Bogota City Zoning Code
§ 21A-10.10
Off-Street Parking.
[Ord. #1007, A10]
a.
See Schedule A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A, Parking Standards, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
b.
Off-street parking spaces shall be located no closer than five (5') feet to the nearest front lot line.
c.
Off-street parking spaces shall be no less than nine (9') feet by eighteen (18') feet. Access aisles shall be no less than specified on the attached schedule.
d.
All parking areas shall be adequately drained. Curbing shall be provided so that vehicles cannot drive into unpaved areas.
e.
All ingress and egress roads from the property line to the parking area shall be at least sixteen (16') feet wide, if one way, and twenty-four (24') feet wide if two way. Any curves in access roads shall have a minimum radius of twenty (20') feet.
f.
Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall also be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining residential premises, residential zones, and from all adjoining streets.
g.
Five (5) or More Vehicles. All off-street parking areas designated to accommodate five (5) or more vehicles shall be approved by the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Adjustment with respect to traffic circulation and the location of parking spaces. All such parking area shall be provided with painted lines indicating traffic flow and parking spaces.
[Amended by Ord. No. 11-2]
h.
Time of Provision. All minimum requirements for off street parking shall be met t the time of construction or enlargement of any main building or structure.
i.
Commercial vehicles in residential zones.
[Added 4-5-2018 by Ord. No. 1509]
1.
Residential. In all residential zones, vehicles with commercial, omnibus, school bus or school vehicle license plates, and vehicles with passenger plates and displaying commercial signs upon the vehicle, shall not be parked at any time during the day or night except in enclosed garages or as provided in Subsection i1(a) below.
(a)
The tenant or owner of residential property may park one of the above vehicles on the driveway of that property or in residential parking lots, providing that the vehicle complies with the following:
(1)
Vehicle does not exceed two axles.
(2)
All vehicles with open storage capacity (such as an uncovered truck bed, dump truck, etc.) covered by this subsection shall be free of debris between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Monday through Friday, and at all times on Saturday, Sunday and state and federal legal holidays.
2.
This restriction shall not apply to vehicles with commercial plates used by persons engaged in work or service within the building or property line and in conjunction with a validly issued building permit. Construction equipment may be parked on the premises for only so long as necessary for the ongoing construction.
3.
"Debris" shall mean materials such as paper boxes, crates and materials of a similar nature, and also included within this term are tin cans, bottles, crockery, glassware, household sweepings, household receptacles and utensils, lawn cuttings, hedge trimmings, leaves, brush, garden rubbish, tree branches, discarded clothing, rags and any other household wastes, and other refuse and rubbish of whatsoever kind or description, including used building materials, fixtures and sweeping from construction or destruction.
4.
Exemptions. The Land Use Board of the Borough may grant variances to this Code section.
5.
Violations and penalties. Any person convicted of a violation of a provision of this subsection or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty as prescribed in Chapter 3, § 3-1, with the understanding that every day a violation shall occur shall be considered a separate offense as prescribed in Chapter 3, § 3-2.