A. Permit Required: No person shall expand an existing parking lot or construct a new parking lot of five (5) spaces or more without having first obtained a written permit therefor, issued by the zoning officer or his designated representative. Prior to obtaining a permit for such expansion or new construction, the applicant shall submit a landscape/site plan as required in this chapter, and plans showing the construction specifications for all off street parking lots, and he shall provide for proper inspection of construction. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)
B. Permit Fees: No person shall expand an existing parking lot or construct a new parking lot of five (5) spaces or more without having first obtained a written permit therefor as provided in subsection A of this section and paying to the zoning officer a permit fee in the following amount:
Number Of Spaces In Parking Lot | Fee |
1 to 10 | $25.00 |
10 to 25 | 40.00 |
More than 25 | 60.00 |
(Ord. 1310, 7-19-2004)
C. Issuance Or Denial Of Permit; Appeal: If the zoning officer approves a site plan, a parking lot permit may then be issued. If the site plan is not approved, the applicant may appeal. A notice of appeal must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after applicant's receipt of the decision or, in the absence of such notification, within fifteen (15) calendar days of the end of the fifteen (15) business day review period provided in subsection 11-22-1B of this chapter.
D. Construction Requirements: All off street parking lots for which a permit is required as identified in subsection A of this section shall be laid to the line and grade of, and shall conform to surface thickness and other specifications of, the zoning officer.
E. Landscaping And Screening:
1. The provisions of this section for the installation and maintenance of landscaping and screening requirements are intended to protect the character and stability of residential, commercial, industrial and conservation areas, and to enhance the aesthetic and visual image of the village.
2. Parking lots of five (5) or more spaces shall be set back ten feet (10') from the front property line(s). Landscaping requirements within the front yard(s) include that the yard be seeded or sodded with lawn. Rock cover may be used but may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the landscaped front yard setback. In addition, one canopy tree for every five (5) parking spaces and a minimum of five percent (5%) ground cover landscape coverage of shrubs and evergreens/conifers shall be required. The ten foot (10') front yard setback may be reduced to five feet (5') if there is a continuous twenty six inch (26") solid wall/fence or shrubbery hedge provided. Sodding, rock ground cover, canopy tree and ground cover landscape coverage requirements will still be applied if a solid wall/fence is provided. Sodding and/or rock ground cover requirements will still be applied if a shrubbery fence is provided.
3. Parking lots of five (5) or more spaces shall be set back five feet (5') from side and rear property lines. Landscaping requirements within the side and rear yards include that the yard be seeded or sodded with lawn. Rock ground cover may be used but may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the landscaped side and rear yard setbacks. In addition, one canopy tree for every five (5) parking spaces and a minimum of five percent (5%) ground landscape coverage of shrubs and evergreens/conifers shall be required. When a side and/or rear yard is adjacent to a residential use, a continuous four foot (4') solid wall/fence or shrubbery hedge shall also be provided with the five foot (5') setback yard. If a four foot (4') shrubbery hedge is provided, canopy tree and ground landscape coverage shall not be required.
4. Wherever landscaping and screening requirements may interfere with traffic vision, the height and placement shall be determined by the zoning officer.
6. Subject to the approval of the zoning officer, alternate landscaping plans may be substituted for consideration.
7. A landscape/site plan will be required to be submitted for staff review prior to issuing a parking lot development permit for parking lots of five (5) spaces or more. The following basic standards should be set out:
a. Drawn to scale.
b. Identify location of landscaping or other features.
c. Specify nature of materials (i.e., species, variety, etc.).
d. Specify number of plants, shrubs, trees, etc., by species.
8. Landscaping and screening must be maintained in good condition, free of refuse and debris, and provide a healthy, neat and orderly appearance at least equal to the original installation. It shall be the owner's responsibility to see that the landscaping is maintained. (Ord. 1301, 3-15-2004)