All new residential parking areas and all alterations of existing
residential parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the
Plan Commission. All new semipublic parking areas and all alterations
of existing semipublic parking areas shall be subject to the approval
of the Village Board, after a recommendation from the Plan Commission.
Requests for said parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed
plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway
locations. In all districts, except those areas which are located
in a fire district as designated on the Official Map, there shall
be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged,
extended, or increased off-street parking spaces for all vehicles
in accordance with the following:
A. Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for
each parking space.
B. Design standards. Each required off-street parking space shall have a space width of at least nine feet and a space length of at least 18 feet. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least 6 1/2 feet. Minimum width of aisles providing access to spaces for one-way traffic shall be as follows: Aisles shall be not less than 24 feet wide for ninety-degree parking, 18 feet wide for sixty-degree parking, 15 feet wide for forty-five-degree parking (angle shall be measured between center line of parking space and center line of aisle), and 12 feet wide for parallel parking. For parallel parking, the minimum length of the parking space shall be increased to 23 feet. No parking area of more than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street. Any parking area of more than five spaces shall be in accordance with §
615-38E(4), Landscaping requirements, Special residential requirements. Large expanses of unchanneled parking areas shall be avoided by interior landscaping and safety islands.
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C. Location.
(1) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts, except
in the front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts,
but shall not be closer than five feet to a side lot line, right-of-way
line or rear lot line.
(2) Off-street parking in the single-family residence and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line, provided that the driveway conforms to the requirements in §§
248-1 and
248-2 of this Code. Parking spaces for single- and two-family residences may be placed one behind the other.
D. Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas, except a single parking
space accessory to a single-family dwelling, shall be surfaced with
a dustless all-weather material capable of carrying a wheel load of
4,000 pounds (normally, a two-inch blacktop on a four-inch base or
five inches of portland cement will meet this requirement). Any parking
area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces
clearly marked.
E. Landscaping requirements.
(1) Landscaping. All public and private off-street parking areas which
serve five vehicles or more and are created or redesigned and rebuilt
subsequent to the adoption of this chapter shall be provided with
accessory landscape areas totaling not less than 10% of the surfaced
area. The minimum size of each landscape area shall not be less than
100 square feet.
(2) Location. The location of landscape areas, plant materials, and protection
afforded the plantings, including curbing and provision for maintenance
by the property owner, shall be subject to approval by the Plan Commission.
(3) Plans. All plans for such proposed parking area shall include a topographic
survey or grading plan which shows existing and proposed grades and
location of improvements. The preservation of existing trees, shrubs,
and other natural vegetation in the parking area may be included in
the calculation of the required minimum landscape area.
(4) Special residential requirements. Those parking areas for five or
more vehicles, if adjoining a residential use, shall be screened from
such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting of equivalent
visual density, or other effective means, built and maintained at
a minimum height of five feet above grade of parking surface to achieve
year-round screening. Where a solidly constructed decorative fence
is provided along the interior lot line, the minimum setback for the
parking area shall be five feet from said lot line. Said fence shall
be located a minimum of one foot from said lot line.
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(5) Street setback area. No parking shall be permitted between the street
right-of-way line and the minimum required building setback line prevailing
in the zone in which the proposed parking area is to be located. The
resulting open area shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped
to create a permanent green area.
(6) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any
kind shall be permitted in association with unenclosed parking facilities
provided in residence districts.
(7) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas
shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets
in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall
such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at the lot line.
F. Number of parking spaces. The number of parking spaces required for
newly created parking lots is shown in the following table:
|
Use
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Minimum Parking Required
|
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Residential dwellings and manufactured homes
|
|
|
Efficiency
|
1 space for each dwelling unit
|
|
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One bedroom
|
1.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
|
|
|
Two bedrooms
|
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
|
|
|
3+ bedrooms
|
2.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
|
|
|
Housing for the elderly
|
0.75 space for each dwelling with 1/2 of these spaces to be
built before occupancy and the balance of which spaces shall be reserved
until such time as the Village Board may order them installed
|
|
Hotels and motels
|
1 space for each guest room plus 1 space for each 3 employees
|
|
Sororities, lodges, clubs, dormitories, rooming houses and boardinghouses
|
1 space for each bed plus 1 space for each 3 employees
|
|
Institutions, clubs, rest homes and nursing homes
|
1 space for each 5 beds plus 1 space for each 3 employees
|
|
Medical and dental clinics
|
3 spaces for each resident doctor
|
|
Churches, theaters, community centers, vocational and night
schools and other places of public assembly
|
1 space for each 5 seats
|
|
Secondary and elementary schools
|
1 space for each 2 employees plus 1 space for each student auto
permitted
|
|
Restaurants, bars and places of entertainment
|
1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area
|
|
Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories and warehouses
|
1 space for every 3 employees; number of employees shall be
construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at one time
|
|
Financial institutions and business, government and professional
offices
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area and 1 space for
each 2 employees
|
|
Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
|
1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area used plus 1 space
for each 300 square feet of outdoor display area for each motor vehicle
to be displayed (this requirement does not include service stations;
see below)
|
|
Repair shops and retail and service stores
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of net floor space
|
|
Automobile repair garages and service stations
|
1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each 250 square feet
of floor area used for repair work
|
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Bowling alleys
|
5 spaces for each alley
|
G. Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned,
the provisions for a use which is similar shall apply. Floor space
or area shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls,
where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the
amount of off-street parking required.
H. Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements
relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, the provisions
contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats.,
and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto
are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking
facilities whenever constructed.
I. Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed,
structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase
of 50% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces
shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
J. Off-lot parking.
(1) Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot
with the principal use, or when this requirement cannot be met, such
parking spaces may be located off lot, provided that the parking spaces
are located in the same zoning district. Off-lot parking spaces shall
also be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring
such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory
to the Village Attorney.
(2) Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 400 feet
of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants
for whom the spaces are reserved, while the farthest portions of a
parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet of the entrance
of the establishment.
(3) Accessory parking may be located in residential districts, provided
that said lots or property is immediately adjacent to a commercial,
business or industrial zoning district.
(4) All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential
use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior lot
line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking
purposes.
No person, firm or corporation shall park, keep or maintain
on properties zoned as residential or multiple residential dwellings
construction equipment and road machinery unless it is stored in an
enclosed building. Trucks and semi-tractors may be parked on the primary
driveway of the residence.