10-12-4: COLLECTIVE PARKING AND REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Description: Collective parking is an arrangement whereby two (2) or more commercial properties use the same parking lot to fulfill their off-street parking requirements.

   B.   Approval: For such an arrangement, the director of community development is authorized to make an administrative adjustment that reduces the off-street parking requirements for each participating commercial property by twenty percent (20%). In order to approve such an administrative adjustment, the director of community development must find that:

      1.   The collective parking facility is located within six hundred feet (600') walking distance of each of the uses, as measured from the entrance of each use to the nearest parking space in the facility.

      2.   There are convenient, visible pedestrian connections between the facility and all of the sharing properties.

   C.   Agreement: The parties involved shall execute an agreement on the collective parking and file it with the director of community development. The collective parking shall remain in effect only so long as the agreement remains in force. If the agreement is no longer in force, then the property owners must provide parking as otherwise required by this title. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)

10-12-5: DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICT:

   A.   Purpose: The Downtown Parking District approximates an area that historically has been the village's downtown and includes the area around village hall. Generally, the Downtown Parking District (DPD) is occupied with older commercial and residential buildings on small lots. The DPD allows for an area-wide approach to solving the parking demands of the downtown area. Lowering the conventional parking requirements for the DPD is intended to encourage the preservation of older buildings, create a pedestrian-friendly environment, and ensure robust economic activity for commercial establishments in the area.

   B.   Standards:

      1.   Exemption From Parking Requirements: Small residential and business land uses within the DPD are exempt from the minimum parking requirements of this title. Large commercial or office development with a gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more will have to provide the village with a parking plan, and it will be subject to village board review and approval.

      2.   Inclusion Of On-Street Parking: If parking is required of a particular use in the DPD, all on-street parking spaces within six hundred feet (600') of proposed use and any parking spaces within municipal parking lots within six hundred feet (600') may be included in the calculation for the required number of off-street parking spaces. Such distances shall be measured from the customer entrance to the commercial use to the parking spaces.

      3.   Maximum Off-Street Parking Limits: Commercial establishments within the DPD shall not provide several off-street parking spaces that is greater than one hundred percent (100%) of the parking requirement for that establishment's land use found in the table in section 10-12-6 .

      4.   Other Parking Arrangements: Shared parking and collective parking arrangements are permissible and encouraged.

   5.   Administrative Adjustment: The director of community development may grant administrative adjustment of parking requirements for noncommercial and non-residential land uses within the DPD. In order to approve such an administrative adjustment, the director of community development must find that:

      a.   Based on evidence provided by the property owner, parking demand for the property can be met with available on- and off-street parking in the immediate vicinity; and

      b.   An administrative adjustment of the parking requirements will have minimal adverse effects on other nearby land uses and surrounding neighborhoods; and

      c.   Strict adherence to the parking requirements of section 10-12-6 would cause undue hardship for the property owner. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)

10-12-6: SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET PARKING GUIDELINES:

   A.   Residential Parking Guidelines:

 

RESIDENTIAL
Single Family	2 spaces per dwelling unit
Duplex	2 spaces per dwelling unit
Townhome	1.5 space per dwelling unit
Multi-Family	1.5 space per dwelling unit
Group Living	1 space per 4 beds

 

B.   Commercial Parking Guidelines:

COMMERCIAL
Animal Services	1 space per 400 square feet
Drive-Through Facilities	4 space stacking per drive-thru lane
Dry Cleaning	1 space per 500 square feet
Fast Food Restaurants	5 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Eating and Drinking Establishments	8 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Café and Coffee Shops	1 space per 200 square feet
Specialty Food, Carry-Out	1 space per 200 square feet
Tavern or Lounge	1 space per 150 square feet
Entertainment and Recreation
Amusement	1 space per 400 square feet
Health Club	1 space per 200 square feet of exercise area
Private Recreation	1 space per 600 square feet
Public Recreation	1 space per 600 square feet
Camp. Day or Youth	1 space per 600 square feet
Tennis, Racquetball, Squash,    Platform Tennis	3 spaces per court
Movie Theater	1 space per 4 seats
Theater/Playhouse	1 space per 5 seats in main auditorium
Financial Services	1 space per 500 square feet

 

