Woodridge City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 7
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
9-7-1: GENERAL PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the safe and efficient parking of vehicles in Woodridge. This will support needs of residents' convenience and advance economic development in the Village by meeting the parking needs of business uses. Effective parking regulations also provide the benefits of mitigating congestion of the public streets and promoting the safety and welfare of the public.
B. Applicability: The off street parking and loading provisions in this Chapter shall apply as follows:
1. For all structures erected, use of structures, or uses of land established after the effective date of this Title, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by the regulations of the zoning district in which such buildings or uses are located.
2. Any parking or loading facility constructed shall meet the requirements of the Title.
3. Increased Intensity of Existing Use or Structure:
a. When the use of any building, structure or premises is increased or expanded through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, increased intensity of use, or other units of measurement specified in this Chapter for required parking or loading facilities, additional parking and loading facilities shall be provided for that increase in intensity as required in this Chapter.
b. When such building, structure or premises was lawfully established prior to the effective date of this Title, additional parking or loading facilities shall not be required unless and until the activity increases the additional required parking requirement by fifteen percent (15%) or more, as measured by the requirements existing prior to the effective date of this Title. If the requirement exceeds fifteen percent (15%), parking or loading facilities as required by this Chapter shall be provided.
4. Existing accessory off street parking or loading facilities shall not be reduced below the requirements of this Title. If the parking provided is already less than required, the amount of parking shall not be reduced further.
5. Damage or Destruction:
a. Any conforming structure damaged by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, that is reestablished by repair or reconstruction, shall be provided with accessory off street parking and loading facilities equivalent to, at least, that amount of parking and loading facilities that existed at the time of such damage.
b. In the event such structure is damaged or destroyed beyond fifty percent (50%) of its replacement value, sufficient off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by this Chapter as if the facility were newly built.
c. Any nonconforming structure damaged by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, that is reestablished by repair or reconstruction, shall be provided with accessory off street parking and loading facilities as required by this Chapter as if the facility were newly built. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-7-2: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES:
The design and construction of off street parking and loading areas shall conform to the standards contained in this Chapter and other relevant sections of the Village Code.
A. Submission of Site Plan: Any application for a building permit or for a certificate of occupancy where no building permit is required shall include a fully dimensioned site plan drawn to a scale as specified by the Zoning Officer.
B. Site Plan Requirements. Any parking site plan submitted as required by this Section shall indicate:
1. Location of any parking or loading facilities,
2. Driveways, to be provided in compliance with the provisions of this Title and Village Code,
3. Ingress and egress to the area,
4. Traffic patterns on adjacent street,
5. A landscape plan; and
6. Additional information may be required by the Zoning Officer. NOTE: The Zoning Officer may waive required site plan submittal elements that they find unnecessary to complete a full review of the site plan.
C. Preparation of Plans: All plans provided in conjunction with the construction of accessory off street parking and loading required by this Chapter shall be prepared by an Illinois registered professional engineer, registered architect, or landscape architect.
D. Size and Geometrics: The size and configuration of off street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the standards as shown on Table 1 of this Section.
E. Driveway and Drive Aisle Standards. Driveway and drive aisle configuration and type of construction shall be in accordance with Table 2 of this Section.
F. Pavement Standards: Type of construction for parking lots shall be in accordance with the Standards and Specifications Manual [needs reference location].
Table 1: Parking Layout Dimensions | |||
Degree Of Angle of Space to Drive Aisle | 45° (in feet) | 60° (in feet) | 90° (in feet) |
Table 1: Parking Layout Dimensions | |||
Degree Of Angle of Space to Drive Aisle | 45° (in feet) | 60° (in feet) | 90° (in feet) |
A. Stall width, parallel to drive aisle | 12.7 | 10.4 | 9.0 |
B. Stall length of line | 27.0 | 23.2 | 18.0 |
C. Stall depth to wall | 19.1 | 20.1 | 18.0 |
D. Drive aisle width (between stall lines) | 13.0 | 18.0 | 24.0 |
E. Stall depth, interlock | 15.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 |
F. Module, wall to interlock (C+D+E) | 48.0 | 55.9 | 60.0 |
G. Module, interlocking (D+2E) | 44.8 | 53.6 | 60.0 |
H. Module, interlock to curb face (D+E+L) | 46.6 | 54.2 | 58.0 |
I. Bumper overhang (measured 90° to curb) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
J. One-way drive aisle | 13.0 | 18.0 | 24.0 |
K. Two-way drive aisle | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
L. Stall depth to curb (C-I) | 17.7 | 18.4 | 16.0 |
