(a)     The director shall not issue a valet location license unless the city traffic engineer has first approved a written valet parking plan for the valet client business.

(b)     The applicant for a valet location license shall submit a valet parking plan to the city traffic engineer consisting of text and a diagram showing at least the following:

(1)     The names, addresses and phone numbers of the valet operator and the valet client business;

(2)     The streets, alleys, public rights-of-way, and traffic control devices surrounding the valet client business;

(3)     The maximum legal occupancy of the valet client business as determined by the city fire department, the average number of persons present at the valet client business during the days of the week and times of the day when valet services will be provided, and the number of motor vehicles that the valet operator proposes to provide valet services at the valet client business on the days of the week and times of the day when valet services will be provided;

(4)     A valet parking station which is either:

(i)     On the premises of the valet client business or on the premises of another valet client business which is sharing the valet parking station with the valet client business; or

(i)     On the public right-of-way at a place where the valet client business holds a revocable permit from the city for such use of the public right-of-way, or on the public right-of-way at a place where another valet client business which is sharing the valet parking station with the valet client business holds a revocable permit from the city for such use of the public right-of-way;

(5)     A valet drop-off location at least forty (40) feet long and fifteen (15) feet wide located either:

(i)     On the premises of the valet client business or on the premises of another valet client business which is sharing the valet drop-off location with the valet client business; or

(ii)     On the public right-of-way at a place where the valet client business holds a revocable permit for such use from the city or on the public right-of-way at a place where another valet client business which is sharing the valet drop-off location holds a revocable permit for such use from the city;

(6)     A valet parking lot or lots within a two mile radius of the valet client business which holds a valid parking lot license and is either:

(i)     Located on the premises of the valet client business; or

(ii)     Located on some other real property on which the valet operator or valet client business has a written lease or agreement permitting the valet operator to utilize the real property as a valet parking lot on the days of the week and at the times of day that the valet operator or valet client business proposes to operate the valet services;

(7)     The route that will be driven to and from the valet client business to the valet parking lot when providing valet services;

(8)     The days of the week and times of day or night when valet services will be provided;

(9)     The number of valet parking attendants that the valet operator intends to hire along with a plan for the training of such valet attendants on the requirements of this article and the valet parking plan, including but not limited to the valet drop off location, the valet station, the valet parking lot, the approved route between the valet client business and the valet parking lot, and any terms conditions or limitations placed on the valet parking plan;

(10)     Any temporary valet parking sign that will be placed on any part of public right-of-way at the valet client business along with a copy of the revocable permit and the approval of the manager of public works for the erection and use of such sign;

(11)     A written lease or agreement showing that the valet operator or the valet client business has the right to park valet customers' vehicles in the valet parking lot during the days of the week and times of day and night when valet parking will be provided at the valet client business;

(12)     Any proposed conditions, terms, requirements, or limitations on the parking plan to protect public health, safety or welfare; and

(13)     A signed certificate from the valet client business showing that the valet client business has reviewed the valet parking plan and has approved it.

(c)     Two (2) or more valet client businesses may share a valet drop-off location, valet station, valet parking lot, valet parking signs, and a single valet location license may be issued for such a group of valet client businesses if:

(1)     The valet client businesses are all within one thousand (1,000) feet of each other;

(2)     The valet operator submits a copy of a written agreement under which all of the client businesses agree to a share a valet drop-off location, valet station, valet parking lot, and valet parking signs among them as part of the proposed parking plan; and

(3)     The city traffic engineer finds that the valet drop-off location, valet station, valet parking lot, and valet parking signs as provided in the valet parking plan and the sharing agreement meet the requirements of this article as to each valet client business.

(d)     The city traffic engineer may disapprove a valet parking plan on any of the following grounds:

(1)     The valet parking plan does not contain or meet one (1) or more of the requirements of this article;

(2)     The applicant has not submitted sufficient information or documentation for the city traffic engineer to determine whether the valet parking plan meets the requirements of this article; or

(3)     The provision of valet parking services at the valet client business in the manner shown in the valet parking plan would probably cause or encourage violations of state or city traffic or parking laws, unreasonable traffic congestion, unreasonable hazards to pedestrians, vehicles, valet customers or valet attendants, or other threats to public health, safety, or welfare.

(e)     The city traffic engineer shall, within a reasonable time, review the valet parking plan and either approve the valet parking plan, disapprove the plan, or approve the plan with terms, conditions, and restrictions that may be necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare or convenience. The city traffic engineer shall forward his or her approval, disapproval, or approval with conditions, terms, limitations, and restrictions to the director of excise and licenses. In the event that the city traffic engineer approves the valet parking plan with conditions, terms, limitations, or restrictions, the city traffic engineer shall attach the conditions, terms, limitations, and restrictions in writing to the approval along with a statement briefly describing why such conditions, terms, limitations, and restrictions are necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare or convenience.

(f)     The director shall make any terms, conditions, restrictions or limitations imposed by the city traffic engineer written conditions of the valet location license. The applicant shall have the right to contest the validity of such conditions in an administrative hearing in the department of excise and licenses, as provided in section 55-426(d).

(g)     Any valet operator may apply to the city traffic engineer for a modification of the valet parking plan approved at the time the valet location license was issued. Any approved modification of the valet parking plan shall be in writing and shall become a condition of the valet location license. The city traffic engineer may issue a temporary approval of the proposed modified valet parking plan pending consideration of the application. The city traffic engineer shall forward any modification of the approved valet parking plan as well as any temporary approval of modifications to the valet parking plan to the director.

(h)     In the event that the valet parking plan requests the use of existing parking meters in order to access the valet drop-off location, the identified parking meters will be designated as passenger loading zones only during the hours specified in the valet parking plan. The valet operator shall not be required to pay a fee, in addition to the valet location license fee, for use of the parking meters within the forty (40) foot long and fifteen (15) foot wide minimum drop-off location and during the time that such parking meters are utilized as a passenger loading zone. For use of additional meters, the valet operator shall pay the daily meter fee as required under section 54-517 at a pro-rated hourly fee based on actual hours of use.