§ 150-26. Temporary use parking lot permits.

(a)

Before any lot or building may be used for off-street public parking pursuant to this section, the owner of the lot or the operator thereof must first obtain a permit from the department of public works' office of transportation for such use.

(b)

The application form for the permit shall contain the following information:

(1)

The address and location of the lot involved;

(2)

The capacity of the lot;

(3)

The square footage of the lot;

(4)

Occupation tax certificate issued pursuant to chapter 30, (business license), unless otherwise exempted by city ordinance;

(5)

Written verification from the bureau of buildings that the lot is in compliance with applicable zoning regulations.

(6)

Two site plans will be attached to the application form. The site plans will be drawn to an engineer's scale such that the following are easily identified:

(i)

The proposed location of entrances and exits to the facility;

(ii)

The widths of access streets.

(7)

A copy of either the warranty deed (if the applicant is the title holder) or lease agreement or management contract for the property upon which the proposed park-for-hire facility is to be located, which should contain the current names, addresses and phone numbers of the owner, leaseholder and/or property manager (as appropriate) of said property.

(8)

Written verification from the chief of police or his/her designee that the Atlanta Police Department has received notice of the applicant's intention to operate a lot at the address and location specified in the application.

(c)

A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for no less than 45 days and no more than 180 days from the date of issuance. No earlier than 15 days prior to and no later than 30 days from the expiration date, the operator must contact the office of transportation to request renewal certification of their permit. The office of transportation shall then verify that the operations of the temporary use parking lot have not changed since the issuance of the permit (or since the last renewal). Once this has been determined, the renewal certification is approved.

(d)

Any lot permitted under this Section shall provide and maintain the following:

(1)

An onsite operator who shall remain on lot property during the time the lot is in operation;

(2)

A permitted parking notice sign to be placed at the main entrance of the lot in such a manner so that it is easily viewable from the driver's seat of an entering vehicle and which shall be 30 inches × 30 inches, made of a waterproof material and shall include the following information:

(i)

The name and cellular telephone number of the onsite operator of the facility;

(ii)

The name of the permit holder;

(iii)

Parking lot permit number;

(iv)

Business license number;

(v)

The name of the operator;

(vi)

The physical street address of the lot;

(vii)

The permit expiration date; and

(viii)

The number of parking spaces permitted.

(3)

Portable restrooms the number of which shall be based on the number of parking spaces permitted as follows, and which shall remain in place during the time the lot is in operation, and shall be removed within 24 hours of the conclusion of lot operations:

1—50 spaces—3 portable restrooms

51—100 spaces—4 portable restrooms

101—150 spaces—6 portable restrooms

151—200 spaces—8 portable restrooms

200 spaces and above—10 portable restrooms

(4)

Roping or fencing to surround the boundaries of the permitted lot and which shall remain in place during the time the lot is in operation.

(5)

A fire extinguisher to be maintained on the premises of the lot by the onsite operator.

(6)

Trash receptacle(s) adequate to ensure the receptacles do not become filled in any manner that causes or allows trash to overflow from the receptacle. It shall be the responsibility of the onsite operator of the lot to see that the lot is free of litter and debris at the end of the time the lot is in operation. It shall further be the responsibility of the onsite operator to properly collect, remove, and dispose of all trash, litter and debris at the conclusion of lot operations.

(e)

Lots permitted under this section shall not provide monthly parking.

(f)

Certain areas of the city are excluded from the issuance of temporary use parking lot permits issued under this section as follows:

The area bounded on the north by Interstate 20; on the east by Connally Street, Ormond Street and Primrose Street; on the south by the CSX Railroad; and on the west by the Norfolk-Southern Railroad, Humphries Street, Gleen Street and McDaniel Street, and generally described as the neighborhoods of Mechanicsville, Peoplestown and Summerhill, with the exception of that parcel known as 496 Martin Street, SE for the remainder of the 1993 Atlanta Braves baseball season.

(g)

Any violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta.

(h)

Certain areas of the city shall be excluded from the issuance of Temporary Use Parking Lot Permits issued under this section for eight months following the approval of this section as follows:

(1)

The Vine City neighborhood, described as the area bounded by Simpson Street, Northside Drive, Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive and Ashby Street, with the exception of the properties known as 90-124 Northside Drive and 30-158 Northside Drive, as well as properties within the following boundaries (as included in Exhibit "A" and narratively described herein): at a point which begins at the Southwest corner of Thurmond Street and Northside Drive traveling westward along the southern right-of-way of Thurmond Street to the Southeast corner of Maple Place and Thurmond Street; Thence traveling south along the eastern right-of-way to Maple Place to the Northeast corner of the intersection of Maple Place and Spencer Street; Thence traveling eastward along the Northern right-of-way of Spencer Street to a point parallel to the Southeast corner of the intersection of Spencer Street and Electric Avenue; Thence traveling south along the eastern right-of-way of Electric Avenue to a point at the Northeast corner of Electric Avenue and Carter Street; to also include the properties described by parcel numbers 1400830008115, 1400830008116, 1400830008044, 1400830007113 and 1400830007114, all of said properties being bounded by Carter Street on the north; Thence traveling northward to the Southwest corner of the intersection of Northside Drive and Thurmond Street to the point of beginning; and

The property located at 566 Spencer Street.

41 Griffin Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Number 14 011000101806).

595 Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Numbers 14 008300070996).

660 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Number 14 011000030831).

759 Martin Luther King Junior Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Number 14 011000091528.

Property with Parcel Identification Number 14 011000091239 (located between 759 & 767 Martin Luther King Jr DR NW).

765 Martin Luther King Junior Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Number 14 011000091247.

767 Martin Luther King Junior Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Number: 14 011000091254.

(2)

The English Avenue Neighborhood, described as the area bounded by Simpson Street, Northside Drive, North Avenue and Ashby Street with the exception of the property known as 505 Jones Avenue, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Parcel Identification Number 14-0082-0009-077-1).

523 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Parcel Identification Number 14-0082-0009-069-8).

510 Jones Avenue, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Parcel Identification Number 14-0082-0009-071-4).

517 Jones Avenue, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Parcel Identification Number 14-0082-0009-067-2).

551-573 Cameron Alexander Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Parcel Identification Numbers; 14-0082-0001-045-6; 14-0082-0001-091-0; 14-00820001-095-1; 14-0082-0005-076-7; 14-0082-0005-0007-2).

440 Northside Drive, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Parcel Identification Number 14-0082-0005-053-6).

341 & 345 Griffin Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Numbers 14 011100091063 and 14 011100091071).

601 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Number; 14 008200080830).

707, 713, 717, and 721 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30314 (Parcel Identification Numbers 14 011100091519, 14 011100091451, 14 011100091600, and 14 011100091592).

At the conclusion of eight months following the passage of this Ordinance [ Ord. No. 2013-42(13-O-1218) ], September 12, 2013, applicants may apply for Temporary Use Parking Lot Permits in the above listed areas.

(Code 1977, § 13-1009; Ord. No. 2010-60(10-O-1810), § 1, 10-27-10; Ord. No. 2010-61(10-O-1881), § 1, 11-9-10; Ord. No. 2011-42(11-O-1357), § 1, 9-28-11; Ord. No. 2013-42(13-O-1218), §§ 1, 3, 4, 9-12-13 ; Ord. No. 2017-91(17-O-1823), §§ 3, 4, 12-13-17 )

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2013-42(13-O-1218) shall become effective May 2014. Subsequently, Ord. No. 2014-23(14-O-1270) , § 1, amended § 3 of Ord. No. 2013-42(13-O-1218), to read "This Ordinance shall become effective on March 1, 2015."