(a) Location. All parking spaces required to serve buildings or uses erected or established after the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance shall be located on the same zoning lot as the building or use served, except that parking spaces to serve industrial buildings or uses may be located within 500 feet of such use if said spaces are located in an Industrial District.
Buildings or uses existing on the effective date of this Ordinance which are subsequently altered or enlarged so as to require the provision of parking spaces under this Ordinance, may be served by parking facilities located on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served is located, provided such facilities are within 500 feet walking distance of the main entrance to the use served. Owners of property, nonconforming as to parking, who elect to provide parking and become conforming may locate such parking on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use is located, as allowed in this section.
Off-street parking spaces, open to the sky, may be located in any yard, except the required front yards in a Residential District. Enclosed buildings and carports containing off-street parking shall be subject to applicable yard requirements.
(b) Size. Except for parallel parking spaces, each required off-street parking space shall be at least eight (8) feet six (6) inches in width and at least 19 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office or work areas. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven (7) feet six (6) inches, and shall be measured at right angles to the axis of the vehicle. For parallel parking, the length of the parking space shall be increased to 24 feet. All other requirements as to size shall be as hereinafter set forth in the Off-Street Parking Chart at the end of the chapter.
(c) Access. Except on lots accommodating single-family dwellings, each parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway at least 12 feet wide or such additional width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space.
Access to parking areas in B1 Districts (with the exception of shopping centers in these districts) should be provided across the side or rear lot lines where feasible. Access to such parking areas by curb cuts or driveways across the front lot line should be avoided.
(d) Collective Provision. Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements governing location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to. Further, no parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than (1) use unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(e) Design and Maintenance. All open off-street parking areas, except a single parking space accessory to a single-family dwelling, shall be surfaced with a dustless all-weather material capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000 pounds (normally, a two-inch (2") black top on a four- inch (4") base or five (5) inches of Portland Cement will meet this requirement.)
(f) Time Requirements. All parking spaces and off-street parking required pursuant to the Zoning Ordinances of the Village shall be completed within one year from the date of any partial occupancy of the building or structure served by the parking spaces or off-street parking.
(Ord. 2001-16. Passed 7-3-01.)