Whenever the off-street parking requirements found in this subchapter require the building of an off-street parking facility, or where P-1 Vehicular Parking Districts are provided, such off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following standards and regulations.
(A) No parking lot shall be constructed until a permit is issued by the Zoning Official. Applications for a permit shall be submitted in a form specified by the Zoning Official. Applications shall be accompanied with two sets of site plans for the development and construction of the parking lot showing that the provisions of this section will be fully complied with.
(B) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with the following minimum requirements.
Parking Pattern | Maneuvering Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length |
0 (parallel parking) | 12 feet | 8 feet | 23 feet |
30 to 53 | 12 feet | 8 feet 6 inches | 20 feet |
54 to 74 | 15 feet | 8 feet 6 inches | 20 feet |
75 to 90 | 24 feet | 9 feet | 18 feet |
Note: Where a parking space is curbed, the vehicle overhang of the curb maybe credited as 2 feet if abutting landscaping or abutting a sidewalk at least 7 feet wide | |||
(C) (1) All spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes.
(2) Parking lots shall be designed to prevent vehicles from backing into the street or requiring use of the street for maneuvering between parking rows.
(D) (1) Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly defined drives shall be provided for all vehicles. Adequate ingress and egress to the parking facility shall be provided by clearly defined driveways. All driveways and parking lots shall have a concrete or asphalt surface in accordance with specifications of the village. The parking area shall be surfaced within one year of the date the occupancy permit is issued.
(2) Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for other than single-family residential use shall not be across land zoned for single-family residential use.
(E) All maneuvering lane widths shall permit one-way traffic movement, except that the 90 pattern may permit two-way movement.
(F) Each entrance and exit to and from any off-street parking lot located in an area zoned for other than single-family residential use shall be at least 25 feet distant from adjacent property located in any Single-Family Residential District.
(H) Off-street parking areas shall be drained away from buildings and adjacent property.
(I) All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be installed to be shielded within and directed onto the parking area only. All parking lot or display lighting shall be designed, located, and/or shielded to prevent spillover onto adjacent properties, and shall be arranged to prohibit adverse affect on motorist visibility on adjacent public roadways. (See § 157.043, “exterior lighting”.)
(J) Cement curbing shall be provided where maneuvering lanes or parking spaces abut landscaping, property lines, sidewalks or required setback areas. Asphalt curbing is prohibited. (See § 157.170, “parking lot landscaping”).
(Ord. 259, passed 10-24-1995; Ord. 354, passed 12-15-2002; Ord. passed 2-1-2012) Penalty, see § 157.999