(A)   Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this subchapter for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this chapter.

   (B)   Existing parking/loading facilities.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   (A)   Spaces. 

      (1)   Every parking space shall conform to the following requirements below. Such spaces shall be clearly designated by markings that delineate each space and shall be re-laid or restored as often as necessary to maintain such delineation, at the owner’s expense.

 

 

      (2)   Every parking space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle can overhang the right-of-way, aisle ways, public or private sidewalks or property lines.

   (B)   Handicap parking spaces. The following minimum number of handicap parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and Illinois Accessibility Code.

      (1)   Minimum number. If any parking is provided for employees or visitors or both, the minimum number of accessible parking spaces to be provided for environmentally limited persons is as follows:

 

      (2)   Location. Accessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance.

      (3)   Dimensions and markings. Each parking space, except on-street spaces, shall consist of a 16 foot wide parking space including a diagonally striped access aisle. A high quality yellow paint recommended by the paint manufacturer for pavement striping shall be utilized. Parking spaces and access aisles shall have surface slopes not exceeding 1:50 (2%) in all directions.

   (C)   Interior aisles. Aisles within parking lots in multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial districts shall be sufficiently wide to permit safe and efficient vehicular movement in the aisles, and into and out of parking spaces:

 

 

   (D)   Access ways.

      (1)   General. Parking areas in the multi-family residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial districts shall be designed so that ingress to and egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way.

      (2)   Conformance requirements. All entrance construction shall be in conformance with the Illinois Department of Transportation manual, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, (latest edition) and in conformance with the Illinois Department of Transportation policy handbook, Access to State Highways (latest edition).

      (3)   Placement of entrances.

         (a)   All access ways to any parking area shall be located to provide a minimum of 30 feet of distance from the beginning of the driveway flare to the edge of the adjacent intersecting road. At intersections where traffic control devices are installed, the Code Official may increase this distance to prevent traffic hazards.

         (b)   Entrances shall be located so that sufficient sight distance is available to enable motorists to determine when gaps in the traffic stream are sufficient for safe entry. In locations where entrances are located on opposite sides of the street, alignment of entrances shall be undertaken to promote safe vehicular turning movements.

         (c)   The distance between the beginning of the flare of a high traffic volume generator and the rear edge of an adjacent roadway intersecting a state highway shall be at least 100 feet. Where volume projections indicate a need, sufficient distance from adjacent public road or property lines should be allowed for the construction of a right or left turn lane.

         (d)   Every parking lot ingress and egress shall be aligned so that it forms, as closely as possible, a right angle with the intersecting street.

      (4)   Access way widths.

         (a)   Agricultural, commercial, industrial and multi-family residential zoning district entrances shall not be less than 24 feet wide and shall be limited to a maximum of 35 feet wide measured at right angles to the centerline of the drive unless two one-way drives of 12 feet are provided. The widths measured shall be exclusive of all flares, at the right-of-way line, and/or at the end of the radii curves.

         (b)   The radii for non-commercial driveways should be a minimum of five feet with a maximum radius required to meet truck turning movements.

         (c)   Flares for commercial access facilities should range from a minimum of 15 feet to a maximum of 40 feet. A curb length of at least three feet shall be left undisturbed between the property line and the edge of the entranceway flare to allow for the construction of an adequate island between drives should the adjacent property owner desire to build an entrance.

         (d)   All driveways to off-street parking in single-family residential (R-1, R-1A, and R-1E) and two-family residential (R-2) zoning districts shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and a maximum of 30 feet wide.

   (F)   Cross access.

      (1)   Cross access is defined as a commonly shared or used pedestrian way or vehicular driveway that connects or serves two or more properties. The purpose of cross access may be to reduce the number of entrance intersections to an arterial or city street, to provide access via a signalized intersection, to provide direct access between developments, to provide access to lots not having road frontage, and the like.

      (2)   Cross access may be required as part of the site plan or subdivision review procedure, zoning request, and/or special variance request and shall be provided in accordance with the following conditions:

         (a)   At the time the site plan is submitted for review, the city will identify adjacent existing land use and its potential for change, existing traffic volumes and design features of the surrounding roadways, and the like, in order to ascertain the need for cross access. If the city determines cross access is required, the plan shall show the area included for cross access, including the driveway approach, internal driving and parking lot aisles and their extension to the property line(s) and the area(s) designated for connection to the adjacent property of cross access.

