SR-417-002-06 (3)
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Council Meeting 2-27-01 Santa Monica,
California
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Recommendation to Introduce For First Reading An Ordinance
Establishing Permit Requirements, Operating Conditions and
Enforcement Provisions for Valet Parking and Adopt a Resolution
Establishing Filing Fees and Space Use Fees for Valet Parking Permits
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading an ordinance
establishing permit requirements, operating conditions and enforcement provisions for
valet parking operators that utilize the public right of way for loading, unloading or
circulating vehicles. This report also recommends the adoption of a resolution
establishing permit filing fees and space use fees for valet parking permits.
Background
Parking and traffic congestion are significant concerns for many residents of and
visitors to the City. Although valet parking can provide convenient access to parking,
it must be effectively regulated to reduce traffic circulation and address safety
concerns.
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Currently, no City ordinance specifically regulates valet parking throughout the City.
Therefore, the City has been unable to adequately address some of the problems
resulting from valet parking, including impeded traffic circulation patterns, the storage
of valet parked vehicles on City streets, and the loading and unloading of occupants in
valet parked cars that interferes with vehicular and pedestrian circulation and
disruption of adjacent neighborhoods.
The proposed attached ordinance establishes a valet parking permit system that
requires permittees to provide a minimum level of service and to minimize the impact
of their operations on traffic circulation. The ordinance also establishes penalties for
violations of its provisions and fees to support administration and enforcement activity
by City staff. The ordinance is being presented to the Council at this time to coincide
with the plans for the construction of the Downtown Transit Mall and is expected to
reduce congestion and improve access during the Transit Mall construction period.
Analysis
The proposed ordinance sets forth procedures and minimum standards for obtaining
valet parking permits. It includes insurance requirements, operating requirements,
including sign requirements, and sets forth grounds for revocation, suspension and
denial as well as certain penalties. Staff in Transportation Managment Division will be
primarily responsible for the administration of the permit system and the monitoring of
compliance by valet parking operators with these regulations.
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Downtown valet parking operators within the boundaries of Ocean Avenue, Fifth
Street, Colorado Avenue, and Wilshire Boulevard will be exempt from the provisions of
the proposed ordinance. Instead, they will be regulated by a franchise agreement
between the operator and the City. The franchise agreement will require standard
signage for each location and require operators to accept all cars at a uniform rate. A
uniform rate is necessary to encourage motorists to use the valet most convenient to
their location and to prevent motorists from circling around downtown in an attempt to
find a valet with a cheaper rate. Drop off and pick up locations would be identified by
the City and could be limited to one per block. This approach will allow all types of
parking within the downtown area and establish a hierarchy of parking, with valet
parking the most expensive due to its convenience and negative impacts on the
circulation system and self-parking available in municipal garages with lower rates for
those willing to park and walk. The franchise proposal will be presented to Council
later when work on the Transit Mall is underway and will go into effect as that work is
completed. During Transit Mall construction, staff proposes that valet operators
downtown be subject to flexible, individual agreements with the City.
Also attached to this staff report is a resolution establishing filing fees and space use
fees for valet parking permits. The permit fee recommended is $1,750 per location
and the space use fee recommended is $.50 per hour of operation annualized. The
permit fee is based on staff?s anticipation that the permit application will require
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approximately ten hours of staff review time prior to issuance, and that each location
will require approximately 5 hours per month of staff time to monitor compliance. The
space use fee is based upon staff?s assessment of the fee charged per hour per
parking space in most locations.
Budget/Fiscal Impact
The attached ordinance will be implemented by existing staff. Fees of $49,000
annually, based on an estimated 28 valet locations to be operated annually, are
anticipated to offset the costs of administering the ordinance and monitoring
compliance. These funds will be deposited in a new revenue account ?Valet
Licensing Fee? 01415.407150. Effective enforcement may also require work by the
Police Department. However, primary monitoring and enforcement activities will be
conducted by PCD personnel.
CEQA Analysis
The proposed ordinance has been determined to be categorically exempt from the
provisions of the California Envirnomental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article, 19,
Section 15301(c) [Class 1]. Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance,
permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving little
or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency?s
determination. This exemption specifically lists existing highways and streets as an
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example of existing facilities. The proposed ordinance would authorize the issuance
of valet parking permits for the use of existing public streets and involve negligible or
no expansion of this existing use.
Recommendation
It is recommended the City Council:
1. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance regulating valet parking.
2. Adopt the attached resolution establishing fees for space use and for valet
parking permits.
