[Adopted 5-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
The Parking Authority of the Borough of Fort
Lee may designate an on-street curbside valet parking zone for specified
days and hours upon the request of any business or businesses if the
Authority determines, based on its review, that such valet parking
zone is necessary and justified by traffic conditions. In making that
determination, the Authority shall consider the existing parking regulations
and controls at the proposed location, the existing property uses
at the location, the presence of other valet parking zones in the
area, and such other factors as the Authority determines are relevant
to the necessity and justification for the valet parking zone.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Fort Lee Parking Authority.
The act of taking a vehicle from the street whether or not
a fee is charged and parking it at a public parking lot, parking garage
or a legal on-street parking location for the vehicle operator. Attendant
parking at a duly licensed parking lot or garage shall not constitute
valet parking.
A person who, through its agents and employees, provides
the service of valet parking.
A place adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use
of vehicle for the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers
and to turn control of the vehicle over to a valet parking operator
for the expeditious removal of the vehicle from the valet parking
zone to an approved on- or off-street parking space.
A.
No person shall offer to provide the service of valet
parking unless the person has obtained a valet parking operator's
license under this article. A license application shall be made on
a form provided by the Authority, and shall include the following:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2)
The applicant's current and valid Borough business
license number;
(3)
A statement that the applicant will comply with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
(4)
A statement that the applicant is not delinquent in
the payment of any fees, taxes or assessments due the Borough or the
Authority;
(5)
Such other information as the Authority may require.
B.
The application shall be accompanied by the following:
D.
The license shall be for a term of one year, as determined
by the Authority, and may be renewed annually upon payment of an annual
renewal fee of $100.
[Amended 2-9-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-2]
A.
No person shall provide valet services at a particular
location unless the person has obtained a valet parking permit under
this article. A permit application shall be made on a form provided
by the Authority, and shall be accompanied by a proposed valet parking
plan submitted in the form required by the Authority, which shall
include the following:
(1)
The applicant's name and address, the applicant's
valet parking operator's license number, and the daytime and nighttime
telephone and pager number of the applicant's agent or employee who
will manage the provision of valet parking services at the particular
location.
(2)
The name and address of the business or businesses
or entities which has contracted with the valet parking operator for
valet parking services at a specified location; the name and telephone
number of the owner or manager of such businesses; and a copy of the
agreement (either directly, or through another entity) to operate
valet parking at the particular location (the information required
by this subsection shall not be required if the business itself possesses
a valet parking operator license, and is itself providing valet parking
at a particular location).
(3)
The proposed days and hours of operation of the valet
parking zone.
(4)
The proposed pattern of discharge and pickup of vehicles,
including the estimated number of vehicles that will be valet parked
during each hour of operation, and the number of agents or employees
that will provide valet parking during each hour of operation.
(5)
Copies of all agreements between the business or businesses
(or entity contracting with the valet parking operator on behalf of
the businesses) or the valet parking operator and the owner or operator
licensed off-street parking facilities at which the valet parked vehicles
will be parked. Each such agreement must include the total number
of parking spaces at the facility and the total number of spaces set
aside for the exclusive use of vehicles from the valet parking service.
(6)
The proposed route to and from the valet drop off area to each off-street parking facility listed pursuant to Subsection A(5).
(7)
A list of employees and agents providing valet parking
services at the location, and a quarterly certification that each
such employee or agent possesses a valid driver's license, and copies
of each such license.
(8)
Proof of insurance covering the applicant's operation
of valet parking services at the location in such types and amounts
as the Authority prescribes.
B.
The Authority shall approve the plan if it finds that the plan contains all information required by Subsection A, and if the Authority finds that:
(1)
The plan provides for sufficient staff to handle the
projected number of vehicles to be parked during all hours of valet
operations; and
(2)
The plan includes provision for a sufficient number
of parking places at off-street parking facilities, and the proposed
routes to and from such facilities are appropriate.
C.
In deciding whether to approve a plan, the Authority
shall consider, including but not limited to, the following criteria:
(1)
The distance from the business or businesses to the
off-street parking facility, normal traffic conditions on the proposed
route at the time of valet operations, the time required to travel
safely the route proposed and return to the business or businesses,
on foot and with a vehicle.
