Blanchardville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Traffic, Parking and Access
§ 520-33 Traffic visibility.
No obstructions such as structures, fences, parking or vegetation shall be permitted in any district between the heights of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the plane through the mean curb grades within the triangular space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street or alley right-of-way lines and a line joining points on such lines located a minimum of 15 feet from their intersection. Where arterial streets intersect with other arterial streets or railways, the corner cutoff distances establishing the triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to 50 feet.
§ 520-34 Loading requirements.
In all districts, adequate loading areas shall be provided so that all vehicles loading, maneuvering, or unloading are completely off the public ways and so that all vehicles need not back onto any public way.
§ 520-35 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. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space, and driveways shall be at least 10 feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings and up to 24 feet for all other uses.
B.
Size. The size of each parking space shall be not less than nine feet by 20 feet, exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress.
C.
Locations. The location 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, and no residential driveway shall be closer than eight feet from any lot line except on culs-de-sac.
D.
Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to be dust-free and properly drained. Any parking area for five or more vehicles shall be paved with a bituminous surface or equivalent and have spaces and aisles clearly marked.
E.
Curbs or barriers. Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.
F.
Parking stalls required. Applicant(s) may show comparable project(s) to demonstrate parking need based upon the size and use of the building.
Use | Number of Parking Stalls Required |
|---|---|
Single-family dwellings | Minimum 1.0 stalls per dwelling unit |
Two-family dwellings | Use multifamily standard below |
Multifamily dwellings | Studio/1 BR: MAX 1.0 stall per dwelling unit; 2 BR: MAX 1.5 stalls per dwelling unit; 3 BR+: MAX 2 stalls per dwelling unit |
Hotels and motels | 1 stall per guest room plus 1 stall per 3 employees |
Hospitals, clubs, lodges, lodging houses and boardinghouses | 1 stall per 2 beds plus 1 stall per 3 employees |
Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing homes | 1 stall per 5 beds plus 1 stall per 3 employees |
Medical and dental clinics | 3 stalls per doctor |
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night schools and other places of public assembly | 1 stall per 5 seats |
Secondary and elementary schools | 1 stall per 2 employees plus 1 stall per student auto permitted |
Restaurants, bars, places of entertainment, repair shops, retail and service stores | 1 stall per 100 square feet of floor area |
Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories and warehouses | 1 stall per 3 employees |
Financial institutions and business, governmental and professional offices | 1 stall per 200 square feet of floor area plus 1 stall per 2 employees |
Funeral homes | 1 stall per 4 seats plus 1 stall per vehicle used in the business |
Bowling alleys | 5 stalls per alley |
§ 520-36 Driveways. [1]
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced, or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the following requirements:
A.
Islands. Islands between driveway openings in business and industrial areas shall be provided with a minimum of 12 feet between all driveways and six feet at all lot lines.
B.
Ingress and egress openings. Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall not exceed 24 feet at the street line and 30 feet at the roadway.
C.
Entrances and exits. Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in theaters; banks; restaurants; motels; funeral homes; vehicular sales, service, washing and repair stations; garages; or public parking lots shall be not less than 200 feet from the pedestrian entrance or exit to a school, church, hospital, park, playground, library, public emergency shelter or other place of public assembly.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 172, Driveways.
§ 520-37 Highway access.
A.
Private access restricted. 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.
B.
Public or private access restricted. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
(1)
Freeway, interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes, nor to intersection of interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes.
(2)
Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within 100 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
(3)
Streets intersecting an arterial street within 50 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
C.
Public 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.
D.
Temporary access. 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 permits shall be temporary and revocable and subject to any conditions required, and shall be used for a period not to exceed 12 months.