Annawan City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES

10-7-1: OFF STREET PARKING SPACES:

In all districts and in connection with every use, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, off street parking for all vehicles in accordance with the following:

A. Parking areas, whether open or enclosed, shall in residential districts be on the premises intended to be served.

B. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space and driveways shall be a minimum of eleven feet (11') wide.

C. Size of each parking space shall be a minimum of one hundred seventy six (176) square feet.

D. Curbs or barriers shall be installed where necessary to prevent parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.

E. Existing buildings not complying with parking requirements may be remodeled, repaired, and structurally altered, but any increase in floor area, number of employees, dwelling units, or seating capacity shall provide the number of spaces required by the change.

F. All spaces shall be graded, drained, and paved with a surface equal to the following minimum standards:

1. Areas for carrying passenger cars only shall have three inches (3") of bituminous concrete on a six inch (6") base of IDOT CA6 crushed stone; or concrete five inches (5") thick.

2. Areas for carrying loaded trucks shall have four inches (4") of bituminous concrete on an eight inch (8") base of IDOT CA6 crushed stone; or concrete six inches (6") thick.

3. Areas for storage only of vehicles shall have an IDOT A2 asphalt surface on a six inch (6") base of IDOT CA6 crushed stone.

G. In the R districts no off street parking shall be permitted in the front yard. In the B-1 and B-2 districts, twenty percent (20%) of the required front yard shall be reserved and devoted to permanent landscaping and no off street parking spaces or off street loading spaces shall be permitted within this landscaping area.

H. Recreational vehicles and trucks shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling or any lot in any residential district except in accordance with the following provisions:

1. Recreational Vehicles: No more than two (2) of the following types of vehicles shall be permitted for each family living on a lot: campers, recreational vehicles, housecars, recreational trailers, travel hauling trailers, boats on or off trailers, and private coaches. Such vehicles shall further conform to the following regulations:

a. They shall conform to all length, height and width restrictions imposed by the statue of the state of Illinois, as they may hereafter be amended.

b. No part of their length or width shall extend past the front yard building setback line.

c. They shall not be occupied for a period longer than fifteen (15) days per year while they are so parked or stored.

d. They shall not be in such a state of disrepair as to constitute a danger to the public health or safety, nor shall they violate any of the terms of any ordinance relating to abandoned vehicles.

e. They shall not be parked or stored within the minimum side and/or rear yard applicable to the zoning district in which they are situated for a period longer than ten (10) consecutive days, nor for a total period longer than fifty (50) days per year, except as authorized by a variance granted by the zoning board of appeals.

f. They shall not be parked or stored so as to block or be on the public right of way unless the Annawan police department grants its consent. The police department shall have discretion as to the length of time and the location of such parking or storage on the public right of way.

2. Trucks: No truck exceeding one and one-half (11/2) ton capacity shall be parked or stored in any residence district.

I. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be constructed to be the next whole number.

J. In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

K. The parking requirements for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of a similar nature.

L. The number of parking spaces required is shown in the following table:


Barbershop	2 spaces for each chair plus 1 space for each 2 employees on duty at the same time.
Beauty shop	1 space for each dryer plus 1 space for each 2 employees on duty at the same time.
Bed and breakfast	1 space per guestroom and parking space must be at least 5 feet from property line, plus parking space as required for either residential districts or business districts, whichever is applicable.
Boarding house	1 space per guestroom and parking space must be at least 5 feet from property line, plus parking space as required for either residential districts or business districts, whichever is applicable.
Bowling alley	6 spaces for each alley.
Commercial, except those uses otherwise listed	1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area plus 1 space for each 2 employees on duty at the same time.
Dwelling	2 spaces for each dwelling unit.
Funeral home	6 spaces per chapel room or parlor or 1 space for every 50 square feet of floor area used for services, whichever is less.
Furniture or appliance store	1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area, plus 1 space for each 2 employees at work at the same time.
Home occupation	1 space in addition to that required for the family residence.
Hotel and motel	1 space for each sleeping unit, plus 1 space for each 2 employees on duty at the same time.
Laundry and/or dry cleaning establishment	1 space for each 3 washers and/or cleaning machines, plus 1 space for each 2 employees at work at the same time.
Lodging and rooming house	1 space per guestroom and parking space must be at least 5 feet from property line, plus parking space as required for either residential districts or business districts, whichever is applicable.
Manufacturing and industrial	1 space for each 400 square feet of floor space of the main building or 1 space for each 2 employees on the maximum work shift, whichever is greater.
Medical or dental clinic	3 spaces for each doctor plus 1 space for each 2 employees.
Public and semipublic building and institution, except those uses listed below:	1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area.
Hospital	1 space for each 2 employees on the maximum work shift, plus 1 space for each medical staff member, plus 1 space for each hospital bed, plus 3 spaces for each emergency treatment room and/or clinic examining room.
Nursing home for extended care	1 space for each 3 beds plus 1 space for each 2 employees on the maximum shift.
Public assembly with fixed seating, including auditoriums, churches, theaters, and stadiums	1 space for each 50 square feet in the main fixed auditorium or stadium.
Public assembly without fixed seating, including meeting halls, clubs, lodges, and organizations	1 space for each 50 square feet of floor area in the main assembly area.
School and college	1 space for each classroom, plus 1 space for each 4 students over 16 years of age.
Restaurant	1 space for each 4 seats plus 1 for each 2 employees on duty at the same time.
Tavern or bar	1 space for each 2 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees on duty at the same time.
Wholesale	1 space for each 4 employees on the maximum work shift.

