All new parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board, after a recommendation from the Plan Commission. Requests for said parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions, and driveway locations. In all districts, except those areas which are located within the fire zone as designated on the official map, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following.
(a) Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space.
(b) Design standards. Each required off-street parking space shall be at least 180 square feet, and have a stall width of at least ten feet and a stall length of at least 18 feet. No parking area of more than four spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street. Large expanses of unchanneled parking areas shall be avoided by interior landscaping and safety islands.
(c) Location.
(1) Off-street parking shall be on the same lot as the principal use or not over 300 feet from the principal use.
(2) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except in the front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts but shall not be closer than five feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line, or rear lot line, or 25 feet to a residential district lot line.
(3) Off-street parking in the single-family residence and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in § 13-1-71.
(d) Surfacing. All off-street parking areas, except a single parking space accessory to a single-family dwelling, shall be surfaced with an all-weather material, such as compacted stone, gravel, or blacktop. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to be properly drained. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked except parking area serving single-family dwellings.
(e) Additional requirements.
(1) Special residential requirements. Those parking areas for five or more vehicles if adjoining a residential use shall be screened from such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting of equivalent visual density, or other effective means, built and maintained at a minimum height of five feet. Where a solidly constructed decorative fence is provided along the interior lot line, the minimum setback for the parking area shall be five feet from said lot line. Said fence shall be located a minimum of one foot from the said lot line.
(2) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided in residence districts.
(3) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three foot-candles measured at the lot line.
(4) Street setback area. No parking shall be permitted between the street right-of-way line and the building setback line prevailing in the zone in which the proposed parking area is to be located. The resulting open area shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped to create a permanent green area.
(f) Curbs. Curbs or barriers shall be installed a minimum of four feet from a property line so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.
(g) Number of parking stalls required.
Type of Use | Parking Stalls Required |
Type of Use | Parking Stalls Required |
Bowling alleys | Five stalls for each alley, plus one stall per 300 gross square feet used for restaurants, bars, and the like |
Campgrounds and travel trailer parks | One stall per campsite or parking site |
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night schools, and other places of public assembly | One stall for each five seats |
Funeral homes | One stall for each four seats |
Hospitals, clubs, lodges, dormitories, lodging, and boarding houses | One stall for each two beds plus one stall for each three employees |
Hotels and motels | One stall for each guest room plus one stall for each three employees |
Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories, and warehouses | One stall for each three employees |
Medical and dental clinics | Three stalls for each staff member |
Multi-family dwellings | One and one-half stall for each dwelling unit, except in housing for the elderly this ratio shall be 0.5 stalls per dwelling unit |
Restaurants, bars, and places of entertainment | Parking stalls equal to 30% of capacity in persons |
Secondary and elementary schools | One stall per two employees plus one stall per ten students |
Single-family dwellings, mobile homes, and tiny homes | Two stalls for each dwelling unit |
(h) Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. Floor space or area shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the amount of off-street parking required.
(i) Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use. Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking spaces in a common parking facility less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually, provided such uses are not operated during the same hours. A written agreement satisfactory to the Village Attorney shall accompany any joint use arrangement.
(j) Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in these ordinances, the provisions contained in Wis. Stats. §§ 101.13, 346.503, and 346.56, and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
(k) Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered, or enlarged to create a need for an increase of 25% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in the floor area, said building or use shall then comply with the parking requirements set forth in the district in which it is located.
(l) Off-lot parking.
(1) Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use, or when this requirement cannot be met, such parking spaces may be located off-lot provided the parking spaces are located in the same district. Off-lot parking spaces shall also be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory to the Village Attorney.
(2) Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 250 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved while the farthest portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet of the entrance of the establishment.
(3) Accessory parking may be located in residential districts provided that said lots or property are immediately adjacent to a commercial, business, or industrial zoning district.
(4) All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential use shall have a minimum setback of ten feet from any interior lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking purposes.
(m) During site plan review, as described under § 13-1-27, the village may reduce the number of required parking stalls or allow land banking for future parking stalls.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2021)