3. Establish a budget for the valet licensing fee in Revenue Account
01415.407150 for $49,000.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney
Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney
ATTACHMENTS: A) Ordinance
B) Resolution
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City Council Meeting 02-27-01 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER ____ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADDING CHAPTER 6.120 TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, OPERATING CONDITIONS,
AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR VALET PARKING
WHEREAS, the City is very dense, particularly in the downtown area which has
many restaurants, clubs, theaters, retail establishments, and other establishments
which attract many visitors; and
WHEREAS, parking and congestion are significant concerns for residents of
and visitors to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City does not presently have a local ordinance which regulates
valet parking throughout the City; and
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WHEREAS, this lack of regulation has resulted in improper circulation patterns,
storage of vehicles on City streets, loading and unloading of vehicles that interferes
with auto and pedestrian circulation, and the disruption of adjacent residential
neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the ordinance is to allow valet parking to be
conducted in the City as a means to increase convenience of access to certain parking
spaces, while regulating aspects of this activity so as to limit its potential to create
traffic congestion, unsafe circulation patterns or otherwise degrade the public health
safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the downtown portion of the City presents unique issues for valet
operations due to the high parking demand and existing congestion; and
WHEREAS, these unique conditions require the need for the coordinated
management of valet operations pursuant to a franchise or other agreement entered
into by the City with valet operators; and
WHEREAS, regulations of valet operations in this manner in the downtown will
reduce congestion and improve access both during the construction of the Transit Mall
and following its completion,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION. 1. Chapter 6.120 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Municipal
Code to read as follows:
CHAPTER 6.120
VALET PARKING
6.120.010 Purpose.
Public streets and rights-of-way protect individual freedom of
travel and the unobstructed flow of commerce. The City of Santa Monica
recognizes that the use of public streets and rights-of-way for valet
parking operations, while providing a public benefit to some by making
parking more convenient, may also impede travel, interfere with the
rights of many others using the streets and the 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. The approval of any permit for the use
of the public right-of-way is on a temporary basis and is for a
nonexclusive use of the public right-of-way. Permittees shall have
neither property interest in nor any entitlement to the granting or
continuation of any permit for the use of any public right-of-way.
6.120.020 Definitions.
For purposes of this Chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
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(a) ?Valet parking" shall mean and include a business
establishment engaged in, conducting or managing the parking of other
person's motor vehicles, whether such persons are employed by, or
under contract to, the business, residence or other organization for which
the vehicles are being parked or whether such persons are operating
independently thereof.
(b) "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, streets,
roadways, parkways, alleys, sidewalks, and pedestrian
ways.
(c) ?Operator? shall mean any company engaged in the
business of valet parking.
(d) ?Permittee? shall mean any company permitted by the City
of Santa Monica to operate, for profit, a valet parking service that would
use the public right-of-way for pick-up, drop-off and/or movement of
vehicles to be parked.
6.120.030 Permit Required.
The City Council finds that valet parking requires specific
regulation, in order to maintain the public health, safety and welfare. No
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person(s) shall engage in conduct or carry on the business of valet
parking where movement of vehicles is on or over any public right of way
or public property without a City-issued Valet Parking Permit.
6.120.040 Permit Application Requirements.
Regular and temporary valet parking permits shall be issued as
follows:
(a) All regular permit applications shall be completed on a form
designated by the Transportation Management Division, and signed by
the applicant under penalty of perjury. All forms shall be filed with the
Transportation Management Division a minimum of thirty (30) days prior
to the date requested for the issuance of the permit. Regular valet
parking permits shall be issued annually. Renewal applications shall be
filed a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any existing
permit. Where applicant is a corporation, association, partnership, or
other legal entity, ?applicant? shall mean each partner, officer, director,
and each shareholder owning or controlling more than ten percent (10%)
of such entity. All applicants for valet parking permits shall provide the
following information with their applications:
(1) The name and location of the businesses to be served (if
applicable);
(2) The hours of operation and the number of employees of the
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operator who will be assigned to carry out the activity for which the
permit is sought;
(3) Information as to the seating capacity or other capacity of
the businesses to be served (if applicable);
(4) A statement from the owners or managers of the
businesses requesting the services of the operator (if applicable).
(5) The location(s) where vehicles will be parked or stored for
the businesses served (if applicable);
(6) The name, location, and telephone number where a
responsible person, employee, or agent of the operator will be
available at all times during the hours of operation.
(7) Disclosure of all prior valet parking permits issued to applicant
by the City of Santa Monica.
