Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be required for all permitted and accessory uses in LI Light Industrial Park Districts in accordance with this chapter. All parking and loading facilities or any site, whether required as minimums or optionally provided in addition to minimum requirements, shall comply with the regulations and design standards as set forth in this chapter.
(a) Access. Access to each site over four acres in size must be from an internal street, and this internal street shall be located so as to have access only to an arterial or collector street or drive. Sites shall not have direct access to a local residential street or drive. This internal street shall be of rolled curb and gutter design and landscaped in accordance with Section 1258.05(b)(3).
(b) Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths. The internal street system shall include bicycle/pedestrian paths, which provide continuous circulation from the boundary streets to each site within the park. Bicycle/pedestrian paths shall be separate from motor vehicle traffic with street crossings at normal traffic-control points. Pathways shall connect to sidewalks and bicycle/ pedestrian paths adjacent to the park and all other important destinations.
(c) Required Off-Street Parking. Minimum parking requirements for selected uses permitted in the LI Light Industrial Park Districts shall be in accordance with Chapter 1254, but not less than the following, whichever is greater:
(1) For medical, professional and general business offices, the minimum pacing requirement shall be one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(2) For research and development, manufacturing and distribution services, the minimum parking requirement shall be one space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) For storage and warehousing uses, the minimum parking requirement shall be one space for each 1,500 square feet of gross floor area.
(d) Design of Off-Street Parking Areas. The design and maintenance of off-street parking areas shall be as follows:
(1) Setback from street right-of-way. The minimum setback for parking areas that abut arterial streets is 40 feet. The minimum setback for parking areas that abut industrial roads is 25 feet.
(2) Setback from side lot line. The minium setback for parking areas that adjoin residential districts is 25 feet. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin nonresidential districts is 10 feet.
(3) Setback from rear lot line. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin residential districts is 25 feet. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin nonresidential districts is 10 feet.
(4) Drainage. All parking lots and driveways shall be graded according to a drainage plan approved by the Village Engineer. Catch basins, sumps and underground storm sewers may be required, and all such lots and driveways shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt.
(5) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be shaded or diffused so as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property and away from abutting traffic and shall be complimentary to the landscaping plan.
(6) Distance of Vehicles from Property Line. All off-street parking areas shall be so designed and constructed that no part of any vehicle parked therein shall be nearer than 15 feet from the property line.
(7) Landscaping. All off-street parking areas shall be landscaped and screened from adjoining districts in accordance with Section 1258.05.
(8) Driveways. Access driveways shall not be closer than 60 feet between centerlines. The centerline of a driveway on a corner lot shall not be closer than 40 feet to the intersecting street line. The width of driveways shall conform to the following schedule:
Number of Lanes | Width (feet) | |
Minimum | Maximum | |
One | 10 | 12 |
Two | 18 | 24 |
Three | 27 | 33 |
The junction of the driveway with the street pavement shall be extended on each side at a radius of at least 15 feet to form an apron. The maximum curb cut shall be limited to the width of the driveway plus the radii of the apron. The intersection between the driveway and all sidewalks shall be designed so that there is no difference in the elevation between them.
(9) Parking Space Measurement Standards. Each parking space shall be directly accessible from a drive or aisle and shall have a minimum rectangular dimension of not less than ten feet in width and 18 feet in length for 90 degree parking; nine feet in width and 22 feet in length for parallel parking; ten feet in width and 18 feet in length for 60 degree parking; and 12 feet in width and 18 feet in length for 45 degree parking, exclusive of all drives, aisles, ramps and other circulation areas and determined from an accurate plan of the area.
(e) Off-Street Loading and Unloading Areas. The design, required number and maintenance of off-street loading and unloading areas shall be as follows:
(1) Location. All required loading berths shall be off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the building or use to be served. A loading berth shall be located not less than 25 feet from the intersection of two street rights-of-way, nor less than 50 feet from a residential district, unless within a building. Loading berths shall not occupy the required front yard setback space.
(2) Size. A required loading berth shall be not less than ten feet in width, 25 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space,
(3) Access. Each required loading berth shall be located with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or public alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic.
(4) Surfacing. All loading berths and accessways shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt.
(5) Accessory Use. No space allocated as a loading berth or access drive so as to comply with the terms of this chapter shall be used for the storage of goods or inoperable vehicles or be included as part of the space requirements necessary to meet the off-street parking area standards.
(6) Required Loading Berths. The required number of loading berths shall be as follows:
A. Offices, research and development laboratories and testing offices having 5,000 to 30,000 square feet of floor area shall have one off-street loading berth, plus one additional berth for each additional 10,000 or fraction above 5,000 square feet of floor area.
B. Manufacturing, fabrication, processing, warehousing, storage, servicing or similar establishments having 5,000 to 30,000 square feet of floor area shall have one loading berth 50 feet in length, plus one additional 50-foot berth for each 20,000 square feet of additional floor area or fraction thereof.
(Ord. 2393, passed 1-23-02)