For the convenience of persons who seek to use the facilities of the Village, it is essential that adequate parking and loading facilities be available. To prevent traffic congestion that would inconvenience all residents and visitors of the Village, it is important that parking and loading facilities be located in such a manner as to cause the least possible interruption in the orderly flow of traffic. The regulations of this article are designed to promote such goals.

(Code 1959, § 24.10.1; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003)

(a)

In any district, every person constructing, structurally altering, enlarging or increasing the capacity of any structure or improving or altering the surface of the land as in the case of an existing off-street parking facility or initiating or extending any land use subsequent to the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall provide off-street parking facilities in accordance with the regulations of this article.

(b)

An application for such off-street parking facilities shall be made to the office of the building and zoning director upon forms provided for such purpose and construction shall not begin until a permit has been issued by such office. No off-street parking lot use may be instituted until, by final inspection, approval has been given and a certificate of occupancy obtained. The building and zoning director may approve conditional or temporary uses during construction.

(Code 1959, § 24.10.2; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003)

(a)

For the purpose of determining off-street parking and loading requirements, the term "floor area" shall be defined to be the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building, or portion thereof, devoted to a use requiring off-street parking or loading as provided in this article. Such area shall include accessory storage areas located within selling or working space devoted to retailing activities, the production or processing of goods, or business or professional offices. However, the term "floor area" shall not include floor space devoted primarily to the housing of mechanical or electrical equipment, or storage purposes, except as otherwise noted in this article, nor floor space and ramps, aisles and maneuvering space devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities, nor basement floor space, other than the area devoted to merchandising activities, the production or processing of goods, business or professional offices, or dwelling uses.

(b)

Adequate off-street parking facilities shall be provided to accommodate all the motor vehicles of residents or employees, visitors and customers, and the vehicles used in the conduct of any business or enterprise, but in no case shall the number of off-street parking spaces provided be less than the following:

(1)

Automobile service stations, four parking spaces, plus one parking space for each employee, plus one parking space for each emergency vehicle or other vehicle kept on the premises.

(2)

Bowling alleys, five parking spaces for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required in this section for affiliated uses, such as restaurants, etc.

(3)

Business and commercial establishments, except such establishments otherwise specified in this section, one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(4)

Business and professional offices, one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(5)

Cartage, express, courier and delivery services, distribution, parcel delivery and freight terminal establishments, one parking space for each two employees, plus one parking space for each vehicle maintained on the premises.

(6)

Churches, auditoriums, gymnasiums, stadiums, theaters and other places of public assembly with fixed seats, one parking space for each three seats or bench seating spaces, based upon the maximum permanent seating capacity. For the purpose of such use, parking spaces already provided to meet off-street parking requirements for business, commercial and industrial establishments, or off-street parking facilities provided by the Village, lying within 300 feet of the place of public assembly as measured along lines of public access, and that are not normally in use between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and midnight or on Sundays or holidays, and are made available for other parking, may be used to meet up to 75 percent of the total requirements for parking spaces for places of public assembly.

(7)

Commercial nursery schools, including day care facilities, one parking space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.

(8)

Continuing care retirement community, one parking space for each detached single-family dwelling or multiple-family building containing not more than four dwelling units, plus one parking space per unit for each multiple-family building containing more than four dwelling units; provided, however, that up to 25 percent of such parking spaces may be landbanked until the need for such parking spaces is determined by the Village. In addition, one parking space for each three assisted care units, plus the number of parking spaces otherwise required for a nursing home located on the premises, plus three parking spaces for every five employees anticipated at the largest shift for all uses, other than the nursing home, shall be provided.

(9)

Elementary schools, nursery schools and junior high schools, public or private, three parking spaces for each two classrooms.

(10)

Establishments handling the sale and consumption, on the premises, of food, beverages and refreshments, one parking space for each three persons, based upon the maximum number of customers that can be accommodated at the same time in accordance with the designed capacity.

(11)

High schools, public or private, one parking space for each five students, based upon the maximum number of students attending classes on the premises at any one time in any 24-hour period.

(12)

Hospitals and hospices, three parking spaces for each five beds, plus three parking spaces for every five employees, other than doctors, plus one space for each doctor assigned to the staff.

(13)

Manufacturing, packaging, fulfillment, production, processing, assembly, disassembly, cleaning, servicing, testing or repairing of goods, materials or products or any other industrial establishment, except those otherwise specified in this section, one parking space for each employee.

(14)

Mortuaries, eight spaces for each area which can be used as a parlor or chapel, plus one space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises.

(15)

Motels and hotels, one parking space for each sleeping room or suite, plus one additional parking space for each employee on duty at any one time, plus one parking space for each 100 square feet of meeting rooms, and bars and cocktail lounges. In addition, other uses, such as restaurants, retail sales or offices, which do not exclusively serve the establishment shall provide parking spaces on the basis of the off-street parking requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter.

