In addition to the standards and requirements in section 9-12-3 of this chapter, accessory off street parking facilities shall conform with the following:
A. Control Of Off Site Off Street Parking Facilities: When required parking facilities are provided off site, that is on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served by such off site facilities is located, they shall be and remain in the same possession or ownership as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which the off street parking facilities serve until and unless the planning commission has reviewed the plans and heard the applicant and made findings that the common ownership or possession of the zoning lot and the site of the parking facilities are reasonably certain to continue and that the off site parking facilities will be maintained at all times during the life of the proposed use of the building.
B. Use Of Parking Facilities: Off street parking facilities accessory to residential uses and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles owned by occupants of the dwellings to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of said occupants. Required parking facilities accessory to residential structures shall not be used for the storage of commercial vehicles or the parking of automobiles belonging to employees, owners, tenants, visitors, or customers of business, office or manufacturing establishments. For the purpose of this subsection, "storage" shall mean a vehicle parked on the zoning lot for more than forty eight (48) hours in any seventy two (72) hour period.
C. Design And Maintenance:
1. Construction And Surfacing: Except as otherwise provided herein, the construction and design of off street parking facilities shall be reviewed by the village engineer to determine:
a. That every parking space, including access thereto, shall have an all weather, dustfree surface and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of surface water accumulation by means of a positive storm water drainage system connected to a public drainageway.
b. That parking areas shall be constructed in accordance with a minimum structural number of 2.5 and a minimum surface slope of one percent (1%); provided, that no parking area shall have less than two and one-half inches (2.5") of bituminous surface course.
c. That every driveway approach shall comply with the following standards. For the purpose of this section, a "driveway approach" shall mean that portion of the driveway located in the right of way of a street.
(1) For residential uses: Six inches (6") of concrete with mesh on six inches (6") of compacted crushed gravel or crushed stone.
(2) For nonresidential uses: Six inches (6") of concrete with mesh on eight inches (8") of compacted crushed gravel or crushed stone.
(3) For sidewalks at driveway crossings: six inches (6") of concrete with mesh on six inches (6") of compacted crushed gravel or crushed stone.
d. Parking spaces and the access thereto for individual single- family, duplex, two-family, and town home dwellings shall not require review by the village engineer but shall be constructed of two and one-half inches (2.5") of bituminous surface over eight inches (8") of gravel or crushed stone or four inches (4") of concrete with a mesh grid over six inches (6") of gravel or crushed stone and be graded so as to dispose of surface water accumulation by means of positive storm water drainage.
2. Size: Except for parallel parking spaces and handicap parking spaces, required off street parking space shall be one hundred eighty (180) square feet in area and shall be no less than eighteen feet (18') long with a vertical clearance of seven feet (7'), all exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, columns, office or work space; provided, however, that in measuring the length of a parking space, the area safely occupied by a vehicle beyond a curb stop, whether paved or unpaved, shall be included. Each off street parking space parallel to the parking aisle or driveway shall be no less than nine feet (9') wide and twenty three feet (23') in length.
3. Access And On Site Circulation: Off street parking areas shall be designed so as to require egress from the zoning lot to the street or alley by forward motion of the vehicle.
a. Aisles: Each required off street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. Aisle widths shall not be less than the following:
(1) Twenty four feet (24') for any aisle designed for two-way traffic;
(2) Twenty four feet (24') for each perpendicular parking space;
(3) Eighteen feet (18') for each parking space on a sixty degree (60°) angle to the aisle; thirteen feet (13') for each parallel parking space or parking space on a forty five degree (45°) or thirty degree (30°) angle to the aisle; and
(4) Twelve feet (12') for each parallel parking space.
b. Parking Modules: A "parking module" shall mean a row of parking spaces, a parking aisle, and another row of parking spaces. Parking module widths shall not be less than the following:
(1) Sixty one feet (61') for perpendicular parking spaces;
(2) Sixty feet (60') for parking spaces on a sixty degree (60°) angle to the aisle;
(3) Fifty three feet (53') for parking spaces on a forty five degree (45°) angle from the aisle;
(4) Forty nine feet (49') for parking spaces on a thirty degree (30°) angle from the aisle; and
(5) Thirty feet (30') for parallel parking modules.
c. Driveways: All off street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement on the public streets.
(1) Intersection Setbacks:
(A) Driveways located along an arterial road right of way shall not be located less than sixty feet (60') from an intersecting right of way.
(B) Driveways located along a collector road right of way shall not be located less than fifty feet (50') from an intersecting right of way.
