Mahomet City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
§ 152.105 REQUIREMENTS.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in all districts in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
(A) Single-family and two-family dwellings: one space for each bathroom or fraction thereof in the dwelling unit but not less than two parking spaces;
(B) Multiple dwellings: two spaces for each dwelling unit;
(C) Rooming and boardinghouses, sororities and fraternities: one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area;
(D) Private club or lodge: one parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area;
(E) Church or temple: one parking space for each four seats in the main auditorium;
(F) School: for high schools, colleges and universities, ten spaces per classroom; for elementary schools, two parking spaces per classroom;
(G) Hospital: two parking spaces for each bed;
(H) Sanitarium or institutional home: one parking space for each three beds;
(I) Funeral homes: ten parking spaces for each chapel, plus one for each funeral home vehicle, plus one for each family residing on the premises;
(J) Auditorium, theaters and other places of public assembly: one parking space for each five seats;
(K) Community center, library, museum or similar public or semi-public building: one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area in the building;
(L) Hotel or motel: five parking spaces plus one space for each sleeping room or suite;
(M) Medical office building: buildings in which 20% or more of the gross area is occupied by members of the healing profession; one parking space for each 150 square feet of the gross area used for this purpose;
(N) Manufacturing or industrial establishment: two parking spaces for every three employees on the maximum shift or one space for each 300 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater, plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith;
(O) Wholesale, warehouse or similar establishment: one space for each 500 square feet of floor area, with one space for each 1,500 square feet of floor area to be paved on building construction. When required, area reserved for future parking will be paved upon receipt or written order from the Village Administrator or representative; and
(P) All nonresidential buildings, except those above specified: one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)
§ 152.106 RULES FOR COMPUTING.
In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall apply.
(A) FLOOR AREA shall mean the gross floor area of the specified use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking, as herein defined.
(B) Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be the nearest whole number.
(C) In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
(D) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after January 1, 1960, is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to January 1, 1960, is reconstructed or is enlarged to the extent of 20% or more in floor area, the building or use in its entirety shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. Any enlargement or change in use of less than 20% of the gross floor area shall be provided with parking based on the enlargement or change.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)
§ 152.107 LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES.
All parking spaces required herein shall be located as follows.
(A) The parking space required for residential buildings or uses shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served. The parking spaces required for any other building or use may be located on an area within 300 feet of the building and two or more owners of buildings may join together in providing the required parking spaces. Where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with building or use served, the usage of the lot or tract upon which the parking spaces are provided shall be restricted by an instrument of record describing the premises for which the parking is provided and assuring the retention of the parking so long as required by this chapter.
(B) Only the minimum required parking spaces for single-family and two-family residential uses may be located in a front yard when they are part of a driveway.
(C) Parking spaces for multiple-family developments may be located in a front yard as permitted in § 152.108.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 20-07-05, passed 7-28-2020)
§ 152.108 MINIMUM IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.
(A)
All open parking areas provided in compliance with this chapter shall be surfaced with a durable, dust-proof surface consisting of concrete, bituminous concrete or compacted gravel or crushed stone properly sealed and surface treated as approved by designated engineering personnel of the village.
(B) The parking areas shall be maintained in a usable, dust-proof condition and graded and drained to dispose of all surface water. Whenever lighting is provided, it shall be so hooded or shielded as to reflect the light away from abutting or neighboring property, including public right-of-way.
(C) The location of each parking space and the direction of movement along the access driveways shall be indicated by painting upon the surface of the lot.
(D) A structurally sound wall or other abutment shall be installed and so placed around each side of the parking lot to ensure that no part of an automobile either extends over or is capable of accidentally rolling across the property line of the parking lot.
(E) Parking lot setback; landscaping and screening requirements.
(1) Minimum parking lot setback: All yards, 10 feet.
(2) Interior parking lot landscaping. One standard tree of at least three inches in diameter shall be planted within the parking lot for each ten parking spaces. Interior parking lot landscaping must be provided in an island or peninsula within the parking lot.
(3) Perimeter parking lot landscaping/screening. Any parking lot that contains more than four parking spaces and is located in a residential zoning district must provide perimeter parking lot landscaping to screen the visibility of the parking lot from adjacent property lines. Around the perimeter of the parking area, one tree and three shrubs per 25 linear feet of the parking area perimeter shall be planted.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 20-07-05, passed 7-28-2020)