A.

Requirements by usage.

1.

In all districts every industrial, business, institutional, recreational, residential, or any other use shall provide at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or increased in capacity, off-street parking for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of this and other applicable sections of this ordinance unless otherwise recommended by the village planning commission. All such space shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner.

2.

Whenever there is a change in use, or an increase in floor area, or other unit of measurement, and such change and such increase create a need for an increase of more than ten percent in the number of required off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements in this section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with this section for that addition or change in use.

3.

None of the off-street parking facilities as required in the ordinance shall be required for any existing building use, unless there is an increase in floor area exceeding 35 percent of the existing floor area on the effective date of this ordinance.

4.

Access drives or walkways to any business or industrial district through any residential district shall not be permitted as this would constitute an illegal use of residential zoned land.

5.

In stadiums, churches, and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for purposes of the parking standards.

6.

The minimum number of off-street parking facilities required shall be as set forth in the following:

a.

Auditorium—One for each five seats.

b.

Automobile or machine sales and service—One for each 300 square feet of floor area.

c.

Banks, business and professional offices—One for each 200 square feet of floor area.

d.

Bowling alleys—Five for each alley plus the necessary space as set forth in this section for affiliated uses such as bars, restaurants, or other commercial uses.

e.

Churches—One for each five seats in places of worship.

f.

Assembly halls without fixed seats; exhibition halls, except church assembly rooms in conjunction with auditorium— One for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly or dancing.

g.

Dwellings—Two for each family or dwelling unit.

h.

Funeral home, mortuaries—One for each four seats in the auditorium.

i.

Hospitals—One for each three beds.

j.

Roominghouses, lodginghouses—One for each two bedrooms.

k.

Libraries, museums, or galleries—One for each 600 square feet of floor area.

l.

Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories, bottling plants—One for each 300 square feet of floor area.

m.

Medical and dental clinics or offices—One for each 200 square feet of floor area.

n.

Motels and hotels—One for each living or sleeping unit.

o.

Restaurants, cafe and nightclubs—One for each 200 square feet of floor area.

p.

Retail stores, shops, etc.—One for each 150 square feet of floor area.

q.

Sanitariums, convalescent homes, homes for the aged, children's homes—One for each three beds.

r.

Theaters, assembly halls, other than schools—One for each five seats.

s.

Wholesale establishments or warehouses—One for each 3,000 square feet of floor area.

t.

In the case of a use not specifically mentioned above, the requirements for off-street facilities to which said use is similar shall be set forth by the building inspector.

B.

Requirements of off-street parking.

1.

The size of off-street parking space shall be nine feet wide by 20 feet long for all side parking or eight feet wide by 23 feet long for all parallel parking.

2.

Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where distance is specified, such distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building or use such facility is required to serve. Off-street parking spaces shall be allowed in required yards except where specifically prohibited by this ordinance.

a.

Multi-unit dwellings, not more than 200 feet from the building they are required to serve.

b.

For uses located in the business and restricted business district and for hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent, nursing, and rest homes; homes for the aged, retirement homes, private clubs, lodges, and offices; not more than 100 feet from the building they are required to serve.

c.

For uses other than those specified above, not more than 300 feet from the building they are intended to serve.

3.

Necessary passageways and driveways for entrance and exits to parking spaces shall be provided.

4.

All parking areas, passageways, and driveways (except where provided in connection with one-family residences) shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces, and shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the building inspector.

5.

The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately and further provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.

6.

All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.

7.

Off-street parking areas located in commercial zones and which provide parking for 20 or more vehicles shall be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the building inspector and located not greater than 60 feet on center.

8.

Such parking areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the accessory parking of vehicles. In no case shall the storage, service or dismantling of vehicles be permitted in such areas.

C.

Loading spaces.

1.

Loading spaces shall be provided and maintained on the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected, occupied, enlarged or intended to be used, involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles, of material or merchandise.

2.

Such space shall be adequate for standing, loading, and unloading services, in order to avoid undue interference with use of public transportation.

3.

Loading and unloading space shall not be occupied or considered as any part of the required off-street parking.

4.

All business districts shall include a ten-foot by 25-foot loading space with a 14-foot height clearance, for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for the above-mentioned purposes.

(Code 1978, app. B, § 12; L.L. No. 1-1973; L.L. No. 3-1977, § 1; L.L. No. 6-1979, § 5)