14.72.105 Neighborhood-serving community facility permits.
A. The Department of Finance may issue neighborhood-serving community facility enterprise permits with a term not to exceed one year subject to the requirements set forth in this section and in administrative rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
B. A neighborhood-serving community facility parking permit may be issued to representatives of the following neighborhood-serving community facilities: churches, schools, senior centers and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities. The issuance of permit can occur no sooner than 30 days after implementation of a residential permit parking area and the following criteria shall be used in establishing eligibility of an enterprise and the number of permits to be issued any enterprise:
1. An enterprise for which there is inadequate off-street parking and no financially feasible way of creating adequate off-street parking on the site of the enterprise;
2. An enterprise for which there is no off-street parking available nearby for lease or rental;
3. The total number of permits issued does not exceed the number representing 60% of the enterprise’s employees;
4. The total number of permits issued to a Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) school that is not within 1/2 mile of a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station, and not within 1/4 mile from a rapid transit bus stop, and not within 1/4 mile from two bus routes that run at a frequency of 20 minutes or less does not exceed 70% of the enterprise’s employees;
5. Distribution of permits shall be through a designated representative of the enterprise who will be responsible for allocation of the permits to employees, or in the case of the senior centers, to users of the enterprise; and
6. Degree of impact on parking conditions for residents and merchants in the area. (Ord. 7764-NS § 1, 2021: Ord. 7580-NS § 1, 2017: Ord. 6762-NS § 4 (part), 2003: Ord. 5972-NS § 1, 1990: Ord. 5803-NS § 2 (part), 1987)