Notes: 1. Parking lots shall be bordered with IDOT type B6:12 curb and gutter. 2. Parking spaces located in parking structures and parking spaces designated for employee use only may be not less than eight and a half feet (8.5') wide for ninety degree (90°) parking. 3. If a two foot (2') bumper overhang is to be utilized, the parking space length may be reduced to sixteen feet (16') for ninety (90°) parking. 4. Parallel parking stalls shall measure ten feet (10') by twenty-three feet (23') with a twelve foot (12') drive aisle. | |||
Table 2: Two Way Driveway Dimensions | ||||||
TWO-WAY DRIVEWAY DIMENSIONS
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Type Of Development | Width On Private Property at Street Right-Of-Way Lines | Width Measured at Street Curb Line | Curb2 Require d | Minimum Ingress and Egress Curb Radius | ||
Minimu m | Maximum | Minimu m | Maximum | |||
Single-unit residential uses | 10 ft. | 22 ft. or 30% of lot width (up to 30 ft.) whichever is greater4 | 16 ft. | 28 ft. or 30% of lot width plus 6 ft. (up to 36 ft.) whichever is greater4 | No | N/a |
Multi-unit residential uses and nonresidential uses | 24 ft. | 35 ft. | N/a | Yes | 25 ft. | |
Notes: 1. One-way driveway is permitted having a minimum width of fifteen feet (15') and minimum inside turning radius of twenty-five feet (25'). One-way driveway shall increase to twenty-two feet (22') at the back of street curbs. 2. Curb shall be IDOT type B6:12 curb and gutter. 3. Drive-through vehicle reservoir/stacking lanes shall have a minimum width of ten feet (10'). 4. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, existing driveways constructed prior to May 8, 1986, which are not in conformance with the driveway dimensions for single-family residential uses as set forth in the table above, may be repaired or reconstructed to a width which is no greater than the width of the existing driveway, or thirty feet (30') at the right-of-way and thirty-six feet (36') at the street curb, whichever is less. 5. The minimum width of a driveway at any point shall not be less than ten feet (10') for a single-family residential use. | ||||||
TABLE 3: Minimum Pavement Construction Requirements | ||||
MINIMUM PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS | ||||
Type Of Development | Parkway Flexible | Rigid | Private Property Flexible | Rigid |
TABLE 3: Minimum Pavement Construction Requirements | ||||
MINIMUM PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS | ||||
Type Of Development | Parkway Flexible | Rigid | Private Property Flexible | Rigid |
Residentially zoned districts containing 4 or less units | 3" bituminous concrete 8" crushed stone | 6" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone | 2" bituminous concrete 8" crushed stone | 5" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone |
Residentially zoned districts containing more than four (4) units | 3" bituminous concrete 8" crushed stone | 6" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone | 3" bituminous concrete 8" crushed stone | 6" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone |
Business, office and light industrial zoned districts | 3" bituminous concrete 10" crushed stone | 7" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone | 3" bituminous concrete 10" crushed stone | 8" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone |
Manufacturing | 3" bituminous concrete 10" crushed stone | 8" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone | 3" bituminous concrete 10" crushed stone | 8" Portland cement concrete 3" crushed stone |
Notes: 1. Two inch (2") bituminous concrete shall be surface course class I. 2. Three inch (3") bituminous concrete shall be two (2) inches of binder coarse and one inch (1") surface coarse class I. 3, Crushed stone shall be CA-6 grade compacted in not more than four inch (4") thick layer. 4. Reserved. 5. Brick pavers may be used for driveway surfaces in lieu of Portland cement or bituminous asphalt materials in accordance with the following design standards. 6. Brick paver depth = eight centimeters (8 cm.). Base = one inch (1") sand and eight inches (8") crushed stone. | ||||
G. Access:
1. Each required off street parking space shall open directly to a drive aisle as specified in Table 1 and as may be required by Title 10: Subdivisions of the Village Code.
2. All off street parking facilities shall be designed with safe, efficient, and appropriate means of vehicular access to a dedicated street and be designed in such a manner as will least interfere with the movement of traffic.
3. Every parking space located adjacent to a pedestrian doorway shall provide adequate distance from the edge of any parking space or vehicle overhang to the outside of a pedestrian doorway.
H. Drainage:
1. All off street parking areas constructed for the purposes of parking five (5) or more vehicles shall be drained utilizing underground storm sewers, barrier curb and gutter and other necessary appurtenances.
2. The design of all storm sewer facilities and curb and gutter shall comply with the village standards found in Title 10: Subdivisions of the Village Code.
3. All storm water detention shall be accomplished in accordance with Article L: Stormwater Management Regulations of the Village Code.
I. Slopes: For all parking lots, drive aisles and driveways, whether constructed on public parkways or private property, the minimum and maximum allowable vertical slopes shall be one percent (1%) and five percent (5%) respectively, excluding single-family homes which may have a maximum allowable vertical slope for driveways of eight percent (8%) and parking deck ramps, which may have a maximum allowable vertical slope of twelve percent (12%).
J. Lighting. All illumination in parking and loading facilities shall be directed or shielded away from residential properties and public streets such that the light source is not visible from the property line. Lighting associated with parking and loading facilities shall not exceed one (1) foot candle measured at the property line. No lighting used to illuminate off-street parking and loading facilities shall create a nuisance as defined by the Village Code.
1. All lighting shall be recessed, shielded or cut off fixtures, with a cut off angle of ninety degrees (90°) or less as shown below.
