Flossmoor City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 285-23-1 Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public streets, and to promote the safety and welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for the off-street parking and loading and unloading of motor vehicles and recreation vehicles in accordance with the use to which property is put.
§ 285-23-2 General provisions.
A.
Procedure for new or enlarged structures or uses. An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building, structure or use shall include therewith a site plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
B.
Extent of control. The off-street parking and loading requirements of this chapter shall apply as follows:
(1)
All buildings and structures erected and land uses initiated after the effective date of this chapter shall provide accessory off-street parking or loading facilities as required hereinafter for the use thereof.
(2)
When a building or structure shall undergo any increase in the number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other unit of measurement specified hereinafter for required parking or loading facilities, and further, when said increase would result in a requirement for additional total parking or loading spaces through application of the provisions of this chapter thereto, parking and loading facilities shall be increased accordingly, provided that existing parking or loading facilities shall be so increased that the facilities would at least equal or exceed the parking or loading requirements resulting from application of the provisions of this chapter to the entire building or structure as modified.
(3)
Permissive parking and loading spaces. Nothing in this article shall prevent the establishment of off-street automobile parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land or buildings, subject to full compliance with the provisions of this article, except that off-street parking areas accessory to existing multiple-family structures cannot be located off the zoning lot containing the main use without authorization by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(4)
Damage or destruction. Any building, structure or use which is in existence and is a conforming use on the effective date of this chapter and which subsequently shall be damaged or destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause may be reconstructed, reestablished or repaired, with or without off-street parking or loading facilities, except that parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored or continued in operation.
(5)
Floor area. The term "floor area," as employed in this parking and loading section, in the case of office, merchandising or service types of use, shall mean the gross floor area of a building or structure used or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, patients or tenants, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. "Floor area," for the purposes of this article, shall not include any area used for:
(6)
Use of parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to a residential use in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be used solely for the parking of personal use passenger vehicles. Personal use passenger vehicles and personal use trucks shall include automobiles, pick-up trucks bearing a B state license plate and as verified by affidavit at the time of vehicle sticker applications, and sports utility vehicles (SUV) or vans which are designed to accommodate and transport no more than 10 passengers on paved roads subject to the following limitations:
[Amended 4-17-1989 by Ord. No. 891; 1-7-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-1]
(a)
No vehicle used for commercial purposes which is displaying commercial printing, lettering or logo type may be parked on off-street parking facilities accessory to a residential use or in any residential district except as provided in Subsection B(6)(d) below.
[Amended 2-1-2021 by FMC-2021-1]
(b)
Personal use trucks bearing a B state license plate as verified by affidavit at the time of vehicle sticker application may only be parked on any driveway of any lot in a residential district subject to the following limitations:
[1]
The vehicle weight does not exceed 8,000 pounds (curb weight); and
[2]
There are no items in the bed of the vehicle unless covered by a fitted factory or after-market installed cover. The vehicle has no commercial marking or advertising, regardless if it is permanent or temporary, and no commercial equipment or appendage is attached to the exterior of the vehicle, including but not limited to snow plows and auxiliary lighting. Trailer hitches, bike racks, bull bars, grill guards and manufacturer-installed rooftop racks are not considered modifications.
[3]
The vehicle has no more than four wheels.
[4]
The vehicle height does not exceed eight feet.
[5]
The vehicle width does not exceed eight feet.
[6]
The vehicle does not have any part of the exhaust system installed above the frame of the vehicle.
(c)
No required or provided accessory parking space shall be leased or rented, nor shall any parking for a fee be permitted as an accessory use.
(d)
Vehicles which are engaged in delivering a product or providing a service at a residence may park at such residence without regard to the limitations of Subsection B(6) but only for such time as said delivery is actually being made or such service to the residence is actually being provided and only when the delivery person or service person is present at the residence.
(e)
Notwithstanding the above provisions, personal use passenger vehicles and personal use passenger trucks are permitted to have commercial lettering, logos and other identification on the rear window of the vehicle with a limit of 100 square inches. Commercial lettering, logos and other identifications on license plate frames are permitted.
