A.
On a corner lot in all zoning districts, no fence,
wall, hedge, planting or structure shall be erected, placed, planted
or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between
a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades
of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines
of such corner lots and a line joining the points along said street
lines 30 feet from the point of intersection.
[Amended 8-1-2005 by Ord. No. 1-10]
B.
In the case of arterial streets intersecting with
other arterial streets or railways, the corner cutoff distances establishing
the triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to 50 feet.
A.
Loading space requirements. On every lot on which
a new 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:
Use
|
Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Loading Space
| |
---|---|---|---|
Retail, wholesale, warehouse, service, manufacturing
and industrial establishments
|
2,000 to 10,000
|
1
| |
Over 10,000 to 20,000
|
2
| ||
Over 20,000 to 40,000
|
3
| ||
Over 40,000 to 60,000
|
4
| ||
Each additional 50,000
|
1
| ||
Hotels, offices, hospitals and places of public
assembly
|
5,000 to 10,000
|
1
| |
Over 10,000 to 50,000
|
2
| ||
Over 50,000 to 100,000
|
3
| ||
Each additional 25,000
|
1
| ||
Funeral homes
|
2,500 to 4,000
|
1
| |
Over 4,000 to 6,000
|
2
| ||
Each additional 10,000
|
1
|
B.
Multiple or mixed uses. Where a building is devoted
to more than one use or for different uses and where the floor area
for each use is below the minimum required for a loading space but
the aggregate floor area of such uses is above such a minimum, then
off-street street loading space shall be provided as if the entire
building were devoted to that use in the building for which the most
loading spaces are required.
C.
Location. Required off-street loading spaces shall
be located on the same lot with the principal use requiring such space.
No loading space shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point
of intersection of two streets or require any vehicle to back into
a public street.
D.
Design standards. Each off-street loading space shall
have a width of at least 12 feet, a length of at least 45 feet, and
a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet. Dimensions for loading spaces
in connection with funeral homes shall be reduced to 10 feet in width,
25 feet in length, and eight feet in vertical clearance. Every loading
space shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence
or shrubbery to protect neighboring residences.
E.
Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall
be improved with a compacted gravel base, not less than six inches
thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphalt or treated
with some comparable all-weather dustless material.
F.
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or
service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading
facilities provided in any residence district.
G.
Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading
berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space
requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
H.
Central loading. Central loading facilities may be
substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots provided
that the following conditions are fulfilled:
(1)
Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to
the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
(2)
Total berths provided shall meet the requirements
based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Areas of types
of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
(3)
No zoning lot served shall be more than 300 feet removed
from the central loading area.
(4)
The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading
area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven feet
in width and have a clearance of not less than seven feet.
All new parking lots and all alterations of
existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board.
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
within the fire zone 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 stalls for all vehicles
in accordance with the following:
A.
Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be
provided for each parking space.
C.
Location.[2]
(1)
Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all
districts, except in the front yard of a lot in a residential district
or in the front yard of a lot in a business district upon which a
dwelling unit is located, but shall not be closer than five feet to
a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line.
D.
Use restrictions.
(1)
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or
service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking
facilities provided in residence districts.
(2)
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.
(3)
Street setback area. No parking shall be permitted
between the street right-of-way line and the 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.
E.
Number of stalls. The number of parking stalls required
for newly created parking lots is shown in the following table:
Use
|
Minimum Parking Required
| |
---|---|---|
Dwellings: single-family, two-family and mobile
homes
|
2 stalls for each dwelling unit
| |
Dwellings: multifamily
|
2 stalls 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 stall for each guest room plus 1 stall for
each employee
| |
Sororities, dormitories and rooming and boarding
houses
|
1 stall for each bed
| |
Retirement homes and orphanages
|
1 stall per 2,000 feet of principal floor area
| |
Rest and nursing homes
|
1 stall for each 5 beds plus 1 stall for each
3 employees
| |
Medical and dental clinics
|
5 stalls for each doctor
| |
Churches, community centers, vocational and
night schools and other places of public assembly
|
1 stall for each 4 seats
| |
Secondary and elementary schools
|
1 stall for each 2 employees plus 1 stall for
each 5 students of 16 years of age or more
| |
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges and places
of entertainment
|
1 stall for each 100 square feet
| |
Manufacturing and processing plants (including
meat and food processing), industrial uses, laboratories and warehouses
|
1 stall for each employee on the largest shift;
number of employees shall be construed to mean the maximum number
on the premises at one time
| |
Financial institutions, business, government
and professional offices and retail and service establishments
|
1 stall for each 300 square feet of floor area
and 1 stall 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 garages; see below)
| |
Repair shops; 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
| |
Bowling alleys
|
5 spaces for each alley
|
F.
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses
not mentioned, the provision 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.
G.
Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any
other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this Code,
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.
H.
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.
I.
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 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 250 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 lot 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.
J.
Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded
and surfaced so as to be dust-free and properly drained. Any parking
area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces
clearly marked.[3]
K.
Curbs or barriers. Curbs or barriers shall be installed
so as to prevent parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the requirements of Chapter 148, Driveways and Curb Cuts, of this Code.
A.
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 freeways,
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 (such as exit and entrance
ramps). No driveway openings shall be permitted within 100 feet of
the intersection of an arterial street right-of-way line.
B.
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.
C.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be
granted by the Zoning Administrator 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.