[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.01), 10-19-2005]
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as required in accordance with the regulations of this Article. Off-street parking and loading shall be adequate to meet demand in all cases and spaces shall be made available for use before the final inspection is completed by the City Engineer. Existing off-street parking and loading spaces shall not be reduced below the minimums required in this Article. Any change in use of a building or lot which increases the off-street parking as required under this Chapter shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter until such time as the off-street parking and loading complies with the provisions of this Article. NOTE: Square footage is based upon public access square footage. Please see Section 405.565(C).
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.02), 10-19-2005]
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
the following off-street parking schedule.
Land Use
|
Number Spaces Required
|
---|---|
Single-family
|
4 spaces per dwelling unit (2 attached under roof, excluding
basement)
|
Two-family
|
4 spaces per dwelling unit (2 attached under roof, excluding
basement)
|
Multi-family
|
4 spaces per dwelling unit (2 attached under roof, excluding
basement)
|
Town house
|
4 spaces per dwelling unit (2 attached under roof, excluding
basement)
|
Club, lodge
|
Spaces to meet the combined requirements of the uses being conducted
such as hotel, restaurant, auditorium, etc.
|
Hotel or motel
|
1 per guest room, plus 0.5 per employee
|
Boarding house
|
1 per guest room; minimum 2 spaces
|
Convalescent care facility
|
1 per 3 beds, plus 0.5 per employee
|
Hospital
|
1 per 4 beds, plus 0.75 per employee
|
Correctional facility
|
1 per 5 beds, plus 0.5 per employee
|
Auditoriums and stadiums
|
1 per 3 seats
|
Religious assembly
|
1 per 3 seats
|
College or university
|
1 per 3 students, plus 0.5 per faculty member and employee
|
Vocational school
|
1 per 3 students, plus 0.5 per faculty member and employee.
|
School, high
|
1 per 3 students, plus 0.5 per faculty member and employee.
|
School, elementary and middle
|
2 per classroom or 1 per 5 seats auditorium or assembly room,
whichever is greater
|
Library
|
1 per 400 square feet, plus 0.5 per employee
|
Bowling center
|
5 per lane, plus 0.5 per employee
|
Golf course or country club
|
1 per 4 members or spaces required to serve eating and drinking
facilities, whichever is greater
|
Entertainment, indoor
|
1 per 100 square feet
|
Auction houses
|
1 per 2 employees, plus 1 per 3 seats, plus 1 per 75 square
feet within main sales area
|
Banks or financial institutions
|
1 per 250 square feet
|
Service station
|
1 per service bay, plus 0.5 per gas pump
|
Car wash self-service
|
2 holding spaces for each car washing stall plus 2 drying spaces
for each car washing stall.
|
Automatic
|
10 spaces minimum for customers awaiting service
|
Vehicle repair
|
1 per 500 square feet; minimum 5 spaces
|
Vehicle sales and service
|
1 per 3,000 square feet of open sales lot, plus 1 per employee
|
Auto wrecking or salvage yard
|
1 per employee, plus 1 per 10,000 square feet of storage area
|
Barber and beauty shop
|
2 per operator/employee
|
Bars, taverns and nightclubs
|
1 per 2 seats and 1 per 75 square feet
|
Dance halls or ballrooms
|
1 per 100 square feet of dance area
|
Dance or music studios
|
1 per 200 square feet
|
Day care
|
1 per 10 pupils, plus 1 per employee
|
Laundromats
|
1 per 3 washing machines
|
Funeral homes
|
1 per 4 seats, plus 0.5 per employee
|
Health club
|
1 per 200 square feet
|
Office, medical
|
7 per doctor, plus 2 per 3 employees or 1 per 120 square feet,
whichever is greater
|
Greenhouse or nursery
|
1 per employee, plus 2 per company vehicle and 1 per 600 square
feet
|
Office, general
|
1 per 300 square feet
|
Personal care service and personal improvement service
|
1 per 200 square feet
|
Restaurant, general
|
20, plus 1 per 100 square feet
|
Restaurant, limited
|
1 per 75 square feet
|
Restaurant, fast-food
|
1 per 50 square feet
|
Repair service
|
1 per 400 square feet
|
Research service
|
1 per employee
|
Retail, general
| |
0 — 1,999 square feet
|
1 per 200 square feet
|
2,000 plus square feet
|
10, plus 1 per 400 square feet for space in excess of the first
2,000
|
Theater
|
1 per 4 seats
|
Animal care, limited or general
|
1 per 300 square feet
|
Warehouse
|
1 per employee, plus 1 per 400 square feet
|
Freight terminal
|
1 per employee, plus 1 per 400 square feet
|
Light industrial
|
1 per employee, plus 1 per 400 square feet
|
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.03), 10-19-2005]
A.