(8) The routes to be used between the passenger loading zone
or other vehicle pickup point and the parking or storage location;
(9) A statement from the operator(s) of any parking facility(s)
designated as the parking or storage location(s) as to that facility's ability
to accept the cars, the number of spaces to be reserved for the
permittee?s operations, the total number of spaces in such parking
facility(s), and estimates of the percent usage of the facility(s) prior to,
and subsequent to the proposed activity for which the permit is sought. In
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cases where the parking facility(s) is part of a building or premises
devoted to other uses which require off-street parking, the statement
shall also include information as to the number of parking spaces which
were required by law to be provided in the parking facility(s) to serve
such other uses when said uses were established;
(10) A copy of the written contract or covenant between the applicant
and the operator of the parking facility(s) designated as the parking or storage
location(s), which contract or covenant shall contain a provision that it cannot be
canceled without at least sixty days notice to the other party and to the City;
(11) The location of any proposed signs for the valet service
and any proposed attendant stands;
(12) A Police Permit from the City of Santa Monica Police
Department as required by Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 6.14.060;
(13) Proof that the applicant has insurance in force satisfying
the requirements of Section 6.120.090 acceptable to City of Santa
Monica Risk Manager;
(14) Payment of a nonrefundable permit fee and space use fee
in an amount to be set by resolution adopted by the City Council.
(b) Temporary valet parking permits. In a circumstance
involving a non-recurring special event or a special
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need of an applicant to commence operations prior to
the time an application can be processed for regular
permit issuance, a temporary parking permit for a
period of operation not exceeding seven calendar
days may be issued by the Director of Planning and
Community Development upon the submittal of an
application, accompanied by the applicablefees, the
certificate of insurance required by this Chapter, and
such other information as the Director determines is
necessary to assess the requested application.
6.120.50. Term of License.
(a) Every regular valet permit shall expire at midnight on the
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April 30 next succeeding its issuance unless otherwise specified on the
permit.
(b) Every temporary valet permit shall expire at midnight on the
last day authorized by the permit.
6.120.060 Operating Requirements.
(a) The permittee shall at no time, unless expressly authorized
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by the permit, commit or do any of the following acts:
(1) Receive, take possession of (for the purpose of parking or
temporary storage until the return of the same to the patron or
guest), or move a patron's or guest's vehicle upon any portion
of the public right of way or other public property; or
(2) Park and leave standing any patron's or guest's vehicle upon
any portion of a public right-of-way or other public property
(including any publicly owned off-street parking space).
(b) No operator shall park any patron's or guest's vehicle upon
private property without express authorization by the owner or other
person in charge of such private property.
(c) No operator shall fail to provide adequate staffing to park
vehicles so that traffic is not impeded by the activities of the
permit. No vehicle queuing is allowed on the public right-of-way
at any time. No vehicle may stop or stand at a drop-off or
loading area for longer then 15 minutes.
(d) Pedestrian walkways must not be blocked at any time during
valet operations and must provide a minimum pedestrian
passing clearance of (5) five feet.
(e) No operator shall fail to give a claim check to the owner upon
receipt of each motor vehicle accepted for valet parking. The
claim check shall explicitly state the terms and conditions
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under which the vehicle is being accepted.
(f) Except where a patron or guest parks his or her own vehicle,
the attendant parking a vehicle shall lock the ignition and the
vehicle, remove the key and place the key in a safe place. The
attendant shall not place the key in or upon the vehicle parked.
(g) A copy of the operator?s permit complete with route diagram
must be maintained at every valet parking operation site.
(h) Each permittee shall install and maintain, at each location at
which a patron or guest surrenders his or her vehicle for
parking, a yellow reflective sign with blue letters and numerals
plainly visible from the street, displaying ?Public Valet Parking?,
the permittee's name, the address and telephone number of
the business, the time when the permittee is no longer on duty,
and the parking fees, if any. If fees are charged, such fees also
shall be stated as follows:
(1) Rates per hour;
(2) Rates per fraction of an hour, if any;
(3) Rates for subsequent hours or fractions thereof; and
(4) The maximum charge.
All fractions of time must be spelled out in letters. Valet signs must not be
less than 24? x 36? in size. The ?Valet Parking? and the maximum rate
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portion of the sign must have a minimum lettering/numeral size of 3? per
character.
(i) Valet zones shall be a minimum of one parking space in length
not to exceed 40 feet. Except as provided in Section
6.120.150, for the Downtown District, valet zones shall be a
minimum of two parking spaces not to exceed 50 feet in length.
(j) At each closing time, the operator shall lock or cause to be
locked each vehicle, except those locked by the person
bringing the vehicle to the valet parking service, if a key is
available, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited such key
with a responsible person at a safe and convenient place, to be
delivered to the person who parked the vehicle upon surrender
of the parking ticket if one was given to such person, or
otherwise upon proof that such person has the right to possess
the vehicle.
