§ 30-50. Parking.

(a)

In the event an applicant for a project proposes to include parking in an amount greater than the minimum parking plus the additional parking allowed by section 59-239, the applicant shall specifically request permission from the board to include said excess parking.

(b)

Said excess parking shall be considered as part of the design review process, however, any meeting at which excess parking is to be considered shall only be held after appropriate notice, as described in subsection (c) below.

(c)

Notice of any meeting at which excess parking shall be considered shall be mailed to any owner of property within 100 feet of the proposed parking, and any affected registered neighborhood organizations no less than fourteen (14) days before the meeting, and the property where the excess parking is proposed shall be posted no less than ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Said mailing and posting shall include the date, time and place of the meeting, and the number of excess parking spaces requested.

(d)

The board shall hold a public hearing on the excess parking.

(e)

The board shall act within 30 days of receiving a request for excess parking, unless the time is extended with the consent of the applicant.

(f)

The board may grant the request, grant it in part, or deny it.

(g)

The decision of the board is a final decision and may be appealed as provided in section 30-48(a)(9) above.

(h)

The siting of excess parking within the district shall be carefully considered using the following criteria:

(1)

Excess parking may be appropriate if there is minimal impact on the context and social fabric of the neighborhood.

(2)

Excess parking may be appropriate in those areas that demonstrate a high parking demand combined with a scarce or fully utilized current parking inventory.

(3)

Excess parking should be encouraged in special review districts.

(4)

Excess parking should not disrupt street liveliness.

(5)

Excess parking should not disrupt established traffic patterns.

(6)

Excess parking should not create congestion.

(7)

Excess parking should not create unacceptable levels of noise, air or light pollution.

(8)

Excess parking should be related to the parking needs of Lower Downtown as discussed in the neighborhood plan.

(Ord. No. 94-05, § 7, 2-14-05; Ord. No. 496-12, § 11, 10-1-12)