A.
No obstructions, such as structures, parking or vegetation, shall
be permitted in any district between the heights of three feet and
10 feet above the plane through the mean curb grades within the triangular
space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street or
alley right-of-way lines and a line joining points on such lines located
a minimum of 15 feet from their intersection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
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.
On every lot on which a 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:
A.
Businesses. One space of at least 10 feet by 25 feet for each 3,000
square feet of floor area or part thereof.
B.
Wholesale and industrial. One space of at least 10 feet by 50 feet
for each 10,000 square feet of floor area or part thereof.
C.
Bus and truck terminals. Sufficient space to accommodate the maximum
number of buses or trucks to be stored or to be loaded or unloaded
at the terminal at any one time.
In all districts, except the B-1 Central Business District,
and in connection with every use, 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.
Adequate 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, at least 18 feet for agricultural
uses, and a minimum of 24 feet for all other uses.
B.
Size. Size of each parking space shall be not less than 10 feet wide
and 18 feet deep, exclusive of the space required for ingress and
egress.
C.
Location. Location to be on the same lot as the principal use or
not over 400 feet from the principal use.
D.
Surfacing. Within 12 months, all off-street parking areas shall be
graded and have a hard surface (asphalt or concrete) 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.
E.
Curbs. 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.
F.
Required spaces. Spaces required:
|
Use
|
Minimum Parking Required
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and mobile homes
|
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
| |
|
Housing for the elderly
|
1 space for each dwelling unit
| |
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
2 spaces for each dwelling unit; 1 single-car garage required
for each unit in any 3 or more unit dwelling
| |
|
Motels, hotels
|
1 space for each guest room plus 1 space for each 3 employees
| |
|
Fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories, rectories
|
1 space per bed
| |
|
Retirement homes, orphanages, convents, monasteries
|
1 space per 2,000 feet of principal floor area
| |
|
Retail uses, general
|
1 space per 250 square feet building area
| |
|
Hospitals, sanatoriums, institutions, rest and nursing homes
|
1 space for each 5 beds plus 1 space for each 3 employees
| |
|
Medical and dental clinics
|
5 spaces for each doctor on duty at any given time
| |
|
Churches, theatres, auditoriums, community centers, vocational
and night schools, and other places of public assembly
|
1 space for each 5 seats
| |
|
Colleges, secondary, and elementary schools
|
1 space for each 2 employees plus 1 space for each 10 students
of 16 years of age or more
| |
|
Restaurants, bars, places of entertainment, lodges and clubs,
repair shops, retail and service stores
|
1 space for each 150 square feet of floor area and 1 space for
each 2 employees
| |
|
Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food
processing), laboratories and warehouses
|
1 space for each 2 employees
| |
|
Financial institutions, business, government, and professional
offices
|
1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area and 1 space for
each 2 employees
| |
|
Funeral homes
|
20 spaces for each viewing room
| |
|
Bowling alleys
|
5 spaces for each alley
| |
|
Automobile repair garages and service garages
|
1 space for each regular employee plus 1 space for each 250
square feet of floor area used for repair work
| |
|
Motor vehicles sales (new and used)
|
1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area used plus 300
square feet of outdoor display area for each motor vehicle to be displayed
(This requirement does not include service garages. See above.)
| |
|
Gasoline filling stations
|
2 spaces for each grease rack or similar facility plus 1 space
for each attendant
|
G.
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned,
the provision for a use which is similar shall apply as determined
by the Planning Commission.
H.
Combinations. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide
the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use
unless it can be demonstrated with reasonable certainty that this
would result in excess parking. In this case, the property owner may
be required to hold land in reserve for additional future parking
if needed.
I.
Reduction in paved parking area. At the request of the applicant,
the Planning Commission may permit a reduction of 25% in the number
of parking spaces which are to be paved at the time of parking lot
construction or renovation. In the case of such reduction, the applicant
may be required to show the location of the entire required parking
area on the site plan and establish a letter of credit with the Village
in an amount equal to 125% of the estimated cost of parking lot completion
to be drawn upon at such time the Village deems it necessary to pave
the remaining parking area.