         (b)   The area designated for cross access shall be kept free of all landscaping, fences, trash enclosures, parking/loading spaces, and/or other improvements except as required by the zoning ordinance. Any approved improvements located in the areas designated for cross access shall be removed by the developer who is required to construct the pavement connection.

      (1)   Every off-street parking facility regularly utilized during nighttime hours, shall be lighted to enable safe access to parked vehicles. Such lighting must be erected on private property unless the Code Official provides written permission for the lights to be located on the city right-of-way.

         (a)   All parking and loading areas and walkways shall be illuminated so as to produce a uniform minimum average illumination within such areas of two footcandles of illumination measured at the ground level.

         (b)   Lighting fixtures or standards without cutoff-type luminaries or with globe- style luminaries shall be no higher than 15 feet and shall have a maximum illumination output of not more than 10,000 lumens.

         (c)   Lighting fixtures or standards with a cutoff-type luminaire shall be no higher than 25 feet with a maximum average illumination of the property of five footcandles measured at ground level over the site.

         (d)   Where parking and loading areas are adjacent to residential areas, the maximum average illumination of the area between the rear building wall line and the property line abutting a residential area shall be one foot-candle measured at ground level over the site.

         (e)   At the property line abutting a residential area, the maximum illumination of the property shall be no higher than one-tenth (0.1) foot-candle.

         (f)   The correlated color temperature (CCT) for all exterior lighting shall not exceed 3,200 Kelvin.

      (2)   Lights on commercial premises must not constitute a nuisance to passing motorists. Such lights must not be similar to traffic control devices (i.e. signals or flashing beacons). No flashing, oscillating or rotating lights visible from any public highway may be placed on any building or structure located within 200 feet of the street.

      (3)   Any light(s) utilized to illuminate any parking facility shall be configured or shielded so as to confine direct light.

         (a)   Site lighting fixtures shall be compatible with the building design and the adjoining landscape and shall not be used in such a manner as to turn the building itself into “signage”.

         (b)   Site lighting shall be a concealed source, cut-off design.

         (c)   Site lighting shall not create glare that is directed toward or reflected onto adjoining properties.

            (1)   Site lighting shall not create glare that is directed toward or reflected onto streets or interior drives where such glare could negatively impact vehicular or pedestrian safety.

            (2)   Except as may be provided elsewhere in this section, site lighting shall at no time be directed upward, in a radiating and/or moving or sweeping pattern, or at any angle which will light surfaces other than building walls, parking or pedestrian areas, and landscaped areas, and shall not create lighting patterns which will direct light toward residential areas.

         (d)   At the time of filing an application for any use, development, amendment, or change as set out in division (A) above, a lighting plan for site lighting shall be provided on a separate sheet. The following information shall be submitted as part of the lighting plan:

            (1)   Manufacturer’s catalog cut sheet or other graphic and narrative description of the light standards, fixture heads, and/or luminaries with specification data.

            (2)   Photometric curves indicating both vertical and horizontal candlepower distribution.

            (3)   A plan of the site superimposed with a grid of not more than 20 feet between light sources showing the calculated foot-candle levels at average site grade at the center of each 20-foot grid.

      (4)   All site lighting shall be installed utilizing an underground cable.

      (5)   No light standard shall be placed as a freestanding structure within the parking area unless within a safety island if placed in said area or shall be placed around the perimeter of the parking area. Landscaping within ten feet of the light standard shall be not more than three feet in height.

      (6)   Any off-street parking or loading area used between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall contain a system of lighting to the required illumination standard. An average of fewer than four deliveries per month may be exempt from this requirement.

      (1)   A minimum of a six-inch tall continuous curb, exclusive of ingress/egress points, shall be provided around the perimeter of all parking lots. Curbing shall be full depth Portland cement concrete.

      (2)   All interior landscaped areas provided within parking areas shall be raised and curbed.

      (1)   Sidewalks shall be provided along the perimeter of the building, adjacent to drive aisles to and around patron parking areas and employee parking areas.

