§ 9-3. Traffic flow and vehicle parking.
(a)
Definitions.
(1)
Accessway. An unobstructed driveway leading to and from a parking space.
(2)
Angle parking. A parking space forming an angle less than 90 degrees with the accessway by which it is served. Vehicles exiting such parking spaces shall head in the same direction as required to enter the parking space from the rear.
(3)
Back-out parking. A parking space so located that a vehicle occupying same must reenter the public right-of-way in a reverse direction. Back-out parking shall be allowed in low density residential districts or areas.
(4)
Commercial parking lot. An area for which operable motor vehicles may be parked on a temporary basis where the owner or operator of the vehicle may leave the motor vehicle, for a fee, to return within one hour or within 24 hours or a fractional part thereof, and remove the vehicle. A commercial parking lot may not be used for the storage of motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles that are untitled or licensed to a motor vehicle dealer. Commercial parking lots must conform to all requirements of the zoning district to which they are permitted. Commercial parking lots that allow parking of trucks, trailers, tractors and commercial vehicles shall not be located adjacent to or abutting low density residential districts or areas. Commercial parking lots that allow parking of automobiles may be located adjacent to or abutting low density residential districts or areas; provided, however, that the parking lot is enclosed by a CBS wall eight feet in height. Submission of approved paving, grading and landscaping plans are required prior to issuance of a building permit for construction of a commercial parking lot.
(5)
Floor area. The gross floor area under roof including accessory structure(s), as measured from the exterior walls.
(6)
Loading area. A space within the main building or on the same lot located for pickups and deliveries; and directly accessible from a street or alley without crossing or entering any other loading or parking spaces. It shall be arranged for convenient and safe ingress and egress of delivery vehicles.
(7)
Parallel parking. A parking space parallel to the accessway by which it is served and that is accessible only from one side. Parallel parking spaces on private property shall be entered only from an accessway located on the private property. Accessways serving a parallel parking space must continue on a parallel course for at least 20 feet beyond the front end of a parking space for that parking space to be considered accessible.
(8)
Parking space. An all-weather surfaced area designated for parking that is clear of columns, posts or other structures which meets the minimum size requirements. A parking space shall be permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle and shall be connected with a street or alley by an all-weather surfaced driveway affording vehicular ingress or egress without requiring another vehicle to be moved.
(9)
Perpendicular parking. A parking space forming an angle of 90 degrees with the accessway by which it is served.
(10)
Turnaround. An area at the end of a dead-end driveway, whether configured as a cul-de-sac or as a T-type, for the purpose of reversing the heading of a vehicle.
(b)
Approval of parking and driveway plan before issuance of permits. Prior to the issuance of any building, paving, grading and leveling or other permits, certificates of occupancy or certificates of final inspection, a parking plan and a driveway plan, if applicable, must be approved by the planning division, the building division and the other regulatory agencies, when needed. A suitable sketch must be presented to the planning division, the building division and streets department indicating the parking layout on the premises and indicating all driveways extending beyond the property line into the public right-of-way before approval is given by the city. City approval shall be based on a consideration of factors that may affect the safety and welfare of the public. City approval of the driveway plan shall be based on consideration of the volume of traffic to be generated, its pattern and conflict with the adjacent road traffic, the number of driveways proposed and their proximity of median cuts, visual clearances or obstructions at the driveways, angle and location of driveway and its intersection with the road, and the elevation of the driveway in reference to the road. If a property, abutting or adjacent to a state road, requires approval of the State of Florida Department of Transportation, such approval must be obtained prior to the issuance of permits as referenced herein.
(c)
Minimum dimensions.
(1)
Accessibility. Minimum width of driveways or accesses as follows:
a. Accessways to: Width
(feet)Perpendicular parking spaces 22 Parking spaces 60 degrees or greater 22 Parking spaces 45 degrees to 60 degrees 18 Parking spaces less than 45 degrees 15 Parallel parking 15 b. Driveways: One-way direction 10 Two-way direction 20 (2)
Parking spaces for the disabled. Parking spaces for the disabled within city limits shall comply with the requirements of the Florida Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Implementation Act, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, as amended and as incorporated and adopted by state law, or the requirements of Miami-Dade County, whichever is more restrictive.
(3)
Loading spaces. Loading spaces shall measure a minimum of 35 feet in length and 15 feet in width.
