A.
This section establishes circulation, access and off-street parking
requirements as a necessary part of the development and use of land.
It is the intent of this section to help avoid the negative impacts
associated with spillover parking into adjacent areas, while at the
same time avoiding the negative environmental and urban design impacts
that can result from parking lots and other vehicular use areas.
B.
The provisions of this section are also intended to help protect
the public health, safety, and general welfare by:
(1)
Helping to avoid and mitigate traffic congestion, traffic hazards,
and vehicle and pedestrian interaction;
(2)
Encouraging multimodal transportation options and enhanced pedestrian
safety;
(3)
Providing methods to reduce impervious surfaces and to provide
adequate drainage structures in order to reduce the environmental
impacts of stormwater runoff;
(4)
Facilitating the implementation of sustainable design practices
and development of green infrastructure to protect natural resources
and improve the Village's resiliency in the face of climate change;
and
(5)
Providing flexible methods for responding to the transportation
and access demands of various land uses in different areas of the
Village.
A.
No site plan shall be approved and no permit shall be issued for
the erection or occupancy of a building or structure unless the use
conforms to the parking requirements of this section or as modified
by the Planning Commission.
B.
For any off-street parking facility as required by this section,
a layout plan showing entrances, drives and parking stalls, and snow
storage and removal provisions shall be submitted as part of site
plan review.
C.
These requirements of this article shall apply to all nonresidential, mixed-use, and multifamily uses within the Village of Hamburg. Requirements for single-, two-, and multifamily dwellings up to four units are provided in § 250-33.3, but otherwise shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
Off-street parking and driveways for single-, two-, and multifamily
dwellings up to four units shall conform to the following:
A.
Off-street parking.
(1)
Parking is prohibited on grass and yard space that is not hard-surfaced
and properly designated for such use.
(2)
Off-street parking may be permitted in the front yard, provided
all spaces are located on an approved driveway.
(3)
Recreational vehicles, commercial vehicles, and other vehicles exceeding 14 feet in length or nine feet in height may be parked on an approved driveway, provided such vehicles are located behind the front building line. The parking of all recreational and commercial vehicles must comply with § 238-2 of the Village Code.
B.
Garages. If a new house design includes a detached garage, the detached
garage must be at least 10 feet from the dwelling structure and must
be located with the proper side lot line setbacks.
A.
Where more than one primary structure is located on a lot, an on-site
system of pedestrian walkways shall be designed to provide direct
access and connections to and between the following (see Figure 4).
(1)
The primary entrance or entrances to each commercial building,
including pad site buildings;
(2)
Any sidewalks or walkways on adjacent properties that extend
to the boundaries shared with nonresidential development;
(3)
The public sidewalk system along the perimeter streets adjacent
to the commercial development;
(4)
Adjacent land uses and developments, including but not limited
to adjacent residential developments, retail shopping centers, office
buildings, or restaurants; and
(5)
Adjacent public parks, greenways, or other public or civic uses
including, but not limited to, schools, places of worship, public
recreational facilities, or government offices.
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B.
Sidewalks and/or plazas shall be provided with weather protection
(e.g., shade trees, awnings/canopies) and appropriate pedestrian amenities
(e.g., outdoor seating, trash cans, sidewalk displays, public art,
etc.).
A.
Where more than one primary use is located on a lot or are arranged
as a plaza, complex, or mall, internal streets or driveways shall
be provided to allow vehicle access between such uses and parking
areas. Techniques to achieve this include, but are not limited to,
shared driveways, shared access roads, cross access easements, and
shared parking areas.
B.
To the extent practicable, common or shared service and delivery
access shall be provided between adjacent parcels and/or buildings.
C.
No driveway or curb cut shall be located closer than 30 feet to the
intersection of public streets.
D.
Driveways and curb cuts located on the same side of the road or right-of-way
shall be spaced a minimum of 60 feet apart, as measured from the nearest
edges. Shared access drives shall be provided where such separation
may not be practicable.
