[Amended 4-6-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
Except in the B-1 General Commercial District, loading requirements
shall apply as follows:
A. Loading space requirements.
(1) 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:
Gross Floor Area of Building
(square feet)
|
Number of Spaces
|
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5,000 to 24,999
|
1
|
25,000 to 49,999
|
2
|
50,000 to 99,000
|
3
|
100,000 to 174,999
|
4
|
175,000 to 249,999
|
5
|
(2) For each additional 75,000 square feet (or fraction thereof) of gross
floor area, one additional loading and unloading space shall be provided.
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.
Each loading and unloading space shall have access to a public dedicated
street or alley or other approved access. At no time shall any part
of a truck or van be allowed to extend into the right-of-way of a
public thoroughfare while the truck or van is being loaded or unloaded.
D. Design standards. Each off-street loading space shall have a width
of at least 12 feet, a length of at least 40 feet, and a vertical
clearance of at least 15 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. All loading berths shall
be completely screened from residential properties by building walls
or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall or door, or any combination
thereof, not less than eight feet in height.
E. Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with
a compacted gravel base, not less than seven 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 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 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 major alterations of existing lots
shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board, after a recommendation
from the Plan Commission. Requests for said parking lots shall be
accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage
provisions and driveway locations. In all districts, except in the
B-1 General Commercial District, 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 or other approved access
shall be provided for each parking space.
B. Design standards. Each required off-street parking space shall have
a stall width of at least nine feet and a stall length of at least
18 feet. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least 6 1/2
feet. Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one-way
traffic shall be as follows: Aisles shall be not less than 24 feet
wide for ninety-degree parking, 18 feet wide for sixty-degree parking,
15 feet wide for forty-five-degree parking (angle shall be measured
between center line of parking space and center line of aisle), and
12 feet wide for parallel parking. For parallel parking, the minimum
length of the parking space shall be increased to 23 feet. No parking
area of more than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle
to back into a public street. Any parking area of more than five spaces
shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence or shrubbery
to protect adjacent residential uses. Large expanses of unchanneled
parking areas shall be avoided by interior landscaping and safety
islands.
C. Location.
(1) Location to be on the same lot as the principal use or not over 400
feet from the principal use.
(2) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except in the front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts but shall not be closer than 10 feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line, without prior Village Board approval under §
715-93 (a five-foot minimum shall be maintenance under any circumstances).
(3) Off-street parking in the single-family and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line, providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in Chapter
250, Driveways, of this Code. Parking stalls for single- and two-family residences may be placed one behind the other.
D. Surfacing. 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, two-inch blacktop on a four-inch base or five
inches of portland cement will meet this requirement). Any parking
area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces
clearly marked.
E. Landscaping requirements.
(1) Landscaping. All public and private off-street parking areas which
serve five vehicles or more and are created or redesigned and rebuilt
subsequent to the adoption of this Code shall be provided with accessory
landscape areas totaling not less than 10% of the surfaced area. The
minimum size of each landscape area shall not be less than 100 square
feet.
(2) Location. Location of landscape areas, plant materials, protection
afforded the plantings, including curbing and provision for maintenance
by the property owner, shall be subject to approval by the Village
Board.
(3) Plans. All plans for such proposed parking areas, at the discretion
of the Village Board, shall include a topographic survey or grading
plan which shows existing and proposed grades and location of improvements.
The preservation of existing trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation
in the parking area may be included in the calculation of the required
minimum landscape area.
(4) Special residential requirements. Those parking areas for five or
more vehicles if adjoining a residential use shall be screened from
such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting of equivalent
visual density, or other effective means, built and maintained at
a minimum height of five feet. Where a solidly constructed decorative
fence is provided along the interior lot line, the minimum setback
for the parking area shall be five feet from said lot line. Said fence
shall be located a minimum of one foot from the said lot line.
(5) 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.
(6) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any
kind shall be permitted in association with unenclosed parking facilities
provided in residence districts.
