Glendale Heights City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 5
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
11-5-1: PURPOSE:
The purpose of the requirements in this chapter is to further the appropriate provision, design, and landscaping 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 nuisances in residential areas from on street parking of large numbers of cars.
D. Provide convenient parking in areas protected from wind, glare, and temperature extremes by appropriate landscaping. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-2: APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS:
The provisions in this chapter apply to any provision, removal, enlargement, or alteration of any off street parking space or loading berth accessory to any building or structure existing as of the effective date hereof or any new space or berth required to be provided under this title. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-3: SITE PLAN SUBMISSION:
A. A fully dimensioned site plan showing off street parking and loading facilities and associated landscaping shall accompany an application for any of the following for any use required to provide over four (4) off street parking spaces or any off street loading berths:
1. Building permit.
2. Certificate of occupancy.
3. Conditional use permit.
4. Rezoning.
5. Approval of preliminary or final plat.
6. Variance from off street parking or loading requirements.
B. The zoning administrator may waive this requirement in any instance in which the nature of the ultimate tenant or user 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. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-4: RESTRICTED USE OF PARKING AND LOADING AREAS:
No storage of any kind, nor motor vehicle repair work except for emergency services, is permitted in any off street parking or loading area. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-5: ACCESS TO PARKING AND LOADING AREAS:
A. Each required off street parking space and loading berth shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide a safe and efficient thoroughfare in a manner that will least interfere with traffic movement thereupon.
B. Vehicular access from a public thoroughfare to an off street parking or loading area shall be covered with a hard surfaced, all weather pavement. The location and route of access thereto shall be identified to the public. No driveway across public property shall be wider than twenty four feet (24'), excluding curb returns. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-6: PARKING AND LOADING DIMENSIONS:
Parking Space
| Loading Berth1 | ||
Parking Space
| Loading Berth1 | ||
Depth | 18' | 60' | |
Width | 9' | 14' | |
Vertical clearance | 7' | 15' | |
Aisle width: | |||
Angle of spaces: | Drive aisle width: | ||
30 degrees | 11' | - | - |
45 degrees | 13' | - | - |
60 degrees | 18' | - | - |
90 degrees | 24' | - | - |
Apron depth: | |||
Clockwise traffic flow | - | 100' | |
Counterclockwise traffic flow | - | 40' | |
Note:
1. A berth size as small as 12 feet by 30 feet may be approved as a conditional use where the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that small local delivery trucks rather than tractor-trailers will service a particular use.
(Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999; amd. 2011 Code; Ord. 2023-54, 9-7-2023)
11-5-7: OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS:
A. Use Of Spaces: Except as otherwise provided herein, required off street parking shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of patrons, occupants, visitors, or employees.
B. Fuel Sales In Parking Areas: Fuel or motor oil may be sold in an off street parking area only to users thereof and only within a completely enclosed building with no advertising sign visible from the outside and with all fuel pumps screened from the view of the street.
C. Location:
1. On Same Or Other Lot: Required off street parking for single- and two-family dwellings shall be provided on the same lot as the use served. Other required parking may also be provided on a separate lot that is in the same possession, by deed or lease, and is within three hundred feet (300') walking distance of the main entrance of the use served.
2. In Required Yards:
a. Off street parking for single-family detached and attached dwellings may be located in a front yard, or in a corner side yard the front of the dwelling faces, only where the parking is located entirely on a driveway.
b. Off street parking may be located in front, corner side, side, and rear yards in Multi-Family Residence and Nonresidence Districts as specified in each district, but in no case shall such parking be located closer than seven feet (7') to an adjoining property line or public right-of-way line. The area between these lines and the parking area shall be landscaped.
D. Residential Driveways: All driveways serving single-family detached or attached dwellings shall conform to the following requirements:
1. Construction: Driveways must be constructed of a hard surfaced, all weather, dustless material such as asphalt, blacktop, brick or concrete. (Gravel, asphalt shavings and other similar materials shall be prohibited). Construction must be completed within one year of driveway permit approval.
