Coal City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 156-125 Purpose.
The purpose of the requirements in this article is to further the appropriate provision and design of off-street parking and loading areas that will:
A.
Provide access to land uses generating large traffic volumes in a community dependent on automobile and truck transportation.
B.
Foster safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians both on private property and on adjacent public streets.
C.
Minimize nuisance in residential areas from on-street parking of large numbers of vehicles.
§ 156-126 Applicability.
The requirements in this article apply to any provision, removal, enlargement, or alteration of any off-street parking or loading spaces or areas accessory to any building or structure existing as of the effective date of this chapter or voluntarily provided under this chapter or voluntarily provided in excess of the requirements herein. These provisions shall likewise apply to parking that is the principal use of a parcel.
§ 156-127 Number and size of required facilities.
A.
Numbers and sizes of off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided for all new uses and existing uses that are enlarged, expanded, or changed, in conformance with the standards in Tables 10, 11, 12, and 13.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Tables 10 through 13 are included as attachments to this chapter.
B.
No additional spaces shall be required for expansion or change of an existing use if the standards herein would require an increase over the spaces already provided on the site of less than 15%.
§ 156-128 Off-street parking for C-4 Downtown Commercial District.
[Amended 3-25-1996 by Ord. No. 96-06; 6-8-2016 by Ord. No. 16-12]
Business owners utilizing property located within C-4 zoning shall not be required to procure off-street parking in addition to those parking spaces provided within the public right-of-way.
§ 156-129 Preservation and replacement of existing spaces.
No off-street parking or loading spaces, either provided in conformity with the provisions of this chapter or a previous ordinance or voluntarily provided in excess of what such provisions require, shall be reduced in size or number below the requirements herein, or further below such requirements, so long as the use they serve continues in operation.
§ 156-130 Submission of site plan.
A.
A site plan showing off-street parking and loading facilities shall accompany an application for any of the following for any use required to provide over four off-street parking spaces or one or more off-street loading spaces:
(1)
Building permit or certificate of occupancy.
(2)
Conditional use permit.
(3)
Rezoning.
(4)
Preliminary or final plat approval as provided in the Subdivision Control Ordinance, adopted in § 155-1 of this Code.
(5)
Variance from off-street parking or loading requirements.
(6)
Planned unit development preliminary or final plan.
B.
The Village Board may waive or defer this requirement in any instance in which the specific use of the premises, and therefore the specific parking and loading requirements applicable, are not yet determined, such as in the case of a rezoning for an industrial subdivision. The site plan shall meet the requirements of Table 2.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 156-131 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 156-131, Vehicle storage and repair, was repealed 6-19-2023 by Ord. No. 23-14.
§ 156-132 Access.
Each required off-street parking space and loading space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide a safe and efficient means of vehicular access, and shall have vehicular access to a public thoroughfare in a manner that will least interfere with traffic movement thereupon. Dimensions of aisles and driveways shall be as provided in Table 10.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 10 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 156-133 Grading.
All parking and loading areas shall be graded for proper drainage, and the volume of stormwater runoff that exceeds that existing prior to the installation of such areas shall discharge into an approved drainage system.
§ 156-134 Maintenance.
All parking and loading areas shall be maintained free of dust, trash, and debris. The surfacing, curbing, lighting fixtures, signals, and related appurtenances shall be maintained in good condition so long as such areas are used for parking or loading purposes.
§ 156-135 Landscaping and screening.
All parking and loading areas shall be landscaped and screened in such a manner as to complement the area and not to degrade the character of the area.
§ 156-136 Use of parking spaces.
Except as otherwise provided herein, required off-street parking shall be used solely for parking for patrons, occupants, guests, visitors, or employees of the premises on the same lot.
§ 156-137 Shared parking.
Required parking spaces for different uses may be provided collectively. Except as provided herein for shopping centers, the total number of spaces so provided shall not be less than the sum of the spaces required for each separate use. No space shall serve as the required space for more than one use.
§ 156-138 Parking for shopping centers.
The number of parking spaces required for retail and personal service uses located in a shopping center shall be as provided for shopping centers in Table 13 rather than the sum of the spaces required for the individual uses, except that the number of spaces for restaurants, taverns, and drive-in facilities located in a shopping center, and for any establishment occupying over 50% of the gross leasable area of the center, shall be as provided in Table 13[1] for these individual uses and shall be added to the number of spaces required under the provisions for shopping centers for the balance of the uses in the center.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 13 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 156-139 Surfacing of parking areas.
All open off-street parking areas and related vehicular access drives and aisles shall be surfaced with a blacktop, seal coat, brick, or concrete all-weather pavement, except that an approved crushed gravel base may also be used for single-family detached dwellings. Any expansion or extension of such areas shall be surfaced with the same materials as the original installation.
§ 156-140 Wheel guards, bumper guards or curbs.
Where more than 10 spaces are provided, wheel guards, bumper guards, or curbs shall be installed so as to prevent parked vehicles from extending beyond the parking surface, where needed in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator.
§ 156-141 Location of parking spaces.
A.
