The off-street parking and loading provisions of this Section shall apply as follows:

10.1

Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations.

a.

For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land established after the effective date of this Section, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by the regulations of the districts in which such buildings or uses are located. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this Section, and provided that construction is begun within six months of such effective date and diligently pursued to completion, parking and loading facilities as required hereinafter need not be provided.

b.

Prior to completion of any construction, structural alterations, or new or expanded land use, off-street parking facilities must be provided as required in this Chapter.

10.1-1

When the intensity of use of any building, structure, or premises is planned to be increased through addition of units, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other units of measurement specified herein for required parking or loading facilities, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use.

10.1-2

Whenever the existing use of a building or structure is changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use. However, if the building or structure was erected prior to the effective date of this Section, additional parking or loading facilities are required only in the amount by which the requirements for the new use would exceed those for the existing use if the latter were subject to the parking and loading provisions of this Section.

10.1-3

Control of Off-Site Parking Facilities. In a residential district, no zoning certificate for off-site facilities shall be issued until the Plan Commission has conducted a hearing for a special use in accordance with Section 28-8. No off-site parking shall be located in a residential zoning district unless accessory to a use permitted in that district.

10.1-4

Submission of Parking Plan. Any application for a building permit, or for a certificate of occupancy where no building permit is required, shall include a parking plan drawn to scale and fully dimensioned showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with this Section.

10.2

Additional Regulations—Parking.

10.2-1

Except as otherwise indicated, required accessory off street parking facilities provided for uses listed hereinafter shall be solely for the parking of vehicles of patrons, occupants (or their guest), or employees of such uses.

10.2-2

Floor Area. See Section 28-3 for floor area measurement requirements.

10.2-3

Employees. Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of full or part-time employees on duty or residing, or both on the premises at any one time.

10.2-4

Capacity. Parking spaces required on the basis of capacity shall be based on the capacity as determined by current Village Building and Fire Codes.

10.2-5

Computation. When determination of the number of off street parking spaces required by this Section results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.

10.2-6

Collective Provision. Off street parking facilities for separate uses within a single development may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided collectively is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and provided that all regulations governing location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to. Further, no parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized by the Plan Commission in accordance with Section 10.1-3.

10.2-7

Size. A required off street parking space shall be at least nine feet in width and at least 18 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office or work areas. The length of a parking space can be reduced to 16½ feet including wheel stop if additional space of one and one-half feet in length is provided for car overhang. At least three feet, excluding any car overhang space, must be provided for any planting screen. The parking shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.

10.2-8

Horizontal widths for parking rows, aisles, and modules shall be provided at widths no less than listed in the following table:

Certain required off street parking spaces mandated by this Section may be satisfied by spaces eight and one-half feet in width by 18 feet in length if the petitioner provides an analysis that justifies the narrower spaces to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering. Spaces predominantly patronized by rapid-turnover parkers do not qualify for the narrower width.

10.2-9

Access. Each required off street space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement.

No driveway across public property or requiring a curb cut shall exceed a width of 25 feet, except when, in the opinion of the Village Engineer, safe and efficient design principals require an increase, in which case the Village Engineer may authorize a maximum driveway width of 36 feet. Furthermore, no access from a street or alley to off street parking facilities shall be located less than 35 feet from the intersection of the right-of-way of two intersecting streets.

10.2-10

Handicapped Parking. Parking for the handicapped shall be provided at a size, number and location, as specified by the current Illinois Accessibility Code.

10.2-11

In Yards.

10.2-11.1

In R-E, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts, off street parking spaces are permitted based on the following:

a.

Off street parking spaces may be located in any yards but only on concrete or asphalt surfaces. Green infrastructure applications for parking surfaces may be utilized in lieu of concrete or asphalt surfaces subject to compliance with acceptable engineering standards and Village Engineer approval.

b.

Except as set forth in subsection c. below, no driveway and/or parking area shall exceed a width of 22 feet.

c.

For three car garages, a driveway and/or parking area is permitted to be a maximum of 32 feet in width, within 18 feet of the garage's front elevation when, in the opinion of the Village Engineer, the installation of such driveway is not detrimental to drainage or alter the character of the area.

d.

When the garage is located to the rear of the residence, the side drive shall be a minimum of nine feet wide. Projections (chimneys, awnings, etc.) shall not be allowed to overhang within this measurement.

e.

For a zoning lot with a lot width of 70 feet or greater, all driveway pavement must be setback at least three feet from the side or rear lot line (whichever lot line applies).

f.