2. All lighting system designs shall be part of the Site Plan Review process.
K. Parking Space and Drive Aisle Designation:
1. Parking spaces shall be designated with a painted stripe to define each parking space and be a minimum of four inches (4”) in width for the length of each parking space.
2. The direction of traffic in drive aisles or driveways to and from public rights of way for non-single unit residential development shall be designated with a painted arrow or other indication of direction as may be approved by the Zoning Officer.
L. Construction Specifications: All work shall be done in accordance with the applicable provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction", adopted by the Illinois department of transportation, October 1, 1979, as may be amended. All bituminous concrete shall consist of bituminous concrete surface class I modified or bituminous concrete binder course class I. All topsoil shall be removed prior to the construction of the pavement. All fill shall consist of granular material or clay and shall be compacted to a density of at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the ASTM modified proctor.
M. Safe Pedestrian Access:
1. All parking lots with two (2) or more double- loaded rows must provide dedicated pedestrian walkways within the parking area.
2. The walkway must be a minimum of five feet (5’) wide.
3. One walkway is required for every two (2) double loaded aisles;
4. The walkway must be located so as to serve the maximum number of parking stalls;
5. All walkways must meet ADA accessibility requirements;
6. All parking lots must include walkways that provide direct connections to building entrances from the spaces furthest from the entrance. At least one (1) walkway must provide a direct connection between the building entrances and the adjacent public rights-of-way and associated sidewalk.
7. All pedestrian walkways must be clearly marked with high-visibility striping or alternative materials as approved by the Zoning Officer as being equally visible and effective at promoting pedestrian safety. Where walkways cross a drive aisle, the walkway must have a continuous surface treatment across the drive aisle.
N. Bicycle Parking:
1. All nonresidential developments providing automobile parking facilities shall provide bicycle parking facilities (bike racks) at a ratio of at least one (1) bicycle parking space for every ten (10) automobile parking spaces.
2. Multi-family developments shall provide interior bicycle parking facilities for building residents at a ratio of at least one (1) bicycle parking space for every three (3) dwelling units. Such bicycle parking facilities must be provided near the building entrance accessible to the street.
3. No development required to have bicycle parking shall have fewer than three (3) bicycle parking spaces or be required to exceed ten (10) bicycle parking spaces.
4. Required bicycle parking facilities for nonresidential developments shall be located within fifty (50) feet from the building entrance or at least as close as the closest automobile space.
5. The style of bicycle parking facility (bike rack) shall be approved by the Zoning Officer to ensure security and safety of bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists.
O. Drive Through Facilities and Stacking Spaces: To support safe on-site circulation for drivers and pedestrians, and to minimize potential impact on off-site traffic flow, all drive-through facilities and other land uses that require stacking of vehicles, whether new or added to existing structures, shall meet the requirements of this section and the Village Code.
1. Required Number of Stacking Spaces:
a. Food Service Establishments: Five (5) spaces at and prior to an order board, and three (3) additional spaces after the ordering position, which may include the space at the delivery window. Two (2) additional stacking spaces should be provided for every additional order screen. If there are no order screens, just three (3) spaces must be provided.
b. Financial Institutions (teller or automated services lanes): three (3) spaces per lane, which may include the space at the service window or machine.
c. Car Wash Automated – principal use: Ten (10) spaces approaching the wash structure, five (5) spaces post washing to allow for drying.
d. Car Wash Automated – accessory use: Five (5) spaces approaching the wash structure.
e. Car Wash Manual – Two (2) spaces approaching each wash bay.
2. Design of Drive Through Facilities and Stacking Spaces:
a. Vehicle access to and from stacking lanes shall not interfere with use of on-site parking or impact safe pedestrian travel on a site.
b. Stacking lanes shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') in width and nineteen feet (19’) in length.
c. Drive-throughs shall be designed with a “escape lane”, or comparable alternative, that allows drivers to exit the site or to opt out of the drive through lane without having to remain in the drive-through lane.
d. Access to and from stacking lanes shall be readily identified with means such as signs, pavement markings and or curbing.
e. Stacking lanes within twenty-five feet (25’) of a residential use or residential zoning district shall provide visual screening and sound attenuation as defined through the site plan review and special use processes.
f. Drive-through ordering boards, intercoms and related appurtenances shall not be located between the principal structure and the front lot line of the property.
g. Drive-through stacking lanes located between the principal structure and the front lot line of the property shall be screened to mitigate views from the right of way.
