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 specified below for the loading
and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way.
A. Number of loading and unloading spaces required.
(1) Up to 249,999 square feet:
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Gross Floor Area of Building
(square feet)
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Number of Spaces
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5,000 - 24,999
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1
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25,000 - 49,999
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2
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50,000 - 99,999
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3
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100,000 - 174,999
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4
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175,000 - 249,999
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5
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(2) For each additional 75,000 square feet (or fraction
thereof) of gross floor area, one additional loading and unloading
space shall be provided.
B. Each loading and unloading space shall have access
to a public dedicated street or alley.
C. The minimum area for each loading and unloading space,
excluding the area needed to maneuver, shall be 250 square feet.
D. At no time shall any part of a truck or van be allowed
to extend into the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare while the
truck or van is being loaded or unloaded.
In all districts and in connection with every
use, there shall be provided at the time any use is erected, enlarged,
extended, or increased, off-street parking stalls for all vehicles
in accordance with the following:
A. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided
for each parking space, and the driveway shall be at least 10 feet
wide for one- and two-family dwellings, and a minimum of 24 feet at
the property line for all other uses.
B. The minimum dimensions of each parking space shall
be nine feet by 18 feet, except for spaces provided for use by physically
disabled persons.
C. Parking spaces for use by physically disabled persons.
All public use off-street parking areas shall provide parking spaces
for use by motor vehicles which transport physically disabled persons
and accessibility to public use buildings in accordance with the current
version of the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible
Design (Title III, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.
§ 12181).
D. Location of parking spaces is to be on the same lot
as the principal use or not more than 400 feet from the principal
use. No parking space or driveway, except in residential districts,
shall be closer than 25 feet to a residential lot line or a street
right-of-way opposite a residential district.
E. Employee parking in manufacturing districts shall
be located not closer than 50 feet to a street right-of-way. The Industrial
Review Committee may permit limited guest parking within the fifty-foot
setback area.
F. Surfacing. All off-street parking areas and driveways
shall be surfaced with brick pavers approved by the manufacturer for
the intended use, portland cement or asphaltic pavement and constructed
in accordance with Village and industry standards and specifications
so as to provide a durable and dust-free surface, and shall be so
graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water. Any parking
area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces
clearly marked. Surfacing of parking areas and driveways in all districts
shall be completed before occupancy is granted or any additional permits
for alterations or additions are issued. The Zoning Administrator
or his or her designee may, however, permit a delay in the requirement
due to seasonal cold weather conditions, for uses where public access
and safety are not a consideration. In no case shall such delay extend
beyond the 15th day of May following the date of occupancy.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 740]
G. Landscaping. All public off-street parking areas which
serve five more vehicles and are created or redesigned and rebuilt
subsequent to the adoption of this chapter shall be provided with
accessory landscaped areas totaling not less than 10% of the surface
area. The minimum size of each landscaped area shall be 100 square
feet. Location of landscape areas, plant materials, protection afforded
the plantings, including curbing and provision for maintenance, shall
be subject to approval by the Plan Commission. 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. Parking areas for five or more vehicles which
adjoin residential districts shall be visually screened with a solid
wall, fence, or evergreen planting or equivalent visual density, or
other effective means, built and maintained to a minimum height of
six feet.
H. Curbs or barriers shall be installed at least four
feet from a property line so as to prevent parked vehicles from extending
over any lot line.
I. The following guide specifies the minimum number of parking spaces required. 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, or in a planned district with multiple adjoining parcels, the cumulative number of spaces required for each use shall determine the total number of spaces required, unless exempt by §
205-57G of this chapter.
(1) Residential uses:
(a)
Single-family and two-family dwellings: two
spaces per dwelling unit.
(b)
Multifamily dwellings: one space per dwelling
unit.
(c)
Housing for the elderly or handicapped: one
space per dwelling unit.
(2) Retail sales and customer service uses, and places
of entertainment:
(a)
General standard for the above uses: one space
per 150 square feet of gross floor area of customer sales and service,
plus one space per employee.
(b)
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.
(c)
Funeral homes: one space for each four persons
at maximum capacity, or 25 spaces per chapel unit, whichever is greater.
(d)
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.
(e)
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 employee 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 150 square feet of
gross dining area, plus one space per employee for the work shift
with the largest number of employees.
(i)
Restaurants, drive-in or fast-food: one space
per 50 square feet of gross dining area, plus one space per employee
for the work shift with the largest number of employees. Drive-in
restaurants with drive-through facilities shall provide sufficient
space for four waiting vehicles at each drive-through service lane.
