A. Location Of Parking Facilities: Unless otherwise permitted in subsection 10-9-3B or section 10-9-6 of this chapter, all required off street parking and loading facilities, which serve a building, structure or land uses, which are erected, established, altered, enlarged, or intensified after the effective date hereof, and all such parking facilities which are established or increased voluntarily pursuant to this title, shall be located on the same lot as the building, structure, or use of land to be served.
B. Collective Parking Facilities: Off street parking facilities for separate buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district in which separate parking facilities for each constituent use may be permitted; provided, that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
C. Yard Requirements: Off street parking requirements shall be located within the buildable area of the zoning lot, unless specifically exempted by the village board in accordance with this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)
D. Access:
1. Placement: 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. All off street parking facilities shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street, alley or driveway in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements.
a. Pavement: A parking area containing four (4) or more parking spaces shall have vehicular access to it over a street, alley or driveway containing all weather, hard surfaced pavement and the location and route of access to such a parking area shall be identified.
b. Dimensions: At no time shall a driveway across public property have a width, exclusive of curb returns, exceeding twenty feet (20') in a residence district or twenty four feet (24') in a nonresidence district, unless specifically exempted by the village board in accordance with this title.
c. Driveway Setbacks: At no time shall a new driveway be constructed in a drainage or public utility easement, or be constructed closer to a side lot line than:
Lot Or Access Strip Width | Minimum Setback |
Less than 75 feet | 1 foot |
75 - 100 feet | 3 feet |
100 feet and above | 5 feet |
(Ord. 2010-06-21, 6-17-2010)
E. Floor Area: For the purpose of determining off street parking and off street loading requirements, floor area shall be calculated as the sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of the building or buildings, excluding:
1. Areas used for off street parking and loading facilities.
2. The horizontal areas of the basement and cellar floors that are devoted exclusively to uses accessory to the operation of the entire building.
3. The horizontal areas of boiler and mechanical rooms used for heating, ventilating and air conditioning, whether located on the roof or within the building.
F. Computation Of Number Of Parking Spaces: When determination of the number of off street parking spaces required herein results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (1/2) or less may be disregarded while a fraction in excess of one-half (1/2) shall be counted as one parking space.
G. Size:
1. Dimensional Standards: All required off street parking spaces (including handicapped spaces), loading berths and drive aisles (including access aisles) shall meet the dimensional standards set forth in the off street parking, loading berth and drive aisle chart located at the end of section 10-9-7 of this chapter, unless specifically exempted in accordance with this title.
2. Compact Car Facilities: When there are practical difficulties, or for due cause shown, or where the public safety or public convenience would be better served, the zoning administrator, acting upon a specific application, may authorize modifications as follows:
a. Compact car facilities, where allowed, shall be limited to ten percent (10%) of the spaces required for the site and shall be provided only for employee parking for office and industrial uses. No compact automobile spaces shall be provided for health- medical uses. (Ord. 2008-3-11, 3-20-2008)
b. The minimum stall size for compact car facilities shall be not less than seven and one-half feet (71/2') in width and not less than fifteen feet (15') in depth.
c. All compact car facilities (areas) shall be appropriately marked by signs designating those spaces "For Compact Cars Only".
d. No parking space in any accessory off street parking facility containing less than fifty (50) parking spaces shall be sized or designated for compact car parking.
3. Handicapped Parking: All uses except single-family detached or single-family attached dwellings shall be required to provide off street accessible parking spaces for handicapped persons pursuant to the "Illinois accessibility code", as amended. The number of handicapped parking spaces shall be included in the required total number of parking spaces. Such spaces shall be identified as a handicapped parking space in accordance with the "Illinois accessibility code", as amended (see off street parking, loading berth and drive aisle chart at the end of section 10-9-7 of this chapter). Such spaces shall be located as close as possible to the public access of the building or use for which the spaces are provided. Handicapped parking spaces shall be connected to the permitted or special use for which they are required. Where there is a discrepancy between the handicapped parking space standards of the "Illinois accessibility code" and a village, state or federal regulation related to such spaces, the more stringent standards shall apply.
