HomeMy WebLinkAbout05469 ORDINANCE NO. 5469
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII
OF THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO
OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that :
(Brackets indicate material being deleted and underscoring
indicates material being added )
SECTION 1.
Subsections (a) , (b) ( 5 ) and (b) ( 9 ) , Section 43 , Chapter 4 ,
Title XVII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances are hereby amended to
read as follows:
17-4-43: OFF-STREET PARKING - NONRESIDENTIAL
( a) Application. The off-street parking requirements herein
contained shall apply only to buildings and uses newly
constructed, moved, extended, or enlarged, and shall not apply to
buildings lawfully repaired or improved where no increase of floor
area is made [. ] , except for restrooms as provided in this section.
The regulations [on] in this section shall apply to all parking
spaces, lots, garages, buildings or portions thereof to be
provided in meeting the requirements of this Section . The
addition of an adjacent building, whether attached or detached,
shall constitute an increase in floor space and shall be included
in any calculation of area to meet the requirements of this
Section. The City Traffic Engineer may grant a one time exemption
from the regulations in this section for a building which is
increased no more than 150 square feet of gross floor area for the
sole purpose of providing restroom facilities . All required
parking spaces shall be permanent in character and provided with a
permanent driveway to a public way. The driveway and parking
spaces shall be paved with asphalt , concrete , portland cement
concrete or pavers.
( b) (5 ) Retail uses in B-3 , H.B. , R-5, R-6, I-2, and I-3 zone
districts shall be provided with at least ten ( 10 ) parking spaces,
plus one additional parking space for each two hundred and fifty
( 250 ) square feet of gross floor area in excess of 2500 square
feet.
(b) (9 ) Hospitals and nursing homes shall be provided with at
least one parking space for every three (3 ) approved beds, plus
one parking space for every two ( 2 ) employees anticipated to be
employed on the largest shift, plus one parking space for each
staff physician on the largest shift.
SECTION 2.
Subsections (g ) and (n) of Section 44 , Chapter 4 , Title XVII
of the 1971 Code of Ordinances are hereby amended to read as
follows:
(g) Ownership. Except as provided in Section 17-4-44 (1) and
17-4-44 (m) , parking areas which are to be located on separate lots
shall be [held in the same ownership or the continual right to
possess as the lot containing the use for which they are required]
owned or leased by the person or entity required to provide
off-street parking. [The] Providing [of such] off-street parking
[spaces] shall be [considered a basic condition for granting]
required to approve a use in a given location on an initial and
continuing basis . [If conditions are changed in] Failure to
continue to provide such [a manner that the minimum] parking
[space requirements are no longer met, such change] shall
constitute a violation of these zoning requirements [ . ] and shall
be grounds for the City Director of Zoning to revoke the
certificate of occupancy for the property which use requires
off-street parking to be provided.
( n ) Proof of Compliance . Each applicant for a building
permit or certificate of zoning compliance involving the provision
of required parking spaces off the premises shall submit written
proof of ownership of the land or building, or proof of
contractual arrangements with the owner , which guarantees the
continuous use of the required parking spaces for the particular
uses intended. "Guaranteed continuous use" shall mean a bona fide
written lease with a term not less than twenty years. If such
lease is terminated during the required term, such termination
shall constitute grounds for the City Director of Zoning to revoke
the certificate of occupancy for the property which use requires
off-street parking to be provided.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final
passage and approval .
INTRODUCED April 11 , 1988
BY: MIKE SALARDINO
Councilperson
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