Highland Park City Zoning Code
§ 9
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACE REGULATIONS.
9-100
OFF-STREET PARKING SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE LOT OR TRACT ON WHICH THE USE IS LOCATED SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING RATIO OF VEHICLE SPACES FOR THE USES SPECIFIED IN THE DISTRICTS DESIGNATED.
9-101
IN THE FOLLOWING ZONING DISTRICTS THE MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL BE:
(1) | A and B, One-Family Residence Districts | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit. |
C, D and E, One-Family Residence Districts | Three (3) spaces for each dwelling unit. Two parking spaces shall be enclosed and shall be located behind the front building line. | |
F, Two-Family Residence Districts | Three (3) spaces for each dwelling unit. Two parking spaces shall be enclosed and shall be located behind the front building line. | |
G and H, Multifamily Residence Districts | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit. | |
(2) | CS Community Service District, GR, General Retail District | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit. Other requirements in accordance with 9-102, “Parking Space Schedule” following |
(3) | PD, Planned Development District | Residential uses–Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit |
(4) | G and H, Multiple-Family Residence District | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit |
(5) | CS Community Service District, GR, General Retail District | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit. Other requirements in accordance with 9-102 Parking Space Schedule following |
(6) | PD, Planned Development District | Residential Uses–Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit |
9-102
PARKING SPACE SCHEDULE, NONRESIDENTIAL USES IN ALL DISTRICTS WHERE THE SPECIFIED NONRESIDENTIAL USE IS PERMITTED.
(1)
Automobile service facilities
–One space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of building area.
(2)
Clinics or doctors’ offices
–One space for each two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of floor area.
(3)
Offices, general
–One space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
(4)
Recreational use, private or commercial
–One space for every two (2) persons to be normally accommodated in the establishment.
(5)
Restaurant or cafeteria
–One space for every four (4) seats under maximum seating arrangement.
(6)
Retail or personal service
–One space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
(7)
Theaters, meeting rooms and places of public assembly
–One space for every three (3) seats.
(8)
Banks, savings and loans, and other financial institutions
–One space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
9-103
SPECIAL OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS:
(1)
In computing the parking requirements for any building or development, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each class of use included in the building or development.
(2)
Any lights used to illuminate a parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect away from any adjacent residential uses or residential districts.
(3)
In the A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H Districts, no off-street parking of any truck, truck trailer, van, house trailer, or mobile home shall be permitted except that one panel or pickup truck not exceeding one ton capacity, owned and operated by the owner or occupant, may be stored at any one residential unit.
(4)
In the A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H Districts, a boat or recreational vehicle including a motor home or travel trailer may be stored at any residential unit provided that such boat, vehicle or motor home may be stored only within an accessory structure or within that portion of any residential lot or building site designated as the rear yard.
(5)
In B, C, D, E, F, and G districts, a garage facing a side property line with a front or rear entry driveway shall provide a driveway with a minimum distance from the face of the garage to the side property line of twenty-three feet (23'). The minimum interior turning radius shall be fifteen feet (15'). Building sites fifty feet (50') in width in “G” Zoning Districts are permitted to provide a minimum of thirteen feet (13') interior turning radius, provided that the garage is a minimum of twenty feet (20') wide and twenty-one feet (21') deep, both interior wall-to-wall dimensions with a minimum opening width of eighteen feet (18') for two-vehicle doors and nine feet (9') for one-vehicle doors.
(6)
In G, H, CS, GR, CC, and PD districts parking lots and parking structures shall be designed in accordance with the following standard (See Figure C):
Parking Angle1,3 (A) | Stall Depth2 (B) | Min. Aisle One-Way2 (C) | Min. Aisle Two-Way2 (D) | Module One-Way2 (E) | Width Two-Way2 (F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parallel | 9.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 38.0 |
30 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 41.0 | 50.0 |
45 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 47.0 | 55.0 |
60 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 54.0 | 58.0 |
90 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | NA | 60.0 |
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1. | Angle measurements shown in degrees maximum, i. e. 30°[.] |
2. | Dimensional measurements shown in feet, i.e. 9.0'[.] |
3. | Dimensional measurements shall apply to each maximum angle increment as listed. If the angle increment is exceeded, then next greater angle increment shall apply. |
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9-104
OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED ON EACH LOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
(1)
All retail and service structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on an area adjacent to a public alley or private service drive. Such space shall consist of a minimum area of ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor space or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet in the building or on the lot.
(Ordinance 740, sec. 8, adopted 5/4/70; Ordinance 847, sec. 1, adopted 3/1/76; Ordinance 1008, sec. 1(7), (8), adopted 9/6/83; Ordinance 1780, sec. 5, 6, adopted 1/26/09; Ordinance 1873, sec. 5, adopted 10/24/11)