The purpose of this article is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public streets and to promote the safety and welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for the off-street parking, loading and unloading of motor vehicles in accordance with the use to which property is put.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-1; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this article for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-1-1; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

Existing off-street parking or loading facilities located on the same lot as the use served shall not be reduced, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below the requirements and standards for similar new structures or uses.

(b)

When the existing use of a structure is damaged or destroyed and subsequently repaired or rebuilt, parking/loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored, but additional parking/loading facilities need not be provided.

(c)

Whenever the use of any structure or premises is intensified through addition of dwelling units, increased floor area, greater seating capacity, etc., additional parking and loading facilities commensurate with such increase in use and intensity shall be provided in accordance with this chapter.

(d)

Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-1-2; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Any application for a building permit, or for a certificate of occupancy where no building permit is required, shall include therewith a plot plan drawn to scale and fully dimensioned showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with this chapter.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-1-3; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential uses and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this article shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles owned by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of such occupants.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

All areas providing off-street parking shall conform to the following standards:

(1)

Minimum aisle and space dimensions.

(2)

Markings. Markings shall be laid and restored as often as necessary to clearly delineate each parking space, but are not required in single-family residential districts.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-1; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

Parking areas shall be designed so that ingress to or egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way, except in single-family residence districts.

(b)

No accessway to any parking area shall be located within 30 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the rights-of-way of two or more streets. At intersections where traffic control devices are installed, the administrator may increase this requirement as necessary to prevent hazards.

(c)

Parking area accessways (including residential driveways) and public streets shall be aligned to form, as closely as feasible, right angles.

(d)

The accessway to every parking lot located in any business district or in the industrial district shall be at least 24 feet wide unless two one-way drives, each 12 feet wide, are provided.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-2; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

All open off-street parking areas in commercial and industrial zoning districts shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete material. All parking lots shall be built with four inches of gravel covered by two inches of asphalt or of materials approved by the zoning administrator.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-3; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

All lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be shielded or otherwise optically controlled so as to provide glareless illumination in such a manner as not to create a nuisance on adjacent property.

(b)

All off-street parking areas with lighting shall limit spillage onto adjacent property. Maximum horizontal footcandles as given off by the neighboring property as measured in the following districts shall not exceed:

(c)

All lighting fixtures erected 20 feet to 40 feet above ground level:

(1)

Shall be flat-bottomed, optically controlled sharp cutoffs, as approved by the village engineer;

(2)

Shall not be installed with diffusing refractors; and

(3)

Shall maintain a ratio of 3:1 or less of lighting fixture spacing to lighting fixture mounting heights.

(d)

All lighting fixtures erected zero feet to 20 feet above ground level:

(1)

Shall be of translucent materials and not transparent materials, as approved by the village engineer; and

(2)

Shall not be installed with diffusing refractors.

(e)

Lighting fixtures shall not be erected higher than 40 feet above ground level.

(f)

All present nonconforming off-street parking areas shall be equipped with the lighting required by this section upon the obsolescence or replacement of the existing lighting.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-4; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

In order to preserve the continuity of the streetscape and to minimize visual pollution, all parking lots containing more than eight parking spaces shall be bordered by a wall, fence, earth berm or closely planted shrubbery at least three feet high on each side abutting any street or adjacent residential property. Wheel bumpers or curbs shall be designed and arranged to prevent damage to such screening. The screening shall be maintained by the owner or lessee of the parking lot in accordance with landscaping requirements as filed with the zoning administrator.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-5; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

In order to reduce heat and glare, to minimize blowing of dust and trash and to reduce the oppressive visual effects of large open parking areas, landscaping shall be provided and maintained with every parking lot that contains eight or more parking spaces.

(1)

A landscaping plan (either a separate document or an element of a more inclusive development plan) shall accompany every application for a certificate of zoning compliance to develop any parking lot that will contain eight or more spaces.