J.
Exemption for preexisting parking areas. For existing parking lots
that are undergoing renovation or in situations where the use of the
building(s) served by the parking lot has changed, at the request
of the applicant, the Planning Commission may permit a reduction in
the required number of parking spaces when it is otherwise not possible
to meet the requirements of this chapter regarding parking provisions
or required greenspace.
K.
Off-street parking area accessory landscaping.
(1)
Landscaping required. All off-street parking areas which serve five
vehicles or more and are created or redesigned and rebuilt subsequent
to the adoption of this chapter shall be provided with accessory landscape
areas in compliance with this section. Location of landscape areas,
plant materials, protection afforded the planting, including curbing
and provision for maintenance, shall be subject to approval by the
Village Planning Commission. All plans for such proposed parking areas
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.
(2)
Screening required.
(a)
All off-street parking areas for five or more vehicles shall
be screened from adjacent residential uses by a solid wall, fence,
evergreen planting of equivalent capacity or other effective means,
built and maintained at a minimum height of six feet.
(b)
All off-street parking areas for 20 or more vehicles shall be
screened from adjacent residential uses and public rights-of-way by
an eight-foot wide landscape screen consisting of a mix of evergreen
and deciduous shrubs, provided and arranged in such a manner as to
provide an effective visual barrier within two years of planting.
(3)
Applicability.
(a)
Off-street parking areas serving five to 19 vehicles shall provide
a minimum of 20 square feet of accessory landscape areas per parking
stall. The minimum size of each accessory landscape area shall not
be less than 100 square feet.
(b)
Off-street parking areas serving 20 or more vehicles shall provide interior landscaping as detailed in § 575-63K(5).
(4)
Required trees.
(a)
Shade or ornamental trees are required within the vehicular
use area at a ratio of one tree for every 10 parking spaces or fraction
thereof. The trees must be evenly distributed throughout the vehicular
use area. Where a landscape border or other landscape area abuts the
vehicular use area, shade or ornamental trees within those landscape
areas may count toward the vehicular use area requirement, provided:
(b)
Trees shall be planted in such a way that they are protected
from vehicle damage.
(c)
Existing trees of desirable species and quality that can be
preserved, where grading does not cut them off from a reasonable supply
of water and where the area under the canopy remains undisturbed,
shall count toward the tree requirements for off-street parking areas
on a tree-for-tree basis.
(d)
Sufficient diversity of tree species shall be provided so as
to help prevent the spread of detrimental insect infestation and disease.
(5)
Interior landscaping requirements for off-street parking areas serving
20 or more vehicles.
(a)
The intent of this section is to require landscaping within vehicular use areas; therefore, landscaping screens, planting strips and landscaping surrounding buildings shall not be considered as interior landscaping, although trees in those areas may be counted toward the total in accordance with § 575-63K(4).
(b)
A minimum of 20 square feet of interior landscaping island shall
be provided per parking stall.
(c)
The interior landscaping shall be provided within planting islands
with a minimum area of 200 square feet, underlain by soil (not base
course material), and shall be protected by curbing, wheel stops,
bollards, or other protective treatment.
(d)
Off-street parking areas with more than 40 spaces shall have
a maximum of 10 contiguous spaces without an island.
(e)
The interior landscaping shall be placed so as to delineate
driving lanes, define rows and generally mitigate the visual impact
of the parking lot.
(f)
The interior landscaping shall be composed of a combination
of hardy trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcover that are able to
tolerate winter salt and snow, and are underlain by a layer of decorative
mulch and weed barrier where applicable.
(g)
To ensure a diversity of color, texture, and multi-seasonal
interest, the total number of proposed plants shall be comprised of
a minimum of 25% evergreens, with a maximum of 70%.
(h)
The interior landscaping shall not exceed 30 inches in height
at maturity when located within an identified vision triangle.
