Off-Street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this Article for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this Zoning Code.
(A) 
Existing off-street parking or loading facilities located on the same lot as the use served shall not be reduced below the requirements and standards for similar new structures or uses.
(B) 
When an existing structure or use is damaged or destroyed and subsequently repaired or rebuilt, parking/loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored, but additional parking/ loading facilities need not be provided.
(C) 
Whenever the use of any structure or premises is intensified through addition of dwelling units, increased floor area, greater seating capacity, or similar changes, additional parking and loading facilities commensurate with such increased intensity shall be provided.
(D) 
Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for the new use.
[Ord. No. 06-04, 4-17-2006]
All off-street parking shall conform to the standards indicated in the subsections which follow:
(A) 
Spaces. Each required parking space shall be at least ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long and shall have at least seven (7) feet of vertical clearance. Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle overhangs the public right-of-way.
(B) 
Interior aisles. Aisles within parking lots shall be sufficiently wide to permit safe and efficient vehicular movement in the aisles, and into and out of parking spaces. Aisles designed for two-way traffic shall be at least twenty-two (22) feet wide. One-way aisles designed for sixty degree (60°) parking shall be at least eighteen (18) feet wide.
(C) 
Access way.
(1) 
Parking lots shall be designed so that ingress to or egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way.
(2) 
No access way to any parking lot shall be located within thirty (30) feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the right-of way of two or more streets. At intersections where traffic control devices are installed, the Administrator may increase this requirement as necessary to prevent hazards.
(3) 
Parking lot access ways and public streets shall be aligned to form, as closely as feasible, right angles.
(4) 
The access way to every parking lot located in any business or industrial district shall be at least twenty-four (24) feet wide unless two one-way drives, each twelve (12) feet wide, are provided.
(5) 
The access way to every parking lot located in any residential district shall be at least ten (10) feet wide; but if the parking lot contains more than eight (8) parking spaces or if the access way is longer than one hundred (100) feet, access shall be provided either by one two-way drive at least twenty (20) feet wide or by two one-way drives, each at least ten (10) feet wide.
(D) 
Lighting. Any light(s) used to illuminate any parking area shall be arranged or shielded so as to confine direct light rays within the parking lot boundary lines to the greatest extent practicable.
(E) 
Parking lot surface. All off-street parking and loading areas in a Business District should be surfaced. Materials shall be in accordance with Illinois Department of Transportation specifications for concrete or asphalt pavement or A3 seal coat with base material suitable for the intended use. An exception shall be provided for service vehicles, which will be permitted to park on rock surfaces.
(F) 
Parking lot maintenance. Parking and loading areas in a Business District shall be maintained in a clean and orderly condition free of surface defects. The County Board shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed.
All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements:
(A) 
For dwelling. Parking spaces accessory to dwelling shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall not be located in any front yard except in the driveway, but may be located in the side or rear yards. Each parking space accessory to a multi-family dwelling shall be unobstructed so that no vehicle need be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter/exit the parking area.
(B) 
For business/industrial use.
(1) 
Every off-street parking space accessory to any business or industrial use shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of the use served; provided, that no portion of any parking lot for such use shall extend into any residential district.
(2) 
In any Business or Industrial District, off-street parking facilities for different buildings, or uses may be provided collectively; but only if the total number of spaces so located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use, and if all other pertinent regulations are observed.
All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards indicated below:
(A) 
Size of space. Every required off-street loading space shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide and forty-five (45) feet long, exclusive of aisle and maneuver space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet. In no case shall a vehicle being loaded or unloaded overhang into the public right-of-way.
(B) 
Access way. Every off-street space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide.
(C) 
Buffer strips. No loading space or area for vehicles over two (2) ton cargo capacity shall be developed closer than fifty (50) feet to any lot located in any residential district unless such space/area is screened by walls, a solid fence, or closely planted shrubbery at least ten (10) feet in height and of sufficient density to block the view from the residential property.
(D) 
Location. Every off-street loading space that is required or provided shall be located on the same parcel of land as the use served, and not closer than fifty (50) feet to the intersection of the rights-of-way of two (2) or more streets, and not on required front yards.
In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Code, the Administrator shall apply the following rules:
(A) 
In computing parking space requirements based on the number of employees, the maximum number of employees on the premises at any period of the day shall be used. "Employee parking" means "one parking space shall be required per one and one-half (1-1/2) employees," unless otherwise stated.
(B) 
In computing parking or loading space requirements on the basis of building floor area, the gross floor area shall be used.
(C) 
Whenever it is necessary to translate gross parking lot area into number of parking spaces, three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross area shall be deemed one parking space.
(D) 
If computation of the number of parking or loading spaces required by this Code results in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (½) or more shall be counted as one (1) space.
(E) 
No space or portion thereof needed to satisfy the minimum applicable requirement for number of off-street parking or loading spaces shall be counted as part of the off-street parking or loading spaces required for another structure or use.
Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided as indicated in tabular form below. For any use that is not listed in the table, the same amount of parking and loading spaces shall be provided as is required for the most similar listed use. The Administrator shall make the determination of similarity.
Use
Parking Spaces Required
Loading Spaces Required (if any)
(A)
Dwellings, Lodging:
 
