Lyons City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 12
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
13-12-1: GENERAL OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS:
In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires off street parking space, there shall be provided off street parking space in accordance with the following regulations:
A. Compliance Required: Any off street parking space in connection with existing buildings or structures, on the effective date hereof, shall not be removed or altered, except to be in conformance with the requirements of this title. All existing uses shall provide off street parking in compliance with this title to the extent determined practical by the building director.
B. Use Restrictions:
1. Except as may otherwise be provided for the parking of trucks or for special uses, required accessory off street parking facilities shall be solely for the parking of vehicles of patrons, occupants, or employees of a specific establishment.
2. No motor vehicle repair work of any kind shall be permitted in parking lots.
3. No gasoline or motor oil shall be sold in conjunction with any accessory parking facilities.
C. Joint Use: 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 of each such use and if all regulations governing the location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are observed. But no parking space, or portion thereof, shall serve as the required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized in accordance with this title. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.0)
D. Off Site Parking Facilities: In cases where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the lot on which the building or use served is located, such parking facilities shall be within three hundred feet (300') of the lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory. A covenant running with the land must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of deeds on the lot upon which the accessory off street parking is located which prohibits any other uses on that portion of the lot needed for accessory parking until such time as either one of the following conditions occurs:
1. The use on the lot containing the principal use is terminated or replaced with a use where there is enough parking on the lot containing that use; or
2. Another lot of the required size within the required distance is properly developed and used for the required accessory off street parking in place of and in lieu of the initial lot used for accessory off street parking with the same requirements, covenants and conditions attached to such substitute accessory lot as required for the approval of such initial lot used. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.10)
E. Location In Yards: Off street parking spaces may be located in yards except required front yards and required side yards adjoining a street.
F. Size: A required off street parking space shall be at least nine feet (9') in width and at least eighteen feet (18') in length unless otherwise indicated, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, columns, and office or work area. Such space shall have vertical clearance of at least seven feet (7').
G. Access: Each required off street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or a driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off street parking facilities shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street, alley, or driveway in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements and provide the least potential for hazards and/or nuisances. All parking areas shall have vehicular access to it over a street, alley, or driveway containing all-weather, hard surfaced pavement, and the location and route of access to such a parking area shall be identified. No driveway across public property shall have a width exceeding twenty four feet (24'), exclusive of curb returns.
H. Computation Of Number Of Spaces:
1. When determination of the number of off street parking spaces required by this title results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (1/2) or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half (1/2) shall be counted as one parking space.
2. When more than one use exists on a lot, the number of off street parking spaces required shall be the sum of the number required for each use.
3. "Floor area" shall mean gross floor area, unless otherwise designated.
4. Streets, parkways, alleys, lanes, aisles, landscaped areas, offices, work areas and similar locations shall not be counted toward the off street parking requirements. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.0)
I. Handicap Spaces: Handicap parking spaces shall be provided in the size, location and number required by the Illinois accessibility code or any other state or federal regulation. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.11)
13-12-2: RESIDENTIAL GARAGES AND DRIVEWAYS:
A. Computation: Garages providing the requisite parking space dimensions shall be counted as required off street parking. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.2)
B. Improved Driveways And Approaches: Garages providing access for vehicles through the use of private drives shall provide an improved driving surface and approach complying with the surfacing and approach requirements of this title. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.3)
C. Surfacing: All driveways shall meet the surfacing and dimension requirements of this title. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.4)
D. Driveway Dimensions: Driveway dimensions shall be as follows:
Use | Minimum Width | Minimum Length | Minimum Setback |
Single driveway | 10 feet | 27 feet | 1 foot from side property line |
Driveway to attached garage | 10 feet and equal to width of vehicle entrance door to garage | Minimum 18 feet from property line where accessing over a public sidewalk or parkway | 1 foot from side property line |
Driveway to detached garage | 10 feet to within 18 feet of garage access door; equal to width of garage door thereafter | Must extend from street or alley access to garage door | 1 foot from side property line |
