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Oak Lawn City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 13

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

4-13-1: SCOPE OF REGULATIONS:

The off-street parking and loading provisions of this Title shall apply as follows:
   A.   For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land established after the effective date hereof, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by the regulations of the districts in which such buildings or uses are located. However, when a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date hereof, and provided that construction is begun within six (6) months of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities in the amounts required for issuance of said building permit may be provided in lieu of any different amount required by this Title.
   B.   When the intensity of use of any building, structure or premises shall be increased through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other units, of measurement (including that of number of employees) specified herein for required parking or loading facilities, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use.
   C.   Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a use not permitted in the zoning district, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use.

4-13-2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

In any district, every building built, structurally altered, enlarged or increased in capacity, and every land use initiated subsequent to the effective date hereof shall provide off-street parking and loading facilities as provided herein.
   A.   Designation Of Parking And Loading Areas: Loading or unloading areas, along with their associated service driveways, shall not be considered as parking areas.
   B.   Permissive Parking And Loading Facilities: Nothing in this Title shall be deemed to prevent the voluntary establishment of off-street parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land and buildings; provided, that all regulations herein governing the location, design and operation of such facilities are adhered to.
   C.   Damage Or Destruction: For any conforming or legally nonconforming building or use which is in existence on the effective date hereof which subsequently thereto is damaged or destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, and which is reconstructed, reestablished or repaired, off-street parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored or continued in operation. However, in no case shall it be necessary to restore or maintain parking or loading facilities in excess of those required by this Title for equivalent new uses or construction. This subsection shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 12 of this Title.
   D.   Submission of Plot Plan: Any application for a building permit, or for a certificate of occupancy where no building permit is required, shall include therewith a plot plan drawn to scale and fully dimensioned showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with this Title.

4-13-3-1: JOINT USE:

No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized by the Appeals and Review Board or as part of an approved development as granted by the Zoning and Planning Commission and the Board of Trustees.

4-13-3-2: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:

