Taylorville City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 8
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
10-8-1: PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS:
The following regulations are established to increase safety and lessen congestion in the public streets, to adequately provide for parking needs associated with the development of land and increased automobile usage, to set standards for the requirements of off street parking according to the amount of traffic generated by each use, and to eliminate the on street storage of vehicles. (Ord. 3458, 4-5-2010)
10-8-2: OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
A. Hard surfaced (a minimum of 4 inches of PC concrete or 6 inches of gravel or crushed stone base plus 2 inches bituminous asphalt, which can be chip and oil, asphalt or concrete) off street motor vehicle parking shall be provided on any lot on which any of the required off street parking spaces are hereafter required for the uses described in the following Section 10-8-3. Said off street parking area shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley. For purposes of computing gross off street parking area required, the ratio of two hundred fifty (250) square feet per parking space shall be used.
B. All off street parking requirements as set forth in this Section 10-8-2 and in the following Section 10-8-3 for any non-residential property use shall be completed within three hundred and sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days following the date of issuance of the City's building or construction permit concerning such property where the off-street parking requirements apply.
C. Any person found to have been in violation of this Section 10-8-2 and/or of the following Section 10-8-3 shall be assessed a fine or penalty in an amount of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense. Each day upon which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense. (Ord. 3458, 4-5-2010; amd. Ord. 4071, 10-18-2021)
10-8-3: NUMBER OF SPACES REQUIRED FOR VARIOUS USES:
The following required off street parking spaces for the particular use are minimum requirements:
Use
| Parking Spaces Required
|
Use
| Parking Spaces Required
|
Banks, savings and loan, drive up | 5 stacking spaces per teller window, plus employee parking |
Banks, savings and loan, walk in | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area |
Beauty and barber shops | 2 spaces per chair plus employee parking |
Boarding and/or rooming house | 2 spaces for each rental unit |
Churches, clubs, lodges | 1 space for every 4 seats in the largest seating area |
Dwelling, single-family | 2 for each dwelling unit on a single lot |
Dwelling, two-family or multiple-family | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Furniture and appliance store | 1 space per 500 square feet of floor area |
Home occupations | 1 space per 150 square feet of floor area devoted to the home occupation (not to exceed 2 spaces) in addition to the parking requirement for the dwelling |
Hospitals | 1 space per 2 beds, plus employee parking |
Libraries | 1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor space |
Medical and dental offices | 1 space per 200 square feet of floor area, or 2 spaces per practicing professional, whichever is greater |
Mobile homes including those in mobile home parks | 2 spaces per mobile home |
Mortuaries, funeral homes | 1 space per 5 seats, plus 1 space per funeral vehicle, but not less than 20 spaces per chapel |
Motels | 1 for each guestroom |
Nursery school, day nursery or childcare center | 1 for each 350 square feet of usable floor space |
Nursing homes, homes for the aged, group care homes | 1 for each 5 beds |
Restaurants, drive in or walk up | 1 space per 25 square feet of building floor area |
Restaurants, sit down | 1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater |
Schools, elementary and junior high | 1 for each teacher, employee or administrator and 1 space for each 10 students in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Schools, senior high | 1 space for every 2 students of driving age, plus faculty parking in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Service station and auto repair shops | 1 space per service stall plus employee parking |
Stadium, sports arena or similar place of outdoor assembly | 1 for each 3 seats or 6 feet of benches |
Taverns and bars | 1 space per 4 seats, or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is lessor |
Theater and auditorium | 1 for each 4 seats plus 1 for each 2 employees |
Theaters and meeting halls | 1 space per 4 seats in the largest seating area |
Vehicles sales (including auto, boat and trailer sales) | 1 space per 600 square feet of enclosed floor area, plus 1 space per 2,500 square feet of open lot area |
All other uses not specifically indicated above | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area |
There will be no minimum requirements within the nine (9) square block area bordered by Walnut Street on the east, Vine Street on the north, Webster Street on the west and Franklin Street on the south.
Off street parking areas shall be drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated in the parking area in such a way as to preclude drainage of water onto adjacent property or toward buildings.
All lighting used to illuminate any off street parking area shall be so installed as to be confined within and directed onto the parking area only. (Ord. 3458, 4-5-2010; amd. Ord. 4289, 1-6-2025)
10-8-4: OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS:
A. Schedule Of Loading Requirements: Every building or structure used for other than residential uses and constructed after the effective date hereof (except for Municipal water treatment plants and related facilities, buildings and structures) shall provide space on the property to be used exclusively for loading and unloading of vehicles. Such space shall be in accordance with the following schedule: (Ord. 3817, 9-5-2017)
Building Gross Floor Area | Required Spaces |
Building Gross Floor Area | Required Spaces |
0 - 8,000 sq. ft. | 1 |
8,000 - 25,000 sq. ft. | 2 |
25,000 - 40,000 sq. ft. | 3 |
40,000 - 100,000 sq. ft. | 4 |
100,000 - 250,000 sq. ft. | 5 |
250,000 - 400,000 sq. ft. | 6 |
For buildings over 400,000 sq. ft. | 6 spaces, plus 1 additional space for each additional 200,000 sq. ft. |
B. Size Of Loading Space: For the purpose of determining adequacy of loading area, each space shall be not less than ten feet (10') in width, forty five feet (45') in length, and fourteen feet (14') in height. (Ord. 3458, 4-5-2010)