For side-loaded garages (when the garage door(s) face a side lot line), the driveway pavement dimension shall be a minimum of 22 feet from the face of the garage to the edge of the driveway pavement along the side lot line.

g.

Driveway aprons must be an adequate width to accommodate the driveway.

Nothing contained herein, however, shall permit the parking of any vehicle in a portion of yard where such parking would otherwise be prohibited by any provision of Arlington Heights Village Code, nor shall this Section be construed to eliminate any requirements for the installation of driveways otherwise imposed by the Code, including specifications for the construction and character of such driveways. Parking upon grass, dirt or other non-hard surface of any vehicle except towed vehicles is prohibited.

10.2-11.2.

Parking Spaces.

a.

In "R-4," "R-5," "R-6" and "R-7" and "M-1" off street parking spaces may be located in any yard except required front yards, except for a residential lot with a front-loading garage.

b.

In "R-4", "R-5", "R-6", and R-7" Districts, residential properties that contain duplexes or townhomes that share a driveway for access to separate front loaded garages may have a driveway up to a total of 34 feet in width, at the ratio of 17 feet in width per duplex or townhome unit, within 18 feet of the garage's front elevation, when, in the opinion of the Village Engineer, the installation of the driveway will not be detrimental to the drainage or alter the character of the area.

c.

Driveway aprons must be an adequate width to accommodate the driveway.

In O-T Office Transitional Districts off-street parking spaces may be located in any required yard.

In Business and M-2 Districts, off-street parking spaces may be located in any required yard.

10.2-12

Design and Maintenance.

10.2-12.1

Open and Enclosed Parking Spaces. Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot occupied by the use served, may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building. Accessory parking spaces located in an "R-5" or "R-7" District elsewhere than on the same lot occupied by the use served shall be open to the sky except when otherwise allowed as a Special Use by the Village.

10.2-12.2

Surfacing and Drainage. All off street parking areas shall be improved with a compacted base, surfaced with asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material of a design and thickness in accordance with prescribed engineering standards, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of surface water accumulation by means of a positive storm water drainage system connected directly or indirectly to a public drainage way. Green infrastructure applications for parking surfaces may be utilized in lieu of concrete or asphalt surfaces subject to compliance with acceptable engineering standards and Village Engineer approval.

10.2-12.3

Lighting.

a.

All lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be shielded or otherwise optically controlled so as to provide glareless illumination in such a manner as not to create a nuisance on adjacent property.

b.

All off-street parking areas with lighting shall limit spillage onto adjacent property. Maximum horizontal foot candles as given off by the neighboring property as measured in the following districts shall not exceed:

c.

All light poles erected 20 feet to 40 feet above ground level:

1.

Shall be flat bottom optically controlled sharp cut-offs, as approved by the Director of Engineering;

2.

Shall not be installed with diffusing refractors; and

3.

Shall maintain a ratio of 3:1 or less of luminaire spacing to luminaire mounting heights.

d.

All light poles erected zero feet to 20 feet above ground level:

1.

Shall be of translucent materials and not transparent materials, as approved by the Director of Engineering; and

2.

Shall not be installed with diffusing refractors.

e.

Light Poles shall not be erected higher than 40 feet above ground level.

f.

Parking installed for the public benefit by Park Districts, educational and religious institutions shall be exempt from the requirements of [subsection] (c)(3) of this Section.

g.

All present non-conforming off-street parking areas shall be equipped with the lighting required by this section upon the obsolescence or replacement of the existing lighting.

h.

Definitions and terms used in this Section shall be defined by the Illumination Engineering Societies in the current edition of the IES Lighting Handbook.

i.

Lighting standards in side and rear yard(s) in districts other than R-E through R-7 are exempt from the requirements of (d) of this Section when said side or rear yard(s) are not adjacent to a residential district or roadway and the lighting standards do not cause glare to vehicular traffic.

10.2-12.4

Curbing. The perimeter of all parking areas providing space for parking five or more vehicles shall be protected in accordance with prescribed engineering standards.

10.2-13

Maximum Number of Spaces. The total number of accessory parking spaces provided for a two-family or multiple-family dwelling or hotel shall not exceed that required by this Section for such use or for an equivalent new use by more than 50 percent. The total number of accessory parking spaces for a single-family residential zoning lot shall be six.

