The principal purpose and objective to be served by the P (automobile parking) zone and its application is to provide supplemental off-street parking locations in support of and in close proximity to high-density residential, commercial, industrial, public and other uses without monetary charge, and to serve as buffers between incompatible uses and zones.
(Ord. 1194 § 1, 1979)
Land classified in the P zone may also be combined with and classified with residential zones, and if so combined shall be shown on the official zoning map of the city of Hawthorne as follows:
P-R1
(Automobile Parking—Low Density Residential)
P-R2
(Automobile Parking—Medium Density Residential)
P-R3
(Automobile Parking—High Density Residential)
P-R4
(Automobile Parking—Maximum Density Residential—Restricted Service)
(Ord. 1194 § 1, 1979)
In a P zone, the following uses only are permitted and are hereinafter specifically provided and allowed by this chapter, subject to the general provisions, conditions and exceptions as set forth in Chapters 17.06 through 17.12 and Chapters 17.38 through 17.62 of this title:
A. 
1. 
Property classified in the P zone shall be utilized exclusively for the temporary open-air parking of transient auto-mobiles, light trucks not exceeding a capacity of one ton, campers, vans, recreational vehicles, motor homes, and other vehicles, for periods of time not to exceed forty-eight hours.
2. 
A parking structure designed and utilized exclusively for temporary parking of transient automobiles, light trucks not exceeding a capacity of one ton, campers, vans, recreational vehicles, motor homes, and other motor vehicles, for periods of time not to exceed forty-eight hours shall be permitted in the P zone provided a conditional use permit has first been approved by the plan-fling commission.
B. 
1. 
Property classified in the P zone and combined with an R zone may also be utilized for any use permitted in the R zone in which it is combined subject to all the provisions, regulations and restrictions of the R zone in which the P zone is combined; provided, however, if property in a P-R zone is developed and improved as a parking lot all buildings, except as provided herein, shall be removed and prohibited from the parking lot as long as it remains a parking lot. Property in a P-R zone that has been developed and improved as a parking lot shall automatically be classified in the P zone when the property is ready for occupancy as a parking lot.
2. 
A parking structure designed and utilized exclusively for the temporary parking of transient automobiles, light trucks not exceeding a capacity of one ton, campers, vans, recreational vehicles, motor homes and other motor vehicles, for periods of time not to exceed forty-eight hours shall be permitted in the P-R zones provided a conditional use permit has first been approved by the planning commission. If property in a P-R zone is developed and improved with a parking structure, no other buildings shall be permitted on the property and the property shall automatically be classified in the P zone when a certificate of occupancy for the structure is issued by the director of building and safety.
(Ord. 1194 § 1, 1979)
The development standards for all property improved and utilized for off-street parking lots in P zones and for all property to be designed and utilized for off-street parking lots in P-R zones shall be as specified in Section 17.58.050 of this code. In addition, a solid decorative masonry or concrete block wall not less than six feet or more than eight feet in height shall be constructed along any common boundary line with R-zoned property; except that such wall shall be not less than two feet or more than three and one-half feet in height within the required front yard setback of such R-zoned property.
(Ord. 1320 § 8, 1984)