[Added 2-1-2021 by FMC-2021-1]
(7)
Joint parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district in which separate parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
(8)
Control of off-site facilities. When required accessory off-street parking facilities are provided elsewhere than on the lot on which the principal use served is located, they shall be in the same possession, either by deed or long-term lease, as the property occupied by such principal use, and the owner shall be bound by covenants filed of record in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds or Registrar of Titles requiring the owner and the owner's heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns to maintain the required number of parking spaces during the existence of said principal use.
(9)
Permitted districts for accessory parking. Accessory parking facilities provided elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the principal use served in accordance with Subsection B(10) shall be restricted to particular districts as follows:
(10)
Distance requirement for off-site parking. No portion of any required off-street parking area, whether on site or off site, shall be more than 300 feet from a principal entrance to the structure to which it is accessory.
§ 285-23-3 Design and maintenance.
A.
Off-street parking spaces. All off-street parking spaces provided in compliance with the requirements of this section shall be at least nine feet in width and 20 feet in length. All off-street parking spaces shall conform to the following additional specifications:
(1)
There shall be a minimum vertical clearance free of all obstructions to a height of eight feet for all portions of any off-street parking space. No obstruction shall project into this minimum clearance.
(2)
There shall be no obstruction with or near the bounds of any required off-street parking space that would interfere with the normal availability and use thereof.
(3)
For garages, which are accessory to single-family and multifamily residential uses, the minimum vertical clearance shall be seven feet.
[Amended 7-18-1988 by Ord. No. 869]
B.
Demarcated spaces.
(1)
All spaces and means of ingress and egress shall be laid out on the parking surface with paint or plastic striping to provide a permanent delineation between spaces and aisles.
(2)
All off-street parking spaces shall be conveniently usable without causing undue traffic or pedestrian hazard and shall provide safe access to public streets.
C.
Aisles.
(1)
All aisles servicing or providing a direct means of access to required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be no less than 22 feet wide, except as provided hereinafter.
(2)
Aisles servicing or providing a direct means of access to parking space(s) angled at 45° to 60° from the course of said aisle shall be restricted to one-way traffic and shall not be less than 20 feet in width.
(3)
Aisles servicing or providing a direct means of access to parallel parking spaces, when restricted to one-way traffic, shall not be less than 16 feet in width.
(4)
Aisles located immediately adjacent to buildings or structures shall be separated therefrom by a planted or landscaped strip of not less than three feet in width protected by a six-inch concrete curb.
(5)
Aisles providing access to off-street parking areas, but not immediately adjacent to or providing direct access to an off-street parking space, shall be at least 22 feet in width if designed for two-way traffic and at least 12 feet in width if designed for one-way traffic.
D.
Turning radii/turnaround requirements. All parking areas, except for detached single-family and townhouse dwellings, shall have a circular traffic pattern and adequate maneuvering space to allow safe vehicular entrance and exit. No backing out onto a public street shall be permitted.
E.
Entrances.
(1)
No entrance or exit from any parking area shall exceed 40 feet in width at the curbline, nor be less than 22 feet in width if providing access to any aisle for use by two-way traffic, or 12 feet in width if providing access to an aisle restricted to one-way traffic.
(2)
There shall be a minimum of 40 feet measured along the curbline between any two successive vehicular entrances to off-street parking areas.
(3)
All vehicular entrances and exits to off-street parking areas shall be set back at least 25 feet from the point of tangency of the curb at any intersecting street.
F.
Required yards.
(1)
Off-street parking areas shall not occupy any required yard, except that parking may be permitted in driveways in residential districts. No portion of any required off-street parking space shall occupy or use any public street, right-of-way or alley.
(2)
Whenever the bulk of a building requires on-site parking greater than that which may be provided at surface level, such additional parking shall be provided in a parking structure of a design and materials compatible with the principal habitable building(s) or within the principal habitable building(s).
G.
Drainage. Off-street spaces, aisles or access driveways, as required, shall not be drained onto or across public rights-of-way, sidewalks or walkways, or onto any adjacent property except into a natural watercourse or drainage easement.
H.