All parking facilities required in every district except Single-Family Residence use shall meet the following requirements and standards of design, construction and maintenance as herein contained or as published, from time to time, by the Quality Control Department:
   A.   Plan Required: A plan of parking facilities shall accompany each application for a building permit. The final parking plans shall show existing and proposed grades, storm sewer drainage systems, pavement type and thicknesses, landscape and screening provisions, lighting and striping details. The completion of the improvements for parking according to such plan shall be a requisite for the issuance of the occupancy certificate. A conditional certificate of occupancy may be granted for a legitimate reason providing that a performance bond for the completion of the improvements is provided to the Village or that a letter signed by an officer of a financial institution is provided the Village which guarantees the funds to complete the parking facilities and landscaping within a specified time.
   B.   Open and Enclosed Parking Spaces: Off-street parking spaces may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building.
   C.   Surfacing: All open-to-the-sky, off-street parking areas shall be improved with asphalt surface, consisting of nine inches (9") of compacted stone and screenings and two inches (2") of asphalt, or six inches (6") of bituminous aggregate mixture (BAM) plus one and one-half inches (11/2") of asphalt, or such standards as may be promulgated, from time to time, by the Village.
   D.   Drainage: All off-street parking areas in excess of four thousand (4,000) square feet shall have a storm sewer system approved by the Department of Quality Control. In any case, drainage plans shall be submitted to the Village for approval.
   E.   Screening and Landscaping: A tentative site plan indicating the areas to be developed for landscaping and screening shall be submitted before permit shall be issued. All open automobile parking areas containing more than four (4) parking spaces shall be effectively screened on all sides by a wall, fence or densely planted compact hedge not less than five feet (5') nor more than eight feet (8') in height. Where a public alley exists between the parking area and the residence district or residence, and is used for ingress or egress to the parking area, screening shall be used only where, in the opinion of the Director of Office of Quality Control, it is safe to do so.
   F.   Lighting: All parking lot lighting shall conform to Village standards and shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way as not to interfere with residential area and use.
   G.   Repair and Service: No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with any open accessory parking facilities.
   H.   Location:
      1.   Generally: All parking spaces required shall be located on the same lot as the use served unless otherwise provided herein.
      2.   In Yards:
         a.   Off-street parking spaces, in residential districts only, open to the sky may be located in any required rear yard, in only one of the required side yards or in any required front yard or portion of a front yard; provided, however, that where parking spaces are located in the required front yard or portion of a front yard, and the driveway upon which said parking spaces are located does not lead to a garage, a portion of the building which once was a garage but has been converted to living space, a side yard parking space or a rear yard parking space, a front yard parking permit shall be required. In order to obtain said front yard parking permit, the following conditions must be met:
            (1)   A driveway construction or replacement permit must be obtained pursuant to Sections 9-1B-1 through 9-1B-4 of the 1985 Village Code in the event a driveway is being constructed or replaced.
            (2)   The driveway and parking space(s) located in the required front yard or portion of a front yard must be constructed of asphalt, concrete, or cobblestone (permanent paving brick), if constructed or replaced after June 7, 1986, the effective date of this Section.
            (3)   The maximum width of any parking space(s) located in the required front yard or portion of a front yard shall be the lesser of thirty six percent (36%) of the width of the lot(s) upon which the driveway is located or twenty feet (20').
            (4)   Where the driveway which leads to a parking space(s) in the required front yard or a portion of the front yard does not lead to a garage, a portion of the building which once was a garage but has been converted to living space, or, other parking space(s) located in the side yard or rear yard of the property, said driveway and parking space(s) located in the required front yard or portion of a front yard shall be located along and adjacent to one of the side yard property lines which if extended would intersect the street in front of the property.
            (5)   A sketch of the property, driveway and front yard parking space locations, along with dimensions thereof, must be submitted to the department of quality control.
Said permit shall be obtained through the department of quality control, shall evidence compliance with the foregoing five (5) conditions for front yard parking in residential districts where the driveway upon which the parking spaces are located does not lead to a garage, a portion of the building which once was a garage but has been converted to living space, a side yard parking space or a rear yard parking space, and shall have no fee associated with it. Motor vehicles parking in any required front yard or portion of a front yard in a residential district shall not extend over property lines and onto property owned or leased by any person, firm or corporation other than the owner or lessee of the property upon which the front yard parking is taking place. All vehicles parked in the required front yard or portion of a front yard must contain a valid current state license plate, and valid current village sticker if registered in Oak Lawn.
         b.   In all office and commercial districts, off street parking spaces open to the sky shall be located behind the front yard setback requirement from any street lot line.
         c.   In manufacturing districts only, off street parking spaces open to the sky may be located in any rear yard and in any side yard and in any front yard but not to exceed twenty five percent (25%) of such required front yard and not in any transitional yard as required in subsection 4-8-5C of this title.
   I.   Maintenance: All parking areas shall be maintained in good condition according to provisions of the applicable village ordinances.
   J.   Number Of Spaces:
      1.   The total number of accessory parking spaces provided for a single-family, two-family or multiple-family dwelling shall not exceed that required by this title for such use or for an equivalent new use by more than fifty percent (50%) or four (4) spaces, whichever number is greater.
      2.   When determination of the number of off street parking spaces required by this title results in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction shall be counted as one space. Driveways and/or access aisles shall not be considered in computing required parking area, except as otherwise specifically provided.
   K.   Area:
      1.   A required off street parking space shall be at least nine feet (9') in width and at least eighteen feet (18') in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps or columns. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet (7') from any ceiling drops or mechanical equipment intrusion to the finished surface of the pavement.
      2.   Where a square foot requirement for parking is given, there shall be a minimum of two (2) usable parking spaces per every one thousand (1,000) square feet of required parking area.
   L.   Access:
      1.   Each required off street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or 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 designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such a manner as to minimize interference with traffic movement. No driveway across the public property at the right of way line shall exceed a width of twenty five feet (25') except that a double driveway or access to a gas station may be thirty five feet (35') to conform with state of Illinois division of highway specifications.
      2.   Driveway widths shall be a minimum of twelve feet (12') for one-way traffic and twenty four feet (24') for two-way traffic, except in multi-family residential districts where the driveway width for two-way traffic may be reduced to eighteen feet (18'), provided no parking spaces are adjacent to that portion of the driveway so reduced in width. Access driveways shall have a circular traffic flow, except that an access driveway leading to ninety degree (90°) angle parking may be dead ended. Regardless of the width of the driveway, the driveway approach apron at the curb line of the street shall not be reduced to a width of less than thirty feet (30').
   M.   Aisle Widths: All car stalls shall have direct access to an aisle. The minimum aisle width for parking stall approaches shall be as follows:
 
