Prospect Heights City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 8
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
5-8-1: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
A. Scope Of Regulations: The off street parking and loading provisions herein shall apply as follows:
1. 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 district in which such buildings or uses are located.
2. When the intensity of use of any building, structure, or premises shall be increased through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity (a horizontal unit of width of 18 inches per seat), or other units of measurement 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.
3. For land, structures or uses actually used, occupied or operated on the effective date hereof, there shall be provided such off street parking space as was required for such land, structures or uses by any previous ordinance. If such land, structures or uses are enlarged, expanded or changed, there shall be provided, for that increment of expansion only, at least the amount of off street parking space that would be required hereunder if the increment were a separate land, structure or use established or placed into operation after the effective date hereof.
4. Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use.
B. Existing Parking And Loading Facilities: Accessory off street parking or loading facilities that are located on the same lot as the building or use served, and that were in existence on the effective date hereof or were provided voluntarily after such effective date, shall not thereafter be reduced below the requirements of this title for a similar new building or use.
C. 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 or buildings provided that all regulations herein governing the location, design, improvement and operation of such facilities are adhered to.
D. Damage And Destruction: For any conforming or legally nonconforming building or use which is in existence on the effective date hereof, which subsequent thereto is damaged or destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, and which is reconstructed, reestablished or repaired, off street parking and loading facilities need not be provided, except that 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.
E. Control Of Off Site Parking Facilities: When required parking facilities are provided on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served by such facilities is located, they shall be and remain in the same possession and ownership as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory. No such off site parking facilities shall be authorized and no occupancy permit shall be issued, where the plans call for parking other than on the same zoning lot until and unless the plan/zoning board of appeals has reviewed the plans and has heard the applicant and has made findings that the common ownership or possession of the zoning lot and that the site of the parking facilities are reasonably certain to continue and that the off site parking facilities will be maintained at all times during the life of the proposed use or building. A covenant to this effect shall be recorded with the Cook County recorder and registrar of titles.
F. Submission Of Site Plan: Any application for a building permit, or for a certificate of occupancy where no building permit is required, shall include therewith a site plan, drawn to a minimum scale of one inch equals fifty feet (1" = 50') and fully dimensioned, showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with this title. Such site plan shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for approval when the required off street parking is for more than three (3) parking spaces and shall indicate ingress and egress to the area, traffic patterns in adjacent streets and alleys, and landscaping.
G. Responsibility: The duty to provide and maintain off street parking and loading space shall be the joint and/or separate responsibility of the operator and/or owner of the use and/or land for which off street parking and loading space is required to be provided and maintained. (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
5-8-2: ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS:
A. Use Of Parking Facilities: Off street parking facilities accessory to single- family residential use and developed in any single-family residential district in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles, station wagons and vans up to a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or a class B license used principally as passenger vehicles by the occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory.
Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the storage of trucks or commercial vehicles except when located in a garage or a fully enclosed structure and except as follows:
1. Vans, trucks, and commercial vehicles may be parked in the open on the front driveway or in the buildable area behind the front building line or in the rear yard under the following conditions:
a. No more than one commercial vehicle may be parked in a non-garage site on an approved hard surface of asphalt, concrete or pavers. Approved gravel parking pads and driveway extensions in the side or rear yard may be constructed with proper building permits.
b. In no instance shall these vehicles be parked within five feet (5') of any lot line.
c. Such above mentioned vehicles must be screened from view to any adjacent property with a direct view of where the vehicle will be parked. Screening shall consist of a six foot (6') solid style or board on board fence or non-deciduous trees with the opacity to effectively screen the vehicle. Said screening shall conform to all applicable city codes.
d. Vehicle Height: Vehicles in excess of one hundred ten inches (110") in height, including roof top accessory equipment are not permitted to be stored in the open on the driveway in an R1 zoned district.
e. Box trucks/custom work trucks, may be parked or stored in the open on the driveway as long as they meet the screening, plating, height, and signage requirements in the R-1 Residential District.
f. In the event of a discrepancy, gross vehicle weight per the manufactures' specifications will take precedence over the State issued plate.
2. Non-Commercial Trailer: Open And Closed Trailer And Equipment Storage Limitations: No more than one open or closed non-commercial trailer may be parked in the open on the front driveway in a R1 residential district.
a. Snowplows: Snowplow blades are only allowed in the open front driveway area of an R1 property when properly attached to a vehicle between November 1 and April 1 each year. Only one vehicle with a snowplow is permitted to be parked in the open on the driveway.
