1-101:

Purpose. The regulations of this chapter are intended to provide off-street vehicle parking facilities in rough proportion to the parking demands of different land uses. The following regulations are designed to minimize negative impacts associated with spillover parking into adjacent areas while simultaneously avoiding negative environmental and visual impacts that can result from needlessly large parking and vehicular areas. The provisions of this chapter are also intended to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by providing flexible methods of responding to the transportation and access demands of various land uses in the village.

1-102:

Applicability. The regulations of this chapter apply to all zoning districts and uses.

1-103:

New uses and development. The regulations of this chapter apply to all new buildings constructed after the effective date of this code and all new uses established after the effective date of this code.

1-104:

Enlargements and expansions.

A.

The parking regulations of this chapter apply whenever an existing building or use is enlarged or expanded to include additional dwelling units, floor area, seating capacity, employees, or other units of measurement used in this chapter to establish off-street parking requirements.

B.

If an enlargement or expansion requires the construction of additional parking, additional parking spaces are required only to serve the enlarged or expanded area, not the entire building or use.

1-105:

Change of use. When use or occupancy changes, additional off-street parking and loading facilities must be provided to serve the new use or occupancy only when the number of parking or loading spaces required for the new use or occupancy exceeds the number of spaces required by this code for the use that most recently occupied the lot.

1-106:

Existing facilities. Existing off-street parking and loading areas shall not be eliminated, reduced, or modified below the minimum requirements of this chapter.

1-107:

Schedule of off-street parking requirements. Off-street parking spaces must be provided in accordance with this section:

(Ord. No. 2018-ORD-18, § 2, 7-16-2018; Ord. No. 2023-ORD-31, § 6, 8-21-2023)

1-201:

The following rules apply when calculating the required number of off-street parking spaces:

A.

Multiple uses. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-301, a lot containing more than one use must provide parking sufficient to accommodate all uses located on the lot.

B.

Fractions. When calculating the number of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, any fraction less than one-half is rounded down to the next whole number, and any fraction one-half or greater rounded up to the next whole number.

C.

Measurements. Except as otherwise stated, all square footage references contained in section 1-107 refer to gross floor area, as that term is defined in chapter 2 of this code.

D.

Capacity or occupancy standards. Except as otherwise stated, all references to employees, students, occupants, and rated design capacity shall be calculated in accordance with the village's building codes.

E.

Uses not listed. Upon receiving an application for a use not listed in section 1-107, the community development director is authorized, using his sole discretion, to:

1.

Apply the off-street parking ratio for a use listed in section 1-107 that the community development director deems to be most similar to the proposed use;

2.

Establish an off-street parking ratio in accordance with section 1-201.F; or

3.

Require the applicant to seek approval of an amendment to this code to establish an appropriate parking ratio.

F.

Establishment of other parking ratios. The community development director is authorized to establish parking ratios for uses not listed in section 1-107 by reviewing parking data provided by the applicant, information from industry sources, including, without limitation, the Institute of Traffic Engineers ("I.T.E.") and American Planning Association, and parking ratios for similar uses listed in section 1-107. When determining if a use not listed in section 1-107 is similar to a use listed in section 1-107, the community development director shall consider the use's and property's location, density, scale, bulk, surroundings, and any other factors the community development director deems relevant.

1-301:

General location of parking facilities. All off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building, structure, or use of land served. Off-street parking spaces may also be located on a lot adjacent to the lot on which the building, structure or use of land served is located, provided that said spaces are also within 750 feet of such building, structure, or use of land. All off-street parking spaces shall be located in the same zoning district as the building, structure or use of land served. All off-street parking spaces required to serve single-family and two-family residences shall be located on the same lot as the residence.

1-302:

Location of parking facilities and setbacks. Single-family homes and duplexes may utilize as a required parking space driveways that lead directly from the street to a garage or parking space located behind the front yard setback. All other parking facilities shall comply with principal building setbacks for the zoning district in which the parking facility is located.

1-303:

Size of parking spaces. All off-street parking facilities shall measure at least nine feet wide and 18 feet deep, shall be clearly designated with paint or other material approved by the community development director, and shall provide direct access onto a vehicle drive aisle or public right-of-way.

1-304:

Parking facility construction materials. Except as expressly provided in this section, all parking facilities, including, without limitation, parking spaces, vehicle access drives, and driveways, shall be dust-free and constructed of a hard surface approved by the community development director. The community development director shall allow parking facilities constructed of gravel only when the following conditions have been met:

A.

The parking facility is located on a lot in the B-1 zoning district or I zoning district;

B.

The parking facility was constructed prior to July 16, 2018;

C.

The parking facility is located behind the front building line;

D.

The parking facility is not used by customers or employees of the business located on the lot; and

E.

The parking facility is fully screened from adjacent properties by a fence measuring no less than eight feet in height.

A parking facility that meets these conditions shall not be expanded or enlarged beyond the parking facility's boundaries in existence on July 16, 2018.

1-305:

Parking facility lighting. Any parking facility lighting shall be arranged and maintained so that it does not shine directly upon any adjacent lot or right-of-way and does not produce excessive glare.

1-306:

Use of parking facilities.

A.

Off-street parking facilities may only be used for the temporary parking of licensed passenger motor vehicles by residents, tenants, patrons, employees or guests of a principal or accessory use. All off-street parking facilities shall be operated and maintained in accordance with all village ordinances, rules, and regulations throughout their use as off-street parking facilities.

B.

Off-street parking spaces may not be leased or rented to uses not located on the lot, including, without limitation, temporary storage containers or truck parking.

C.

Off-street parking facilities may only be used to display vehicles for sale, rent, or lease on properties whose principal use is the sale, rent, or lease of automobiles. This section shall not prohibit the owner or occupant of a residentially zoned lot from displaying a vehicle for sale on the lot if the vehicle is owned by the owner or occupant of the lot.

D.

No vehicle repair or service of any kind is permitted on off-street parking facilities, excluding minor vehicle service conducted on residentially zoned lot if the vehicle is owned by the owner or occupant of the residentially zoned lot.

E.

No vehicle with a gross weight exceeding 8,000 pounds may be stored overnight on a lot in a nonresidential zoning district unless the vehicle is being used in connection with the lot's principal use.

(Ord. No. 2018-ORD-19, § 2, 7-16-2018)

1-401:

Schedule of off-street loading requirements. Off-street loading spaces must be provided in accordance with this section:

1-402:

Design and location of off-street loading spaces.

A.

Off-street loading spaces must be at least 12 feet wide, 35 feet long, and possess 14 feet of vertical clearance.

B.

All off-street loading spaces must be located on the lot they serve and include sufficient maneuvering space to prevent interference with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, as determined solely by the community development director.

C.

All off-street loading spaces must be set back at least 25 feet from lot zoned for residential use.

D.

All off-street loading spaces shall be dust-free and constructed of a hard surface approved by the community development director.

E.

Off-street loading spaces may not be used to satisfy off-street parking requirements.

F.

Off-street loading spaces may not be used for vehicle repair or service purposes of any kind.

G.

When calculating the number of required off-street loading spaces results in a fractional number, any fraction less than one-half is rounded down to the next whole number, and any fraction one-half or greater rounded up to the next whole number.