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ELIZABETH A. MARADIK JOSEPH R. MOLNAR GARY A. GILOT MURRAY L. MILLER BRIANA N. MICOU
1316 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING
227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830
PHONE 574/ 235-9251
FAX 574/ 235-9171
CITY OF SOUTH BEND JAMES MUELLER, MAYOR
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
September 24, 2024
Ms. Daniela Alberca
LAZ Parking Midwest, LLC.
1 Financial Plaza, 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
dalberca@lazparking.com
RE: Renewal of Public Parking Facility License
Dear Ms. Alberca:
Thank you for submitting your renewal of Public Parking Facility License for the Public
Parking Facility License at 119 W. Wayne St. Upon further review by a City Inspector, it came
to our attention that the current signage for the parking lot is missing the rates signage and contact
information at both entrances, in accordance with Municipal Code Section 4-39:
The sign shall give the #PBP2024-016 under which the lot is operated.
Kindly update the current signage with your new City license number, rates charged and
contact information at both entrances and email a photo to hhorvath@southbendin.gov. The
Board has approved this license, contingent upon this remedy. Should you have any questions,
please contact this office at (574) 235-9251.
Sincerely,
/s/ Theresa Heffner
Theresa Heffner, Clerk
Enclosures
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: 07/01/2024
TO: Jim Wood, Neighborhood Services and Enforcement Chris Dressel, Community Investment Derek Erquhart, Fire Department Kyle Ludlow, Engineering
FROM: Theresa Heffner, Clerk
SUBJECT: Annual License Application for Public Parking Facility
LOCATION: LAZ Parking Midwest, LLC
119 W. Wayne St.
Public Parking Facilities are regulated by municipal code section 4-39. (Copy attached).
Please review the attached public parking license application and provide your recommendations in the spaces below.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT: Favorable
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: Favorable
FIRE: Section 4-39(k) – Favorable
ENGINEERING: Section 4-39(b) Favorable contingent on licensee placing rates signage
and contact information at both entrances.
Sec. 4-39. - Public parking facility.
(a) Definition. Public parking facility shall mean any plot, piece or parcel of land or any building or structure
used for the purpose of storing motor vehicles where the owners or persons storing such vehicles are charged a fee and which are open to the public.
(b) Signs required:
(1) Each licensee under this section shall maintain at each entrance to the licensed public parking
facility a permanently affixed sign suitable to apprise persons using the public parking facility of the name of the licensee, the hours of the day or night during which such places are open for
storing motor vehicles, the rates charged and the closing hours of such lot.
(2) When more than one rate is charged for parking, the figures of each rate shall be of the same size and dimensions. The figures shall measure not less than eight (8) inches in height. The letters and figures indicating the closing hours shall not be less than four (4) inches in height.
(3) The sign shall give the number of the City license under which the lot is operated.
(4) Where the licensee operates a receiving lot in which cars are accepted with the understanding
that such cars may be removed to another lot, the licensee shall post on such sign, in letters not less than four (4) inches in height, the following information: "Receiving Lot—Cars Parked Here May Be Moved To No. ___________ Street," (giving the address to which such cars are moved).
(5) All signs shall be subject to the approval of the Building Commissioner of the City.
(6) Where separate rates or charges are made for day parking and for night parking, notice shall be posted on the signs described in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
(c) License required. No person shall maintain or conduct a public parking facility within the City without first having obtained the approval from the Board of Public Works and a license issued by the Controller.
(d) Application:
(1) Applications for licenses for public parking facilities shall be made by the person intending to operate a public parking facility.
(2) The application shall set forth the following:
a. The name under which and the place where the open parking lot is to be operated.
b. Whether the applicant is an individual, partnership or corporation. If an individual, the name and business and residence address of the applicant shall be given; if a partnership, the
name and business and residence address of each partner shall be given; if a corporation, the name, date and state under which such corporation was organized, and the name and business address, resident agent, and a certified copy of article of incorporation, if requested by the Board of Public Works, shall be furnished.
c. Whether the premises are owned or leased by the applicant, and, if leased, the name and residence and business address of each owner, or part owner thereof.
d. The number of motor vehicles which may, at any one time, be stored upon the premises.
e. The hours during which motor vehicles may be stored.
f. A complete schedule of the rates to be charged for storing motor vehicles and the hours at which changes in rate take place.
g. Such other information as the Board of Public Works may deem advisable.
