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Winthrop Harbor City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

§ 154.175 UTILIZATION.

   Required accessory off-street parking facilities provided for the uses hereinafter listed shall be solely for the parking of motor vehicles of patrons, occupants, or employees of such uses.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.176 AREA.

   A required off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet in width and at least 18 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office or work areas. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64; Am. Ord. 2001-O-18, passed 7-17-01)

§ 154.177 ACCESS.

   Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.178 OPEN AND ENCLOSED PARKING.

   Off-street parking spaces open to the sky may be located in any yard except a required front yard in a residence district. Enclosed buildings and carports containing off-street parking shall be subject to the yard requirements applicable in the district in which located.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.179 DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE.

   (A)   Off-street parking spaces may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building.
   (B)   All open off-street parking areas except required parking spaces accessory to a single-family dwelling shall be graded and paved or otherwise improved with an all-weather, dustless material.
   (C)   All open off-street parking areas containing more than six parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side that adjoins any property situated in a residential district by a wall, fence, or densely planted compact hedge not less than five feet nor more than eight feet in height.
   (D)   Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way as not to interfere with the residential use.
   (E)   No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with any off-street parking facilities.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.180 COMPUTATION OF PARKING SPACES.

   When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter results in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded and a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.181 COLLECTIVE PROVISIONS.

   Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so furnished is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each such use, and provided that all regulations covering the location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.182 LOCATION.

   All parking spaces required to serve buildings or uses shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the building or use served. Should there be insufficient or inadequate parking available on that lot or parcel of land, additional remote parking shall be located within 300 feet of a main entrance to the use served, provided, however, that no such remote parking for a commercial or industrial use shall be located in a residential district.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64; Am. Ord. 1999-O-22, passed 10-19-99)

§ 154.183 EMPLOYEE PARKING.

   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., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.184 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPACES.

   The total number of accessory parking spaces provided for a single-family, a duplex, or a multiple- family dwelling shall not exceed that required by this chapter for such use by more than 50% or four spaces, whichever is greater.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)

§ 154.185 REQUIRED SPACES.

   Adequate off-street parking spaces shall be provided to accommodate all the other vehicles of residents or employees, visitors and customers, and the vehicles used in the conduct of any business or enterprise, but in no case shall the number of off-street parking spaces provided be less than the minimum prescribed in the following schedule:
   (A)   Dwelling and lodging uses.
      (1)   Hotels and motels: At least two parking spaces, plus one parking space for each rental unit.
      (2)   Multiple-family dwellings: At least one parking space for each dwelling unit.
      (3)   Single-family dwellings: At least one parking space for each dwelling unit.
      (4)   Duplex dwelling: At least one parking space for each dwelling unit.
   (B)   Business, commercial, and manufacturing uses.
      (1)   All business and commercial establishments, except those specified hereafter: At least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
      (2)   Automobile service stations: At least four parking spaces plus one for each employee.
      (3)   Medical and dental clinics: At least three parking spaces for each examination or treatment room, plus one for each doctor and employee of the building.
      (4)   Office, professional, and public administration or service buildings: At least one parking space for each two persons employed based upon the designed maximum employee capacity of the building.
      (5)   Cartage, express, parcel delivery, and freight terminal establishments: At least one parking space for each two employees as related to the working period when the maximum number of persons are employed on the premises, and one parking space for each vehicle maintained on the premises.
      (6)   Establishments handling the sale and consumption on the premises of food, beverages, and refreshments. At least one parking space for each three persons based upon the maximum number of persons that can be accommodated at the same time in accordance with the designed capacity.
      (7)   Manufacture, production, processing, assembly, disassembly, cleaning, servicing, testing, or repairing of goods, materials, or products: At least one parking space for each three employees as related to the working period when the maximum number of persons are employed on the premises.
      (8)   Bowling alleys: At least seven parking spaces for each alley, plus such additional space as may be required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants and the like.
      (9)   Theatres: At least one parking space for each four seats.
      (10) Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors: At least eight parking spaces for each chapel or parlor plus one parking space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises.
      (11) Warehouse, storage, and wholesale establishments: At least one parking space for each two employees as related to the working period when the maximum number of persons are employed on the premises.
   (C)   Other uses.
      (1)   High schools, public or private: At least one parking space for each ten students based upon the maximum number of students attending classes on the premises at any one time in any 24-hour period.
      (2)   Elementary school, nursery school, and junior high schools, public or private: At least one parking space for each three faculty members and other full-time employees.
      (3)   Hospitals: At least one parking space for each two hospital beds plus one parking space for each two employees (other then doctors), plus one parking space for each doctor assigned to the staff.
      (4)   Churches and temples: At least one parking space for each four seats.
      (5)   Private clubs and lodges: At least one parking space for each three persons based on the maximum number of persons that can be accommodated at the same time in accordance with designed capacity.
      (6)   Parking spaces for other permitted or special uses not listed above shall be provided in accordance with the determination of the Zoning Administrator with respect to the number of spaces that are required to serve employees and the visiting public at each such use.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)