3. Signage, Ladder Racks And Equipment: Vans, trucks and commercial vehicles less than twelve thousand (12,000) GVW that have commercial or company signage, ladder racks or other commercial equipment maybe parked in the open in the front area on the driveway with the following conditions:
a. Signage: Commercial signage area shall be limited in size with the total signage area not to exceed twenty four (24) square feet in aggregate on the entire vehicle.
Note: There will be a twelve (12) month period from the date of adoption of this signage regulation to allow for individuals to have the vehicle repainted or signed.
b. Ladder racks and roof top commercial equipment shall be less than one hundred ten inches (110") in height.
4. Vehicles in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross vehicle weight may not be parked or stored in a residential district.
B. Joint Parking Facilities: Off street parking facilities for different buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district for which separate parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
C. Computation: When the required number of off street parking spaces results in a fractional space, one additional parking space shall be required.
D. Structure: Enclosed buildings and carports containing off street parking shall be subject to applicable yard and accessory building requirements.
E. In Yards:
1. Front Yards: Except as provided in subsection F of this section, no vehicle shall be parked in any R-1 district front yard except upon a regularly constructed driveway no wider than twenty two feet (22'). Parking lots may be allowed in the front yard of other than R-1 districts if authorized by the plan/zoning board of appeals and provided that the district does not require that the front yard be landscaped and devoted to any other use, and further provided that the parking is in accord with all other ordinance provisions. The maximum width specified for driveways in the R-1 district is not intended to prohibit turnarounds, circular driveways, or the fanning out of a driveway to match the entrance of a multicar garage.
2. Side And Rear Yards:
a. Parking space that is open to the sky may be located in a required side or rear yard, but only if an unobstructed space of at least five feet (5') is left along the lot line. If the specific district regulations are more permissive, their requirements shall apply.
b. In any business district, when a rear yard is adjacent to a residential district, there shall be no parking in the five feet (5') adjacent thereto.
F. Design, Development And Maintenance: Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including a commercial parking lot and also an automobile or trailer sales lot, shall be designed, developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
1. Shall not be used for the sale, major repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies, except for minor repairs and maintenance and except when parking is a permitted or special use. However, in residential districts, vehicles with two (2) "For Sale" signs may be parked in parking areas for a time not to exceed one month. No more than two (2) vehicles shall be advertised for sale per residence per calendar year.
2. Shall be graded for proper drainage and maintained at all times in such a manner as to prevent the release of dust and to be free of dust, trash and debris. Excepting for single-family residential and industrial uses, all open off street parking areas shall be improved with six inch (6") Portland cement concrete pavement, class I, or two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface, class I, over a four inch (4") bituminous aggregate mixture; two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface class I over ten inch (10") aggregate base course, type B (crushed stone or igneous gravel); two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface class I, over six inch (6") cement aggregate mix base course; or two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface class I, over five inch (5") pozzuolanic base course, type A.
For industrial uses, all open off street parking areas shall be improved with seven inch (7") reinforced Portland cement concrete pavement, class I, or two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface, class I, over six inch (6") bituminous aggregate mixture; two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface class I, over a fifteen inch (15") aggregate base course, type B (crushed stone or igneous gravel); two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface class I, over a nine inch (9") cement aggregate mix base course; or two inch (2") bituminous concrete surface class I, over a seven inch (7") pozzuolanic base course, type A. Materials and method of construction to conform to standard specifications of the Illinois department of transportation.
3. Shall be screened as follows:
a. Except for single-family zoning lots, off street parking areas for more than four (4) vehicles, that adjoin or are across the street from property zoned for any residential use, shall have a dense planting, fence, masonry wall, and/or such other screening, of a height and location which will effectively screen the adjoining residences from unreasonable glare and excessive exhaust emissions and reasonably screen the view of the parking facility.
b. In all zoning districts, except in the R-1 district, off street parking facilities shall be suitably screened on each side and rear lot line by a landscaped buffer, fence, or wall not less than four feet (4') in height, plus a planting strip of five feet (5') minimum width in accordance with the following, or on an alternative arrangement as approved by the plan/zoning board of appeals. Suitable landscaping and ground cover shall be provided and maintained on a continuing basis within the planting strip. On the street lot line a landscaped buffer, fence, or wall not less than three feet (3') in height shall be installed. Such wall or fence shall not be closer than four feet (4') from the street line right of way. Suitable landscaping and ground cover shall be provided and maintained on a continuing basis between the fence or wall and the curb line. At least one tree of not less than three inch (3") diameter size class shall be provided for every one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of pavement area up to six thousand (6,000) square feet. At least one tree of not less than three inch (3") diameter size class shall be provided for every three thousand (3,000) square feet of pavement area over six thousand (6,000) square feet.
