HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3913 04/05/1988ORDINANCE NO. 3913
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 14 ENTITLED
"ZONING OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT,
ILLINOIS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE
ZONING CODE
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THE 5th DAY OF April , 1988.
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
6th day of April , 1988.
ORDINANCE NO. 3913
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 14 ENTITLED "ZONING"
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE ZONING CODE
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Department of the Village
of Mount Prospect has proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance
to provide for changes to add Article XXX entitled "Off-Street
Parking" and remove all existing references to parking from
Chapter 14 '(Zoning Ordinance), and to amend setback requirements
for patios, balconies and wood decks in the rear yard, and to
allow service walks in required yards, and to define "Terrace".
WHEREAS, public hearings were held on said amendments,
designated as Case NO. ZBA-87-A-87 before the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the Village of Mount Prospect on the 10th and 17th of
December, 1987 pursuant to due and proper not~ce thereof having
been published in the Mount Prospect Herald on the 24th day of
November, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals has submitted ~ts
findings and recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Mount Prospect; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have considered
the amendments and the findings and recommendations of the Zoning
Board of Appeals and have determined that it is in the best
interest of the community grant the amendment request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
Village Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, is
hereby further amended by creating the following paragraphs:
Section 14.1402.F.
Section 14.1503.E.
Section 14.1602.
Section 14.1702.E.
Section 14.1802.E.
Section 14.1902.E.
Section 14.2002.E.
Section 14.2102.E.
Section 14.2401.Co
Section 14.2402.C.
which paragraphs shall be and read as follows:
"Minimum Parking Lot Setback. Any parking lot located on a
lot of record shall be set back a m~nimum of:
Thirty feet (30') from right-of-way
Ten feet (10') from interior lot line
Twenty feet (20') from adjacent
district"
residential
SECTION TWO: That Section 14.116.C of Chapter 14 of the
V~llage Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, is
hereby further amended by increasing the width of driveways from
eighteen feet (18') to twenty-one feet (21'); so that said
Section 14.116.C shall hereinafter be and read as follows:
"Width. Driveways shall be a minimum of nine feet (9') and
a maximum of twenty-one feet (21') in width and shall be
unobstructed from any encroachment such a chimneys, fireplaces
and bay windows."
SECTION TWO: That Section 14.2714.C of Chapter 14 of
the Village Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended,
substituting therefor the following~ so that hereinafter said
Section 14.2714.C shall be and read as follows:
"Minimum Parking Lot Setback. Any parking lot located on a
lot of record shall be set back a m~nimum of:
Thirty feet (30') from right-of-way
Ten feet (10') from ~nter~or lot l~ne
Twenty feet (20') from adjacent
district"
residential
SECTION THREE: That Sections 14.2902.A, 14.2902.B.1,
14.2902.B.2 and 14.2902.C of Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
Village Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended,are
hereby further amended by increasing the parking setbacks; so
that said Sections 14.2902.A, 14.2902.B.1, 14.2902.B.2, and
14.2902.C shall hereinafter be and read as follows:
"A. Minimum Front Yard. In the O-R Office/Research District, any
building or structure hereafter erected shall be located not
less than thirty feet (30'), plus one foot (1') for every two
feet (2') of building height over twenty feet (20'), from the
front lot line (primary frontage). If berming, grade
differences and landscaped screening is provided, as approved
by the Director of Community Development, parking may be
permitted in all but the first thirty feet (30') of the
required front yard.
B. Minimum Side Yard.
Interior Side Yard. In the O-R Office/Research
District, any building or structure hereafter erected
shall be located not less than ten feet (10'), plus one
foot (1') for every two feet (2') of building height
over twenty feet (20'), from any interior side lot line.
If parking or loading facilities or access drives are to
be located in a s~de yard, such facility or drive shall
be located a minimum of ten feet (10') from the side lot
line, which area shall be property screened.
