Village of Salem Lakes, WI Traffic, Parking and Access

In all districts adequate loading areas shall be provided so that all vehicles loading, maneuvering or unloading are completely off the public rights-of-way and so that all vehicles need not back onto any public rights-of-way.

On every lot on which a business, trade or industrial use is hereafter established, space with access to a public street or alley shall be provided as indicated below for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way.

(a)

Businesses: one space of at least 10 feet by 50 feet for each 3,000 square feet of floor area or part thereof.

(b)

Wholesale and industrial: one space of at least 10 feet by 50 feet for each 10,000 square feet of floor area or part thereof.

(c)

Bus and truck terminals: sufficient space to accommodate the maximum number of buses or trucks to be stored or to be loaded or unloaded at the terminal at any one time.

Angle	90°	75°	60°	45°	30°
Stall width (SW) (feet)	10	10	10	10	10
Stall width parallel (WP) (feet)	10	10.35	11.55	14.14	20
Stall depth inside (DI) (feet)	20	19.31	17.32	14.14	17.32
Stall depth outside (DO) (feet)	20	21.9	22.32	21.21	23.66
Stall length inside (SLI) (feet)	20	20	20	20	20
Stall length outside (SLO) (feet)	20	22.68	25.77	30	27.32
Aisle width (one-way) (feet)	24	20	18	15	12
Aisle width (two-way) (feet)	24	24	24	None	None
Total parking width (one-way) (feet)	64	63.8	62.64	57.42	29.32
Total parking width (two-way) (feet)	64	65.8	66.64	None	None

§ 490-11.3 Off-street parking requirements.

In all districts and in connection with every use, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended or increased off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following:

Number of off-street parking stalls.

	1 Space/Square Feet	Space/Employee	Special Criteria
Residential Uses
Single-family dwellings, including manufactured and mobile homes			2 per dwelling
Two-family dwellings			4 for each building
Multiple-family dwellings			2 for 1- and 2-bedroom units; 2.5 for 3- or more bedroom units; plus 1 or every 8 units for guest parking
Assisted living arrangements/community-based residential facilities			1 for each 6 patient beds, plus 1 for each employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per staff member and visiting doctor
Commercial Uses
Automatic teller machine			2 per machine
Auto part store	400	Largest work shift
Automotive body repair or service	250	Full-time employee	2 per service bay
Automobile sales or rental, farm equipment sales or service	100		1 per 500 outdoor display area
Bank/financial institutions	300		6 stacking/drive-up
Brewpub/tavern/coffee shop	100	Largest work shift (2)
Barber/beauty shop		Full-time employee (2)	1 per chair
Bed-and-breakfast		2/owner or operator	1 per bedroom rented
Bookstore	300	Full-time employee
Car wash (self-service)		2 per bay	2 stacking for each bay
Car wash (automatic)		1 per bay	5 stacking before and 2 stacking after each bay
Contractor's yard	1,000		1 per company vehicle
Convenience store	200
Day-care center		Largest work shift	1 for every 6 children and 15-foot safety zone
Physical fitness facilities	100	Largest work shift
Funeral home	500
Garden centers, including greenhouse or nursery	200	Largest work shift (3)	2 for each 3 employees
Gas station/no store		Largest work shift	No fewer than 3
Gas station/store	200	Largest work shift
Gas station/store and restaurant	150	Largest work shift	8 stacking
Greenhouse or nursery	150		1 per 500 outside sales and display area
Grocery/retail store	200 (< 50,000) 250 (50,000 to 100,000) 300 (> 100,000)
Hotel/motel		Largest work shift (3)	1 per guest room
Medical, dental and other professional health service offices	250
Nightclub	400
Professional offices	400
Restaurant, standard	100	Largest work shift	1 per 3 seats at maximum capacity
Restaurant, drive-in or fast-food	50	Largest work shift	8 stacking and no fewer than 50 for drive-in
Restaurant, pickup/takeout	50	Largest work shift	No fewer than 8
Mini warehouse		Full-time employee	1 per 10 storage units
Department stores/shopping centers	200 (< 50,000) 250 (50,000 to 1,000,000) 300 (> 1,000,000)
Veterinary clinic		Full-time employee	4 per doctor
Zoo/botanical gardens	2,000 lot area
Industrial Uses
Contractor's yard	1,000		1 per fleet vehicle
Manufacturing		Largest work shift	Plus 5
Warehousing/distribution center	2,000	Full-time employee (2)
Institutional Uses
Administrative government center	300
Cemetery		Full-time employee
Colleges and high schools		Largest work shift	1 per 5 students
Elementary and junior high schools		Largest work shift	1 per 2 classrooms
Hospitals/nursing homes		Largest work shift	1 per bed and 1 per 5 outpatients
Libraries, museums and gallery	400
Sororities/dorms/boardinghouse			1 per bed
Worship facility		Largest work shift	1 per every 4 seats
Recreation and Entertainment
Amusement center, arcades, aquariums, banquet halls, exhibition halls			1 per 3 persons at maximum capacity
Athletic field			10 per field
Bowling alley		Full-time employee	5 per bowling lane
Golf course		Largest work shift (2)	3 per hole
Golf driving range			1 per tee
Indoor shooting range		Full-time employee	1 per shooting lane
Marina			1.5 per boat slip
Miniature golf course		Largest work shift	1 per hole
Park/recreation areas/community centers		Full-time employee (2)	To be determined by Planning and Development Department
Skating rinks/swimming pools		Full-time employee (2)	1 per 3 persons based on maximum capacity
Uses Not Listed			Provisions for a similar use shall apply as approved by Planning and Development Department

