The purpose of this article is to alleviate or prevent congestion of public streets, and to 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.

(a)

Requirements of motor vehicle parking and loading. .....

(1)

In all zoning districts off-street automobile motor vehicle parking and loading space shall be provided as an accessory use in accordance with the requirements of this article. .....

(2)

At the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or expanded in height or ground coverage, the accessory parking and loading area must conform to regulations in this article and the building code. .....

(3)

All new or enlarged parking areas and loading areas shall first secure a building permit before commencing construction. .....

(4)

No vehicle, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, private passenger vehicles, and commercial vehicles, shall be used for the purposes of human habitation. Exceptions to this regulation may be granted by the Village Manager following the submittal and review of a specific written request. .....

(b)

Existing parking and loading spaces. Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces in existence on the effective date of this ordinance may not be reduced in number unless already exceeding the requirements of this section for equivalent new construction, in which event said spaces shall not be reduced below the number required herein for such equivalent new construction. .....

(c)

Permissive parking and loading spaces. Nothing in this Article VII shall prevent the establishment of additional off-street parking or loading facilities to any existing use of land. However, those off-street parking areas accessory to existing multiple family structures cannot be located off the premises containing the main use unless on a lot adjacent thereto. .....

(d)

Yards; use. .....

(1)

Off-Street Parking. .....

a.

Accessory off-street parking spaces which are required for a principal structure and which are not enclosed may be located in any required yard on the same lot as the principal structure. .....

b.

In a residentially zoned district or a residential area of a planned development zone, parking in front yards or a side yard on a corner lot abutting a street shall be only on that portion of the yard improved for a driveway or off-street parking purposes, pursuant to provisions of the building code and the municipal code. .....

c.

Required setbacks. .....

i.

No off-street parking space shall be located closer than five (5) feet from any street line, or two (2) feet from any interior property line, except when parking and driveway are shared between two (2) adjacent properties. .....

ii.

No off-street parking space nor portion thereof established on a zoning lot without building shall be located closer to any street line than the established building line on adjacent properties nor closer than the front yard setback required for the district in which the parking lot is located. .....

(2)

Off-street loading. Space for each off-street loading berth may occupy any part of any required yard. .....

(e)

Repairs. .....

(1)

There shall be no commercial automotive repairs on a lot in a residential district. .....

(2)

No commercial repair work or service of any kind to motor vehicles shall be conducted on open parking areas or loading areas. .....

(f)

Location. .....

(1)

Off-street parking. All accessory off-street parking facilities required herein shall be located as follows, measured as a linear distance from the nearest point of the parking area to the nearest entrance of the structure that said parking is required to serve. .....

a.

Spaces accessory to one- and two-family dwellings: on the same lots as the principal use served. .....

b.

Spaces accessory to multiple family dwellings: on the same lot as the principal use served or within two hundred (200) feet of the main entrance to the principal building served. .....

c.

Spaces accessory to uses located in a business or manufacturing district: within eight hundred (800) feet of a main entrance to the principal building served. .....

d.

Spaces accessory to uses located in a residential district, other than residential dwellings: within eight hundred (800) feet of a main entrance to the principal building served. .....

e.

No parking facilities accessory to a business or manufacturing use shall be located in a residential district. .....

(2)

Off-street loading. All accessory off-street loading areas required herein shall be located on the same lot as the use to be served. .....

a.

No such berth shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any other lot in any residential district unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless screened from such lot in the residential district by a wall or a uniformly painted solid fence not less than six (6) feet in height. .....

b.

No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets. .....

(Ord. No. O-254-05, § 1, 12-19-2005)

(a)

General requirements. .....

(1)

When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (½) or more shall be counted as one parking space, while a fraction of less than one-half (½) may be disregarded. .....

(2)

Unless the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article is greater, all retail lots must provide a minimum of five off-street parking spaces. .....

(3)

Disabled spaces. All required disabled spaces shall be subject to the following requirements. .....

a.

All disabled parking spaces shall be located in close proximity to the principal building and shall offer barrier-free access to the principal building. .....

b.

All disabled parking spaces shall be appropriately marked by a sign containing the word "reserved" and the standard disabled logo. .....

(b)

Required spaces. .....

(1)

Spaces required for a use. The following uses shall provide as a minimum, the following number of parking spaces. .....

(2)

Disabled parking. All off-street parking lots shall comply with the current Illinois Accessibility Code (IAC) requirements. .....

(3)

Drive-through lane requirements. .....

a.

Stacking. All stacking spaces shall be a minimum 12 feet in width and 22 feet in length. .....

i.

Banks: 7 stacking spaces for a single lane; 4 stacking spaces per lane for 2 or more lanes. .....

ii.