(k) The permittee, or his or her agents and employees, shall notify
the Santa Monica Police Department whenever a vehicle has
been left in his or her custody for a period in excess of forty-
eight hours without a prior contractual arrangement for such
period of time in order to determine whether the vehicle is
stolen or abandoned.
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(l) The permittee and all employees of the permittee who drive
patrons' or guests' vehicles or who handle keys belonging to
patrons or guests shall each have an appropriate current and
valid California driver's permit.
6.120.070 Penalties.
(a) For failure to pay a permit fee when due, the Transportation
Planning Manager may revoke the permit or add a penalty of
10% of the original permit processing fee on the last day of
each month after the due date, provided that the total
penalty does not exceed 50 percent of the original fee.
(b) Any person who operates a valet parking service prior to
obtaining a permit shall pay a penalty of double the permit processing fee.
The payment of the penalty shall not relieve such person from the
obligations imposed by this Chapter, or from the penalties otherwise
prescribed herein.
(c) Any person violating this Chapter or any condition of a
permit issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and may be subject to revocation of any permit issued as set forth Section
6.120.080 below.
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6.120.080Grounds for Revocation, Suspension or Denial.
(a) A permit may be revoked or denied by the Transportation
Planning Manager if:
(1) The permittee, or his or her agents or employees, through
carelessness, negligence or failure to make proper provision for
the safeguarding of vehicles left in their custody, has facilitated
or contributed toward the theft or conversion of any such
vehicle; or
(2) The permittee, or his or her agents or employees, has failed to
cooperate with the Santa Monica Police Department in the
investigation of any theft or other crime committed on a parking
lot used or which arose out of the conduct of the business for
which the permit was issued; or
(3) The permittee, or his or her agents or employees, knowingly
delivered a vehicle in their custody to a person who is neither
the registered owner thereof nor entitled to the custody of such
vehicle.
(4) The permittee does not have a valid Police Permit from the City
of Santa Monica.
(5) The permittee has made a material misrepresentation in his/her
application.
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(6) The business or valet operation prescribed by the permittee has
substantially impacted traffic or disrupted the peace and quiet
within any area of the City.
(7) The valet parking operation at the specified locations is found
to be incompatible with other uses in the vicinity.
(8) The permittee has violated any condition of a previous or
existing permit within the City of Santa Monica during the past
five years.
(9) The proposed valet operation fails to comply with other criteria
designated under this Section for the issuance of a permit or
any other rules or regulations governing valet parking.
(10) The building, structure, premises or equipment used by the
permittee to conduct business fails to comply with all applicable
health, zoning, fire, building and safety laws of the State of
California or the City of Santa Monica.
(11) The Transportation Planning Manager shall notify an
applicant/permittee in writing when a permit is denied or
revoked. In any such case, the applicant/permittee shall have
the right to appeal from this decision in accordance with
Chapter 6.16 of this Code.
6.120.090 Insurance Requirements.
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(a) Prior to the issuance of a permit under this Chapter by the
Transportation Planning Manager, the applicant shall
maintain a business auto liability policy, to include
garagekeeper?s legal liability, with a limit of not less than
$100,000 for each accident.
(b) The City of Santa Monica shall be covered as an additional
insured under the business auto liability policy of the
permittee.
(c) Insurance must be placed with insurers admitted in the State
of California or have a current A.M. Best rating of no less
than A:6.
(d) Any deductibles must be declared and approved by the City
of Santa Monica. Self-insurance is not approved in lieu of a
policy of insurance.
(e) The insurance policy shall be endorsed to state that
coverage shall not be cancelled except after thirty (30) days
prior written notice by certified mail has been given to the
City.
(f) Prior to the issuance of a permit under this Chapter, and at
all times while the permit is in effect, the applicant shall
maintain on file with the City proof of the insurance required
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herein and provide the City a copy of applicable insurance
policies.
(g) If the insurance policies issued to the permit holder pursuant
to this Chapter are cancelled for any reason, the permit
issued under this Chapter is automatically suspended. In
order to reinstate the permit, the permit holder shall provide
a new certificate and policy of insurance to the City.
(h) The permittee shall maintain in force and effect at all times
while the permit is in effect Workers' Compensation
insurance as required by law.
6.120.100 Indemnification.
The permittee, and any person acting under or pursuant
to an operator?s permit, agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless, release and defend (even if the allegations are
false, fraudulent or groundless), to the maximum extent
permitted by law, and covenants not to sue, the City, its
Council and each member thereof, and its officers,
employees, board and commission members and
representatives, from any and all liability, loss, suits,
claims, damages, costs, judgments, and expenses
(including attorney?s fees and costs of litigation) which in
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whole or in part result from, or arise out of: (1) any use or
performance under the permit; (2) the activities and
operations of the permittee and his or her employees,
subcontractors or agents; (3) any condition of property
used in the operation; or (4) any acts, errors or omissions
(including, without limitation, professional negligence) of
the permittee and his or her employees, subcontractors
or agents in connection with the valet parking operation.