(j)
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 persons 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, nightclubs 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)
Car washes: one space per employee for the work
shift with the largest number of employees. Car washes shall provide
sufficient space for four waiting vehicles at each washing stall and
sufficient space for drying two vehicles after each washing stall.
(q)
Animal hospitals: three parking spaces per doctor,
plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(r)
Plant nurseries, and 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.
(s)
Shopping centers (gross leasable area of at
least 50,000 square feet): 5 1/2 spaces per 1,000 square feet
of gross leasable area.
(3) Offices:
(a)
Medical, dental and similar professional health
service offices: five spaces per doctor, plus one space per employee
for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Government, professional and business offices:
one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space
per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(4) Business/recreational uses:
(a)
General standard: one space per four persons
based on the maximum capacity of the facility, plus one space per
employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Bowling alleys: five spaces for each lane, plus
one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(c)
Golf courses: 90 spaces per nine holes, plus
one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(d)
Golf driving ranges: one space per tee, plus
one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(e)
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:
(a)
Manufacturing, processing, and fabrication operations:
one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
Mini warehousing: one space per 10 storage cubicles,
plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(e)
Extractive and related operations: one space
per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(6) Institutional and related uses:
(a)
Places of worship: one space per three seats
based on the maximum capacity of the facility.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
Rooming houses and boardinghouses, fraternity
and sorority houses, dormitories and rectories: one space per bed.
(e)
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: 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:
[1]
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.
J. Special consideration shall be provided, as a conditional
use, to abutting commercial uses where agreements for shared parking
access exist and hours of operation do not present a conflict regarding
public use parking needs.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced,
or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the
following requirements:
A. Islands between driveway openings shall be provided
with a minimum of six feet between all driveways and three feet at
all lot lines. The Plan Commission may modify this requirement where
lots are so narrow as to require a shared driveway between adjacent
properties.
B. Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall not
exceed 24 feet at the street right-of-way and 30 feet at the curbline
(or roadway).
C. Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in theaters,
banks, restaurants, motels, funeral homes, vehicular sales, service
stations, or washing and repair stations or garages shall be located
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 public assembly.
D. Vehicular parking. In all districts, except the A-1
Agricultural District, all motor vehicles shall be parked within an
enclosed building or on an approved driveway or parking lot.
E. Surfacing. Driveways shall be surfaced with brick
pavers approved by the manufacturer for the intended use, portland
cement or asphaltic pavement and constructed in accordance with Village
and industry standards and specifications so as to provide a durable
and dust-free surface, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose
of all surface water. All work within the public right-of-way shall
require a permit from the Department of Public Works and be completed
to Village specifications. Surfacing of driveways in all districts
shall be completed before occupancy is granted or any additional permits
for alterations or additions are issued. The Zoning Administrator
or his or her designee may, however, permit a delay in the requirement
due to seasonal cold weather conditions, for uses where public access
and safety are not a consideration. In no case shall such delay extend
beyond the 15th day of May following the date of occupancy.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 740]
No direct private access shall be permitted
to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways, or to any
controlled access arterial street without permission from 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:
A. Arterial streets intersecting other arterial streets
within 100 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way-lines.
B. Collector and minor land access streets intersecting
an arterial street or another minor land access street within 50 feet
of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
C. 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.
D. Temporary access to the above rights-of-way 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.
The following parking restrictions and regulations
shall apply:
A. Truck, trailer, and bus parking. In all residential
districts, the parking of any truck, trailer, truck power unit, tractor
or bus, other than a school bus, in excess of three tons' gross weight
or more than 18 feet in length or having a height more than eight
feet from the roadway, is prohibited in any yard of a lot for a period
greater than 30 minutes, except for the purpose of moving or delivering
supplies or commodities to the residence located thereon. In all residential
districts, the parking of any school bus, in excess of three tons'
gross weight or more than 18 feet in length or having a height more
than eight feet from the roadway, is prohibited in any yard of a lot,
except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or except for the purpose of picking up and discharging passengers.
B. Other vehicle parking. In all districts, except the A-1 Agricultural District, parking of any vehicles, including snowmobiles, trailers and riding lawn mowers, other than described in Subsection
A above, is prohibited in any yard of a lot, except on an approved driveway or parking area as described in §
205-65F of this chapter.
[Amended 11-29-2016 by Ord. No. 770]