ARTICLE 23 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

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1 ARTICLE 23 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING PURPOSE: 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 and recreation vehicles in accordance with the use to which property is put GENERAL PROVISIONS - PARKING AND LOADING: Procedure for New or Enlarged Structures or Uses. An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building, structure or use shall include therewith a site plan, drawn to scale, and fully dimensioned showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance Extent of Control. The off-street parking and loading requirements of this Ordinance shall apply as follows: All buildings and structures erected and land uses initiated after the effective date of this Ordinance shall provide accessory off-street parking or loading facilities as required hereinafter for the use thereof When a building or structure shall undergo any increase in the number of dwellingunits, gross floor area, seating capacity or other unit of measurement specified hereinafter for required parking or loading facilities, and further, when said increase would result in a requirement for additional total parking or loading spaces through application of the provisions of this Ordinance thereto, parking and loading facilities shall be increased accordingly, provided that existing parking or loading facilities shall be so increased that the facilities would at least equal or exceed the parking or loading requirements resulting from application of the provisions of this Ordinance to the entire building or structure as modified Permissive Parking and Loading Spaces. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the establishment of off-street automobile parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land or buildings, subject to full compliance with the provisions of this Article, except that off-street parking areas accessory to existing multiple-family structures cannot be located off the zoning lot containing the main use without authorization by the Zoning Board of Appeals Damage or Destruction. Any building, structure or use which is in existence and is a conforming use on the effective date of this Ordinance and which subsequently shall be damaged or destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause may be reconstructed, re-established or repaired with or without off-street parking or loading facilities, except that parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restoredor continued in operation Floor Area. The term "floor area" as employed in this parking and loading section in the case of office, merchandising or service types of use shall mean the gross floor area of a building or structure used or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, patients or tenants, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. "Floor area" for the purposes of this Article shall not include any area used for: (a) Storage accessory to the principal use of a building; (b) Restrooms; and (c) Utilities Use of Parking Facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this Article shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles, personal use trucks bearing an A or B State license plate and as verified by affidavit at the time of vehicle sticker application, and vans ownedor

2 primarily used by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of said occupants. Furthermore, the parking of any vehicle is subject to the following limitations: a. No vehicle which is displaying commercial printing, lettering or logo type may be parked on offstreet parking facilities accessory to residential use and developed in any residential district except as provided in d. below. b. Personal use trucks bearing an A or B State license plate as verified by affidavit at the time of vehicle sticker application may only be parked within an enclosed garage, except for the immediate loading or unloading of such truck and except as provided in d. below. Only those trucks satisfying the following limitations may park pursuant to this subsection: (1) the gross vehicle weight does not exceed 8,000 pounds; and (2) the vehicle height does not exceed seven (7) feet; and (3) the vehicle is not dual wheeled on its rear axle; and (4) the vehicle is not a rack or staked bed type. c. No required or provided accessory parking space shall be leased or rented, nor shall any parking for a fee be permitted as an accessory use. d. Vehicles which are engaged in delivering a product or providing a service at a residence may park at such residence without regard to the limitations of this Section , but only for such time as said delivery is actually being made or such service to the residence is actually being provided and only when the delivery person or service person is present at the residence. (Ord. #891, 4/17/89) Joint Parking Facilities. Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structures 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 Control of Off-Site Facilities. When required accessory off-street parking facilities are provided elsewhere than on the lot on which the principal use served is located, they shall be in the same possession, either by deed or long-term lease, as the property occupied by such principal use, and the owner shall be bound by covenants filed of record in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds or Registrar of Titles requiring the owner and the owner's heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns to maintain the required number of parking spaces during the existence of said principal use Permitted Districts for Accessory Parking. Accessory parking facilities provided elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the principal use served in accordance with Section shall be restricted to particular districts as follows: (a) Parking facilities accessory to an apartment use shall not be located in R-1 to R-6, inclusive, Residential Districts. (b) Off-street parking facilities for a business use shall not be located in a residential district Distance Requirement for Off-Site Parking. No portion of any required off-street parking area, whether on-site or off-site shall be more than three hundred (300) feet from aprincipal entrance to the structure to which it is accessory DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE: Off-Street Parking Spaces. All off-street parking spaces provided in compliance with the requirements of this Section shall be at least nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length. All offstreet parking spaces shall conform to the following additional specifications:

