It is the purpose of this chapter to prevent added congestion of the public streets and so promote the safety and welfare of the people by requiring, in connection with any new construction, that off street parking and loading be provided in accordance with the use to which the property is put and its location in the village. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

The off street parking and loading requirements of this chapter shall apply as follows:

   A.   All buildings and structures erected and land uses initiated after the effective date hereof shall not be required to furnish parking or loading facilities if construction is begun thereon within six (6) months of the effective date hereof and diligently prosecuted to completion.

   B.   When a building or structure erected prior to or after the effective date hereof shall undergo any decrease in number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number of employees, or other unit of measurement specified hereinafter for required parking or loading facilities, and further, when said decrease would result in a requirement for fewer total parking or loading spaces through application of the provisions of this title thereto, parking and loading facilities may be reduced accordingly; provided, that existing parking or loading facilities shall be so decreased only when the facilities remaining would at least equal or exceed the parking or loading requirements resulting from application of the provisions of this title to the entire building or structure as modified.

   C.   When a building or structure shall undergo any increase in the number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other unit of measurement specified hereinafter for required parking or loading facilities and when said increase would result in a requirement for additional total parking or loading spaces through application of the provisions of this title thereto, parking and loading facilities shall be increased accordingly so that the total shall at least equal the parking or loading requirements resulting from application of the provisions of this title to the entire building or structure as modified. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building, structure or use shall include therewith a plot plan in duplicate, drawn to scale, and fully dimensioned showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this title. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

Accessory off street parking and loading spaces in existence on the effective date hereof may not be reduced in number unless already exceeding the requirements of this chapter for equivalent new construction, in which event, said spaces shall not be reduced below the number required herein for such equivalent new construction. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the establishment of off street automobile parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land or buildings, subject to full compliance with the provisions of this chapter; except, that 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, without authorization by the village board. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

Any building, structure or use which is in existence and is a nonconforming use on the effective date hereof and which subsequently shall be damaged or partially destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, shall not be reconstructed, reestablished or repaired unless off street parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored and continued in operation. However, it shall not be necessary to restore or maintain parking or loading facilities in excess of those required by this chapter for equivalent new construction. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

All required off street parking and loading shall be on the same lot with the establishment or on an adjacent lot or one across a street therefrom. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

Requirements governing the number of off street parking and loading spaces in relation to the use of property are as set forth in the following table and are deemed to be minimum requirements. The requirements for any use not specified therein shall be the same as for a similar specified use, as determined by the board of appeals. For the purposes of this chapter, a parking space shall be deemed an area of not less than one hundred seventy (170) square feet, at least eight feet six inches (8'6") in width, and not less than twenty feet (20') in length.

 

(Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)

Notwithstanding the requirements set out in section 10-9-8 of this chapter, the required off street parking or loading may be waived for establishments in the B-1 central business district where the establishment participates in the development and maintenance of off street parking in accordance with the plans for the Prospect Road business district as adopted by the governing body, upon application to and approval of such waiver by the planning commission, upon the commission finding that the establishment is a cooperator in the Prospect Road business district plan implementation. (Ord. 740, 4-7-1970)