(A) Applicability. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this section whenever a building or structure is erected, converted, enlarged, or structurally altered, or whenever a use of land, building, or structure is established, expanded or changed. This requirement shall not prohibit the owner of an existing building occupied by a conforming use from enlarging or structurally altering said building for the purpose of meeting the minimum requirements of applicable health, fire, and safety regulations.
(B) Location of Parking Areas. All off-street parking spaces required by this section shall be located on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory, except as provided herein.
(1) Off-street parking areas may be located on a lot other than the lot of the principal use provided the other lot is located in the same zoning district as the principal use and is:
(a) Within a radius of 100 feet in a residential Zoning District.
(b) Within a radius of 200 feet in a business or professional Zoning District.
(c) Within a radius of 500 feet in the A-1, M or I-2 Zoning District.
(2) Accessory parking lots and the lot containing the principal use for which the parking is required shall be held under unified ownership or controlled as required for a lot.
(3) Parking areas in a required yard are prohibited except in the following instances:
(a) Access drives clearly serving single family or two family dwelling units may contain required parking in the required front or side yard except that such area devoted to parking and access thereto shall not exceed 50% of the total lot width. Such spaces may be stacked.
(b) Parking areas may be located in a required side or rear yard provided that the parking is located behind the rear face of the principal building. In the case of a lot with no principal building on which a principal use parking lot is to be located, parking may occupy the side and rear yards.
(c) Parking areas in the B-2, B-3, and P-1 Zoning Districts may extend into the required front yard setback if a landscaped buffer yard is maintained in accordance with § 150.067 of this chapter.
(d) Parking areas in the B-2, B-3 and P-1 Zoning Districts may extend into the required side yard if the adjacent lot is also zoned B-2, B-3 or P-1 and a landscaped buffer yard is maintained in accordance with § 150.067 of this chapter.
(C) Design Standards for Parking Areas. The requirements in this subsection shall apply to the design and construction of all parking areas, regardless of whether said area is required parking or in excess of required parking.
(1) All parking aisles and parking spaces shall be entirely within the lot lines and not in a public right-of-way. Additionally, parking areas shall be designed so the maneuvering requirements are accomplished without backing into adjacent public right-of-way.
(2) All parking areas shall be designed or arranged so that no vehicle can have direct access to or egress from any off-street parking space to a public right-of-way.
(3) Parking spaces shall be arranged so that no part of any vehicle overhangs any public right-of-way or adjoining property.
(4) Stack parking shall not be allowed to meet parking requirements except for single and two-family dwellings.
(5) All off-street parking areas, including areas used to sell vehicles which require State of Illinois licensing, and access ways shall be paved with a hard surface, including oil and chip, concrete, asphalt, or brick with the work completed in accordance with specifications provided in the most recent version of the "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction" adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
(6) All parking areas shall be pitched and drained so as to prevent the flow of water from such areas directly onto adjoining property.
(7) All off-street parking areas shall comply with the landscaping and screening provisions of this chapter.
(8) All off-street parking areas that have parking spaces abutting a property line, required landscaping or screening materials, building, or some other structure shall be required to have wheel stops of masonry, steel, or heavy timber placed so as to prevent the protrusion of vehicles over property lines or into buildings, fences or required screens.
(D) Required Number of Parking Spaces. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever a use is established or a building or structure is erected, enlarged or converted to another use the minimum off-street parking space requirements in Table IV-1 shall apply. In the case of a use that is not specifically listed in Table IV-1, parking shall be provided according to the requirements for the use to which it is most related or similar as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(1) Off-street parking spaces are not required for permitted business and office uses in the B-4 Zoning District.
(2) Two or more buildings or uses may collectively supply the required off-street parking spaces provided the total of such off-street parking spaces supplied collectively shall not be less than 85% of the sum of the requirements computed separately and provided the provisions of this section governing the location of off-street parking are fully complied with.
(3) In the case of uses where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, floor area shall mean the gross floor area as defined in § 150.010, but exclusive of such floor areas the Zoning Administrator determines to be utility equipment rooms or storage closets.
(E) Handicapped Parking. When federal or state law or local ordinances require handicapped accessibility, all off-street parking areas, except those servicing single family and two-family dwelling units, shall have an appropriate number of handicapped parking spaces in conformance with Table VI-1 hereinafter set forth.
(1) Handicapped spaces shall be located adjacent to an accessible building entrance.
(2) Handicapped parking spaces shall be at least 16 feet wide and 18.5 feet in length and shall include an eight-foot wide access aisle. Adjacent handicapped parking spaces shall not share a common access aisle.
(3) The design of handicapped parking spaces shall comply with the State of Illinois Accessibility Code as amended. When the requirements of this subsection and the State code differ, the more restrictive of the two standards shall apply.
Total # of Parking Spaces Provided | # of Handicapped Parking Spaces Required |
Total # of Parking Spaces Provided | # of Handicapped 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 |
Total # of Parking Spaces Provided | # of Handicapped Parking Spaces Required |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total # of parking spaces provided |
Over 1,000 | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
(F) Standards for Parking Spaces. Parking spaces shall be provided either in garages or parking areas that conform to the provisions of this section.
(1) Each standard off-street parking space shall not be less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long (162 square feet).
(2) Each parallel off-street parking space shall not be less than nine feet wide and 22 feet long (198 square feet).
(G) Sales in Parking Areas. It shall be unlawful to maintain a permanent outdoor sales area in required off-street parking spaces. Temporary sales shall not occupy any spaces designated for handicapped parking or emergency access. Temporary sales may be conducted on other parking spaces under the following conditions:
(1) Temporary sales are allowed at any time in parking areas that exceed the minimum required number of spaces provided the products sold or services provided shall be the property of and sold by personnel employed by an on premise business, except transient merchants licensed and approved in conformance with the applicable provisions of the City code shall be exempt from the provisions of this division.
(2) Temporary sales in required spaces shall not exceed a total of 90 days in any one-year.
(3) No displays or product shall be located in such a way as to create, in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, a safety problem for people moving in and around the area in vehicles.
(Ord. 8612, passed 12-2-08)