(1)   Any use of land or structure that is established, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered shall provide and maintain parking and loading spaces according to the requirements of this subchapter. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter, and provided that construction has begun within six months of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities in the amounts required for the issuance of said building permit maybe provided in lieu of any different amounts required by this chapter.

      (2)   When the intensity of use of any building, structure, or premises shall be increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other units of or loading facilities, the required amount of parking shall be recalculated to bring the entire use or structure on the lot into compliance.

      (3)   When a parking area is enlarged, the added area shall comply with the requirements of this subchapter. When a parking lot is enlarged by more than 50% in area, both the existing and the new portions of the parking lot shall conform to these regulations.

      (4)   The requirements of this subchapter shall apply to all parking and loading areas, regardless of whether said area is required parking or in excess of required parking. Excess parking for storage lots

used for motor vehicle sales, rental and leasing establishments shall not be subject to the size and dimensional requirements of this subchapter.

      (5)   Notwithstanding other provisions, the owner or occupant of an existing building occupied by a conforming use may remodel the structure solely for the purpose of meeting the minimum requirements of applicable fire, health, and safety regulations or state, local, or federally mandated accessibility regulations without complying with the parking regulations which might otherwise be required due to the mandated changes. If other changes are made, then parking requirements as applicable shall be met.

      (6)   Accessory off street parking facilities in existence on the effective date of this chapter and located on the same lot as the building or use served shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below the requirements for a similar new building for use under the provisions of this chapter.

      (7)   Any parking or loading space established prior to the effective date of this chapter which is used or intended to be used in connection with any building, structure or use, or any space designed and intended to comply with the requirements of this chapter for any such building or structure erected after such effective date shall hereafter be maintained in conformance with the provisions of this chapter for as long as said building or structure remains, unless the owner provides in another location an equivalent number of spaces in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. The Planning and Zoning Board shall at all times be furnished proof of permanency of the parking area provided in compliance with this chapter.

      (1)   The north arrow, scale, date and common address.

      (2)   The site plan shall be drawn to scale, with accurate measurements and dimensions indicating the location of all pavement, parking stalls, aisles, walkways, driving lanes, and loading areas.

      (3)   The location and type of screening and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with §§ 154.210 through 154.214.

      (4)   The lighting details shall be provided in accordance with §§ 154.220 through 154.225.

      (5)   The location and dimensions of any handicap or long-term spaces.

      (6)   For parking lots with a surface area exceeding 15,000 square feet, a drainage plan is required.

      (7)   For parking lots with a surface area of 15,000 square feet or less, a grading plan with curbing shall be indicated.

      (8)   Adjoining land uses shall be indicated.

      (1)   The north arrow, scale, date and common address.

      (2)   The site plan shall be drawn to scale, with accurate measurements and dimensions.

      (3)   The property lines of the property for which the access drive approval is requested including existing street and right-of-way lines.

      (4)   Adjacent properties on the same frontage, and adjacent properties on the opposite frontage, indicating location of ingress and egress to such properties.

      (5)   The exact location and dimensions of facilities of ingress and egress to the subject property, existing proposed curb cuts, if any, and the proposed direction of traffic flow on the subject property to and from public ways.

      (6)   The location of any visual obstructions in the right-of-way adjoining the property such as street lights, traffic control devices, or similar devices.

      (7)   The location and dimensions of existing and proposed access drives on the subject property.

      (8)   The name and address of the person seeking approval and the owner of the proposed access drives.

      (9)   Details of construction in the public right-of-way.

(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)

      (1)   Temporary sales are allowed at any time in parking areas that exceed the minimum required spaces.

      (2)   For the purposes of this section, temporary sales shall not exceed five continuous days or a total of five days in one month.

      (1)   All parking shall be upon an approved driveway or parking lot.

      (2)   In any R-l, R-2, or R-3 District, where it is not physically possible to provide parking in side or rear yards or required setbacks, parking of licensed vehicles is permitted. Parking in the front yard is required to be located directly in front of the garage to minimize paving of the front yard.

      (3)   In any R-4 District, when a town or rowhouse building is located on a street that is a cul-de-sac, then off-street parking may be provided in the required front yard setback contiguous to the street, as long as said parking is at least 15 feet from the townhouse or rowhouse. Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit may be provided on the lot in the required front yard setback in this instance. Parking spaces provided in this manner shall not be enclosed, covered, or otherwise obstructed.

