§ 30-1082. Required; application.

(a)

From 1993 to present, before any lot or building may be used for new off-street public parking facilities, before any off-street public parking facility may be expanded, or following a change of the ownership thereof, the owner of the lot or building or the operator of the facility must first obtain from the commissioner of the department of public works a permit for that use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner of a lot following a change of the ownership thereof may apply for a conditional permit, good for one year, to allow such owner to bring the facility into compliance with the requirements herein.

(b)

The application form for the permit shall be filed with traffic and transportation and shall contain the following information:

(1)

The address and location of the lot or building involved;

(2)

The capacity of the proposed facility;

(3)

If the proposed parking facility is to be single- or shared-use park-for hire; and

(4)

If shared-use park-for-hire is desired, the name, square footage, and business hours of the primary establishment(s);

(5)

Certification from the office of buildings that property upon which the proposed park-for-hire facility is to be located is zoned for park-for-hire use, or that it enjoys legal non-conforming status for park-for-hire use.

(c)

In addition, two site plans will be attached to the application form filed with traffic and transportation. The site plans will be drawn to an engineer's scale such that the following are easily identified:

(1)

The proposed location of entrances and exits to the facility;

(2)

The widths of access streets;

(3)

The capacity and location of the reservoir space to be used for the receiving and temporary storage of incoming vehicles;

(4)

The internal traffic plan;

(5)

The proposed parking plan showing the size and location of the parking stalls and the aisles to serve them;

(6)

The location, width and general design of ramps or elevators to be used inside of structures;

(7)

If applying for a shared-use park-for-hire permit, the location of the stalls to be used during the primary establishment's business hours; and

(8)

Any other information required to enable the commissioner of the department of public works to make a fair and complete appraisal of the operation of the proposed parking facility.

(9)

Plans for multi-level facilities must also show:

(a)

The ramp or elevator design for each level;

(b)

The internal traffic plan for each level; and

(c)

The parking stall layout for each level;

(d)

Copies 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.

(Ord. No. 2003-81, § 1, 7-29-03; Ord. No. 2015-60(15-O-1134), § 3, 11-25-15 )