§ 60. Motor vehicle storage. A space may be provided and maintained in\nany multiple dwelling or upon the premises thereof, or a structure may\nbe erected and maintained at the rear or side thereof, for the storage\nof passenger motor vehicles but only with a written permit therefor when\nrequired by local law and in accordance with every applicable local law,\nordinance, resolution, code provision or regulation and with the\nfollowing provisions:\n 1. a. It shall be unlawful to sell, store, handle or furnish gasoline,\noil or other fuel, or any article, accessory or service except storage,\nor to construct or maintain repair or grease pits in any such space or\nstructure. The provisions of this section shall not prevent the keeping\nof such gasoline, oil or other fuel as may be contained in the tank of\nany such motor vehicle, and the cleaning or washing of such motor\nvehicles.\n b. Such space or structure shall be used solely for the storage of\npassenger motor vehicles of the occupants of the multiple dwelling or of\nmultiple dwellings under common ownership, except that, in the event\nsuch space or structure or part thereof is not used by such occupants,\nit may be rented by the owner or owners of such dwelling or dwellings to\npersons other than the occupants thereof. The space which has thus been\nrented shall be made available to an occupant within thirty days after\nwritten request therefor. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph d\nherein transient parking for any period of less than one month by\nnon-occupants is unlawful. However, such space may be used also for the\nstorage of any type of mechanical or motor-driven equipment or other\naccessory device or passenger bus required for the proper maintenance of\nthe site and of the dwellings thereon.\n c. If any of the provisions contained in paragraphs a and b of this\nsubdivision is violated, the department charged with the enforcement of\nthis chapter or the fire department shall order and direct that no motor\nvehicle may be stored or kept in such space or structure thereafter for\nsuch period as either department shall determine, and thereupon the\npermit shall be suspended and no motor vehicle shall be stored or kept\nin such space or structure for such period.\n d. A city may, by local law or ordinance, or the duly constituted\nplanning or appeal board or commission of a city may by granting an\napproval, exception or variance, authorize transient parking for any\nperiod of less than one month of motor vehicles in dwellings by\nnon-occupants in any space that is not let to an occupant pursuant to\nthe other provisions of this section. Such city may require a license\nand impose a fee therefor, and adopt supplementary rules, regulations\nand conditions under which such parking shall be permitted.\n 2. a. Every such space or structure shall be designed and constructed\nto accommodate not more than two passenger motor vehicles for each\nfamily in such multiple dwelling.\n b. Such space or structure shall have a floor area within its\nenclosing walls not greater than three hundred square feet per vehicle\nfor each such family, including car parking spaces and aisles.\n c. Every such storage space or structure shall be fireproof\nthroughout, except that any extension of such storage space or structure\nbeyond the exterior walls of a fireproof dwelling not exceeding one\nstory in height and any separate structure on the same lot as a\nfireproof dwelling may be of uncombustible material with a\nfire-resistive rating of at least two hours, if such extension or\nseparate structure complies with the provisions of paragraph e of this\nsubdivision.\n d. When constructed within a multiple dwelling such storage space\nshall be equipped with a sprinkler system and also with a system of\nmechanical ventilation in no way connected with any other ventilating\nsystem. Such storage space shall have no opening into any other part of\nthe dwelling except through a fireproo
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