      (4)   In any commercial or industrial district, parking spaces may be situated in a required front yard provided that the parking lot meets the design standards for parking lots in this subchapter.

      (5)   In any district, when parking is permitted in the required front yard, or when no front yard is required, a parking lot which accommodates more than three cars shall be set back from the property line and landscaped in accordance with §§ 154.210 through 154.214.

      (1)   Parking spaces may be situated in a side yard under the following conditions. When parking is situated in a side yard and no other landscaping or screening is required, then an opaque screen fence of not less than four feet or more than six feet in height, or living screen not less than four feet in height, shall be provided between such parking and the abutting property.

      (2)   Where a shared driveway spanning the property line between two residential lots existed prior to February 18, 2020, such driveways shall not be required to comply with side yard setback provisions or the screening requirements of this section.

      (1)   No person(s) shall park any semi-trader, pole trailer, trailer, or bus (except school buses) on any lot in a residential zoning district. School buses are allowed to be parked on any residential lot only during the daylight hours. In the event that the owner or lessee of an affected property has been engaged in a use otherwise prohibited in this division (F)(1) prior to February 18, 2020, such use may continue notwithstanding the prohibition of this division (F)(1). Any allowed uses shall comply with all other applicable ordinances.

      (2)   No more than two recreational vehicles and/or watercraft may be stored outdoors at any one time. Such vehicles stored to the side or front of the principal structure must provide an approved surface for the vehicle, which shall be an approved surface or brick or concrete pavers set into the ground. Dirt, wood, or sod surfaces are prohibited. Parking of recreational vehicles on gravel is only permitted in the rear yard. If gravel is used, the surface must be surrounded with a solid form to hold the gravel in place. Recreational vehicles, and the like, cannot be parked where they extend into the front yard farther than the front of the principal structure, nor can they be parked there they obstruct the sight visibility triangle.

      (3)   No recreational vehicle shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes while stored on the property or upon public right-of-way.

      (4)   Commercial vehicles shall comply with §§ 154.020 through 154.025 and 154.035 through 154.042 regarding home occupations.

      (1)   These vehicles and similar types of vehicles are not allowed be parked on streets or lots in any residential districts.

      (2)   These vehicles and similar types of vehicles which transport any type of hazardous materials are not allowed to be parked on streets or lots in any residential districts.

      (3)   These vehicles and similar types of vehicles are not allowed to be parked on streets in a manner that would obstruct or impede the flow of traffic.

      (1)   Required off-street parking for residential uses must be provided on the lot which the residential use is located.

      (2)   Any off-street parking facilities that are not provided on the same lot as the principal use can be located by right in the same zoning district as the principal use. These lots may be located immediately adjacent to the use or within 600 feet of the use, unless the property is zoned RS, R-l, R-2, or R-3. In these districts, the parking lot must be located immediately adjacent to the use. Off-premise parking lots may be located in other zoning districts as provided for in the following table. Accessory parking lots may be permitted in residential districts providing they meet the requirements of division (I) below.

 

      (3)   If the principal use is or becomes a nonconforming use, expansion of the off-street parking facilities which are not located in the site of the principal use are not permitted.

      (4)   The distance specified herein and the distances specified in the district use regulations shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the lot occupied by the building or use that such facility is required to serve.

      (1)   In consideration of the issuance of a building permit for the principal use, the lot or portion of the lot on which the parking facility is located will be used and maintained solely for off-street parking purposes for such principal use.

      (2)   Such covenant will be in effect so long as the structures comprising such principal use continue to exist without sufficient parking elsewhere or upon the lot with the principal use.

      (3)   The parking lot or portion of the parking lot shall contain appropriate signage to indicate that certain parking spaces are reserved for the use herein described.

      (4)   The owners shall notify the Zoning Administrator if the right to use such facilities lapses for any reason within 30 days of cessation of the right to use. The covenant shall not be released except with the written approval of the Zoning Administrator. The instrument shall be in the form acceptable to the Village Attorney, and recorded with the County Recorder.

      (1)   Accessory parking lots located within the RS, R-1 and R-2 Districts may be provided on property immediately adjacent to permitted uses within any district. Said accessory parking lot shall have vehicular access only through the property on which the associated use is located or through adjacent alleys between the accessory parking lots and the associated use.