(4)
Parking spaces. All parking spaces, with the exception of parking for the disabled, shall measure a minimum of 18 feet in length and 8½ feet in width, except for parallel parking spaces, the minimum length shall be extended to 22 feet.
(5)
Turnaround. Minimum width as follows:
a.
Cul-de-sac. Fifty-foot radius.
b.
T-type. Full width of right-of-way across the top of the "T" with ten-foot wide lanes.
(d)
Minimum required off-street parking spaces. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum standards. If a calculation of minimum required parking spaces results in a number with a fraction, then the next higher whole number shall be considered the proper calculation. Garages shall not be included in any calculation of minimum required parking spaces.
(1)
Automotive uses in districts or areas zoned commercial. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area or one parking space for each 2,000 square feet of total lot area, whichever is greater.
(2)
Automotive uses in districts or areas zoned industrial. All automotive uses must be equal to or exceed 3,000 square feet of floor area and shall provide one parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, except as provided herein. Office buildings, including indoor display area, for automotive dealerships (no repairs on premises) must be equal to or exceed 1,000 square feet of floor area and shall provide parking according to the requirements for commercial uses pursuant to subsection (d)(4) below.
(3)
BDH business development district. For warehouse distribution buildings, which shall be defined as storage buildings for a variety of goods involved in local, interstate and international shipping, shall provide one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the building up to 10,000 square feet and then one space for each 2,000 square feet of gross warehouse floor area thereafter. For the gross floor area that is used as offices or other commercial uses, not exceeding ten percent of the total area of each warehouse bay or unit, one parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area of such building or fractional part thereof. And, one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area or fractional part thereof for office and retail areas exceeding ten percent of the total area of the warehouse bay or unit.
(4)
Convention halls, private clubs, dance, karate, and aerobics schools, health/exercise studios, gymnasiums, bowling alleys, skating rinks, gun ranges, tennis and/or racquetball clubs, theaters, including movie theaters, auditoriums, and other similar places or establishments. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, or fractional part thereof.
(5)
Combined industrial and office uses contained in buildings with storefront facades and overhead doors. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area counted for 50 percent of the building. One parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area counted for the remaining 50 percent of the building. For second floor office space: One parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. For second floor storage space with finished ceilings less than seven feet six inches in height or no less than six feet eight inches in height, if there is any projection from the ceiling: One parking space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area. If office space is less than ten percent of the total square footage of the building, then minimum parking spaces will be calculated as a manufacturing and industrial use. The property owner of a proposed development shall sign a declaration of restrictive covenants and such declaration shall be filed in the county public records in a form acceptable to the city identifying the percentages of designated office space or other commercial uses and the industrial uses that would be permitted according to the available parking spaces. Such declaration shall be filed prior to issuing any building permits if minimum parking spaces are calculated according to the paragraph. If the property owner increases office space or intensifies the commercial use requiring additional parking spaces that deviates from the declaration without consent of the city council, then the property owner must satisfy the minimum parking requirements for the entire property or development as if it were utilized for office space or commercial uses. Under such circumstances, if a parking variance were granted based on the declaration of restrictive covenants, then the property owner consents to the repeal and rescission of the parking variance.
(6)
Combined industrial and office uses contained in buildings with storefront facades and overhead doors-annexation area. For the gross floor area that is used as offices or other commercial uses, one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of the floor with the greatest floor area within the building, and one parking space for each 500 square feet of the remaining floor area. For the gross floor area that is used for manufacturing and industrial uses, one parking space for each 750 square feet, or fractional part thereof. Parking spaces under the building shall not be considered in the calculation of floor areas. The property owner of a proposed development shall sign a declaration of restrictive covenants and such declaration shall be filed in the county public records in a form acceptable to the city identifying the percentages of designated office space or other commercial uses and the industrial uses that would be permitted according to the available parking spaces. Such declaration shall be filed prior to issuing any building permits if minimum spaces are calculated according to this paragraph. If the property owner increases office space or intensifies the commercial use requiring additional parking spaces that deviates from the declaration without the consent of the city council, then the property owner must satisfy the minimum parking requirements for the entire property or development as if it were utilized for office space or commercial uses. Under such circumstances, if a parking variance were granted based on the declaration of restrictive covenants, then the property owner consents to the repeal and rescission of the parking variance.
(7)
Commercial uses, not found elsewhere herein. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of the floor with the greatest floor area within the building, and one parking space for each 500 square feet of the remaining floor area. Parking spaces under the building shall not be considered in the calculation of floor areas.
