These provisions are intended to reduce traffic
congestion on streets by requiring adequate off-street parking and
loading areas for each land use. These provisions provide landscaping
requirements to improve the appearance of parking lots and to reduce
the nuisance of glare. These provisions are also intended to promote
traffic safety by ensuring proper access to roads.
A.
Required number of off-street parking spaces. The
minimum number of off-street automobile parking spaces to be provided
shall be in accordance with the following schedule. In cases where
garages are provided, the number of required spaces shall be reduced
by the number of parking spaces within the garages. One space per
employee during the peak shift shall be provided in addition to the
following:
|
Use
|
Off-Street Parking Requirement
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Residential
|
2 spaces per dwelling unit
| |
|
Commercial lodging
|
1 space per room
| |
|
Auditorium/theater
|
1 space per 3 seats
| |
|
Church/funeral home
|
1 space per 4 seats
| |
|
Restaurant/tavern
|
1 space per 100 square feet of primary floor
area or 1 space per 3 seats, whichever is greater
| |
|
Boardinghouse
|
1 space per bedroom or sleeping room
| |
|
Bed-and-breakfast establishment
|
2 spaces plus 1 space per rental room
| |
|
Medical/dental clinic or office
|
5 spaces per doctor/dentist
| |
|
Public boat launching ramp
|
15 spaces per launching lane, each space 10
feet wide by 40 feet long
| |
|
Office uses
|
1 space per 250 feet of primary floor area
| |
|
Retail stores and personal services establishments
|
1 space per 200 feet of primary floor area
| |
|
Manufacturing/trade or contractor establishments
|
2 spaces
| |
|
Warehouse/commercial storage
|
1 space per 1,000 square feet of primary floor
area
| |
|
Marinas
|
0.5 spaces per boat slip
| |
|
Commercial riding stables
|
1 space per 3 horses
| |
|
Convenience store
|
1 space per 100 square feet of primary floor
area
| |
|
Auto repair
|
3 spaces per service bay
| |
|
Outside retail sales
|
1 space per 500 square feet of display area
| |
|
Commercial recreation
|
1 space per 4 patrons
| |
|
Hospital
|
2 spaces per 3 beds
| |
|
Nursing home
|
1 space per 3 beds
| |
|
School, K-12
|
1 space per 10 students
| |
|
School, college
|
1 space per 2 students
| |
|
School, nursery
|
1 space per 6 children
| |
|
Golf course
|
90 spaces per 9 holes
| |
|
Driving range
|
1 space per tee
| |
|
Drive-through facilities
|
4 vehicle queuing spaces
|
(1)
If the parking requirements for particular uses described in Article IV are different from those shown here, the most restrictive requirements shall apply.
(2)
Commercial establishments with drive-through facilities
shall, in addition to providing the required off-street parking spaces,
maintain an off-street queuing capacity of four vehicles per service
lane. Such queuing capacity shall be designed so that vehicles queuing
in the drive-through lane do not interfere with street traffic flow.
(3)
Computation. When the computation of the minimum number
of parking spaces results in a fractional number, the number shall
be rounded up.
(4)
Uses not enumerated. In the case of uses not specifically listed in this Subsection A, the minimum number of parking spaces shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator, based upon the requirements for similar uses.
(5)
Multiple uses on a lot. Where more than one use is
located on a lot, the required number of parking spaces shall be determined
by the sum of the minimum total number of parking spaces for each
individual use. However, the Zoning Administrator may allow a reduction
of parking facilities if:
B.
Application to existing uses. Uses existing on the
effective date of this chapter which do not have the required amount
of parking space shall not further reduce said space, and no expansion
of the use shall be permitted, unless parking spaces equal to the
parking requirement for the expansion are provided as part of the
expansion.
C.
Application to change of use. Whenever an existing
use of a lot is hereafter proposed to be changed to a use having greater
parking requirements, the applicant shall provide additional parking
spaces equal to the difference in required parking spaces between
the existing use and the proposed use.
D.
