For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A residential building which contains five (5) or more individual
dwelling units.
[Added 6-21-2016 by Ord.
No. 34-2016]
Any outdoor vacant or unimproved plot of land, area or premises,
or any portion thereof, used wholly or in part for the parking of
any motor vehicle or, if the same is improved, any unimproved portion
thereof.
A.
This Article is enacted for the purpose of raising revenue and for
the regulation and control of parking stations and parking lots in
the city.
No person shall operate, maintain, hold out or offer for public
use within the city a parking station or parking lot for automobiles
without first applying for and receiving from the City Clerk, upon
approval by the Planning Board, the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief,
a permit so to do as provided in this Article.
[Amended 5-18-82 by Ord. No. 16-82]
Every application for a permit to operate a parking station or parking lot shall be in writing, upon a form provided by the City Clerk for that purpose. Such application shall state the name and address of the applicant and a description of the property whereon it is proposed to conduct a parking station or parking lot. Such application shall then be referred to the Planning Board, and such Board shall approve or reject the proposed site of the parking station or parking lot. If the Planning Board approves the site of the parking station or parking lot, the application shall then pass for approval or rejection to the City Council as to the proposed site of the parking station or parking lot. The application shall also contain such other information as the City Clerk shall require and shall be accompanied by the inspection fee provided in Chapter 88, Fees, for which the City Clerk shall issue a receipt.
Upon the filing of an application under this Article, accompanied
by the inspection fee, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk or any
of his duly authorized representatives to investigate the premises
and determine whether the proposed parking station or parking lot,
or the site selected therefor, conforms to the requirements of this
Article; and no permit shall be issued unless such parking station
or parking lot, or the site selected therefor, complies with the requirements
of this Article and meets with the approval of the City Clerk. The
City Clerk shall reject such application that does not comply with
all of the ordinances of the city, as well as the laws of the state,
provided that any person aggrieved by the decision of the City Clerk
may, within ten (10) days thereafter, apply to the City Council for
a hearing as to the matters in question, whereupon a time for hearing
shall be set, which shall be not later than ten (10) days thereafter,
at which time a full and complete hearing shall be had before the
City Council, who shall confirm, modify or disapprove the action of
the City Clerk.
[Amended 5-18-82 by Ord. No. 16-82]
Each parking station or parking lot permit under this Article shall be issued for a period of one (1) year and shall be subject to suspension or revocation for cause by the City Clerk. If a permit is granted in accordance with the provisions of this Article, a fee shall be charged for each permit so granted, based upon the capacity of the parking station or parking lot for parking motor vehicles, and such fee shall be as provided in Chapter 88, Fees. No fee, with the exception of the inspection fee referred to in this Article, shall be required for the permit issued for any parking station operated exclusively as an adjunct to or for the sole use by the patrons of a hotel, restaurant, store or theater, for the use of which no charge is made.
Every person operating a parking station or parking lot shall
cause to be erected at the entrance thereto a sign containing the
rate by day or hour and if there is a different rate on certain nights
or days. No lettering shall be less than five (5) inches, and such
sign shall not be erected less than eight (8) feet and not more than
ten (10) feet above the street level. Signs bearing six-inch lettering
shall not be erected less than eight (8) feet and not more than twelve
(12) feet above the street level.
[Added 6-21-2016 by Ord.
No. 34-2016; amended 9-5-2023 by Ord. No. 45-2023]
A.
Notwithstanding any other provision within this chapter. Every owner
of a multi-family dwelling as defined in this chapter who also owns
lots or spaces adjacent or adjoining the multi-family dwelling and
said lot or space is utilized for parking capable of supporting six
(6) or more parked vehicles or automobiles shall as a condition and/or
provision of a valid residential lease agreement of six (6) months
or more, executed between the landlord/owner and a tenant shall provide
a minimum of one (1) off-street parking space to each apartment unit
within the multi-family dwelling. Effective September 1, 2023, the
one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided at no additional
cost to the leasee/renter. For owner-occupied multi-family dwellings,
such requirements shall be in addition to those spaces required for
residential use of owner occupier. Parking areas must be maintained
and configured so as to not create a safety hazard to the tenants
using the areas or to any drivers or pedestrians on the public right-of-way,
and in such a manner that does not cause undue inconvenience to the
occupants.
B.
Parking areas and driveways shall be maintained free of vegetation,
and of loose material, debris, trash or refuse which may cause a safety
hazard. All applicable parking lots and/or spaces shall meet the applicable
city zoning requirements, and any applicable permits shall be obtained
prior to installation.
C.
The provisions of this section shall apply to all newly constructed
multi-family dwellings constructed after the adoption of this section,
adopted June 21, 2016, and to all current or existing multi-family
dwellings with an adjacent and/or adjoining lot or space where spaces
are rented for public use effective January 1, 2017.