(8)
Carwashes. Three parking spaces for customer parking for manual carwashes. Mechanical carwash facilities shall comply with minimum parking requirements for "commercial uses, not found elsewhere herein."
(9)
Day care centers, child care facilities, kindergarten and preelementary schools. One parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area. Safe and convenient ingress and egress to the center, facility or school, including a dropoff area, is required.
(10)
Elementary, middle and high schools, postsecondary schools, colleges, vocational or trade schools. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of the floor with the greatest area and one parking space for each 400 square feet of all other floors. Housing facilities on college campuses must provide off-street parking of one parking space for every two residents.
(11)
Establishments serving food, liquor or refreshments, including restaurants, banquet halls, lounges, nightclubs or other similar places.
a.
If dancing is not permitted or if live entertainment is not provided, then one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area is required.
b.
If dancing is permitted or live entertainment is provided, then one parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area is required.
(12)
Flea markets, swap meets, open air markets and bazaars. One parking space for each 100 square feet of selling area designated on the approved site plan. Operators shall provide pedestrian and vehicular traffic control during the hours of operation.
(13)
Hospitals. One parking space for every patient bed and one parking space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area. Beds in infant nurseries shall not be counted as patient beds.
(14)
Hotels, motels, roominghouses and transient accommodations. One and one-fifth parking spaces for each living unit.
(15)
Libraries, galleries and museums. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(16)
Manufacturing and industrial use. One parking space for each 1,000 square feet, or fractional part thereof, of gross floor area. In the annexation area, one parking space for each 750 square feet, or fractional part thereof, of gross floor area. Parking spaces located within a building shall not be considered as required off-street parking, except as provided in automotive uses in industrial zoning districts or areas.
(17)
NBD neighborhood business district.
a.
Residential uses. Parking for residential uses shall be two parking spaces for one or two bedrooms, and one-half parking spaces for each additional bedroom. An additional one-quarter parking space for each dwelling unit shall be provided for guest parking.
b.
Commercial uses. The parking requirements for commercial uses as designated in this section shall apply except that vocational schools and post-secondary schools shall provide one parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(18)
Places of worship. One parking space for each 40 square feet of gross floor area of the main auditorium (sanctuary), chapels and other rooms used for general assembly and recreation, and classrooms. In commercial zoning districts, exclusive of OPS (office and professional services), CBD (central business district) and C-R (commercial-residential) districts, the minimum number of parking spaces may be satisfied by the general requirements for commercial uses if the auditorium or sanctuary space is used at a time outside the regular hours of operation of the property. In industrial zoning districts, the minimum number of parking spaces may be satisfied by the general requirement for industrial uses if the auditorium or sanctuary space is used at a time outside the regular hours of operation of the property.
(19)
Recreational and commercial-recreation uses. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(20)
Residential developments.
a.
Low density. Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
b.
Medium and high density. Two parking spaces for one or two bedrooms; and one-half parking space for each additional bedroom.
c.
Apartment buildings in R-3-D (multifamily) zoning districts. One and one-half parking spaces for each dwelling unit for the first 15 units counted and 1.20 parking spaces for each additional dwelling unit.
(21)
Self-storage facilities. One parking space for each 4,000 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of five parking spaces, regardless of the size of the self-storage facilities. The minimum distance separation between facades of different buildings used as self-storage facilities or structures, separated by parking areas, shall be 30 feet.
(22)
Residential office. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of the floor with the greatest floor area within the building, and one parking spaces for each 500 square feet of the remaining floor area. Parking spaces under the building shall not be considered in the calculation of floor areas. All parking shall be located in the rear of the property. Parking located in the front of the property shall only be provided by the grant of a variance permit.
(23)
Residential care, treatment and convalescent home uses, including assisted living facilities, community residential homes and residential care and treatment facilities. One parking space for every three patient beds.
(24)
Central business district (CBD) and commercial-residential (C-R) zoning districts:
a.
Automotive uses. One parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
b.
Convention halls, private clubs, dance, karate and aerobics schools, health/exercise studios, gymnasiums, bowling alleys, skating rinks, gun ranges, tennis and/or racquetball clubs, theaters, including movie theaters, auditoriums, and other similar places or establishments. Same as general requirements.
c.
Commercial uses, not found elsewhere herein. One parking space for each 550 square feet of gross floor area.
d.