(7) 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.
F. Curbs or barriers. Curbs or barriers shall be installed a minimum
of four feet from a property line so as to prevent the parked vehicles
from extending over any lot lines.
G. The following guide specifies the minimum number of parking spaces
required. The reference herein to "the work shift with the largest
number of employees" means the maximum number of full-time or part-time
employees present at the facility at any one time. For example, the
largest work shift may be a particular day of the week, or a lunch
or dinner period in the case of a restaurant. The reference herein
to "maximum capacity" means the maximum number of persons which may
be accommodated by the use as determined by its design or by applicable
building code regulations, whichever is greater. In the case of structures
or uses not specified herein, the number of spaces specified for a
use which is similar shall apply. In developments involving the establishment
of two or more uses on one lot or parcel, the number of spaces required
for each use shall determine the total number of spaces required.
(1) Residential uses.
(a)
Single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwelling: two
spaces per dwelling unit.
(b)
Mobile homes: two spaces per unit.
(c)
Housing for the elderly: 0.75 space per dwelling unit.
(2) Retail sales and customer service uses and places of entertainment,
except as specifically set forth below: one space per 150 square feet
of gross floor area of customer sales and service, plus one space
per 200 square feet of storage and/or office gross floor area, or
if the use has at least 80,000 square feet of gross floor area, one
space per 200 square feet of gross floor area. Other retail sales
and customer service uses and places of entertainment:
(a)
Financial institutions: one per 200 square feet of gross floor
area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest
number of employees. Financial institutions with drive-through service
facilities shall provide sufficient space for four waiting vehicles
at each drive-through service lane.
(b)
Funeral homes: one space per four patron seats or maximum capacity
of 25 spaces per chapel unit, whichever is greater.
(c)
Grocery stores or supermarkets: one space per 100 square feet
of gross floor area of customer sales and service plus one space per
200 square feet of storage and/or office gross floor area.
(d)
Motels and hotels: 1.5 spaces per lodging room or suite, plus
one space per each employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees; two spaces per lodging room if plans include a conference/meeting
room.
(e)
Lodges and clubs: one space per three persons based on the maximum
capacity of the facility.
(f)
Repair services: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor
area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest
number of employees.
(g)
Restaurant, standard: one space per 150 square feet of gross
floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the
largest number of employees.
(h)
Theaters, auditoriums and other places of public assembly: one
space per three patrons based on the maximum capacity of the facility.
(i)
Personal services: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor
area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest
number of employees.
(j)
Convenience grocery stores: one space per 100 square feet of
gross floor area.
(k)
Restaurants, drive-in: one space per 50 square feet of gross
floor area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the
largest number of employees.
(l)
Taverns, dance halls, nightclubs and lounges: one space per
100 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for
the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(m)
Motor vehicle sales establishments: two customer parking spaces
per salesperson for the work shift with the largest number of salespersons,
plus one employee parking space per employee (including salespersons)
for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(n)
Motor vehicle repair, maintenance and service stations: three
spaces per indoor service bay, plus one space per employee for the
work shift with the largest number of employees.
(o)
Animal hospitals: three patron parking spaces per doctor, plus
one employee parking space for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(p)
Plant nurseries and garden and lawn supply sales establishments:
one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area of inside sales
or display, plus one space per 500 square feet of gross outside sales
or display area, plus one space per employee for the work shift with
the largest number of employees.
(q)
Shopping centers (gross leasable area of at least 50,000 square
feet): 5 1/2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area.
(3) Offices.
(a)
Medical, dental and similar professional health service offices:
five patron parking spaces per doctor, plus one parking space per
employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Government, professional and business offices: one space per
150 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee for
the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(4) Commercial/recreational uses.
(a)
Except as specifically set forth below: one space per four patrons,
based on the maximum capacity of the facility, plus one space per
two employees for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(b)
Other commercial/recreational uses.
