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 and loading and unloading of motor vehicles in accordance with the use to which property is put.

(Zoning Ord., § 500)

The off-street parking and loading provisions of this article shall apply as follows:

(1)

For all buildings and structures erected and all land uses established after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by the regulations of the district in which such buildings or uses are located. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to such effective date and, provided that construction is begun within one year of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities as required hereinafter need not be provided. Existing buildings and structures at the date of adoption of the ordinance from which this article is derived with parking and loading facilities which do not meet the requirements of this article shall be treated as nonconforming uses under section 32-78.

(2)

When the intensity or use of any building, structure, or premises is increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other units of measurement specified herein for required parking or loading facilities, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use. However, no building or structure lawfully erected or any use lawfully established prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived shall be required to provide such additional parking or loading facilities unless and until the aggregate increase in units of measurement equals not less than 15 percent of the units of measurement existing upon such effective date, in which event parking or loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for the total increase.

(3)

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

(Zoning Ord., § 501)

(a)

Accessory use. No motor vehicle repair work for hire or compensation shall be permitted in conjunction with accessory off-street parking lots or areas provided in a residential district. The sale of gasoline and motor oil, when permitted in conjunction with accessory off-street parking areas, shall be located so that it does not create a nuisance to residential properties.

(b)

Computation. When determining the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded, while a fraction of or in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.

(c)

Damage or destruction. For any conforming building or use which is in existence on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, which is damaged or destroyed by fire, explosion, or other similar cause and which is reconstructed, reestablished, or repaired, parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction may be restored or continued in operation.

(d)

Parking lot setback. In all commercial districts, parking and loading spaces and internal drives shall be set back 15 feet from the street right-of-way. The area within 15 feet of the street right-of-way shall be landscaped as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and such landscaping shall be adequately maintained. Ingress and egress will be permitted within the required setback.

(e)

Maximum number of spaces. The total number of accessory parking spaces provided for a one-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwelling or hotel shall not exceed that required by this chapter for such use, or for any equivalent new use, by more than 50 percent or four spaces, whichever number is greater.

(Zoning Ord., § 502)

(a)

Access aisle and parking space requirements.

(1)

Each off-street parking space shall not be less than nine feet wide and 20 feet long, or equivalent.

(2)

A stall dimension of 8½ feet by 18 feet or equivalent may be utilized for off-street parking stalls provided in excess of the minimum requirements as set forth in this section when designated for compact car use.

(3)

On-site parallel parking stalls shall be nine feet by 22 feet adjacent to a 22-foot two-way lane or 15-foot one-way lane.

(4)

Interior parking aisles permitting two-way traffic shall be a minimum of 22 feet in width. One-way aisles in conjunction with 60 degree parking shall be a minimum of 18 feet in width. Plans for other aisle widths with other angle parking shall be as approved.

(5)

Access to off-street parking areas in all residential zone districts shall be a minimum of ten feet wide except if a driveway is longer than 100 feet or serves more than the required parking for the four dwelling units, the minimum width shall be 20 feet or two one-way driveways each ten feet wide may be provided in lieu of one 20 foot driveway.

(6)

Access to off-street parking areas in all commercial and manufacturing zones shall be a minimum of 24 feet or two separate driveways each 12 feet wide.

(7)

The spacing of materials or items on a lot, parking, storage, or display shall be such that fire lanes are provided and space between large items shall be adequate to provide readily available access to public safety personnel. Spacing arrangements shall be approved by the Administrator at the direction of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

(8)

Curbed islands are required at ends of aisles where necessary for traffic control or drainage.

(b)

Ingress and egress. All parking areas in any multiple-family, business, or similar zone district shall be designed or arranged so that no vehicle can have direct access to or egress from any off-street parking space from a public right-of-way. In any instance stated in this section, ingress to and egress from a parking space shall be from an aisle, driveway, or similar arrangement by the forward motion of the vehicle.

(1)

No accessway or lane shall be within 30 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the right-of-way of two or more streets. On a corner where a traffic signal or stop sign exists such entrance or exit shall be located at such distance and in such manner so as not to cause or increase traffic hazard or undue congestion.

(2)

The alignment of accessways shall be at right angles and offsets are not to exceed 20 degrees.

(c)

Lot lines. All parking aisles and parking spaces shall be entirely within the lot lines, and not on a public right-of-way. Parking spaces and loading spaces shall be so arranged that no part of any vehicle overhangs the public right-of-way.

(d)

Screening and landscaping. All automobile parking lots containing more than four spaces may be required and generally should be required to provide a landscaped screen, wall or fence not less than five feet nor more than seven feet high along those property boundaries abutting a residential district or institutional use. Such landscaped screen, wall, or fence shall be maintained by the owner or lessee and a maintenance agreement shall be filed with the Administrator. Plans for the landscaping, wall, or fence shall be as approved.

(Zoning Ord., § 503)

In all zoning districts, parking and loading areas, including driveways, shall be paved. Parking areas shall be properly graded for drainage, maintained in good condition, and improved with:

(1)

A compacted stone base a minimum of four inches thick, surfaced with a minimum of three inches of bituminous concrete surface course;

(2)

A minimum of five inches of Portland cement concrete; or

(3)

A minimum of four inches of bituminous concrete binder course and two inches bituminous surface course; and

(4)

Lots exceeding the size of 40 spaces must be designed by an engineer and must meet or exceed one set of standards listed above.