Day care centers, child care facilities, kindergarten and preelementary schools. One parking space for each employee and one parking space for visitor parking. Safe and convenient ingress and egress to the center, facility or school, including a dropoff area, is required.
e.
Elementary, middle and high schools, postsecondary schools, colleges, vocational or trade schools. Same as general requirements.
f.
Establishments serving food, liquor or refreshments, including restaurants, banquet halls, lounges, nightclubs or other similar places. Same as general requirements.
g.
Hotels, motels and transient accommodations. One parking space for each of the first 40 living units counted and one parking space for every two additional living units.
h.
Libraries, galleries and museums. One parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
i.
Places of worship. One parking space for each 40 square feet of gross floor area of the main auditorium (sanctuary), chapels, and other rooms used for general assembly and recreation, and classrooms.
j.
Mixed commercial-residential use. The parking spaces required for the residential component shall be governed by the requirements of the R-3-D (multifamily) zoning district and the parking spaces for the commercial component shall be governed by one-half of the CBD (central business district) zoning district requirements for the applicable commercial uses.
k.
Governmental offices. One parking space for each 550 square feet of gross floor area.
(e)
Accessibility. In all districts, the parking area shall be so arranged that there is no backout into an adjacent private or public street or right-of-way, except for those lots in low density residential districts or developments. All parking spaces shall be reached or entered by traveling along assigned accessways without interfering with landscaped areas, structures, or other parking spaces. Every parking space shall be reached or entered by a continuous forward movement, without reversing direction, except for parallel parking, and shall be vacated by returning to the right-of-way with not more than one reversal of direction. The planning director or director of the planning and development department shall determine whether a parking space is accessible under the requirements of this subsection.
(f)
Location of required off-street parking.
(1)
Required off-street parking areas shall be located on the same lot, parcel or premises as the use to be served. However, if the use to be served is a business or commercial use, the parking area may be on a lot or parcel of land that is of the same land use classification as the property which is served and that the parking area is located within a 300-foot radius from the main entrance to such business or commercial use to be served; provided, however, that such business or commercial use shall immediately terminate if such parking area is not available. Anyone having right, title and interest in and to such business or commercial use property site shall execute and place in the Miami-Dade County public records a restrictive covenant and, if applicable, a unity of title agreement, approved by the planning director or the director of the planning and development department, that such business or commercial use shall cease and terminate upon the elimination of such parking area, and that no business or commercial use shall be made of such property until the required parking area is available and provided.
(2)
Required off-street parking areas shall be located on the same lot, parcel or premises as the use to be served. However, if the use to be served is an education or religious institution or an apartment building, the parking area may be on a lot or parcel of land that is of the same land use classification as the property which it services and that the parking area is located within a 300-foot radius from the main entrance to such use as an educational or religious institution or an apartment building to be served; provided, however, that such use shall immediately terminate if such parking area is not available. Anyone having right, title and interest in and to such property site shall execute and place on the Miami-Dade County public records a restrictive covenant and, if applicable, a unity of title agreement, approved by the planning director, that such use as an educational or religious institution or as an apartment building shall cease and termination upon the elimination of such parking area, and that no occupancy of any building shall occur until the required parking area is available and provided.
1.
Notwithstanding the above, where the lot or parcel of land is zoned C-R commercial-residential district, the maximum distance limitation for off-site parking shall be within a 600-foot radius of the main entrance of the nonresidential or mixed commercial-residential use served. The off-site parking area is not required to be the same land use classification as the property it serves.
2.
Notwithstanding the above, where the lot or parcel of land is zoned CBD central business district, the maximum distance limitation for off-site parking shall be within a 900-foot radius of the main entrance of the nonresidential or mixed commercial-residential use served. The off-site parking area is not required to be the same land use classification as the property it serves.
(3)
Building(s) abutting or contiguous to any Florida Power and Light Company transmission line easement may use the easement area, with the consent and permission of Florida Power and Light Company, to satisfy no more than 50 percent of the required off-street parking area or required number of parking spaces.
(g)
Location and percentage of on-street parking that would satisfy required parking.
(1)
Property zoned industrial. Up to 20 percent of required parking may be satisfied by utilizing on-street parking within 600 feet of the main entrance of the use served, except for streets or rights-of-way where on-street parking is not permitted. On-street parking must be paved, marked and approved by the streets department. Any on-street parking space that is used to calculate required parking shall not be reserved for the exclusive use of the property owner, but shall be used for the general public.