4. Shall be designed such that 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.
5. 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. Such design shall be in accord with fire lane access as required in the city building code.
6. Shall be provided with entrances and exits not less than twelve feet (12') in width and not more than twenty five feet (25') in width.
7. Shall, except in the R-1 district, be provided with wheel guard or bumper so located that no part of parked vehicles will extend beyond the parking space. Parking spaces shall be designated, outlining each parking space and direction of traffic in access aisles, or to and from public right of way. Parking spaces which abut six inch (6") concrete curbs at the head end of the space shall not be required to provide wheel guards or bumpers provided that a two foot (2') strip of grass, paved walkway or gravel is provided immediately adjacent to the curbing opposite the parking stall.
8. Where hazards exist which can be eliminated or lessened by lighting, the plan/zoning board of appeals may require lighting at such hours and in such manner as deemed necessary in the interest of public safety and security. The illumination of a parking lot shall be designed so that the light from lighting fixtures in the parking lot does not reflect direct rays or spill over into adjacent residential districts. All parking lot lighting arrangements shall be installed as approved by the building director and city engineer. The following standards shall apply to all off street parking lots.
a. All lighting fixtures shall not be placed higher than twelve feet (12') above the finished grade.
b. Fixtures shall be of the nonspill type, hooded to prevent glare.
c. Candle power per fixture shall not be less than 2.0 foot- candles and not more than 3.0 foot-candles measured at grade level under the fixtures.
d. Minimum security lighting shall be provided from eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. to sunrise, as approved by the city engineer.
9. May not have more than one attendant shelter building conforming to setback requirements for structures in the district in which it is located.
10. Each off street parking space and adjacent access aisle shall be the size identified in the off street parking chart contained within section 5-8-6
of this chapter.
11. Finished grade and drainage shall be in accordance with subsection F2 of this section.
12. Parking ancillary to office uses may be designed to accommodate compact automobiles in up to thirty five percent (35%) of those parking stalls that would be attributable to the office use, if such office related parking exceeds twenty five (25) parking stalls. Parking spaces for compact cars shall be clearly identified by signs stating "Compact Car Parking". A minimum of one such sign per five (5) compact parking spaces is required.
G. Handicapped Accessibility: Parking ancillary to all uses, except single-family detached housing, shall be accessible to the handicapped. Such parking shall correspond to the following provisions:
Total Parking Spaces In Lot
| Required Number Of Accessible Spaces
|
Total Parking Spaces In Lot
| Required Number Of Accessible Spaces
|
Up to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2 percent of total (20, plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 spaces) |
1. Parking spaces reserved for handicapped shall be at least twelve feet six inches (12'6") wide. Where two (2) adjacent spaces are planned, and entry can be gained by the car going in forward or reverse, the width of both spaces plus the access aisle shall be a minimum of twenty feet six inches (20'6"), with the access aisle located between the two (2) spaces. If access can only be gained by going in forward, each space reserved for a disabled driver shall have an access aisle. The access aisle shall be at least forty six inches (46") wide and preferably be level, but may have a slope for drainage not exceeding one to fifty (1:50). The surface shall be firm.
2. In parking structures, a minimum headroom of eighty inches (80") shall be provided for circulation and parking of vans used by disabled persons. The number of parking spaces to be provided with this clearance shall be half the number of handicapped parking spaces computed as indicated in subsection G1 of this section. The access aisle shall be sixty inches (60") wide, though it may extend into the vehicular circulation route when parallel parking is provided. (Ord. 0-83-18)
3. Multi-story parking structures without elevators shall have spaces reserved for disabled drivers on an accessible floor.
4. Where curbs are required around the parking area, curb ramps shall be provided along the route of pedestrian circulation.
5. Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be marked to indicate that they are reserved for disabled drivers using the international symbol for accessibility. Such markings shall be placed on a pole or wall mounted at the head of the parking stalls and may be accompanied by markings painted on the surface.