Handicap parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, § 346.503, Wis. Stats., and Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and are made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.

Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not listed, the provisions for a use which is similar shall apply as determined by the Planning and Development Department.

Adjustments to number of required parking spaces. In all commercial, institutional, residential and industrial districts, the minimum number of required parking spaces may be adjusted by the Department of Planning and Development on a case-by-case basis. The petition for such adjustment shall show that adequate parking will be provided for customers, clients, visitors and employees. The following provisions and factors shall be used as a basis to adjust parking requirements:

Evidence, such as peak versus off-peak demand, those actual parking demands will be less than the ordinance requirements. The petitioner shall submit written documentation that the operation will require less parking than the ordinance requires.

Availability of shared parking. The petitioner shall submit written documentation that shared parking spaces are available to satisfy the parking demand on either the same or an adjacent parcel.

(a)

Shared parking agreements shall provide evidence that either parking lots are large enough to accommodate multiple users or that parking spaces will be shared at certain times of the day (i.e., a church uses parking on Sundays when other businesses are closed).

Space set aside for reduced parking. The site plan for proposed use shall be designed to provide sufficient open space on the subject site to accommodate the additional parking spaces otherwise required by this chapter. The open space shall be provided which, if converted to parking spaces, would provide off-street parking to meet the full requirements of this chapter along with all related open space requirements, stormwater management standards, and any other code regulation or adopted standards.

(4)

Changes in occupancy or use. When the use of a building, structure or land is changed to another use or occupant that requires more parking spaces than required for the use existing immediately prior to such change, additional parking spaces shall be constructed for the new use or occupant in the amount necessary to conform to this chapter.

(5)

Changes in intensity of use. When the intensity of use of a building, structure or land is increased by an addition of employees, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other unit of measurement, additional parking spaces shall be constructed for such additions in the amount necessary to conform to this chapter.

Combinations of uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of spaces required for each individual use.

Interconnecting parking lots. Interconnecting parking lots may be required to promote safe and controlled access points. All required setbacks shall apply. The connecting aisles shall have a maximum width of 24 feet. A cross-access easement agreement, including a legal description, specific use and maintenance responsibilities, shall be approved by the Department of Planning and Development and recorded in the Register of Deeds office.