(2)
Property zoned commercial. Up to 20 percent of required parking may be satisfied by utilizing on-street parking within areas that abut the property line or lines that face a right-of-way, except for streets or rights-of-way where on-street parking is not permitted. On-street parking must be paved, marked and approved by the streets department. Any on-street parking space that is used to calculate required parking shall not be reserved for the exclusive use of the property owner, but shall be used for the general public.
(3)
Property zoned residential. On-street parking spaces shall not be used to satisfy city minimum parking requirements.
(h)
Vehicular and pedestrian separation. Off-street parking spaces shall be separated from walkways, streets or alleys by a wall, fence, six-inch curb or landscaping. There shall be a distance separation of four feet between a parking space and the wall of a building, with landscaping or a walkway, if a parking space adjacent to the building is situated parallel to the wall of a building. Pedestrian walkways shall be a minimum of four feet wide. The frontage along the entire parking area adjacent to an accessway shall provide a pedestrian walkway for ingress and egress to the building.
(i)
Paving and drainage.
(1)
Off-street parking areas, including loading and circulation areas, shall be paved and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Miami-Dade County Public Works Manual and related standards.
(2)
Such areas shall be constructed and maintained to prevent runoff into abutting properties and rights-of-way. Stormwater runoff shall be contained within the site by means of drainage structures or facilities.
(j)
Marking and striping. Parking spaces shall be marked by painted lines, stripes or curbs that indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers, clearly identified, may be used as necessary to provide efficient traffic circulation.
(k)
Lighting. Lighting shall be provided and maintained in building sites or lots containing more than five parking spaces. Lighting shall be arranged to assist visibility without creating unreasonable glare or hazardous conditions.
(l)
Landscaping.
(1)
Off-street parking areas shall be landscaped according to the latest edition of the Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual for off-street parking and other vehicular use areas, as modified and supplemented by the city landscape manual, except that in peripheral landscaped areas along a right-of-way or adjacent to a front yard, trees shall be located no farther apart than 45 feet on center with a minimum of two trees for each right-of-way frontage and except as provided in R-Z residential districts.
(2)
Landscaped areas shall have suitable irrigation systems installed and maintained to assure survival and growth of the landscaping.
(3)
R-1, R-2 and R-4 residential districts or areas are exempted from landscaping requirements, unless such developments include common areas. Common areas are subject to landscaping requirements.
(4)
Special landscaping requirements for flea markets, wireless telecommunication towers and antennas, multifamily residential (R-3-D) districts, the Hialeah downtown urban center (HDUC) district, commercial-residential (CR) districts, central business (CBD) districts and residential office (RO) districts can be found in the zoning code.
(5)
Landscaping and irrigation certification and recertification for residential-office, commercial, industrial properties and multi-family developments.
a.
All landscaping and irrigation on residential-office, commercial, industrial properties and multi-family developments must be installed according to certified plans approved by the city before a certificate of occupancy is issued. The landscaping and irrigation plan shall be signed and sealed by a landscape architect or the professional of record.
b.
Every five years from the issuance date of a certificate of occupancy, a property owner must recertify its landscaping and irrigation plan. The city shall recertify a property owner's landscaping and irrigation plan only if the trees, hedges, shrubbery, grass, ground cover and other plantings are viable, sustainable and properly maintained as represented on the landscaping and irrigation plan or site plan approved by the city at the time of issuing the certificate of occupancy. The city shall inspect residential-office, commercial, industrial properties and multi-family developments and then notify the property owner to recertify the property on payment of an inspection fee according to a fee schedule established by administrative order of the mayor and in compliance with this section. At all times, the property owner shall continue to comply with the provisions of sections 98-2196 and 98-2231 of the Code in effect at the time of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
c.
If a property owner does not recertify its property as provided herein, the city may suspend or revoke all occupational licenses issued to the property address of the property owner in addition to other remedies provided in the Code. Recertification shall apply to landscaping and irrigation plans approved by the city after January 1, 1997. Recertification shall also apply to landscaping as represented on the site plan submitted at time of permitting.
(6)
Renovation and remodeling of residential-office, multiple family, commercial and industrial developments; supplemental landscaping.
a.
If a building permit is issued for renovating or remodeling a development within a residential-office, multiple family, commercial or industrial-zoned property, without increasing the square footage of floor space, the city reserves the right, during the site plan review prior to issuing the building permit, to require additional trees and landscaping to supplement existing landscaping.
