a.   General Limitations.

         (1)   Off-street parking facilities accessory to a residential building or use in accordance with the requirements of this Section shall be used for the parking of regularly used passenger vehicles legally licensed and registered to, or in the lawful possession of, the occupants of the buildings to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of said occupants.

         (2)   Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to a residential building or use be used by persons other than the dwelling occupants for the parking of vehicles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants, visitors or customers of any business or manufacturing establishment.

         (3)   No new parking or access driveways shall be developed or established within five (5) feet of any property line, or in a front yard, or corner side yard, except as specified in Section 12.03.8.

      b.   Certain Commercial Vehicles Prohibited. The following subsections b.1. and b.2. shall apply to all commercial motor vehicles except for pickup trucks, four-wheel cargo vans, and four-wheel passenger vans.

         (1)   It shall be unlawful for any operator or owner of any commercial motor vehicle with a license plate registration in excess of a B plate, or weighing in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds gross weight, including vehicle weight and maximum load (Gross Vehicular Weight Rating), to park or store such vehicle on any off-street parking facilities accessory to any residential building or use within the Village. Prohibited commercial vehicles shall also include, without limitation, tractors, step vans, semi-tractors, tow trucks, farm implements, dump trucks, construction equipment, semi-trailers, buses, taxis, and limousines designed to carry more than six (6) passengers. This subsection shall not prohibit the parking of such vehicles within a completely enclosed garage or other structure.

         (2)   It shall be unlawful for any operator or owner of any commercial motor vehicle with a license plate registration in excess of a B plate, or weighing in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds gross weight, including vehicle weight and maximum load (Gross Vehicular Weight Rating), to park or store such vehicle on any street or public right-of way in any residential area. Prohibited commercial vehicles shall include, without limitation, tractors, step vans, semi-tractors, tow trucks, farm implements, dump trucks, construction equipment, semi-trailers, buses, taxis, and limousines designed to carry more than six (6) passengers.

      c.   Limitation on Commercial Vehicles. No more than two (2) of the following vehicles shall be permitted to be parked on any off-street parking facilities accessory to any residential building or use within the Village:

         (1)   Any motor vehicle of the Second Division not otherwise prohibited under Section 12.03.b., which shall include all pick-up trucks, four-wheel cargo vans, and four-wheel passenger vans, operated for the transportation of persons or property in the furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise, for hire or not for hire, or a recreational vehicle being used commercially.

         (2)   Any motor vehicle of the First or Second Division not otherwise prohibited under Section 12.03.b. with lettered signage designating a commercial business posted on the vehicle.

         (3)   Any limousine not otherwise prohibited under Section 12.03.b.

      Additional commercial vehicles are prohibited unless such additional vehicles are parked within a completely enclosed garage or structure.

      d.   The requirements of this section shall not apply to those commercial vehicles that are parked for the purpose of delivering or collecting persons, materials or merchandise and/or performing some service to residents on whose property or adjacent to whose property the vehicle is being parked.

   Required off-street handicap parking spaces shall meet all applicable requirements of the current State of Illinois Accessibility Code and of other regulatory agencies.

      a.   Open and Enclosed Parking Spaces. Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot as occupied by the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building. Accessory parking spaces located in a Residence District elsewhere than on the same lot occupied by the use served shall be open to the sky except when otherwise allowed as a Special Use.

      b.   Surfacing. All open off-street vehicular parking areas, driveways and access aisles excluding truck loading berths (see Section 12.07.4.) shall be improved with an all weather dustless material consisting of the following as approved.

         (1)   For apartments and other residential uses, surfacing shall consist of the following:

            (a)   Eight (8) inch compacted aggregate base with a two (2) inch bituminous wearing surface; or

            (b)   Four (4) inch compacted aggregate base with a five (5) inch air entrained six (6) Portland Cement concrete and 6X6 #10 welded wire reinforcing.

