resolution, for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and when duly adopted by the city council such rules shall be in full force and effect.
(Ord. 09-1976 § 1, 2009)
Nothing in this chapter is intended to authorize the parking of motor vehicles by valet parking operators in a manner contrary to, and all permittees shall comply with, applicable state laws and local parking and traffic regulations, including this code.
(Ord. 09-1976 § 1, 2009)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations hereunder or the terms and conditions of any permit issued hereunder is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable in accordance with Chapter 1.16 CMC.
(Ord. 09-1976 § 1, 2009)