Multiple Uses. Lots containing more than one (1) use shall provide parking and loading in an amount equal to the total of the requirements for all uses, unless a shared parking plan is approved pursuant to Section 405.580.
B.
Fractions. When measurements of the number of required spaces
result in fractions, any fraction of one-half (½) or less shall
be disregarded and any fraction of more than one-half (½) shall
be rounded upward to the next highest whole number.
C.
Floor Area. Unless otherwise noted in the provisions, all
square footage-based parking and loading standards shall be computed
on the basis of gross floor area of public access areas.
D.
Employees, Students And Occupant-Based Standards. For the
purpose of computing parking requirements based on the number of employees,
students, residents or occupants, calculations shall be based on the
largest number of persons working on any single shift, the maximum
enrollment or the maximum fire rated capacity, whichever is applicable.
E.
Unlisted Uses. Upon receiving a development application
for a use not specifically listed in the off-street parking schedule,
the City Engineer shall apply the parking and loading requirements
specified for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the use
proposed in the application.
F.
Variance Process. The parking requirements heretofore established
may be varied by the Board of Adjustment.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.04), 10-19-2005]
A.
A portion
of the total number of required parking spaces in each off-street
parking area shall be specifically designated, located and reserved
for use by persons with disabilities.
B.
Number Of Spaces. The minimum number of spaces to be provided
shall be a portion of the total number of parking spaces required
as determined from the following schedule. Parking spaces reserved
for persons with disabilities shall be counted toward fulfilling a
development's overall off-street parking requirements.
Total Parking Spaces
|
Minimum Number Of Spaces
| |
---|---|---|
1 — 25
|
1
| |
26 — 50
|
2
| |
51 — 75
|
3
| |
76 — 100
|
4
| |
101 — 150
|
5
| |
151 — 200
|
6
| |
201 — 300
|
7
| |
301 — 400
|
8
| |
401 — 500
|
9
| |
501 — 1,000
|
2% of total spaces
| |
over 1,000
|
20 plus 1 per each 100 spaces over 1,000
|
C.
Dimensions. All parking spaces reserved for persons with
disabilities shall be at least one hundred thirty-two (132) feet in
width, measured perpendicular to the angle of parking; provided that
the minimum width shall be reduced to nine (9) feet for stalls located
adjacent to an area that is well-protected and available for each
ingress and egress, with a minimum width of forty-two (42) feet.
D.
Location Of Spaces. Required spaces for persons with disabilities
shall be located in close proximity to building entrances and shall
be designed to permit occupants of vehicles to reach the building
entrance on an unobstructed path with a minimum width of three (3)
feet. The City Engineer may require that off-street parking spaces
provided for persons with disabilities be dispersed throughout the
project if deemed necessary to ensure safe, convenient and accessible
parking spaces for all users of the project.
E.
Signs And Marking. Required spaces for persons with disabilities
shall be designated with signs and pavement markings identifying them
as reserved for persons with disabilities. Signs shall be posted directly
in front of the parking space at a height of no less than thirty-six
(36) inches and no more than sixty (60) inches above pavement level.
Signs required by this Article shall not exceed four (4) square feet
in area.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.05), 10-19-2005]
A.
