The purpose of the requirements in this article is to further
the appropriate provision and design of off-street parking and loading
areas that will:
A.
Provide access to land uses generating large traffic volumes in a
community dependent on automobile and truck transportation.
B.
Foster safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians
both on private property and on adjacent public streets.
C.
Minimize nuisance in residential areas from on-street parking of
large numbers of vehicles.
The requirements in this article apply to any provision, removal,
enlargement, or alteration of any off-street parking or loading spaces
or areas accessory to any building or structure existing as of the
effective date of this chapter or voluntarily provided under this
chapter or voluntarily provided in excess of the requirements herein.
These provisions shall likewise apply to parking that is the principal
use of a parcel.
A.
Numbers and sizes of off-street parking and loading spaces shall
be provided for all new uses and existing uses that are enlarged,
expanded, or changed, in conformance with the standards in Tables
10, 11, 12, and 13.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Tables 10 through 13 are included as attachments to this chapter.
B.
No additional spaces shall be required for expansion or change of
an existing use if the standards herein would require an increase
over the spaces already provided on the site of less than 15%.
[Amended 3-25-1996 by Ord. No. 96-06; 6-8-2016 by Ord. No. 16-12]
Business owners utilizing property located within C-4 zoning
shall not be required to procure off-street parking in addition to
those parking spaces provided within the public right-of-way.
No off-street parking or loading spaces, either provided in
conformity with the provisions of this chapter or a previous ordinance
or voluntarily provided in excess of what such provisions require,
shall be reduced in size or number below the requirements herein,
or further below such requirements, so long as the use they serve
continues in operation.
A.
A site plan showing off-street parking and loading facilities shall
accompany an application for any of the following for any use required
to provide over four off-street parking spaces or one or more off-street
loading spaces:
(1)
Building permit or certificate of occupancy.
(2)
Conditional use permit.
(3)
Rezoning.
(4)
Preliminary or final plat approval as provided in the Subdivision Control Ordinance, adopted in § 155-1 of this Code.
(5)
Variance from off-street parking or loading requirements.
(6)
Planned unit development preliminary or final plan.
B.
The Village Board may waive or defer this requirement in any instance
in which the specific use of the premises, and therefore the specific
parking and loading requirements applicable, are not yet determined,
such as in the case of a rezoning for an industrial subdivision. The
site plan shall meet the requirements of Table 2.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
No storage of any kind, nor motor vehicle repair work except
for emergency services, is permitted in any open off-street parking
or loading area except those provided for single-family detached or
attached dwellings.
Each required off-street parking space and loading space shall
open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as
to provide a safe and efficient means of vehicular access, and shall
have vehicular access to a public thoroughfare in a manner that will
least interfere with traffic movement thereupon. Dimensions of aisles
and driveways shall be as provided in Table 10.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 10 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
All parking and loading areas shall be graded for proper drainage,
and the volume of stormwater runoff that exceeds that existing prior
to the installation of such areas shall discharge into an approved
drainage system.
All parking and loading areas shall be maintained free of dust,
trash, and debris. The surfacing, curbing, lighting fixtures, signals,
and related appurtenances shall be maintained in good condition so
long as such areas are used for parking or loading purposes.
All parking and loading areas shall be landscaped and screened
in such a manner as to complement the area and not to degrade the
character of the area.
Except as otherwise provided herein, required off-street parking
shall be used solely for parking for patrons, occupants, guests, visitors,
or employees of the premises on the same lot.
Required parking spaces for different uses may be provided collectively.
Except as provided herein for shopping centers, the total number of
spaces so provided shall not be less than the sum of the spaces required
for each separate use. No space shall serve as the required space
for more than one use.
The number of parking spaces required for retail and personal
service uses located in a shopping center shall be as provided for
shopping centers in Table 13 rather than the sum of the spaces required
for the individual uses, except that the number of spaces for restaurants,
taverns, and drive-in facilities located in a shopping center, and
for any establishment occupying over 50% of the gross leasable area
of the center, shall be as provided in Table 13[1] for these individual uses and shall be added to the number
of spaces required under the provisions for shopping centers for the
balance of the uses in the center.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 13 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
All open off-street parking areas and related vehicular access
drives and aisles shall be surfaced with a blacktop, seal coat, brick,
or concrete all-weather pavement, except that an approved crushed
gravel base may also be used for single-family detached dwellings.
Any expansion or extension of such areas shall be surfaced with the
same materials as the original installation.
Where more than 10 spaces are provided, wheel guards, bumper
guards, or curbs shall be installed so as to prevent parked vehicles
from extending beyond the parking surface, where needed in the opinion
of the Zoning Administrator.
A.