Lighting. All lighting equipment used in illumination of off-street parking areas shall be confined to the limits of the parking area unless otherwise permitted.
I.
Paving. All off-street parking and loading areas provided in satisfaction of the requirements of this section shall be paved with material meeting Village specifications, which pavement shall be impervious to water.
J.
Landscaping.
(1)
All driveways and access aisles adjacent to parking spaces which they do not directly serve shall be bordered by landscaped islands of not less than eight feet in width, to be protected by a six-inch concrete header curb on all sides which border any vehicular traffic way or parking area.
(2)
There shall be provided for all off-street parking spaces required, other than parking spaces oriented parallel to their access aisles, a planted or landscaped area of not less than three feet in width, perpendicular to the main axis of the parking space and extending the full width of the space. This landscaped area shall be protected by a six-inch concrete curb, also extending the full width of the space, which shall also serve as a wheel stop for parked vehicles. The landscaped area shall effectively screen the view of all parking spaces from adjacent roadways. Wherever such landscaped areas immediately adjoin one another, permitting bumper-to-bumper parking, they shall be increased to an overall width of eight feet.
(3)
Whenever buffer strips or other landscaped areas are provided contiguous to ninety-degree, sixty-degree or forty-five-degree parking stalls, a maximum front vehicle overhang of not more than three feet shall be permitted, and such overhang area may be credited to the required stall size and stall length.
(4)
Parking spaces shall be grouped in modules so that no more than 15 spaces, abutting side to side, shall be permitted without an intervening landscaped area of at least eight feet in width.
K.
Residential driveways. Residential driveways shall conform to the following requirements:
[Amended 9-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1044]
(1)
Number.
(a)
For lots with a width, measured at the front property line, of 100 feet or greater: Only one driveway per lot is permitted with a maximum of two curb cuts onto the street. Circular and/or dual-frontage driveways are permitted.
(b)
For lots with a width, measured at the front property line, of less than 100 feet: Only one driveway per lot is permitted with a maximum of one curb cut onto the street. Circular and/or dual-frontage driveways may be permitted only by a special use in accordance with the requirements of § 285-26-9.
(2)
Location. Driveways must lead to required off-street parking spaces and may cross the required front yard in a manner essentially perpendicular to the street pavement.
(3)
Width. The width of a driveway at the face of garages and carports shall not be greater than the width of the garage or carport plus five feet towards the nearest side or rear lot line, provided that the additional pavement shall not encroach upon any required easement or setback. Driveway widths may remain constant for a distance of 25 feet forward of the garage or carport. At the distance of 25 forward of the garage or carport, the driveway must taper within the next 25 feet to a maximum width of 20 feet and continue at no greater than that width to the front property line.
[Amended 2-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-5]
§ 285-23-4 Parking and storage of recreational vehicles.
A. BOAT OR SNOWMOBILE TRAILER CAMPING TRAILER CHASSIS MOUNTS, MOTOR HOMES and MINI-MOTOR HOMES CONVERTED AND CHOPPED VANS PICKUP (SLIDE-IN) CAMPERS and TRUCK CAPS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TRAILERS, TRAILER COACHES and FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A vehicle on which a boat or snowmobile may be transported and which is towable by a passenger car, station wagon, pickup truck or mobile, recreational vehicle as below defined. When removed from the trailer, a boat or snowmobile, for purposes of this section, is termed an unmounted boat or snowmobile.
A type of trailer or trailer coach, the walls of which are so constructed as to be collapsible and made out of either canvas or similar cloth or some form of rigid material such as fiberglass or plastic or metal. The walls are collapsed while the recreational vehicle is being towed and are raised or unfolded when the vehicle becomes temporary living quarters and is not being moved.
Recreational structures constructed integrally with a truck or motor-van chassis and incapable of being separated therefrom. The truck or motor-van chassis may have single or double rear wheels.
Recreational structures which are created by altering or changing an existing auto van to make it into a recreational vehicle meeting the requirements of this section.
