Article V Traffic, Loading, Parking and Access

Concrete curb and gutter meeting Village specifications shall be required for all off-street parking areas, located in the street yards, serving more than five vehicles in all nonresidential zoning districts and in the Rm-1, Rm-2 and PUD Zoning Districts. This requirement shall also apply, subject to the provisions contained in § 550-52, to the expansion of any existing off-street parking lot, located in the street yards, where the number of off-street parking space is increased by 20 spaces or more.

Off-street parking areas located in the side and rear yards, subject to the provisions of § 550-49G(1), may also require concrete curb and gutter as follows:

The site designs deem it necessary in the opinion of the Village Engineer;

[2]

The site designs deem it necessary in the opinion of the Planning Commission; and

[3]

Side and rear off-street parking areas are visually open for aesthetics.

Nontraditional curbing may be required in the off-street parking areas located in the side and rear yard areas that are not required to have concrete curb and gutter.

Required concrete curb and gutter for off-street parking areas shall be installed a minimum of 10 feet from a property line (as measured from the back of curb) so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.

Parking stall marking. Off-street parking stalls shall be marked by painted lines or other approved material and shall be maintained so as to be legible at all times.

Landscaping. All public off-street parking areas which serve five or more vehicles and are created or redesigned and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of Article V shall be provided with accessory landscaped areas totaling not less than 5% of the surfaces area. The minimum size of each landscaped area shall be 100 square feet.

Screening. Parking areas for five or more vehicles which adjoin residential districts and/or road right-of-way shall be visually screened with a solid wall, fence, or evergreen planting of equivalent visual density, or other effective means, built and maintained to a minimum height of three feet four inches, or as determined by the Commission.

Planning Commission approval. The Village Planning Commission shall approve all parking lot layouts, including the location of landscaped areas, plant materials, protection afforded the plantings, curbing, lighting and provision for maintenance. All plans for proposed parking areas shall include a topographic survey and 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 required minimum landscaped area.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

Minimum requirements. In the case of structures or uses not specified herein, the number of spaces specified as the general standard for the use class or the number of spaces specified for similar use shall apply. In developments involving the establishment or addition of two or more uses on one lot or parcel, the cumulative number of spaces required for each use shall determine the total number of spaces required.

Residential uses:

Single-family and two-family units: two spaces per dwelling unit;

Multiple-family dwelling developments exceeding or equal to three units, planned unit developments: two spaces per dwelling unit, plus 0.5 space per unit to be designated as guest parking, which shall be separated from garage ingress/egress.

Retail sales, customer service uses, and places of entertainment:

General standard for the above uses: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area of customer sales and service, plus one space per employee;

Financial institutions: one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area of customer service, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees. Financial institutions with drive-in facilities shall provide sufficient space for four waiting vehicles at each drive-in service lane;

Funeral homes: one space for each four patrons at maximum capacity or 25 spaces per chapel unit, whichever is greater;

Grocery stores or supermarkets: one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area of customer sales and service area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Convenience grocery stores: one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area;

(f)

Motels and hotels: one space per room or suite, plus one space per every two employees for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per three persons, based on maximum capacity, for each public meeting room and/or banquet room;

(g)

Lodges and clubs: one space per three persons based on the maximum capacity of the facility;

(h)

Restaurants: one space per 100 square feet of gross dining area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(i)

Restaurants, drive-through or fast-food: one space per 50 square feet of gross dining area, plus one space per two employees for the work shift with the largest number of employees. Restaurants with drive-through facilities shall provide sufficient space for four waiting vehicles at each drive-through service lane;

(j)

General merchandise repair services: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(k)

Theaters, auditoriums and other places of public assembly: one space per three patrons based on the maximum capacity of the facility;

(l)

Personal services: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(m)

Taverns, dance halls, night clubs and lounges: one space per 50 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(n)

Motor vehicle sales establishments: two customer parking spaces per salesperson, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(o)

Motor vehicle repair, maintenance and service stations: three spaces per indoor service bay plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(p)

Animal hospitals: three patron parking spaces per doctor, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(q)

Plant nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores: one space per 200 square feet of gross indoor sales and display area, plus one space per 500 square feet of gross outdoor sales and display area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(r)

Shopping centers (gross leasable area of at least 50,000 square feet): five spaces per 1,000 square feet, or any part thereof, of gross leasable area.

(3)

Offices:

Medical, dental and similar professional health service offices: five patron spaces per doctor, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Government, professional and business offices: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.