Restaurants: 7 stacking spaces. .....

iii.

All other drive-thru's, excluding automobile marts for the sale of fuel: 5 stacking spaces. .....

b.

Design. .....

i.

An escape lane with a minimum width of 12' shall be provided in the event that the outer-most drive through lane does not have access to an adjacent drive aisle. .....

ii.

A drive-through lane shall be located to prevent any vehicles from extending onto the public right-of-way or interfering with any pedestrian circulation, traffic maneuvering, or other parking space areas. .....

(c)

Joint parking facilities. Required parking facilities serving two (2) or more uses may be located on the same lot or in the same structure provided that the total number of parking spaces furnished shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for such use. .....

(1)

The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities under the following conditions: .....

a.

Up to fifty (50) percent of the parking facilities required by this article for a theatre, bowling alley, dance hall, bar or restaurant may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by certain other types of buildings or uses specified under (e) below. .....

b.

Up to fifty (50) percent of the off-street parking facilities required by this article for any building or use specified under (e) below may be supplied by the parking facilities provided by uses specified under (f) below. .....

c.

Up to one hundred (100) percent of the parking facilities required by this article for a religious institution or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by uses specified under (e) below. .....

d.

Two (2) or more commercial lots, each under different ownership, may be allowed joint parking facilities if a written agreement is made between the owners in which an amenity is provided satisfactorily to the Village, such as landscaping, screening, or a reduction in curb cuts. .....

e.

For the purposes of this section, the following uses are considered as primarily day-time uses: banks, business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, household equipment or furniture shops, clothing or shoe repair or service shops, manufacturing or wholesale buildings and similar uses. .....

(2)

Conditions required for joint use. .....

a.

The building or use for which application is being made to utilize off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within eight hundred (800) feet of such parking facilities. .....

b.

The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed. .....

c.

A properly drawn legal instrument, executed by the parties concerned for joint use of off-street parking facilities, duly approved as to form and manner of execution by the village attorney, shall be filed with the administrator. .....

(d)

Parking or storage of certain vehicles in residential districts. Vehicles shall be subject to the following regulations when parked or stored in residential districts. .....

(1)

Yard use. .....

a.

Parking in the front yard and corner side yard. The following may be parked in the front yard (defined as the area between the front line of any portion of the building and the front lot line) and in the corner side yard (defined as the area between the corner side line of any portion of the building and the corner side lot line): .....

Private passenger vehicles

One of the following:

Pick-up coach when mounted on a pick-up or a truck chassis

Pick-up truck or van

b.

Parking in the rear yard and interior side yard. .....

i.

The following may be parked in the rear yard or interior side yard without screening: .....

Private passenger vehicles

One of the following:

Pick-up coach when mounted on a pick-up or a truck chassis

Pick-up truck or van

ii.

One of the following may be parked entirely in the rear yard (defined as the area extending along the full length of the rear lot line between the side lot lines between the rear lot line and any portion of the rear of the building) or interior side yard (defined as the area extending along a side lot line between the front and rear yards) provided that it is effectively screened on all sides by a densely planted hedge, solid masonry wall or solid fence at least four (4) feet in height and not more than six (6) feet in height: .....

Recreational vehicle; twenty-two (22) feet or less in length; or Pickup coach; twenty-two (22) feet or less in length; or

Trailer, provided that the trailer does not exceed twenty-two (22) feet in length; or

Commercial vehicle; twenty-two (22) feet or less in length, when owned or used by the occupant.

(2)

In totally enclosed garages, the parking of the following vehicles shall also be permitted: .....

a.

Any motor vehicle owned by the occupant; .....

b.

Recreational vehicle; .....

c.

Boats and rafts; .....

d.

Trailers; or .....

e.

Commercial vehicles; when owned or used by the occupant. .....

(3)

All vehicles, trailers, boats and rafts and other similar items shall be parked on a solid, dust-free surface. .....

(4)

A recreational vehicle, pickup coach, or boat shall not be utilized for storage of goods, materials or equipment other than those items considered to be part of the unit or essential for its immediate use. .....

(5)

A recreational vehicle, pickup coach, or boat and trailer shall not be parked or stored so as to block any public right-of-way. .....

(6)

Recreational vehicles or pickup coaches, with trailers, not exceeding thirty-two (32) feet in length, may be temporarily parked on premises for unloading or loading purposes without screening for up to twelve forty-eight (48) hour periods within a given calendar year. A minimum 48 hours shall elapse between each permitted 48 hour period. .....

(7)

A motor vehicle that is in an inoperative condition or not licensed shall not be permitted on any residential property for more than forty-eight (48) hours unless it is in a totally enclosed garage. All major repairs shall be within an enclosed garage in residential areas. .....

