The purpose of this chapter is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public streets and promote the safety and welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for the off street parking and loading and unloading of motor vehicles in accordance with the use of the property. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building, structure or use shall include a plot plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this title. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

   A.   "Floor area", as employed in this chapter, in the case of office, merchandising or service types of use, shall mean the gross floor area of a building or structure used or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, patients, or tenants, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. "Floor area", for the purposes of this chapter, shall not include any area used for storage accessory to the principal use, incidental repairs, processing or packaging of merchandise, show windows, incidental management offices, restrooms, utilities and dressing/fitting rooms.

   B.   Parking spaces shall not be less than one hundred eighty (180) (91/2 x 19 feet) square feet in area, exclusive of access drives or aisles.

   C.   Loading spaces shall not be less than ten feet (10') wide, fifty feet (50') in length and fourteen feet (14') in height, exclusive of access and turning areas. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

   A.   In all districts, except B-2, an off street parking area in the open or in a garage shall be provided in connection with the uses set forth in section 11-18-6 of this chapter and to the extent indicated therein, in addition to the required loading and unloading spaces set out in section 11-18-7 of this chapter. Such areas, in the case of R districts and for dwellings in other districts, shall be on the premises intended to be served; and in the case of other districts and in connection with uses other than property, within one hundred feet (100') of any part of said premises and in the same or less restricted district.

   B.   Off street parking facilities accessory to residential uses and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be used solely for the parking of valid licensed vehicles.

   C.   All motor vehicles and trailers in residential zoning districts must be parked on an improved surface in accordance with requirements of the village. Outside storage of inoperable or unlicensed vehicles and vehicle parts is prohibited in residential zoning districts. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

   A.   Off street accessory parking areas shall be of usable shape and shall be improved in accordance with requirements of the village engineer with asphalt cement concrete, portland cement concrete or alternate equivalent materials acceptable to the village engineer and so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the area. Any lighting used to illuminate such parking shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any R district and in accordance with illumination standards further described in this title.

   B.   Parking lot layout shall be designed so the maneuvering requirements are accomplished without backing into adjacent public streets. Stack parking shall not be allowed to meet parking requirements for uses other than one- and two-family uses. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

Parking requirements shall be as follows. Reference to maximum number of patrons shall be based on the figure provided by the fire code for a given facility:

 

(Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004; amd. 2011 Code)

Every building or structure used for other than residential uses and constructed after the effective date hereof shall provide space on the property to be used exclusively for loading and unloading of vehicles. Such space shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

 

(Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

The board of appeals may, on appeal, authorize a modification, reduction or waiver of the requirements of sections 11-18-1 through 11-18-7 of this chapter. Such modification, reduction or waiver shall be justified by the particular nature of the use, or other exception, situation or condition. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

   A.   The planning commission, in consultation with other village departments and agencies concerned, shall make studies as found advisable of various areas in the village for the purpose of determining the areas within which there is need for the establishment of off street parking facilities to be provided by the village and to be financed wholly, or in part, by a special assessment district or by other means. Where such need is found, the planning commission shall report its recommendation for the acquisition of such off street parking facilities to the village board. This report shall include recommendations on the type, size, location and other pertinent features of the proposed off street parking facilities and the areas they are intended to serve.

   B.   Wherever, pursuant to this procedure, off street parking facilities are established by means of a special assessment district, or other district which the village board may have determined, they shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter for privately supplied off street parking facilities except as follows: The village board, upon recommendation of the planning commission and after public hearing, may require, by resolution, that a portion, not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the off street parking facilities required by this chapter, shall be provided in connection with occupancy or use of a building in an area that was included in a special assessment district for the provision of off street parking facilities, or in any other district which the village board may have determined to be served by a public off street parking facility in the following cases: (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

      1.   In such cases where the use of a building, erected after the levying of the special assessment in such an area or after the establishment of the public off street parking facility, creates a need for an additional or exceptional amount of off street parking facilities. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004; amd. 2011 Code)

      2.   In such cases where alteration, extension or change in a use of a building, after the levying of the special assessment in such an area or establishment of the public off street parking facility, creates a need for off street parking facilities more than thirty percent (30%) in excess of the requirements of off street parking facilities for such building or use before alterations, extensions or changes in use, as computed on the basis of the requirements in this chapter.

      3.   In any district, spaces for off street parking and for loading or unloading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)

   A.   No recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district except in a required side or rear yard, provided all yard setbacks are met by the recreational vehicle, and the vehicle is parked on an improved surface. However, such equipment may be parked anywhere on residential premises for a period of time not to exceed twenty four (24) hours during loading and unloading no more than twice in any consecutive period of seven (7) days. At least thirty (30) hours must separate each occurrence.

   B.   No recreational vehicle intended for portable temporary housing shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot, or in any other location not approved for such use; provided, however, that such equipment may be used for the housing of guests of occupants of the principal resident if: 1) occupancy shall not exceed thirty (30) days in any twelve (12) month period; and 2) no charge is made for such occupancy.

   C.   No recreational vehicle shall be stored out of doors on residential premises unless it is in condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it is intended or can be made so at a cost not exceeding the value of the equipment in its existing state. In no case shall any such equipment be so stored for a period of more than six (6) months if not in condition for safe and efficient performance of the function for which it is intended. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)