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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
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§ 159.141 NONRESIDENTIAL PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
   Accessory off-street parking facilities serving nonresidential uses of property may be permitted in R-5 and R-6 Districts when authorized by the Village Board of Trustees, subject to the following requirements in addition to all other relevant requirements of this subchapter.
   (A)   The parking lot shall be accessory to and for use in connection with one or more nonresidential establishments located in adjoining districts or in connection with one or more existing professional or institutional office buildings or institutions.
   (B)   Said parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles.
   (C)   No commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on said parking lot.
   (D)   No signs of any kind other than signs designating entrances, exits, and conditions of use, shall be maintained on said parking lot.
   (E)   The parking lot may be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and shall be closed at all other times; however, when supervised by one or more full-time attendants the parking lot may be kept open until 12:00 midnight.
   (F)   Each entrance to and exit from said parking lot shall be at least 20 feet distant from any adjacent property located in any residential district, except where ingress and egress to the parking lot is provided from a public alley or public way separating the residential areas from the proposed parking lot.
   (G)   In addition to the foregoing requirements, such parking lots shall conform to any further requirements and conditions as may be prescribed by the Village Board of Trustees for the protection of properties adjacent to and in the vicinity of the proposed parking lot.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77)
§ 159.142 DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE.
   (A)   Parking space; description. A required off- street parking space shall be an area of not less than 180 square feet nor less than nine feet wide by 20 feet long, such space will have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet and be exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office and work areas, accessible from streets or alleys or from private driveways or aisles leading to streets or alleys, and to be used for the storage or parking of passenger automobiles or commercial vehicles under 1-½ tons capacity. Aisles between vehicular parking spaces shall be not less than 12 feet in width when serving automobiles parked at a 45 degree angle in one direction nor less than 24 feet in width when serving automobiles parked perpendicular to the aisles or accommodating two-way traffic.
   (B)   Measurement of spaces. When determination of the number of required off-street parking spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including ½ shall be disregarded, and fractions over ½ shall be interpreted as one parking space.
   (C)   Open and enclosed spaces. Parking areas may be open or enclosed except that when parking facilities accessory to a multiple dwelling are located in a residential or B-1 or B-2 District elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the principal use served, such parking facilities shall be open to the sky.
   (D)   Access. Parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such a manner as will least interfere with the movement of traffic. No driveway or curb cut in any district shall exceed 25 feet in width, without variance.
   (E)   Signs. No sign shall be displayed in any parking area within any residential district except such as may be necessary for the orderly use of the parking facilities.
   (F)   Required setbacks. No parking space nor portion thereof established on the same zoning lot with a building shall be located within a required front yard. No parking space nor portion thereof established on a zoning lot without building shall be located closer to any street line than the established building line on adjacent properties nor closer than the front yard setback required for the district in which the parking lot is located. Further, any wall, fence, or hedge developed around any parking area shall be subject to the front yard setback requirements of this chapter in the same manner as a building or structure.
   (G)   Surfacing.
      (1)   All off-street parking areas and driveways shall be improved with a compacted macadam base not less than four inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material not less than 1-½ inches thick. Portland cement concrete having a thickness of not less than five inches may be substituted in lieu of the above requirement. Where a water-bound macadam is used preparatory to asphalt surfacing the base may be left without surface treatment for a period of not more than one year.
      (2)   Driveways for single-family attached or detached dwellings shall be constructed in a manner or material of portland cement concrete or asphalt at least four inches in thickness. Single-family dwelling driveway concrete shall be as specified by ordinance for sidewalks.
   (H)   Screening and landscaping.
      (1)   All open off-street parking areas for six or more cars shall be effectively screened by a wall, a solid fence, or a densely planted compact hedge along any side which adjoins or is directly across a street or alley from a property in a residential district or an institutional property. Such wall, fence, or hedge shall be at least five feet, but not more than eight feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition.
      (2)   The village may elect to make repairs to any screenn not maintained in a good condition after giving the owner 15 days notification. Such repair work shall be paid for by the owner, or the village repairs at owner's expense.
   (I)   Lighting. Any lighting used to illustrate an off- street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining properties.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77) Penalty, see § 159.999
§ 159.143 SPECIAL USE PUBLIC PARKING AREAS.