Exterior Side Yard. In the O-R Office/Research D~str~ct,
any building or structure hereafter erected shall be
located not less than thirty feet (30'), plus one foot
(1') for every two feet (2') of building height over
twenty feet (20'), from any exterior side lot line. If
parking or loading facilities or access drives are to be
located in a side yard, such facility or drive shall be
located a minimum of thirty feet (30') from the side lot
line, which area shall be property screened.
Minimum Rear Yard. In the O-R office/Research D~strict, any
building or structure hereafter erected shall be located not
less than twenty feet (20'), plus one foot (1') for every
two feet (2') of building height over twenty feet (20'),
from a rear lot line. If parking or loading facilities or
access drives are to be located in a rear yard, such
facility or drive shall be located a minimum of thirty feet
(30') from rear an exterior lot line, or ten feet (10') from
an ~nter~or rear lot line, which area shall be property
screened. "
SECTION FOUR: That Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
V~llage Code oi Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, is
hereby further amended by deleting the following Sections in
their entirety:
Section 14.2403
Section 14.2404
Section 14.1005
Section 14.1105
Section 14.1205
Section 14.1405
Section 14.1506
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Section 14.1705
Section 14.1805
Section 14.1905
Section 14.2005
Section 14.2105
Section 14.2205
Section 14.2715
Section 14.2907
which regulations shall be transferred to Article XXX entitled
"Off-Street Parking" of Chapter 14 created in SECTION EIGHT of
this Ordinance.
SECTION FIVE: That Section 14.1305.A entitled "Off-Street
Parking" of Chapter 14 entitled of the Village Code of Mount
Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, is hereby further amended
by deleting in its entirety Section 14.1305.A and B and
substituting therefore the following; so that hereinafter said
Section 14.1305 shall be and read as follows:
Section 14.1305.A. Off-Street Parking.
Residence District a maximum three (3)
such duplex residence building."
In the R-2 Duplex
car garage for each
SECTION SIX: That Section 14.2602.B entitled "Rules and
Definitions" of Chapter 14 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect,
Illinois, 1981, as amended, is hereby further amended b~ deleting
the definitions for "Loading Space", "Off-Street Parking Space"
and "Off-Street Truck Parking Space" and substituting therefor in
proper alphabetical sequence the following; so that hereinafter
the definitions for "Loading Space", "Off-Street Parking Space"
and "Off-Street Truck Parking Space" shall be and read as
follows:
"LOADING SPACE:
An area twelve feet by fifty feet (12' X
50') or twelve feet by thirty-five feet
(12' X 35') depending upon the building
use.
OFF-STREET PARKING
SPACE:
A parking area nine feet by eighteen
feet (9' X 18'). Such space shall be
exclusive of access drives, ramps and
aisles, and shall be located on the same
lot that it serves, or within one
thousand feet (1,000') of the premises
served or f~ve hundred feet (500') if
located outside the Central Business
District as provided in th~s Chapter.
In some instances the parking space can
be eight and one-half feet by eighteen
feet (8 1/2' X 18') if approved by
Director. Such space and the parking of
vehicles or trailers thereon, shall
consist of an approved surface of
asphalt or concrete, which must be
constructed in accordance with all
V~llage Codes. No parking surface shall
consist of dirt, clay, gravel, or
grass.
OFF-STREET TRUCK
PARKING SPACE:
A parking area twelve feet by
thirty-five feet (12' X 35') or twelve
feet by fifty feet (12' X 50'),
exclusive of accessory drives, ramps and
aisles."
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SECTION SEVEN: That Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
Village Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, ~s
hereby further amended by substituting the following to the
Sections indicated; so that hereinafter the following Sections
shall be and read as follows:
Section 14.1001.B.4
Section 14.1101.B.4
Section 14.1201.B.4
Section 14.1301.B.4
Section 14.1401.B.4
Section 14.1501.B.4
"The housing of trucks, commercial vehicles or trailers with
license plates indicating a gross weight or l~censed weight
less than eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.) shall be
allowed in garages. Personal use vehicles, such as,
pick-ups and vans are not subject to this restriction."