(C) Driveways located along a local street or cul- de-sac right of way shall not be located less than thirty feet (30') from an intersecting right of way.
(2) Street Transition: All parking facility driveways which lead to or from a public right of way shall provide a transition space of not less than thirty feet (30') in length from the public right of way to the nearest parking space, an intersecting driveway or parking aisle along said driveway to ensure traffic safety and circulation efficiency.
(3) Width: All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced, or extended after the effective date hereof shall meet the following requirements:
(A) No driveway for vehicular ingress and egress shall exceed twenty eight feet (28') in width at the right of way and thirty four feet (34') in width at the roadway in residential districts.
(B) No driveway for vehicular ingress and egress shall exceed thirty four feet (34') in width at the right of way and forty four feet (44') in width at the roadway in industrial districts.
D. Queuing Spaces: Queuing spaces shall be provided accessory to drive-up service facilities in the number prescribed in section 9-12-5 of this chapter. Queuing spaces shall be located so as to not interfere with parking or pedestrian and vehicular circulation on the zoning lot, or circulation on adjacent public streets. Queuing spaces shall measure ten feet (10') in width and eighteen feet (18') in length. Queuing space shall not occupy the same spaces as parking or aisles thereto.
E. Location: The location of off street parking spaces accessory to the use served shall be as follows:
1. Uses In Residential Districts: Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. Parking spaces accessory to uses other than dwellings in a residential district may be located on an adjacent lot or directly across a street or alley from the lot occupied by the use served, but in no case more than three hundred feet (300') from such use.
2. Uses In Commercial And Industrial Districts: All required parking spaces shall be not more than five hundred feet (500') from the use served, except for spaces accessory to dwelling units which shall be not more than three hundred feet (300') from the uses served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a commercial or industrial district shall be located in a residential district; except, that private, free, off street parking accessory to and located not more than two hundred feet (200') from such uses and municipal parking lots may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the standards and procedures provided in chapter 13 of this title.
F. Parking Or Storage Of Recreational Vehicles And Trailers In Residential District:
1. General Standards:
a. For the purpose of this subsection, racing cars/cycles are not considered to be recreational vehicles.
b. Recreational vehicles shall not be used as accessory structures in any district.
c. Recreational vehicles shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
d. Recreational vehicles shall not be parked or stored in such a way as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. No recreational vehicle, including attachments and appurtenances, shall be parked within one foot (1') of a public sidewalk.
f. The ground under and surrounding where any such recreational vehicle is parked or stored must be kept free of noxious weeds, overgrowth, or debris.
g. No recreational vehicle shall be used for storage of goods, materials, or equipment other than those items considered to be part of the unit or essential to its immediate use.
h. No recreational vehicle shall be connected to gas, water, or sanitary sewer service, except for temporary service connection for battery charging.
i. No recreational vehicle may be temporarily occupied for more than fourteen (14) days in any six (6) month period to accommodate visitors. Use of internal cooking and sanitary facilities shall not be permitted.
j. Recreational vehicles may be stored in rear yards on a temporary surface, including, but not limited to, gravel, patio blocks, or similar material.
2. Parking And Storage Restrictions:
a. Not more than two (2) recreational vehicles conforming to the size restrictions stated in subsection F2d of this section may be parked or stored in the open on a lot in a residential district, except as set forth in this subsection.
b. Recreational vehicles may be parked or stored in the side yard and rear yard, subject to the standards set forth in this subsection, but not more than one of the side yards of any residential lot may be used for parking or storage of recreational vehicles.
c. No recreational vehicle, such as, but not limited to, camping trailers, boat trailers, boats, snowmobiles, snowmobile trailers, all terrain vehicles, camping buses, camping trucks, and house trailers, shall be stored in any front yard or corner side yard in any residential district unless it shall be located on a hard surfaced driveway.
d. No trucks, recreational vehicles, or buses which exceed nine feet (9') in height, or twenty feet (20') in length, or eight thousand (8,000) pounds in gross weight shall be stored in a driveway in any front yard or corner side yard in any residential district.
e. For the purpose of this subsection, "storage" shall mean a vehicle parked on the zoning lot for more than forty eight (48) hours in any seventy two (72) hour period.
G. Handicapped Parking: Any parking area for use by the general public shall provide parking spaces designated and located to accommodate the handicapped in accordance with the international building code, 2000 1 . (Ord. 2004-19, 8-10-2004)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 8, chapter 1, article A of this code. |