2. Residential Driveway Standards. Required driveways and off-street parking for single-family detached and townhouse dwellings may be located in front, corner side, interior side, and rear yards, subject to the following:
a. A driveway must be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide.
b. Except as set forth in Subsection C and D herein, no driveway in a single-family residential district with a two-car attached garage shall exceed twenty-four (24') feet.
c. For a three-car garage, no driveway in a single-family residential district shall exceed twenty-seven (27') feet.
d. The maximum driveway width for a single-family attached or detached unit, duplex or townhome with a one-car attached garage shall not exceed eighteen (18') feet.
e. The following shall apply to those residential properties with no garage or carport:
(1) The maximum driveway width shall not exceed eighteen (18') feet;
(2) The driveway may be located in front of a portion of the home; and
(3) The driveway may be located along the side yard but may not extend beyond the rear building elevation.
f. For side-loaded garages (when the garage door(s) face a side lot line), the driveway pavement dimensions for those segments of driveway that are parallel and perpendicular to the front or corner side property line shall be a maximum of twenty-four (24') feet.
g. The driveway width shall match the approach width at the public sidewalk. A driveway widened beyond the approach width must taper down at a forty-five (45) degree angle to match the approach width at the public sidewalk.
h. Driveways shall only be constructed on one (1) side of the residential lot, except in cases that meet the standard set forth in Section 11-5-7D-3.
i. In cases where a residential property has a rear-loaded detached garage or carport, the driveway width may not be located or extend in front of the principal structure, but may widen to the maximum width as set forth herein, once said driveway extends beyond the rear elevation of the principal structure.
j. All driveways shall be setback at least three (3) feet from the side property line, with the following exceptions:
(1) In cases where a residential property has no garage, a detached garage, and a side yard setback of less than twelve (12) feet to the principal structure, the driveway may encroach into the three (3) foot setback.
(2) For attached single-family, duplex or townhome units with a zero (0) lot line setback, the driveway may extend up to the interior side property line.
(3) Number Of Street Entrances: No driveway may have more than one street entrance, except in the R-1 District, where a maximum of two (2) entrances is permitted.
(4) Walkways and Driveway Ribbons:
(A) All service walks on private property shall:
(i) Not exceed a width of five (5') feet;
(ii) Not be located within an easement unless approved by all utility companies;
(iii) Shall be setback at least three (3) feet from the property line; and
(iv) Be allowed in any yard.
b. Driveway ribbons and/or walkways that are contiguous to the driveway shall be included in the overall driveway width.
E. Storage Of Trucks And Recreational Vehicles In Residential Districts: See section 11-4-11 of this title.
F. Landscaping: Landscaping shall be provided as required in section 11-4-15 of this title.
G. Surfacing: All off street parking lots shall be surfaced with an impervious surface and be constructed in accordance with current standard specifications for road and bridge construction adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Parking of automobiles, trucks, trailers, recreational vehicles, and all outdoor storage shall be located on an approved impervious surface. Parking or outdoor storage located on gravel or recycled asphalt is prohibited. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999; amd. Ord. 2018-101, 12-13-2018; Ord. 2019-75, 10-17-2019; Ord. 2021-51, 6-24-2021; Ord. 2023-54, 9-7-2023)
11-5-7-1: REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF STREET PARKING SPACES:
Class
1 | |||
Class
1 | |||
Apartment hotel | 52 | ||
Automotive: | |||
Auto laundry | 43 and 57 | ||
Service station | 45 and 54 | ||
Vehicle sales | 20 | ||
Bank or financial institution | 26 and 57 | ||
Boarding house | 52 | ||
Contractor or construction office | 45 | ||
Department store | 20 | ||
Furniture and appliance store | 23 | ||
Hotel | 52 | ||
Industrial: | |||
Cartage and express firms | 43 | ||
Manufacturing, research, testing | 45 and 19 and 56 | ||
Radio or TV station or studio | 45 | ||
Warehousing and wholesaling | 44 and 34 | ||
Institutional: | |||
Child daycare center | 19 | ||
Church | 41 | ||
Library, museum, gallery | 20 | ||
Nursing home | 51 | ||
Philanthropic and charitable | 16 | ||
Public utilities and service | 46 | ||
Medical: | |||
Animal hospital | 20 | ||
Clinic | 29 | ||
Hospital | 49 | ||
Mortuary | 4 and 45 and 56 | ||
Motel | 52 | ||
Office building | 35 | ||
Other retail | 23 | ||