P. Joint Parking Facilities: Off street parking spaces required for any building or use may be located off the premises served, but not across an arterial street, only when combined into a joint parking facility serving two (2) or more separate buildings or uses. Joint parking facilities may be privately or publicly owned. The nearest point of a joint parking facility shall lie within four hundred feet (400') of the nearest point of the premises served. The Plan Commission may recommend to the mayor and Village Board the total amount of parking spaces required for all buildings and uses to be served by such joint parking facility. The applicant shall provide such evidence as is acceptable to the village's legal counsel evidencing the applicant's right to utilize any joint parking facility. Application for the approval of a joint parking facility shall be made to the Plan Commission. Joint parking facilities may only be permitted upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission and approval of the Village Board. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-7-3: MAINTENANCE OF PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES:
A. Shared Parking in all districts except ORI and RBC.
1. Shared Parking on Multiple Properties: Shared parking allows for off-street parking requirements to be satisfied by sharing parking spaces between two (2) or more non-residential properties or uses on a single property with different peak-hour parking demands sharing parking spaces to satisfy parking requirements. The Zoning Officer may approve shared parking under the following conditions:
a. Eligible Uses. Shared parking is allowed among different use types or among uses with different hours of operation. Only those properties having and able to maintain parking in excess of minimum parking requirements may participate in shared parking arrangements.
b. Ineligible Uses. Accessible parking spaces (for persons with disabilities) may not be shared and must be located on-site.
c. Location. Shared parking spaces shall be located within seven hundred and fifty feet (750') of the primary entrance of all uses served, unless shuttle bus service is provided to the parking lot.
d. Shared Parking Study. Applicants wishing to use shared parking as a means of satisfying parking requirements shall submit a shared parking analysis to the Zoning Officer to demonstrate shared parking feasibility. The analysis shall indicate the size and type of the proposed or existing development, the composition of tenants, the anticipated rate of parking turnover and the anticipated peak parking and traffic for all uses that will be sharing parking spaces.
e. Agreement. Applicants shall provide a shared parking agreement in a form approved by the Village Attorney and executed by the parties establishing the shared parking spaces and the Village of Woodridge. Shared parking privileges will continue in effect only while the agreement remains in force. Should the agreement end for any reason, parking must be provided as otherwise required within this Article. Shared parking agreements shall be recorded for all properties involved in the agreement with Recorder of Deeds of the County in which the properties are located.
2. Shared Parking on a Single Property except in ORI and RBC. Cumulative parking requirements for properties with multiple occupancies in nonresidential zoning districts may be reduced where it can be determined that the peak requirement of the multiple occupancies occur at different times during the day. For a shared parking arrangement, the Zoning Officer may make an administrative adjustment that reduces the off-street parking requirements for each participating commercial property. To approve such an administrative adjustment, the Zoning Officer shall find:
a. Convenient, safe, accessible and visible pedestrian connections are located between the facilities and all of the shared properties.
b. The shared parking spaces are located within seven hundred and fifty feet (750') walking distance of each of the uses, as measured from the entrance of each use to the nearest shared parking space.
c. The commercial properties do not have the same hours of operation, for example:
(1) Business 1: Monday to Friday: open nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. to five thirty (5:30) p.m., closed Saturday, Sunday.
(2) Business 2: Monday to Saturday: open eleven o’clock (11:00) a.m. to seven o’clock (7:00) p.m., closed Sunday.
d. Applicants have provided a shared parking agreement in a form approved by the Village attorney and executed by the parties establishing the shared parking spaces.
3. Shared Parking regulations in the RBC and ORI Districts:
a. In the ORI zoning district, when two (2) or more uses are located on the same lot or within the same building, parking areas equal in number to the sums of the separate requirements for each such use shall be provided. No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless combined into a Joint Parking Facility. In mixed use developments, uses with different peak hour demand may share the same parking spaces. A reduction of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total required parking for the individual uses may be allowed for a shared use situation. The petitioners must complete and submit to the Plan Commission an analysis and substantial projection of peak hour parking demand for the entire development to justify the sharing of parking spaces for separate uses. Such reduction with respect to mixed uses shall only be permitted upon recommendation of the Plan Commission and approval of the Village Board.
b. For ORI lots in the zoning district with more than one use, a reduction of up to thirty percent (30%) of the total required parking spaces for individual uses is allowed if shared access to such spaces is demonstrated by easement or covenant of record, and the village zoning officer approves of such reduction. The area required to accommodate the number of parking spaces required without the reduction shall be reserved as open space. If, at any point, the village zoning officer determines that those spaces are necessary, the property owner is required to develop those parking spaces.
c. In the RBC zoning district, when two (2) or more uses are located on the same lot or within the same building, parking areas equal in number to the sums of the separate requirements for each such use shall be provided. No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless combined into a Joint Parking Facility. In mixed use developments, uses with different peak hour demand may share the same parking spaces. A reduction of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total required parking for the individual uses may be allowed for a shared use situation. The petitioners must complete and submit to the Plan Commission an analysis and substantial projection of peak hour parking demand for the entire development to justify the sharing of parking spaces for separate uses. Such reduction with respect to mixed uses shall only be permitted upon recommendation of the Plan Commission and approval of the Village Board.
d. For RBC Zoning Lots with more than one use, a reduction of up to thirty percent (30%) of the total required parking spaces for individual uses is allowed if shared access to such spaces is demonstrated by easement or covenant of record, and the village zoning officer approves of such reduction. The area required to accommodate the number of parking spaces required without the reduction shall be reserved as open space. If, at any point, the village zoning officer determines that those spaces are necessary, the property owner is required to develop those parking spaces.
