A. Purpose. The off-street parking and loading requirements of this Section 17.46.110 are intended to provide accessible, attractive, secure and well-maintained off-street parking and loading areas with the appropriate number of spaces in proportion to the needs of the proposed use, increase public safety by reducing congestion of public streets, and encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation where appropriate.
B. Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required. Off-street parking spaces and loading spaces must be provided for all uses within buildings and structures located within the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District and the C-2 General Retail Commercial District in accordance with this Section 17.46.110; provided, however, that nonresidential uses located on the ground floor and occupying a space with a gross floor area of less than 2,500 square feet are exempt from the off-street parking and loading requirements of this Section 17.46.110.
C. Existing Buildings and Structures. The following provisions apply to all uses within buildings and structures that were in existence on February 17, 2015, which date is the effective date of this ordinance ("Effective Date"):
1. Existing Uses.
a. Subject to Section 17.46.110.C.3 of this code, the number of off-street parking spaces and loading spaces that must be provided for all uses in existence the Effective Date, must be greater than or equal to the lesser of: (i) the number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 17 4 of this code for the use, computed in accordance with Section 17.46.110.F of this code; or (ii) the number of off-street parking spaces provided for the use on the Effective Date.
b. Subject to Section 17.46.110.C.3 of this code, in the event that a building or structure that was in existence on the Effective Date must be repaired or reconstructed as a result of a casualty, the number of off-street parking and loading spaces that must be provided need not exceed the number of off-street parking and loading spaces that were provided before the casualty.
2. Changes in Use. In the event of a change from one legal conforming use to another legal conforming use within a building or structure that was in existence on the Effective Date, the number of off-street parking and loading spaces provided for the former use must be maintained, but no additional off-street parking or loading spaces must be provided.
3. Increases in Intensity of Use. In the event of an increase in the intensity of a use within a building or structure in existence on the Effective Date, the number of off-street parking and loading spaces that must be provided for the intensified use must be greater than or equal to the number of off-street parking and loading spaces required by Table 17-4 of this code for the use, computed in accordance with Section 17.46.110.F of this code.
D. New Buildings and Structures. The number of off-street parking and loading spaces that must be provided for uses within buildings and structures constructed after the Effective Date must be greater than or equal to the number of parking spaces required by Table 17-4 of this code for the use, computed in accordance with Section 17.46.110.F of this code. All required off-street parking and loading spaces must be constructed before occupancy of the new building or structure.
E. Additional Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces. Nothing in this Section 17.46.110 shall be deemed to prohibit the provision of a number of off street parking and loading spaces that is greater than the minimum number required, provided that all off-street parking and loading spaces comply with all of the other provisions of this Section 17.46.110 and this code.
F. Computation of Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces. The total number of off-street parking and loading spaces that must be provided for each use will be computed in accordance with the following standards:
1. Determined by Use. The minimum number of required off-street parking and loading spaces will be determined in accordance with Table 17-4 of this code based upon the principal use of the building or structure; provided, however, that if more than one use conducted within a single building or structure, the minimum number of off-street parking and loading spaces will be the sum of the minimum number of off-street parking and loading spaces required for each use pursuant to Table 17-4 of this Code.
2. Fractional Spaces. If computation of the minimum required number of off-street parking and loading spaces results in a fraction, fractions of less than or equal to one-half will be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and fractions of more than one half will be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
3. Calculation of Gross Floor Area. When Table 17-4 of this code requires the calculation of the gross floor area of a use, the gross floor area shall be the sum of the gross horizontal floor area of the several floors of a building measured from the interior faces of the exterior walls, excluding areas used for the storage of merchandise or materials, mechanical equipment rooms, rest rooms, common area elements, including without limitation hallways, and areas used for off-street parking and loading and related aisles, ramps and maneuvering space.
4. Fleet Vehicles and Vehicles for Sale. Any off-street parking or loading space occupied by a vehicle for sale or lease or occupied by a fleet vehicle will not be counted toward the minimum number of off-street parking and loading spaces required by this Section 17.46.110.
5. Parking and Loading Spaces Calculated Separately. Space allocated to any off-street loading space will not be counted toward the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces, and space allocated to any off-street parking spaces will not be counted toward the minimum number of required off-street loading spaces, required by this Section 17.46.110.
G. Location of Off-Street Parking.
1. Parking Lots and Parking Garages. A parking lot at or above street level or a parking garage may be permitted as a special use approved in accordance with Chapter 17.56 of this code.
2. Off-Premise Parking. All required off-street parking facilities for non-residential uses must be located on the same lot as the building or structure served. However, off-street parking may be located within 300 feet walking distance of a use when all of the following conditions are met:
a. The parking facility is located on a property that is owned or leased, for a period of at least 20 years, by the same party as owns the building or structure that contains the use;
b. A restrictive covenant, in a form acceptable to the Village, is recorded with the office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds against the property on which the parking facility is located, which restrictive covenant must: (i) prohibit any use of the property other than as a parking facility that serves the use; (ii) be enforceable by the Village; (iii) run with the land; and (iv) provide that the restrictive covenant will not be released by the Village until: (A) the use served by the parking facility is terminated, (B) the minimum number of off-street parking spaces that must be provided for the use is provided on the same lot as the lot on which the use is located, or (C) the minimum number of off-street parking spaces that must be provided for the use is provided at another parking facility that satisfies all of the requirements of this Section 17.46.110.G.2; and
c. A copy of the recorded restrictive covenant certified by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds is filed with the Zoning Administrator.
H. Design Standards. The location, design, dimensions, and configuration of all parking spaces, parking lots and parking garages must comply with the standards set forth in the Fourth Edition of the Traffic Engineering Handbook, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Jesse L. Pine, editor, which handbook is incorporated herein by reference.
I. Accessibility Standards. All parking lots and parking spaces must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations regarding accessibility by the disabled, including, without limitation, regulations governing the size, location, striping, configuration, and number of parking spaces.
Residential Uses | ||
Dwelling unit above ground floor | One bedroom or fewer: | 1 ¼ space / unit |
Two bedroom unit: | 1 ½ space / unit | |
Three bedroom or greater: | 2 space / unit | |
Commercial Uses - commercial uses shall provide two (2) parking spaces per 1,000 s.f., with exception of the following uses: | ||
Restaurant, Fast Food | 30 per 1000 s.f., + 0.66 per employee | |
(MC-2-2015 § 12, Amended, 02/17/2015; MC-4-2009, Added, 05/05/2009)