6. All of the above handicapped parking requirements can be waived if attendant parking is provided at all times.
(Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977; Ord. 0-80-32; Ord. 0-83-18; Ord. 0-86-28; Ord. 0-89-09, 6-5-1989; Ord. 0-03-35, 9-15-2003; Ord. O-18-21, 6-11-2018)
5-8-3: LOCATION OF ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING FACILITIES:
The location of off street parking spaces in relation to the use served shall be as prescribed hereinafter. All distances specified shall be walking distances between such parking spaces and main entrance to the use served.
A. For uses in a residential district: Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served.
B. For uses in business district: All required parking spaces shall be within three hundred feet (300') of the use served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a business district shall be located in a residential district. (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
5-8-4: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES:
A. Definitions: For the purpose of administering this section, the following definitions shall be applicable:
BOAT OR RAFT: Any unit that is used for water travel or pleasure.
MOTOR HOME: A portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
PICKUP COACH: A structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational or vacation uses.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: Vehicles or other similar facilities used primarily for recreational purposes. Such vehicles include travel trailers, pickup coaches, camper trailers, motor homes, boats and rafts.
TRAVEL TRAILER: A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational or vacation uses.
B. Parking Requirements. The parking and storage of recreational vehicles in a single-family residential district owned by residents of the zoning lot, shall be subject to the following regulations: (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
1. Travel trailers, pickup coaches, camper trailers, motor homes, boats, rafts, boat trailers, and miscellaneous recreational vehicles and trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning lot, except when located in a garage or fully enclosed structure, or within the buildable area to the rear of the front building line under the following conditions:
a. Such above mentioned vehicles up to a length of thirty two feet (32') and a maximum total of one such vehicle, may be parked or stored in the open in the front driveway or in the buildable area behind the front building line or in the rear yard. If parked or stored in the front driveway, they shall be parked or stored as close to the garage as possible, but in no case may they be parked or stored within five feet (5') of any lot line.
b. All vehicles must be screened from view to any adjacent property with a direct view of where the vehicle will be parked. Screening shall be done in a manner that conforms to the aesthetic and natural condition of the premises. Said screening shall conform to all applicable city codes.
Note: It is recommended that screening be nondeciduous or similar plantings or fences. (Ord. 0-89-09, 6-5-1989)
2. No more than two (2) vehicles made up of vehicles covered in this section may be stored in the open on a zoning lot, except that a boat may also be permitted provided it can be transported within or on top of a camper or motor vehicle. In no instance may more than one recreational vehicle of a length between twenty two feet (22') and thirty two feet (32') be stored in the open on a zoning lot. In the event a vehicle covered by subsection 5-8-2A2 of this chapter is parked in the open on a zoning lot, no recreational vehicle of a length in excess of twenty two feet (22') may be parked in the open on the same zoning lot.
3. Recreational vehicles exceeding thirty two feet (32') in length may not be stored in any residential district.
4. At no time shall any parked recreational vehicle be occupied or used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes except for occasional overnight sleeping by residents of the zoning lot or their guests, provided that such overnight sleeping does not violate any other ordinance of the city of Prospect Heights.
5. Recreational vehicles owned by guests may be stored or parked on a zoning lot up to a period of two (2) weeks and used only as sleeping quarters, provided that such vehicles do not violate this or any other ordinance of the city of Prospect Heights. (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
5-8-5: MOBILE HOMES:
Mobile homes are not permitted to be parked or stored in any zoning district except as may be specifically provided for in a district governing mobile home parks or mobile home sales, or as specified under chapter 3, "General Provisions", of this title. (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
5-8-6: SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
All off street parking spaces hereinafter required by this title, except those required for single-family dwellings, shall be designed in accordance with one of the formulae set forth in the following off street parking chart. Off street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the specific parking classes. Parking spaces for accessory uses not specifically enumerated within a parking class shall be assumed to be included in the principal (permitted or special) use requirement.