On Site. Except as otherwise specifically provided, required
off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the
principal use.
B.
Within Required Setbacks. Except as otherwise provided,
required off-street parking spaces may be located in required front,
side or rear setbacks, provided that a ten (10) foot setback shall
be maintained between off-street parking areas serving non-residential
uses and the lot lines of lots with residential zoning or residential
uses. In no case shall off-street parking areas be located in a required
transition strip.
C.
On Residential Driveways. Residential driveways and space
within the required front yard setback shall not be counted toward
satisfying the off-street parking space requirements of single-family
and two-family uses.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.06), 10-19-2005]
A.
The
City Engineer may authorize a reduction in the number of required
parking spaces for multiple- use developments and for uses that are
located near one another that have different peak parking demands
and operating hours.
B.
Up
to fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for: (1) Theaters,
public auditoriums, bowling centers, dance halls and night clubs and
up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required for
a church auditorium may be provided and used jointly by: (2) Banks,
offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar
uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as
those listed in (1) herein and up to one hundred percent (100%) of
parking spaces required for schools may be provided and used jointly
by a church auditorium.
C.
Shared
parking shall be subject to the following standards:
1.
Location. Shared off-street parking spaces shall
be located no further than three hundred (300) feet from the buildings
and uses they are intended to serve.
2.
Study. A parking study acceptable to the City Engineer
shall be submitted which clearly establishes that users will make
use of the shared spaces at different times of the day, week, month
or year.
3.
Agreement. A shared parking plan shall be enforced
through written agreement. Proof of recordation of the agreement shall
be presented to the City Engineer prior to issuance of a building
permit.
4.
Revocation of permit. Failure to comply with the
shared parking provisions of this Section shall constitute a violation
of this Chapter and shall specifically be cause for revocation of
a building permit.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.07), 10-19-2005]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for the driver, owner or operator of a bus, truck,
tractor, trailer, house trailer, tractor-trailer, truck-trailer combination
in excess of one (1) ton to park or cause to be parked for longer
than two (2) hours at any time on any residential street, except that
any operator may park said vehicle for a longer period while actually
and continuously engaged in loading or unloading, except on Sundays
and public holidays.
B.
Overnight
parking of motor vehicles in the "R-1A" through "R-M" residential
zoning districts shall be limited to passenger vehicles and not more
than one (1) commercial vehicle not exceeding one (1) ton capacity.
No person, firm, corporation or partnership shall drive through, park
or conduct any activity from a pickup truck rated more than one (1)
ton capacity, four-wheel van, semi-tractor or commercial vehicle upon
any street, highway or roadway within a residential area except for
local deliveries, meaning the active loading or unloading of the vehicle
for no more than one hundred twenty (120) minutes. The parking of
vehicles with more than two (2) axles and any semi-tractor unit upon
any private or public parking lot in the "R-1A" through "R-M" residential
zoning districts is expressly prohibited without a variance. The City
of New Melle may cause the removal of any vehicle or part thereof
from any residential area where found in violation of the requirements
of this Code. Any expense incurred by said removal shall be at the
expense of the driver, operator or owner of the towed unit.
C.
In
the trial of any complaint of a violation of any provision of this
Section evidence of the presence of any vehicle on any street or other
public place in this City in violation of any such provision and evidence
of the persons name in which such vehicle is registered on the records
of either the City Treasurer or the Director of Revenue of the shall
be prima facie evidence that the person in whose name such vehicle
is registered committed or authorized the violation complained of.
This Section shall not apply to trucks used in street construction
work and maintenance, laying of water pipe and sewer pipe, street
lighting, fire and Police alarm systems work and maintenance or trucks
of any other public utility company while engaged in work.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.08), 10-19-2005]
An off-street parking plan, prepared in a form established by
the City Engineer and made available to the public, shall be submitted
with each Building Permit application.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.09), 10-19-2005]
A.
