In General.A permit holder shall ensure that a dockless vehicle is deployed in compliance with City Code Article 31, § 38-19, Unlawful Parking. A permit holder shall provide an account for its mobile application to the Department so that Department employees can access a dockless vehicle for free for the purposes of:Education; A routine vehicle inspection; or Vehicle repositioning. A permit holder shall apply speed geo-fencing to a dockless vehicle by using a speed governor to establish a City-wide speed limit of 15 mph except for:In a reduced speed zone as defined in the Department’s MDS Policy API where speeds are limited to eight mph; and In a no ride zone as defined in the Department’s MDS Policy API where a dockless vehicle is limited to a speed of no more than three mph. Deployment District Requirements.On each day of service, a permit holder shall deploy to each deployment district:A minimum of 5 percent of their fleet; and A maximum of 25 percent of their fleet. Compliance. The Department shall:Evaluate daily compliance with the requirements in <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|B.|(1)">§B(1) of this regulation</cite> based on at least one hour of compliance between 5:00 a.m. and 9:0 a.m.; and Notify a permit holder in violation of the requirements in <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|B.|(1)">§B(1) of this regulation</cite> via a compliance score notification. A permit holder shall redistribute their fleet within three hours of receipt of a compliance score notification from the Department. Equitable Deployment Requirements.A permit holder shall deploy a minimum of three dockless vehicles per day to each equity zone. Compliance. The Department shall:Evaluate daily compliance based on at least one hour of compliance between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m; and Notify a permit holder of in violation of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|C.|(1)">§C(1)</cite><cite data-path="14.02.01.08|C.|(2)">-(2)</cite> of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08">this regulation</cite> via a compliance score notification. Prohibitions.A permit holder may not deploy a dockless vehicle:Outside of a parking corral on a block face that contains an official parking corral designated by the Department, except as provided in <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|D.|(2)">§D(2) of this regulation</cite>; In a quantity greater than ten per block face, except as allowed by the Department to accommodate a special event; On a block face which contains the front entrance to a K-8 school; In a tree pit or otherwise landscaped area; In front of a property with an approved non-deployment request in accordance with <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|E.">§E of this regulation</cite>; or In a location the Department has notified the permit holder that they may not deploy to, beginning 48 hours after the notification. If a parking corral is full, a permit holder may deploy a dockless vehicle on a block face outside of the parking corral. Unless a permit holder receives approval from the Department, a permit holder may not designate a public street in Baltimore City as a:No parking zone; Reduced speed zone; or No ride zone. Non-Deployment Requests.A property owner or manager may submit a non-deployment request in writing to the Department for an area adjacent to their property. The Department shall notify a permit holder:Of an approved non-deployment request; and That an approved non-deployment request will begin 48-hours after notification. Severe Weather and Emergencies.If 24-hour advanced notice is provided, the Department may:Suspend the requirements of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08">this regulation</cite>; or Require the removal of:An entire fleet; or A portion of a fleet in a defined geographic location. The Department may require a permit holder to remove a dockless vehicle from:An evacuation route prior to an emergency snow event; and A low-lying area prior to an emergency flooding event. Special Events. The Department may suspend the requirements of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08">this regulation</cite> during a special event. Temporary Exemptions from Deployment Regulations.A permit holder may apply for a temporary exemption from the deployment requirements in <cite data-path="14.02.01">this chapter</cite>. A permit holder shall include a plan for communicating operational changes to affected users and the public within the application for temporary exemption. The Department shall review applications for temporary exemption:Within 24 hours for an application based on an immediate safety concern; and Within five business days for other exemption requests. Alternative Deployment Locations.A permit holder shall obtain permission to deploy a dockless vehicle to an alternative deployment location from:The Department; A private property owner; or Another City agency. A permit holder shall communicate the permission to deploy a dockless vehicle in an alternative deployment location via:Signage approved by the entity granting permission; or A mobile or web application.