If, for any reason the classification of any use, for the purpose of determining the amount of off street parking, or the number of spaces to be provided by such use, is not readily determinable hereunder, the parking class of such use shall be fixed by the zoning administrator. Uses included shall not be construed as an approved or recommended use unless otherwise specifically so identified in a district. (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
A. Parking Classes:
OFF STREET PARKING TABLE
Parking Class | Uses (Permitted Or Special) | Required Spaces |
Parking Class | Uses (Permitted Or Special) | Required Spaces |
Class 1 | Dwelling, multiple-family Dwelling, single-family | 2 per dwelling unit |
Class 2 | Apartment hotels Lodging houses | 1 space per lodging room or dwelling unit, plus 1 per each 2 employees |
Class 3 | Hotels Motels | 1 per each room or suite of rooms comprising 1 dwelling unit, plus 1 per each 2 employees, plus 1 per 100 square feet retail sales and dining area |
Class 4 | Hospitals: 100 beds 101–300 beds 301–500 beds 500 beds | 1.0 per bed 1.1 per bed 1.2 per bed 1.3 per bed |
Class 5 | Assisted living facility Convalescent home, extended care facility or rest home, nursing home, sanatorium | 1 per each 2 beds, plus 1 per each 2 employees |
Convent, monastery, nunnery | ||
Home for the aged | ||
Institutions - for the care and residence of children and adults; for the treatment of alcoholism, drug addiction, or treatment and care of the insane or feebleminded | ||
Parsonage, rectory or parish house | ||
Religious retreat | ||
Class 6 | Medical and dental clinics | 2 per each office or exam room, plus 1 per 500 square feet contained in waiting room or lobby |
Class 7 | Aquarium | 3 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Library, museum or art gallery (public) | ||
Office building | ||
Philanthropic and charitable institutions | ||
Class 8 | Animal hospital and veterinarian | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Animal kennels | ||
Art studio | ||
Blueprinting | ||
Bus terminal | ||
Business machine sales and service | ||
Catering services | ||
Civil defense - fire and police stations | ||
Clothing and costume rental | ||
Club or lodge, private, operated for benefit of members and not for gain | ||
Custom dressmaking | ||
Diaper service | ||
Dry cleaning plant employing not more than 6 persons | ||
Frozen food locker plants, including sale of frozen foods | ||
Interior decorator | ||
Labor union offices and lodges | ||
Laboratory, medical, dental or optical | ||
Laboratory, research and testing | ||
Lithographing | ||
Massage salon | ||
Office machine sales and service | ||
Photostating | ||
Physical culture and health services | ||
Post office | ||
Recording studio | ||
Recreational and community center buildings | ||
Repair of shoes, clothing and hats | ||
School - music, dance and vocal | ||
Small animal grooming establishments | ||
Tailor shop | ||
Tattoo parlors | ||
Telephone exchanges and equipment | ||
Ticket agency | ||
Travel agency | ||
Class 9 | Dormitory | 5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Fish market | ||
Fraternity house | ||
Furniture store | ||
Furrier | ||
Hearing aid store | ||
Leather goods and luggage store | ||
Lodging house | ||
Orthopedic and medical appliance sales | ||
Photography studio | ||
Picture framing | ||
Rummage shop | ||
Sorority house | ||
Class 10 | Antique store | 6 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Apparel store | ||
Art and school supply store | ||
Art store, retail | ||
Auto accessory store | ||
Bakery, retail | ||
Bank, savings and loan | ||
Barbershop | ||
Beauty shop | ||
Book and stationery store | ||
Bus depot | ||
Camera and photographic supply | ||
Candy, nut and confectionery store | ||
Carpet and floor covering store | ||
China and glassware store | ||
Coin store, currency exchange | ||
Dairy products store | ||
Delicatessen | ||
Department store | ||
Drugstore | ||
Dry cleaning, laundry services | ||
Electrical and household appliance store | ||
Employment agency | ||
Financial institutions and uses | ||
Florist | ||
Funeral parlor | ||
Garden supply, tool and seed store | ||
Gift store | ||
Government administration buildings, without garages or shops | ||
Grocery or food store | ||
Haberdasheries | ||
Hardware store | ||
Hobby shop | ||
Home furnishings | ||
Household appliance store | ||
Ice cream store | ||
Jewelry store | ||
Laundry, self-service | ||
Liquor store | ||
Locksmith | ||
Meat market | ||
Millinery shop | ||
Musical instruments sales and service | ||
Newspaper distribution | ||
Paint, glass and wallpaper store | ||
Pawnshop | ||
Pet shop | ||
Railroad passenger station | ||
