Town of Trenton, WI Article VI Traffic Visibility, Loading, Parking and Access

§ 380-65 Traffic visibility.

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.

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 80 feet.

§ 380-66 Loading requirements.

A. Number of loading and unloading spaces required.

	Gross Floor Area of Building (square feet)	Number of Spaces
	5,000 to 24,999	1
	25,000 to 49,999	2
	50,000 to 99,999	3
	100,000 to 174,999	4
	175,000 to 249,999	5

NOTE: For each additional 74,000 square feet (or fraction thereof) of gross floor area, one additional loading and unloading space shall be provided.

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 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 or road.

D. Design standards.

(1) The minimum area for each loading and unloading space, excluding the area needed to maneuver, shall be 250 square feet.

(2) 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.

E. 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.

F. 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.

§ 380-67 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:

A. Access. Driveways 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. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space.

B. Design standards. Each required off-street parking space shall be not less than 180 square feet. No parking area of more than four spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street. Large expanses of unchanneled parking areas shall be avoided by interior landscaping and safety islands.

C. Location.

(1) Off-street parking shall be on the same lot as the principal use or not over 400 feet from the principal use. No parking stall or driveway, except in residential districts, shall be closer than 25 feet to a residential district lot line or a street line opposite a residential district.

(2) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except in the front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts but shall not be closer than five feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line.

D. Surfacing. All off-street parking areas and/or driveways for more than five vehicles shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or portland cement pavement in accordance with the Town of Trenton standards and specifications so as to provide a durable and dust-free surface, shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area and shall be so arranged and marked so as to provide for orderly and safe loading or unloading, parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.

E. Landscaping. All public off-street parking areas which serve five vehicles or more and are created or redesigned and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of this article shall be provided with accessory landscape areas totaling not less than 5% of the surfaced area. The minimum size of each landscape area shall not be less than 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 such proposed parking areas shall include a topographic survey or 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 the required minimum landscape area. Those parking areas for five or more vehicles, if adjoining a residential use, shall be screened from such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting of equivalent visual density or other effective means, built and maintained at a minimum height of six feet.

F. Additional requirements.

(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.

G. Curbs. Curbs or barriers shall be installed a minimum of four feet from a property line so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.

H. Number of stalls. The number of parking stalls required is shown in the following subsections:

(1) Residential uses:

(a) Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit.

(b) Housing for the elderly: one space per dwelling unit.

(2) Business, institutional and industrial uses: four square feet of parking for each one square foot of gross building area.

I. Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use. Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking spaces in a common parking facility less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually, provided that such uses are not operated during the same hours. A written agreement satisfactory to the Town Attorney shall accompany any joint use arrangement.

J. 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. All open off-street parking areas providing more than 25 spaces, except for parking areas restricted to use by employees only, shall provide parking spaces for use by motor vehicles which transport physically disabled persons in accordance with the following minimum standards:

(1) One parking space shall be provided in parking areas containing 26 to 49 spaces.

(2) Two percent of the total number of spaces shall be provided in parking areas containing 50 to 1,000 spaces.

(3) In addition to the number of spaces required in Subsection J(2) above, 1% of each 1,000 spaces over the first 1,000 spaces shall be provided for physically disabled parking.

(4) The minimum dimensions for all parking spaces provided for use by physically disabled persons shall be 12 feet by 18 feet.

(5) Parking spaces provided for the use of physically disabled persons shall be located as close as possible to an entrance which allows such persons to enter and leave the parking area without assistance.

(6) All parking spaces provided for the use of physically disabled persons shall be marked by a sign which includes the international symbol for barrier-free environments and a statement informing the public that the parking space is reserved for use by physically disabled persons, all according to law.

K. Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase of 25% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in the floor area, said building or use shall then comply with the parking requirements set forth in the district in which it is located.

§ 380-68 Highway access.

A. Direct 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 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. 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. 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.