(Zoning Ord., § 504)

Accessory off-street parking or loading facilities which are located on the same lot as the building or use served and which were in existence on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived or were provided voluntarily after such effective date shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not further be reduced below, the requirements of this article for a similar new building or use.

(Zoning Ord., § 505)

Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structure, or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district in which separate parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.

(Zoning Ord., § 506)

The location of off-street parking spaces in relation to the use served shall be as prescribed hereafter. All distances specified shall be walking distances from a main entrance of the use served to the nearest point of the parking facility.

(1)

Residence districts. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served and may be located in any yard except required front yards but shall be permitted in the driveway. When two or more parking spaces are required there shall be an unobstructed parking space for each vehicle such as a double garage, double driveway, or separate parking stalls. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use and developed in any residential district shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles or the vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the dwelling structures or by guests of the occupants. In no instance shall a commercial vehicle exceeding one ton capacity be parked in a residential area, except for normal loading, unloading, or service, except by a special use permit. Spaces accessory to uses other than dwellings may be located on a lot adjacent to, or directly across a street or alley from, the lot occupied by the use served, but in no case at a distance in excess of 300 feet from such use.

(2)

Commercial districts. All required parking spaces shall be within 1,000 feet of the use served, except that spaces accessory to dwelling units (other than those located in a transient hotel) shall be within 300 feet of the use served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a business district shall be located in a residential district except that private free, off-street parking accessory to such uses and Municipal parking lots may be allowed by special use permit within 200 feet of and adjacent to any business or manufacturing district.

(Zoning Ord., § 507)

When required parking facilities are provided on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served by such facilities is located, they shall be and remain in the same possession or ownership as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory. No such off-site parking facilities shall be authorized and no building permit shall be issued where the plans call for parking facilities other than on the same zoning lot unless the Administrator has reviewed the plans and heard the applicant and made findings that the common ownership or possession of the zoning lot and the site of the parking facilities are reasonably certain to continue and that the off-site parking facilities will be maintained at all times during the life of the proposed use or building.

(Zoning Ord., § 508)

For the following uses, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required hereinafter. Parking spaces required on an employee base shall be used on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any time. When employee parking is required it shall be provided on the basis of one space for each 1½ employees. For uses not listed in this schedule of parking requirements, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar use as determined by the Administrator and as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

(1)

Residential, civic, education, institutional.

(2)

Retail and service uses.

(3)

Office uses.

(4)

Recreational uses.

(Zoning Ord., § 509)

(a)

Access. Each required off-street loading space shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. Such accessway shall be at least 12 feet in width.

(b)

Below minimum floor area. Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum for which such facilities are required shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

(c)

Buffer strips. Loading space for vehicles over a two-ton capacity shall not be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residence district unless completely enclosed by building walls, a solid fence, wall, or foliage buffer not less than ten feet in height and width.

(d)

Location. All permitted or required loading spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served, shall not be located 50 feet of the intersection of any two streets, and shall not be located within required front yards.

(e)

Not for parking. Space allocated to any off-street parking loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.

(f)

Size. Unless otherwise specified, a required loading space shall be at least ten feet in width by at least 25 feet in length, or ten feet in width by 40 feet in length, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet, or as determined by the Zoning Administrator such greater distance as are needed to accommodate vehicles so that no vehicle overhangs into the public right-of-way or interferes with internal circulation. Reasonably adequate turning and maneuvering space shall be provided in addition to said minimum size loading berth requirements.

(g)

Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in an "R-1" and "R-2" residence district.

(h)

Special uses, other uses. For special uses and uses other than prescribed for in this article, loading spaces, adequate in number and size to serve such use, as determined by the Administrator and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, shall be provided.

(i)

Surfacing. All open off-street parking shall be improved with a compacted stone base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of bituminous concrete or some comparable material with comparable construction.

(Zoning Ord., § 510)

For the uses listed in the following table, off-street loading space shall be provided on the basis of the gross floor area of building or portions thereof devoted to such uses in the amounts shown herein:

(Zoning Ord., § 511)

Accessible parking shall be provided throughout the Village as prescribed in this section. General requirements shall be in conformance with standards established by Public Law 101-336, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

(1)

Size. Parking spaces shall consist of an eight-foot-wide parking space and an adjacent five-foot access aisle. Adjacent parking spaces shall not share a common access aisle.

(2)

Location.

a.

Parking spaces designated for physically handicapped persons shall be located on the shortest possible accessible circulation route to an accessible entrance of the building. In separate parking structures or lots which do not serve a particular building, parking spaces for physically handicapped persons shall be located on the shortest possible pedestrian route to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility.

b.

The total number of accessible parking spaces may be distributed among parking lots if greater accessibility is achieved in consideration of such factors as anticipated usage, number, and location of entrances and level of parking areas.

(3)

Loading zone. If passenger loading zones are provided, all such passenger loading zones shall comply with ANSI section 4.6.3.

(4)

Required number of spaces. If any parking is provided for employees, visitors, or both, the minimum number of accessible parking spaces to be provided is as follows:

(Zoning Ord., § 512)