Class 11 | Auction halls Auditoriums and auditoriums as accessory to churches, schools and other institutional establishments | 1 space per 5 seats or 90 linear inches of seating |
Churches, temples and synagogues | ||
Convention halls or exhibition halls | ||
Racetracks | ||
Stadiums | ||
Note to class 11: When the number of parking spaces as required herein is provided for an auditorium or other place of public assembly accessory to a school, and when, approved by the plan/zoning board of appeals, additional parking spaces for such auditorium or other places of public assembly must be equal to or in excess of the applicable requirements set forth in classes 12, 13 and 14 of this table. | ||
Class 12 | Nursery schools Elementary schools Middle schools | 1 per each employee, plus 1 per each 3 classrooms |
Class 13 | High schools | 1 space per each employee, plus 1 space per each 4 students based on the maximum number in accordance to design capacity |
Class 14 | Junior colleges 4 year colleges Universities | 1 space per each 2 employees, plus 1 space per each 4 students |
Class 15 | Business schools Commercial or trade schools Music or dance schools | 1 space per each 2 employees, plus 1 space per each 2 students |
Class 16 | Cocktail lounges Restaurant, carryout only | 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Restaurant, family dining type, where food is consumed on premises | ||
Taverns | ||
Class 17 | Drive-in type restaurants where: Food is consumed on the premises but not within a completely enclosed building, or Food is served directly to customers in parked motor vehicles | 30 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Class 18 | Boarding school, elementary | 1 space per each employee |
Concrete mixing plans | ||
Correctional institution | ||
Dry cleaning plant | ||
Exterminator | ||
Machinery sales and/or service | ||
Mail order house | ||
Microwave relay towers | ||
Radar installation and tower | ||
Radio and TV stations and towers | ||
Taxidermist | ||
Class 19 | Greenhouses and nurseries, retail Golf driving ranges | 1 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area, plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of gross land area |
Class 20 | Golf courses, public/private | 100 per 9 holes regular golf or par 3 |
Par 3 golf courses | ||
Pitch and putt golf courses | ||
Class 21 | Commercial camping grounds | 1 per 2,000 square feet of gross land area |
Outdoor rifle range, trap or skeet shooting range | ||
Zoos and zoological gardens | ||
Class 22 | Athletic field | 1 per 5,000 square feet of gross land area |
Botanical gardens | ||
Forest preserve | ||
Grounds of recreational clubs, noncommercial | ||
Polo fields | ||
Public parks and playgrounds | ||
Class 23 | Bowling alley Dance halls Skating rinks | 1 space per 2 persons based on the maximum persons that can be accommodated at the same time in accordance with design capacity and 1 space per each 2 employees |
Swimming pools | ||
Tennis courts and clubs | ||
Class 24 | Indoor theaters | 1 space per each 4 seats up to 400 seats, plus 1 space per each 6 seats over 400 seats |
Class 25 | Drive-in theaters (outdoor) | Reservoir of 10 percent of capacity of use |
Class 26 | Drive-in banking facility | Reservoir space sufficient to accommodate a number of automobiles equal to 5 times the number of teller windows |
Class 27 | Auto laundry (mechanical) | 1 per each 2 employees, plus 1 per manager-owner, plus parking spaces equal to 5 times the maximum capacity of auto washing unit |
Class 28 | Auto service station | 1 space per each island of pumps, plus 2 spaces each stall |
Class 29 | Battery and tire service shops Garage for storage, servicing and repair of motor vehicles, including body repair, painting and engine rebuilding | 5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of land area |
Mobile home display and sales and service | ||
Model garage display and sales | ||
Motor vehicles sales and service | ||
Motorcycle, bicycle, and other outdoor recreational vehicle | ||
Trailer, boat, and camper or camper-trailer sales, rental and service | ||
Class 30 | Abrasives manufacturing Air, motor, railroad, and water freight terminal Asphalt manufacturing | 1 per each 2 employees or not less than 25 percent of the zoning lot, whichever is larger. Requests for variances shall be liberally considered by the circumstances attendant a particular use on a particular lot |
Bakery | ||
Bedding manufacturing | ||
Boot and shoe manufacturing | ||
Bottling companies | ||
Brick and structural clay products manufacturing | ||
Carpet manufacturing | ||
Cartage and express facilities | ||
Cement, bulk, storage | ||
Chemical processing manufacturing | ||
Cloth products manufacturing | ||
Cosmetic manufacturing | ||
Electric substation | ||
Electronic, scientific and precision instrument | ||
Electroplating | ||