3 (a) There shall be a minimum vertical clearance free of all obstructions to a height of eight (8) feet for all portions of any off-street parking space. No obstruction shall project into this minimum clearance. (b) There shall be no obstruction with or near the bounds of any required off-street parking space that would interfere with the normal availability and use thereof. (c) For garages, which are accessory to single and multi-family residential uses, the minimum vertical clearance shall be seven (7) feet. (Ord. #869, 7/18/88) Demarcated Spaces. All spaces and means of ingress and egress shall be laid out on the parking surface with paint or plastic striping to provide a permanent delineation between spaces and aisles. All off-street parking spaces shall be conveniently usable without causing undue traffic or pedestrian hazard and shall provide safe access to public streets Aisles. All aisles servicing or providing a direct means of access to required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be no less than twenty-two (22) feet wide except as provided hereinafter. Aisles servicing or providing a direct means of access to parking space(s) angled at forty-five (45) degrees to sixty (60) degrees from the course of said aisle shall be restricted to one-way traffic and shall not be less than twenty (20) feet in width. Aisles servicing or providing a direct means of access to parallel parking spaces, when restricted to one-way traffic shall not be less than sixteen (16) feet in width. Aisles located immediately adjacent to buildings or structures shall be separated therefrom by a planted or landscaped strip of not less than three (3) feet in width protected by a six (6) inch concrete curb. Aisles providing access to off-street parking areas, but not immediately adjacent to or providing direct access to an off-street parking space shall be at least twenty-two (22) feet in width if designed for two-way traffic, and at least twelve (12) feet in width if designed for one-way traffic Turning Radii/Turn-Around Requirements. All parking areas, except for detached single-family and townhouse dwellings, shall have a circular traffic pattern and adequate maneuvering space to allow safe vehicular entrance and exit. No backing out onto a public street shall be permitted Entrances. No entrance or exit from any parking area shall exceed forty (40) feet in width at the curb line, nor be less than twenty-two (22) feet in width if providing access to any aisle for use by two-way traffic, or twelve (12) feet in width if providing access to an aisle restricted to one-way traffic. There shall be a minimum of forty (40) feet measured along the curb line between any two (2) successive vehicular entrances to off-street parking areas. All vehicular entrances and exits to off-street parking areas shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from the point of tangency of the curb at any intersecting street Required Yards. Off-street parking areas shall not occupy any required yard, except that parking may be permitted in driveways in residential districts. No portion of any required off-street parking space shall occupy or use any public street, right-of-way or alley. Whenever the bulk of a building requires on-site parking greater than that which may be provided at surface level, such additional parking shall be provided in a parking structure of a design and materials compatible with the principal habitable building(s) or within the principal habitable building(s) Drainage. Off-street spaces, aisles or access driveways as required shall not be drained onto or across public rights-of-way, sidewalks or walkways, or onto any adjacent property except into a natural watercourse or drainage easement Lighting. All lighting equipment used in illumination of off-street parking areas shall be confined to the limits of the parking area unless otherwise permitted Paving. All off-street parking and loading areas provided in satisfaction of the requirements of this Section shall be paved with material meeting Village specifications, which pavement shall be impervious to water.

4 Landscaping All driveways and access aisles adjacent to parking spaces which they do not directly serve shall be bordered by landscaped islands of not less than eight (8) feet in width, to be protected by a six (6) inch concrete header curb on all sides which border any vehicular traffic way or parking area There shall be provided for all off-street parking spaces required, other than parking spaces oriented parallel to their access aisles, a planted or landscaped area of not less than three (3) feet in width, perpendicular to the main axis of the parking space and extending the full width of the space. This landscaped area shall be protected by a six (6) inch concrete curb, also extending the full width of the space, which shall also serve as a wheel stop for parked vehicles. The landscaped area shall effectively screen the view of all parking spaces from adjacent roadways. Wherever such landscaped areas immediately adjoin one another, permitting bumper to bumper parking, they shall be increased to an overall width of eight (8) feet Whenever "buffer strips" or other landscaped areas are provided contiguous to 90- degree, 60-degree or 45-degree parking stalls, a maximum front vehicle overhang of not more than three (3) feet shall be permitted and such overhang area may be credited to the required stall size and stall length Parking spaces shall be grouped in modules so that no more than fifteen (15) spaces, abutting side to side, shall be permitted without an intervening landscaped area of at least eight (8) feet in width Residential Driveways. Residential Driveways shall conform to the following requirements: (Ord. #1044, 9/8/92) Number For lots with a width, measured at the front property line, of one hundred feet or greater: Only one driveway per lot is permitted with a maximum of two curb cuts onto the street. Circular and/or "dual frontage" driveways are permitted For lots with a width, measured at the front property line, of less than one hundred (100) feet: Only one driveway per lot is permitted with a maximum of one curb cut onto the street. Circular and/or "dual frontage" driveways may be permitted only by a Special Use in accordance with the requirements of Section Location. Driveways must lead to required off street parking spaces and may cross the required front yard in a manner essentially perpendicular to the street pavement Width. The width of a driveway at the face of garages and carports shall not be greater than the width of the garage or carport plus five (5) feet towards the nearest side or rear lot line, provided that the additional pavement shall not encroach upon any required easement or setback. Driveway widths may remain constant for a distance of twenty-five (25) feet forward of the garage or carport. At the distance of twenty-five (25) forward of the garage or carport, the driveway must taper within the next twenty-five (25) feet to a maximum width of twenty (20) feet and continue at no greater than that width to the front property line. (Ord. #2015-5, 2/16/15) PARKING AND STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Definitions As used in this section, a recreational vehicle is a transportation structure, selfpropelled or capable of being towed by a passenger car, station wagon or small pick-up truck of such size and weight as not to require any special highway movement permits, and primarily designed or constructed to provide temporary, movable living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, or to carry such equipment, but not for profit or commercial use, and licensed as a vehicle by, or in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois. Included as recreational vehicles, but not to the exclusion of any other types not mentioned in this Section are: trailers; trailer coaches; camping trailers; motor homes; mini-motor homes; pick-up (slide-in) campers; chassis mounts; converted vans; chopped vans; 5th wheel trailers of recreational vehicle construction,