E.
The width of an access driveway shall conform to the requirements
of the table below.
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Driveway and Curb Cut Width Requirements
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|---|---|---|
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Land Use
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Maximum Width
(feet)
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Multifamily dwelling
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10
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20
|
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Nonresidential, one-way access
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12
|
20
|
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Nonresidential, two-way access
|
20
|
28
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A.
Location.
(1)
No parking shall be permitted in the front yard, except for
one- and two-family dwellings on a designated driveway.
(2)
Off-street parking shall be located in the rear yard.
(3)
Side yard parking may be allowed only in the NCC, GC, MU-R,
and MU-I Districts upon approval by the Village Board and after review
and recommendation by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission
may consider side yard parking only for corner lots in the NCC and
GC Districts. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon side
yard parking as they deem appropriate to promote a walkable community
(see Figure 5).
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(4)
If side yard parking is allowed pursuant to § 250-33.6A(3) above, the side yard parking shall be located a minimum of 10 feet behind the front facade and shall not exceed 40% of the lot frontage (see Figure 5).
D.
Maximum parking permitted. Surface parking spaces shall not exceed
110% of the minimums required, unless otherwise approved by the reviewing
board.
E.
Parking blocks. In order to reduce the scale of parking areas, the
total amount of parking provided shall be broken up into parking blocks
containing not more than 40 spaces.
(1)
Each parking block shall be separated from other parking blocks
by buildings or access drives with landscaped areas at least 10 feet
wide, a landscaped median or berm at least 10 feet wide, or by a pedestrian
walkway or sidewalk within a landscaped median at least 10 feet wide
(see Figure 6).
(2)
Each parking block or pod shall have consistent design angles
for all parking within the block. Parking blocks should be oriented
to buildings to allow pedestrian movement down and not across rows.
This is typically achieved with parking drive aisles perpendicular
to customer entrances (see Figure 6).
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F.
Walkways. All parking areas with more than 20 spaces shall provide
pedestrian walkways within the parking area and outside of the drive
aisles and parking rows.
(1)
The walkway must be a minimum of 10 feet in width. Walkways
may be reduced to five feet in width if designed as a grade separated
walkway with landscape buffers on either side (see Figure 7).
(2)
One walkway is required for every double loaded aisle with more
than 20 spaces (see Figure 7).
(3)
The walkway must be located within the parking area to serve
the maximum number of parking stalls.
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(4)
All walkways shall comply with the American with Disabilities
Act (ADA).
G.
Landscaping and buffering. All parking lots shall comply with Article
34 of this chapter.
H.
Lighting. All exterior lighting intended to illuminate off-street
parking areas shall be in conformance with the requirements of Article
36 of this chapter.
I.
Maintenance. All parking areas shall be maintained so that the pavement
is structurally sound, clean and free of dust, mud, snow, or trash
and striped to Village standards. All pavement repair, striping, reconstruction,
or restoration work shall be done in accordance with Village standards.
J.
Bicycle parking. Bicycle parking shall be provided with all multifamily
and nonresidential developments at 10% of the minimum vehicle parking
requirements, but not less than two and not more than 20 bicycle spaces
for any single use.
K.
Parking space and aisle dimensions. The minimum required dimensions
of parking spaces and aisles shall be as indicated in the following
table and Figure 8.
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Figure 8. Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions
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Minimum Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions
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Angle (A)
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Stall Width (B)
(feet)
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Curb Length (C)
(feet)
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Drive Aisle (D)
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Stall Depth (E)
(feet)
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|
One-way
(feet)
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Two-way
(feet)
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0° (Parallel)
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8
|
22
|
12
|
20
|
8
|
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45°
|
9
|
12.7
|
13
|
—
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16.5
|
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60°
|
9
|
10.4
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18
|
22
|
18
|
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90°
|
9
|
9
|
—
|
22
|
20
|
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A.