(1965 Code title 6 § 802.5)
E. Driveway Setbacks: Residential one- and two-family parking shall not be in the required front yard space except for that portion of a driveway extending from the front property access through the front yard setback. No portion of a driveway shall be located in the area of the front yard located in front of a one- or two-family dwelling. The total amount of open area devoted to off street parking, in addition to the maximum area for a driveway and garage, shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the remaining open area of the property. All additional parking areas shall have a minimum three foot (3') setback from adjoining property lines and a minimum ten foot (10') setback from the dwelling. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.6)
F. Multi-Family Residential Parking: Multi-family residential parking shall not be located in the front yard setback unless otherwise modified for a planned unit development. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.7)
G. Vehicles Parking In Open; License And Operable Condition Required: Motor vehicle parking on private residential property outside a completely enclosed, lawfully constructed structure for such purposes shall be limited to licensed, operative vehicles. All such parking shall be on an improved surface and of a design and layout as approved by the building director. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.8)
H. Inoperable, Unlicensed Vehicles 1 : The parking or storage of unlicensed and/or inoperative motor vehicles on private residential property is limited to those vehicles which are titled to a lawful occupant of the address in question. All such vehicles must be stored inside a completely enclosed structure which has been lawfully constructed for such use. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.12)
1. Commercial Vehicles: No more than one commercial vehicle per dwelling unit may be parked or stored; however, no commercial vehicle or portion thereof with a license above a B plate or licensed for a gross weight, including vehicle and cargo, of eight thousand one (8,001) pounds or more may be parked in or adjacent to a residential zone other than for loading and unloading purposes not affiliated with a home occupation. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.9)
2. Tow Trucks: No tow trucks or similar vehicles may be parked or stored on residential property. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.10)
3. Trucks With Snowplow Blades: No trucks with snowplow blades attached shall be parked on streets in residential zoned areas. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.11)
J. Renting Garages Prohibited: The provision of private residential garage or yard space for motor vehicle parking or storage of any kind, for any type of remuneration, is prohibited. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.13)
K. Repair And Sale Of Vehicles:
1. Private residential property may not be utilized for any type of use which involves the repair and sale of motor vehicles. Repeated import of disabled vehicles to a residence shall be prima facie evidence of such use. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.14)
2. Automotive repair on residential property shall be regulated as follows: (1965 Code title 6 § 802.15)
a. Minor Automotive Repair:
(1) Minor automotive repair consists of fluid replacement, tire, wiper, light changes and all other repairs not involving a major disassembly of a motor vehicle. All such repairs must be completed within forty eight (48) hours of commencement and are limited to vehicles titled to a lawful occupant of the premises where the repairs are conducted.
(2) Minor automotive repairs may be conducted in all residential districts.
b. Major Automotive Repair:
(1) Major automotive repair consists of all repairs involving a major disassembly of a motor vehicle. All such repairs must be conducted entirely within an enclosed building lawfully constructed for such use, where such buildings exist on the premises, and are limited to vehicles titled to a lawful occupant of the premises where the repairs are conducted. Open area major automotive repairs shall be limited to one vehicle at a time for no more than a seven (7) day period. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.15; amd. 2009 Code)
(2) Major automotive repairs may only be conducted in the R-1, R-1A and R-2 districts. Such repairs shall not in any way decrease or adversely affect the availability of required off street parking for said property.
c. Unattended Vehicles On Supports: No vehicle may be left on jack stands or other means of support unattended. (1965 Code title 6 § 802.15)
13-12-3: DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKING LOTS:
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 elsewhere than on the same lot occupied by the use shall be open to the sky. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.1)
B. Surfacing:
1. All open off street parking shall have an improved parking surface as follows:
Use | Subbase/ Aggregate | Surface | Additional |
One- And Two-Family | |||
Asphalt | 4 inch compacted stone CA6 or grade 8 | Two 1.5-inch courses of hot mix bituminous | None |
Concrete | Compacted earth | 4 inch concrete with 6 x 6 WI.4 x WI4 WWF | Expansion paper required at existing concrete or masonry |
Multi-Family, Commercial Or Industrial | |||
Asphalt | 8 inch compacted stone CA6 or grade 8 | Two 1.5-inch courses of hot mix bituminous | Must be minimum 5 feet from building |
Concrete | 6 inch compacted stone | 6 inch + - concrete with 6 x 6 WI.4 x WI4 WWF | Must be minimum 5 feet from building |
2. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a substitute design or materials being approved by the building director, upon satisfactory recommendation of the village engineer, that meets the purpose and results intended by the table set out in subsection B1 of this section. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.2)