H. Design:
1. Open And Enclosed Parking Spaces: Accessory parking spaces may be open to the sky or enclosed in a parking structure.
2. Surfacing: Unless otherwise approved by the village board, all open off street parking, except for single-family parking, shall be improved with an all weather surfaced pavement of adequate structural strength to support the expected traffic volumes and loadings, and shall be designed in accordance with applicable provisions of the Illinois department of transportation "Design Manual" and title 11 of this code.
For parking areas primarily designed for passenger car parking with occasional light truck traffic, the minimum pavement shall consist of a well compacted aggregate (or equal) base course not less than eight inches (8") in thickness constructed on a stable and compacted subgrade, and a bituminous concrete surface not less than two inches (2") in thickness. Nonreinforced concrete pavement of equivalent thickness but not less than five inches (5") will be acceptable.
3. Curbing: All off street parking areas, except for single- family parking, shall be provided with concrete wheel guards, bumper guards or continuous curbs shall be so located that no part of any parked vehicle will extend beyond the property line or encroach upon any adjacent sidewalk and/or landscaped area(s).
4. Screening And Landscaping:
a. All open automobile parking areas containing more than four (4) parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any property situated in a residence district or any institutional premises by a wall, fence or densely planted compact hedge. Such required screening shall conform with the front and side yard setback requirements of the district in which the parking is located.
b. In all off street parking facilities open to the sky having a paved area greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, a minimum of ten percent (10%) of such area shall be landscaped to create visual relief. Such landscaping shall be established to break (soften) the expanse of paving.
5. Lighting And Sound Control: 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 (3) foot-candles measured at the lot line. Loudspeaker systems are not permitted.
6. Drainage:
a. All open off street parking facilities shall be designed for adequate drainage. The discharge of stormwater from said parking facilities into existing public storm sewers, drains, streets, ditches, channels or any other public drainageways shall be subject to the limitations and requirements as set forth by the village or any other governmental agency having jurisdictional control over said sewer or drainageway. The discharge of stormwater onto adjacent private property or into privately owned drains will not be permitted unless written approval is obtained from said private owner. When deemed applicable by the village, on site stormwater detention and/or retention shall be provided.
b. When off street parking facilities are located within designated floodplain areas, planning, design and construction of said parking facilities shall comply with applicable requirements of the village's floodplain control regulations 1 .
7. Access Control And Signage:
a. Required Signs: For traffic control and safety, stop signs, entrance and exit signs, and other required accessory signs shall be provided.
b. Pavement Marking: When required for traffic control and safety, all parking stalls, aisles and access entrances and exits shall be marked on the pavement surface with paint or an equivalent marking material.
8. Utilization Of Off Street Parking Areas:
a. No motor vehicle repair work of any kind shall be permitted in parking lots. No gasoline or motor oil shall be sold in conjunction with any accessory parking facilities unless such facilities are located within a completely enclosed building, in which case gasoline and motor oil may be sold within such building, and provided further that all gasoline pumps shall be effectively screened from view of the street.
b. Except as otherwise provided in subsection H8c of this section, off street parking facilities accessory to a residence use and developed in any residence district shall be limited to parking of automobiles by occupants of the residence to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of said occupants only. Required parking for single-family detached and attached dwellings shall include at least two (2) parking spaces, in accordance with section 10-9-7 of this chapter and this section, one or both of which shall be located within a driveway of at least nine feet (9') in width.
c. The adoption of this subsection H8c shall not grant "grandfathered" status to nonconforming parking situations in existence at the time of the enactment of this subsection H8c due to the threat that maintenance of said practice poses to the protection of property values. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection H8b of this section, off street parking areas may be utilized for the purposes listed hereinafter, but only in compliance with the following conditions:
(1) Parking and storage of recreational vehicles, boats and trailers; or recreational or utility trailers shall be permitted on residentially zoned properties provided that:
(A) No more than one vehicle, which is a recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer may be parked outdoors on any residential lot; and
(B) The owner of such recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer must be a permanent occupant of the residential dwelling; and
(C) The recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer shall be properly licensed to operate on the public roads; and
(D) The recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer shall be parked or stored on an improved parking surface (i.e., concrete, asphalt or pavers) and shall not be in an area on a lot which is five feet (5') from the rear property line, three feet (3') from the side property line, in the front yard, or side yard adjoining a street. The diagram below shows a typical lot and prohibited area - exhibit 1; and
(E) Parking or storage of a recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer shall not be permitted within any public utility or drainage easement; and
(F) Any boat stored or parked pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be covered with a boat cover designed for such intended purpose. Other types of covers, including, but not limited to, tarpaulins, plastic covers, shall not be permitted.
