(a)   Location. In all districts in connection with every industrial, business, institutional, residential, or other use, there shall be provided, at any time any building or structure is erected or is enlarged, or is altered in any way which would provide for habitation by an increased number of people, the number of off-street parking spaces for automobiles set forth in Section 1159.02 (Schedule of Parking Spaces) are established in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

   (b)   Access. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Where a lot abuts a public or private alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an access drive leading to the parking, storage, or loading or unloading spaces required hereunder: not less than eight feet in width in the case of a dwelling, and not less than 20 feet in width in all other cases.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

   (a)   Interpretation. The following rules shall govern the determination of spaces required:

      (1)   “Floor area” shall mean the gross floor area of the specified use.

      (2)   Fractional numbers shall be increased to the next whole number.

      (3)   The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.

   (b)   Number of Spaces Required. The number of off-street parking spaces to be provided shall not be less than as specified in the following table:

 

 

   Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public, commercial, or private parking lot for other than single-family dwelling, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

   (a)   Setbacks.

      (1)   If located on the same lot with a main building, a parking area shall not be located within the front yard required for such building.

      (2)   In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than five feet to any established street or alley right-of-way. Any such required fence or hedge shall be set back from each street, as determined by the Board of Appeals upon direct application therefor.

      (3)   No part of any parking area for more than five vehicles shall be closer than 20 feet to any dwelling, school, hospital or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot, unless separated by an acceptably designed screen.

   (b)   Parking Space Area. Each off street parking space shall have an area of not less than 180 square feet exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition.

   (c)   Surfacing. Any off-street parking area for two vehicles or less shall be graded for proper drainage and shall be a properly stoned surface, free of dust and mud. Any off-street parking area for more than two vehicles shall be graded for proper drainage and surfaced so as to provide a blacktop or concrete surface. A design drawing of the parking area must be submitted for approval before a Zoning Certificate will be issued.

   (d)   Screening and Landscaping. Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residential district or institutional premises, by a fence or hedge as determined by the Board of Appeals upon direct application for such determination. Due consideration shall be given to adjacent property owners.

   (e)   Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any residential district.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

   (a)   Joint Use. Two or more nonresidential uses may jointly provide and use parking spaces when their hours of operation do not normally overlap, provided that a written agreement, approved by the Village Legal Counsel and accepted by the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be filed with the application for a Zoning Certificate.

   (b)   Other Locations. Parking spaces may be located on a lot within 300 feet other than that containing the principal use with the approval of the Board of Appeals, provided a written agreement, approved by the Village Legal Counsel and accepted by the Board of Appeals, shall be filed with the application for a Zoning Certificate.

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

   (a)   Disabled or Unlicensed Vehicles. It shall be unlawful to park or keep any disabled or unlicensed motor vehicle, or any part thereof, except as provided in Section 1159.05(b) (Parking and Maintenance of Recreational Equipment) in any district except by permission of the Planning Commission, for a period of more than 14 days, whether or not consecutive, unless the vehicle is stored in an enclosed garage or other accessory building.

   (b)   Parking and Maintenance of Recreational Equipment. It shall be unlawful to park or keep recreational equipment such as manufactured or mobile homes, house trailers, camping trailers, pick up campers, boat trailers, boats, snowmobiles, snowmobile trailers, and similar items in any residential district except as follows:

      (1)   In a manufactured home park meeting the requirements of Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Parks).

      (2)   In an enclosed building.

      (3)   By the owner of the equipment upon the unenclosed portion of the premises of the owner of the equipment, subject to the following conditions:

         A.   The equipment shall not be inhabited (except for occasional emergency sleeping room) or used for the conduct of any commercial enterprise.

         B.   The equipment shall have no permanent connections to electric, water, gas, or sewer facilities.

         C.   No more than one piece of each type of such equipment and never more than two pieces of such equipment shall be parked upon the unenclosed portion of the premises at any one time.

         D.   The equipment shall be parked at least three feet behind the front house line (exclusive of porches, porticos and similar projections) of the house on the property and at least three feet away from the side and rear lot lines of the property, except that for loading and unloading purposes the equipment may be parked in the driveway for a period of not more than 48 hours, and subject to the stipulation that in cases of unusual circumstances such as topography, irregular shape of lot, location of buildings and unique hardship the owner may appeal for a variance of these set backs. After a hearing, a variance may be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals should they find that such variation will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property, and will not materially impair the purposes of this chapter or the public interest.

         E.   The equipment shall be kept in good repair and shall carry a current year's license and/or registration.

         F.   Under no circumstances shall the area underneath or around the equipment be used as storage.

      (4)   By visitors, at least one of whom is the owner of the equipment or lessee of the equipment from other than the owner of the premises, upon the unenclosed portion of the premises of the persons being visited, subject to the following conditions:

         A.   The visitors shall not park or inhabit their equipment on the premises more than two separate times in any year nor more than 14 consecutive days at any one time where there shall be an interval of three months between each of the two permissible separate times that their equipment is so parked or inhabited.

         B.   No more than one piece of each type of such equipment and never more than two pieces of such equipment shall be parked upon the unenclosed portion of the premises at any one time.

         C.   The equipment shall not be parked or inhabited upon any unenclosed portion of the premises except in the rear and side yards of the premises so long as parked or inhabited at least three feet away from the side or rear yard boundaries of the premises; provided, however, the Zoning Inspector shall be authorized to permit temporary parking and/or habitation on the driveway in the front yard so long as he first finds that weather conditions and lack of access prevents parking and/or habitation in the rear or side yards of the premises.

   (a)   In any district, in connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected and having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or less, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage facility, warehouse, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, dry cleaning or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building at least one off-street loading space, plus one additional loading space for each additional 20,000 square feet or major fraction thereof of gross floor area.

   (b)   Each loading space shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 45 feet in length, and 14 feet in height.

   (c)   Subject to the limitations in Section 1155.06 (Setbacks of Nonresidential Buildings Adjacent to a Residential District), completely unenclosed loading spaces may occupy all or any part of any required yard or court space.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)