90° angle parking
24 feet
60° angle parking
18 feet
45° angle parking
13 feet
30° angle parking
12 feet
0° angle parking
12 feet
 
   N.   Improvement Of Alleys: Where an unimproved or a seal coat surfaced alley is to be used for ingress or egress to a property, the alley shall be paved and drained to conform to the village requirements for a fully improved alley.
   O.   Parking Bumpers Or Curbs: Parking bumpers or curbs shall be installed wherever the car stalls abut a public right of way. The parking bumpers or curbs shall be installed so that when the vehicle is in the stall, the wheels will be against the bumper or curb with no part of the vehicle overhanging onto the public right of way. Parking bumpers shall also be installed to protect abutting private property as above.
   P.   Signs: Wherever required on the parking lot in order to establish or maintain proper traffic patterns, flows or control, adequate approved signing shall be provided by the developer in accordance with the State of Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.

4-13-3-3: EXISTING PARKING:

Existing required parking shall not be reduced by the storage of trailers, trucks, disabled vehicles, bulk goods or commodities or by the use of the parking area for the sale of any merchandise. Special permits for limited sales which use the parking areas must be obtained from the Board of Trustees and fees shall be regulated by Title 3 of this Code.

4-13-3-4: CONTROL OF OFF-SITE PARKING FACILITIES:

   A.   In cases where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the zoning lot on which the buildings or use served is located, such facilities shall be in the same ownership as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are necessary. The owner of the land upon which the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by covenants, filed on record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds or the Registrar of Titles of Cook County, requiring such heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of parking facilities for the duration of the structure.
All off-street parking shall be considered contiguous for the purpose of parking if it is not more than one hundred feet (100') away from the subject property within the same block.
   B.   Buildings or uses existing on the effective date hereof which are subsequently altered or enlarged so as to require the provision of parking spaces under this Title, may be served by parking facilities located on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served is located, provided such facilities are within five hundred feet (500') walking distance of a main entrance, to the use served as approved by the Zoning and Planning Commission.

4-13-4: SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS:

Adequate off-street parking spaces shall be provided to accommodate all the motor vehicles of residents, employees, visitors, customers and vehicles used in the conduct of an enterprise, but in no case shall there be less than the minimum listed in the schedule below. Uses for which a specific parking requirement is provided herein must follow that parking requirement regardless of whatever zoning district the use is located, except as provided in Article 6C of this Title, C-3 Shopping Centers or as otherwise provided in this Title.
   A.   R-1 Residence District:
      Community buildings: Parking spaces equal in number to 40% of the capacity in persons shall be provided.
      Educational institutions:
      Elementary and junior high schools: 1 parking space for every employee. In addition, where an auditorium is available for public use, parking space shall be provided equal in number to 40% of the capacity in persons of the auditorium.
      High schools: 1 parking space for every employee and 1 parking space for every 6 students. In addition, where an auditorium is available for public use, parking space shall be provided equal in number to 40% of the capacity in persons of the auditorium or gymnasium. ln determining the total number of parking spaces to be provided, the greater number required in computing between employees and students versus auditorium shall be used.
      Hospitals: 2 parking spaces for each hospital bed, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees based on the maximum number of employees per shift, plus 1 parking space for each staff doctor should be provided, Where doctors maintain offices within the hospital or on hospital property for the general practice of their field and specialty, additional parking shall be required per subsection G of this Section. Parking may be provided in lots contiguous to or adjoining a lot containing the principal use.
      Libraries: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
      One-family dwellings: 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
      Parks, playgrounds and athletic fields: Parking spaces shall be provided in adequate number as determined by the Planning and Development Commission to serve the public.
   B.   R-2 Limited Multi-Family District: The regulations of the R-1 District shall apply.
      Two-family dwellings: 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
   C.   R-3 Multiple-Family District:
      Boarding and lodging houses: 11/2 parking spaces for each sleeping room.
      Fraternities, sororities: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 3 active members, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees, plus 1 parking space for the manager.
      Multi-family dwellings, row houses, town houses and garden-type homes: 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
      Private clubs and lodges: Parking space shall be provided equal in number to 40% of the capacity in persons of such establishment.
      Two-family dwellings: The regulations of the R-2 District shall apply.
   D.   C-1 General Business District: All retail sales and services listed in the C-1 Business District, unless otherwise provided herein, shall provide the following required parking ratio but in no case shall there be less than two (2) usable parking spaces per every one thousand (1,000) square feet of parking area. Parking ratio is as follows:
      All retail sales and services listed in the C-1 Business District, unless otherwise provided herein, shall provide the following:
 