On the same or a separate lot. Required off-street parking for single-family
detached and attached dwellings shall be provided on the same lot
as the use served. Required parking for other uses may also be provided
on a separate lot that is in the same possession, by deed or lease,
so long as the nearest point of the parking area thereupon is within
300 feet walking distance of the nearest entrance to the use served.
B.
In yards.
(1)
Required off-street parking for single-family detached and single-family
attached dwellings may be located in front, side, and rear yards.
Such off-street parking may be located forward of the actual building
line opposite a front or corner side lot line the front of the dwelling
faces, only if the parking is located entirely on a driveway.
[Amended 12-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-38]
(2)
Required off-street parking for other uses may be located in required front, side, and rear yards in all districts subject to the requirements for parking screening strips as set forth in § 156-135.
(3)
No off-street parking for any non-single-family residential
use is permitted within any required yard abutting property in an
RS District. No parking for any nonresidential use is permitted within
any required yard abutting property in any residential district.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any of
the following on any public street, alley, roadway, highway or other
public way or right-of-way within the Village, or on any Village property:
any trailer, camping trailer, travel trailer or mobile home; any recreational
vehicle or boat; or any utility trailer or trailer used for hauling,
including, but not limited to, trailers designed to haul equipment,
snowmobiles, motorcycles or boats.
A.
Restricted parking in residential districts. The parking of vehicles,
as described in this section, in residential areas within the Village
is hereby restricted as follows: unless parked in a fully enclosed
building or structure, only one of the vehicles described in this
section may be parked on any residential lot or parcel of land, provided
that:
(1)
Said item shall be parked in an interior side yard or rear yard. It shall not be parked in the front yard or corner side yard, except as provided for in Subsection B below.
(2)
Said item shall not be permanently affixed to the ground in
a manner that would prevent its removal and must be maintained in
a proper manner.
[Amended 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-30]
(3)
Said item shall not be located closer than five feet to any
rear or interior side lot line.
(4)
At no time shall a recreational vehicle be occupied for living
or sleeping purposes.
(5)
At no time shall a recreational vehicle be connected to natural
gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
(6)
If said item is a trailer, the license plate shall not exceed
the allowable legal limits of a Class TD plate as provided within
the Illinois Vehicle Code.
[Added 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-30]
B.
Parking in driveway. The vehicles described in this section may be
parked in the front yard driveway, if and only if:
[Amended 9-25-2019 by Ord. No. 19-29]
(1)
It is parked in a manner so as not to block the sidewalk or
block the view of the street for safe exiting; and
(2)
It is parked in the front drive during its normal season of
operation (i.e., watercraft and recreational vehicles from April 1
to October 31; snowmobiles and watercraft used for hunting from November
1 to March 30) for no more than five days in preparation of a trip.
A.
In residential districts. No commercial vehicle, as defined in § 156-3, may be parked or stored in a residential district other than in a completely enclosed garage except for loading or unloading of household belongings between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight for the purpose of moving a personal residence or for deliveries, repairs, construction, maintenance, or service calls.
B.
In business districts. No commercial vehicle, as defined in § 156-3, may be parked or stored in a commercial or office district other than in a completely enclosed garage unless it is used in a business located on the same premises or is being parked temporarily by a customer, supplier, contractor, or visitor or for loading, unloading, moving, or construction, maintenance, or repair of the premises.
All uses providing over 25 parking spaces shall mark at least
one space as reserved for the handicapped. One space shall be so marked
for the first 50 spaces and one additional space shall be marked for
every 100 spaces thereafter. All such spaces shall be as close as
possible to a building entrance accessible to the handicapped and
shall offer barrier-free access thereto. Such spaces shall have sufficient
width to allow for wheelchair access to a passenger car or passenger
van parked therein.
All uses providing over 25 spaces shall provide space and facilities
for bicycle parking.
All required loading spaces shall be located:
A.
On the same lot as the use to be served, except when collectively
provided as central loading facilities in conformance with the requirements
herein.
B.
Twenty-five feet or more from the right-of-way lines of the nearest
point of intersection of any streets.
C.
Outside of required front and side yards.
D.
In such a manner that no portion of a vehicle shall project into
a street.
All open off-street loading spaces and related vehicular access
drives and aisles shall be surfaced with a hard-surfaced all-weather
pavement capable of bearing a live load of 200 pounds per square foot.
Loading spaces required for individual lots may be collectively
provided in central facilities, provided that all of the following
requirements are met:
A.
The number of spaces provided is not less than that required by the
total floor space for each category of use served.
B.
Each lot served has direct access to the central facilities without
crossing streets at grade.
C.
The central facilities are not more than 500 feet from any lot they
serve.
D.
Any tunnel or ramp between the central facilities and any lot served
is at least seven feet wide and has a vertical clearance of at least
seven feet.
E.
Written covenants and easements approved by the Village recorded
with the county provide for the retention, maintenance, and use of
such facilities.