   Any automobile parking area developed for transient trade, and not accessory to specific main uses or groups of uses for which parking is required by this chapter shall be treated as a special use, as defined in §§ 159.105 through 159.109 and as allowed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 159.105 through 159.109 by the Village Board of Trustees.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77)
§ 159.144 LOADING; DESIGN STANDARDS
   (A)   Loading berth; description. An off-street loading berth shall be a hard-surfaced area of land, open or enclosed, other than a street or a public way, used principally for the standing, loading, or unloading of motor trucks, tractors, and trailers so as to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. A required loading space shall be not less than ten feet in width, 60 feet in length, and 14 feet in height, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space, except as otherwise specifically dimensioned hereafter.
   (B)   Location. No permitted or required loading berth shall be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Loading berths open to the sky may be located in any required yard, other than the front yard.
   (C)   Measurement of berth. When determination of the number of required off-street loading berths results in a requirement of a fractional berth, any fraction up to and including ½ shall be disregarded, and fractions over ½ shall be interpreted as one loading berth.
   (D)   Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77) Penalty, see § 159.999
§ 159.145 LOCATION OF PARKING AREAS; EXTENT OF CONTROL.
   Off-street automobile parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified; where a distance is specified, such distance shall be walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking area to the nearest entrance of the building that said parking area is required to serve.
   (A)   For one- and two-family dwellings, on the same lot with the building they are required to serve.
   (B)   For three- and four-family dwellings not over two stories in height, on the same lot or parcel of land as the building they are required to serve. For the purpose of this requirement, a group of such uses constructed and maintained under single ownership or management shall be assumed to be on a single lot or parcel of land.
   (C)   For apartment houses containing four or more dwelling units on the same lot or parcel of land as the building they are required to serve, or on a separate lot or parcel of land not more than 300 feet from the nearest entrance to the main building being served; provided the lot or parcel of land selected for the parking facilities is located in an apartment district or a less restricted district.
   (D)   For rooming houses, lodging houses, clubs, hospitals, sanitariums, orphanages, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, dormitories, sorority and fraternity houses, and for the other similar uses, the off-street parking facilities required shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the main building or buildings they are intended to serve.
   (E)   For uses other than those specified above, off- street parking facilities shall be provided on the same lot or parcel of land as the main building being served, or on a separate lot or parcel of land as the main building being served, or on a separate lot or parcel of land not over 1,000 feet of the entrance of the main building, measured from the nearest point of the parking area, provided the separate lot or parcel of land intended for the parking facilities is located in a business or manufacturing district.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77)
§ 159.146 SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
   In all districts, there shall be provided at such time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces for vehicles in accordance with the following requirements:
   (A)   For one-family dwellings one parking space for each family dwelling unit.
   (B)   For two- or more family dwellings:
      (1)   Units with an attached two car garage, two spaces for each unit.
      (2)   Units without an attached garage, two spaces for each unit plus ½-space for unassigned per unit; for a total of 2.5 spaces per unit.
   (C)   For hotels and clubs, one parking space for each four guests or one parking space for each sleeping room or suite, plus such additional space as shall be deemed necessary by the Building Inspector because of any supplementary parking generative activities such as bars, ballrooms, dining rooms, nightclub facilities, and the like.
   (D)   For tourist homes, cabins, or motels, parking space for each guest or sleeping room or suite, plus one additional space for the owner or manager if resident on the premises.
   (E)   For lodging, rooming, and boarding houses, one parking space for each four guests, plus one additional space for the owner or manager if resident on the premises.
   (F)   For private clubs or lodges (without sleeping rooms), parking space equal in number to 25% of the total membership.
   (G)   For fraternities, sororities, and dormitories, one parking space for each five active members, plus one additional space for housemother or manager.
   (H)   For hospitals, one parking space for each three hospital beds plus one parking space for each 1500 square feet of gross floor area in residents' quarters, plus one additional parking space for each staff or visiting doctor.
   (I)   For sanitariums, convalescent homes, or homes for the aged, one parking space for each six patient beds, plus one additional parking space for each staff or visiting doctor.
   (J)   For medical or dental offices, or clinics, one parking space per doctor and staff plus two parking spaces per examination room, treatment room, or office.
   (K)   For mortuaries or funeral parlors, ten parking spaces for each room used as a chapel or parlor plus one space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises, plus one space for each family residing on the premises.
   (L)   For bowling alleys, two parking spaces for each lane, plus one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area devoted to affiliated uses such as bars, restaurants, and the like.