(4)

Commercial/recreational uses:

General standard: one space per four patrons based on the maximum capacity of the facility, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Bowling alleys: five spaces for each lane, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Golf courses: 90 spaces per nine holes, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Golf driving ranges: one space per tee, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Miniature golf course: 1 1/2 spaces per hole, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(f)

Indoor tennis, racquetball and handball courts: three spaces per court, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(g)

Skating rinks, ice or roller: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(5)

Industrial and related uses:

Manufacturing, processing, and fabrication operations: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Wholesale business: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per 2,500 square feet of gross floor area;

Warehousing: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area;

Mini-warehousing: one space per 10 storage cubicles, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

Extractive and related operations: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.

(6)

Institutional and related uses:

Churches: one space per three seats based on the maximum capacity of the facility;

Libraries: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or one space per four seats based on maximum capacity, whichever is greater, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the greatest number of employees;

Museums: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the greatest number of employees;

Rooming and boarding houses, fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories and rectories: one space per bed;

Convents and monasteries: one space per three residents, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per five chapel seats if the public may attend;

(f)

Nursing homes/community-based residential facilities: one space per three patient beds, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(g)

Hospitals: two spaces per three patient beds, plus one space per staff doctor, plus one space per employee, excluding doctors, for the work shift with the largest number of employees;

(h)

Schools:

Elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools: one space for each teacher and staff member, plus one space for each 10 students 16 years of age or older;

[2]

Colleges, universities and trade schools: one space for each teacher and staff member, plus one space for each two students during the highest attendance period;

[3]

Children's nursery schools and day-care centers: one space per employee for the work shift with the greatest number of employees, plus one space per six students at the highest class attendance period.

On all privately owned property in the Village, all vehicles must be parked on a permitted, approved, and paved (asphalt or concrete) driveway(s) or parking area(s), never on the grass. Administrative exceptions may be made for existing, legal nonconforming gravel driveways or gravel parking lots. The Planning Commission may, upon request, also grant an exception(s) to this requirement, whether temporary or permanent, for unique and specific reasons applicable to a particular site. If an exception is made, either administratively or by the Planning Commission, the specific reasons why the exception was determined to be warranted and the terms/conditions of such exception shall be memorialized in writing for the property owner and the Village's permanent records.

[Added 10-17-2022 by Ord. No. 10-01-2022]

§ 550-50 Driveways.

All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced, or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the following requirements:

Driveway islands. Islands between driveway openings shall be provided with a minimum of six feet between all driveways and three feet at all lot lines;

Driveway openings. Driveway openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall not exceed 24 feet at the right-of-way line and roadway in residential districts; and shall not exceed 30 feet at the right-of-way line and 35 feet at the roadway in all other districts;

Ingress/egress. Ingress/egress to drive-in banks, motels, funeral homes, vehicular sales, service, washing and repair stations or garages shall be not less than 200 feet from any pedestrian entrance or exit to a school, college university, church, hospital, park, playground, library, public emergency shelter, or other place of pubic assembly.

Driveway aprons. The area between curb and sidewalk must be seven inches of concrete.

Residential driveways.

§ 550-51 Outdoor parking of personal use vehicles, recreational vehicles, and utility trailers on properties zoned or used for residential purposes.

New homes. All residential driveways must be paved with either asphalt or concrete within 12 months of receiving occupancy.

[Amended 1-7-2019 by Ord. No. 12-01-2018; 3-21-2022 by Ord. No. 03-01-2022]

The following regulations are intended to maintain an attractive visual appearance in the Village, promote harmony between residential neighbors and prevent the accumulation of too many vehicles and/or utility trailer units parked outdoors on properties zoned or used for single-family and/or two-family residential purposes.

Recreational use vehicle (RV) unit defined. One RV unit shall be any one of the following: a boat, motor home, fifth-wheel camper trailer, tent camper, travel trailer, pickup camper, coach or bus camper, snowmobile, jet ski, ATV, dirt bike, or any similar type of recreational use vehicle. Riding lawnmowers and/or riding snowblowers are not considered RVs.

Personal use vehicle (PUV) unit defined. One PUV unit shall be any automobile, truck, van, motorcycle, moped or any similar type of personal use vehicle rated no higher than Class 1 through Class 3 gross vehicle weight (i.e., not more than 14,000 pounds' empty weight), not more than 25 feet in length, 10 feet in width, and 12 feet in overall height. Riding lawnmowers and riding snowblowers are not considered PUVs.

