HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/3/2001 - STAFF REPORTS (11) ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTIONS 5.38.010, 5.38,260 AND ADDING
SECTIONS 5.38.270 AND 5.38.280 OF THE PALM SPRINGS
MUNICIPAL CODE, REGULATING SPECIAL EVENT VALET
PARKING SERVICES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5.38.010 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to add
definitions regarding valet parking services, to read as follows:
5.38.010 Definitions.
(a) In this chapter;
(1) "Area Meters" means a centralized pay station for patrons of metered lots
and metered streets.
(2) "Attendant" means a person who performs any service regarding valet
parking on a full-time, part-time or contract basis, including an operator or
manager of a valet parking operation and a driver of patrons' vehicles.
(3) "Business Owner" means the owner of a business for which a valet
parking service is being provided.
(4) "Employee Parking Permit" means the permit issued by the City allowing
an employee of a downtown merchant to park on designated portions of
the public right-of-way without regard for the posted time restriction.
(5) "Employee Parking Permit Fee" means the fee, as established by the
City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule, for an Employee Parking Permit.
(6) "Incentive Parking Programs" means a program similar to merchants
providing parking tokens for the future return trips to their patrons.
(7) "Managed Parking" means a comprehensive program of parking
restrictions and enforcement; establishment and management of pay
parking facilities, including metered lots and metered streets; contractual
parking arrangements on private property and valet permitting; and
parking construction, rehabilitation and development,
(8) "Metered Lots" means the municipal pay parking lots, or privately owned
pay parking lots operated under contract by the City, in the downtown.
(9) "Metered Street" means a section of public right-of-way specifically
designated by resolution of the city council upon which an area parking
meter is installed.
(10) "Operator" means any person, firm or corporation owning a valet parking
company.
(11) "Park" or"Parking" means the stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether
attended or unattended excepting to avoid conflict with other traffic or in
compliance with a peace officer or official traffic control device and
excepting temporarily standing same for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading passengers or merchandise.
(12) "Preferential Employee Parking" means designated parking areas for
downtown employees with a properly issued parking permit.
(13) "Property Owner" means the owner of land upon which a valet parking
storage operation may occur.
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(14) "Public Right-of-Way" means any area dedicated to public use for public
street, pedestrian way or other public purposes, orwhich shall include but
not be limited to roadways, parkways, alleys, sidewalks, and pedestrian
ways.
(15) "Reserved Parking Permit" means the permit issued by the City allowing
the owner/manager, or designated representative, of a downtown
merchant to park without time restriction, in a parking space designated
by the City as "reserved" in a City-owned parking facility.
(16) "Reserved Parking Permit Fee" means the fee, as established by the
City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule, for a Reserved Parking Permit.
(17) "Reserved Parking Space" means those spaces in a City-owned parking
facility designated by the City as reserved for the exclusive use of those
vehicles displaying an authorized Reserved Parking Permit. Such
"reserved parking spaces" shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total
parking capacity of said parking facility.
(18) "Reserved Valet Parking Space" means those spaces in a City-owned
parking facility designated by the City as reserved for the exclusive use of
an authorized and permitted valet parking service. Such "reserved valet
parking spaces" shall not exceed 10 percent (10%) of the total parking
capacity of said parking facility.
(19) "Special Event Valet Parking Permit" means the written authorization by
the City allowing an Operator to provide valet parking on the public right-
of-way on a temporary nonrecurring basis for special events. Prior to
actually operating a special event valet service, the Operator must also
obtain a Temporary Valet Parking Permit for each specific special event.
(20) "Special Event Valet Parking Permit Fee" means the fee, as established
by the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule, for a Special Event Valet
Parking Permit.
(21) "Special Validation" means a program similar to merchants reimbursing
the patron for the cost of parking.
(22) "Temporary Valet Parking Permit" means the written authorization by the
City allowing an Operator to provide valet parking on the public right-of-
way on a temporary nonrecurring basis at a specific location for a specific
event. An Operator must hold a Special Event Valet Parking Permit prior
to the issuance of a Temporary Valet Parking Permit.
(23) "Temporary Valet Parking Permit Application" means the form that must
be completed for each individual special event valet parking operation.
(24) "Temporary Valet Parking Permit Processing Fee" means the fee, as
established by the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule, for a Temporary
Valet Parking Permit.
(25) "Valet" means any person, firm or corporation engaging in the activity of
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 for patrons or guests of a business where such valet is employed
by, or is under contract to, the business for which the vehicles are being
parked.
(26) "Valet Parking Permit"means the written authorization by the City allowing
a person, or company, to provide valet parking on the public right-of-way.