(16)

Multifamily dwellings, two parking spaces for each dwelling unit.

(17)

Nursing homes, two parking spaces for the first ten beds, plus one parking space for each 20 beds after the first ten, plus one parking space for each two employees.

(18)

Private clubs, one parking space for each two members of the staff, plus one parking space for each six club members, plus one parking space for each room which could be used to provide lodging accommodations for club members or their guests.

(19)

Public libraries, public museums, public art galleries and other public buildings, one parking space for each 800 square feet of floor area.

(20)

Senior citizen housing facilities, one parking space for every three dwelling units.

(21)

Single-family dwellings, one parking space per dwelling.

(22)

Warehouses, and storage and wholesale establishments, one parking space for each two employees.

(c)

Electric vehicle charging stations, associated equipment, and make-ready parking spaces may be counted toward satisfying minimum off-street parking space requirements.

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a parking space served by electric vehicle supply equipment shall count as two standard automobile parking spaces, up to a maximum reduction of five percent of the total required parking by right, and up to ten percent with approval of a conditional use.

(Code 1959, § 24.10.3; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003; Ord. No. 5182, § 6, 1-8-2009; Ord. No. 5748, § 2, 12-10-2013; Ord. No. 6458, § 6, 1-4-2022; Ord. No. 6669, § 2, 5-6-2025)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 5748, § 2, adopted December 10, 2013, set out provisions noting this section of the Code shall not be applicable to automotive sales and leasing dealership uses; provided, however, that all other standards and regulations set forth in this Code relating to automotive sales and leasing uses shall remain in full force and effect.

(a)

Utilization. Required accessory off-street parking facilities shall be solely for the parking of motor vehicles of patrons, occupants or employees of such uses. Nonrequired off-street parking facilities in B-1, B-2 or B-3 commercial districts, or I-1 or 1-2 industrial districts, such as that surplus to the requirements of section 98-293, or areas devoted to the standing or storage of new or used vehicles located in the front one-half of the depth of the property shall be bound by all regulations of this article, except that such areas need not be marked.

(b)

Area. A required off-street parking area space shall be at least nine feet in width and at least 19 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns and office or work areas. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.

(c)

Access. Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway, for which a driveway permit has been obtained, of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. Each such driveway shall comply with the standards set forth in the State department of highway's booklet entitled Policy on Permits for Access Driveways to State Highways.

(d)

Required yards. Enclosed buildings and carports containing off-street parking shall be subject to the yard requirements applicable in the district in which located. Open off-street parking areas may be located in any yard, except that:

(1)

In any residential district, off-street parking shall not be located in any area of the front yard extended to include the area of the setback; however, the continuous storage of any vehicle upon an improved parking area, driveway or turnaround for a period of less than one month shall not be deemed to be such off-street parking.

(2)

In any residential district on a corner lot devoted to a residential use, off-street parking shall not be located closer to the side lot line bounding a street than the minimum side yard width prescribed by the bulk regulations for the district; however, the continuous storage of any vehicle upon an improved parking area, driveway or turnaround for a period of less than one month shall not be deemed to be such off-street parking.

(3)

In any district, on any lot devoted to a nonresidential use, if any front lot line, side lot line or rear lot line separates the lot, or is across the street or alley, from a lot in a residential district, the off-street parking shall not be located closer to such lot line than the minimum front yard depth, side yard width or rear yard depth, as the case may be, prescribed by the bulk regulations for the district in which the off-street parking area is located.

(e)

Design and maintenance.

(1)

Enclosures. Off-street parking spaces may be open or enclosed in a building.

(2)

Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas and access drives, except parking spaces accessory to a single-family dwelling, shall be graded and paved or otherwise improved with bituminous concrete or portland cement concrete.

(3)

Separation.

a.

All open off-street parking areas, except parking areas accessory to single-family dwellings, shall be separated from public sidewalks by a strip of ground at least four feet in width, which shall be landscaped with a hedge, planting or an ornamental fence for the entire length of the parking area not more than four feet in height and provided with a six-inch high poured-in-place concrete curb on the parking lot side, extending below grade not less than 18 inches or, in lieu thereof, a steel guardrail to prevent movement of vehicles across the lot line. If a steel guardrail is used, a hedge planting is required to a height at least as high as the top of the guardrail, but in no case more than four feet in height. The hedge, along with any other planting, shall extend along the entire length of the guardrail and be of sufficient density to obscure the guardrail from view on the public sidewalk. A distance of at least 24 inches shall be provided between the sidewalk face of the guardrail and public sidewalk to allow for the shrub planting. The planting is required to be maintained to comply with the screening requirement to the continuing satisfaction of the building and zoning director.

b.