Adequate access. Adequate access to a public or private roadway shall be provided for each parking space. Driveways for all single-family and two-family residential uses shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width and not exceed 24 feet at the property line. For all other properties, vehicular ingress and egress shall not exceed 35 feet in width at the property line.

Size. The minimum area of each parking space shall be nine feet wide by 18 feet long, exclusive of the area required for ingress and egress. Parking space width shall exclude the curb gutter width. Parking space length can include the curb gutter width up to the curb face.

[Amended 4-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.04-13]

Location. The location of each parking space shall be on the same lot or parcel as the principal use, and all parking lots shall have the same zoning district as the principal use.

Setback. Except for a single-family or two-family residence, parking spaces and driveways shall be a minimum of 20 feet from the established highway right-of-way, a minimum of 10 feet from all rear and side lot lines and a minimum of 75 feet from the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable water body. When abutting a residential district or a planned residential district (based on the Village's adopted Comprehensive Plan), driveways or parking lots shall be a minimum of 20 feet from the property line.

Surfacing. All off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles shall be graded and surfaced with asphalt or concrete and properly drained.

Markings. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces identified by surface markings and shall be maintained in a manner so as to be readily visible and accessible at all times. Such markings shall be arranged to provide for orderly and safe loading, unloading, parking and storage of vehicles. Marking shall be maintained in a highly visible condition, including striping, directional arrows, lettering on signs and in handicapped-designated areas.

Curbs or barriers. Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to prevent vehicles from extending beyond the parking setback requirements. Landscaped islands and planting strips shall be required to be curbed.

Aisle widths. The aisle width within parking lots shall be a minimum of 24 feet between the ends of parking spaces, except for one-way aisles, which shall be 18 feet for sixty-degree spaces.

Screening from abutting residential uses. Those parking areas for five or more vehicles, if abutting a residential use, shall be screened from such use by a solid wall, fence, berm, evergreen planting of equivalent visual density or other effective means, built and maintained at a minimum height of four feet at the time of planting or installation.

Landscaping. Those requirements as described in §§ 490-9.8 and 490-9.9 of this chapter shall apply.

Lighting. Lighting fixtures shall be provided in all parking areas and driveways, except for single-family and two-family residential districts and then according to the requirements as set forth in § 490-10.16, Exterior lighting standards. A photometric plan of all parking areas and driveways shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department for review and approval.

§ 490-11.4 Vehicle parking and storage in residential districts.

Semi-truck cabs shall not be parked and/or stored on a parcel in any residential district for more than a total of four days in a thirty-day period. A day is counted if the semi-truck cab is parked and/or stored for any length of time within a normal twenty-four-hour day.

The following vehicles shall not be parked and/or stored on a parcel in any residential district:

Semitrailers, tow trucks, garbage trucks, septic waste trucks and aerial lift trucks.

Dump trucks, flatbed trucks, box trucks, panel trucks, high cube vans, and step vans with licenses rated for a gross weight equal to or greater than 12,000 pounds.

Specialized construction-type equipment and vehicles, such as, but not limited to, backhoes, bulldozers, bobcats, skid loaders, and chippers.

Exceptions.

One dump truck, flatbed truck, box truck, panel truck, high cube van, or step van with a license rated for a gross weight less than 12,000 pounds is permitted.

One local electrical power utility emergency response truck is permitted on a parcel with approval by the Planning and Development Administrator.

Temporary portable storage containers. A temporary portable storage container (such as, but not limited to, those available from PODS® or U-Haul) is a purpose-built, fully-enclosed, box-like container to provide residential property owners temporary storage space for home remodeling, relocating, fire and/or water damage, and cleaning out attics, basements, garages or other attached storage areas. A temporary portable storage container is not a storage shed, roll-off container, dumpster, cargo/shipping container or the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer.