(27) "Valet Parking Plan" means a written plan describing the location where
the valet parking operation will be performed, transportation and access
routes, days and hours of operation, number of valets and expected
number of guests, the off-street parking location at which vehicles will be
parked and the number of parking spaces available and not required for
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off-street parking requirements under the Zoning Ordinance.
(28) "Vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which any person or property is
or may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway,excepting a device
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(29) "Vehicle Parking Facility" means a metered lot or metered street so
designated by city council resolution.
(b) Other words used in this Chapter, the meaning of which is or may be defined by
the Vehicle Code of the State, shall have the respective meanings thereby
provided.
SECTION 2. Chapter 5.38.260 to the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
5.38.260 Special event valet parking permits and temporary valet parking permits.
(1) Special event valet parking permits may be issued to persons or companies that
provide valet parking services for nonrecurring special events where valet
parking services are required for 30 calendar days or less.
(2) Special event valet parking permits are not required for special event valet
services entirely on private property.
(3) Operators must have a current special event valet parking permit and a
temporary valet parking permit specific to each valet parking location to operate
a special event valet parking operation in the public right-of-way or on or over
public property.
(4) Insurance and indemnification requirements for a special event valet parking
permit shall be as set forth in sections 5.38.220 and 538.225 respectively. A
separate certificate of insurance must be submitted to the city by the sponsor
of the special event for each valet parking location and each event.
(5) A Temporary valet parking permit application must be submitted for each
individual special event and should be filed at least 10 calendar days prior to the
time that the valet service is required except that the city manager, at his sole
discretion, based on a determination that all public safety issues may be
adequately addressed, may waive the time requirements of this section.
Applications must be accompanied by the temporary valet parking permit
processing fee as established by the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
(6) Temporary special event valet parking operations shall be exempt from the
Valet Parking Privilege Fee.
(7) Operators must conform to the temporary valet parking regulations attached to
the issued temporary valet parking permit.
SECTION 3. Chapter 5.38.270 to the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby added to read as
follows:
5.38.270 Employee parking permits. Employees of downtown merchants shall be
allowed to parking in designated areas of Indian Canyon Drive and Belardo road
without regard for posted 2-hour time restrictions. All such areas shall be posted
"Except by Permit." Such spaces are not "reserved" for employees only. If the
parking space is available, the permitted vehicle shall be exempt from the posted
time restriction. Employee parking permits may be issued to those individuals who
have submitted a completed "Employee Parking Permit Application" authorized by
the owner/operator of a downtown merchant, a facsimile of the current vehicle
registration for the vehicle to be permitted and payment of the "Employee Parking
Permit Fee."
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SECTION 4. Chapter 5.38.280 to the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby added to read as
follows:
5.38.280 Reserved parking permits. Owner/operators, or the designated
representative, of downtown merchants shall be allowed to parking in those areas
of City-owned parking facilities without regard for posted time restrictions. All such
areas shall be posted "Parking by Permit Only." Reserved parking permits may be
issued to those individuals who have submitted a completed "Reserved Parking
Permit Application" authorized by the owner/operator of a downtown merchant, a
facsimile of the current vehicle registration for the vehicle to be permitted and
payment of the `Reserved Parking Permit Fee."
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty(30) days
after passage.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the
passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof, or a
display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in
accordance with law.
ADOPTED this th day of , 2001.
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By:
City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED & APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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No.9571
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
ORDINANCE NO. 1601
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM
i SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,AMENDING SEC-
' r' TIONS 5.38.010,5.38.260 AND ADDING
,' '� SECTIONS 5.38.270 AND 5.3S.280 OF THE
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- �' PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE,REGU-
(',F.�j i' - - " �'• EATING SPECIAL EVENT VALET PARKING
SERVICES.THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS,CALIFORNIA DOES HERE-
BY ORDAIN as follows-SECTION 1.Chapter
!-+ 5.38.010 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is
PROOF' OF PUBLICATION hereby amended to add definitions regarding
This is space fc valet parking services,to read as follows:
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5.38.010 Definitions
(2015.5.C.C.P) (a)ln this chapter;
(1)"Area Meters"means a centralized pay ste-
tion for patrons of metered lots and metered
streets.
(2)"Attendant"means a person who performs
any service regarding valet parking on a fall-
time,part-time or contract basis,including an
operator or manager of a valet parking operation
and a driver of patrons'vehicles.
(3)"Business Owner"means the owner of a busi-
ness for which a valet parking service is being
provided.
(4) Employee Parking Permit"means the permit
issued by the City allowing an employee of a
downtown merchant to park on designated por-
tions of the public right-of-way without regard
for the posted time restriction.