SECTION EIGHT: That Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
Village Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, is
hereby further amended by creating a new Article hereby entitled
"ARTICLE XXX - OFF-STREET PARKING"; so that hereinafter said
Article XXX of Chapter 14 shall be and read as follows:
Sec. 14.3001. Scope of Regulations. The off-street parking and
loading provisions of this ordinance shall apply as follows:
For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of
land established after the effective date of this ordinance
or amendment thereto accessory parking and loading
facilities shall be provided as required by this Article.
However, where a building permit has been issued prior to
the effective date of th~s ordinance, and provided that
construction is begun within six months of such effective
date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and
loading facilities as required hereinafter need not be
provided.
When the intensity of use of any building, structure or
premises ~s ~ncreased through additional dwelling units,
gross floor area, seating capacity, or other units of
measurement specified herein for required parking or loading
facilities, parking and loading facilities as required
herein shall be provided for such increase ~n intensity of
use.
Sec. 14.3002. Change of Use. Whenever the existing use of a
building or structure which has been provided with the required
number of off-street parking and loading spaces shall hereafter
be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be
required as provided for such use. However, if the building or
structure was erected prior to the effective date of this
ordinance, additional parking or loading facilities are mandatory
only ~n the amount by which the requirements of the new use would
exceed those for the existing use if the latter were subject to
the parking and loading provisions of this ordinance. No
Certificate of Occupancy may be issued by the Village until such
t~me as parking modifications have been substantially completed.
Sec. 14.3003. Existing Parking and Loading Facilities. Off-
street parking or loading facilities which were in existence on
the effective date of th~s ordinance or ~ere provided voluntarily
after such effective date shall not hereafter be reduced below
the requirements of this ordinance for a similar new building or
use.
Sec. 14.3004. Downtown District Non-Conforming. In the Downtown
District, when existing floor space is intensxfied and cannot
conform to the parking requirements, the owner may request to
donate to the Village parking funds. The fee for each such
parking space shall be determined by the Village Board.
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Sec. 14.3005. Permissive Parking and Loading Facilities. Nothing
in this ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the voluntary
establishment of off-street parking or loading facilities to
serve any existing use of land or buildings, provided that all
regulations herein governing the location, design, ~mprovement
and operation of such facilities are adhered to.
Sec. 14.3006. Damage or Destruction. For any conforming or
legally non-conforming building or use which is in existence on
the effective date of this ordinance which subsequently thereto
is damaged or partially destroyed to the extent of less than
fifty percent of its replacement value by fire, collapse,
explosion or other cause, and which is reconstructed, re-
established or repaired, off-street parking or loading facilities
need not be provided, except that parking or loading facilities
equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or
destruction shall be restored or continued in operation. However,
in the event the principal building or structure is damaged or
destroyed by any means of fifty (50) percent or more of its
replacement value, it shall be necessary to provide parking or
loading facilities as required by this ordinance for equivalent
new uses or construction; provided, however, that if the
principal building or structure contains more than one use,
parking and loading facilities, as required by this ordinance,
need be provided only for those uses which have been damaged or
destroyed to the extent of fifty percent (50%) or more of their
replacement value.
Sec. 14.3007. Off-site Remote Parking Facilities. Where
required parking facilities are provided on other than the lot on
which the building or use served by such facilities is located,
they shall be and remain in the same possession or ownership as
the lot occupied by the building or use to which the said
facilities are necessary.
A. Such lot upon which said parking facilities are proposed
shall be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the
lot if located within the Central Business District or five
hundred feet (500') if located outside the Central Business
District. The building or use served by such facilities
must be located within the above perimeters and such lot
must first be zoned a Parking District designation before
the approval of the President and Board of Trustees may be
sought.
B. An applicant for off-premises parking facilities as is
allowed in a Parking District shall be required to guarantee
that the off-premises parking lot shall be used solely in
conjunction with the building or use served by such off-
premises facilities. Th~s guarantee shall be given and
established pursuant to the following procedure:
1. Warranty Deed (or Trustee's Deed in the case of a
lot held in a land trust) for the off-premises parking lot
to a third party from the owner.