When an open off-street parking area containing more than two parking spaces, except a parking use accessory to a single-family residence, adjoins a residential zoned district or is separated from a residential zoned district only by a dedicated street or public way, except when abutting on a dedicated public alley at the rear, an effective buffer shall be provided at the lot line to protect the privacy of the adjoining residential uses by a fence of one color or a densely planted compact hedge, not less then four feet in height, and for the entire length of the parking area, provided that, if the lot line adjoins the street or public way, the hedge, planting or ornamental fence shall not be more than four feet in height.

(4)

Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be equipped with suitable shielding or be designed to prevent glare at eye level on surrounding public or private property.

(5)

Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind, except emergency repairs, shall be permitted on any open off-street parking area or access driveway.

(6)

Signs. The building and zoning director may require the installation of entrance and exit signs where two drives serve a single use and only where necessary in the interest of public safety.

(7)

Drainage. All open off-street parking areas, except parking areas accessory to single-family dwellings, shall be provided with underground drains connecting with storm sewers. Where competent engineering proof of the unreasonableness of such provision is supplied by the applicant, the building and zoning director may permit other methods whereby adequate drainage is accomplished.

(8)

Unusable areas. All parts of open off-street parking areas which are unusable, either for parking or traffic, shall be paved or landscaped with plantings of flowers, shrubs and/or trees, which shall be continuously maintained.

(9)

Marking. Designated parking spaces, except parking spaces accessory to single-family dwellings, shall be marked on the surface of the parking area with paint or permanent marking materials and maintained in a clearly visible condition.

(10)

Landscaping.

a.

Parking lot landscaping design guidelines, approved under Ordinance No. 4964 and listed as an exhibit provides clarification to the section and is referenced herein.

b.

Surface parking lot perimeters.

1.

The surface parking lot perimeters section of the section shall apply to all parking lots unless otherwise stated.

2.

Surface parking lots shall have a minimum five-foot wide buffer, which shall be increased to seven feet if parking stall depth is 17 feet (allows for vehicular overhangs). The buffer shall surround the perimeter of the property, except for yards abutting residential properties, as described in subsection (3)b.

3.

All parking lots shall be screened, for the purpose of minimizing views of parked cars from the public right-of-way, by a landscaped treatment along all property lines which abut the public right-of-way. This landscaped treatment is further described in the design guidelines, but at a minimum shall conform to the following:

i.

Three-foot minimum height of screening, except where pre-existing trees or planned additional trees require breaks.

ii.

Be located solely on private property and allow for a clear sight triangle for drivers.

4.

Perimter trees.

i.

For lots with 20 or more spaces, the perimeter of the parking lot may incorporate up to 35 percent of the required interior parking lot trees (see subsection (e)(10)c for tree requirements).

ii.

For lots with less than 20 spaces, the perimeter of the parking lot may incorporate up to 100 percent of the required interior parking lot trees as long as those trees are placed on private property within 20 feet of the parking lot. (See subsection (e)(10)c. for tree requirements.)

c.

Surface parking lot interiors.

1.

Parking lot count.

i.

Parking lots with 20 or more proposed parking spaces shall abide by the entire interior surface parking lot landscape ordinance.

ii.

Parking lots with less than 20 parking spaces shall incorporate no less than one tree per seven parking lot spaces and shall also abide subsection c.8.

2.

A minimum of 65 percent of the required parking lot trees shall be provided within the interior of surface parking lots.

3.

Fifteen parking spaces is the maximum number that can be constructed before a landscaped island is proposed.

4.

The total tree count shall be no less than one tree per five parking lot spaces.

5.

The end of every parking aisle shall have a landscaped island, including aisles that abut any trash enclosure.

6.

The minimum size of a parking lot island shall be nine feet by 19 feet to ensure property growth and protection of the landscaping materials planted therein. The minimum size of an island can be nine feet by 17 feet to correspond with a nine-foot by 17-foot parking space if certain conditions exist (two-foot overhang).

7.

Parking lots with seven or more parking aisles shall include a continuous parking lot island at intervals not to exceed every four parking aisles.

8.

Soil preparation shall be in maintained in accordance with the maintenance design guidelines of the appearance code.

d.

Parking lot maintenance.

1.

Parking lot landscaping shall be maintained in accordance with the maintenance section of the appearance code design guidelines.

2.

Plants shall be regularly inspected for pests in accordance with best management practices recommended by the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association.

3.

Plants shall be pruned and litter removed in accordance with best management practices recommended by the Illinois Landscaped Contractors Association.

(f)

Computation of fractional spaces. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article results in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded and a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.

