(A) Use of parking areas. Required off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of licensed, motor vehicles in operating condition. Required spaces may not be used for the storage of vehicles, boats, motor homes, campers, mobile homes or building materials.
(B) Use of parking areas for temporary events and sales.
(1) A portion of a parking lot that allows at least 75% of the remaining legal parking spaces to be used for parking in conformance with the standards of this chapter may be set aside for purposes of a temporary event, such as a “tent sale”, “sidewalk/parking lot sale” or other permitted activity. These events may not exceed seven consecutive days in length and may not occur more than once each calendar quarter at the same parking lot for the same business. For the purpose of this division (B)(1), the standards and regulations governing the use of parking areas for mobile food vendors shall be regulated by §§ 112.060 through 112.068 of this code of ordinances.
(2) The property owner and operator of the licensed business at the location are jointly responsible for ensuring that events blocking parking do not result in unsafe traffic or circulation conditions and ensures that there is adequate fire and emergency vehicle access. The Police Chief, Fire Chief or their designee may order the event cancelled and removed without hearing or notice if found that the arrangement of the temporary event or sale interferes with safe flow of traffic or emergency vehicle access to a site.
(3) The property owner, business licensed at the site and entity responsible for the event are jointly responsible for ensuring there is adequate parking at the event site. The use of public right-of-way for event parking is prohibited. Parking arrangements may be made for use of adjoining or nearby parking areas within a 300-foot radius, but a copy of the agreements shall be in writing and filed with the Community Development Director or designee at least five working days prior to the event.
(C) Long-term vendors located in parking lots.
(1) Temporary long-term use of a parking lot for a vendor (example and not limited to: Christmas trees, fireworks, snow cone sales) that will be located in the parking lot for more than seven consecutive days may be permitted by the Community Development Director or designee provided that a copy of a written agreement for use of the parking area is submitted to the city prior to the establishment of the use.
(2) A site plan showing the location of the facility and an indication of the total number of existing spaces in the parking lot and parking to be removed by the vendor shall be submitted to the Community Development Director or designee.
(3) Depending on the design of the parking area and location of the long-term vendor, the Community Development Director or designee may require parking spaces in the area of the vendor to be re-striped for purposes of providing parking or accommodating safe traffic flows.
(4) In no case shall a long-term vendor be permitted to remove more than 5% of the subject property’s parking spaces from general usage.
(D) Temporary vendors on undeveloped sites. The use of undeveloped sites for parking or sales by temporary vendors shall be prohibited. Temporary vendors may utilize undeveloped portions of appropriately zoned properties provided that the property owner creates an approved right-of-way access, a paved surface for the area, parking needed by the vendor and landscaping. The Community Development Director or designee may approve the design and landscaping for temporary vending.
(E) Shopping cart corrals. Cart corrals or similar facilities shall not be permitted to replace required parking. New development shall identify cart corral or collection areas on the site plan.
(F) Garbage dumpster. Garbage dumpsters shall not be permitted to replace required parking. The location of garbage dumpsters shall be sited so as not to interfere with any required off-street parking for a use. New development shall identify the location and access to dumpster area on the site plan.
(Prior Code, § 29.26.190) (Ord. 16-15, passed 11-3-2016)