         (2)   For non-residential, light vehicle (under 8500 gvw) uses, surfacing shall consist of one of the following:

            (a)   Eight (8) inch compacted aggregate base with a one and one half (1-1/2) inch bituminous binder course and a one (1) inch bituminous surface course; or

            (b)   Six (6) inch compacted aggregate base with five (5) inch air entrained six (6) bag Portland Cement concrete and 6X6 #10 welded wire reinforcing.

         (3)   For heavy vehicular and other uses including business, commercial, industrial, or when in the opinion of the Building Commissioner, the driveway will be required to carry heavy loads, it shall then consist of one of the following:

            (a)   Ten (10) inch compacted aggregate base with a one and one-half (1-1/2) inch bituminous binder course and a one and one-half (1-1/2) inch bituminous surface course; or

            (b)   Eight (8) inch compacted aggregate base with a six (6) inch air entrained six (6) bag Portland Cement concrete and 6X6 #6 welded wire reinforcing.

            (c)   Loading berths and dolly pads, see Section 12.07.4.

      c.   Screening and Landscaping. All open automobile parking areas containing more than four (4) parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any property situated in a Residence District or any institutional premises by a wall, fence or densely planted compact hedge. Such required screening shall conform with the front and side yard setback requirements of the district in which the parking is located. Landscaped areas, including plant material, shall not be planted so there is interference with the overhang of parked vehicles.

      d.   Lighting and Other Equipment. All lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way as not to create a nuisance. All lighting shall be extinguished no later the thirty (30) minutes after close of business of the use being served, except as may be otherwise authorized by the Village Board. All lighting shall comply with the performance standards relative to glare. Unless otherwise approved by the Village Board, the minimum lighting level for commercial occupancy shall be 0.5 F.C.

      e.   Signs. Allowable. (see Section 13.00).

      f.   Curbs. In all cases where off-street parking areas are used for stormwater management purposes, such areas shall be improved with permanent Portland Cement concrete curb(s) and shall be so located that no part of any parking vehicle shall extend beyond the minimum setback.

      g.   Wheel Guards. All off-street parking spaces within parking lots for four (4) or more vehicles shall be provided with concrete wheel guards, bumper guards or continuous curbs permanently secured to the finished surface along the perimeter line and abutting the buildings. Wheel guards, bumper guards or continuous curbs shall be located so that no part of any parked vehicle will extend beyond the property line or encroach upon any adjacent sidewalk and/or landscape areas.

      h.   Striping. All off-street parking spaces, within parking lots, for four (4) or more vehicles shall be properly marked by a four (4) inch wide painted stripe. All such striping shall be maintained and kept clearly visible at all times.

   11.   It shall be unlawful for any person to park any commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles or boats in any commuter parking lot or in any parking lot owned or controlled by the Village. Further, no commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles or boats shall be issued permits by any person or entity to park in any commuter parking lot owned or controlled by the Village.

   12.   It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any trailer on any residential lot within the Village or in any residential area in the Village unless within a completely enclosed garage or structure, provided, however, that such trailer shall be permitted only when utilized in conjunction with the storage of a boat, personal watercraft or snowmobile that is properly permitted pursuant to Section 4.22 of this Ordinance, and only during such times when the parking or storage of a boat, personal watercraft or snowmobile is permitted by Section 4.22.

   13.   A resident may request relief from the provisions of Section 12.03.1. by the filing of a petition requesting such relief. No relief from the provisions of Section 12.03.1. shall be permitted unless such relief is recommended by the Plan Commission and approved by the Village Board. Any person requesting such relief shall comply with the notice requirements for special use permit set forth in Section 14.11.6. In considering any such petition for relief, the Plan Commission shall seek evidence from the Petitioner with respect to the following factors:

      a.   The specific nature of the relief requested by the petitioner;

      b.   The availability of alternative means for parking or storing any such vehicles;

      c.   The availability of methods for screening such vehicles;

      d.   The effect of the relief required on the public health, safety and welfare;

      e.   Whether the relief requested will impair or injure the value or enjoyment of surrounding property;

      f.   The difficulty or hardship of the petitioner in complying with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.

   The Plan Commission may recommend, and the President and Board of Trustees may approve, conditions and restrictions upon the grant of any relief under this subsection.