COMMERCIAL (cont.)
Bank/Credit Union	1 space per 400 square feet
Currency Exchange/Payday Loans	1 space per 400 square feet
Food and Retail Sales
Pharmacy	1 space per 300 square feet
Convenience Store	1 space per 300 square feet
Grocery Store	1 space per 200 square feet
Retail	1 space per 300 square feet
Liquor Store	1 space per 300 square feet
Garden Center	1 space per 600 square feet
Lodging/Hotel	1 space per bedroom
Bed and Breakfast	1 space per guest bedroom
Campground	1 per campsite
Hotel/Motel	1 per guest room
Medical Clinic or Service	1 space per 200 square feet
Office	1 space per 300 square feet
Personal Service	1 space per 300 square feet
Retail Service	1 space per 300 square feet
Roadside Market	1 space per 300 square feet
Car and Light Truck Rental	1 space per 300 square feet of office
Car Wash	4 stacking spaces per bay
Laundromat	1 space per 500 square feet
Service Station, Automotive	1 space per 500 square feet of store
Vehicle Sales and Service	2 spaces per bay
Auto Body and Repair	2 spaces per bay
Auto Supply or Auto Accessory	1 per 300 square feet
Automobile, Light Truck Sales and Service, Motorcycle Sales or Service	1 space per 300 square feet of showroom
Boat and RV Sales, Service, Storage, Heavy Equipment Sale, Service or Rental	1 space per 300 square feet of showroom
Vehicle Storage and Towing	1 space per 300 square feet
Wholesale Establishment	1 space per 400 square feet of GFA

 

   C.   Industrial Parking Guidelines:

 

INDUSTRIAL
Industrial, General	1 space per 1,000 square feet
Warehouse, Storage	1 space per 1,000 square feet

 

   D.   Community, Educational, And Civic Parking Guidelines:

COMMUNITY, EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC
Childcare Facilities	1 space per 4 children
Childcare Facility Other Than Day Care Home And Foster Home	0.33 spaces per licensed capacity
Day Care Home and Foster Home	No minimum requirement
Community Centers	1 space per 400 square feet
Government Buildings	1 space for every 250 square feet
Educational Facilities:
School, Kindergarten through    Junior High School	3 spaces per classroom and 1 space for every 250 feet of administrative space and subject to site plan review
High School, College, Vocational School	1 space for every 8 students and 1 space for every 250 feet of administrative space and subject to site plan review.
Auditoriums, Gymnasiums and Places of Assembly	Spaces equivalent to 30% of design capacity and subject to site plan review
Hospital	1 space per bed
Library	1 space per 400 square feet of GFA
Lodge, Fraternal and Civic Assembly	1 space per 400 square feet of GFA
Planned Development	No minimum requirement
Radio and Television Studio/Station	1 space per 300 GFA
Religious Use	1 space per 4 seats in assembly area

 

(Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)

10-12-7: OFF-STREET LOADING:

   A.   Location Of Off-Street Loading Facilities: All off-street loading facilities serving a building or land use constructed or established after the effective date of this chapter, or subsequently altered or enlarged shall be located on the same lot as the building or land use served.

   B.   Central Loading Facilities: Central loading facilities may be substituted for off-street loading facilities on individual lots, provided that:

      1.   Access: Each lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing a street or alley. Additionally, no lot served shall be more than five hundred feet (500') from the central loading facility.

      2.   Required Berths: The total number of off-street loading berths required shall be the sum total or berths required for all of the properties served by the central loading facility.

      3.   Agreement: Whenever the required off-street loading facilities are collectively provided and used in a central loading facility, the parties concerned shall execute written covenants and easements assuring their retention, maintenance, and use for such purposes. Such covenants and easements shall be reviewed by the director of community development, approved by the village attorney, and filed with the department of community development.

   C.   Yard Requirements For Off-Street Loading Facilities: Off-street loading facilities located within the buildings they serve shall comply with the yard and setback requirements of the zoning district in which located. For unenclosed off-street loading facilities, the following provisions apply:

      1.   The facilities shall not be in any front yard or exterior side yard; and

      2.   Loading facilities shall not be located within five feet (5') of any property line.

   D.   Street Access: All off-street loading facilities shall allow for appropriate vehicular access to a street or alley.

   E.   Off-Street Loading And Off-Street Parking: Space allocated for off-street loading shall not satisfy any portion of a requirement for off-street parking. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)

10-12-8 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING STANDARDS:

   A.   Uses Not Listed: The director of community development shall make an administrative decision for parking requirements of uses not specifically listed. Such a decision shall be based on the requirements for similar uses found either inside or outside the corporate limits of the village.

   B.   Administrative Adjustments: Property owners may seek for a specific property that they own an adjustment of the minimum parking standards contained in this chapter. Requests for administrative adjustments will be forwarded through the community development director to the plan commission. In granting an administrative adjustment to the parking requirements, the plan commission shall produce findings of fact that state:

      1.   The property owner produced competent evidence that similar land uses with similar conditions (for example, location near arterial road), either within or outside the corporate limits of the village, do not generate parking demand commensurate with the number of spaces specified in the schedule of off-street parking requirement; and

      2.   That granting of an adjustment to the minimum parking requirements will not have significant adverse effects on nearby land uses and surrounding neighborhoods. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)