Feed and seed store | ||
Feed mills | ||
Food manufacturing, packaging and processing | ||
Fuels, solid or liquid, storage and wholesale distribution | ||
Fur processing | ||
Gas regular station | ||
Glass products production and sales | ||
Grain storage and processing | ||
Graphite products manufacturing | ||
Gypsum manufacturing | ||
Heavy machinery manufacturing | ||
Insulating material manufacturing | ||
Laundry | ||
Light machinery production, appliances and business machines | ||
Linoleum manufacturing | ||
Machine shop | ||
Meatpacking | ||
Metal reduction and refinement | ||
Metal stamping | ||
Musical instrument manufacturing | ||
Orthopedic and medical appliance manufacturing | ||
Paint products manufacturing | ||
Paper products manufacturing | ||
Petroleum products, refining, storage and processing | ||
Plastics manufacturing | ||
Pottery and ceramics manufacturing | ||
Printing and publishing | ||
Rope, cord and twine manufacturing | ||
Sewage treatment plant | ||
Soap manufacturing | ||
Sporting goods manufacturing | ||
Steel manufacturing | ||
Warehousing and storage and distribution | ||
Warehousing and wholesaling establishments | ||
Waterworks, reservoir, pumping and filtration plant | ||
Wearing apparel manufacturing | ||
Woodworking, planing mills and wood products manufacturing | ||
Any similar production processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, storage, and repair | ||
Class 31 | Amusement parks and establishments Billiard and pool halls | 3 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 3 per 1,000 square feet of gross land area |
Indoor amusements, including indoor archery, rifle range | ||
Kiddie parks | ||
Miniature golf | ||
Class 32 | Air conditioning and heating contractor | 2 per each 1 employee |
Building materials and products sales and storage | ||
Contractors and construction yards and offices | ||
Dumps and sanitary landfills | ||
Electrical showrooms and shops | ||
Engineers and architects offices and yards | ||
Greenhouse, wholesale | ||
Junkyard and auto graveyard | ||
Linen supply | ||
Plumbing showroom and shops | ||
Class 33 | Airports and landing fields Cemeteries, columbaria, crematories, and mausoleums | Spaces as required by zoning administrator after review by the plan/zoning board of appeals |
Heliports, public and private | ||
Public stables | ||
Riding academy | ||
Class 34 | Shopping centers under unified control or ownership on a tract of land 4 acres or more in area | The number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the required number of spaces as heretofore set forth for such uses |
Mixed uses | When 2 or more uses are located on the same zoning lot, or within the same building, parking spaces equal in number to the sums of the separate requirements for each such use shall be provided. No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than 1 use unless otherwise authorized by variation by the plan/zoning board of appeals and city council. | |
(Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977; amd. Ord. 0-03-35, 9-15-2003; Ord. 0-14-20, 10-28-2014; Ord. O-22-15, 5-9-2022)
B. Chart:
OFF STREET PARKING CHART
C. Parking Lot Dimensions For Compact Cars:
MINIMUM PARKING LOT DIMENSIONS: COMPACT CARS1
Angle | Stall Width | Stall Depth Perpendicular To Aisle | Aisle Width | Double Stall Width | Parking Module (Curb To Curb) |
0° | 19' | 7.0' | 10.0' | - | - |
30° | 8' | 14.4' | 10.0' | 12.0' | 39.0' |
45° | 8' | 16.3' | 12.0' | 13.4' | 46.4' |
60° | 8' | 17.0' | 15.0' | 15.0' | 49.0' |
90° | 8' | 15.0' | 24.0' | 30.0' | 54.0' |
Note:
1. All handicapped parking stalls shall comply with the Illinois accessibility code.
D. Parking Lot Dimensions For Standard Cars:
MINIMUM PARKING LOT DIMENSIONS: STANDARD CARS1
Angle | Stall Width | Stall Depth Perpendicular To Aisle | Aisle Width | Double Stall Width | Parking Module (Curb To Curb) |
0° | 22.0' | 8.0' | 12' | - | - |
30° | 8.5' | 16.7' | 11' | 12.8' | 44.4' |
45° | 8.5' | 18.8' | 13' | 13.8' | 50.6' |
60° | 8.5' | 19.9' | 18' | 17.8' | 57.8' |
90° | 8.5' | 18.0' | 24' | 36.0' | 60.0' |
Note:
1. All handicapped parking stalls shall comply with the Illinois accessibility code.
(Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)
5-8-7: OFF STREET LOADING:
A. General Requirements:
1. 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 residential district or an intervening alley separating a residential district from a district other than a residential district, shall be completely screened therefrom by building walls, or by a uniformly painted solid fence, wall, or door, or any combination thereof, not less than eight feet (8') 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, and any loading berth located in a required rear yard shall be open to the sky.