Surfacing. All off-street parking and circulation areas
shall have concrete, asphaltic concrete or asphalt double-seal surfaces,
maintained adequately for all-weather use, with drainage facilities
to avoid water flows across sidewalks and adjacent property. Vehicle
storage lots for the overnight storage or long-term warehousing of
vehicles under one (1) ownership may be exempted from this surfacing
requirement if approved by the Board of Aldermen.
B.
Access To Off-Street Parking Areas. Non-residential off-street
parking areas that make it necessary to back directly onto public
streets are prohibited. No entrance or exit for any off-street parking
area with over four (4) spaces shall be located within seventy-five
(75) feet of the intersection of any two (2) street right-of-way lines.
C.
Lighting. Lighting fixtures used to illuminate non-residential
off-street parking areas shall be arranged to reflect light away from
lots containing residential uses and from public streets.
D.
Screening. Non-residential off-street parking areas containing
five (5) or more parking spaces shall be screened from view of adjacent
residential zoning districts and from lots containing residential
uses.
E.
Striping. Non-residential off-street parking areas shall
be delineated by pavement striping.
F.
Parking Space Dimensions. Required parking spaces shall
be designed in accordance with the following minimum standards. In
the event that proposed parking angles are not shown in the table,
the City Engineer shall interpolate required dimensions from the table.
Parking Angle
|
Stall Width
(feet)
|
Stall Depth
(feet)
|
Aisle Width
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
90 degrees (2-way aisle)
|
9
|
20
|
24
| |
60 degrees (2-way aisle)
|
9
|
20
|
24
| |
75 degrees (2-way aisle)
|
9
|
18.5
|
22
| |
60 degrees (1-way aisle)
|
9
|
18
|
18
| |
45 degrees (1-way aisle)
|
9
|
16.5
|
15
| |
Parallel (1-way aisle)
|
22 (curb length)
|
8
|
12
| |
Parallel (2-way aisle)
|
22 (curb length)
|
8
|
24
|
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.10), 10-19-2005]
At least one (1) off-street loading space shall be provided
for each business that customarily receives or distributes material
or merchandise by vehicle. Additional off-street loading spaces shall
be required as shown in the table to ensure traffic safety and convenient
traffic circulation patterns.
Use or Use Category
|
Floor Area in Square Feet
|
Loading Spaces Required
|
---|---|---|
Retail store, department store, restaurant, wholesale house,
warehouse, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishment
|
2,000 — 10,000
10,000 — 20,000
20,000 — 40,000
40,000 — 60,000
Each 50,000 over 60,000
|
One
Two
Three
Four
One Additional
|
Apartment building, motel, hotel, offices or office building,
hospital or similar institutions or places of public assembly
|
5,000 — 10,000
10,000 — 100,000
100,000 — 200,000
Each 100,000 over 200,000
|
One
Two
Three
One Additional
|
Funeral home or mortuary
|
2,500 — 4,000
4,000 — 6,000
Each 10,000 over 6,000
|
One
Two
One Additional
|
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.11), 10-19-2005]
Off-street loading spaces may occupy part of any required interior
side or rear setback, provided that unenclosed loading spaces shall
be set back at least fifty (50) feet from adjacent residential zoning
districts and in no case shall loading spaces or driveways be located
within transition strips. In no case shall off-street loading spaces
occupy any part of a required front setback, except in the industrial
districts.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.12), 10-19-2005]
An off-street plan, prepared in a form established by the City
Engineer and made available to the public, shall be submitted with
each building permit application. The off-street loading plan shall
serve as the basis for the City Engineer's determination of the adequacy
of proposed off-street loading areas.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(26.13), 10-19-2005]
A.
Surfacing. All off-street loading spaces shall be hard surfaced.
B.
Dimensions. Off-street loading spaces shall be at least
twelve (12) feet in width and thirty-five (35) feet in length.
C.
Access. Off-street loading facilities that make it necessary
to back directly onto a public street shall be prohibited. All maneuvering
of trucks, autos and other vehicles shall take place on site and not
within a public right-of-way. No loading space shall be located within
seventy-five (75) feet of the intersection of any two (2) street right-of-way
lines.