10.2-14

Parking of Certain Vehicles in Residential Zoning Districts. The purpose and intent of this Section is to restrict the parking of certain vehicles in residential zoning districts as defined below. No vehicles, other than private passenger vehicles or commercial vehicles subject to the provisions of Section 10.2-14.2, may be parked between the front line of any portion of the building and the street in a residential area for a greater length of time than is required for loading or unloading or for performing services associated with the equipment or materials hauled in commercial vehicles. In no case shall a vehicle, other than a private passenger vehicle or commercial vehicles subject to the provisions of Section 10.2-14.2, be parked between the front line of any portion of the building and the street in a residential area overnight, except as authorized by the Chief of Police as provided elsewhere in this Section.

10.2-14.1

Parking of Recreational Vehicles. Recreational Vehicles (RV) may be parked on a residential zoning lot subject to the following:

a.

Front Yard.

1.

RVs shall not be parked between the front line of any portion of the building and the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter.

b.

Side Yard.

1.

No more than two RVs may be parked in a side yard.

2.

A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in length and two RVs, if parked-end to-end, may not exceed a total combined length of 20 feet.

3.

A single RV may not exceed a height of four feet in height.

4.

Any RV located in an interior side yard shall be parked a minimum of three feet from the side lot line.

5.

Any RV located in an interior side yard shall be screened on all sides with a single row of evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.

c.

Rear Yard.

1.

No more than two RVs shall be parked in a rear yard.

2.

A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in length and two RVs, if parked end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined length of 32 feet.

3.

A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12 feet in height.

4.

Any RV located in a rear yard shall be parked a minimum of five feet from the rear lot line and a minimum of three feet from any interior lot line.

5.

Any RV located in a rear yard shall be screened on all sides with a single row of evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.

d.

Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.

1.

No RVs shall be located in an exterior side yard or that portion of a rear yard that is between an adjacent street or roadway and a line extended from the building.

e.

Additional Requirements.

1.

Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential zoning lot.

2.

At no time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other purposes. No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.

3.

Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed garage unless such parking is specifically prohibited elsewhere in the Code.

4.

The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in a manner so as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot where parked or to adjacent property. Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll shall be considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.

5.

The parking surface of an RV in any permitted area shall be a hard surface such as concrete, asphalt or crushed stone.

6.

RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.

7.

RVs shall not be used as accessory structures in any zoning district.

8.

No major automobile repairs, as defined in Section 28-3 of this Chapter shall be performed on any RV except within a garage or other structure.

9.

Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading shall be permitted for no more than two days within any period of four consecutive days.

10.2-14.2

Parking of Commercial Vehicles. Commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential zoning lot subject to the following:

a.

Size/Weight Limitation. No commercial vehicle having a license class designation greater than "B" under the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be parked on a residential zoning lot. This limitation shall not apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation of "D." All other Class "D" vehicles are prohibited.

b.

Location. No commercial vehicle shall be parked on a residential zoning lot unless parked within a private garage. However, a commercial vehicle that meets one of the following criteria is not required to be parked within a private garage:

1.

The vehicle has no signage;

2.

The vehicle's signage is limited to the identification of the owner or operator affixed, by name or logo, and shall be no larger than 25 percent of the area of the front door, including glass, on the driver's side. Such identification may appear on not more than two separate portions of the vehicle.

c.

Number. Generally, only one commercial vehicle shall be parked on a residential lot. A second commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential lot only if it meets all of the following criteria:

1.

The vehicle shall not have a license class designation of "B" or greater under the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and

2.

The vehicle's signage is limited to the identification of the owner or operator affixed, by name or logo, and shall be no larger than 25 percent of the area of the front door, including glass, on the driver's side. Such identification may appear on not more than two separate portions of the vehicle.

d.

Nothing in the provisions of this Section shall be construed to prohibit trucks and other service vehicles from being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or rendering service to the property.

e.

The Police Chief, or duly appointed representative, may authorize the parking of commercial vehicles designed for providing emergency services applying the same procedures and restrictions as used for RVs.

10.2-14.3

No inoperable or unlicensed vehicle shall be permitted on any residential property for more than 48 hours unless it is in an enclosed garage.

10.3

Location of Accessory Off-Street Parking Facilities. The location of off street parking spaces in relation to the use served shall be as prescribed hereinafter. All distances specified shall be walking distances between such parking spaces and a main entrance to the use served.

10.3-1

For Uses in an R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 District. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served.

10.3-2

For Uses in an R-5, R-6 or R-7 District. All parking spaces shall be within 500 feet of the use served, except that spaces accessory to a multiple-family dwelling or apartment-hotel shall be within 300 feet of the use served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in an R-5 or R-7 District shall be located in an R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-4 District.