      (2)   Sidewalks shall be concrete and a minimum of five feet wide.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   All newly constructed off-street parking areas or parking lots shall be striped, graded and improved with either asphalt or concrete to the following specifications:

   (A)   Surface: Two-inch deep (compacted thickness) hot mix asphalt surface course on two-inch deep (compacted thickness) hot mix asphalt binder course

      Sub-base: Six-inch deep (compacted thickness) crushed stone (CA-6)

      Improved sub-grade: May be lime modified soil layer (12-inch compacted thickness) or thicker crushed stone layer as recommended by a geotechnical engineer to provide a stable sub-grade

   (B)   Surface: Six-inch deep Portland cement concrete

      Sub-base: Six-inch deep (compacted thickness) crushed stone (CA-6)

      Improved sub-grade: May be lime modified soil layer (12 inches compacted thickness) or thicker crushed stone layer as recommended by a geotechnical engineer to provide a stable sub-grade.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   Stormwater detention for parking lots shall follow the provisions in Chapter 156.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   (A)   Residential zoning districts.

      (1)   Parking spaces accessory to dwellings in any residential zoning district shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Each parking space accessory to a multi-family dwelling shall be unobstructed so that no vehicle need be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter/exit the parking area.

      (2)   No personal or company vehicles shall be parked on any yard that abuts a street, except on a driveway. When any of these vehicles are parked in any rear yard or side yard abutting a lot, such parking shall have access by means of an approved driveway consisting of at least four inches of crushed stone.

      (3)   All parking spaces accessory to permitted non-dwelling uses in the residential zoning district generally shall be located on the same lot as the use served. However, by special use permit, such parking facilities may be located on another parcel within 200 feet of the use served. No vehicle exceeding one ton cargo capacity shall be parked anywhere in a residential district (except for normal loading, unloading and service calls). This includes on-street and on private lots unless a special use permit has been obtained.

   (B)   Agricultural, commercial and industrial districts.

      (1)   Required parking spaces accessory to any permitted use in any agricultural, commercial or industrial district shall be located within 200 feet of the use served, if not located on the same lot.

      (2)   No parking space accessory to any use in an agricultural, commercial or industrial district shall be located in any residential district except by special use permit.

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

      (1)   Parking in the rear yard is encouraged and may be required when feasible.

      (2)   All off-street parking shall be designed with a clearly marked and safe path from the parking area to a building entrance.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022; Ord. 2023-43, passed 8-7-2023)

   In order to reduce heat and glare and minimize the loss of natural vegetation common to the construction of parking facilities, landscaping shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the following provisions.

   (A)   A landscaping plan, either as a separate document or as an element of a more inclusive development plan, shall accompany every application and set of plans and include the following:

         (a)   In C-1, C-2 and C-3, a planting strip of ten feet, not including sidewalks, shall be provided and maintained within the required front yard per § 154.032 and shall separate vehicle parking and drive areas from any public or private street or right-of-way.

         (a)   Interior parking rows, parking rows that are not adjacent to the parking lot perimeter, shall have landscaping island at each end of the parking row. Interior parking rows having 15 or more contiguous side-by-side parking spaces shall be interrupted by the intrusion of a landscaping island; no more than 24 contiguous, side-by-side parking spaces shall be permitted. Parking islands shall be a minimum of six feet wide and a minimum of 20 feet in length if for a single parking row or not less than 40 feet if for two contiguous, interfacing, parallel rows.

         (b)   The landscaping of the islands shall include grass, ground cover, and/or other landscape treatment, excluding paving, and include at least one small-size canopy tree per island. Proper drainage shall be provided for each landscaped parking island.

   (B)   Every landscaping plan shall at least include the following information:

      (1)   The proposed type, amount, size and spacing of all plantings, including trees, shrubbery and ground cover;

      (2)   The proposed size, construction materials and drainage of landscaped islands; and

      (3)   A sketch indicating the proposed spatial relationships of landscaped areas, parking spaces, automobile circulation and pedestrian movement.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   In computing the number of parking and loading spaces required by this chapter, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the following rules.

   (A)   Strip centers and buildings containing mixed uses will require a minimum of one parking space for every 300 square feet of floor area. These sites will ultimately be evaluated based on actual uses. Parking calculations will be filed at the Building and Zoning Department and building permits will be issued after parking is determined adequate for the actual uses in the center.

   (B)   If, in computing the number of parking or loading spaces required by this section, the calculation results in the requirement of a fractional space, a fraction of less than one-half may be disregarded, while a fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as one space.