6.120.110 Regulations.
(a) The Director of Planning and Community Development may
from time to time issue written regulations for distribution to applicants
and permittees regarding the implementation of the provisions of this
Chapter, including, but not limited to, the safe and lawful conduct of all
valet operations, permit application procedures and permit standards.
(b) Such regulations shall be binding upon applicants and
permittees, who shall comply with such written regulations as a term and
condition of the permit.
6.120.120 Authorized valet parking zones.
A valet parking operation may be conducted only at a location and
during hours approved by the director and designated by official valet
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parking signs stating the authorized location and hours of operation.
Permits shall designate the specific location for which a valet parking
operation is approved. Valet parking operations are permitted as a
special privilege and not as a matter of right and are considered
temporary, nonpermanent and for a nonexclusive use of the specific
location. Where multiple valet parking operation locations on any
particular street are found by the Director of Planning and Community
Development to unreasonably and regularly interfere with the use of
available street parking, the Director may issue a permit that designates
the same location for a second or more valet parking operations.
6.120.130 Conformance with applicable laws.
(a) Nothing in this Chapter is intended to authorize or
authorizes the parking of motor vehicles by valet parking operators and
sponsors in a manner contrary to, and all permittees shall comply with,
applicable state laws and local parking and traffic regulations, including
the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
(b) If a parking meter is present at the location reserved for
valet parking, the permittee need not use the parking meter
but may, during the hours of authorized valet parking
operations at that location, cover the parking meter in a
manner approved by the Director of Planning and
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Community Development. Parking meter covers will be
issued by the Director.
(c) A parking meter cover fee may be charged, which fees shall
be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
6.120.140 Conditions imposed on permit.
(a) Conditions may be imposed on the permit as are reasonably
necessary to protect the peace and tranquility of any
residential area, mitigate traffic impacts, protect other uses
in the area, or protect the public health, welfare and safety.
(b) Any person issued a permit pursuant to this Chapter shall
comply with all conditions that are imposed as part of the
permit pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section.
6.120.150 Requirement for downtown valets
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, no
valet parking shall be allowed to operate within the following boundaries
without first having entered into a franchise or other agreement with the
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City: Ocean Avenue, 5 Street, Colorado Avenue, and Wilshire
Boulevard. The rules and regulations governing the operation of such
valets shall be established exclusively by the franchise or other
agreement and shall not be otherwise governed by this Chapter.
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SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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City Council Meeting 02-27-01 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER ____ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING FILING FEES AND
SPACE USE FEES FOR VALET PARKING PERMITS
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 6.120.040(a)(14) allows for the City Council
to establish a filing fee for valet parking permits and to establish a space use fee; and
WHEREAS, the fees established by this Resolution are no more than necessary to recover the
costs of the service provided,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
RESOLVE AND PROCLAIM AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following fees for valet parking are established:
Permit Fee $1,750 per location
Space Use Fee $0.50 per space/hour X 365 Days
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and shall be in full
force and effect at the same time that Ordinance No. ___ (CCS) adding Chapter 6.120 to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code is effective.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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F:\PCD\Share\StaffReports\valet ordinance supplemental Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting: February 27, 2001
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Supplemental Staff Report Item 7-C Valet Parking Ordinance
Subject:
This supplemental report clarifies the scope and function of the proposed valet
ordinance with respect to the downtown. Pursuant to the direction from the Council in
January 2001, this proposed ordinance sets forth a regulatory framework for valet
operations throughout the City. When the Council directed staff to prepare the
ordinnance, it asked that a different approach be taken to regulate valet operations in
the downtown, in recognition of special demands on the streets and parking facilities in
this area of the City.
The ordinance before the Council tonight does not establish the regulatory framework
for the downtown. Rather, it exempts downtown valet operations from the Citywide
regulations and establishes that valet operations will be authorized in the downtown
pursuant to either a franchise or open agreement, including individual agreements
between the City and valet operators, as is the current practise.
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In order to identify the most appropriate approach to be implemented in the Downtown,
City Staff will work with the Bayside Board and its staff, property owners, valet
operators and other interested parties in the Downtown. The outcome of this effort will
be presented to Council for consideration.
Prepared by: Suzanne Frick, Director of Planning and Community Development
Lucy Dyke, Transportation Planning Manager
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