Gross Floor Area
Parking Area Required -
Excluding Loading or Unloaded
Areas and Service Driveways
0 - 3,000 sq. ft.
2 square feet for 1 square foot of floor area, including parking space, aisles and driveways.
over 3,000 sq. ft.
3 square feet for 1 square foot of floor area, including parking space, aisles and driveways.
 
      Business, music, dance, beauty or commercial schools: 1 parking space shall be provided for each employee, plus 1 parking space for every 3 students in the premises at one time.
      Churches and uses incidental thereto, including rectories and parish houses: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 3 seating spaces.
      Convents, monasteries and seminaries: 1 parking space shall be provided for each employee, plus 1 parking space for every 4 nonemployee individuals in the premises at one time.
      Junior colleges, community colleges, colleges and universities: 1 parking space for each employee. ln addition, 1 parking space for every 3 students in the premises at one time.
      Public or quasi-public uses such as art galleries, museums, historical sites or buildings: Parking shall be determined by consultation with the Zoning and Planning Commission.
      Restaurants: Parking spaces equal in number to 50% of the capacity in persons shall be provided.
      Radio and television studios as accessory to retail stores: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 2 employees, plus 1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area devoted to the studio. These requirements are in addition to those for the related retail operation.
   E.   C-2 General Service District: All regulations of the C-1 General Business District shall apply to like businesses and uses in the C-2 District.
      All retail sales and services listed in the C-2 Business District, unless otherwise provided herein, shall provide the following required parking ratio but in no case shall there be less than two (2) usable parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of parking area. Parking ratio is as follows:
      All retail sales and services listed in the C-2 Business District, unless otherwise provided herein, shall provide the following:
 
Gross Floor Area
Parking Area Required -
Excluding Loading or Unloading
Areas and Service Driveways
0 - 3,000 sq. ft.
2 square feet for 1 square foot of floor area, including parking space, aisles and driveways.
over 3,000 sq. ft.
3 square feet for 1 square foot of floor area, including parking space, aisles and driveways.
 