Recreational: | |||
Arena or stadium | 41 | ||
Auditorium (nonschool) | 41 | ||
Bowling alley: | |||
Per lane | 70 | ||
Restaurant/bar | 21 | ||
Community center | 41 | ||
Dance or meeting hall | 41 | ||
Indoor theater | 40 | ||
Skating rink | 41 | ||
Swimming pool | 41 | ||
Residential: | |||
Efficiency | 4 | ||
1 bedroom | 4 | ||
All other units | 4 | ||
Restaurant: | |||
Carryout | 30 | ||
Drive-in | 31 and 57 | ||
Eat in | 31 | ||
Eat in restaurant serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises with off track betting facility | 40 | ||
Schools: | |||
Elementary | 45 | ||
Junior high | 45 | ||
High school | 47 | ||
College | 47 | ||
Commercial | 47 | ||
Shopping center: | |||
Under 400,000 square feet | 24 | ||
400,000 - 600,000 square feet | 25 | ||
Over 600,000 square feet | 26 | ||
Supermarket or food store | 27 | ||
Tavern | 31 | ||
Warehousing and wholesaling | 44 and 34 | ||
Note:
1. See section 11-5-7-2 of this chapter.
All required space figures are to be prorated for each establishment. Fractional spaces shall be rounded to the nearest integer. (Ord. 2018-101, 12-13-2018)
11-5-7-2: CLASSES OF PARKING:
A. Residential Uses:
Class 1
1 | 1 space per dwelling unit |
Class 21 | 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit |
Class 31 | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit |
Class 41 | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Class 51 | 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit |
Class 61 | 4 spaces per dwelling unit |
Class 71 | 1 space per 3 residents, plus 1 space per staff person |
Class 81 | Reserved |
Class 91 | Reserved |
Class 101 | Reserved |
Class 111 | Reserved |
Class 121 | Reserved |
Class 131 | Reserved |
Class 141 | Reserved |
Note:
1. Required spaces to be increased by 1 space for each roomer or lodger and increased by 0.1 space per dwelling unit for guest parking and 0.1 space per dwelling unit for any amenity such as a clubhouse.
B. Nonresidential Uses:
1. Building Square Feet:
Class 15 | 0.67 space per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 16 | 1 space per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 17 | 1.5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 18 | 1.7 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 19 | 2 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 20 | 2.5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 21 | 3 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 22 | 3.3 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 23 | 3.5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 24 | 4 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 25 | 4.5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 26 | 5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 27 | 5.5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 28 | 6 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 29 | 6.5 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 30 | 8 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 31 | 10 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 32 | 15 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 33 | 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per each 1,500 square feet of outdoor display area |
Class 34 | 1 space per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area up to 10,000 square feet, and 1 space per each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area over 10,000 square feet |
Class 35 | 4 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area up to 4,000 square feet, and 6 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area over 4,000 square feet |
Class 36 | 2 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for each 3 persons of auditorium design capacity |
Class 37 | 4 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of office space, plus 1 space for each 4 persons of design capacity |
Class 38 | 4 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of office space, plus 1 space per each 6 persons of design capacity |
2. Design Capacity/Design Capacity Combinations:
Class 39 | 4 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of office space, plus 1 space per each 15 persons of design capacity |
Class 40 | 1 space per each 3 persons of design capacity |
Class 41 | 1 space per each 4 persons of design capacity |
Class 42 | 1 space per 2 students of design capacity, plus 4 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for office uses |
3. Employee/Employee Combinations:
Class 43 | 0.5 space per each employee, based on largest shift |
Class 44 | 0.67 space per each employee, based on largest shift |
Class 45 | 1 space per each employee, based on largest shift |
Class 46 | 1 space per each 3 employees, based on largest shift |
Class 47 | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for each 4 students of design capacity |
Class 48 | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per each 8 students of design capacity |
