§ 24A-12. Permit required; application, fee.

(a)

It shall be unlawful to operate a parking lot without a parking lot permit issued by the City of Irving Department of Planning and Inspection. Applications for such permits shall be made prior to August 1 of each year to the Department of Planning and Inspection, and shall contain all necessary information to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. This information shall include, but not be limited to, the address, a description of the location, the size and number of vehicles to be accommodated and a plot plan accurately depicting the adjacent public streets, the location of all ingress and egress with public streets, the location of all driveways, fire lanes, each individual parking space, the total number of parking spaces, the required striping and the type of parking surface shall be identified. Each application shall be on a form promulgated by the Department of Planning and Inspection and shall be accompanied by at least three (3) plot plans and the required fees. If the parking lot meets all of the requirements of this chapter and the other ordinances of the city, the Department of Planning and Inspection shall accept the application, and perform the required inspection. If approved by the director of building inspection or his designated agent, an endorsed copy of the plot plan and the permit shall be returned to the applicant and one (1) complete set of documents will be forwarded to the traffic division of the Irving Police Department.

(b)

Reserved.

(c)

Each permit shall be effective from August 1 of each year until August 31 of the following year provided that no permit shall be effective prior to the date of approval by the Department of Planning and Inspection. All applications requesting an immediate effective date but received after August 1 shall be considered late and shall be required to pay a late charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for an individual inspection.

(d)

Each permit shall contain the following information:

(1)

Permit number.

(2)

Name, address, and telephone number for each of the following:

a.

Person responsible for operating the parking lot;

b.

Owner of the business operating the parking lot; and

c.

Owner of the land upon which the parking lot is located.

(3)

Street address and legal description.

(4)

Date of approval and date of expiration.

(e)

Parking spaces required by the zoning ordinance may not be included in a commercial parking lot unless it can be reasonably demonstrated in writing to the building inspector that the commercial parking lot shall not interfere with the parking required by the Zoning Ordinance No. 1144. Where there is to be a shared parking facility, any restrictions on the commercial parking lot including but not limited to time of day, day of the week and other restrictions shall be set forth in highlighted text on the plot plan.

(Ord. No. 2577, § 2, 9-20-73; Ord. No. 4391, § 1, 4-26-84; Ord. No. 6283, § 2, 7-1-93; Ord. No. 6524, § 2, 11-30-94)