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

   (a)   For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land established after the effective date of this chapter, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by the regulations of the districts in which such buildings or uses are located. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this Zoning Code, and provided that construction is 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 may be provided in lieu of any different amounts required by this Zoning Code.

   (b)   When the intensity of use of any building, structure, or premises shall be increased, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided to accommodate such increase in intensity of use and for 100 percent of any existing building, structure, or premises even if less than 100 percent of the required parking and loading facilities was provided before the increase in intensity. Whenever an existing use has less than 100 percent of the required parking and loading spaces and said deficiency is or has been approved by a duly granted variance, then the intensity of the use may be increased by providing additional parking and loading spaces sufficient to meet the requirements for the enlargement. When additional parking and loading areas are provided, said additional parking and loading areas and all existing parking and loading areas shall be made to conform to the appropriate site design regulations set forth in Chapter 1470.

   (c)   Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use regardless of any deficiency in parking spaces which may have existed prior to the change in use. Any previously granted variance for the parking or loading requirements for a particular use shall be void when such use is changed. For the purposes of this section, a change in use shall be any change which results in a change in the parking and loading requirements set forth herein.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

   Accessory off-street parking and loading facilities in existence on the effective date of this Zoning Code 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 of a similar new building or use under the provisions of this Zoning Code.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

   Nothing in this Zoning Code shall be deemed to prevent the voluntary establishment of off-street parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land or buildings, provided that all regulations herein governing the location, design, and operation of such facilities are adhered to.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

   For any conforming building or use which is in existence on the effective date of this Zoning Code, which subsequently thereto is damaged or destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion, or other cause, and which is reconstructed, re-established, or repaired, off-street parking or loading facilities need not be provided, except that parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored or continued in operation. For any legally nonconforming building or use which is in existence on the effective date of this Zoning Code, which subsequently thereto is damaged by fire, collapse, explosion, or other cause, and which is permitted to rebuild under the terms of Chapter 1282, off-street parking or loading facilities need not be provided, except that parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage shall be restored or continued in operation. However, in no case shall it be necessary to restore or maintain parking or loading facilities in excess of those required by this Zoning Code for equivalent new uses or construction.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

   Any application for a building permit, or for an occupancy certificate where no building permit is required, shall include therewith a plot plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, showing any off-street parking or loading facilities, as well as all structures, to be provided in compliance with this Zoning Code. Whenever a site design plan is required in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1272, said site plan shall meet the requirements of this section.

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

   (a)   General Requirements. 

      (1)   Location. All parking spaces required to serve buildings or uses erected or established after the effective date of this Zoning Code shall be located on the same zoning lot as the building or use served, except that parking spaces to serve office or commercial buildings or uses may be located within 500 feet of such use if said spaces and uses are located in an Office or Commercial District. However, parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. Buildings or uses existing on the effective date of this Zoning Code which are subsequently altered or enlarged so as to require the provision of parking spaces under this Zoning Code, may be served by parking facilities located on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served is located, provided such facilities are within 500 feet walking distance of a main entrance to the use served. Owners of property, non-conforming as to parking, who elect to provide parking and become conforming may locate such parking on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use is located, as allowed in this section. However, parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. Off-street parking spaces, open to the sky, may be located in any yard, except the required front yard in a Residential District. Enclosed buildings and carports containing off-street parking shall be subject to applicable yard requirements.

      (2)   Control of off-site parking facilities. In cases where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served is located, such facilities shall be in the same possession as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory. Such possession shall be by deed or lease, and such deed or lease shall be filed with the Village Clerk. If possession is by lease, said lease shall be for a term extending not less than twenty years beyond the date on which the property receives final approval for meeting the parking requirements of this Zoning Code. The deed or lease shall require such owner or his or her heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of parking facilities for the duration of the use served or of the deed or lease, whichever shall terminate sooner.

      (3)   Size. Except for parallel parking spaces, each required off-street parking space shall be at least eight feet in width and at least nineteen 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. For parallel parking, the length of the parking space shall be increased to twenty-four feet. All other requirements as to size shall be as hereinafter set forth in the attached Off-Street Parking Chart.

      (4)   Access. Except on lots accommodating single-family dwellings, each off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway at least twelve feet wide or such additional width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement.

      (5)   Collective provision. No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use. Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively. If parking facilities for separate uses are provided collectively, the total number of spaces so provided shall not be less than the number which would be required if the spaces were provided separately, except that the total number of spaces may be reduced by up to twenty-five percent if such a reduction is specifically approved as a special land use. Such an approval shall be granted only on a showing that the parking demands of the two uses do not overlap in time.

      (6)   Computation. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of less than one-half may be disregarded, while a fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as one parking space. 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.

      (7)   Design and maintenance. 

         A.   Plan. For uses subject to site design review, the plan of parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission. For other uses, the plan of parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. All parking areas shall be designed to provide adequate fire lanes and access for emergency vehicles. Fire lanes shall be identified with signs which prohibit parking therein.