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 residential property by a decorative wall or fence of substantial construction, not less than five feet (5') in height. Wheel stops of masonry, steel or heavy timber shall be placed not nearer than five feet (5') from the street line in districts where a front yard is not required or from side lot lines. Landscaping shall be provided as required by the site plan approval process. Landscaping shall be minimum low growth, low maintenance and not present a nuisance or hazard or be incompatible with the surrounding area. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.3)
D. Lighting: Illumination of an off street parking area shall be provided so as to adequately provide for the safety of occupants for such lots. Lighting shall be arranged so as not to reflect rays of light into adjacent residential districts and streets. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.4)
E. Striping And Protective Devices: Parking spaces shall be striped on the parking lot surface, and parking blocks, curbing or other barriers shall be provided as required by the building director to protect structures, vehicles and pedestrians. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.6)
F. Temporary Parking: Off street parking which does not meet the design and construction requirements of this title may be temporarily permitted at the discretion of the building director, provided such parking is in conjunction with a permitted construction project and/or is for municipal use. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.5)
G. Existing Parking Lots: All existing parking lots shall be maintained in compliance with the design and maintenance standards of this section. (1965 Code title 6 § 803.7)
13-12-3-1: DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PARKING LOTS IN B-1, B-2, I-1, C-R AND R-3 DISTRICTS:
Commercial, industrial and multi-family parking lots shall be designed according to the following standards:
Parking Pattern | Maneuvering Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length | Total Width Of One Tier Of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane | Total Width Of Two Tiers Of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane |
0 degree (parallel) | 12 feet | 9 feet | 23 feet | 20 feet | 28 feet |
30 to 53 degree | 12 feet | 9 feet | 20 feet | 32 feet | 52 feet |
54 to 74 degree | 15 feet | 9 feet | 20 feet | 36.5 feet | 58 feet |
75 to 90 degree | 20 feet | 9 feet | 20 feet | 40 feet | 60 feet |
(1965 Code title 6 § 803.9; amd. 2009 Code)
13-12-4: NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED:
Off street parking spaces accessory to designated uses shall be provided as follows:
Use | Number Of Parking Spaces |
Use | Number Of Parking Spaces |
Automobile service stations | 1 for each employee, plus 2 for each service stall or area within the building. Service stalls or service areas shall not count toward the satisfaction of the off street parking requirement. The above listed calculated parking area is for the off street, accessory parking of licensed, operable passenger vehicles of owners, employees and customers of the subject use. Effective September 21, 2004, as part of the special use requirements for automotive uses, new occupancies are required to demonstrate that the use will include a storage area that is sufficient to store vehicles awaiting repair by the new occupancy. Such storage area shall be properly zoned for such use and shall be situated, constructed, paved and drained in accordance with the applicable sections of this title. Exterior storage areas shall further be screened by a decorative 6 foot wall or fence, which design shall be consistent with the architecture of other structures in the area. The absence of an approved storage area shall be considered a failure of the proposed occupancy to meet the conditions of this title for obtaining special use approval |
Banks | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area |
Bowling alleys | 5 for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants and the like |
Business and professional offices or public administration buildings | 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area |
Carryout restaurants | 1 per 100 square feet of usable floor area or 8, whichever is greater |
Churches | 1 for each 5 seats or 90 inches of seating space in the main auditorium. The building director shall compute additional required spaces for accessory uses, e.g., daycare |
Drive-in restaurants | 1 per 40 square feet of usable floor area, plus 8 stacking spaces for each drive-in or drive- through transaction station |
Establishments handling the sale and consumption on the premises of food and refreshment | 1 for each 4 occupants of the building, as defined by the building and fire code occupancy calculations. If the minimum required parking area is not provided, the eatery owner may reduce his parking requirement by agreeing in writing to post and adhere to a lower occupancy load, subject to the approval of the building director. In such instances, the required off street parking shall be calculated at 1 space per every 4 occupants at the lower, agreed upon rate of occupancy |
Fast food restaurants | 1 for each 4 occupants of the building, as defined by the building and fire code occupancy calculations. If the minimum required parking area is not provided, the eatery owner may reduce his parking requirement by agreeing in writing to post and adhere to a lower occupancy load, subject to the approval of the building director. In such instances, the required off street parking shall be calculated at 1 space per every 4 occupants at the lower, agreed upon rate of occupancy |
Furniture and appliance stores, motor vehicle sales, wholesale stores, stores for repair of household equipment or furniture | 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area |
Hospitals | 1 for each 3 hospital beds, plus 1 for each 4 employees other than doctors, plus 1 for each 2 doctors assigned to the staff |
Hotels and motels | 1 for each lodging room, and 1 for each 100 feet of retail sales and meeting rooms |
Libraries and museums | 1 for each 800 square feet of floor area |
Manufacturing, fabricating, and processing plants not engaged in retail trade | 1 for every 1