10.3-3

For Uses in Business and Manufacturing Districts. All required parking spaces shall be within 1,000 feet of the use served, except for spaces accessory to dwelling units (other than those located in a transient hotel), which shall be within 300 feet of the use served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a Business or Manufacturing District shall be located in a Residence District.

10.4

Schedule of Parking Requirements. Accessory off-street parking spaces for the following uses shall be provided as required herein.

10.4-1

Residential Uses.

10.4-2

Retail—Commercial and Services Uses.

10.4-3

Wholesale, Storage and Production.

10.4-4

Community Service Uses.

10.4-5

Miscellaneous Uses.

10.5

Parking in the Downtown District.

10.5-1

Furniture and Appliance Store (B-5).

10.5-2

Multiple Family Dwellings (B-5) (Including Apartment Hotels).

10.5-3

Office—Business, Professional, and Governmental (B-5).

10.5-4

Offices—Medical or Dental and Medical Centers (B-5).

10.5-5

Retail Stores and Banks (B-5).

10.5-6

Restaurant—Sit-Down (B-5).

10.5-7

Reserved.

10.5-8

Leasing of Parking Spaces. The off-street parking requirements in the B-5 Downtown District may be met by the leasing of spaces from the Village. The duration and terms of such lease shall be determined by the President and Board of Trustees. The parking shall not be separated from the place of business by a major arterial road and shall be within the Downtown District or contiguous to the Downtown District.

10.5-9

Substantial Compliance. If an existing developed parcel does not meet parking requirements but the deficit is either less than ten spaces or no more than five percent less than the number of required parking spaces, the parcel will be deemed to be in substantial compliance with the parking requirements if the property owner can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Village that there is sufficient parking on-site for the proposed uses.

10.6

Additional Regulations—Off-Street Loading.

10.6-1

Location. All required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. No loading berth for vehicles over two ton capacity shall be closer than 50 feet to any property in a Residence District unless completely enclosed by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof, not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. No loading berth shall be located in a required side yard and any loading berth located in a required rear yard shall be open to the sky.

10.6-2

Size. Unless otherwise specified, a required loading berth shall be at least ten feet in width by at least 35 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

10.6-3

Access. Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed in such a manner that all vehicle maneuvering shall be performed entirely on the property being serviced when the access is from a street designated on the Village Official Map or Village Comprehensive Plan Map as an arterial or collector street.

10.6-4

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 or Business District.

10.6-5

Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portion thereof.

10.6-6

For special uses other than prescribed for hereinafter, loading berths adequate in number and size to serve such use, as determined by the Plan Commission, shall be provided.

10.6-7

Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein, but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed for such required facilities, shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same lot which is accessible by motor vehicle.

10.7

Schedule of Loading Requirements. For the uses listed in the following table, off-street loading berths shall be provided on the basis of gross floor area or building or portions thereof devoted to such uses in the amounts shown below:

10.8

Schedule of Bicycle Parking Requirements. Bicycle Parking (BP) is defined as any designated space made publicly available for secure short-term bicycle storage. Designs and dimensions of BP spaces and structures must comply with standards set forth in the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycles Professionals Bicycle Parking Guidelines handbook. The minimum number of required off-street BP spaces shall be determined using the guidelines set forth in this Section. These requirements shall apply in the case of new construction or when a change in use results in the requirement for additional off-street motor vehicle parking. However, if space is not available or feasible on a site to provide the required number of bicycle parking spaces, the Director of Planning may determine that fewer or no spaces be provided.

These requirements are established to ensure adequate parking and access for the following building and development types in the Village of Arlington Heights.

10.8-1

Residential Uses.

10.8-2

Retail—Commercial and Services.

10.8-3

Wholesale, Storage and Production.

10.8-4

Community Service Uses.

10.8-5

Miscellaneous Uses.

For uses not listed in this schedule of BP requirements, BP spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed uses. However, BP spaces shall not be required for construction yards, day care homes, freight terminals, private and public utility facilities and single-family-two family dwellings.

The required BP spaces for a multi-tenant commercial or industrial development may be combined at one location on the site provided that the total number of spaces is not less than the required sum for the combined square footage of all the tenants, and the location is within 200 feet of each tenant entrance.

10.8-6

Bike Parking in the Downtown District. Bike parking is not required in the Downtown District except for Planned Unit Developments, in which case the number of BP spaces will be determined as part of the formal review process.

(Ord. #11-024, #17-037, #18-010, #2022-035; Ord. No. 2024-71, § 4, 12-16-2024)