(A)   Purpose and Intent.

      (1)   The purpose of this Section is to ensure that an adequate, safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways, off-street parking and loading spaces are provided for all zoning districts. Parking facilities shall be landscaped and screened to the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness and monotony of large concentrations of parked cars. Any above ground loading facility shall be screened from public view to the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness.

      (2)   Off-street parking spaces shall be required for all uses in all zoning districts.

   (B)   General Provisions.

      (1)   Repair, Service or Sales Use of Parking Facilities Prohibited.

   No required off-street parking or loading facilities shall be utilized for motor vehicle repair work, service, display or sales of any kind, except as expressly permitted elsewhere in this Chapter.

      (2)   Entries and Exits.

   All entrances and exits to parking and loading areas from a public right of way shall ensure the smooth and safe circulation of vehicles to and from the public street system. Except for single-family residential dwellings and duplexes, all parking access shall be designed to prevent the need to back directly onto a public road or right of way.

      (3)   Location of Parking and Loading Spaces.

   All required off-street parking or loading spaces shall be provided on the same parcel of land occupied by the use or building to which it is appurtenant: all parking spaces shall be entirely within lot line and not in a public right-of-way. Off-site accessory parking areas may be considered upon written request to the Village Board, if adequate on-site parking cannot be accommodated. (Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

      (4)   Joint Parking Facilities.

   Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided and used collectively or jointly in any zoning district, provided adequate parking area is provided for all uses/buildings.

   (C)   Design and Maintenance Standards.

      (1)   Size of Parking Space.

   Each off-street parking pace shall not be less than ten (10) feet wide, twenty (20) feet long.

      (2)   Parking Surface And Drainage.

   All open off-street parking areas, except those accessory to one- or two-family dwellings, shall be improved with a compacted select rock base, surfaced with an all-weather, dustless material suitably designed for the intended use, to a standard approved by the Village. Parking and loading facilities shall be provided with adequate storm water drainage facilities to prevent damage or inconvenience to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys.

      (3)   Lighting.

   Any off-street parking or loading area used between six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. shall contain a system of lighting to provide illumination over the area of the parking area to be used. All lighting shall be arranged to deflect, shade and downwardly focus lights away from adjacent properties, and shall be designed so as not to create a nuisance at any property boundary abutting a residential zoning district. A photometric exterior lighting plan shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of the off-street parking permit that shows zero (0) foot candles at the property line and said lighting plan shall be subsequently adhered to by the property owner and/or lease with regard to this standard. (Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

      (4)   Screening and Landscaping.

   All parking and loading areas shall be landscaped and provide screening.

      (5)   Signs.

   Parking direction and regulation signs may be provided in accordance with Article XII of this Chapter showing the ownership of any parking facility and the permitted use thereof. If the lot is so operated that a charge is made for the use of the parking facilities, the rates for parking shall be legibly shown upon the parking regulation sign.

      (6)   Maintenance.

   Any person operating a parking facility shall keep it free, as may be practical, of dust and loose particles and shall promptly remove the snow and ice from the surface of the parking facility. Such person shall also keep all adjacent sidewalks free from dirt, ice, sleet and snow and shall keep the sidewalks in a safe condition for use by pedestrians. All signs, markers or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise any walls, landscaping, including trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing and curbing of the parking facility, shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes, and the Village Board of Trustees shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes, after fifteen (15) days' written notice, unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed, including the replacement of any landscaping material which may die from time to time, or the failure of the landscape irrigation or surface drainage system within the parking area.

      (7)   Paving of Residential Parking Spaces.

   The required off-street parking spaces for any residential use shall be paved with concrete, asphaltic concrete or brick. Any parking space constructed or designated after the effective date of this Chapter, and the driveways between such spaces and the right of way line of the street, shall be similarly paved.

   (D)   Additional Parking Requirements.