      Amusements:
         Indoor: Parking spaces equivalent in number to 50% of the capacities in persons shall be provided. The following are examples of indoor amusements wholly contained within buildings and of a commercial nature:
            Auditoriums
            Curling courts
            Exhibition halls
            Gymnasiums
            Hockey rinks
            Ice skating rinks
            Roller skating rinks
            Swimming pools
            Tennis, handball, squash and other similar courts
            Theaters
            Roller skating and ice skating rinks: 1 car stall shall be provided for each 110 square feet of gross floor area (including the skating area). If bleachers or other spectator areas are provided, add parking spaces equivalent in number to 50% of the capacity in persons to the base parking requirement.
            All other indoor amusements other than those listed above shall be computed as per subsection E of this Section.
         Outdoor: Parking spaces equivalent in number to 50% of the capacity in persons shall be provided. All of the following outdoor amusements of a commercial nature must receive a special use permit from the Zoning and Planning Commission and the Board of Trustees pursuant to Chapter 14 of this Title.
            Amusement parks
            Archery ranges
            Ballfields
            Carnivals, permanent
            Drive-in theaters
            Go-cart tracks
            Golf courses
            Golf driving ranges
            Gun clubs
            Hockey rinks
            Miniature golf
            Outdoor animal shows
            Parachuting towers
            Racing tracks
            Skating rinks
            Skiing ramps or hills
            Slides
            Stadiums
            Swimming pools
            Tennis courts
            Tobogganing hills or slides
            Trampoline centers
            Any other similar amusement.
      Bowling alleys: 5 parking spaces shall be provided for each alley, plus the parking requirements for any lounges, bars, restaurants or other accessory uses as provided herein, plus 1 car stall per each employee as applied to the maximum number of employees on any 1 shift.
      Car wash: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 3 employees, plus 1 space for the owner or manager, and, in addition, reservoir parking space equal in number to 5 times the maximum capacity of the car wash for automobiles awaiting entrance to the car wash shall be provided. Maximum capacity in this instance shall be defined as the greatest number possible of automobiles undergoing some phase of laundering at the same time.
      Convalescent and nursing homes: 1 parking space for each 4 beds, plus 1 parking space for each staff doctor, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees on the maximum shift per day.
      Dance studios: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 2 employees, plus 1 space for each 3 students in the premises at one time.
      Funeral homes/mortuaries: Parking shall be provided based upon the occupancy pursuant to the following formula: Occupancy shall be computed as 1% per each 15 square feet of all parlors/chapels. Parking stalls shall be provided in the amount of 40% of the total amount of occupants.
      Gasoline and oil stations: 1 parking space shall be provided for every employee, plus 1 space for the owner or manager, plus 1 space for each maintenance or service vehicle.
      Hotels and motels: 1 parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit, plus 1 parking space for the owner or manager, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees. All ancillary uses shall be computed in addition to the above and shall become part of the total parking requirement for the total facility.
      Lodge halls: Parking spaces equal in number to 50% of the capacity in persons shall be provided.
      Taverns and cocktail lounges: Parking spaces equal in number to 50% of the capacity in persons shall be provided.
      In computing capacity, the following formula is used: Capacity in persons is the area of the building usable by the public divided by 10.
      Business, music, dance, beauty or commercial schools: 1 parking space shall be provided for each employee, plus 1 parking space for every 3 students in the premises at one time.
   F.   C-3 Regional Shopping District: All parking requirements as to area for the C-3 regional shopping district are mandated in chapter 6, article C of this title.
   G.   O Office District:
      Medical, dental or other health care offices: 1 parking space shall be provided for each 125 square feet of gross floor area of the building or that portion of the building used by the medical use, plus 1 space for each person, employee and professional or technical staff member on duty at any one time.
      Offices and similar business and professional uses as permitted in the O office district: 1 parking space for each 200 square feet of net floor area space excluding hallways, stairways, stairwells, elevator shafts maintenance and mechanical spaces, lavatories, fireproof vaults, closets or monumental or other type lobbies used solely for ingress and egress through the office building structure.
      Private or professional schools: 1 parking space shall be provided for each employee, plus 1 parking space for every 3 students in the premises at one time.
      The regulations of the C-1 general business district shall apply where such uses are permitted in the O office district.
   H.   M-1 Restricted Manufacturing District:
      All parking requirements of business listed in any business zoning shall apply to like business in the M-1 district.
      Airports and commercial heliports: Parking spaces shall be provided in adequate number as determined by the Zoning and Planning Commission.
      Cartage and express facilities: 11/2 parking spaces of adequate size shall be provided for each vehicle maintained on the premises, plus 11/2 spaces per each employee.
      Highway maintenance shops and yards: 11/2 parking spaces shall be provided for each employee, plus 1 parking space of appropriate size for every vehicle maintained on the premises.
      Production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair or storage of materials, goods or products, or where the operation is performed off-site, such as decorating or similar contractors: 11/2 parking spaces for each 2 employees, plus 11/2 parking spaces of appropriate size for each vehicle maintained on the premises.
      Public utility and service uses: 11/2 parking spaces of appropriate size shall be provided for every vehicle maintained on the premises, plus 11/2 parking spaces for each employee, plus parking spaces adequate in number as determined by the Zoning and Planning Commission to serve the public.
      Trade schools: 1 parking space shall be provided for each employee, plus 1 parking space for every 3 students in the premises at one time.
      As used in this subsection "employees" applies to the maximum number of employees on any one shift.
   I.   Telemarketing And Mass Mailing Business: Because of the large number of employees that can be on the premises at the same time in relation to a telemarketing or mass mailing business, and the need for additional parking spaces at shift changes, for telemarketing and mass mailing business, regardless of the zoning district in which such businesses are located, there shall be 11/2 parking spaces for each employee, based upon the maximum number of employees that can be on the subject premises at the same time.

