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 Transportation Criteria Manual
 Section 9. PARKING
 Appendix 9.8.0. RULES FOR VALET SERVICES

  § 9.8.8. Establishing Designated Areas or District Service Areas

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  • A.

    The location and specifications of a designated area or district service area shall be approved by the City's Traffic Engineer or authorized representative.

    B.

    Except as may be provided for below, a designated area or district service area shall comply with the following requirements:

    1.

    Shall utilize a minimum of 66 feet in curb length, unless an exception has been granted by the City's Traffic Engineer.

    2.

    May not exceed the length of the Permit Holder's property frontage, unless Permit Holder obtains written permission from the business fronting the additional spaces or files for permit jointly.

    3.

    Shall be permitted only on City streets that are a minimum of 28 feet wide, curb to curb.

    4.

    Shall be permitted only within designated public parking spaces, as authorized by the City's Traffic Engineer.

    5.

    Shall not block or conflict with a crosswalk or an intersection.

    6.

    Shall not be located within 5 feet of a driveway.

    7.

    Shall not create a conflict with a designated bus stop.

    8.

    Shall not reduce the unobstructed space on a sidewalk, for the passage of pedestrians to less than 6 feet wide, unless a greater distance is required by the City's Traffic Engineer and warranted by special pedestrian traffic conditions.

    9.

    Shall not be located within the area used by vehicle detection devices near signalized intersections.

    10.

    Shall not impede emergency vehicles movements.

    11.

    The Director shall not issue new permits or licenses for valet operating services located on the following public rights-of-way. Existing valet permits or licenses on the listed public right-of-way may continue operation until their permit expires by its terms or is otherwise revoked. The Director may, in conjunction with the Director of the Public Works Department, authorize a valet zone that is designed and deemed compatible through a Capital Improvement Project.

    (a)

    East or West Cesar Chavez (from Interstate Highway 35 to MOPAC),

    (b)

    Lavaca Street (from Cesar Chavez to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd),

    (c)

    Guadalupe Street (from Cesar Chavez to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd),

    (d)

    Third Street (from Trinity to Nueces Streets)

    C.

    Requests for additional use of parking areas must be evaluated by the Traffic Engineer or authorized representative. Prior to approval for an increase in a designated area or district service area, space needs and vehicle service usage data may be requested for further consideration.