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East Dundee City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

§ 157.140 REQUIREMENT.

   (A)   Any off-street parking space in connection with existing buildings or structures, on the effective date of this chapter, shall not be removed, enlarged or altered, except in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
   (B)   In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires off-street parking space, there shall be provided off-street parking space in accordance with regulations set forth hereinafter.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.141 USE.

   Except as may otherwise be provided for the parking of trucks or for special uses required accessory off-street parking facilities, required as accessory to uses listed herein, shall be solely for the parking of passenger automobiles, patrons, occupants or employees.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B1) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.142 LOCATION.

   Parking spaces required for single or two-family dwelling units shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling served. Parking spaces required for all other use, except uses in the B-1 districts, which are established after the effective date of this chapter, shall be located on the same lot as the use served. Uses, other than single-family dwellings, which are in existence on the effective date of this chapter and which are subsequently altered or enlarged and new uses in the B-1 districts may be served in accordance with requirements of this chapter, by parking facilities located on land other than the lot on which the building or use served is located; provided, the facilities are located within 300 feet walking distance from the main entrance to the use served.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B2) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.143 COMPUTATION.

   The determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter 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.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B3) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.144 COLLECTIVE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES.

   Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements of each such use and if all regulations governing the location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are observed. But no parking space, or portion thereof, shall serve as the required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized in accordance with this chapter.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B4) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.145 REPAIR AND SERVICE.

   No motor vehicle repair work of any kind shall be permitted in parking lots. No gasoline or motor oil shall be sold in conjunction with any accessory parking facilities unless the facilities are located within a completely enclosed building, in which case gasoline and motor oil may be sold within the building to the uses of the facilities; provided that, no advertising sign is visible form outside the building; and provided further, that all gasoline pumps shall be effectively screened from view of the street.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B5) (Ord. passed 12- -1986) Penalty, see § 157.999

§ 157.146 SIZE.

   (A)   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, aisles, ramps, columns and office or work area.
   (B)   The space shall have vertical clearance of at least seven feet.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B6) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.147 ACCESS.

   (A)   Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or a driveway of the width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to the parking space.
   (B)   (1)   All off-street parking facilities shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street a alley or driveway in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements.
      (2)   A parking area containing four or more parking spaces shall have vehicular access to it over a street, alley or driveway, containing ail-weather, hard-surfaced pavement and the location and route of access to a parking area shall be identified. No driveway across public property shall have a width exceeding 24 feet, exclusive of curb returns.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B7) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
Cross-reference:
   Waiver of development regulations for paving, see § 157.193

§ 157.148 YARDS; LOCATION.

   Off-street parking spaces may be located in yards, except required front yards and side yards adjoining a street.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B8) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)

§ 157.149 DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE.

   (A)   Open and enclosed parking spaces. Accessory parking spaces, located on the same lot as occupied by the use served, may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building. Accessory parking spaces, located elsewhere than on the same lot occupied by the use, shall be open to the sky.
   (B)   Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, or equal, not less than four inches thick surfaced with asphaltic concrete or comparable hard-surfaced, all-weather, dustless material as approved by the village.
   (C)   Screening and landscaping. All open automobile parking areas containing more than four parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any residential or institutional property by a wall or fence not less than five feet high or more than six feet high, or a densely-planted compact hedge not less than five feet in height; and wheelstops of masonry, steel, or heavy timber, shall be placed not nearer than five feet from the street line in districts where a front yard is not required or from side lot lines.
   (D)   Lighting. Illumination of an off-street parking area shall be arranged so as not to reflect rays of light into adjacent residential districts and street. All lighting shall be extinguished not later than 30 minutes after the close of business of the use being served, except as may be otherwise authorized by the Village Board of Trustees.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B9) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
Cross-reference:
   Waiver of development regulations for paving, parking lot lighting and parking lot landscaping, see § 157.193

§ 157.150 REQUIRED SPACES.

   Off-street parking spaces accessory to designated uses shall be provided as follows:
   (A)   Family dwellings:
      (1)   Single-family dwellings: at least one parking space.
      (2)   Two-family dwellings: at least one parking space for each dwelling unit.
      (3)   Multiple-family dwellings: at least one and three-fourths parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
   (B)   Hotels: at least one parking space for each lodging room.
   (C)   Private clubs and lodges: at least two parking spaces and one parking space for each seven seats in accordance with design capacity of the main meeting room.
   (D)   Motels and tourist courts: at least one parking space for each dwelling unit and one parking space for each lodging room.
   (E)   Schools:
      (1)   Schools, elementary or junior high: private or public: at least one parking space for each faculty member and other full-time employees.
      (2)   High schools, private or public: at least one parking space of design capacity for each seven students.
      (3)   School and institutional auditoriums: at least one parking space for each two persons employed on the premises and one additional parking space for each five seats or for each 90 inches of seating space in the maize auditorium or assembly hall.
   (F)   Churches: at least one parking space for each five seats or 90 inches of seating space in the main auditorium.
   (G)   Theaters: at least one parking space for each five seats in the theater.
   (H)   Hospitals: at least one parking space for each three hospital beds, plus one parking space for each four employees other than doctors, plus one parking space for each two doctors assigned to the staff.
   (I)   Libraries and museums: at least one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.
   (J)   Recreational buildings or community centers: at least one parking space shall be provided for each three employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the Village Board of Trustees to serve the visiting public.
   (K)   Medical and dental clinics: at least three parking spaces for each examining or treatment room, plus one for each doctor and employee in the building.
   (L)   Public utility and public service uses: at least one parking space for each three employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the Village Board of Trustees to serve the visiting public.
   (M)   Establishments handling the sale and consumption on the premises of food and refreshment: at least one parking space for each 150 square feet of floor area.
   (N)   Bowling alleys: at least seven parking spaces for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants and the like.
   (O)   Banks: at least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
   (P)   Business and professional offices or public administration buildings: at least one parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area.
   (Q)   Automobile service stations: at least one parking space for each employee, plus two for each services stall.
   (R)   Furniture and appliance stores, motor vehicle sales, wholesale stores, stores for repair of household equipment or furniture: at least one parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area.
   (S)   Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors: at least ten parking spaces for each chapel or parlor, plus one parking space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises.
   (T)   Retail stores: at least one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
   (U)   Manufacturing, fabricating and processing plants not engaged in retail trade: at least one parking space for each two employees as related to the working period when the maximum number of employees are employed on the premises.
   (V)   Warehouse and storage establishments: at least one off-street parking space for each employee as related to the working period when the maximum number of employees are employed on the premises.
   (W)   Other uses: parking spaces on the same basis as required herein for the most similar use as determined by the Village Board of Trustees.
   (X)   Adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations and medical cannabis dispensaries: at least one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area; minimum of 20 spaces must be provided.
(1981 Code, Art. XI, B10) (Ord. passed 12- -1986; Am. Ord. 20-04, passed 2-25-2020)