4. Joint Parking Facilities: Off street parking spaces required for any building or use may be located off the premises served, but not across an arterial street when combined into a joint parking facility serving two (2) or more separate buildings or uses. Joint parking facilities may be privately or publicly owned. The nearest point of a joint parking facility shall lie within four hundred feet (400') of the nearest point of the premises served. The Plan Commission may recommend to the mayor and Village Board the total amount of parking spaces required for all buildings and uses to be served by such joint parking facility. The applicant shall provide such evidence as is acceptable to the village's legal counsel evidencing the applicant's right to utilize any joint parking facility. Application for the approval of a joint parking facility shall be made to the Plan Commission. Joint parking facilities may only be permitted upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission and approval of the Village Board.
B. Landbanked Parking:
1. Landbanked Parking Authorized: The Woodridge Board of Trustees may authorize to be landbanked up to fifty percent (50%) of the off street parking spaces required for uses in the RBC, ORI, and M-1 zoning districts and up to twenty- five percent (25%) of the off street parking spaces required for uses in the A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2 or B-3 zoning districts. Landbanked parking spaces shall be left as lawn or a landscaped area which can readily be converted into parking facilities. Landbanked parking areas shall not count toward the minimum landscaped area required on the site.
2. Landbanked Parking Calculations: The calculation of maximum landbanked parking which may be permitted shall be as follows:
a. All Buildings: The calculation of landbanked parking shall be based on the parking table and the use(s) proposed for the site. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, the applicant shall provide in writing to the Zoning Officer the total square footage of the use(s) for the site.
b. Speculative Buildings: The calculation of landbanked parking for buildings without identified tenants at the time of construction shall be estimated. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant shall provide the Zoning Official a detailed estimate of parking requirements for the site, for which the Village may allow reduced parking and a landbanked area to be provided. Prior to the issuance of an interior building permit, the tenant shall submit information, such as a parking study, as to the highest expected number of employees and guests for the proposed use that may be on the property at one time so the landbanked parking can be reevaluated. This calculation shall consider peak hours of operation and shift changes.
3. Landbanked Parking Plans Required: At the time of Site Plan Review for the property in question, the required plans shall indicate the proposed landbanked parking area. A preliminary design for providing parking on the landbanked area shall be provided as part of that submittal to indicate that all required parking can later be constructed on the landbanked area in a safe and logical manner.
4. Landbanked Parking Agreement: The applicant shall provide the Village a landbanked parking agreement, in a form approved by the Village Attorney. Once approved by the Village Board of Trustees, the agreement shall be recorded with the Recorder of Deeds of the County in which the property is located.
5. Termination of Landbanked Parking: As shall be stated in the landbanked parking agreement, the landbanked parking shall be terminated when either:
a. The owner of the property with an approved landbanked parking agreement chooses to construct parking on the landbanked parking area. Such parking area shall be constructed in keeping all requirements for off street parking contained in this Title and the Village Code.
b. The property owner is notified by the Zoning Officer that they are required to construct some or all of the required parking. Permit plans for such construction shall be provided to the Village within thirty (30) days and construction completed within thirty (30) days of issuing a permit during construction season. The Zoning Officer may use the following events to determine if the landbanked parking should be constructed:
(1) Upon inspection and determination that utilization of constructed parking spaces has averaged more than ninety percent (90%) of the parking spaces provided (exclusive of handicapped spaces), and/or that overflow parking on streets, lawns or adjacent lots resulted on two (2) or more occasions within any one-year time period after the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the property in question; or
(2) The building(s) or use(s) upon the property in question is (are) changed or expanded and the Zoning Officer, upon review and reconsideration of the parking demand, determines that some or all of the landbanked parking spaces are required to meet the new predicted parking demand for the property in question. Additional required spaces (over and above the number of spaces landbanked) and/or a new landbanked parking agreement may be required by the expansion or change in use.
C. Cross Access Easements: Where parking lots for separate and compatible commercial, industrial, or multi-unit residential uses are adjacent to one another and the opportunity for connected cross-access exists, such access is encouraged. Cross-access should be done in a logical manner that results in safe and efficient circulation between adjacent parking facilities.
D. Accessible Parking:
1. ADA Compliance. All Off-Street Parking Areas must comply with the State of Illinois Accessibility Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) concerning the number and design of accessible vehicle parking spaces required in parking lots and structures.
2. Required Spaces. Parking spaces for persons with disabilities shall be provided in all off-street Parking Areas where parking is provided for employees, visitors or both, with the exception of single family detached and townhomes uses. The number of accessible parking spaces shall be included in the total number of required parking spaces and shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Illinois Accessibility Code, as amended from time to time, and all additional governing codes and applicable laws.
3. Dimensions and Design. Such spaces shall comply with the design standards presented in the State of Illinois Accessibility Code, provided that in no instance shall the width of any one (1) space be less than sixteen (16) feet, nor the length less than twenty (20) feet. Such spaces shall be identified by a sign and pavement markings indicating parking for persons with disabilities only. Such spaces shall be the spaces closest to the entrance of the building or structure, and shall be connected by a paved surface designed to provide safe and easy access. Such spaces shall otherwise be in accordance with the Illinois Vehicle Code.