   (M)   For convention halls, dance halls, skating rinks, assembly halls, exhibition halls, or other places of assembly, one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly.
   (N)   Stadium, sports arena, auditorium, and gymnasium (other than incidental to a school), one parking space for each six seats.
   (O)   For theaters:
      (1)   Indoor, one parking space for each ten seats up to 500, plus one parking space for each five seats above 500.
      (2)   Outdoor, reservoir space equal to 10% of the capacity.
   (P)   For church, high school, college, and university auditoriums, one parking space for each 12 seats provided in said buildings or structures.
   (Q)   For railroad passenger stations, bus depots, or other passenger terminal facilities (special uses), such parking space as the Village Board of Trustees, subject to the recommendations of the Planning, Zoning and Development Commission, shall deem to be adequate for employees, passengers, spectators, visitors, and others.
   (R)   For banks, or public administration buildings, one parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area.
   (S)   For business or professional offices, one parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area.
   (T)   For establishments handling the sale and consumption on the premises of alcoholic beverages, food, or refreshments, one parking space for every three seats plus one space for every employee on duty at one time.
   (U)   For retail stores and service shops, one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
   (V)   For furniture and appliance stores, motor vehicle sales, wholesale stores, household equipment or furniture repair shops, or machinery sales, one parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area.
   (W)   For manufacturing and industrial uses, research and testing laboratories, laundry and dry- cleaning plants, printing, binding, publishing and issuing of newspapers, periodicals, books, and other reading matter, warehouses, and storage buildings, engraving shops, assembly of materials and products, and other similar uses, one parking space for each four employees, based upon the maximum number of persons to be employed at any one work period during the day or night, plus such additional parking facilities as shall be required for vehicles used in the conduct of the enterprise.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 91-26, passed - - 91; Am. Ord. 95-06, passed 4-10-95)
§ 159.147 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES.
   In all districts where property uses include the loading and unloading of materials or merchandise from vehicles, off-street loading and unloading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
   (A)   For hotels or apartment-hotel buildings wherein there are contained exhibition halls, convention halls, auditoriums, office facilities, or retail shops, one off-street loading and unloading space for the first 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional off-street loading space for each 150,000 square feet of gross floor or fraction thereof of gross floor area in excess of 40,000 square feet.
   (B)   For hospitals or sanitariums containing 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one off-street loading and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet.
   (C)   For buildings containing bowling lanes, taverns, restaurants, or any retail shops and having 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one off-street loading and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet.
   (D)   For banks, business, or professional offices or public administration buildings containing 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one off-street loading, and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet.
   (E)   For buildings containing furniture and appliance stores, motor vehicle sales, wholesale stores, household equipment, or machinery sales and having 8,000 to 25,000 square feet of gross floor area, one additional space for each additional 25,000 square feet.
   (F)   For buildings containing manufacturing uses, research and testing laboratories, laundry and dry-cleaning establishments, printing, binding, publishing, and issuing of newspapers, periodicals, books, and other reading matter, warehouse and storage facilities, engraving shops, assembly of materials and products, processing and distribution of materials and products, and other similar uses having more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, exclusive of basement area, and less than 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, one additional such space for each additional 60,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 40,000 square feet.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77)
PLANNING, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
§ 159.160 ESTABLISHMENT, MEMBERSHIP AND TERM OF OFFICE.
   (A)   In order that adequate provisions be made for the preparation of a Comprehensive Village Plan for the guidance, direction, and control of the growth and development or redevelopment of the village and contiguous territory not more than 1-½ miles beyond the corporate limits and not included in any municipality, for the review of certain decisions of the Building Commissioner, and for hearings on petitions for variances, a Planning, Zoning and Development Commission is hereby created under authority of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "Illinois Municipal Code". There is hereby established a Planning, Zoning and Development Commission. The Planning, Zoning and Development Commission shall perform all of the duties heretofore performed by the Planning, Zoning and Development Commission pursuant to former Chapter 154 and the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to former §§ 159.60 through 159.165 of Chapter 159.
   (B)   The Planning, Zoning and Development Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of trustees, one of whom shall be designated by the President as the Chairperson.
   (C)   Of the original seven members, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, and three shall be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Thereafter all appointments shall be for a term of three years except an appointment to fill an unexpired term which shall only be for the balance of the unexpired term.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 95-06, passed 4-10-95)
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