(i)
Every reasonable effort should be made to create interior landscape
islands that function as bioretention systems as per common low-impact
development practices and principles.
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 the following:
(1)
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.
(2)
Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within 100
feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
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 specified rights-of-way may be granted
by the Village Board 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.
A.
Exterior lighting plan required. At the time any exterior lighting
fixture is installed or substantially modified, whenever a site plan
review application is made, and whenever a conditional use permit
is requested, an exterior lighting plan shall be submitted to the
Village of Fredonia to determine whether the requirements of this
section have been met and that adjoining property will not be adversely
impacted by the proposed lighting. Single-family and two-family dwellings
are exempt from this requirement.
B.
Lighting plan elements. A lighting plan submitted pursuant to this
chapter shall have, at a minimum, the following elements:
(1)
A catalog page, cut sheet, or photograph of the lighting fixture,
including the mounting method.
(2)
A photometric data test report of the proposed lighting fixture graphically
showing the lighting distribution at all angles vertically and horizontally.
(3)
A plot plan, drawn to a recognized scale, indicating the location
of the lighting fixture(s) proposed, mounting, and/or installation
height in feet, the overall illumination levels (in footcandles) and
uniformities on the site, and the illumination levels (in footcandles)
at the property boundary lines. This may be accomplished by means
of an isolux curve or computer printout projecting the illumination
levels.
(4)
A graphic depiction of the lighting fixture lamp (or bulb) concealment
and light cutoff angles.
(5)
In addition to the full-size drawings required above, one copy of
each such drawing submitted shall also be submitted in 11 inches by
17 inches black and white reduction.
C.
Shielding of outdoor light fixtures. All outdoor lighting fixtures
shall be shielded, except incandescent fixtures 150 watts or less
and other sources of 70 watts or less. Total cut-off luminaries with
angles of less than 90° shall be required for all pole and building
security lighting. At the discretion of the Planning Commission, more
than the minimal level of shielding may be required.
D.
Illumination levels. All outdoor lighting shall be in accordance
with the illumination levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America (IES). In residential districts R-1, R-2
and R-3, the lighting level at any property line shall not exceed
one footcandle.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
E.
Filtering. Metal halide fixtures shall be filtered. Filtering means
any outdoor light fixture which has a glass or acrylic enclosure.
Quartz glass does not meet this requirement.
F.
Nonconforming light fixtures.
(2)
No outdoor recreational facility, whether public or private, shall
be illuminated after 11:00 p.m. except to conclude any recreational
or sporting event or other activity conducted, which is in progress
prior to 11:00 p.m. at a ballpark, school ball field, outdoor amphitheater,
arena or similar facility. Safety and security lighting is exempt
from this requirement.
G.
Display lot lighting. Display lot lighting shall be turned off within
30 minutes after closing of the business. Under no circumstances shall
the full illumination of the lot be permitted after 11:00 p.m. Any
lighting used after 11:00 p.m. shall be used as security lighting.
H.
Architectural lighting. All architectural lighting shall be of 150
watts of or less (incandescent) or 70 watts or less (other types),
and be extinguished no later than 11:00 p.m. Any lighting used after
11:00 p.m. shall be used as security lighting. Lights shall have at
least 90% of their light falling on the illuminated structure.
I.
Use of mercury vapor lighting fixtures. No new mercury vapor outdoor
lighting fixtures shall be installed after the date of this chapter.
No replacement equipment or bulbs for mercury vapor lighting fixtures
shall be sold or installed in the Village of Fredonia after the date
of this chapter.
J.
Exemptions. Outdoor lighting fixtures existing and legally installed
prior to the effective date of this chapter are exempt from its provisions,
however any replacement of said lighting fixtures must comply with
this chapter as set forth above.
K.
Violations and penalty. Any person, firm, entity or corporation violating
the provisions of this chapter shall be required to pay a forfeiture
per current Village Board adopted schedules for each day the violation
continues after being issued a citation.