4. Table 3: Accessible Parking Space Requirements (Source: www.IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov).
Table 3: Accessible Parking Spaces | |
Total Off-Street Parking Spaces Provided | # of Accessible Parking Spaces Required |
Table 3: Accessible Parking Spaces | |
Total Off-Street Parking Spaces Provided | # of Accessible Parking Spaces Required |
1 to 25* | 1* |
26 to 50* | 2* |
51 to 75* | 3* |
76 to 100* | 4* |
101 to 150* | 5* |
151 to 200* | 6* |
201 to 300* | 7* |
301 to 400* | 8* |
401 to 500* | 9* |
501 to 1,000* | 2% of Total Number* |
Over 1,000* | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000* |
Rehab facilities and outpatient physical therapy | 20% of total number of parking spaces* |
Outpatient hospital facilities | 10% of total number* |
* Any update to State of Illinois or National regulations regarding Accessible Parking shall supersede these requirements. | |
E. Maintenance Requirements: The owner and/or occupant of business, commercial, office, research, industrial uses or multiple-family uses of six (6) dwelling units or greater shall be responsible for the maintenance of all driveways and parking and loading facilities serving such use, including such portions located in public rights of way. All pavement that represents a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian travel shall be repaired.
1. The Village shall notify the property owner and/or occupant of any violations of this Subsection requiring repair. Such notification shall indicate the nature of the hazard and an amount of time given to correct same. Time to comply shall not exceed a maximum of thirty (30) days during the construction season. Upon receipt of said notice, the property owner and/or occupant shall notify the zoning officer in writing of plans for corrective action. The property owner and/or occupant shall identify the areas of pavement to be removed and replaced by marking with painted lines or arrows. An inspection may be performed by the Zoning Officer of areas to be replaced prior to the repairs being initiated, if indicated on the violation notice described here.
2. Hazards shall be defined as including, but not limited to, one or more of the following:
a. A pothole three inches (3") or more in depth covering one square yard or more in area. Potholes must be repaired within the time frame indicated on the notice of violation. During winter months a temporary patch must be provided and maintained until permanent repairs can be performed. Materials used for cold patching must be approved by the zoning officer.
b. A rut two inches (2") or more in depth.
c. A fault with a one inch (1") or greater difference in elevation.
d. A crack one-half inch (1/2") or greater in width.
e. Settlement or sinking one inch (1") or greater in depth.
f. Disintegration covering a one square yard or greater area or any other condition that is determined by the zoning officer to be a hazard. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-7-4: GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS:
A. Residential Boundary Line: Trucks having a capacity of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross vehicle weight or greater used in conjunction with the operation of any use permitted in nonresidential zoning districts shall not be parked or stored outdoors within one hundred fifty feet (150') of a residential zoning district boundary line between eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M.
B. Commercial Vehicles: Where permitted, all commercial vehicles shall be parked completely within the striped lines designating the approved parking space. Trucks and trailers shall be parked only within docks, striped loading areas, or such spaces specifically striped and designated as truck parking on an approved site plan.
C. Parking and Storage of Commercial and Recreational Vehicles:
1. In Residential Zoning Districts:
a. Commercial vehicles bearing a designation of class B under provisions of paragraph 5/3-815 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes shall be permitted to be parked, provided that they meet the applicable parking and storage provisions contained elsewhere in this title.
b. The outdoor storage or parking of any vehicles requiring a State of Illinois vehicle license other than a class B (except recreational vehicles), any vehicle in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds as regulated by the State of Illinois, or buses designed for more than sixteen (16) occupants, is prohibited within all residential zoning districts. However, this requirement shall not apply to vehicles engaged in relocations, deliveries, repairs, construction, maintenance, or service calls between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) P.M.
c. Outdoor storage or parking of commercial vehicles used to transport individuals for hire (taxicab, limousine, or other type of similar vehicle) shall be limited to one such vehicle per property at any time. This limitation shall not apply to or include personal vehicles used to transport individuals for hire (such as Uber of Lyft). Commercial vehicles used to transport people for hire and a vehicle having a class B state vehicle license or greater may not be stored or parked on a property at the same time.
d. Off street parking shall not be located in any front yard, except that off street parking accessory to single-unit or multiple-unit dwelling may be located on any driveway serving such dwellings, unless otherwise prohibited by this Code.
e. Off street parking shall not be located in any side or rear yards; except, that off street parking accessory to single-unit and multiple-unit dwellings may be located in an enclosed garage or on any driveway serving such dwellings, unless otherwise provided by this Code.
f. Parking of Recreational Vehicles
(1) Only one of the following:
(a) One (1) recreational vehicle;
(b) One (1) boat;
(c) Two (2) off-road vehicles or personal watercraft on a trailer; or
(d) One (1) trailer, may be parked or stored in any required interior side or rear yard on a lot used for single-family purposes.
At no time may any of these vehicles be occupied.
(2) No recreational vehicle, boat, off road vehicle or personal watercraft on a trailer, or trailer may be parked or stored:
(a) In any required front or exterior side yard;
(b) Between the principal structure and the front lot
(c) Between the principal structure and any exterior side lot line.