      (2)   Accessory parking lots may only be used for the temporary parking of vehicles for the customers or employees of its associated use.

            1.   Yard immediately adjacent to use: zero feet.

            2.   Front yard: 15 feet.

            3.   Side yard: ten feet.

            4.   Street side yard: 15 feet.

            5.    ear yard: ten feet, unless adjacent to a public alley. Setback would then be zero feet.

(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)

      (1)   Parking lots shall comply with the landscaping standards in §§ 154.210 through 154.214.

      (2)   Parking lot lighting shall comply with the lighting standards in §§ 154.220 through 154.225.

      (1)   All off-street parking and loading areas constructed after the effective date of this chapter shall be graded and surfaced with bituminous concrete, at least three inches in thickness, over a base course of at least four inches of compacted stone or crushed rock; or Portland cement concrete to a thickness of not less than five inches or equivalent.

      (2)   For head-in parking spaces, where the surface area is within six feet of the property line, wheel stops of precast concrete or other materials shall be placed two feet from the end of the parking space. Wheel stops shall be at least four inches, but not more than six inches, above the grade of the adjoining parking spaces.

 

 

      (1)   Off-street parking lots shall meet the standards in the table below regarding minimum stall space, depth, aisle, and module widths. The number and location of handicap spaces shall comply with the Illinois Vehicle Code. Motor vehicle display lots are not required to park vehicles in accordance with these standards. Such display lots are required to meet all other applicable standards for parking lots.

 

 

      (2)   Aisle widths for 60- and 165-degree angle modules are for one-way aisles. 90 degree angle and parallel modules must provide for a two-way aisle. All dimensions are the same for long term parking spaces except for space width.

      (1)   Long term spaces shall be specifically designed as employee, rental, valet, or overnight parking spaces.

      (2)   Long term spaces shall be located in a separate parking lot from visitor or customer parking. Such lot shall be considered a separate lot if it has an individual access that is not shared by users of the visitor parking lot, or if there is a shared access but the portion designated for long term spaces is separated by a barrier that limits access of visitors or customers.

      (3)   Long term spaces shall only be permitted for the following uses:

         (a)   Bus/tram station.

         (b)    Business/professional office.

         (c)   Elementary/high school.

         (d)    Wholesale/warehouse.

         (e)    Industrial/manufacturing.

         (f)   Exclusive valet parking.

      (4)   No more than 30% of required parking spaces may be designated as long term spaces.

(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)

      (1)   Accessory off-street parking facilities required as accessory to uses listed herein, shall be solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of patrons, occupants, or employees. When bus transportation is provided, for patrons, occupants, or employees of a specific establishment, additional open or enclosed off street parking spaces for each bus to be parked on the premises shall be provided in accordance with regulations herein for access, in yards, design and maintenance and area applicable to accommodating such buses.

      (2)   When the application of the off-street parking regulations specified hereafter results in a requirement of not more than three spaces on a single lot in any commercial district, such parking spaces need not be provided. However, where two or more uses are located on a single lot, only one of these uses shall be eligible for the above exemption. This exemption shall not apply to dwelling units.

      (3)   In the case of a premises not specifically covered in Table 154-188-1: Required Number of Parking Spaces by Use, such a premises shall be subject to the regulations of the premises to which it is most related or similar, as determined by the Zoning Administrator. The amount of parking required shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, as part of the building permit approval process.

      (4)   In the case of mixed uses or businesses with multiple components, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.

      (5)   In the cases of uses where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, such floor area shall mean gross floor area measured to the outside walls, but shall not include such floor area as may be used for parking facilities within the principal building.

      (6)   When units of measurement determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirements of a fractional space, any fraction shall require one parking space.

      (7)   (a)   In stadiums, sports arenas, churches, and other places of assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews, and other similar seating facilities, each 22 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining the off-street parking requirements.

         (b)   In places that have both fixed seats and open assembly area, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together.

      (8)   The number of off-street parking spaces required for multiple family dwellings shall be based on calculations for cumulative bedroom area per dwelling unit as defined in § 154.009.

      (9)   Floor area calculations shall include area devoted to outdoor table service for patrons of the establishment.

      (10)   In the CB District, parking shall be required for apartment units for which a building permit is issued after the effective date of this chapter, located in a structure existing before the effective date of this chapter. Parking for any residential use in a new structure built since the effective date of this chapter shall be provided on the same property as the residential unit. Parking for all other uses shall not be required.