(5)"Employee Parking Pemnn Fee"means the
STATE OF CALIFORNIA fee,as established by the City's Comprehensive
Fee Schedule,for an Employee Parking Permit.
County of Riverside - - --- - — - _-- -___. (6)"Incentive Parking Programs"means a pro-
grain similar ts-srero {rerkwgm
kens for the future return trips to their patrons.
(7)"Managed Parking"means a comprehensive
program of parking restrictions and enforcement,
----------- establishment and management of pay parking
facilities,including metered lots and metered
streets;contractual parking arrangements on pri-
vate property and valet permitting;and parking
construction,rehabilitation and development.
(8)"Metered Lots"means the municipal pay
parking lots,or privately owned pay parking lots
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Proof of Pi doerated wntown under contract by the City,in the
the County aforesaid;I ant over the age of eighteen ______________, (9)"Metered Street"means a section of public
year's,and not a party to or interested in the right-of-way specifically designated by resolution
of the city council upon which an area parking
above-entitled matter.I am the principal cleric of a meter is installed.
printer of the,DESERT SUN PUBLISHING (10)"Operator"means any person,firm or corpo-
ration owning a valet parking company.
COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation, (11)"Park"or"Parking"means the stopping or
printed and published in the city of Pallas Springs, standing of a vehicle,whether attended or unin-
tended excepting to avoid conflict with other
County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been traffic or in compliance with a peace officer or
adjudged anewspaper of general circulation by the official traffic control device and excepting tem-
porarily standing same for the purpose of and
Superior Court of the County of Riverside,State of while actually engaged in loading or unloading
California under The date Of March 24, 1988.Case passengers or merchandise.(12)"Preferential Employee Parking"means des-
Number 191236;that the notice,of which the ignated parking areas for downtown employees
with a properly issued parking permit.
annexed IS a printed copy(Set In type not Smaller' (13)"Property Owner'"means the owner of land'
than non pariel,has been published in each regular upon which a valet parking storage operation
may occur.
and entire issue of Said newspaper and not in any (14)"Public Right-Of-Way"means any area dedi
Supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: acted to public use for public street,pedestrian
way or other public pw poses,or which shall in
dude but not be limited to roadways,parkways,
October I Ith alleys,sidewalks,and pedestrian-mays, - -
--------------------------------------------------------------- issued
"Reserved Parking Permit"means the per
u ssued by the City allowing the owner/manager,
or designated representative,of a downtown mer
chant to park without time restriction,in a park-
--------------------------------------------------------------- ing space designated by the City as"reserved"
in a City-owned parking facility.
(16)"Reserved Parking Permit Fee"means the
All in the year 2001 fee,as established by the City's Comprehensive
Fee Schedule,for a Reserved Parking Permit.
(17)"Reserved Parking Space"means those
I certify(or declare)under penalty of perjury that the spaces in the City-owned parking facility desig
noted by the City as reserved for the exclusive
foregoing is true and correct. use of those vehicles displaying an authorized
I1111 Reserved Parking Permit Such"reserved park ing spaces"shall not exceed five percent(5%)or
the at Palm Springs,California this--------------clay the total parking capacity of said parking facility
October (18)"Reserved Valet Parking Space"means
those---------------------------------------2001 ignated by the City ces in as eservedrfor gthe exclusivefacilitydes-
of
use of an authorized and per mitted valet parking
service Such"reserved valet parking space"
shall not exceed 10 percent If %)of the total
parking capacity said parking facility.
"Special Eventnt Valet Parking Permit"means
the
Signature the written authorization by the City allowing an
Operator to provide valet parking an the public
right-of-way on a temporary nonrecurring basis
for special events.Prior to actually operating a
special event valet service,the Operator must al
so obrain a Temporary Valet Parking Permit for
each specific special event.
(20)"Special Event Valet Parking Permit Fee"
means the fee,as established by the City's Com
prehensive Fee Schedule,for a Special Event Va
let Parking Permit.
ISa-. n T
(22)"Temporary Valet Parking Permit"means the
written authorization by the City allowing an
Operator to provide valet parking on the or bit
nghi-of-way on bas a temporary nonrecurring isr.,,A,
at a specific location for a specific event.An
Operator must hold a special Event Valet Parking V �
Permit prior to the issuance of a Temporary Valet
Pat king Pei mr. ^3
(23)"Temporary Valet Pat king Permit E j'
Application"means the form that must be com-
pleted for each individual special event valet
parking operation.
(24)"Temporary Valet Parking Permit Processing 1
Fee"means the fee,as established by the City's
Comprehensive Fee Schedule,for a Temporary
Valet Parking Permit.
