The establishment and operation of a restricted accessory off-street parking area may be authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals as a special exception in such parts of any R-UD, R-TH, R-MHL and R-MHH District as abut, either directly or across an alley, a business or industrial district or the premises of any institutional building nonconforming in the particular residential district, subject to the following conditions:
A. Plan; List of Names; Notice.
Any application to the Board of Zoning Appeals for permission to establish and maintain a restricted accessory parking area within the meaning of this section and Sections 1175.11 to 1175.15, shall be accompanied by a plan which clearly indicates the proposed development, including the location, size, shape, design, landscaping, curb cuts and other features and appurtenances of the parking area, together with a list of the names and addresses of record of all the owners of all properties within the same block as the proposed parking area, and of all properties separated therefrom by not more than one street, any part of any one of which properties is within two hundred (200) feet of any part of such proposed parking area and is located in any residential district. All such property owners shall be notified of the time and place of public hearing, as provided in Section 1126.16, before the Board makes the final determination.
B. Size and Location.
An accessory off-street parking area shall be comprised of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, and shall abut a minimum fifty (50) feet, either directly or across an alley, a business or industrial district, or the premises of the non-conforming institutional building to which such parking area is accessory.
C. Use.
A parking area shall be used solely for the parking of passenger vehicles without charge. No commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted and no sign of any kind, other than designating entrances, exits and conditions of use, shall be maintained thereon.
D. Hours.
A parking area shall be open only during the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., except when supervised by one or more full-time attendants, and specifically authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals, in which case it may be kept open until 12:00 midnight.
E. Requirements; Inspection.
A parking area shall be subject to all the requirements of this chapter regarding development and maintenance. No entrance or exit shall be within twenty (20) feet of any premises located in any residential district. The location and design of entrances, exits, surfacing, marking and lighting shall be subject to the approval and periodic inspection of the City departments and divisions having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)