Saukville Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Traffic, Loading, Parking and Access
§ 205-63 Traffic visibility.
A.
No obstructions, such as structures, parking, or vegetation, shall be permitted in any district between the heights of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the plane through the mean curb grades (See Illustration No. 1.[1]) within the triangular space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street or alley right-of-way lines and a line joining points on such lines located a minimum of 15 feet from their intersection. (See Illustration No. 2.[2])
§ 205-64 Loading requirements.
On every lot on which a business, trade, or industrial use is hereafter established, space with access to a public street or alley shall be provided as specified below for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way.
A.
Number of loading and unloading spaces required.
(1)
Up to 249,999 square feet:
Gross Floor Area of Building (square feet) | Number of Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
5,000 - 24,999 | 1 | |
25,000 - 49,999 | 2 | |
50,000 - 99,999 | 3 | |
100,000 - 174,999 | 4 | |
175,000 - 249,999 | 5 |
(2)
For each additional 75,000 square feet (or fraction thereof) of gross floor area, one additional loading and unloading space shall be provided.
B.
Each loading and unloading space shall have access to a public dedicated street or alley.
C.
The minimum area for each loading and unloading space, excluding the area needed to maneuver, shall be 250 square feet.
D.
At no time shall any part of a truck or van be allowed to extend into the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare while the truck or van is being loaded or unloaded.
§ 205-65 Parking requirements.
In all districts and in connection with every use, there shall be provided at the time any use is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased, off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following:
A.
Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space, and the driveway shall be at least 10 feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings, and a minimum of 24 feet at the property line for all other uses.
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B.
The minimum dimensions of each parking space shall be nine feet by 18 feet, except for spaces provided for use by physically disabled persons.
C.
Parking spaces for use by physically disabled persons. All public use off-street parking areas shall provide parking spaces for use by motor vehicles which transport physically disabled persons and accessibility to public use buildings in accordance with the current version of the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design (Title III, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12181).
D.
Location of parking spaces is to be on the same lot as the principal use or not more than 400 feet from the principal use. No parking space or driveway, except in residential districts, shall be closer than 25 feet to a residential lot line or a street right-of-way opposite a residential district.
E.
Employee parking in manufacturing districts shall be located not closer than 50 feet to a street right-of-way. The Industrial Review Committee may permit limited guest parking within the fifty-foot setback area.
F.
Surfacing. All off-street parking areas and driveways shall be surfaced with brick pavers approved by the manufacturer for the intended use, portland cement or asphaltic pavement and constructed in accordance with Village and industry standards and specifications so as to provide a durable and dust-free surface, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked. Surfacing of parking areas and driveways in all districts shall be completed before occupancy is granted or any additional permits for alterations or additions are issued. The Zoning Administrator or his or her designee may, however, permit a delay in the requirement due to seasonal cold weather conditions, for uses where public access and safety are not a consideration. In no case shall such delay extend beyond the 15th day of May following the date of occupancy.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 740]
G.
Landscaping. All public off-street parking areas which serve five more vehicles and are created or redesigned and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of this chapter shall be provided with accessory landscaped areas totaling not less than 10% of the surface area. The minimum size of each landscaped area shall be 100 square feet. Location of landscape areas, plant materials, protection afforded the plantings, including curbing and provision for maintenance, shall be subject to approval by the Plan Commission. All plans for proposed parking areas shall include a topographic survey and grading plan which shows existing and proposed grades and location of improvements. The preservation of existing trees, shrubs, and other natural vegetation in the parking area may be included in the calculation of required minimum landscaped area. Parking areas for five or more vehicles which adjoin residential districts shall be visually screened with a solid wall, fence, or evergreen planting or equivalent visual density, or other effective means, built and maintained to a minimum height of six feet.
H.
Curbs or barriers shall be installed at least four feet from a property line so as to prevent parked vehicles from extending over any lot line.
I.
The following guide specifies the minimum number of parking spaces required. In the case of structures or uses not specified herein, the number of spaces specified as the general standard for the use class or the number of spaces specified for similar use shall apply. In developments involving the establishment or addition of two or more uses on one lot or parcel, or in a planned district with multiple adjoining parcels, the cumulative number of spaces required for each use shall determine the total number of spaces required, unless exempt by § 205-57G of this chapter.
(2)
Retail sales and customer service uses, and places of entertainment:
(a)
General standard for the above uses: one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area of customer sales and service, plus one space per employee.
(b)
Financial institutions: one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area of customer service, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees. Financial institutions with drive-in facilities shall provide sufficient space for four waiting vehicles at each drive-in service lane.
(c)
Funeral homes: one space for each four persons at maximum capacity, or 25 spaces per chapel unit, whichever is greater.
(d)
Grocery stores or supermarkets: one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area of customer sales and service area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(e)
Convenience grocery stores: one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area.
(f)
Motels and hotels: one space per room or suite, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per three persons, based on maximum capacity, for each public meeting room and/or banquet room.
(g)
Lodges and clubs: one space per three persons based on the maximum capacity of the facility.
(h)
Restaurants: one space per 150 square feet of gross dining area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(i)
Restaurants, drive-in or fast-food: one space per 50 square feet of gross dining area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees. Drive-in restaurants with drive-through facilities shall provide sufficient space for four waiting vehicles at each drive-through service lane.
(j)
Repair services: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(k)
Theaters, auditoriums and other places of public assembly: one space per three persons based on the maximum capacity of the facility.