2. Warranty Deed (or Trustee's Deed in the case of a
lot held in a land trust) for the said off-premises parking
lot from the aforementioned third party to the applicant,
which deed shall contain the following restrictive
covenants:
a. This tract is to be used solely as an off-
street parking facility in conjunction with the use of land
legally described as:
(Insert legal description for lot(s) to be served by these
parking facilities).
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b. These restrictions or covenants are to run
with the land and shall be blnd~ng on all the parties and
all firms claiming under them, including the Village, a
Municipal corporation.
c. If the parties thereto, or any of them, or
their he,rs or assigns shall violate or attempt to violate
any of the covenants herein, it shall be lawful for the
other parties hereto including the Village to prosecute any
proceeding at law or in equity against the person or persons
violating or attempting to violate any such covenant, and
either to prevent him or them from so doing or to recover
damages or other dues for such violation.
C. Such guarantee must be furnished to the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the Village for its consideration ~n making ~ts
recommendation to the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village.
Sec. 14.3008. Parking Area Design. It shall be the responsi-
bility of the Planning and Zoning Director to review plans for
all parking lots to ensure compliance w~th the parking section of
these regulations and h~s approval must be obtained before
building permit ~ssuance. The arrangement, character, extent,
width, grade and location of all parking areas shall be con-
sidered in relation to existing and planned streets, to reason-
able circulation to traffic
to separation of parking,
topographical conditions,
convenience and safety, and
proposed uses of the area
sections and confluences
within and adjacent to parking areas,
loading, and drive-up stacking, to
to runoff of storm water, public
in their appropriate relations to the
to be served. All traffic ~nter-
must encourage safe and efficient
traffic flow. Any such submission must comply with the require-
ments of this ordinance and the Development Code. Parking lots
and accesses shall be designed so as to discourage use of same as
short-cuts and/or bypasses when located between major arterial
roadways.
Sec. 14.3009. Parking of Vehicles in Residential Districts. No
truck, commercial vehicle with license plates indicating a gross
weight or licensed weight in excess of 8,001 lbs., or trailers,
shall be parked or stored on any residential premises except when
making a delivery, rendering a service at such premises. Personal
use vehicles such as pickups and vans, are not sub3ect to this
restriction.
Sec. 14.3010. Repair and Service. No motor vehicle repair work
of a commercial nature shall be permitted in conjunction with
off-street parking facilities provided.
Sec. 14.3011. Handicap Parking. At least one handicapped
parking stall shall be provided in all off-street parking areas
larger than 15 spaces. Additional handicapped parking shall be
provided at the rate of 2% of the total number of stalls.
Handicapped parking stalls shall be at least 16 feet by 18 feet
for 90° parking, and shall be proportionately larger at the other
angles as per Figure 1 hereinafter adopted in this Article. All
stalls shall be appropriately marked and s~gned, be located in
close proximity to the principal building, and shall offer
barrier free access to the principal building. A designation of
handicapped parking stalls shall constitute consent by the
property owner to the enforcement of the restriction of such
spaces to handicapped motorists by the Village.
Sec. 14.3012. Computation of Required Parking and Loading
Spaces.
Use Chart #1 to calculate the number of spaces required for each
use. Chart #2 should be used to determine how many loading
spaces are necessary for each use. A Planned Unit Development
requires a ten percent (10%) increase above and beyond the
required spaces stated here~n.
When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces
required by this ordinance results in a requirement of a frac-
tional space, it shall be counted as one parking space. Such
required parking spaces shall not be used for parking of trucks,
trailers, or passenger vehicles operated by any business or use
on the property. Where a use has vehicles; including, but not
limited to; delivery, service, or sales vehicles, additional
parking shall be provided in an amount not less than the number
of vehicles used by the business. Such additional parking shall
be located away from adjacent roads and screened from residential
d~strlcts or developments.