1/2 employees in the largest working shift or 1 per 500 square feet of usable floor area, whichever is greater. When the amount of office area exceeds 25 percent of the gross floor area, the parking requirements for such office area shall be that which is required in this section for office uses. The parking requirements for the remainder of the building shall be 1 for every 550 square feet of usable floor area |
Medical and dental clinics | 3 for each examining or treatment room, plus 1 for each doctor and employee in the building |
Motor vehicle sales, trailer sales and rental | 1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area of salesroom, plus such space as is required for any affiliated automotive service, repair and/or vehicle display/storage area |
Multi-family housing for senior citizens (55 years and older) | 1 per dwelling unit. This requirement may be reduced if recognized standards and empirical data are provided establishing a reduced need. Such reduction shall not be lowered to less than 1/2 space per dwelling unit |
Multiple-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Private clubs and lodges | 2, and 1 for each 7 seats in accordance with the design capacity of the main meeting room |
Public utility and public service uses | 1 for each 3 employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the zoning administrator to serve the visiting public |
Recreational buildings or community centers | 1 for each 3 employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the zoning administrator to serve the visiting public |
School and institutional auditoriums | 1 for each 2 persons employed on the premises, and 1 additional for each 4 seats or for each 80 inches of seating space in the main auditorium or assembly hall |
Schools, elementary or middle – private or public | 1 for each faculty member and other full time employees; 1 per each 5 classrooms for visitor parking. The building director shall compute additional required spaces if an auditorium and/or athletic field is provided |
Schools, high – private or public | 1 for each 7 students, and at least 1 for each faculty member and other full time employees; 1 per each 5 classrooms for visitor parking. The building director shall compute additional required spaces if an auditorium and/or athletic field is provided |
Shopping center or clustered commercial | 1 for each 125 feet of usable floor area |
Single-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Theaters | 1 for each 4 seats up to 400 seats, plus 1 for each 6 seats over 400, plus 1 for each employee |
Truck terminals | 1 per vehicle of suitable dimension to accommodate the size of the truck and trailer being parked, plus those spaces required by this section for accessory uses such as offices |
Two-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises |
Warehouse and storage establishments | 1 for each employee, plus 1 for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise, plus 1 for each 4,000 square feet of floor area |
All other retail stores and commercial establishments | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor area |
Other uses | Parking spaces on the same basis as required herein for the most similar use as determined by the zoning administrator |
(1965 Code title 6 § 803.8)
13-12-5: OFF STREET LOADING:
In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or other similar vehicles, there shall be provided off street loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in this section. (1965 Code title 6 § 801.0)
A. Location: All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use to be served, and no portion of the vehicles shall project into a street or alley. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty five feet (25') of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets, nor shall it be located in a required rear or side yard. (1965 Code title 6 § 801.1)
B. Size: A required off street loading berth shall be at least ten feet (10') in width and thirty five feet (35') in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space. It shall have vertical clearance of at least twelve feet (12'). Enclosed loading spaces shall have a vertical clearance of at least fifteen feet (15'). (1965 Code title 6 § 801.2)
C. Access: Each required off street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. (1965 Code title 6 § 801.3)
D. Surfacing: All open off street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base not less than seven inches (7") thick, or equal, surfaced with not less than two inches (2") of asphaltic-concrete or some comparable all weather, dustless material. (1965 Code title 6 § 801.4)
E. Use Restrictions:
1. No storage of any kind nor motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted within any required loading berth. (1965 Code title 6 § 801.5)
2. Space allowed to any off street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off street parking facilities or portions thereof. (1965 Code title 6 § 801.6)
F. Number Of Loading Berths Required:
1. Nonresidential Uses In Residence Districts: The minimum number of off street loading spaces accessory to nonresidential uses in residence districts shall be one loading space for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading space for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
2. Commercial/Business And Industrial Districts: The minimum number of off street loading spaces accessory to uses in the commercial/business and industrial districts shall be as follows:
Floor Area Of Establishments | Required Number | Minimum Size | Minimum Vertical Clearance |
5,000 through 10,000 | 1 | 10 feet x 35 feet | 12 feet |
10,001 through 25,000 | 2 | 10 feet x 35 feet each | 12 feet |
25,001 through 40,000 | 2 | 12 feet x 50 feet each | 14 feet |
40,001 through 100,000 | 3 | 12 feet x 50 feet each | 14 feet |
For each additional 100,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area over 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 additional loading space. Such additional loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width by 50 feet in length. | |||
(1965 Code title 6 § 801.7)