Utility trailer defined. One utility trailer shall be any wheeled trailer, whether enclosed or not, and less than 20 feet in length (measured from the tow ball receiver to the rear bumper), less than 10 feet in overall height, and designed/intended to be towed behind a vehicle.

Where applicable. The regulations in this section apply to all properties in the Single-Family Residential Districts R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, Two-Family District Rd-1, all properties used for one- or two-family residential purposes in the VC-D Village Center-Downtown District, as well as any properties which may be zoned otherwise but which are used for single-family or two-family residential purposes.

How many and where. On properties as identified above, up to one RV unit or one utility trailer per dwelling unit may be parked outdoors as follows:

All RVs and utility trailers must be parked on an approved/permitted paved surface (i.e., asphalt or cement);

In the front yard (i.e., corner lots have two front yards) RVs and utility trailers must be parked closer to the dwelling structure and/or garage than the front lot line.

(3)

In no case may a parked RV or utility trailer be parked closer than five feet to the public right-of-way/front property line unless the total length of the driveway, outside of the right-of-way, is 20 feet or less in length.

(4)

In no case may an RV, PUV or utility trailer extend beyond the lot line into the public right-of-way and/or block any public sidewalk.

(5)

RVs and utility trailers may not be parked in such a manner as to create a vision obstruction for other vehicles entering/exiting the property.

(6)

In the rear yards and side yards, [i.e., all lot lines other than the front lot line(s)] all RVs and utility trailers must be parked closer to the dwelling and/or permitted garage structure than the lot line. In no case may a parked RV or utility trailer be located closer than 10 feet to a rear lot line or closer than five feet to a side lot line.

Other requirements which apply to the outdoor parking of RVs, PUVs and utility trailer units.

All units shall be operable, properly licensed and registered if licensure and registration are a requirement for the unit to be driven or towed on a public road.

No unit may be occupied temporarily or permanently.

Outdoor parking of PUVs on residentially zoned or used properties shall not be restricted in number unless, as determined by a finding of the Village Zoning Administrator and/or Planning Commission, the number of PUVs parked on an individual site is excessive, unusual, or atypical with respect to the character of the surrounding neighborhood. If such a finding occurs, the Village may limit the number of unenclosed PUVs parked on a single property. All PUVs parked outdoors on single- and two-family residential properties shall be the personal property of the full-time residents of the property or their current guests.

Outdoor parking of RVs and/or utility trailers on properties zoned or used for multifamily residential purposes (i.e., three or more dwelling units on one property) is subject to prior review and approval in writing by the Village Administrator and/or Planning Commission of a specific site and screening plan.

Outdoor parking of any vehicles or trailers not specifically provided for in this section is considered to be prohibited on any property zoned or used for residential purposes unless prior review and approval has been given in writing by the Village Administrator and/or Planning Commission of a specific site and screening plan.

RV units and/or utility trailers parked in public streets shall be regulated by on-street parking regulations in the Village Code and shall be enforced by the Village Police Department.

Enforcement. These regulations shall be enforced by the Village Zoning Administrator and/or Building Inspector. The conditions set forth in this section shall not contravene any other Village ordinance which can be construed as more restrictive than the terms set forth herein.

Fees and penalties. The regulations in this section shall be subject to fees and penalties as described in the Village Code.

§ 550-52 Highway access.

No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways, nor to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:

Freeways and interstate highways. Freeways, and interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersecting or interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes;

Arterial streets. Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within 100 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines;

Access barriers. Access barriers such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping, or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above specified streets or highways;

Temporary access. Temporary access may be granted by the Village Board after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.

§ 550-53 Exceptions.

Where, in the judgment of the Village Planning Commission, it would be inappropriate to apply literally the provisions of Article V of this chapter because exceptional or undue hardship would result, the Village Planning Commission may grant an exception from any requirement to the extent deemed just and proper. No exception to the provisions of this chapter shall be granted unless the Village Planning Commission finds that all the following facts and conditions exist and so indicates in the minutes of its proceedings:

Exceptional circumstances. There are exceptional, extraordinary, or unusual circumstances or conditions where a literal enforcement of the requirements of Article V of this chapter would result in severe hardship. (Such hardships should not apply generally to other properties, or be of such a recurrent nature as to suggest that the ordinance should be changed.)

Preservation of property rights. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties of the same use.

Absence of detriment. That the variance will not create substantial detriment to adjacent property and will not materially impair or be contrary to the purpose and spirit of this chapter or the public interest.

Super majority required. A minimum of 2/3 affirmative vote of the Village Planning Commission members at the meeting shall be required to grant any exception of this chapter.[1]