Recreational structures designed to be mounted temporarily or permanently in the beds of light trucks with the trucks having either single or double rear wheels and with or without an assisting, extra tag axle and wheels mounted either on the camper chassis or the truck chassis behind the truck's rear wheels. These campers can be readily demounted from the truck beds. When removed from their respective truck beds, pickup (slide-in) campers and truck caps are called "unmounted campers."
A transportation structure, self-propelled or capable of being towed by a passenger car, station wagon or small pickup truck of such size and weight as not to require any special highway movement permits, and primarily designed or constructed to provide temporary, movable living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, or to carry such equipment, but not for profit or commercial use, and licensed as a vehicle by, or in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois. Included as recreational vehicles, but not to the exclusion of any other types not mentioned in this section, are trailers; trailer coaches; camping trailers; motor homes; mini-motor homes; pickup (slide-in) campers; chassis mounts; converted vans; chopped vans; fifth-wheel trailers of recreational vehicle construction, design and intent (as opposed to commercial fifth-wheel trailers); boat trailers, with or without boats mounted thereon; truck caps; and airborne craft trailers, with or without airborne craft mounted thereon.
Recreational vehicles constructed with integral wheels to make them mobile and intended to be towed by passenger cars, station wagons or light pickup or panel trucks and similar motor vehicles, but not including truck tractors of any type.
B.
Permitted uses. Any recreational vehicle may be stored or parked in a residential district only as follows:
(1)
Within an enclosed building that complies with the Village Building Code.
(2)
On any lot within a residential district, in the rear yard and not closer than six feet from any residential building or structure (including an attached garage, but excluding an accessory building), and five feet from any rear or side lot line; and if the recreational vehicle is self-propelled, it must be stored or parked on a surfaced area as required by § 285-23-3I of this article; and provided that the rear yard shall be effectively screened from contiguous residential districts.
C.
Prohibited uses.
(1)
No recreational vehicle shall be stored or parked in a side or front yard (whether or not a driveway is located thereon), except for loading and unloading purposes as provided in Subsection B(3) above.
(2)
No stored or parked recreational vehicle shall be occupied or used for human habitation, including but not limited to sleeping, eating or resting.
(3)
No recreational vehicle or unmounted boat, snowmobile or airborne craft from which the wheels have been removed, or which is in a state of externally visible disrepair or partial construction or otherwise not in a condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it is intended, shall be stored or parked in a residential district, except within an enclosed building.
D.
Lot coverage. Recreational vehicles shall be included on the same basis as buildings for regulation of intensity of use of the lot, with area covered computed on the basis of the largest horizontal area covered by the vehicle or structure.
§ 285-23-5 Required parking spaces for various uses.
A.
Units of measure. For the purposes of this section, the following units of measure shall apply:
B.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the minimum requirements as hereinafter set forth.
(1)
Residential uses:
(a)
One-family dwellings. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit. At least one space shall be provided in an enclosed garage.
(b)
Multiple-family dwellings. Two parking spaces shall be provided for every dwelling unit. At least one space shall be provided in an enclosed garage.
(c)
Senior citizen dwellings. One parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit. At least 50% of all parking spaces shall be provided in an enclosed garage.
(2)
Commercial uses:
(a)
Tennis courts and clubs and swimming pools. One parking space shall be provided for each 1,000 square feet of gross land area.
(b)
Automobile service stations. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each island of pumps and for each service stall, plus one parking space for each two employees.
(c)
Barber shop. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each barber chair, plus one per each employee.
(d)
Beauty parlors and salons. One parking space shall be provided for each 150 square feet of floor area.
(e)
Restaurants or establishments serving food and/or beverages for consumption on the premises (not including drive-in establishments). One parking space shall be provided for each 100 square feet of floor area, or one parking space for each three seats, plus one parking space for each three employees, whichever is greater.
(f)
Retail stores and all business district uses (unless listed separately). One parking space shall be provided for each 100 square feet of floor area.
(g)
Theaters (indoor). One parking space shall be provided for each four seats up to 400 seats, plus one for each six seats over 400 seats.
(3)
Office uses:
(a)
Banks, savings-and-loans and other financial institutions. One parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area. Drive-in establishments shall provide six stacking spaces per teller or customer service area.
