Columbia Central business district special event venue loading zone ordinance (§ 14-317)

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish special event venue loading zones for the use of tenants and visitors when loading, unloading or registering for an event at a special event venue located within the "central business district," as defined in section 14-1 of this chapter.

(b) Central business district special event venue loading zone. The following special event venue loading zone is hereby established:

(1) The Atrium loading zone. The Atrium loading zone shall consist of three (3) parking spaces which shall be located along the east side of Tenth Street from Walnut Street to eighty-seven (87) feet south of Walnut Street.

(c) Payment.

(1) For each parking space established within the central business district special event venue loading zone, such venue shall pay city two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per year payable in advance.

(2) All sums collected from special event venues for parking spaces in an established special event venue loading zone within the central business district shall be paid to the parking facilities revenue account as set forth in section 14-425 of this chapter.

(3) If a special event venue in an established special event venue loading zone within the central business district fails to pay city all sums due for each parking space in such venue's loading zone by January 31 in any given year, the director of public works is authorized to install parking meters in those designated parking spaces. In order for a special event venue to have parking meters removed after failure to pay for parking spaces within its established zone, special event venue shall pay all sums due for its parking spaces and all costs associated with city's installation and removal of the parking meters.

(4) Upon application of the adjoining property owner and for good cause shown, the city council may waive the annual payment for loss of parking spaces associated with creation of the special event venue loading zone.

(d) Posting of signs. In each special event venue loading zone established within the central business district, appropriate signs giving notice of the designation of the special event venue loading zone shall be posted restricting all parking and use of the zone except as provided in this section.

(e) Restrictions. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in an established special event venue loading zone within the central business district except for the purpose of registering at the special event venue or while engaged in loading or unloading passengers or equipment or bags while utilizing the special event venue.