(g)

Collective provisions. Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so furnished is not less than the sum of the spaces required for all such separate uses, and provided that all regulations covering the location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are observed. A written agreement covering such collective use shall be filed with the building and zoning director.

(h)

Location. All required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building or use served, or within 300 feet of the nearest point of the principal structure; provided, however, that no off-street parking facility for a business or industrial use shall be located in a residential district.

(i)

Employee parking. Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time.

(j)

Timeframe for availability. The parking facilities required under this article shall be made available as soon after the time such facilities become required as weather conditions will reasonably permit, but in no case more than nine months after the date of the certificate of occupancy. If occupancy is obtained prior to completion of the parking facilities, a sufficient cash escrow shall be deposited with the Village to guarantee completion of the work.

(k)

Maximum number of spaces. The total number of accessory parking spaces provided for a single-family or multiple-family dwelling shall not exceed that required by this article for such use or for any equivalent new use by more than 50 percent or four spaces, whichever is greater.

(l)

Electric vehicle readiness. For any residential use, new construction must meet the provisions of the Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act (Public Act 103-0053).

(Code 1959, § 24.10.4; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003; Ord. No. 4964, § 2, 3-20-2007; Ord. No. 5748, § 2, 12-10-2013; Ord. No. 6159, § 5, 5-1-2018; Ord. No. 6669, § 2, 5-6-2025)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 5748, § 2, adopted December 10, 2013, set out provisions noting this section of the Code shall not be applicable to automotive sales and leasing dealership uses; provided, however, that all other standards and regulations set forth in this Code relating to automotive sales and leasing uses shall remain in full force and effect.

In any district, every building which shall be built, structurally altered, enlarged or increased in capacity and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles shall be provided with off-street loading berths as required by this article.

(Code 1959, § 24.10.5; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003)

(a)

Off-street loading berths shall be provided as follows:

(1)

Auditoriums, gymnasiums, theaters, hotels and motels with sleeping rooms only, and other buildings for public assembly:

a.

Ten thousand—100,000 square feet of floor area in such building, one loading berth.

b.

Each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, in such building, one additional loading berth.

Each required loading berth for a building having more than 20,000 square feet of floor area shall not be less than ten feet wide by 50 feet in length.

(2)

Establishments for the manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, disassembly, cleaning, servicing, testing or repairing of materials, goods or products; cartage, express and parcel delivery and freight terminal establishments:

a.

Five thousand—40,000 square feet of floor area in such building, one loading berth.

b.

Forty thousand—100,000 square feet of floor area in such building, two loading berths.

c.

Plus one additional loading berth for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof.

Each required loading berth for such a building in excess of 10,000 square feet of floor area shall not be less than ten feet in width by 50 feet in length.

(3)

Mortuaries:

a.

Eight thousand—100,000) square feet of floor area in such building, one loading berth.

b.

Each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, in such a building, one additional loading berth.

(4)

Office buildings:

a.

Ten thousand—100,000 square feet of floor area in such building, one loading berth.

b.

Each additional 200,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, in such building, one additional loading berth.

(5)

Retail stores, including furniture and appliance stores, repair shops or restaurants; hotels and motels containing retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, business or professional offices or other uses; and warehouses and wholesale establishments:

For each additional 200,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, over 250,000 square feet of floor area, one additional loading berth, not less than ten feet in width by 50 feet in length shall be provided.

(6)

Schools, hospitals, sanitariums or other similar institutional buildings and multiple-family dwellings:

a.

Twenty thousand—200,000 square feet of floor area in such building, one loading berth.

b.

Each additional 200,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, in such building, one additional loading berth.

(b)

All uses, not specifically listed in subsection (a) of this section, greater than 5,000 square feet in floor area, which shall require the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, shall have off-street loading berths in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a)(5) of this section.

(Code 1959, § 24.10.6; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003)

(a)

Location. All required loading berths shall be off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the building to be served. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within a required front yard or side yard. In the I-1 and I-2 Districts, the area comprising any loading berth shall not be located within 50 feet of the parcel boundary of any parcel improved with a residence.

(b)

Area. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a required loading berth shall be at least ten feet in width by 25 feet in length, exclusive of aisles and maneuvering spaces, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

(c)

Access. Each required loading berth shall be served by appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will not unreasonably interfere with traffic movement.

(d)

Surfacing. All open loading berths shall be graded and paved or otherwise improved with bituminous concrete or portland cement concrete.

(e)

Storage, 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)

Drainage. All loading berths shall be provided with adequate drainage facilities to carry surface waters and stormwaters into storm sewers or drainage ditches.

(g)

Space allocated. Space allocated to a required loading berth shall not be used to satisfy any requirement of this article for off-street parking spaces.

(Code 1959, § 24.10.7; Ord. No. 4512, 4-15-2003; Ord. No. 6458, § 7, 1-4-2022)