(Ord. No. O-31-00, § 1, 4-24-2000; Ord. No. O-83-10, § 1, 7-19-2010)

(a)

Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas shall be improved with a durable and dustless surface and graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water, according to construction standards as stated in the Building Code. .....

(b)

Lighting. All open off-street parking areas shall be illuminated and lighting shall be arranged so as to provide glareless illumination and to reflect the light away from adjoining properties, according to the standards as stated in the Building Code. .....

(c)

Curbs and wheelstops. All open off-street parking areas shall provide concrete wheelstops or a continuous curb around its perimeter, according to construction standards as stated in the Building Code. .....

(d)

Size of parking area. .....

(1)

The aggregate area required for each off-street parking facility shall be three hundred (300) square feet per parking space within the facility, including access drives, aisles, ramps and columns. .....

(2)

Each parking space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven (7) feet. .....

(3)

Standard sized automobiles. .....

a.

The following minimum requirements for parking spaces, aisles, and parking bays shall be observed for standard sized automobiles. .....

b.

Parallel parking spaces. .....

i.

Stall length: Twenty-four (24) feet. .....

ii.

Stall width: Eight (8) feet. .....

iii.

Aisle width: Twelve (12) feet. .....

c.

Cross aisle widths. .....

i.

One-way: Fourteen (14) feet. .....

ii.

Two-way: Twenty-four (24) feet. .....

d.

Ingress and egress driveways shall have a forty-five (45) foot radii on returns. .....

(4)

Compact cars. (Roman — IX) .....

a.

Where the construction of one hundred (100) or more off-street parking spaces are required, up to twenty-five (25) percent of the required spaces may be designed for compact cars. Compact car parking spaces shall be at least eight (8) feet in width and at least sixteen (16) feet in length designed with an aggregate area of two hundred fifty (250) square feet per parking space including access drives, aisles, ramps and columns, and shall be marked with a sign reading "compact cars only." .....

b.

The following minimum requirements for parking spaces, aisles, and parking bays shall be observed for compact cars. .....

c.

Parallel parking spaces. .....

i.

Stall length: Nineteen (19.0) feet. .....

ii.

Stall width: Eight (8.0) feet. .....

iii.

Aisle width: Twelve (12.0) feet. .....

d.

Cross aisle width. .....

i.

One-way: Fourteen (14.0) feet. .....

ii.

Two-way: Twenty-four (24.0) feet. .....

e.

Ingress and egress driveways shall have a forty-five-foot radii on returns. .....

(5)

Disabled parking spaces. (Roman — IX) All handicap parking spaces shall comply with the current Illinois Accessibility Code (IAC) requirements. .....

(e)

Mini-warehouses. The following parking requirements shall be applicable to all mini-warehouses. .....

(1)

All access routes leading from public streets or alleys to mini-warehouses shall be provided with ten (10) foot wide adjacent parking lanes which shall extend the full length of the access route. .....

(2)

One-way access routes shall have one travel lane not less than fifteen (15) feet in width in addition to the ten (10) foot wide parking lane. .....

(3)

All two-way routes serving mini-warehouses shall have two (2) twelve (12) foot wide travel lanes, each of which shall be provided with an adjacent ten (10) foot wide parking lane. .....

(f)

Landscaping. In all open off-street parking lots, landscaping shall be provided as follows: .....

(1)

A five (5) foot landscaped strip shall be placed between all sidewalks and parking areas. .....

(2)

The interior of the parking lot shall be planted with overstory trees at a ratio of 1 tree for every 10 parking spaces or fraction thereof. They shall be evenly dispersed throughout the parking area. Small shrubs, flowers and groundcovers other than turf may be planted in the tree planting beds, in addition to the required overstory tree/s. .....

(3)

Curbed landscaped islands shall be provided at the ends of each row of parking. They shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, flowers or groundcover. .....

(4)

All planting areas shall be mulched with shredded bark, wood chips or other all organic material. .....

(4)[(5)]

Any portion of the planting area not planted with trees, shrubs, groundcovers or flowers shall be planted with sod. .....

(g)

Screening. .....

(1)

Manufacturing and business districts. All open off-street commercial and industrial parking areas which abut residential properties (including lots across the street) shall be effectively screened along the entire boundary of the residential property by a densely planted hedge, solid masonry wall, or solid fence. .....

a.

Said screening device shall be at least four (4) feet in height and shall not exceed six (6) feet in height, or up to eight (8) feet in height in interior side or rear yards which abut properties in a Residential District. .....

b.