(Ord. 244, 6-10-2003)

10-7-2: OFF STREET LOADING SPACES:

Off street loading spaces shall be provided as follows:

A. Spaces shall be located and designated as to accommodate trucks without blocking streets, sidewalks, or other trafficways.

B. No building requiring off street loading shall be increased in floor area unless off street loading space is provided to service the increase in floor area.

C. Each space shall be a minimum of fourteen feet (14') wide, forty feet (40') in length, and fourteen feet (14') in height, exclusive of access and turning areas.

D. The number of spaces required are as follows:


Office building, hotels, and public buildings receiving deliveries by truck	1 space for each 50,000 square feet of floor area up to 200,000 square feet, plus 1 space for each 75,000 square feet above 200,000 square feet.
Retail, service, wholesale, manufacturing, or industrial use	1 space for the first 20,000 square feet of floor area, plus 1 space for each additional 20,000 square feet up to 100,000 square feet, plus 1 space for each 75,000 square feet above 100,000 square feet.

(Ord. 244, 6-10-2003)

10-7-3: URBAN SECTION STREET STANDARDS:

Street Type	ROW To Be Indicated (In Feet)	ADT	Pavement Width - C+G – Sidewalks
Primary (arterial streets):
4-lane divided with shoulders	120	10,000 plus	48 feet, 4-12 foot lanes, 20 foot median, 8 foot shoulder
4-lane not divided	100	10,000 plus	67 feet, B-B, 4-12 lanes, 14 foot bidirectional
2-lane	80	6,000 plus	33 feet, B-B, 2-14 foot lanes
Secondary (collector) streets:			2-8 foot parking lanes, 4 foot sidewalk
Industrial	66	3,500	31 feet, B-B, no parking, 5 foot sidewalk
Minor streets:
1,000 feet or more in length for single-family development and in all multi-family, commercial, and industrial development	66	1,000	39 feet, B-B, 11 foot lanes, 2-8 foot parking, 1-8 foot parking lanes, 4 foot sidewalk
Less than 1,000 feet in length in single-family development and in all multi-family development, cul-de-sac streets and frontage streets	60	400	31 feet, B-B, 2-11 foot lanes, 1-8 foot parking lanes, 4 foot sidewalk
Alleys	25	100	20 feet

Note: Parkways shall be a minimum of 9 feet exclusive of a 4 or 5 foot sidewalk as indicated.

Street Type	Minimum To Maximum Gradient	Minimum Structural Design Number	Minimum Horizontal Curve	Minimum Vertical Curve	Minimum Soil Support (IBR)
Primary	0.50 percent to 5.0 percent	4.0	500 feet	300 feet	3.0
Secondary (collector)	0.50 percent to 5.0 percent	2.9	300 feet	200 feet	3.0
Industrial	0.50 percent to 5.0 percent	3.2	300 feet	200 feet	3.0
Minor 1,000 feet or more	0.40 percent to 7.0 percent	2.5	200 feet	100 feet	3.0
Less than 1,000	0.40 percent to 7.0 percent	2.5	200 feet	100 feet	2.2
Cul-de-sac	0.40 percent to 7.0 percent	2.5	200 feet	100 feet	2.2
Access roads	0.40 percent to 7.0 percent	2.5	200 feet	100 feet	3.0
Alleys	0.40 percent to 7.0 percent	2.5	200 feet	100 feet	2.0