City of Markesan, WI Traffic, Parking and Access

In all districts and in connection with every use, except in the C-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:

Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space, and driveways shall be at least 10 feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings and a minimum of 24 feet for all other uses. (See also Chapter 330, Streets and Sidewalks, Article IX, Driveways and Culverts, of the Code of the City of Markesan.)

Size. The size of each parking space shall be not less than 10 feet by 20 feet, exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress.

Location. The location is to be on the same lot as the principal use or not over 400 feet from the principal use. No parking stall or driveway, except in residential districts, shall be closer than 25 feet to a residential district lot line or a street line opposite a residential district.

Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to be dust-free and properly drained. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked.

Curbs or barriers. Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot line.

Number of parking stalls required.

	Type of Use	Number of Parking Stalls Required
	Single- and two-family dwellings and mobile homes	2 stalls/dwelling unit
	Multifamily dwellings	1 1/2 stalls/dwelling unit
	Hotels and motels	1 stall/guest room plus 1 stall/3 employees
	Hospitals, clubs, lodges, sororities, dormitories, lodging and boarding houses	1 stall/2 beds plus 1 stall/3 employees
	Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing homes	1 stall/5 beds plus 1 stall/3 employees
	Medical and dental clinics	3 stalls/doctor
	Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night schools and other places of public assembly	1 stall/5 seats
	Colleges, secondary and elementary schools	1 stall/2 employees plus 1 stall/student auto permitted
	Restaurants, bars, places of entertainment, repair shops, retail and service stores	1 stall/150 square feet of floor area
	Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories and warehouses	1 stall/5 employees
	Financial institutions and businesses, governmental and professional offices	1 stall/200 square feet of floor area plus 1 stall/2 employees
	Funeral homes	1 stall/4 seats plus 1 stall/vehicle used in the business
	Bowling alleys	5 stalls/alley

(1)

In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply.

(2)

Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use.

(3)

Parking stalls are not required to be provided in the C-1 District, but when they are provided, they shall conform to requirements of size, access, surfacing and barriers, but not number of stalls or location as specified above.

All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the following requirements:

Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall not exceed 24 feet at the street line and 30 feet at the roadway. This requirement shall not apply in the following zoning districts:

(1)

C-1 General Commercial District.

(2)

C-2 Highway Commercial District.

(3)

I-1 Industrial District.

Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in banks and restaurants; motels; funeral homes; vehicular sales, service, washing and repair stations; garages; or public parking lots shall be not less than 100 feet from any pedestrian entrance or exit to a school, church, hospital, park, playground, library or public emergency shelter.