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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-21 Review and considerations.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-21" heading="Review and considerations.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Review.">The Executive Director must:<para num="(1)">review the valet parking plan for compliance with this subtitle; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">submit the plan, together with his or her findings and recommendations, to the Director of Transportation for approval or disapproval.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Minimum findings.">A valet parking plan may be approved only if:<para num="(1)">the valet parking services will not unreasonably disrupt vehicular and pedestrian traffic;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the valet parking services will not pose a threat to public safety; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">the valet parking plan provides for enough attendants and other employees and agents to efficiently handle the projected number of vehicles during all hours of valet parking services.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Additional considerations.">The following criteria may also be considered in deciding whether to approve a valet parking plan:<para num="(1)">the number of off-street parking spaces that will be available during valet parking services;</para>
      <para num="(2)">normal traffic conditions at the time of valet parking services;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the time required to travel safely, on foot and by vehicle, to and from the valet parking zone and the off-street parking facility in which vehicles will be parked;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the estimated number of vehicles that will be parked during each hour of valet parking services;</para>
      <para num="(5)">the average length of time a vehicle will be parked during valet parking hours; and</para>
      <para num="(6)">the distance between the valet parking zone and the off-street parking facility in which vehicles will be parked.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Final determination.">In approving a plan, the Director of Transportation makes the final determination of:<para num="(1)">the location of the valet parking zone;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the size of the zone;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the hours of operation; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">the conditions of operation.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
