ARTICLE 5

 

PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS

 

 

SECTION 501    OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS

 

                       Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for every use or part thereof

                        in all districts as prescribed in this section.  Where the parking

                        requirements for a use are not mentioned, the parking requirements for

                        such use shall be determined by the Zoning Board and such determination

                        shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use

                        specified herein and based on review and consultation with the applicant

                        when necessary.

 

SECTION 502    MINIMUM NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED

 

                        For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required,

                        floor area shall mean that area used for service to the public in offices,

                        merchandising, and service types of uses; excluded are areas used

                        principally for nonpublic purposes such as storage, incidental repair,

                        processing, show windows, rest rooms, and dressing rooms.  In measuring

                        for parking space, fractions of required floor area over one-half shall

                        require one parking space.

 

SECTION 503    SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED SPACES

 

              A.     Residential

                      

                       Single family - two for each unit.

 

               B.    Commercial

 

                        1.   Business and professional offices and banks - one for each 200

                              square feet of floor area.

 

                        2.   Funeral home - one space per 100 square feet of floor area.

 

                        3.   Retail stores, supermarkets, etc. - one parking space for each 150

                              square feet of floor area.

 

                        4.   Beauty parlors and barber shops - two for each chair.

                                                                

                        5.   Laundromats - one for each two washing machines.

 

                        6.   Restaurant, standard - one for each 200 square feet of floor area.

 

                        7.   Restaurant, fast-food, drive-in, or take-out - one for each 25 square

                              feet of floor area.

 

              C.      Institutional

 

                        1.   Churches and other places of religious assembly - one for each five seats.

 

                        2.   Medical, veterinary and dental offices - one for every 200 square feet of

                              floor area of examination, treating room, office, and waiting room.

 

                        3.   Nursing homes - one for each two beds.

 

            D.        Industrial

 

                       All types of manufacturing, storage, and wholesale uses permitted in the

                       industrial district - one for every two employees (on the largest shift for

                       which the building is designed), plus one for each motor vehicle used in the business.

 

SECTION 504   OFF-STREET PARKING AREA DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION                      

           

            A.        Off-street parking areas shall have parking spaces of not less than 10 feet in

                        width and 19 feet in depth exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be

                        functionally arranged and provided with adequate maneuvering lanes.

 

B.                 Ingress and egress points shall be located to minimize traffic congestion and

            avoid undue interference with pedestrian movement.  There shall be no more

            than 2 access ways abutting on any one street.  Access ways shall have a

            maximum width of 45 feet at the curb cut line of the street, except that drives

            with extensive truck use may have a maximum width of 80 feet, not to

            exceed 50% of lot frontage.

           

C.                 Off-street parking areas shall be improved with bituminous, concrete, or

            equivalent surfacing, and so graded and drained as to dispose of all

            surface water accumulation within the parking area.  Wheel guards or

            bumper guards as may be necessary shall be provided in connection with

            any off-street parking area of five parking spaces or more to contain cars

            on sloping surfaces and to prevent the bumpers of cars from projecting

            over sidewalks or property lines.  All lighting used to illuminate parking

            areas shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from adjoining

            properties or streets.  No open light sources, such as the stringing of light

            bulbs, shall be permitted.

 

 

 

SECTION 505   PARKING OF VEHICLES (OTHER THAN AUTOMOBILES)

 

            A.        Due to the limited parking spaces available in this Village, the following

                        may not be parked upon any of the streets within the residential districts

                        of the Village, or upon any property within the residential districts of the

                        Village, except for temporary purposes, such as loading or unloading,

                        and not to exceed a 48-hour period:     

 

                        1.   Trucks, exceeding 15 ft. in length, other than pick-up trucks or vans.

 

                        2.   Any vehicle that has a GVW in excess of 11,000 lb.

 

                        3.   Buses.

 

            B.         Commercial trailers can be parked no longer than 5 days in succession

                        within any 30 day period and cannot exceed 20 days total in any calendar year.

 

            C.        Mobile homes, house trailers and campers.

 

                        1.   Storage of any mobile home, any house trailer, or camper exceeding

                              15 feet in length, is prohibited, unless it is completely enclosed in a

                              garage or other permanent structure.

 

                        2.   No mobile home, house trailer or camper may be used as a residence

                              or overnight accommodation.

 

                        3.   Temporary parking of mobile homes, house trailers, or campers

                              exceeding 15 feet in length, will be allowed by permit only, with the

                              following requirements:       

 

                              a.   No permit will exceed 10 days in any 30 day period.

                                                             

                              b.   All permits must be displayed so as to be visible from the street.

 

c.       Such temporary parking permits will be issued by the Zoning

      Inspector or in his absence a designated member of the Zoning

      Board, upon application.

                             

SECTION 506   OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES

 

                        On the same lot with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected

                        hereafter to be used for other than exclusive dwelling purposes, adequate

                        space for standing, loading, and the unloading of motor vehicles shall be

                        provided to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and

                        sidewalks.  Loading space shall be provided in addition to off-street parking areas.