A. CHART #1 Parking Requirements.
4/1000 sq. ft. unless otherwise listed below
Assembly plant, laboratory area
1/1000 sq. ft.
Assembly hall/banquet hall
10/1000 sq. ft.
Auto Uses
Auto Service Stations including repair
shops, muffler and brake shops, tire,
sales and installation, painting/auto
body transmission shops
5/service bay
O~1 Change Service
Motor Vehicle Sales or
Agency
Car Wash - Self Serve
Car Wash - Tunnel
Rental
5/1000 sq. ft. plus
1 stacking space per
serwce bay
1/1000 sq. ft. of
lot area plus any
additional for
service area. (Must
be designated and
posted as customer/
employee parking
1 space per bay plus
2 stacking spaces
per bay
stacking spaces for
20 minutes of
waiting (3 m~n. avg.
per car)
Banks, Drive-through
3.5/1000 plus 5
stacking spaces per
station
Barber/Beauty Shops
5/1000 sq. ft.
Funeral Homes
1/50 sq. ft. of
parlor space
Furniture Stores
2/1000 sq. ft.
Golf Courses
3 per hole plus
additional for club-
house, restaurant/
bar as otherwise
provided herein
Hotels, Motels, Motor Lodges
1 space per guest
room plus additional
space for assembly
rooms at 1/125 sq.
ft.and restaurants
and/or lounges as
otherwise provided
herein
Library, Museum, Art Gallery
2/1000 sq. ft.
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Medical Offices, Hospitals,
Satellite Care Facilities
Office Building -Less than 30,000 sq. ft.
30,000 - 60,000 sq. ft.
above 60,000 sq. ft.
Tele-marketing or other similar
Office Use
Public Parks, Athletic Fields
Recreational Facilities, convention halls,
dance halls, skating rinks, assembly halls,
gymnasiums, bowling alley, arcades, health
club, indoor swimming pools (non-single
family).
Outdoor Swimming Pools (non-single
family)
Residential
Single Family
Duplex
Multi-family/Townhouses
2 bedrooms or less
more than 2 bedrooms/dens
R-5 Senior Citizen Housing
Restaurants
Class IV
Class Ill
Class II
Class !
Drive-through
Schools
Commercial School/Training Facility
(Including dance, music, art)
Elementary School/Junior H~gh School
High School
College/University
Day Care
Shopping Center
less than 30,000 sq.ft.
30,000 - 150,000 sq.ft.
150,000 and above
Tennis Courts
Theatre, Auditorium, Church
Warehouse
Nursing Home
5/1000 sq. ft.
Total compilation of
each individual use
4/1000 sq. ft.
3.5/1000 sq. ft.
5/1000 sq. ft.
1/5000 sq. ft. of
land plus 1/2000 sq.
ft. of athletic
f~eld area
10/1000 sq. ft. of
floor area
10/1000 sq. ft. of
enclosed land/deck
area
2 per unit
2 per unit
2 per unit
2 plus 1/2 for each
den/bedroom over 2
3/4 of a space per 1
bedroom or effi-
ciency unit 1
space per 2 bedroom
unit
15/1000
15/1000
10/1000
10/1000
13.5/1000 plus 7
stacking spaces from
window
1/75 sq. ft. floor
area
1/staff member
1/4 students
1/2 students
1/staff member
compilation of each
individual use
4-1/2/1000
4/1000
2 per court
1/3 seats plus
additional of 2/1000
sq. ft. for other
areas
1/1500 sq. ft.
5/1000 sq. ft.