(b)
Business or professional offices. One parking space shall be provided for each 250 square feet of floor area.
(c)
Laboratories, research and testing. One parking space shall be provided for every 250 square feet of floor area.
(d)
Medical or dental offices or clinics. One parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(4)
Schools, institutions and places of assembly:
(a)
Auditoriums, gymnasiums and all places of assembly. Parking space shall be provided equal to 30% of the capacity of the facility.
(b)
Churches, synagogues and chapels. One parking space shall be provided for each four seats in the main auditorium.
(c)
Elementary and junior high schools. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each classroom. However, if a place of assembly is provided in the school and the parking spaces provided for the place of assembly are equal to or in excess of the requirement for the classrooms, the classroom requirement need not be provided.
(d)
High schools. One parking space shall be provided for each eight students (based on the maximum number that the facility is designed to handle at any one time), plus one for each two employees. However, if a place of assembly is provided in the school and the parking spaces provided for the place of assembly are equal to or in excess of the requirement for the classrooms, the classroom requirement need not be provided.
(e)
Nursery schools. One parking space shall be provided for each employee.
(f)
Art galleries and museums. One parking space shall be provided for each 400 square feet of floor area.
(g)
Parishes, parsonages, rectories, convents, monasteries, nunneries and religious retreats. One parking space shall be provided for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.
(h)
Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions. One parking space shall be provided for each 500 square feet of floor area.
(i)
Private clubs and lodges. Parking spaces shall be provided equal in number to 30% of the capacity of the building.
(j)
Assisted living facilities: one parking space for every two assisted living units in the facility.
(k)
Planned unit developments. Parking facilities shall be provided on the basis of the required spaces for each individual use.
(l)
Other uses. For uses not listed heretofore in this schedule of parking requirements, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed uses, or as determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 285-23-6 Off-street loading space.
A.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply and govern in all districts.
B.
When required. Off-street loading space shall be required and maintained in connection with any building or part thereof hereafter erected or altered which is to be occupied by uses requiring the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise.
C.
Location.
(1)
Off-street loading space shall be located on the same lot as the structure for which provided.
(2)
Off-street loading space may occupy all or any part of any required yard space, other than the front yard or side yard adjoining a street.
(3)
Off-street loading spaces that adjoin or are across the street from property zoned for any residential use shall have a dense evergreen planting, fence, masonry wall or such other screening as may be determined by the Plan Commission. The Plan Commission shall also determine the height, location and density of screening used to provide adequate protection to adjoining property.
(4)
No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
D.
Design, development and maintenance. Every parcel of land hereafter used for off-street loading space shall be designed, developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
(1)
Shall not be used for the sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies.
(2)
Shall be graded for proper drainage and provided with an all-weather surfacing material as required in § 285-23-3I and shall be maintained at all times in such a manner as to prevent the accumulation of trash and debris.
(3)
Shall be provided with entrances and exits not less than 12 feet in width and so designed and located as to minimize traffic congestion.
(4)
No portion of a vehicle shall project into a street or alley while being loaded or unloaded.
(5)
Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading berth shall be at least 10 feet in width by at least 25 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.
(6)
Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
(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, accessible by motor vehicle, off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same zoning lot.
E.
Amount of space required.
(1)
At least the following amounts of off-street loading space shall be provided, plus an area or means adequate for maneuvering, ingress and egress:
Floor Area of Establishment (in thousands of square feet) | Required Number and Size of Berths |
|---|---|
5 to 10 | 1 (10 feet by 25 feet) |
10 to 25 | 2 (10 feet by 25 feet each) |
25 to 40 | 2 (12 feet by 65 feet each) |
40 to 100 | 3 (13 feet by 65 feet each) |
(2)
For each additional 200,000 square feet of floor area, one additional loading berth shall be provided, such additional berth to be at least 12 feet in width by 65 feet in length.
F.
Modifications. The Plan Commission, in reviewing a site plan, may authorize a modification, reduction or waiver of the foregoing parking or loading requirements, if it should find that, in the particular case appealed, the peculiar nature of the business, trade or other use, or the exceptional situation or condition, would justify such action.