(2)

The landscaping plan shall include the following information:

a.

Proposed type, amount, size and spacing of plantings, including trees, shrubbery and ground cover;

b.

Proposed size, construction materials, drainage and scheduled maintenance of landscaped islands or planting beds; and

c.

Sketch indicating proposed spatial relationships of landscaped areas, parking spaces, automobile circulation and pedestrian movement.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-6; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements:

(1)

Residential districts. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings located in any residential zoning district shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall not be located in any front yard or side yard, with the exception of a paved area not to exceed 22 feet in width. Each parking space accessory to a multiple-family dwelling shall be unobstructed so that no vehicle need be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter/exit the parking area. If a building has a three-car garage, the paved area within the required front yard may be increased by an additional 11 feet in width. Parking area constructed after the adoption of the ordinance from which this article is derived shall be constructed of asphalt or concrete.

(2)

Nonresidential uses. All parking spaces accessory to permitted non-dwelling uses located in any residential district generally shall be located on the same lot as the use served. However, the administrator may allow such parking facilities to be located on another parcel within 200 feet of the use served if the "same lot" requirement is not feasible.

(3)

Commercial and industrial districts.

a.

Parking spaces accessory to any building or use located in any commercial district shall either be located on the same lot as the dwelling or on another parcel within 200 feet of the premises. Parking lots accessory to any commercial or industrial use located in any commercial district or in an industrial district shall be located within 500 feet of the use served, provided that no portion of any such parking lot shall extend into any residential district except by special use permit.

b.

In any commercial district or in the industrial district, off-street parking facilities for different buildings or uses may be provided collectively, but only if the total number of spaces so located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and if all regulations governing location or parking spaces in relation to the uses served are observed.

c.

All parking areas constructed after the adoption of this ordinance shall be constructed of asphalt or concrete.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-2-7; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards indicated below:

(1)

Size of space. Every required off-street loading space shall be at least 12 feet wide and 50 feet long, excluding aisle and maneuver space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least 15 feet. In no case shall a vehicle being loaded or unloaded overhang into the public right-of-way.

(2)

Accessway. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such accessway shall be at least 12 feet wide.

(3)

Surfacing. Every off-street loading area shall be improved with a compacted stone base at least seven inches thick and surfaced with at least two inches of asphaltic concrete.

(4)

Buffer strips. No loading space or area for vehicles over two tons' cargo capacity shall be developed closer than 50 feet to the lot line of any residential district unless such space/area is completely enclosed by walls, a solid fence or closely planted shrubbery of sufficient density to block the view from the residential property and in conformity with landscape regulations.

(5)

Location. Every off-street loading space that is required or provided shall be located on the same parcel of land as the use served and not closer than 50 feet to the intersection of the rights-of-way of two or more streets or in required front yards.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-3; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

In computing the number of parking spaces required by this chapter, the zoning administrator shall apply the following rules:

(1)

In computing parking space requirements based on the number of employees, the maximum number of employees on the premises at any period of the day shall be used. The term "employee parking" means one parking space shall be required per 1.5 employees, unless otherwise stated.

(2)

In computing parking or loading space requirements on the basis of building floor area, the gross floor area shall be used.

(3)

Whenever it is necessary to translate gross parking lot area into number of parking spaces, 350 square feet of gross area shall be deemed one parking space.

(4)

If computation of the number of parking or loading spaces required by this chapter results in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as one space.

(5)

No space or portion thereof needed to satisfy the minimum applicable requirement for number of off-street parking or loading spaces shall be counted as part of the off-street parking or loading spaces required for another structure or use.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-4; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Off-street parking and loading spaces in C-2 districts shall be provided as indicated in tabular form in this section. For any use that is not listed in the table, the same amount of parking and loading space shall be provided as is required for the most similar listed use. The zoning administrator shall make the determination of similarity.

(Code 2009, § 9-15-5; Ord. of 11-25-1996)