A.
On a corner lot in all zoning districts, no fence, wall, hedge, planting
or structure shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow
in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of 2 1/2
feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting
streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots
and a line joining the points along said street lines 25 feet from
the point of intersection.
B.
In the case of arterial streets intersecting with other arterial
streets or railways, the corner cutoff distances establishing the
triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to 50 feet.
A.
Loading space requirements. On every lot on which a new business,
trade or industrial use is hereafter established, space with access
to a public street or alley shall be provided as indicated below for
the loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way:
Use
|
Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Loading Space
| |
---|---|---|---|
Retail, wholesale, warehouse, service, manufacturing and industrial
establishments
|
2,000 to 10,000
|
1
| |
10,000 to 20,000
|
2
| ||
20,000 to 40,000
|
3
| ||
40,000 to 60,000
|
4
| ||
Each additional 50,000
|
1
| ||
Hotels, offices, hospitals and places of public assembly
|
5,000 to 10,000
|
1
| |
10,000 to 50,000
|
2
| ||
50,000 to 100,000
|
3
| ||
Each additional 25,000
|
1
| ||
Funeral homes
|
2,500 to 4,000
|
1
| |
4,000 to 6,000
|
2
| ||
Each additional 10,000
|
1
|
B.
Multiple or mixed uses. Where a building is devoted to more than
one use or for different uses and where the floor area for each use
is below the minimum required for a loading space but the aggregate
floor area of such uses is above such a minimum, then off-street loading
space shall be provided as if the entire building were devoted to
that use in the building for which the most loading spaces are required.
C.
Location. Required off-street loading spaces shall be located on
the same lot with the principal use requiring such space. No loading
space shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection
of two streets or require any vehicle to back into a public street.
D.
Design standards. Each off-street loading space shall have a width
of at least 12 feet, a length of at least 45 feet, and a vertical
clearance of at least 14 feet. Dimensions for loading spaces in connection
with funeral homes shall be reduced to 10 feet in width, 25 feet in
length, and eight feet in vertical clearance. Every loading space
shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence or shrubbery
to protect neighboring residences.
E.
Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with
a compacted gravel base, not less than six inches thick, surfaced
with not less than two inches of asphalt or treated with some comparable
all-weather dustless material.
F.
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any
kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided
in any residence district.
G.
Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall
not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements
for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
H.
Central loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for
loading berths on the individual zoning lots, provided that the following
conditions are fulfilled:
(1)
Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading
area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
(2)
Total berths provided shall meet the requirements based on the sum
of the several types of uses served. (Areas of types of uses may be
totaled before computing the number of loading berths.)
(3)
No zoning lot served shall be more than 300 feet removed from the
central loading area.
(4)
The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading area with the zoning
lot served shall be not less than seven feet in width and have a clearance
of not less than seven feet.
All new parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall
be subject to the approval of the Village Board. Requests for said
parking lots shall be accompanied by detailed plans on landscaping,
parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations. In all
districts, except those areas which are located within the fire zone
as designated on the Official Map, there shall be provided, at the
time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased,
off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the
following:
A.
Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for
each parking space.
B.
C.
Use restrictions.
(1)
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any
kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided
in residence districts.
(2)
Lighting. 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 footcandles measured at the lot line.
(3)
Street setback area. No parking shall be permitted between the street
right-of-way line and the building setback line prevailing in the
zone in which the proposed parking area is to be located. The resulting
open area shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped to create
a permanent green area.
D.
Number of stalls. The number of parking stalls required for newly
created parking lots is shown in the following table:[2]
Use
|
Minimum Parking Required
| |
---|---|---|
Dwellings: single-family, two-family and mobile homes
|
2 stalls for each dwelling unit
| |
Dwellings: multifamily
|
2 stalls for each dwelling unit
| |
Housing for the elderly
|
2 stalls for each dwelling unit
| |
Hotels, motels
|
1 stall for each guest room, plus 1 stall for each 2 employees
| |
Sororities, dormitories, rooming houses and boardinghouses
|
1 stall for each bed
| |
Retirement homes, orphanages
|
1 stall per 2,000 feet of principal floor area
| |
Rest and nursing homes
|
1 stall for each 4 beds, plus 1 stall for each 2 employees
| |
Medical and dental clinics
|
5 stalls for each doctor
| |
Churches, community centers, vocational and night schools, and
other places of public assembly
|
1 stall for each 3 seats
| |
Secondary and elementary schools
|
1 stall for each 2 employees, plus 1 stall for each 5 students
of 16 years of age or more
| |
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, places of entertainment
|
1 stall for each 150 square feet
| |
Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food
processing), laboratories and warehouses
|
1 stall for every 2 employees (The "number of employees" shall
be construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at one time.)
| |
Financial institutions, business, government and professional
offices
|
1 stall for each 300 square feet of floor area and 1 stall for
each 2 employees
| |
Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
|
1 stall for each 500 square feet of floor area used, plus 1
stall for each 300 square feet of outdoor display area for each motor
vehicle to be displayed (This requirement does not include repair
garages - see below.)
| |
Repair shops, retail and service stores
|
1 stall for each 150 square feet of net floor space
| |
Automobile repair garages and service stations
|
1 stall for each employee, plus 1 stall for each 250 square
feet of floor area used for repair work
| |
Bowling alleys
|
5 stalls for each alley
|
E.
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned,
the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. "Floor space
or area" shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls,
where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the
amount of off-street parking required.
F.
Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements
relating to parking spaces contained in these ordinances, the provisions
contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats.,
and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto
are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking
facilities whenever constructed.
G.
Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed,
structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase
of 50% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces
shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
H.
Off-lot parking.
(1)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot
with the principal use, or when this requirement cannot be met, such
parking spaces may be located off lot, provided the parking spaces
are located in the same district. Off-lot parking spaces shall also
be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring
such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory
to the Village Attorney.
(2)
Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 250 feet
of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants
for whom the spaces are reserved, while the farthest portions of a
parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet of the entrance
of the establishment.
(4)
All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential
use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior lot
line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking
purposes.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the requirements in Chapter 263, Driveways, of this Code and must be approved as to location by the Zoning Administrator.
A.
No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed
rights-of-way of expressways, nor to any controlled access arterial
street, without permission of the highway agency that has access control
jurisdiction. No direct public or private access shall be permitted
to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of freeways, interstate
highways and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersecting
or interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end
of the taper of the turning lanes (such as exit and entrance ramps).
No driveway openings shall be permitted within 100 feet of the intersection
of an arterial street right-of-way line.
B.
Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping
or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized
vehicular ingress or egress to the above-specified streets or highways.
C.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the
Zoning Administrator after review and recommendation by the highway
agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary,
revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued
for a period not to exceed 12 months.