      (1)   Minimum Off-Street Parking Space For:

         (sf = square feet; gfa = gross floor area)

         (a)   One family dwelling: one (1) per unit

         (b)   Churches and Auditoriums: one (1) per four (4) seats in residential districts, one (1) per six (6) seats in commercial districts

         (c)   Libraries and museums: one (1) per five hundred (500) sf gfa

         (d)   Municipal buildings: one (1) per three hundred (300) sf gfa

         (e)   Elementary and Junior high schools: one (1) per five hundred (500) sf gfa

         (f)   Senior high schools: one (2) per two hundred (200) sf gfa of classroom area

         (g)   Two family dwellings: one (1) space per bedroom

         (h)   Multi-family dwellings: one (1) space per bedroom

         (i)   All Permitted Retail and Commercial Service Uses not denoted below: one (1) space per three hundred (300) sf gfa of the first floor, plus one (1) space for each five hundred (500) sf gfa above the first floor or one (1) space per three (3) employees, whichever is greater

         (j)   Office generally, except medical and dental: one (1) space per two hundred (200) sf gfa

         (k)   Medical and dental offices: one (1) space per two hundred (200) sf gfa or three (3) spaces per unit (exam room/table/ chair), whichever is greater

         (l)   Banks and savings and loans: one (1) space per three hundred (300) sf gfa

         (m)   Eating and drinking establishments: one (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) sf gfa

         (n)   Furniture and appliance stores: one (1) space per six hundred (600) sf gfa

         (o)   Shopping Centers with multiple leasable tenant spaces wherein individual tenant uses need not be calculated separately: six (6) spaces per one thousand (1,000) sf gfa (multiple buildings within the same shopping center may be reviewed separately regarding parking regulations)

         (p)   For any use that is not listed, the Zoning Administrator shall make the determination of on-site parking needs using resources such as the latest edition of the ITE Parking Generation manual

(Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

      (2)   Computing Number of Required Off-street Parking Spaces.

   In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall apply:

         (a)   “Floor area” shall mean the gross leasable area of the entire building of the specific use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking.

         (b)   Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be the next greater whole number.

         (c)   All required parking shall be available at all times for the use for which the parking is required except as specifically provided by this Article.

         (d)   In the case of bench seating, such as pews in a place of worship, twenty-four (24) lineal inches of bench seating shall equate to one (1) seat.

         (e)   For residential uses, off-street parking requirements can be met through the use of a garage and /or paved parking spaces located outside of any right of way.

      (3)   Parking Garages.

         (a)   Required off street-parking spaces may be provided within parking garages; provided that all other provisions of this Article are met.

         (b)   Every part of a parking garage situated above ground level shall comply with the building setback requirements of the specific zoning district in which it is located. Those portions of a parking garage located below ground level may encroach into this setback: provided that no part of the parking garage extends into a public right of way or crosses any other property line.

         (c)   Within parking garages, parking space width shall be measured from the base of structural columns rather than from the center of such columns.

      (4)   Parking for Handicapped Persons.

         (a)   All applicants for site plan approval for a new or changed development should be aware of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 including provisions of the act which were effective as of January 26, 1992 and the Illinois Accessibility Code. (Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

         (b)   Each accessible off-street parking space shall be sixteen (16) feet wide, including either an eight (8) foot or five (5) foot wide diagonally striped access aisle. The access aisle shall be located on either side of the vehicle space except for angled parking spaces, which shall have the access aisle located on the passenger side of the vehicle space. High-quality yellow paint, manufactured especially for pavement striping, must be used. Adjacent accessible parking spaces cannot share a common access aisle.

         (c)   Accessible parking must be placed on level pavement on the shortest accessible route to an accessible entrance. The accessible route, which may include a curb ramp or curb cut, must be installed as close as possible to the accessible entrance it serves. Additionally, a curb ramp must never be built so that it protrudes into or interferes with the diagonally striped access aisle of an accessible space.

         (d)   Signs. A U.S. Department of Transportation R7-8 (Reserved Parking) and R7-I101 ($250 Fine) sign must be permanently mounted in the center of the sixteen (16) foot wide accessible parking space. The signs must be placed no more than five (5) feet from the front of the parking space. At a minimum, the bottom of the R7-8 sign must be five (5) feet from the pavement.

(Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

   (E)   Increase or Decrease in Parking Needs.

   When any building, structure or site undergoes a change that may cause an increase or decrease the requirement for total off-street parking and/or loading spaces, such off-street parking and/or loading facilities shall be added (increase) or used otherwise (decrease).