Said screening device shall not exceed a height of three (3) feet within twenty-five (25) feet of driveways, approach ways, or intersections. .....

c.

Said wall or fence, if painted, shall be one color. .....

d.

All screening and/or landscaping along the periphery of parking lots with over twenty (20) spaces shall not constitute more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total landscaping requirement. .....

e.

All screening and/or landscaping along the periphery of parking lots with twenty (20) or fewer spaces may be applied toward the total landscaping requirement. .....

(2)

B-4, Office Research District. In addition to the above requirements, all off-street parking in B-4 Office-Research Districts shall be screened so as to be unobtrusive to passing vehicles. .....

(h)

Maintenance. All parking areas shall be maintained at all times in a broom clean condition without potholes, broken wheel stops or curbing, or other surface irregularities. All landscaping shall be maintained in a flourishing condition. Striping shall be visible at all times, and all illumination shall be maintained in functioning condition. Compliance of state maintenance standards will be enforced through inspections, as stated in the Building Code. .....

(i)

Design and Maintenance of Single-Family Detached Residential Driveways and Single-Family Detached residential off-street parking areas. All residential driveways and residential off-street parking areas shall conform to the following: .....

(1)

Front yard setback: 5 feet from front lot line/public right of way .....

(2)

Side/rear yard setback: 2 feet from interior side or interior rear lot line, except when a driveway is shared between 2 adjacent properties .....

(3)

Maximum width at lot line, for a minimum distance of 5 feet: 25 feet .....

(4)

Maximum total width: 30 feet however, in the instance of a 3-car garage, a maximum total width of 35 feet is permitted. .....

(5)

Minimum Width: 9 feet .....

(Ord. No. O-210-99, § 1, 12-13-1999; Ord. No. O-115-00, § 7, 9-25-2000; Ord. No. O-142-04, § 1, 7-6-2004; Ord. No. O-22-02, § 2, 2-25-2002; Ord. No. O-254-05, § 2, 12-19-2005; Ord. No. O-13-07, §§ 5, 6, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. O-52-08, § 9, 4-21-2008; Ord. No. O-87-09, § 1, 7-13-2009; Ord. No. O-29-15, § 5, 4-13-2015; Ord. No. O-37-19, 4-08-2019)

(a)

Off-street loading space. In connection with any structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided off-street loading space on the basis of the minimum requirements specified in this article. .....

(b)

Additional requirements. In addition to section 7.02, required off-street loading berths shall comply with the following minimum standards: .....

(1)

Size. Each off-street loading berth shall be subject to the following minimum dimensions: .....

a.

Width: Twelve (12) feet. .....

b.

Length: Thirty-three (33) feet. .....

c.

Height (when covered): Fourteen (14) feet. .....

(2)

Access. Each 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 movement, subject to approval by the administrator. .....

(3)

Surfacing. Each off-street loading berth shall be improved with a durable and dustless surface and graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water according to construction standards as stated in the Building Code. .....

(c)

Required loading berths. The following uses shall provide, as a minimum, the said amount of off-street loading berths: .....

(1)

Hospitals, hotels, extended stay hotels, motels and similar uses: .....

a.

One berth for ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus .....

b.

One additional berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or fraction thereof. .....

(2)

Banks, business/professional offices and similar uses: .....

a.

One berth for ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus .....

b.

One additional berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or fraction thereof. .....

(3)

Retail, commercial uses, establishments handling the sale and/or consumption of food on the premises and similar uses: .....

a.

One berth for six thousand (6,000) to ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area; or .....

b.

Two (2) berths for ten thousand (10,000) to twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area; or .....

c.

Two (2) twelve-foot by fifty-foot berths for twenty-five thousand (25,000) to forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross floor area; or .....

d.

Three (3) twelve-foot by fifty-foot berths for forty thousand (40,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or fraction one-half (½) or more thereof. .....

(4)

Auditoriums, theatres, places of assembly, bowling alleys and similar uses: .....

a.

One berth for ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus .....

b.

One additional berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or fraction thereof. .....

(5)

Industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, storage and similar uses: .....

a.

One berth for ten thousand (10,000) to sixteen thousand (16,000) square feet of gross floor area; or .....

b.

One twelve-foot by fifty-foot berth for sixteen thousand (16,000) to forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross floor area; or .....

c.

Two (2) twelve-foot by fifty-foot berths for forty thousand (40,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus .....

d.

One additional twelve-foot by fifty-foot [berth] for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or fraction thereof. .....

(6)

Undertaking establishments, funeral parlors and similar uses: .....

a.

One eight-foot by twenty-five foot berth for five thousand (5,000) to twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus .....

b.

Additional berths to be determined by the administrator. .....