(G) Any recreational or utility trailer stored or parked pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be covered, and the method of covering shall be securely tied to the trailer.
(2) No more than one recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer owned by a permanent occupant of the residential dwelling unit may be temporarily parked on an existing driveway on the residential lot for a period not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days for the purpose of unloading, loading, maintenance or repairs, provided that said temporary parking or storage shall not exceed fourteen (14) calendar days during any month.
(3) No more than one recreational vehicle, boat and trailer; or recreational or utility trailer owned by a guest of the owner or permanent occupant of the residential lot may be temporarily parked on an existing driveway on the residential lot for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days in any six (6) consecutive month period.
(4) Parking of an "inoperable vehicle", as defined in title 6, chapter 5, "Abandoned, Hazardous Or Unlawful Vehicles", of this code, or parts thereof shall be within a secured enclosed structure.
(5) Operable motor vehicles shall only be parked in specifically designed and developed off street parking areas in residential zoning districts in accordance with this code.
(6) Parking commercial vehicles and/or commercial or construction trailers and/or construction equipment anywhere on a residentially zoned lot is prohibited, unless said equipment is being temporarily parked and used on site for the duration of the construction activity associated with a project for which the village has issued a permit.
(7) It is unlawful for any person to park any commercial vehicle (other than a pickup truck, station wagon or similar vehicle of a size similar to an ordinary passenger vehicle) and/or commercial or construction trailer more than twelve (12) hours on any residentially zoned lot except:
(A) While loading or unloading property and time in addition to such twelve (12) hour period is necessary to complete such work; or
(B) When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to the property in which such vehicle is parked and time in addition to such twelve (12) hour period is reasonably necessary to complete such service.
9. Temporary Storage Of Cargo Containers, Temporary Membrane Structures, Storage Tents And Temporary Storage Canopies: Cargo containers, temporary membrane structures, storage tents and temporary storage canopies may be placed on a private property subject to the following:
a. Such placement shall not exceed four (4) times, for a total of thirty (30) days, in any calendar year. However, the village of Winfield building inspector may extend said time to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days, provided the cargo container, temporary membrane structure, storage tent or temporary storage canopy is located on a property that has a valid building permit for a major construction project and is used to store construction equipment, construction materials, and/or relocated personal possessions.
b. Cargo containers, temporary membrane structures, storage tents and temporary storage canopies shall not be allowed in required interior side or rear yard setbacks.
I. Special Use Permit: Any exception to subsection H8c(1)(D) of this section shall require a special use permit approved by the village board following the conduct of a public hearing and recommendation from the plan commission.
1. Any special use permit granted shall only apply to the applicant and not inure to the property and/or subsequent tenants and/or owners.
2. The request for a special use permit will include the following information:
a. Letter requesting appeal, outlining the reasons justifying the request;
b. The resident shall demonstrate that the lot configuration, including the driveway and garage, does not allow the parking or storage of the recreational vehicle, boat and trailer, and/or utility trailer to comply with this section;
c. Evidence that resident is permanent occupant of residence. If occupant is not the owner of the residence, written authorization by the owner for the occupant to submit the request for appeal;
d. Evidence that resident is owner of the recreational vehicle, boat and trailer, and/or utility trailer;
e. Plat of survey or equivalent scaled drawing, showing all structures and improvements existing on the residential property;
f. Other information that demonstrates the reasons that the resident believes the appeal should be approved.
3. The application fee for a special use permit for this section is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), which is nonrefundable. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 12 of this code. |