In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered, and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided off-street loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in this Chapter.

   (A)   Location: All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use to be served, and no portion of the vehicle shall project into a street or alley. In the manufacturing districts no loading berth for vehicles of more than two (2) ton capacity shall be located less than fifty feet (50') to any residence district. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty five feet (25') of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets, nor shall it be located in a required front yard or side yard.

   (B)   Size: A required off-street loading berth shall be at least ten feet (10') in width by at least fifty feet (50') in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14').

   (C)   Access: Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements, and shall be subject to approval of the Zoning Enforcement Officer of the Village.

   (D)   Surfacing: All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base not less than seven inches (7") thick, or equal, surfaced with not less than two inches (2") of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather, dustless material.

   (E)   Repair And Service: No storage of any kind nor motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted within any required loading berth.

   (F)   Space Allowed: Space allowed 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.

   (G)   Required Loading Berths: For the uses here listed, loading berths shall be provided as specified:

      1.   Auditoriums: For such a building containing 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth. For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building - 1 additional loading berth.

      2.   Banks, Business And Professional Offices, or Public Administration Buildings: For such a building containing 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth. For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building - 1 additional loading berth.

      3.   Bowling Alleys: For such a building containing 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth. For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building - 1 additional loading berth.

      4.   Hospitals, Schools, Colleges, Sanitariums And Other Similar Institutional Uses: For such a building having 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area - 1 off-street loading berth. For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building - 1 additional loading berth.

      5.   Hotels Or Private Clubs And Lodges: For such a building containing 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth. For each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building - 1 additional loading berth.

      6.   Manufacturing And Warehousing: Manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, disassembly, warehousing, storing, cleaning, servicing, testing and repairing establishments: For such a building containing 5,000 to 40,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth, plus 1 additional loading berth for each additional 40,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof.

      7.   Retail Stores: Retail stores, furniture and appliance stores, household equipment and furniture stores, repair shops, wholesale stores and establishments handling the sale and consumption of food on the premises: Loading berths in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building - 1 additional loading berth.

      8.   Theaters: For such a building containing 8,000 to 25,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth. For each additional 50,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof - 1 additional loading berth.

      9.   Undertaking Establishments And Funeral Parlors: For such a building containing 5,000 to 25,000 square feet of floor area - 1 loading berth. In such a building containing more than 25,000 square feet, additional loading berth or berths as determined by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.

      10.   Other Uses: Off-street loading berths shall be provided in accordance with requirements determined by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and approved by the Village Board, based upon requirements heretofore set forth for the most similar use. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)

Any off-street parking space in connection with existing buildings or structures on the effective date of this Title shall not be removed, enlarged or altered, except in conformance with the requirements of this Title.

In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered, and which requires off-street parking spaces, there shall be provided such off-street parking spaces in accordance with regulations set forth hereinafter:

   (A)   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 of patrons, occupants or employees.

   (B)   Location:

      1.   Parking spaces required for single- or two-family dwelling units shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling served.

      2.   Parking spaces required for all other uses shall be located on the same lot as the use served.

      3.   Uses other than single- or two-family dwellings, which are in existence on the effective date hereof and which are subsequently altered or enlarged, may be served in accordance with requirements of this Title by parking facilities located on land other than the lot on which the building or use served is located, provided such facilities are located within three hundred feet (300') walking distance from the main entrance to the use served, as long as they are located in the same district.

   (C)   Computation: When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this Title results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (1/2) or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half (1/2) shall be counted as one parking space.

   (D)   Collective Provisions For Nonresidential 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 Title.

   (E)   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 such facilities are located within a completely enclosed building, in which case gasoline and motor oil may be sold within such building to the users of such facilities, provided that no advertising sign is visible from outside the building, and provided further that all gasoline pumps shall be effectively screened from view of the street.

   (F)   Size: A required off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet (9') in width and at least twenty feet (20') in length, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, columns and office or work area. Such space shall have vertical clearance of at least seven feet (7').

   (G)   Access:

      1.   Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or a driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space.

      2.   All off-street parking facilities shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street, alley or driveway in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements.

      3.   A parking area containing four (4) or more parking spaces shall have vehicular access to it over a street, alley or driveway containing all-weather, hard-surfaced pavement, and the location route of access to such a parking area shall be identified. No driveway across public property shall have a width exceeding twenty four feet (24'), exclusive of curb returns.