[1]
Bowling alleys: five spaces for each lane, plus one space per
employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
[2]
Golf courses: 90 spaces per nine holes, plus one space per employee
for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
[3]
Golf driving ranges: one space per tee, plus one space per employee
for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
[4]
Indoor tennis, racquetball and handball courts: three spaces
per court, plus one space per employee for the work shift with the
largest number of employees.
[5]
Miniature golf courses: 1 1/2 spaces per hole, plus one
space per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
[6]
Skating rinks, ice or roller: one space per 200 square feet
of gross floor area.
(5) Industrial and related uses.
(a)
Manufacturing, processing fabrication and storage operations:
one space per employee for the two consecutive work shifts with the
largest number of employees.
(b)
Wholesale business: one space per employee for the work shift
with the largest number of employees, plus one space per 2,500 square
feet of gross floor area.
(c)
Warehouse: one space per employee for the work shift with the
largest number of employees, plus one space per 5,000 square feet
of gross floor area.
(d)
Mini warehouse: one space per 10 storage cubicles.
(e)
Extractive and related operations: one space per employee for
the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(6) Institutional and related uses.
(a)
Churches: one space per three seats, based on the maximum capacity
of the facility.
(b)
Libraries: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
or one space per four seats of maximum capacity, whichever is greater,
plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(c)
Museums: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area,
plus one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees.
(d)
Rooming houses and boardinghouses, fraternity and sorority houses,
dormitories and rectories: one space per bed.
(e)
Convents and monasteries: one space per three residents, plus
one space per employee for the work shift with the largest number
of employees, plus one space per five chapel seats if the public may
attend.
(f)
Nursing homes: one space per three patient beds, plus one space
per employee for the work shift with the largest number of employees.
(g)
Hospitals: two spaces per three patient beds, plus one space
per staff doctor and each other employee for the work shift with the
largest number of employees.
(h)
Schools.
[1]
Elementary schools and high schools: one space for each teacher
and staff member, plus one space for each 10 students 16 years of
age and older.
[2]
Colleges, universities and trade schools: one space for each
teacher and staff member during the highest class attendance period,
plus one space for each two students during the highest attendance
period.
[3]
Children's nursery schools or day schools: one space per employee
for the work shift with the largest number of employees, plus one
space per six students at the highest class attendance period.
H. 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.
I. 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. All open off-street parking areas
providing more than 25 parking spaces, except for parking areas restricted
to use by employees only, shall provide parking spaces for use by
motor vehicles which transport physically disabled persons in accordance
with the following minimum standards:
(1) One parking space shall be provided in parking areas containing 26
to 49 spaces.
(2) Two percent of the total number of spaces shall be provided in parking
areas containing 50 to 1,000 spaces.
(3) In addition to the number of spaces required in Subsection
I(2) above, 1% of each 1,000 spaces over the first 1,000 spaces for parking areas providing more than 1,000 spaces.
(4) The minimum dimensions for all parking spaces provided for use by
physically disabled persons shall be 12 feet by 18 feet.
(5) Parking spaces provided for the use of physically disabled persons
shall be located as close as possible to an entrance which allows
such persons to enter and leave the parking area without assistance.
(6) All parking spaces provided for the use of physically disabled persons
shall be marked by a sign which includes the international symbol
for barrier-free environments and a statement informing the public
that the parking space is reserved for use by physically disabled
persons.
(7) In the event that the Wisconsin Statutes or Wisconsin Administrative
Code are amended, the amendments will supersede the authority of this
chapter.
J. 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.
K. 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.
(3) Accessory parking may be located in residential districts, provided
that said lots or property are immediately adjacent to a commercial,
business or industrial zoning district.
(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.
No person, firm or corporation shall park, keep or maintain
on properties zoned as residential or multiple residential dwellings
the following types of vehicles: semitractors and/or trailers, landscaping
equipment, dump trucks, auto wreckers and road machinery. Said vehicles
may not be kept or parked on said premises, whether or not they are
in enclosed buildings, except for the purposes of unloading or servicing
the premises.