2. Size: Unless otherwise specified, a required off street loading berth shall be at least twelve feet (12') in width by at least thirty feet (30') in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fifteen feet (15').
3. Access: Each required 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, and shall be subject to approval by the zoning administrator.
4. Surfacing: All open off street loading berths shall be surfaced with a dustless all weather material capable of bearing a live load of two hundred (200) pounds per square foot.
5. Repair And Service: No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities except emergency repair service necessary to start vehicles.
6. Utilization: Space allocated to any off street loading use shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off street parking facilities or portions thereof.
B. Specific Requirements:
1. Residential Districts: Off street loading facilities accessory to uses allowed in the several residential districts shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
a. Health, medical and institutional uses: One loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet in gross floor area shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length.
b. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(1) Educational and cultural institutions.
(2) Philanthropic and charitable institutions.
(3) Religious institutions.
c. Recreational and social facilities: For buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, one loading berth shall be provided, and for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area up to five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet, one additional loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet.
d. For all other nonresidential uses, loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) For buildings containing less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area, there shall be provided on the same zoning lot adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicles, off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space.
(2) For buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, one off street loading berth shall be provided.
(3) For buildings containing over one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, there shall be provided one loading berth for each one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
e. Multiple-family dwellings and rooming houses: For buildings containing twenty thousand (20,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area, one off street loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
2. Business Districts: Off street loading spaces accessory to uses permitted in the several business districts shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
a. Any use listed in a residential district that also is permitted in any of the several business districts shall provide loading spaces as established for that use in the preceding section for residential districts.
b. Establishments containing less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be provided with adequate facilities, accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same zoning lot.
c. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing seven thousand (7,000) to forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross floor area. For buildings containing forty thousand (40,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, two (2) loading berths 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. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length.
(1) Cartage and express facilities.
(2) Mail order houses.
(3) Printing and publishing.
(4) Restricted production and repair.
(5) Warehousing, storage, and wholesale establishments.
d. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area; for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area up to five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet, one additional loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet.
(1) Banks and financial institutions.
(2) Medical and dental clinics.
(3) Offices, business and professional.
(4) Recreation buildings and community centers, noncommercial.
e. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) square feet of gross floor area, or fraction thereof. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length.
(1) Clubs and lodges (not for profit) containing retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices (other than accessory).
(2) Convention halls.
(3) Exhibition halls.
(4) Radio and television stations and studios.
(5) Recording studios.
(6) Hotels and motels - containing retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices.
f. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(1) Clubs and lodges (not for profit) containing no retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices (other than accessory).
(2) Hotels and motels containing no retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices.
(3) Meeting halls.
(4) Schools - music, dance business, and trade.
(5) Theaters, indoor.
g. Amusement establishments; bowling alleys, swimming pools, and skating rinks: For buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, 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.
h. Parking lots and garages: There shall be no requirements for off street loading.
i. Stadiums, auditoriums, and arenas: For buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, 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. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length.
j. Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors: For buildings containing seven thousand (7,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, 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.
k. Any production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair, or storage of materials, goods, or products: For buildings containing seven thousand (7,000) to forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross floor area, one loading berth shall be provided. For buildings containing forty thousand (40,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, two (2) loading berths 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. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length.
l. For uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area. For each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area up to five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet, one additional loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet.
(1) Medical and dental clinics.
(2) Offices of labor organizations.
(3) Recreation buildings or community centers.
m. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length.
(1) Airports and commercial heliports.
(2) Air, railroad, and water freight terminals, railroad switching and classification yards, repair shops, and roundhouses.
(3) Radio and television stations and studios.
(4) Sewage treatment plants - municipal.
(5) Stadiums, auditoriums, and arenas.
n. For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(1) Lodges of labor organizations.
(2) Trade schools.
o. For the uses listed hereunder, there shall be no requirements for off street loading.
(1) Parking lots.
(2) Weighing stations.
p. For all other uses, loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Gross Floor Area Of Establishments In Square Feet | Required Number And Size Of Berths |
7,000 to 10,000 | 1 (12' x 30') |
11,000 to 24,000 | 2 (12' x 30' each) |
25,000 to 40,000 | 2 (12' x 55' each) |
41,000 to 100,000 | 3 (12' x 55' 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 loading berth to be at least twelve feet (12') in width by fifty five feet (55') in length. (Ord. 0-77-27, 7-18-1977)