(3) No recreational vehicle, boat, off road vehicle or personal watercraft, or trailer parked (inclusive of its load), stored or located on any single-family residential lot may exceed nine feet (9') in height (measured from the underside of the tire to the top of the vehicle or load) or exceed twenty feet (20’) in length.
(4) Notwithstanding the other requirements of this subsection, the Zoning Officer may grant a permit allowing the temporary parking or storage of one (1) recreational vehicle or boat that exceeds the size limitations set forth in this subsection. Such permit may be issued provided that the vehicle is parked on the driveway of a lot used for a single-unit dwelling, is parked there for a period not to exceed ten (10) days in any consecutive thirty (30) day period.
2. In Business and Industrial Zoning Districts:
a. Off street storage of commercial vehicles shall not be located in any front yard
b. Off street storage of commercial vehicles shall only be located in side or rear yards, and is subject to screening requirements as provided for in this Title.
c. In the ORI and RBC zoning districts, a commercial vehicle shall be considered to be "stored" if it remains on a parcel for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours.
d. In the B-1, B-2, B-3 zoning districts, the following standards shall apply:
(1) Commercial vehicles having a capacity of less than twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross vehicle weight used in conjunction with the operation of any permitted use may only be parked and/or stored on the property where the use permitted is located.
(2) Commercial vehicles having a capacity of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross vehicle weight or greater shall not be stored, parked, or otherwise permitted to stand in any business zoning district unless engaged in loading/unloading operations, unless otherwise regulated in this Title. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-7-5: SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
A. The number of accessory off-street parking spaces provided for all properties shall be based on the standards set in this section.
1. Computation:
a. Parking requirements calculated on square footage, shall be based Net Floor Area (NFA) as defined in this Title.
b. When the required number of off street parking spaces results in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (1/2) or less may be disregarded while a fraction greater than one-half (1/2) shall be counted as one parking space.
2. Uses Not Listed in Table 4: For uses not listed in Table 4 Schedule of Parking Requirements, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed use, as determined by the Zoning Officer.
Table 4: Off Street Parking Requirements | |
LAND USE | PARKING REQUIRED |
Table 4: Off Street Parking Requirements | |
LAND USE | PARKING REQUIRED |
Residential and Dwelling Uses | |
Dwelling, detached and attached single-unit | 2 spaces per dwelling unit – Not less than one required space in a completely enclosed building |
Dwelling, multiple-unit, community residence | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit – Not less than one required space in a completely enclosed building |
Skilled Care Facility | .75 spaces per dwelling unit |
Recreational Uses | |
Country Club | 1 per 3 persons of capacity |
Golf Courses | 40 spaces per each nine holes, plus additional parking spaces as applicable to any accessory retail, service, office, or banquet area |
Indoor Recreation Facilities | 1 per 3 seats, game stations, or other unit so determined by the Zoning Administrator, plus parking as required in this Section for restaurants or other accessory uses |
Outdoor Recreation Facilities, Public and Private | 1 space per 3 persons of design capacity |
Government/Cultural/Public Uses | |
Cultural Facilities | 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of net floor area |
Places of Worship | 1 per 3 persons of design capacity |
Government Buildings and Facilities | 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Schools - Public and private (elementary, junior high and senior high) | 0.4 spaces per total students, faculty and staff at capacity |
Convention Centers | 1 parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of net floor area or one parking space for each three (3) seats based on design capacity, whichever is greater |
Colleges and universities (Public and private) | As determined by the Zoning Officer or Village Board for an SUP |
Miscellaneous Uses | |
Adult Business Uses | 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Auditoriums | 1 per 3 persons of design capacity |
Botanical Gardens | 1 per 3 persons of design capacity |
Health Treatment Centers | 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Hospitals | 1 space per bed + 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA of administrative office plus additional spaces as required per labs, clinics, or other accessory use. |
Business and Technical Schools | 1 parking space for each 2 employees, plus 1 parking space for each 4 students based on rated design capacity |
Cemetery | 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA of office area plus 1 per 3 person capacity in chapel areas |
Training Studio | 1 parking space for each 2 employees, plus 1 parking space for each 4 students based on rated design capacity |
Commercial and Service Uses | |
Animal Hospitals | 4.5 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Automobile Service Stations | 4 parking space 1,000 square feet NFA of total retail space plus spaces required per this Section for restaurants or other accessory spaces. Half the number of gas pumps may be counted as parking spaces. |
Automobile and Truck Rentals | 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA plus one space for each fleet vehicle |
Bakery/Coffee Shop/Sweets | 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA with eat in option/4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA if retail only |
Banks and Financial Institutions | 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Banquet Halls | 1 per 3 persons of capacity |
Beer or Wine Bar | 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Boat Sales & Repair | 4 per 1,000 square feet NFA of office space and sales area |
Brew Pub | 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Business and Professional Offices | For buildings with less than 50,000 square feet of net floor area, 4 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of net floor area, for buildings with 50,000 square feet or more of net floor area, 3.3 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of net floor area |
Business Services | 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Cannabis Dispensary | 4 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Car and Truck Washes | 2.5 per 1,000 square feet NFA of office / retail area plus 3 per individual wash bay |