Shared parking. The reviewing board may approve shared parking facilities
for developments or uses with different operating hours or peak business
periods, subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Parking is for two or more uses located on the same lot or with
a common lot line;
(2)
All shared parking facilities are located within 500 feet of
the uses served;
(3)
A pedestrian circulation plan is submitted to the reviewing
board that shows connections and walkways between shared parking areas
and uses. Paths should be as direct and short as possible;
(4)
A parking demand study is submitted to the reviewing board that
demonstrates the feasibility of the shared parking arrangement and
include the size and use of the proposed development(s), the anticipated
parking demand for each use, and the peak periods of parking demand
for each use.
(5)
The shared parking plan is developed and enforced by an irrevocable
written covenant among all owners of record. A copy of the covenant
must be submitted to the reviewing board and recorded in the county
recorder's office before any building permits are issued for
any use to be served by the shared parking area. A shared parking
covenant may only be revoked if all off-street parking required by
this article is provided.
B.
Parking demand study.
(1)
The reviewing board may approve an alternative parking plan
that reduces or increases off-street parking requirements based on
a parking demand study and Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
program. If it is determined by the majority of the reviewing board
that a parking demand study is not necessary for the consideration
of an alternative parking plan, the reviewing board may waive the
study and TDM requirement.
(2)
The TDM plan shall include facts and/or projections including
the type of development, proximity to transit and/or other multimodal
systems, anticipated number of employees and/or patrons, minimum parking
requirements, and indicate the types of Transportation Demand Management
activities that will be instituted to ease traffic congestion.
(3)
The TDM plan shall demonstrate that the resulting traffic demand
shall not result in traffic congestion in the surrounding area and
that the resulting off-street parking provided shall not result in
on-street parking congestion in the surrounding area.
(4)
The reviewing board may require a traffic study to be performed
by a licensed professional engineer or traffic consultant, and a Transportation
Demand Management agreement, when the application is for a project
that:
(a)
Contains more than 20 dwelling units; and/or
(b)
Contains more than 25,000 square feet of nonresidential gross
floor area; and/or
(c)
Is located on an arterial street; and/or
(d)
Is located on a collector street that has experienced peak hour
traffic congestion; and/or
(e)
The reviewing board determines may otherwise have an adverse
impact on traffic congestion or traffic safety in the surrounding
area; and/or
(f)
If the proposal exceeds the parking minimum by more than 10%;
and/or
(g)
If the proposal is for shared parking.
(5)
Additional fees may be assessed to defray the additional processing
costs in reviewing a parking demand study, including any third-party
review determined by the reviewing board to be required because of
the complexity of the study or the surrounding context, and any subsequent
agreements.
C.
Modification of requirements. The reviewing board under their powers
of site plan review may recommend to the Board of Trustees modification
of requirements for parking and loading, and:
(1)
Require additional parking spaces if they find the requirements
insufficient;
(2)
Require fewer parking spaces if they find the requirements excessive;
(3)
Permit spaces for separate uses to be combined in one parking
lot. The reviewing board shall take into account existing parking
spaces and parking in the vicinity of the proposed development; and/or
A.
Loading spaces shall be located in the side or rear yard only.
B.
Minimum of one loading space shall be provided for each commercial
or industrial use exceeding 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.
C.
Where it can be demonstrated that loading/deliveries will occur during
times when parking areas will be used at less than 75% of capacity,
or that deliveries will occur during hours when the establishment
or facility is not open for normal business activities, the requirement
for loading areas may be waived by the reviewing board.
D.
Off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot or parcel
as the structure or use for which it is provided.
F.
No loading space shall be located closer than 10 feet from a lot
line abutting any residential zoning district.
G.
All loading areas shall provide a snow storage area sized to accommodate
expected snowfall and located to ensure that fencing, landscaping,
and other screening devices are protected from damage.
H.
All loading areas shall comply with the landscaping and screening
standards in Article 34 of this chapter.
I.
All exterior lighting intended to illuminate loading areas shall
be in conformance with the requirements of Article 36 of this chapter.