4-13-5-1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Off-street loading berths accessory to uses allowed in all districts shall be provided in accordance with the regulations set forth hereinafter:
   A.   Location: All required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. All motor vehicle loading berths which abut a residence district or residence lot or intervening alley separating such loading berth from a residence district or residence lot shall be completely screened therefrom by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall or door or any combination thereof, not less than six feet (6') in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within thirty feet (30') of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets. No loading berth shall be located in a required front or side yard in a residence district or in a required front yard in any other district.
   B.   Area: Unless otherwise specified, a required off street loading berth shall be at least ten feet (10') in width by at least twenty five feet (25') in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14').
   C.   Access: Each required off street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such a means as to minimize interference with traffic movement and shall be subject to approval by the village.
   D.   Surfacing: All open off street loading berths shall be improved with asphalt surface consisting of ten inches (10") of compacted stone and screenings and three inches (3") of asphalt or seven inches (7") of bituminous aggregate mixture (BAM) plus two inches (2") of asphalt or such standards as may be promulgated from time to time by the village.
   E.   Repair And Service: No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with loading facilities.
   F.   Utilization: Space allocated to any off street loading or unloading berth or service driveway shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirement for any off street parking facilities or portion thereof.
   G.   Minimum Facilities: Uses for which off street loading facilities are required herein but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed for such required facilities shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicle, off any adjacent alley, service drive or open space on the same zoning lot.

4-13-5-2: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   R-1 And R-2 Residential Districts: In the R-1 and R-2 residential districts, off street loading facilities for all nonresidential uses shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
      1.   Under Twenty Thousand Square Feet: For buildings containing less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, there shall be provided on the same zoning lot adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicle, off any adjacent alley, service drive or open space.
      2.   Twenty Thousand To One Hundred Thousand Square Feet: For buildings containing twenty thousand (20,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, one off street berth shall be provided.
      3.   More Than One Hundred Thousand Square Feet: For buildings containing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area there shall be provided one off street loading berth for each one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
      4.   Planned Development: Loading berths shall be provided on the basis of required berths for each individual use.
   B.   R-3 Residential District: The regulations of the R-1 and R-2 residential districts shall apply, and in addition, the following:
      1.   Multiple-Family Dwellings: For buildings containing twenty thousand (20,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of floor area, one off street loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
      2.   Planned Developments: Loading berths shall be provided on the basis of the required berths for each individual use.
   C.   C-1, C-2, C-3, O And M-1 Districts: In the C-1, C-2, C-3, O and M-1 districts, off street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
      1.   Multiple-Family Dwellings Where Permitted: For buildings containing twenty thousand (20,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area devoted to residential use, one loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
      2.   Planned Developments: Loading berths shall be provided on the basis of the required berths for each individual use.
      3.   For All Other Uses: Loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
 
Gross Floor Area Of
Building In Thousands
Of Square Feet
Required Number
And Size Of
Loading Berths
   5 to 10
 
1 (10' x 25')
   10 to 25
 
2 (10' x 25' each)
   25 to 40
 
2 (10' x 50' each)
   40 to 100
 
3 (10' x 50' each)
 
For each additional two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof over one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, one additional loading berth shall be provided; such additional berth to be at least ten feet (10') in width by fifty feet (50') in length.

4-13-6: PARKING VARIATIONS; AUTOMATIC REDUCTION:

In the event that the owner of property, in relation to which a parking variation has been granted, is able to create additional parking spaces on the property, or acquires additional property on which parking spaces are located (subject to the requirements of subsection 4-13-3-4A of this chapter), the previously granted parking variation shall automatically be reduced to the correct variation needed in light of the additional parking. When such an automatic reduction occurs, village staff shall advise the property owner of such reduction in writing, with copies of said letter being put in the house file relative to said property and attached to the original ordinance granting said parking variation. (Ords. 75-10-55, 76-1-2, 77-8-7, 77-29-48, 81-12-19, 81-17-29, 81-36-77, 86-10-38, 87-7-26, 87-17-70, 90-9-37, 92-11-45, 93-9-24, 97-14-60, 98-1-1, 00-20-62, 16-09-24, 19-16-65, 19-16-66)