Catering Establishments | 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Childcare Centers | 2.5 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Contractor Services | 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA of office plus 1 space for each fleet vehicle |
Currency Exchanges | 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Equipment Rental | 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Funeral Homes | 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA of office area plus 1 per 3 person capacity in chapel areas |
Greenhouse | 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA of indoor sales area plus 1.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of outdoor sales areas |
Health Club (Large) | 5 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Health Club (small) | 4 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Hotels/Motels | 1 space per guestroom plus spaces required per this Section for any banquet, office, meeting, or other accessory spaces |
Hotel, extended stay | 1 space per guestroom plus spaces required per this Section for any banquet, office, meeting, or other accessory spaces |
Indoor Retail Sales | 4 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Kennel | 3 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Medical Offices | 4.5 per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Motor Vehicle Repair | 4 per service bay plus 2.5 per 1,000 square feet NFA of office |
Motor Vehicle Storage | 4 per 1,000 square feet NFA of office space |
New/Used Vehicle Sales | 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of net floor area |
Personal Service | 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Pet Care Services | 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Restaurants | 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Smoke Shops | 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Tattoo Parlors | 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Industrial Uses | |
Cannabis Production | 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Cargo container facilities | 1 parking space per employee, but not less than 6 spaces, plus 1 parking space per 500 square feet of gross floor area |
Cartage and Express Facilities | 1 space per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Computer and data processing facilities | 1 space per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Laboratory and Testing Facilities | 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Manufacturing | 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Microbrewery | 2 spaces per 1,000 NFA square feet (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Microdistillery | 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Microwinery | 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Miniwarehouses | 0.179 parking space per 1,000 square feet of net floor area |
Recycling Centers | 1.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
Public Utility and Public Service Uses | 4 per 1,000 square feet NFA of office space |
Research and Development Facility | 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet NFA |
Warehousing and Logistics Facilities | 1 space per 1,000 square feet NFA (office area calculated at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet) |
(Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-7-6: LOADING REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Off street loading berths shall be required in all zoning districts for uses which may require the receipt or distribution of goods, materials, equipment or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles. Berths shall be provided in the number and dimensions as indicated in Section 9-7-6-E below.
A. Location:
1. All required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served.
2. No loading berth for vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds’ gross vehicular weight shall be closer than fifty feet (50’) to any property in a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall or any combination thereof, not less than six feet (6’) in height.
3. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five feet (25') of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) dedicated streets.
4. In the RBC regional business center district, and the ORI office, research and light industrial district, all loading docks in the fronts of buildings (as indicated on site plans submitted with building permit applications) shall be fully enclosed.
5. Loading docks should not be faced towards residential districts or right-of-way. Where infeasible, the following requirements apply:
a. Loading facilities should be screened from view by neighboring properties and public rights-of-way with landscaping and a screen wall pending the location of the docks and proximity to, and type of, adjacent use.
b. Screening will be above and beyond minimum requirements included in the Zoning Code, subject to agreement with Village.
B. Access:
1. Each required off street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements.
2. Loading spaces on lots located on the main thoroughfares shall be so situated as to enable the vehicles to back into the loading dock from areas other than the main thoroughfare.
C. Structural Design: All off street loading berths shall be improved in accordance with the standards established by the Village Code.
D. Repair and Service: No vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in any zoning district.
E. Size and Number of Loading Spaces:
1. Residence Districts and Business Districts: The minimum number of off street loading spaces necessary to nonresidential uses in residence districts and business districts shall be:
Floor Area Of Building (GFA) | Required Number | Minimu m Size | Minimum Vertical Clearance |
10,000 - 100,000 | 1 | 10' x 25' | 12' |
Each additional 100,000 (or fraction thereof) | 2 | 10' x 25' | 12' |
Note: Minimum size shall be exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space. | |||
2. Industrial Districts: The minimum number and size of off street loading spaces accessory to uses in industrial districts shall be in accordance with the following schedules:
Floor Area Of Establishments | Required Number | Minimum Size | Minimum Vertical Clearance |
5,000 - 10,000 | 1 | 10' x 35' | 12' |
10,000 - 25,000 | 2 | 10' x 35' | 12' |
25,000 - 40,000 | 2 | 12' x 50' ea. | 14' |
40,000 - 100,000 | 3 | 12' x 50' ea. | 14' |
Each additional 100,000 (or fraction thereof) over 100,000 square feet | 1 | 13’ in length | 14’ |
3. Office Buildings in RBC and ORI Districts: In the RBC and ORI zoning district, no office building shall be required to have more than two (2) off street loading berths. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-7-7: TRAFFIC CONTROL GATES:
Traffic control gates shall be permitted in the RBC, ORI, and M-1 zoning districts in accordance with the following regulations:
A. Traffic control gates shall be permitted only as a means of closing off truck maneuvering, storage and dock areas.
B. Traffic control gates shall be located no closer to an adjacent street than the facade of the principal building. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)