Location. Except for commercial, industrial and institutional
uses, all required off-street parking shall be provided on the same
lot as the use it serves or on an adjoining lot under the same ownership
as the lot containing the use it serves. For commercial, industrial
and institutional uses, parking may be provided off premises; however:
(1)
The off-premises property shall be under the same
ownership as the lot containing the commercial, industrial or institutional
use or the off-premises property to serve as the required parking
lot shall be leased for such purpose for 20 years or more.
(2)
Each of the parking spaces shall be within 500 feet
of the structure housing the use that the parking spaces are intended
to serve.
(3)
The off-premises parking area shall be located in
the same district as the use that the parking spaces are intended
to serve or in an industrial or commercial district.
(4)
A separate land use permit shall be obtained for the
off-premises parking area.
E.
Abandonment. No parking space, or driveway providing
access thereto, shall be abandoned, closed, converted to another use
or in any way eliminated from use as a parking space or driveway unless
adequate off-street parking and access are provided to the property
in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
F.
Design requirements. Parking area design shall be
in accordance with design standards contained in the Zoning Office.
G.
Lighting. Lighting established for the purpose of
illuminating off-street parking areas shall utilize lighting fixtures
whose hood, lens or combination thereof allow no direct beams of light
from the fixture to be seen from off the property or to be cast skyward.
H.
Maintenance. All parking areas shall be properly maintained
by the owner or lessee of the property.
I.
Handicapped parking. All off-street parking areas shall provide parking
spaces for use by motor vehicles which transport physically disabled
persons, in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code or the
following minimum requirements, whichever is more restrictive:
[Amended 4-17-2001 by Ord. No. 00-15; 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 07-09]
(1)
Two percent of the total number of spaces shall be provided for use
by physically disabled persons, with a minimum of one space.
(2)
The minimum dimensions for all parking spaces provided for use by
physically disabled persons shall be 12 feet in width and 18 feet
in length.
(3)
Parking spaces provided for use by 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.
A.
Applicability. These requirements shall apply to all
parking spaces created after the effective date of this chapter, except
for parking spaces located in parking areas which accommodate fewer
than six vehicles and except for parking spaces located in multilevel
parking structures.
B.
Parking lot landscaping design shall be done in accordance
with minimum landscaping requirements on file at the Zoning Office.
A.
Any use which requires deliveries or shipments shall
provide sufficient off-street loading and unloading space so that
no public street, alley or access to any parking area is blocked by
such activities.
B.
The loading and unloading space shall be separate
from any parking aisle or parking spaces unless delivery or pickup
activities are scheduled for hours when the parking area is not in
use.
A.
Every use shall have access to a public highway or
private road. Property owners have the responsibility of securing
the access.
B.
For all uses, except agricultural uses, as listed in § 240-17, no more than two access points per lot shall be permitted.
C.
For all uses, except agricultural uses, as listed in § 240-17, access shall not be allowed directly to a state highway if access to a town, county or public or private frontage road is available.
D.
Driveway width.
(1)
For all single-family residential and duplex residential
uses, access driveways shall be at least 10 feet wide and not more
than 24 feet wide and shall extend to within 200 feet of the residence.
(2)
Access driveways for all other uses, except agricultural
uses, shall be at least 20 feet wide and not more than 35 feet wide.
Such drives may be reduced to 10 feet wide if they are enter-only
or exit-only drives.
E.
Setback. All access driveways shall be placed such
that the driveway edge nearest to a neighbor's lot line is at least
five feet from the neighbor's lot line, unless driveways are shared
by adjoining property owners.
F.
All access driveways, except those to farm fields,
shall be surfaced with gravel or paved and pitched to prevent ponding.
G.
Location. Access drives shall be located opposite
median crossover where present.
H.
Grade. All driveways shall accommodate emergency vehicles.
The maximum grade for driveways serving residences constructed after
the effective date of this chapter shall be 12%. Any applicant seeking
to construct a driveway, any portion of which shall contain a grade
in excess of 12%, may seek a variance from the Board of Adjustment
and present any plans and information which demonstrate that the steeper
grade satisfies access requirements.
I.
Intersection with road. All driveways shall be sloped
down from the road edge for at least 20 feet from the road edge so
the elevation of the driveway is at least six inches below the level
of the road at a point 20 feet from the edge of the road.