5 design and intent (as opposed to commercial 5th wheel trailers); boat trailers, with or without boats mounted thereon; truck caps; and airborne craft trailers, with or without airborne craft mounted thereon Trailers, trailer coaches and 5th wheel trailers are defined as recreational vehicles constructed with integral wheels to make them mobile and intended to be towed by passenger cars, station wagons or light pick-up or panel trucks and similar motor vehicles, but not including truck tractors of any type A camping trailer is a type of trailer or trailer coach, the walls of which are so constructed as to be collapsible and made out of either canvas or similar cloth, or some form of rigid material such as fiberglass or plastic or metal. The walls are collapsed while the recreational vehicle is being towed, and are raised or unfolded when the vehicle becomes temporary living quarters and is not being moved Pick-up (slide-in) campers and truck caps are recreational structures designed to be mounted temporarily or permanently in the beds of light trucks with the trucks having either singleor double rear wheels and with or without an assisting, extra tag axle and wheels mounted either on the camper chassis or the truck chassis behind the truck's rear wheels. These campers can be readily demounted from the truck beds. When removed from their respective truck beds, pick-up (slide-in) campers and truck caps are called unmounted campers Chassis mounts, motor homes and mini-motor homes are recreational structures constructed integrally with a truck or motor-van chassis and incapable of being separated there from. The truck or motor-van chassis may have single or double rear wheels Converted and chopped vans are recreational structures which are created by altering or changing an existing auto van to make it into a recreational vehicle meeting the requirements of this Section A boat or snowmobile trailer is a vehicle on which a boat or snowmobile may be transported and which is towable by a passenger car, station wagon, pick-up truck or mobile, recreational vehicle as above defined. When removed from the trailer, a boat or snowmobile, for purposes of this Section is termed an unmounted boat or snowmobile Permitted Uses. Any recreational vehicle may be stored or parked in a residential district only as follows: Within an enclosed building that complies with the Village Building Code On any lot within a residential district, in the rear yard and not closer than six (6) feet from any residential building or structure (including an attached garage, but excluding an accessory building), and five (5) feet from any rear or side lot line; and if the recreational vehicle is selfpropelled, it must be stored or parked on a surfaced area as required by Section of this Article; and provided that the rear yard shall be effectively screened from contiguous residential districts A recreational vehicle may be stored or parked on a lot in a residential district without regard to Sections and above for the sole and express purpose of loading or unloading but not in excess of twenty-four (24) hours before and after such use Prohibited Uses No recreational vehicle shall be stored or parked in a side or front yard (whether or not a driveway is located thereon), except for loading and unloading purposes as provided in Section above No stored or parked recreational vehicle shall be occupied or used for human habitation, including but not limited to sleeping, eating or resting No recreational vehicle or unmounted boat, snowmobile or airborne craft from which the wheels have been removed, or which is in a state of externally visible disrepair or partial construction or otherwise not in a condition for safe and effective performance of the function for