(25)"Valet"means any person,firm or corpora-
tion engaging in the activity of taking possession
of,driving,moving,parking or leaving standing,
any vehicle that is left at one location to be driv-
en to another location for parking for patrons or
guests of a business where such valet is
employed by,or is under contract to,the busi-
ness for which the vehicles are being parked.
(26)"Valet Parking Permit"means the written an
thonzatwn by the City allowing a person,or eon SECTION 4.Chapter 5.33,280 to the Palm
pany,to provide valet parking on the public
right-of-way. Springs Municipal Code is hereby added to read
as fol}ows'.53II 280R rved_p kra ermits
(27)"Valet Parking Plan"means a written plan de p blow operators,or the designated represents-
oration the location where the valet parking as
oration will be performed,transporation and ac I five,of downtown merchants shall be allowed o
cess routes,days and hours of operation,nUm- parking m these areas of Cit owned parking
her of valets and expected number Of guests, facilities without regard for posted time castle
the off-street parking location at which vehicles dons.All such areas shall be posted"Parking by
will be parked and the number of parking spaces Permit Only."Reserved parking permits may be
available and not required for off-street parking Issued to those individuals who have submitted
a completed,"Reserved Parking Permit
requirements under the Zoning Ordinance, Application"authorized by the owner/operator of
(28) 'Vehicle"means a device n,upon,or by a downtown merchant,a,acstmile of the current
which any person or property is or may be prodajou polled,moved,or drawn upon a highway,except vehicle regisment ofttheilReserve t dParking rmt-
ing a device used exclusively upon stationary led and pay
rails or tracks. Permit Fee"
(29)"Vehicle Parking Facility"means a metered SIECTIION ot be in uIEFoFce andElf eTth rtY(30)rdays of
lot or metered street so designated by the city
council resolution. ter passage y
SECTION 6.PUBLICATION.The Od Clerk is
(b)Other words used in this Chapter,the mean- hereby ordered and directed to certrfy to the pas
ing of which is or may be defined es the Vehicle sa a of this Ordinance,and to cause the same
Code of the State,shall have the respective g thereof,or a displayadvertisement,
meanings thereby or summary
y provided, duly prepared according to law,to be published
SECTION 2.Chapter 5.38.260 to the Palm in accordance with law.
Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to ADOPTED this 31d day of October,2001.
read as follows:5 38 260 Soec al event valet AYES:Members Hodges,Jones,Oden,
parkingpermits and temporary valet parking er-
fr is teller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindiens
(i�Special event valet parking permits None
may be is ABSENT:None CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:sued to persons or companies that provide 'valet ST:CITY OF PALM SPflING5,
parking services for nonrecurring special events ATTE Patrieia A.Sanders
where valet parking services are required for 30
calendar days or less. City Clerk
/s/WiIliam G.Kleindienst
(2)red for event valet parking peones are not re mayor
guired for special event valet services entirely on I REVIEWED&APPROVED AS TO
private property. FORM:__—
(3)Operators must have a current special eventPUB:10/11
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parking permit and a temporary valet park
ing permit specific to each valet parking location
to operate a special event valet parking opera-
tion in the public right-of-way or on or over pub-
lic property.
(4)Insurance and indemnification requirements
for a special event valet parking permit shall be
as set forth to sections 6.38.220 and 538 225
respeceively.A separate certificate of insurance
must be submitted to the city by the sponsor of
the special event for each valet parking location
and each event.
(5)A Temporary valet parking permit application
must be submtted for each-individual-snec al -
event and should be filed at least 10 calendar
days prior to the time that the valet service is re
paved except that the city manager;at his sole
discretion,based on a determination that all pub
he safety Issues may be adequately addressed,
may waive the time requirements of this section.
Applications must be accompanied by the tem-
porary valet parking permit processing fee as
established by the City's Comprehensive Fee
Schedule.
(6)Temporary special event valet parking opera
bons shall be exempt from the Valet Pat king Privi
Inge Fee.
(7)Operators must conform to the temporary va
let parking regulations attached to the issued
temporary valet parking permit.
SECTION 3.Chapter 5.38.270 to the Palm
Springs Municipal Code is hereby added to read
as follows:5.38.270 Employee park�errnrts.
Employees of downtown merchants shall be
allowed to parking in designated areas of Indian
Canyon Drive and Balardo Road without regard
for posted 2-hour time restrictions.All such
Di eas shall be posted"Except by Permit."Such
spaces are not"reserved"for employees Only.If
the parking space is available,the permitted
vehicle shall be exempt from the posted time
restriction.Employee parking permits may be
issued to those individuals who have submitted
a completed"Employee Parking Permit
Application"authorized by the owner/operator of
a downtown merchant,a facsimile of the current
vehicle registration for the vehicle to be nut-