Temporary portable storage containers shall only be permitted on lots with a principal building or structure.

Temporary portable storage containers shall not be used in conjunction with a home occupation or used as a principal use or principal building or structure.

All temporary portable storage containers shall display the container provider's contact information. Signs shall not contain any other advertising for any other product or services.

(4)

Temporary portable storage containers shall not be inhabited.

(5)

Containers may not be placed in any road right-of-way, vision triangle, sidewalk and landscape or drainage easement.

(6)

Due to the temporary nature of temporary portable storage containers, location in a driveway or yard may be acceptable.

(7)

Temporary portable storage containers shall be permitted on a lot for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days within a six-month period. For extensive construction projects a written extension may be granted by the Planning and Development Administrator.

(8)

Maximum cumulative size of all temporary portable storage containers on a property may not exceed 130 square feet.

(9)

Portable storage containers may not exceed a height of 8 1/2 feet. The height of such structures is measured from the lowest ground level adjacent to the structure to the top of the structure. Stacking of containers is prohibited.

§ 490-11.5 Vehicle parking and storage in agricultural or conservation districts.

The following vehicles shall not be parked and/or stored on a parcel in any agricultural or conservation district:

Tow trucks, garbage trucks, septic waste trucks and aerial lift trucks.

Dump trucks, flatbed trucks, box trucks, panel trucks, high cube vans, and step vans with licenses rated for a gross weight equal to or greater than 12,000 pounds, except when they are engaged in the production, storage, trucking and/or transport of products grown on the property.

Specialized construction-type equipment and vehicles, such as, but not limited to, backhoes, bulldozers, bobcats, skid loaders, and chippers, except when they are engaged in the production, storage, trucking and/or transport of products grown on the property.

The following vehicles may be parked and/or stored on a parcel in any agricultural or conservation district:

One semi-truck cab and one related semitrailer is permitted to be parked and/or stored on a parcel for every resident of the parcel who is engaged in the profession of over-the-road transport, with a maximum of two. Verification of residency and profession may be required by the Planning and Development Administrator.

Semi-truck cabs and related semitrailer parking and/or storage are permitted on a parcel when they are engaged in the production, storage, trucking and/or transport of products grown on the property, with a maximum total of four.

No semitrailer shall be used for storage or parked for any reason for more than 30 days in a three-hundred-sixty-five-day period, except as stated in Subsection B(1) and (2) of this section.

(4)

One local electrical power utility emergency response truck is permitted on a parcel with approval by the Planning and Development Administrator.

§ 490-11.6 Semitrailer storage or parking in business, manufacturing or institutional districts.

Semitrailer storage or parking is permitted without exception only within permitted transshipment depots and trucking facilities.

No semitrailer shall be used for storage or parked for any reason for more than 30 days in a three-hundred-sixty-five-day period, except as stated in Subsection A of this section.

§ 490-11.7 Recreational vehicle parking.

Recreational vehicles shall include but are not limited to the following: boats, jet skis, minibikes, trail bikes, off-road vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, camping trailers, and boat, motor bike, snowmobile or vehicle trailers.

Recreational vehicles are permitted in any district, and, unless otherwise authorized by a valid conditional use permit, are subject to the following:

[Amended 8-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.08-38]

Parking and/or storage of recreational vehicles is permitted inside an enclosed accessory structure.

Parking and/or storage of recreational vehicles shall not be permitted on any vacant lot.

No more than two recreational vehicles shall be parked and/or stored in the side or rear yard outside of an enclosed structure. No recreational vehicles shall be parked and/or stored in the street yard. Recreational vehicles stored outside of an enclosed structure shall be owned by the property owner or resident on whose property the vehicle is parked and/or stored, except for approved commercial storage facilities.

Recreational vehicles shall not be used as follows:

As a dwelling unit or temporary housing at any time, including use during construction of a permanent dwelling.