(l)
Personal services: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(m)
Taverns, dance halls, nightclubs and lounges: one space per 50 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(n)
Motor vehicle sales establishments: two customer parking spaces per salesperson, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(o)
Motor vehicle repair, maintenance, and service stations: three spaces per indoor service bay plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(p)
Car washes: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees. Car washes shall provide sufficient space for four waiting vehicles at each washing stall and sufficient space for drying two vehicles after each washing stall.
(q)
Animal hospitals: three parking spaces per doctor, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(r)
Plant nurseries, and lawn and garden supply stores: one space per 200 square feet of gross indoor sales and display area, plus one space per 500 square feet of gross outdoor sales and display area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(s)
Shopping centers (gross leasable area of at least 50,000 square feet): 5 1/2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area.
(3)
Offices:
(a)
Medical, dental and similar professional health service offices: five spaces per doctor, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Government, professional and business offices: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(4)
Business/recreational uses:
(a)
General standard: one space per four persons based on the maximum capacity of the facility, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Bowling alleys: five spaces for each lane, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(c)
Golf courses: 90 spaces per nine holes, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(d)
Golf driving ranges: one space per tee, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(e)
Miniature golf course: 1 1/2 spaces per hole, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(f)
Indoor tennis, racquetball and handball courts: three spaces per court, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(g)
Skating rinks, ice or roller: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(5)
Industrial and related uses:
(a)
Manufacturing, processing, and fabrication operations: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Wholesale business: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per 2,500 square feet of gross floor area.
(c)
Warehousing: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(d)
Mini warehousing: one space per 10 storage cubicles, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(e)
Extractive and related operations: one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(6)
Institutional and related uses:
(a)
Places of worship: one space per three seats based on the maximum capacity of the facility.
(b)
Libraries: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or one space per four seats based on maximum capacity, whichever is greater, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the greatest number of employees.
(c)
Museums: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the greatest number of employees.
(d)
Rooming houses and boardinghouses, fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories and rectories: one space per bed.
(e)
Convents and monasteries: one space per three residents, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one space per five chapel seats if the public may attend.
(f)
Nursing homes: one space per three patient beds, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(g)
Hospitals: two spaces per three patient beds, plus one space per staff doctor, plus one space per employee, excluding doctors, for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(h)
Schools:
[1]
Elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools: one space for each teacher and staff member, plus one space for each 10 students 16 years of age or older.
[2]
Colleges, universities and trade schools: one space for each teacher and staff member, plus one space for each two students during the highest attendance period.
[3]
Children's nursery schools and day-care centers: one space per employee for the work shift with the greatest number of employees, plus one space per six students at the highest class attendance period.
J.
Special consideration shall be provided, as a conditional use, to abutting commercial uses where agreements for shared parking access exist and hours of operation do not present a conflict regarding public use parking needs.
§ 205-66 Driveways.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced, or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the following requirements:
A.
Islands between driveway openings shall be provided with a minimum of six feet between all driveways and three feet at all lot lines. The Plan Commission may modify this requirement where lots are so narrow as to require a shared driveway between adjacent properties.
B.
Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall not exceed 24 feet at the street right-of-way and 30 feet at the curbline (or roadway).
C.
Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in theaters, banks, restaurants, motels, funeral homes, vehicular sales, service stations, or washing and repair stations or garages shall be located not less than 200 feet from any pedestrian entrance or exit to a school, college, university, church, hospital, park, playground, library, public emergency shelter, or other place of public assembly.
D.
Vehicular parking. In all districts, except the A-1 Agricultural District, all motor vehicles shall be parked within an enclosed building or on an approved driveway or parking lot.
E.
Surfacing. Driveways shall be surfaced with brick pavers approved by the manufacturer for the intended use, portland cement or asphaltic pavement and constructed in accordance with Village and industry standards and specifications so as to provide a durable and dust-free surface, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water. All work within the public right-of-way shall require a permit from the Department of Public Works and be completed to Village specifications. Surfacing of driveways in all districts shall be completed before occupancy is granted or any additional permits for alterations or additions are issued. The Zoning Administrator or his or her designee may, however, permit a delay in the requirement due to seasonal cold weather conditions, for uses where public access and safety are not a consideration. In no case shall such delay extend beyond the 15th day of May following the date of occupancy.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 740]
§ 205-67 Highway access.
No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways, or to any controlled access arterial street without permission from the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
A.
Arterial streets intersecting other arterial streets within 100 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way-lines.
B.
Collector and minor land access streets intersecting an arterial street or another minor land access street within 50 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
C.
Access barriers such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping, or other topographic barriers shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above specified streets or highways.
D.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the Village Board after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable, and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.
§ 205-68 Parking restrictions.
The following parking restrictions and regulations shall apply:
A.
Truck, trailer, and bus parking. In all residential districts, the parking of any truck, trailer, truck power unit, tractor or bus, other than a school bus, in excess of three tons' gross weight or more than 18 feet in length or having a height more than eight feet from the roadway, is prohibited in any yard of a lot for a period greater than 30 minutes, except for the purpose of moving or delivering supplies or commodities to the residence located thereon. In all residential districts, the parking of any school bus, in excess of three tons' gross weight or more than 18 feet in length or having a height more than eight feet from the roadway, is prohibited in any yard of a lot, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or except for the purpose of picking up and discharging passengers.
B.
Other vehicle parking. In all districts, except the A-1 Agricultural District, parking of any vehicles, including snowmobiles, trailers and riding lawn mowers, other than described in Subsection A above, is prohibited in any yard of a lot, except on an approved driveway or parking area as described in § 205-65F of this chapter.
[Amended 11-29-2016 by Ord. No. 770]