Iron Ridge City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Traffic, Parking and Access
§ 365-47 Traffic visibility.
A.
No obstructions, such as structures, parking or vegetation, shall be permitted between the heights of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the plane through the mean curb grades within the triangular space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street or alley right-of-way lines and a line joining points on such lines located a minimum of 15 feet from their intersection.
B.
This regulation shall not apply to the trunks of trees and posts not over six inches square or in diameter.
§ 365-48 Loading requirements.
A.
Requirement. In all districts adequate loading areas shall be provided so that all vehicles loading, maneuvering, or unloading are completely off the public ways and so that all vehicles need not back onto any public way.
B.
Size and location. Each loading space shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 35 feet in length, and have a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet, and may occupy all or any part of any required yard.
C.
Required number of off-street loading spaces.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Uses | Square Feet of Gross Floor Area | Required Off-Street Loading Spaces |
|---|---|---|
School | 1 | |
Hospital | Under 10,000 | None |
For 10,000 to 30,000 | 1 | |
For each additional 30,000 or major fraction thereof | 1 additional | |
Funeral home | 1 | |
Office, hotel, retail | Under 10,000 | None |
Service, wholesale | From 10,000 to 25,000 | 1 |
Warehouse, manufacturing | From 25,000 to 40,000 | 2 |
Processing or repairing | From 40,000 to 60,000 | 3 |
From 60,000 to 100,000 | 4 | |
For each additional 50,000 or major fraction thereof | 1 additional |
§ 365-49 Parking requirements.
In all districts except the Central Commercial District and in connection with every use, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following:
A.
Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space, and driveway openings shall be at least 10 feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings and a minimum of 24 feet for all other uses.
B.
Size. Size of each parking space shall be not less than 200 square feet exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress.
C.
Location. Location to be on the same lot as the principal use or not over 400 feet from the principal use. No commercial or industrial parking stall or driveway shall be closer than 25 feet to a residential district lot line or a street line opposite a residential district.
D.
Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to minimize dust and be properly drained. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked.
E.
Curbs. Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.
F.
Number of stalls. Number of parking stalls required are shown in the following table:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Uses | Minimum Parking Required |
|---|---|
One- and two-family dwellings and mobile homes | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit |
Multifamily dwellings | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit |
Hotels, motels | 1 stall for each guest room plus 1 stall for each 2 employees |
Hospitals, dormitories, clubs, lodges, sororities, fraternities, lodging and boarding houses | 1 stall for each 2 beds, plus 1 stall for each 2 employees |
Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing homes | 1 stall for each 2 beds, plus 1 stall for each 3 employees |
Medial and dental clinics | 5 stalls for each doctor |
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night schools, and other places of public assembly | 1 stall for each 5 seats, or 1 for each 90 linear inches of pew space |
Elementary and junior high schools | 2 stalls for each classroom, plus 1 for every 8 seats in auditoriums or assembly halls |
High schools, colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning | 1 stall for every 6 students, plus 1 for each teacher, administrator and employee |
Business, technical and trade schools | 1 stall for each 5 students plus, 1 for each 2 employees |
Automobile service stations | 1 stall for each 2 employees plus 2 for each service bay |
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, places of entertainment, repair shops, retail and service stores | 1 stall for each 100 square feet of floor area |
Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories, and warehouses | 1 stall for every 2 employees; number of employees shall be construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at 1 time, plus 1 for each motor vehicle used in the business |
Financial institutions, business, government and professional offices | 1 stall for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Funeral homes | 1 stall for each 50 square feet plus 1 stall for each vehicle used with the business |
Bowling alleys | 4 stalls for each alley |
G.
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply.
H.
Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use.
I.
Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in these ordinances, the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503, and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
J.
Control. In cases where off-street parking facilities are permitted on land other than the same lot as the principal use, such facilities shall be in the same possession as the lot occupied by the use to which the parking facilities are accessory, or in the possession of the controller of the principal use to which the parking facilities are accessory. (Such possession shall be by deed whereby the owner of the land on which the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by a covenant filed and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Dodge County, requiring such owner, his heirs, or assigns to maintain the required facilities for the duration of the use served.)
K.
Collective provision. 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 for each such use and provided that all regulations governing location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to.
L.
Design. The required number of parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to be dust free and properly drained. All parking areas shall be arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe parking. Curbs and barriers shall be installed to prevent parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines or public ways.
M.
Maintenance. The owner of property used for parking shall maintain such area in good condition without holes, and free of dust, trash, and other debris.
N.
Lighting. Any off-street parking area with more than four parking spaces and which is intended to be used during nondaylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property.
§ 365-50 Driveways.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced, or extended after the effective date of this chapter shell meet the following requirements:
A.
Islands between driveway openings shall be provided with a minimum of 12 feet between all driveways and six feet at all lot lines.
B.
Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall be at least 10 feet wide at the property line for residential properties, and a minimum of 16 feet wide at the property line for all other uses, but shall not exceed 24 feet at the property line and 30 feet at the curb opening.
C.
Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in theaters, banks, and restaurants; motels; funeral homes; vehicular sales, service, washing and repair stations; garages, or public parking lots shall be not less than 200 feet from any pedestrian entrance or exit to a school, college, university, church, hospital, park playground, library, public emergency shelter, or other place of public assembly.
§ 365-51 Highway access.
A.
No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of: expressways; nor to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction.
B.
No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
(1)
Freeways, interstate highways, and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersecting or interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes.
(2)
Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within 100 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
(3)
Streets intersecting an arterial street within 50 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
C.
Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping, or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above-specified streets or highways.
D.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the Plan Commission after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable, and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.