On the same or a separate lot. Required off-street parking for single-family detached and attached dwellings shall be provided on the same lot as the use served. Required parking for other uses may also be provided on a separate lot that is in the same possession, by deed or lease, so long as the nearest point of the parking area thereupon is within 300 feet walking distance of the nearest entrance to the use served.
B.
In yards.
(1)
Required off-street parking for single-family detached and single-family attached dwellings may be located in front, side, and rear yards. Such off-street parking may be located forward of the actual building line opposite a front or corner side lot line the front of the dwelling faces, only if the parking is located entirely on a driveway.
[Amended 12-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-38]
(2)
Required off-street parking for other uses may be located in required front, side, and rear yards in all districts subject to the requirements for parking screening strips as set forth in § 156-135.
(3)
No off-street parking for any non-single-family residential use is permitted within any required yard abutting property in an RS District. No parking for any nonresidential use is permitted within any required yard abutting property in any residential district.
§ 156-142 Prohibited parking; trailers, mobile homes, boats and recreational vehicles.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any of the following on any public street, alley, roadway, highway or other public way or right-of-way within the Village, or on any Village property: any trailer, camping trailer, travel trailer or mobile home; any recreational vehicle or boat; or any utility trailer or trailer used for hauling, including, but not limited to, trailers designed to haul equipment, snowmobiles, motorcycles or boats.
A.
Restricted parking in residential districts. The parking of vehicles, as described in this section, in residential areas within the Village is hereby restricted as follows: unless parked in a fully enclosed building or structure, only one of the vehicles described in this section may be parked on any residential lot or parcel of land, provided that:
(1)
Said item shall be parked in an interior side yard or rear yard. It shall not be parked in the front yard or corner side yard, except as provided for in Subsection B below.
(2)
Said item shall not be permanently affixed to the ground in a manner that would prevent its removal and must be maintained in a proper manner.
[Amended 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-30]
(3)
Said item shall not be located closer than five feet to any rear or interior side lot line.
(4)
At no time shall a recreational vehicle be occupied for living or sleeping purposes.
(5)
At no time shall a recreational vehicle be connected to natural gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
(6)
If said item is a trailer, the license plate shall not exceed the allowable legal limits of a Class TD plate as provided within the Illinois Vehicle Code.
[Added 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-30]
B.
Parking in driveway. The vehicles described in this section may be parked in the front yard driveway, if and only if:
[Amended 9-25-2019 by Ord. No. 19-29]
(1)
It is parked in a manner so as not to block the sidewalk or block the view of the street for safe exiting; and
(2)
It is parked in the front drive during its normal season of operation (i.e., watercraft and recreational vehicles from April 1 to October 31; snowmobiles and watercraft used for hunting from November 1 to March 30) for no more than five days in preparation of a trip.
§ 156-143 Parking of commercial vehicles.
A.
In residential districts. No commercial vehicle, as defined in § 156-3, may be parked or stored in a residential district other than in a completely enclosed garage except for loading or unloading of household belongings between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight for the purpose of moving a personal residence or for deliveries, repairs, construction, maintenance, or service calls.
B.
In business districts. No commercial vehicle, as defined in § 156-3, may be parked or stored in a commercial or office district other than in a completely enclosed garage unless it is used in a business located on the same premises or is being parked temporarily by a customer, supplier, contractor, or visitor or for loading, unloading, moving, or construction, maintenance, or repair of the premises.
§ 156-144 Handicapped parking.
All uses providing over 25 parking spaces shall mark at least one space as reserved for the handicapped. One space shall be so marked for the first 50 spaces and one additional space shall be marked for every 100 spaces thereafter. All such spaces shall be as close as possible to a building entrance accessible to the handicapped and shall offer barrier-free access thereto. Such spaces shall have sufficient width to allow for wheelchair access to a passenger car or passenger van parked therein.
§ 156-145 Bicycle parking.
All uses providing over 25 spaces shall provide space and facilities for bicycle parking.
§ 156-146 Location of off-street loading spaces.
All required loading spaces shall be located:
A.
On the same lot as the use to be served, except when collectively provided as central loading facilities in conformance with the requirements herein.
B.
Twenty-five feet or more from the right-of-way lines of the nearest point of intersection of any streets.
C.
Outside of required front and side yards.
D.
In such a manner that no portion of a vehicle shall project into a street.
§ 156-147 Surfacing of off-street loading areas.
All open off-street loading spaces and related vehicular access drives and aisles shall be surfaced with a hard-surfaced all-weather pavement capable of bearing a live load of 200 pounds per square foot.
§ 156-148 Shared off-street loading space.
Loading spaces required for individual lots may be collectively provided in central facilities, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
A.
The number of spaces provided is not less than that required by the total floor space for each category of use served.
B.
Each lot served has direct access to the central facilities without crossing streets at grade.
C.
The central facilities are not more than 500 feet from any lot they serve.
D.
Any tunnel or ramp between the central facilities and any lot served is at least seven feet wide and has a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.
E.
Written covenants and easements approved by the Village recorded with the county provide for the retention, maintenance, and use of such facilities.