B. CHART #2 -
Loading Space Requirements
t
Banks, Offices, Business, Professional and Governmental:
10 - 100,000 1 12 x 35
100 500,000 1 12 x 50 plus
each 100,000 1 additional 12 x 35
500,000 and above As above plus
for each 500,000 1 additional 12 x 35
Retail stores (unless otherwise specified, Restaurants, Auto
Service Stations
5 10,000
10 - 30,000
30 - 40,000
40 - 100,000
100,000 plus
1 12 x 35
2 12 x 35
2 12 x 50
3 12 x 50
1 additional 12 x 50
for each 200,000
or fraction thereof
Warehouse and Storage Buildings, Laboratory, Assembly Plant,
Product Repair Shops
5 10,000
10 - 40,000
40 - 100,000
100,000 plus
1 12 x 35
1 12 x 50
2 12 x 50
1 additional 12 x 50
for each 100,000 or
fraction thereof
Recreational facilities, Convention halls, Dance halls, Skating
rinks, Assembly Halls, Gymnasiums, Auditoriums, Bowling Alleys,
Theatre
10 - 20,000
20 - 100,000
200,000 plus
1 12 x 35
1 12 x 50
1 additional 12 x 50
for each additional
100,000 or fraction
thereof
Hotels, Motels, Motor Lodges
10 - 200,000
200,000 plus
1 12 x 35
1 additional 12 x 35
for every 200,000
If the above use
convention halls,
then
contains any of the following: retail shop,
exhibition halls, business professional office,
10 - 20,000 1 12 x 35
20,000 - 150,000 1 12 × 50
150,000 or above 1 additional 12 x 50
for each 150,000 or
fraction thereof
Schools, hospitals or other similar institutional buildings;
and multi-family buildings
20,000 200,000
200,000 plus
I 12 x 50
1 additional 12 x 50
for each 200,000 sq.
ft.
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Shopping Centers
5,000 - 25,000
25,000 - 200,000
200,000 - 400,000
400,000 plus
1 12 x 35
1 12 x 35 plus 1
12 x 50
2 12 x 35 plus 2
12 x 50
1 additional 12 x 50
for every 100,000
addition
Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Machinery Sales
8,000 - 25,000
25,000 plus
1 12 x 50
1 additional 12x50
space for each
Sec. 14.3013. Land Banking.
Any development that has a requirement for 150 parking spaces or
more may request up to a 30% reduction in the required parking
spaces. Such request shall be approved by the Director of
Planning and Zoning and shall be accompanied by such documen-
tation and evidence justifying the reduction. Such requests
shall also provide for additional land area which may be con-
verted to parking and shall be accompanied by a covenant running
with the land to restrict the use of the land for future parking.
Such covenant shall specify the authority of the V~llage to
require additional parking be installed if and when deemed
necessary and to enforce said order upon the ownership.
Sec. 14.3014. Collective Provisions. Off-street parking
facilities for separate uses on the same lot may be provided
collectively if the total number of spaces provided collectively
is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each
such use and provided that all regulations governing location of
accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are
adhered to.
Sec. 14.3015. Construction and Design.
layout of the parking lot shall conform to
requirements. Refer to the Development Code
The construction and
all Development Code
for specifics.
Sec. 14.3016. Driveways. Ail driveways must conform to the
requirements set forth in the Development Code.
A. Residential. Residential driveways in the R-X, R-A,
R-i, R-2 Districts shall conform to the following
requirements:
1. Number. One driveway may be permitted per lot,
with a maximum of curb cut onto the street pavement per
driveway. Circular or dual frontage driveways may be
permitted only by variation.
2. Location. Driveways must lead to required off-
street parking space(s) and may cross the required
front yard in a manner essentially perpendicular to the
street pavement.
3. Width. Driveways shall be a minimum of nine feet
(9') and a maximum of twenty-one feet (21') in width
and shall be unobstructed from any encroachment such as
chimneys, fireplaces, and bay windows. The maximum
driveway width shall include all adjacent walkways.
B. Industrial. The driveway width for an industrial
building shall be adequate to maneuver trucks in and out of
the site. Driveways which exceed thirty feet (30') must be
approved by the Planning and Zoning Director.
