(a) Land Banked Parking. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required parking spaces may remain landscaped and unpaved, or paved with pervious pavement, provided that the parking and unpaved areas complies with the following standards and is authorized in accordance with this section.
(1) The parking plan submitted with the site plan application shall denote the location and layout of that portion of the parking area that currently is deemed not required. The plan shall indicate the "land banked" parking spaces will be constructed according to these regulations in the event that the Planning and Zoning Administrator determines at any time that all or any portion of this parking is necessary.
(2) The applicant shall be required to design the site for full compliance with the applicable storm water regulations, lighting regulations, and landscaping regulations even though a portion of the parking area may not be developed initially.
(3) Any conditions required by the City, and the design for the site as established above, shall be illustrated on a final site plan, approved as part of the zoning permit application and maintained as part of the City's official records.
(4) At no time shall any portion of the land banked parking area that is so designated for future construction be used for construction of any structure or paved surface with the exception that pervious pavement may be used to provide temporary parking provided that the pavers allow for grass and other vegetation to grow through the material.
(5) At no time shall any portion of the land banked parking or loading area that is so designated for future construction as provided herein be counted as open space or other non-paved areas required by other provisions of the code.
(6) The owner shall initiate construction of the approved land banked parking area(s), as identified on the approved parking plan, within three months of the receipt of a certified letter or a letter through normal postal service (in the event that the certified letter is not accepted) sent to the owner of record from the Planning and Zoning Administrator, identifying that such parking is determined to be necessary. Such determinations may be made:
A. When the Planning and Zoning Administrator is reviewing an application related to a change of use or activity; or
B. When the Planning and Zoning Administrator, or their designee, documents that vehicles related to the use are consistently parked on the grass, landscaping area, or on the street.
(7) Off-site or shared parking alternatives shall not be permitted where land bank parking is utilized. (Ord. 19-92. Passed 9-9-19.)