(2)
The estimated number of patrons using valet parking
services during each hour of operation.
(3)
The average length of stay of a patron at the business
or businesses providing valet parking zone.
(4)
The number of parking spaces at the off-street parking
facility set aside for the exclusive use of vehicles from the valet
parking.
D.
Upon approval of the plan by the Authority, the Authority
shall issue a valet parking permit. If the application is denied,
the Authority shall state the reasons for denial in writing, allow
the applicant to correct deficiencies, and reconsider the application.
A.
The Authority shall issue a permit for the valet parking zone upon payment of the fees set forth in Subsection B below. The permit shall specify the length and location of the zone, the days and hours permitted for operation, and such other conditions as the Authority may reasonably prescribe, and shall be valid for one year.
B.
The valet parking permit fee shall be $100 for each
20 feet of curb space, plus an additional $1,500 annually for each
parking meter that must be removed, disabled or bagged to install
the valet parking zone.
[Amended 2-9-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-2]
A.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a
valet parking zone during its posted hours of operation for any purpose
other than the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers and
to turn control of the vehicle over to the valet parking operator.
B.
Any vehicle parked, stopped or standing in a valet parking zone in violation of this article may be removed by means of towing to the nearest official towing impound lot by or under the direction of the Authority's administrative staff or Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO), or a Borough police officer, and shall be cited for prohibited parking in the same amounts and with the same consequences as set forth in § 289-36I of this chapter.
A.
Valet parking operators shall comply with all applicable
laws and regulations in the conduct of the business.
B.
Valet parking operators shall provide each patron
with a prenumbered receipt indicating the name and address of the
operator.
C.
Valet parking operators shall display a sign whose
design and location shall be approved by the Authority indicating
the licensed valet operator's name and any fee for valet parking,
which sign shall be readily visible to patrons at the point where
vehicles are accepted for valet parking.
D.
Valet parking operators shall not stop, stand or park
a vehicle at any location other than an approved on- or off-street
parking facility.
E.
Valet parking operators must expeditiously remove
vehicles from the valet parking zone to an approved on- or off-street
parking facility.
A.
If a valet parking operator fails to comply with any
provision of this article or regulations issued pursuant thereto,
the Authority shall send a written warning to the valet parking operator
and a written notice to the entity with which the valet parking operator
has a contract. No more than one written warning may be issued in
any twenty-four-hour period.
B.
After three such written warnings are issued within
any one-year period, the Authority's Executive Director may request
the Authority's Board of Commissioners to hold a hearing on the suspension
of the valet parking permit for a period of up to one year.
C.
No suspension shall be effective until at least 30
days' written notice has been provided to the entity with which the
valet parking operator has a contract. Any such suspension shall be
in addition to any other penalties provided for violation of this
article.
D.
Any suspension of a valet parking permit issued to
a valet parking operator shall not affect the right of a different
valet parking operator to apply for a valet parking permit for the
location in question and to have such permit granted if all requirements
of this article are met.
E.
A valet parking operator's license may be suspended,
revoked or not renewed on the following grounds:
(1)
Suspension of a valet parking permit issued to the
valet parking operator;
(2)
Failure to maintain insurance in the types and amounts
required by the Authority;
(3)
Violation of the Fort Lee Borough Ordinances in the
operation of the valet business;
(4)
Violations by the licensee's employees or agents in
the conduct of the licensee's valet business, of Borough Ordinances
for the parking of motor vehicles and/or New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Code (Title 39) for the parking and/or operation of motor vehicles.
A.
The delegation of functions, powers and duties to
the Fort Lee Parking Authority by the Borough of Fort Lee to administer
and enforce provisions of this article shall constitute the authorization
of the Authority to have and exercise such powers as permitted by
the Parking Authority Laws of the State of New Jersey, Title 40:11A
et seq.[1] In addition to those regulations contained within this
article, the Authority shall be permitted to promulgate reasonable
administrative rules and regulations that the Authority deems necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:11A-1 et seq.
B.
The Mayor, Borough Administrator, Borough Clerk and
such other executive and administrative officers of the Borough, as
may be appropriate or required, are hereby authorized to take whatever
action is necessary and proper to effectuate such delegation to the
Authority.
