[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Piermont 10-25-2005
by L.L. No. 6-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Effective January 1, 2006, valet parking shall be conditionally permitted,
when authorized by the Board of Trustees, as an accessory use to any use permitted
or conditionally permitted in the Village on the following conditions.
Any permittee seeking to utilize land or parking spaces owned by the
Village of Piermont, or any other public way for valet parking purposes, shall
submit a written request, indicating the land/parking spaces proposed to be
utilized by such permittee to the Village Board of Trustees. The Village Board
of Trustees, upon considering such written request at a duly scheduled meeting
of such Board, shall designate the land/parking spaces to be used by such
conditional use permit; the Village Clerk shall refer the request for a valet
parking conditional use permit to the Police Chief, the Fire Department and
the Highway Superintendent for comment.
A.
In addition to such other signs as may be permitted by
the Village, additional signs stating "Valet Parking" and the name of the
business may be erected at a location approved by the Board of Trustees, of
sufficient size to be visible from the street, to the extent deemed by the
Board of Trustees to be deemed necessary to inform the public of the valet
parking operation.
B.
The stopping or standing of vehicles for pickup and for
delivery by the valet parkers shall be solely at locations which do not prohibit
the stopping or standing of vehicles; do not unreasonably interfere with traffic;
and do not unreasonably interfere with the peace and quiet of nearby property
owners.
C.
Except to avoid an imminent accident, or when directed
by a police officer, under no circumstances shall a vehicle which is stopped,
is standing or is otherwise being operated on the public streets of the Village
of Piermont for the valet parkers or on behalf of the owner, operator, manager,
or any other agent or employee of the principal use for which the valet parking
is being provided, violate any of the provisions of the New York State Vehicle
and Traffic Law or the ordinances or local laws of the Village of Piermont.
D.
The valet parkers shall at all times operate the vehicles
which they are parking in a manner so as not to adversely affect nearby property
owners. Accordingly, the valet parkers shall not permit the radios in the
vehicles they are operating to be heard outside the vehicles; shall not operate
the vehicles they are parking in such a manner as to cause their tires to
squeal or make other noises by rapidly accelerating or decelerating, except
to avoid an accident; and shall not sound their horn except to avoid an accident,
and then only to the minimum extent necessary.
A conditional use permit for valet parking may be issued for a period
of one year and shall automatically expire at the end of said year unless
renewed by the permittee, with the consent of the Board of Trustees, for another
year. The fee for such permit shall be $120.
A.
The failure of the applicant to have received any summonses
or to have been found guilty of any violations of the New York State Vehicle
and Traffic Law or the Village's ordinances and local laws shall not
preclude the Board of Trustees from denying a permit or a renewal of a permit
if there is sufficient evidence for it to believe that the applicant or the
individuals who will be responsible for the business or the valet parking
operations have not or will not comply with the conditions set forth in this
section.
B.
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
of the Village Code shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.
