Item 5 - Exhibit 06 - Draft OrdinanceExcerpts from Los Gatos Town Code
Chapter 29
Sec. 29.10.145. - Requirements Generally
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(g)Commercial operation of parking spaces.
(1) All privately owned off-street parking spaces required to be provided by this division, or
required by the administrative approval authorized by this chapter, shall be operated
without charge to the users thereof. No privately owned parking lot which contains such
spaces shall be operated commercially or under a validation system whereby parkers
patronizing business for which the spaces are provided are admitted to the lot free of
charge or at reduced charges and other parkers are charged a fee, and the admission of
vehicles to such lots shall not be restricted by gates or other physical means during periods
when the use or uses for which the spaces are required are in operation. The provisions of
this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the posting of signs at entrances to such
parking lots identifying the businesses or uses for whose benefits the lots are operated,
prohibiting other parking under threat, and enforcing such prohibitions.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, a parking lot located within a the Town parking
assessment district may be operated with a charge for its use under the following
circumstances if the Town has instituted and continues to maintain a charge for use of
Town owned or operated parking lots in the district:
a.A charge is made for use of the private parking lot that does not exceed the highest
hourly rate charged by the town for use of its lots. Such a charge may include a
validation system whereby parkers are admitted to the lot free of charge or at reduced
charges if certain businesses are patronized and may also include restriction by gates or
other physical means; or
b.Use of valet parking, so long as the parking lot is usable at all times during which the
parking spaces are in operation as required by this chapter, and the use of the valet
parking has been approved by the Development Review Committee Community
Development Director pursuant to a Parking Lot Permit; or
c.A combination of a charge and valet system.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, a private parking lot, or sections of a private parking
lot located within a the Town parking assessment district may be operated as a valet
parking lot under the following circumstances:
a.The valet parking may be provided with or without charge to the public; and
b.The valet parking lot service adheres to and maintains all fire codes and emergency
access standards; and
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c. The valet parking lot service shall not impair the safe and efficient use of existing
adjacent non-valet parking; and
d. The private valet parking lot is approved by the Development Review Committee
Community Development Director pursuant to a parking lot Valet Parking Permit. The
Development Review Committee Community Development Director shall have the
discretion to deny the parking lot Valet Parking permit application if any criteria set
forth above and/or any other rules and regulations adopted by the Town Council cannot
be met and shall have the ability to revoke the parking lot Valet Parking Permit for valet
parking with a minimum of ten (10) days notice.
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Sec. 29.20.745. - Development Review Committee.
The Development Review Committee shall:
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(4) Review and make recommendations on parking lot permits under section 29.10.155(l)
including reconfiguration or trade-off of zoning requirements under other sections of
this chapter, and under section 29.10.145(g) on use of valet parking for parking lots
within a town parking assessment district. The development review committee has the
authority to make final determinations for approval and revocation of parking lot
permits for valet parking.
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