(m)
Discontinuance of required parking. The building official shall revoke certificates of occupancy upon finding discontinued facilities for required parking.
(n)
Nonconforming compact parking spaces. Legal nonconforming compact spaces shall account for no more than 25 percent of the total spaces in any parking lot and may only be permitted if the spaces are shown on an approved site plan. Relocation of any compact space will annul the legal nonconforming status of the affected compact space.
(o)
Parking commercial vehicles in residential zones.
(1)
Commercial vehicle defined. A commercial vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle and/or trailer being used primarily for commercial purposes or advertising the name of a commercial enterprise. Recreational vehicles are not considered commercial vehicles for purposes of this paragraph.
(2)
It shall be unlawful to park a commercial vehicle, including but not limited to earth-moving and road construction equipment, tow trucks, tractor-trailers and septic tank trucks of one-ton capacity or more within a residential zoning district or area, including adjacent rights-of way, unless engaged in loading or unloading material, or actively performing repairs or services on the property where the vehicles are parked.
(3)
It shall be unlawful to have more than two commercial vehicles of less than one-ton capacity parked for more than one hour within a residential zoning district or area, including adjacent rights-of-way, unless engaged in loading or unloading material or actively performing repairs or services on the property where the vehicle is parked.
(p)
Minimum off-street loading spaces required. When a building is constructed or when the floor area of an existing structure is enlarged by 50 percent or more, off-street loading spaces shall be provided as follows:
(1)
For retail, office, restaurant, wholesale, warehouse, repair service, industrial or similar uses:
Floor Area
(square footage)Loading
spacesLess than 10,000 None 10,000 to 40,000 1 Each additional 40,000 or fraction thereof 1 (2)
For hotel, motel, hospital, assisted living facility, residential care and treatment facility and similar institutions or uses:
Units or
Patient BedsLoading
SpacesLess than 30 None 30 through 60 1 Over 60 2 (q)
Miscellaneous provisions.
(1)
In residential developments where there are no dedicated rights-of-way for internal circulation, an additional one-quarter parking space for each dwelling unit shall be provided for guest parking.
(2)
Whenever a building is constructed, established or enlarged, or a use is changed, requiring an increased number of parking spaces from existing requirements, the minimum parking space requirement shall be calculated on the basis of the enlargement or change in use.
(3)
It shall be unlawful to discontinue or reduce required parking facilities without providing alternative facilities as required and approved by the department director or the director of the planning and development department.
(4)
Off-street parking areas, including loading and circulation areas, shall be used only for such purpose and maintained in a clean and orderly condition.
(5)
In CBD (central business district) zoning districts, commercial parking lots and parking garages shall not be located in the first 20 feet of the front of any building structure or street side at ground level. Commercial parking lots and parking garages above ground level may be located to the setback lines.
(6)
Private roads shall not be allowed in any zoning district within the city; except that private internal roads shall be allowed in a residential development district located in Hialeah Heights subject to site plan approval.
(r)
Grandfathering provisions. The requirements set forth herein shall apply to all new construction commenced after the effective date that such changes were made to the zoning code or when a building has been enlarged by two percent or more for accessory uses, or when its use has changed, after the effective date of this ordinance.
(s)
Parking of abandoned, junked or mechanically incapacitated motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful to park, or to cause to be remaining parked, an abandoned, junked or mechanically incapacitated motor vehicle on a public right-of-way, public swale area or other public property. It shall be unlawful to park, or to cause to be remaining parked, an abandoned, junked or mechanically incapacitated motor vehicle on private property except for storage within an enclosed garage and except for oil changes, fluid replacement, plug replacement or fixing a flat tire or replacing a flat tire with a spare tire. The terms "abandoned," "junked" and "mechanically incapacitated" are defined in the city towing regulations.
(Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 3-25-1997; Ord. No. 98-30, § 2, 4-14-1998; Ord. No. 99-52, § 2, 4-27-1999; Ord. No. 2001-10, § 2, 2-13-2001; Ord. No. 2002-29, § 2, 5-14-2002; Ord. No. 2004-50, § 1, 9-14-2004; Ord. No. 2005-98, § 1, 10-11-2005; Ord. No. 2007-87, § 1, 10-9-2007; Ord. No. 2018-100, § 1, 9-25-2018)