   (H)   In Yards: Off-street parking spaces may be located in yards, except required front yards and side yards adjoining a street.

   (I)   Design And Maintenance:

      1.   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.

      2.   Surfacing: All open off-street parking areas shall be improved with an adequate storm water drainage system, and paved with a compacted macadam base, or equal, not less than four inches (4") thick, and a wearing surface of asphaltic concrete or comparable hard-surfaced, all-weather, dustless material as approved by the Village.

      3.   Screening And Landscaping: All open automobile parking areas containing more than four (4) 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 (5') high or more than six feet (6') high, or a densely-planted compact hedge not less than five feet (5') in height; and wheel stops of masonry, steel or heavy timber shall be placed not nearer than five feet (5') from the street line in districts where a front yard is not required, or from side lot lines.

      4.   Lighting: Illumination of an off-street parking area shall be arranged so as not to reflect rays of light into adjacent residential districts and streets. All lighting shall be extinguished not later than thirty (30) minutes after the close of business of the use being served, except as may be otherwise authorized by the Village Board.

   (J)   Required Spaces: Off-street parking spaces accessory to designated uses shall be provided as follows:

      1.   Single-Family Dwellings: At least 1 parking space for each dwelling, plus 1 additional parking space for each 2 roomers lodgers accommodated, but no more than 4 parking spaces for each single-family dwelling.

      2.   Hotels And Apartment Hotels: At least 1 parking space for each lodging room.

      3.   Boarding Or Lodging Houses: At least 2 parking spaces, plus 1 parking space for each 3 persons for whom living accommodations are provided.

      4.   Private Clubs And Lodges: At least 2 parking spaces, and 1 parking space for each 7 seats in accordance with design capacity of the main meeting room.

      5.   Motels: At least 1 parking space for each dwelling unit or lodging room.

      6.   Schools, Elementary Or Junior High, Public Or Private: At least 1 parking space for each 3 faculty members and other full-time employees.

      7.   Schools, High, Public Or Private: At least 1 parking space of design capacity for each 7 students.

      8.   Churches: At least 1 parking space for each 7 seats, or 126 inches of seating space in the main auditorium.

      9.   School And Institutional Auditoriums: At least 1 parking space for each 2 persons employed on the premises, and one additional parking space for each 5 seats, or for each 90 inches of seating space in the main auditorium or assembly hall.

      10.   Theaters: At least one parking space for each 5 seats in the theater.

      11.   Hospitals: At least 1 parking space for each 3 hospital beds, plus 1 parking space for each 4 employees other than doctors, plus 1 parking space for each 2 doctors assigned to the staff.

      12.   Libraries And Museums: At least 1 parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.

      13.   Recreational Buildings Or Community Centers: At least 1 parking space shall be provided for each 3 employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the Village Board to serve the visiting public.

      14.   Medical And Dental Clinics: At least 11/2 parking spaces for each examining or treatment room, plus 1 for each doctor and employee in the building.

      15.   Public Utility And Public Service Uses: At least 1 parking space for each 3 employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the Village Board to serve the visiting public.

      16.   Establishments Handling The Sale And Consumption Of Food And Refreshment On The Premises: At least 1 parking space for each 150 square feet of floor area.

      17.   Bowling Alleys: At least 7 parking spaces for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants and the like.

      18.   Banks: At least 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

      19.   Business And Professional Offices Or Public Administration Buildings: At least 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area.

      20.   Automobile Service Stations: At least 1 parking space for each employee, plus 2 for each service stall.

      21.   Furniture And Appliance Stores, Motor Vehicle Sales, Wholesale Stores, Stores For Repair Of Household Equipment Or Furniture: At least 1 parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area.

      22.   Undertaking Establishments And Funeral Parlors: At least 10 parking spaces for each chapel or parlor, plus 1 parking space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises.

      23.   Retail Stores: At least 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area.

      24.   Manufacturing, Fabricating And Processing Plants Not Engaged In Retail Trade: At least 1 parking space for each 3 employees.

      25.   Warehouse And Storage Establishments And Freight Terminals: At least 1 off-street parking space for each 2 employees and 1 space for each truck maintained on the premises.

      26.   Other Uses: Parking spaces on the same basis as required herein for the most similar use as determined by the Village Board. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)