   (C)   If, in computing the number of parking spaces required by this section, the gross floor area for a specific use is less than that identified in the calculation formula, the Building and Zoning Administrator shall divide the gross floor area by the area indicated in the calculation formula and multiply the result by the required number of spaces.

      (1)   Example 1: fast food restaurant - 99 person capacity with 12 employees

            Refer to § 154.087 Commercial and Institutional

            1 space per every 3-person capacity plus 1 space per every 3 employees

            (99 ÷ 3) + (12 ÷ 3) = 37 spaces required

      (2)   Example 2: fast food restaurant - 297 person capacity with 27 employees

            Refer to § 154.087 Commercial and Institutional

            1 space per every 3 person capacity plus 1 space per every 3 employees

            (297 ÷ 3) + (27 ÷ 3) = 108

   (D)   If, in reviewing the uses and zoning districts below, a particular use is not found, the Building and Zoning Administrator, at their discretion, may bring the use to the Planning Commission to determine the parking requirement.

   (E)   For the purpose of calculating parking requirements, vanpool, carpool, and car-sharing parking spaces shall not count against the maximum parking requirement.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   This section divides specific uses of property into general zoning classification groups. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for each use of a specific parcel of property, shall be determined by identifying the classification group to which each use belongs, and performing the calculation identified for that specific group. The Code Official may require additional spaces.

 

   (A)   All retail and commercial service uses shall provide the following loading spaces.

      (1)   Up to 10,000 square feet of floor area: one space;

      (2)   More than 10,000 square feet: one space plus one additional space per 50,000 square feet of floor area more than 10,000 square feet.

   (B)   All industrial facilities shall provide the following loading spaces.

 

 

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   (A)   Every loading space shall conform to the following requirements below, exclusive of any aisle or maneuvering area that may be required. Such spaces shall be clearly designated by markings that delineate each space, and shall be re-laid or restored as often as necessary to maintain such delineation.

      (1)   Minimum loading space width   12 feet.

      (2)   Minimum loading space length   50 feet.

      (3)   Minimum vertical clearance      15 feet.

   (B)   Requirement for access. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access and shall be located on the same parcel of land as the use is served. It shall not be located closer than 50 feet to an intersection of the right of way of two or more streets.

   (C)   Requirements for loading area surface. All newly constructed off-street loading areas shall be improved with either of the following:

      (1) Surface: Two-inch deep (compacted thickness) hot mix asphalt surface course on four-inch deep (compacted thickness) hot mix asphalt binder course

         Sub-base: Six-inch deep (compacted thickness) crushed stone (CA-6)

         Improved sub-grade: May be lime modified soil layer (12 inches compacted thickness), or thicker crushed stone layer as recommended by a geotechnical engineer to provide a stable sub-grade.

      (2)   Surface: Six-inch deep reinforced Portland cement concrete

         Sub-base: Six-inch deep (compacted thickness) crushed stone (CA-6)

         Improved sub-grade: May be lime modified soil layer (12 inches compacted thickness), or thicker crushed stone layer as recommended by a geotechnical engineer to provide a stable sub-grade.

(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)

   (A)   All drive-through establishments shall provide stacking spaces as follows:

      (1)   Four spaces from the order point to (and including) the service window (closest window to the order point if there are two);

      (2)   Six spaces prior to and including the order point;

      (3)   When there are two order points, stacking spaces prior to the order point may be shared, but ten shall be required;

      (4)   In instances where ordering is done remotely and there is no on-site order point, four stacking spaces shall be provided from the service window, including the space at the service window;

      (5)   When ordering is done at the service window, a minimum of six stacking spaces shall be provided, including the space at the service window;

      (6)   All stacking spaces shall be measured at 19 feet in length;

      (7)   All spaces shall be provided on-site and may not obstruct cross-access easements, block ingress and egress points, drive aisles, or pedestrian walk paths.

   (B)   An escape lane measuring a minimum of 12 feet wide shall be provided adjacent to the drive-through stacking lane(s). When there are two order points, the escape lane shall be adjacent to the outermost lane.

   (C)   All drive-through establishments shall provide adequate screening, buffering and/or sound abatement to minimize excessive noise and spill-over light.

      (1)   Noise level shall be 1.5 decibels or less at all property lines.

   (D)   No stacking space shall be allowed to block parking.

   (E)   Other drive-through facilities shall provide stacking spaces as follows:

 

(Ord. 2022-14, passed 4-18-2022)