      (1)   The number of parking spaces shall equal a minimum of 85% of the sum of the required number of parking spaces as computed in division (B)(2) below.

      (2)   The number of parking spaces shall not be less than the largest amount required for any of the uses computed separately.

      (3)   In the case of collective usage involving dwelling units, there shall be no reduction in the requirements of this subchapter.

      (1)   Non-residential uses located in the CB District shall not be required to provide off-street spaces.

      (2)   Off-street parking facilities required for theaters and churches may be reduced or omitted provided that such uses are within 600 feet of a parking lot serving a business or industrial use which would make parking available during the peak hours of operation of the church or theater.

      (3)   In the case of dwelling units erected as housing for the elderly, the required off-street parking spaces for such dwelling units may be reduced to one space for every four dwelling units.

      (4)   Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time.

 

(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)

      (1)   All required off-street loading areas shall be located on the same lot as the use served.

      (2)   All loading areas shall be located so that a public street or sidewalk will not be occupied during the loading or unloading process.

      (3)   All motor vehicle loading spaces which abut a residential district or intervening alley separating a residential district from a commercial or industrial district shall be completely screened therefrom by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall, or door, or any combination thereof, not less than eight feet in height.

      (4)   No permitted or required loading space shall be located within 40 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.

      (5)   No loading space shall be located in any required side or front yard. If located in a required rear yard, the space shall be open to the sky.

      (6)   No part of any loading space shall be located within the site distance triangle, as defined in § 154.009.

      (1)   Loading spaces shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

      (2)   Each loading space shall be served by appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will not interfere with traffic movements on a public street.

 

(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)

   (A)   General. No person shall hereafter construct, build, establish or maintain any access drive over, across, or upon any public sidewalk or parkway in any business or industrial district, without first obtaining a permit to do so in accordance with this chapter.

         (a)   A platted lot under single ownership which is of record on the effective date of this chapter; or

         (b)   Two or more platted lots or combinations of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage under single ownership which are of record on the effective date of this chapter; or

         (c)   An unplatted parcel of land with continuous frontage under single ownership.

      (2)   No access drive shall be located less than 200 feet from any parallel access drive on the same property, to center line thereof.

      (3)   No access drive shall be located less than 150 feet from any parallel street thereof; except in cases where an arterial or collector street intersects another street, then no access drive shall be located less than 250 feet from either intersecting street, measured from centerline to centerline thereof.

      (4)   No access drive shall be located less than 200 feet from the base of any bridge incline, measured from the centerline of the access drive to the base of the bridge incline.

      (5)   No on-site vehicular parking aisle or access drive shall be located less than 30 feet from any parallel public street, measured from the nearest curb line of the aisle or access drive to the nearest right-of-way line, measured at right angles to the centerline thereof.

      (6)   No access drive shall be less than ten or more than 35 feet in width at the right-of-way line, measured at right angles to the centerline thereof.

      (7)   Standards for access drive construction shall meet the requirements of the village's subdivision ordinance. No access drive shall be permitted in violation of said subdivision ordinance.

      (1)   Drive-in facilities shall provide a lane for stacking of automobiles waiting to drive through the facility. The minimum total capacity of the stacking area shall be four automobiles per drive-up window. Each stacking space for automobiles shall be eight feet six inches in width and 18 feet six inches in length. Such stacking lanes shall not include any portion of any access aisles or driveway for off street parking lots and shall not encroach in any front yard (this requirement does not apply to gas stations). In the case of drive-through restaurants, the minimum total capacity for stacking shall be eight automobiles per pick-up window.

      (2)   Automatic teller machines and uses with four or more drive-through lanes shall be required to submit a site plan for review and approval by the Planning and Zoning Board.

      (1)   No parcel shall have more than two access drives.

      (2)   No access drive shall be located less than 60 feet from any parallel street, measured from centerline to centerline thereof.

      (3)   No access drive shall be less than ten feet or more than 30 feet in width at the right-of-way line, measured at right angles to the centerline thereof.

      (4)   Gravel driveways for single-family homes in existence prior to February 18, 2020 are not required to be resurfaced with Portland cement concrete or bituminous concrete. Expansion of an existing driveway or parking area using the same surface as exists prior to February 18, 2020 shall be permitted.

(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)