§ 36-100.6. Regulations regarding booting by private operators for unauthorized parking on private property.

(a)

No motor vehicle shall be booted on private property unless a sufficient number of signs are posted and maintained in accordance with section 36-100.5(c) and paragraph (b) of this section. In addition to any other requirements, such signs shall be yellow and shall contain such information as the director of the department of inspection and code enforcement ("director") shall prescribe in such rule including, but not limited to, the word "warning," and the phrase "parking only for customers, guests (or similar appropriate wording); all others will be booted," plus the name, business telephone number of the booting service operator(s) authorized by the private property owner to boot the unauthorized vehicle, and the fee for removal of the boot. The words "warning" and the amount of the removal fee on such signs shall be in letters not less than three (3) inches high and shall be in the color red. All other lettering on such signs shall be in letters not less than one and one-half (1½) inches high and shall be in the color black.

(b)

"Sufficient number" of signs, as required by this section, shall be as follows:

(1)

One (1) sign shall be posted on private property at each entrance to the parking area as well as the entrance on each level of a multi-level parking facility, and by the entrance door to each building facing the parking area and at least one (1) sign shall be clearly visible from each parking space.

(2)

One (1) additional sign shall be posted in the parking area as follows:

1—20 parking spaces - 2 signs;

21—40 parking spaces - 4 signs;

41—60 parking spaces - 6 signs;

61—80 parking spaces - 8 signs;

81 or more parking spaces - one (1) additional sign for each additional ten (10) parking spaces.

(c)

No motor vehicle shall be booted unless (1) the booting service business has a written contract with the owner, lessee, managing agent or other person in control of the premises that is served by the parking (private property) on which the motor vehicle is parked and (2) and the said owner, lessee, managing agent or other person in control of the business issues to patrons a time and date stamped receipt or hand-written acknowledgment for goods or services provided by said business and has a sign in his establishment offering such a receipt or acknowledgment or (3) said dwelling owner or manager provides authorized tenants or visitors parking passes or other proof indicating the authority to park.

(d)

Booting in the parking area of a business or facility ( e.g., an office or apartment building) shall be allowed only during the hours of operation of a business or facility owned, leased or managed by a person or an entity with which the booting service business has a written contract. However, if notices are posted as required in paragraph (a) above, the owner, lessee, managing agent or other person in control of the premises that is served by the parking (private property) may block the entrance(s) to such private property by gates or other appropriate devices to indicate that entry is not authorized.

(Ord. No. 21077, § 5, 9-20-00)