         B.   Character. Accessory parking spaces may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building.

         C.   Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with a dustless all-weather material capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000 pounds. A two-inch blacktop on a four-inch base or five inches of Portland cement will meet this requirement, except where special soil-bearing problems exist.

         D.   Screening and landscaping. All open vehicle parking areas shall be screened and landscaped as required in Chapter 1270.

         E.   Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three foot-candles measured at the lot line.

         F.   Wheelstops. Except for single and two-family residential uses, all parking spaces shall be provided with wheel stops or bumper guards so located that no part of parked vehicles will extend beyond the property line or into required landscaped areas.

         G.   Shelter building. No parking lot for accessory off-street parking shall have more than one attendant shelter building. All shelter buildings shall conform to all setback requirements for structures in the district.

         H.   Signs. Accessory signs shall be permitted on parking areas in accordance with the provisions specified in Chapter 1276.

         I.   Repair and service. No commercial motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with accessory parking facilities, except that emergency service required to start vehicles shall be permitted.

         J.   Loud speakers prohibited. The operation of loud speakers shall be prohibited in all parking areas.

      (1)   The parking of commercial vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less shall be permitted on private property as described in this subsection. Other than the exception in 1278.06(b)(5), the overnight parking of all other types of commercial vehicles is prohibited.

      (2)   The vehicle must be used as the principle means of transportation for the resident of the property in that resident’s employment or profession or must be the resident’s sole means of motor vehicle transportation.

      (3)   If parked out of doors, one commercial vehicle is permitted per lot, and shall be parked on the driveway. A second commercial vehicle is permitted per lot if parked in an enclosed building.

      (4)   The parking or storage of trailers, parts, equipment, or materials related to operation of a commercial vehicle is prohibited.

      (5)   The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles on a single-family lot for the sole purpose of rendering an immediate and/or current service on the lot (e.g. construction or repair, landscaping, cleaning, etc.)

   (c)   Storage in or Sale of Goods From Parked Vehicles Restricted. The storage in a sale of merchandise from parked vehicles shall be prohibited except that such storage or sale of goods may be permitted as a special land use for one period of not more than two weeks during any six-month period, provided that it is done in conjunction with an existing conforming commercial use.

   (d)   Specific Requirements. All off-street parking spaces hereinafter required by this Zoning Code, except those required for one and two-family dwellings, shall be designed in accordance with one of the formulas set forth in the Off-Street Parking Table (Parking Classes). Parking spaces for accessory uses not specifically enumerated within a parking class shall be assumed to be included in the principal (permitted or special land) use requirement. If, for any reason, the classification of any use, for the purpose of determining the amount of off-street parking, or the number of spaces to provide for such use, is not readily determinable hereunder, the parking class of such use shall be fixed by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

 

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106-A89. Passed 5-14-14; Ord. 106A-113. Passed 11-9-20.)

   (a)   General Requirements. 

      (1)   Location. All permitted and required loading berths shall be located as provided herein, and loading berths not so located shall be prohibited. Except as provided in Section "8" below, all required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within thirty (30) feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Any permitted or required loading berth may be located in a rear yard including a required rear yard setback area. Any permitted or required loading berth may be located in a side yard, but not in a required side yard area. Any permitted or required loading berth which is not served by or adjacent to a loading dock and from which entry into the building is provided by a service door or doors not more than fifty (50) square feet in total area may be located in a front yard, but not in a required front yard area.

      (2)   Size. Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading berth shall be at least 12 feet in width by at least 30 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 15 feet.

      (3)   Access. Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement. A determination that this standard is met shall be made during site design approval.

      (4)   Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be surfaced with a dustless all-weather material capable of bearing a live load of 200 pounds per square foot.

      (5)   Repair and Service. Residential, Office, and Commercial Districts: No commercial motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with loading facilities in any residential or business district. Emergency service required to start vehicles shall be permitted.

      (6)   Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading use shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements of any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.

      (7)   Central Loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots provided the following conditions are fulfilled:

         A.   (i) Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.

         B.   (ii) Total off-street loading berths provided shall meet the minimum requirements herein specified, based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Area of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)

         C.   (iii) No zoning lot served shall be more than 500 feet removed from the central loading area.

         D.   (iv) The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven (7) feet in width and have a clearance of not less than seven (7) feet.

      (8)   Minimum Facilities. Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein, but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed for such required facilities, shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent service drive, or open space on the same zoning lot.

   (b)   Specific Requirements. Off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the specific loading classes as hereinafter set forth in the Off-Street Loading Table (Loading Spaces). Loading spaces for accessory uses not specifically enumerated within a loading class shall be assumed to be included in the principal (permitted or conditional) use requirement. If, for any reason, the classification of any use, for the purpose of determining the amount of off-street loading to be provided by such use, is not readily determinable hereunder, the loading class of such use shall be fixed by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

 

(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)