Class 49 | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 2 patient beds |
Class 50 | 1 space per 2 patient beds, plus 2 spaces per 3 employees, plus 1 space per staff doctor |
Class 51 | 1 space for each employee, plus 1 space for each 4 patient beds |
Class 52 | 1 space per each employee, plus 1 space per room or suite |
4. Miscellaneous:
Class 53 | 1 space for each 3 seats or 60 inches of seating space, whichever is less |
Class 54 | 2 spaces per each service bay |
Class 55 | 3 spaces per each service bay |
Class 56 | 1 space per vehicle used in business |
Class 57 | Stacking spaces to accommodate waiting autos equal in number to 5 times the number of bays or drive-in windows |
Class 58 | Stacking spaces to accommodate waiting autos equal in number to 5 times the number of bays or drive-in windows, plus 1 space per each employee |
Classes 59 - 69 | Reserved |
(Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
C. Institutional And Commercial Recreational Uses:
Class 70 | Bowling | 7 spaces per lane |
Class 71 | Billiards | 2 spaces for each table |
Class 72 | Golf courses | 80 spaces for each 9 holes |
Class 73 | Impervious playing surfaces | 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet |
Class 74 | Miniature golf | 50 spaces for each 9 holes |
Class 75 | Parks | 1 space for each 5,000 square feet of play area |
Class 76 | Skating rink | 1 space for each 4 persons of design capacity |
Class 77 | Swimming pools | 1 space per 75 square feet of water area |
Class 78 | Tennis or racquet court | 2 spaces per court |
Class 79 - 89 | Reserved | |
Class 90 | No parking requirement |
Class 91 | Spaces as determined by the zoning administrator |
E. Parking Stalls For Persons With Disabilities Required: Parking stalls for persons with disabilities shall be provided as required by the current (or 1998) Illinois accessibility code. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999; amd. 2011 Code)
11-5-8: OFF STREET LOADING REGULATIONS:
A. Location: All required loading berths shall be located:
1. On the same lot as the use to be served, except when collectively provided as central loading facilities.
2. Twenty five feet (25') or more from the nearest point of intersection of any streets.
3. Outside of required front and side yards.
4. In such a manner that no portion of a vehicle shall project into a street.
5. Fifty feet (50') or more from the boundary of any residence district, except for any of the following:
a. Berths completely enclosed within a building.
b. Berths for vehicles of a capacity of two (2) tons or less.
c. Berths screened by a uniformly painted solid fence, wall, or combination thereof, at least six feet (6') in height.
B. Surfacing: All open off street loading berths shall be surfaced with a dustless, all weather material capable of bearing a live load of two hundred (200) pounds per square foot.
C. Collective Facilities: Loading berths required for individual lots may be collectively provided in central facilities; provided, that all of the following requirements are met:
1. The number of berths provided is not less than that required by the total floor space for each category of use served.
2. Each lot served has direct access to the central facilities without crossing streets at grade.
3. The central facilities are not more than five hundred feet (500') from any lot they serve.
4. Any tunnel or ramp between the central facilities and any lot served is at least seven feet (7') wide and has a vertical clearance of at least seven feet (7').
5. Written covenants and easements approved by the village and recorded with the county provide for the retention, maintenance, and use of such facilities. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-8-1: REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF STREET LOADING BERTHS:
Type Of Use | Building Size In Square Feet | Number Of Berths
1 | |
Type Of Use | Building Size In Square Feet | Number Of Berths
1 | |
Offices | 10,000 - 100,000 | 1 | |
Public uses | 10,000 - 100,000 | 1 | |
Institutional uses | 10,000 - 100,000 | 1 | |
Manufacturing: | |||
Warehousing and storage | 5,000 - 40,000 | 1 | |
Cartage and express | 40,001 - 100,000 | 2 | |
Retail and service | 5,000 - 10,000 | 1 | |
10,001 - 25,000 | 2 | ||
25,001 - 40,000 | 3 | ||
40,001 - 100,000 | 4 | ||
Note:
1. Plus 1 additional berth for every 100,000 square feet over 100,000 square feet, with fractional berths rounded to the nearest integer.
No berth shall, at the same time, fully or partially serve to meet the requirements for both off street parking and loading facilities.
Uses smaller than the smallest values given for each category shall also be provided with adequate receiving facilities for motor vehicles. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)
11-5-9: PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS:
Landscaping of parking lots shall be as set forth in section 11-4-15 of this title. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999)