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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part IV – Standards of Operation">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-31" heading="Licensed operator required.">
    <text>No host may use the valet parking services of any entity that is not a licensed operator or of any individual who is not an employee or agent of a licensed operator.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-32" heading="Locations and hours.">
    <text>Valet parking services may be offered only in the locations and during the hours specified on the valet parking zone permit.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-33" heading="Valet parking zones.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Pick-up, drop-off only in zone.">The drop-off and pick-up of vehicles for valet parking services may be conducted only in a designated valet parking zone.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Other uses of zone prohibited.">During the hours specified in the valet parking zone permit, a valet parking zone may be used only for the immediate drop-off and pick-up of vehicles.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-34" heading="Attendants.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Qualifications.">Every attendant must:<para num="(1)">possess a valid driver’s license; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">be 18 years old or older.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Uniforms.">Each attendant must wear a uniform top that clearly identifies the operator of the valet service.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-35" heading="Transporting and parking vehicles.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Removal to parking facility.">Attendants must immediately remove vehicles from the valet parking zone and take them directly to the applicable off-street parking facility.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="No leaving in right-of-way.">The operator, its attendants or other employees or agents, may not park, stop, or leave a vehicle:<para num="(1)">on any right-of-way, even if on-street public parking is generally allowed; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">anywhere else other than in the off-street parking facility designated in the valet parking plan.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Compliance with traffic laws.">The operator, its attendants or other employees or agents, must comply with all applicable traffic laws and parking regulations when providing valet parking services.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-36" heading="Signage.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Required.">During all hours of operation, the operator must prominently display at least 1 sign that identifies:<para num="(1)">the operator;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the host for which the operator is working; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">any fee being charged for the valet parking services.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Placement, etc.">All signage must comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing signs and permits.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-37" heading="Permit and operator’s license inspection.">
    <text>At all times, the valet parking zone permit and a copy of the operator’s license must be available for inspection at the host’s establishment.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§§" num="14-38 to 14-40" reserved="true" />
</baltimore-city-law>