Hotels, motels, boarding houses, lodges
1 space per lodging unit, plus employee parking
1 space if the use has 20,000 square feet or more of floor area
 
Manufactured homes
2 spaces per manufactured home
Not applicable
 
Multiple-family dwellings
 
1 bedroom or less
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
Not applicable
 
2 or more bedrooms
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Not applicable
 
Single-family and two-family dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Not applicable
(B)
Educational, Institutional, Recreational:
 
Churches, auditoriums
1 space per 4 seats in the largest seating area
Not applicable
 
Hospitals
1 space per 2 beds, plus employee parking
To 50,000 square feet of floor area: 1 space; 50,001-100,000 Square feet: 2 spaces; 100,001-200,000 square feet: 3 spaces
 
Libraries, museums
1 space per 500 square feet of floor area
On review by the Administrator
 
Nursing homes
1 space per 5 beds
To 50,000 square feet of floor Area: 1 space; 50,001-100,000 square feet: 2 spaces; 100,001-200,000 square feet; 3 spaces
 
Schools
 
Elementary and junior high
1 space for every 20 students that the building is designed to accommodate, plus employee parking
On review by the Administrator
 
Senior high
1 space for every 4 students over 16 years old that the building is designed to accommodate, plus employee parking
On review by the Administrator
 
Trade schools
1 space for every 3 students that the building is designed to accommodate, plus employee parking
On review by the Administrator
(C)
Commercial, Office, Service:
 
NOTE: All commercial and service uses, unless specifically indicated otherwise below:
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area
To 10,000 square feet of floor area: 1 space; more than 10,000 square feet: 1 space plus 1 additional space per 50,000 square feet of floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet
 
Banks, savings and loans
 
Walk-in
1 space per 300 square feet floor area, plus employee
To 30,000 square feet of floor area: non required; 30,001-100,000 square feet: 1 space; more than 100,000 square feet; 1 space plus 1 additional space per 10,000 square feet of floor area in excess of 100,000 square feet
 
Drive-in
4 spaces per teller or customer service stall
 
 
Beauty and barber shops
2 spaces per chair, plus employee parking
Not applicable
 
Bowling alleys
4 spaces per bowling lane plus additional spaces as required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants and taverns
Not applicable, except as required for affiliated uses
 
Car washes
5 spaces per wash lane
Not applicable
 
Furniture and appliance stores
1 space per 600 square feet of floor area
To 25,000 square feet of floor area: 2 spaces; more than 25,000 square feet of floor area: 2 spaces plus 1 additional space per 25,000 square feet of floor area in excess of 25,000 square feet
 
Home occupations
1 space per 150 square feet Of floor area devoted to the home occupation in addition to the parking requirements for the dwelling
Not applicable
 
Offices generally, but not medical/dental
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area
To 30,000 square feet of floor area: non required; 30,001-100,000 square feet: 1 space; more than 100,000 square feet: 1 space plus 1 additional space per 100,000 square feet of floor area in excess of 100,000 square feet
 
Offices medical/dental
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area or 3 spaces per professional whichever is greater
Not applicable
 
Mortuaries
1 space per 5 seats plus 1 space per funeral vehicle, but not less than 20 spaces per chapel or state room
1 space per 10,000 square feet or more of floor area
 
Restaurants, refreshment stands
 
Sit-down
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater
(Both sit-down and drive-in): 1 space per structure having 10,000 square feet or more floor area
 
Drive-in
On review by the Administrator
 
 
Service stations
2 spaces per service stall, plus employee parking
Not applicable
 
Taverns
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater
1 space per structure having 10,000 square feet or more of floor area
 
Theaters
 
Indoor
1 space per 4 seats in the largest seating area
Not applicable
 
Drive-in
On review by the Administrator
Not applicable
 
Vehicle sales
1 space per 600 square feet of enclosed floor area; plus: Up 10,000 square feet of open lot area devoted to sale/display of vehicles: 1 space per 2,500 square feet of open lot area; above 10,000 square feet: 4 spaces plus 1 additional space per 5,000 square feet of open lot area in excess of 10,000 square feet
To 25,000 square feet of floor area and open lot area: 2 spaces; more than 25,000 square feet of floor area and open lot area: 2 spaces plus 1 additional space per 25,000 square feet in excess of 25,000 square feet
(D)
Industrial:
 
Any manufacturing, warehousing or other industrial use
Employee parking (1.5 spaces per employee) plus 1 space per company vehicle, plus 1 visitor space per 25 employees on the major shift
To 20,000 square feet of floor area: 1 space; 20,001-50,000 square feet: 2 spaces; 50,001-90,000 square feet: 3 spaces; above 90,000 square feet: 3 spaces plus 1 additional space per 50,000 square feet of floor area in excess of 90,000 square feet