6 which it is intended, shall be stored or parked in a residential district, except within an enclosed building Lot Coverage: Recreational vehicles shall be included on the same basis as buildings for regulation of intensity of use of lot, with area covered computed on the basis of the largest horizontal area covered by the vehicle or structure REQUIRED PARKING SPACES FOR VARIOUS USES: Units of Measure. For the purposes of this Section, the following units of measure shall apply: Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of employees on duty on the premises at one time When units of measurement result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction shall require one parking space. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the minimum requirements as hereinafter set forth Residential Uses: One-family dwellings: Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit. At least one space shall be provided in an enclosed garage Multiple-family dwellings: Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for every dwelling unit. At least one space shall be provided in an enclosed garage Senior citizen dwellings: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit. At least fifty (50) per cent of all parking spaces shall be provided in an enclosed garage Commercial Uses: Tennis courts and clubs and swimming pools: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross land area Automobile service stations: Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each island of pumps and for each service stall plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees Barber shop: Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each barber chair plus one (1) per each employee Beauty parlors and salons: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area Restaurants or establishments serving food and/or beverages for consumption on the premises (not including drive-in establishments): One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area, or one (1) parking space for each three (3) seats plus one (1) parking space for each three (3) employees, whichever is greater Retail stores and all Business District uses (unless listed separately): One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area Theaters (indoor): One (1) parking space shall be provided for each four (4) seats up to four hundred (400) seats, plus one (1) for each six (6) seats over four hundred (400) seats Office Uses: Banks, savings and loans and other financial institutions: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. Drive-in establishments shall provide six (6) stacking spaces per teller or customer service area Business or professional offices: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.

7 Laboratories, research and testing: One (1) parking space shall be provided for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area Medical or dental offices or clinics: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area Schools, Institutions and Places of Assembly: Auditoriums, gymnasiums and all places of assembly: Parking space shall be provided equal to thirty (30) per cent of the capacity of the facility Churches, synagogues and chapels: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each four (4) seats in the main auditorium Elementary and junior high schools: Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each classroom. However, if a place of assembly is provided in the school and the parking spaces provided for the place of assembly is equal to or in excess of the requirement for the classrooms, the classroom requirement need not be provided High Schools: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each eight (8) students (based on the maximum number that the facility is designed to handle at any one time), plus one(1) for each two (2) employees. However, if a place of assembly is provided in the school and the parking spaces provided for the place of assembly is equal to or in excess of the requirement for the classrooms, the classroom requirement need not be provided Nursery schools: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each employee Art galleries and museums: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area Parishes, parsonages, rectories, convents, monasteries, nunneries and religious retreats: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions: One (1) parking space shall be provided for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area Private clubs and lodges: Parking spaces shall be provided equal in number to thirty (30) per cent of the capacity of the building Assisted Living Facilities: One (1) parking space for every two (2) Assisted Living Units in the facility. (Ord. #1261, 5/18/98) Planned Unit Developments: Parking facilities shall be provided on the basis of the required spaces for each individual use Other uses: For uses not listed heretofore in this schedule of parking requirements, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed uses, or as determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE: Scope. The provisions of this Sections shall apply and govern in all districts When Required. Off-street loading space shall be required and maintained in connection with any building or part thereof, hereafter erected or altered which is to be occupied by uses requiring the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise Location Off-street loading space shall be located on the same lot as the structure for which provided.

8 Off-street loading space may occupy all or any part of any required yard space, other than the front yard or side yard adjoining a street Off-street loading spaces that adjoin or are across the street from property zoned for any residential use shall have a dense evergreen planting, fence, masonry wall or such other screening as may be determined by the Plan Commission. The Plan Commission shall also determine the height, location and density of screening used to provide adequate protection to adjoining property No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within thirty (30) feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets Design, Development and Maintenance. Every parcel of land hereafter used for off-street loading space shall be designed, developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements: Shall not be used for the sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies Shall be graded for proper drainage and provided with an all-weather surfacing material as required in Section and shall be maintained at all times in such a manner as to prevent the accumulation of trash and debris Shall be provided with entrances and exits not less than twelve (12) feet in width and so designed and located as to minimize traffic congestion No portion of a vehicle shall project into a street or alley while being loaded or unloaded Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading berth shall be at least ten (10) feet in width by at least twenty-five (25) feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof 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 alley, service drive, or open space on the same zoning lot Amount of Space Required. At least the following amounts of off-street loading space shall be provided, plus an area or means adequate for maneuvering, ingress and egress: Floor Area of Establishment Required Number and Size (in Thousands of Square Feet) of Berths 5 to (10 ft. x 25 ft.) 10 to (10 ft. x 25 ft. ea.) 25 to (12 ft. x 65 ft. ea.) 40 to (13 ft. x 65 ft. ea.) For each additional 200,000 square feet of floor area, one (1) additional loading berth shall be provided, such additional berth to be at least twelve (12) feet in width by sixty-five (65) feet in length Modifications. The Plan Commission, in reviewing a site plan, may authorize a modification, reduction or waiver of the foregoing parking or loading requirements, if it should find that, in the particular case appealed, the peculiar nature of the business, trade or other use, or the exceptional situation or condition, would justify such action.