المملكة: Smoking and using sidewalks… new prohibitions for “parking”

The list of vehicle parking requirements, approved by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, prohibits practicing any additional activity not included in the license, or practicing the activity outside the boundaries of the area licensed to practice the activity, or using public sidewalks or setback areas, with the exception of the “counter” providing the service in the event of a license. Quay occupancy.
The Ministry has prohibited smoking except in designated areas, while allowing an umbrella to be placed over the counter and a chair to serve the vehicle’s occupant. The vehicle’s occupant must wear proper, clean gloves while parking the vehicle.
The spatial organization requirements stipulate that the service provider must have a licensed headquarters, with the exception of authorized establishments that provide parking services to their customers.

Private parking

It obliges the service provider to provide private or paid parking in a way that does not affect the number of parking spaces allocated in the building permit before starting the activity, and to take care not to affect traffic movement while providing the service.
It stipulates that the service provider must place a signboard that clearly explains the provision of the parking service “in the location designated for that purpose, while adhering to the requirements of advertising boards and advertisements, and establish a control platform (counter) concerned with organizing the parking service. It must be within the boundaries of the site and not cause any obstruction to pedestrian movement.” .
The Ministry allowed the establishment of “counters” on sidewalks, provided that there is a sidewalk occupancy license and that its location does not cause any obstruction to pedestrian movement.
The regulations required that the front of the counter be free of stickers, except for stickers for electronic payment methods, the “QR” code sticker, and instructions from government agencies. It also prohibited placing warning signs or any means to prevent parking in front of stores/establishments and public parking lots, with the exception of parking lots designated for activity.

Parking vehicles

The regulations stipulate that the vehicle parking service provider is obligated to clarify the parking location of the vehicle receiving the service, and prohibiting the vehicle receiving area from being used to park vehicles as a permanent parking spot, which is only for the purposes of receiving and delivering vehicles.
It obliges the service provider to provide the service recipient with a receipt proving delivery of the vehicle. The receipt must have the name of the service provider and the date and time of receipt written on it.
It stipulates that the service provider must install security cameras and have authority over the cameras belonging to his own parking lots and guarantee their operation and functioning if the parking cameras belong to another facility, while providing valid electronic payment methods ready for use.
The Ministry stated the requirements for employees, which are that the “Al-Rakin” record must be current and free of any prior records, that he must hold a valid driver’s license, and that he must adhere to the guide for the unified organization of the work environment in private sector establishments issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development regarding the uniform of employees, and wearing… The outer clothing is clean, and the employees must carry a work card, or have the name of the employee and the facility on the facility’s uniform.