(3) The application shall be signed and verified under oath by the applicant, if an individual, or by a
duly authorized agent, if a partnership or corporation.
(e) Public parking facility. A fee of eighty dollars ($80.00) shall be paid for each license issued under this section.
(f) Bond or property liability insurance:
(1) No license shall be issued pursuant to this section and public parking facility shall be operated until and unless the licensee under this section has deposited with the Board a bond or property liability insurance policy in the amount scheduled in this section. The bond or insurance policy
shall be with one or more adequate sureties or a surety company acceptable to the Board and conditioned that the licensee will pay all final judgments rendered against him for damages arising during the period such bond or insurance policy is in force from the operation of the motor vehicle in such public parking facility, or from loss, damage, theft or conversion of any motor vehicle.
(2) Any person who sustains damage by reason of the violation of any provision of such bond or insurance by a licensee may institute suit upon the same and recover any judgment that may be
obtained by reason of such suit.
(3) The bond or insurance policy shall meet the following requirements:
a. It shall contain a provision that it shall continue in force until ten (10) days after written notice of cancellation has been delivered to the Board of Public Works or until the license of the
applicant has been revoked.
b. The obligation of the bond or insurance policy shall not exceed the principal amount of the
bond.
c. The bond or insurance policy shall be in the following amounts:
1. Where the licensee conducts one (1) lot, ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
2. Where the licensee conducts two (2) lots, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00).
3. Where the licensee conducts three (3) lots, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00).
4. Where the licensee conducts four (4) or more lots, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00).
(g) Investigation of applicants; issuance of license:
(1) If, after investigation, the Board of Public Works determines that the applicant for a license meets
the requirements of the section, the Board shall report the same to the Controller.
(2) The Controller shall issue to the applicant a license for a public parking facility upon payment of
the proper fee.
(h) Claimchecks or tags:
(1) At the time of accepting a motor vehicle for storage or parking in any public parking facility the person conducting the lot, or his agent, servant or employee, shall furnish to the person parking
his motor vehicle a distinctive check.
(2) The check shall be numbered to correspond to a coupon placed upon such motor vehicle and
contain the name and address of the place and the owner operating such public parking facility. Upon such check shall be written, printed, cut out or stamped the date, and, if parking is charged for on an hourly basis, the time of acceptance of such motor vehicle.
(3) The above provision shall not be applied where cars are stored on a monthly fee basis.
(i) Rate changes:
(1) No licensee under this section shall make any charge for storing any motor vehicle in a public
parking facility in excess of that set forth in his application for a license, unless he has:
a. Notified the Board of Public Works in writing of the change.
b. Posted signs showing such change in the same manner as set forth in subsection (b).
(j) Claims against lot; reports; liability after hours:
(1) Each licensee under this section shall immediately notify the Controller of any claim over twenty-five dollars ($25.00) made by reason of any loss, theft or conversion occurring upon his premises
or of any claim for damages arising from the operation of his public parking facility.
(2) The obligation of any person operating or conducting a public parking facility under the terms of this section to the owner of a motor vehicle parked therein shall not extend beyond the regular posted hours of attendance, as posted upon the open parking lot and printed upon the regular
receipt check furnished to the motor vehicle owner.
(k) Fire equipment required; cars to be accessible:
(1) Public parking facilities shall be equipped with proper fire extinguishing apparatus subject to the approval of the Fire Department.
(2) All motor vehicles shall be stored in such a manner that they may be reached readily in case of fire or other emergencies.
(l) Temporary lots; restrictions:
(1) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to require the licensing of temporary lots operated for the accommodation of motorists attending public functions, such as football games or circuses, even though a fee may be charged the patrons of such temporary lots. No such temporary lots, however, shall be operated more than two (2) days in any week.
(2) At the entrances of the temporary lots there shall be placed a sign on which is printed the words,
in letters of sufficient size to be legible to all patrons "Temporary Parking Lot—Not Licensed."
(m) Exemptions. All governmental owned and operated public parking facilities shall be exempt from the
licensing provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 6998-81, § 1; Ord. No. 7723-86, § 2; Ord. No. 9093-00, § XII)
September 24, 2024