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C. Other. Ail other uses shall have driveways of 24'
width (12' per lane). When more than 2 lanes are approved
by the Planning and Zoning Director on the basis of need,
each lane shall be 12' wide. A driveway more than 2 lanes
wide must be be physically divided to provide for safe
vehicular movement.
Sec. 14.3017. Size and Access. Ail parking stalls and aisles
shall have the minimum dimensions, as set forth in Figure 1,
provided that the automobile overhang of not greater than 2 feet
may be included in stall depth calculations where such overhang
does not extend beyond the property line or encroach on the
minimum width of the sidewalk or encroach upon a required
setback. When automobile overhang beyond an ~nstalled curb is
~ncluded in the stall depth calculation such overhang shall be
considered as part of the parking stall for landscaping or
setback purposes. Parking lots not open to the sky shall have a
minimum vertical clearance of 7 feet 6 inches to any obstruction
and shall be measured at right angles to the access of the
vehicle.
An industrial, commuter, or long-term business off~ce use may
request a reduction to 8 1/2 feet ~n stall width. Such request
shall be approved by the Director of Planning and Zoning and must
be accompanied by such documentation and evidence which shall
justify the parking lot safety.
Sec. 14.3018. In Yards. Off-street parking setbacks shall
comply with the specific Zoning D~strict requirement. No
pavement, loading, or turn-arounds are allowed in the required
yards.
Sec. 14.3019. Wheel Guards. Parking spaces shall be provided
w~th wheel guards or bumper guards where concrete curbs are not
required so that no part of parked vehicles will encroach on an
adjacent sidewalk. Bumper guards are not required for interior
stalls.
Sec. 14.3020. Lighting.
with the Building Code and
Mount Prospect.
Ail parking lot lighting shall comply
Development Code of the Village of
Electric lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas
shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way
as not to crate a nuisance. Ail such lighting shall be extin-
guished between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and
seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. unless the premises on which or for
which the lighting ~s specifically operating is engaged in the
operation of its business, in which event the lighting shall not
operate past the closing hour of the establishment. L~ght poles
~n a parking lot shall be protected from vehicles. Curbed
~slands for protection are recommended.
Sec. 14.3021. Curbs and Gutters. Combination concrete curb and
gutter or concrete barrier curb ~s required around the perimeter
of all parking lots and around all islands, provided that with
approval of the Director of Planning and Zoning this requirement
may be deferred for the area adjacent to any future expansion as
part of a staged development. Where alternatives to concrete
curb and gutter are demonstrated to be more appropriate and
recommended by the Village Engineer, said alternatives may be
approved by the Director of Planning and Zoning.
Sec. 14.3022. Striping. Striping of the pavement surface to
define each parking space is required and shall be a mln~mum of
four (4) ~nches in w~dth from the length of each space. A double
stripe is recommended. Striping for each parking space shall be
painted in yellow or white. Thermoplastic pavement markings are
an acceptable alternative. All ar~as designated as fire lanes
shall be marked by posting of s~gns and/or yellow markings,
provided that signs shall be used wherever feasible.
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ee. 14.3023. Maintenance. Upon completion, all parking areas
shall be properly maintained at all times, without pot holes,
broken curbing or other irregularities.
Sec. 14.3024. Screening and Landscaping. Ail open automobile
parking areas containing more than four parking spaces shall be
effectively screened as per the requirements contained in the
landscape section of the Development Code."
SECTION NINE: That Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
V~llage Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1981, as amended, is
hereby further amended by amending Sections 14.1002.D,
14.1102.D, 14.1202.D, 14.1302.D, to add the followtng~ so that
hereinafter Sections 14.1002.C, 14.1102.D, 14.1202.D, 14.1302.D
shall include:
"3. Patios, balconies, wood decks may encroach in the
required rear yard; providing the minimum distance between
the rear property line and the near edge of the structure ~s
f~fteen feet (15'), and that no structure is located over or
upon an easement.
4. A service walk, not exceeding thirty-six inches (36") in
width, may encroach in the required front, side or rear
yards to gain access to entrances or provide better
accessibility for maintenance."
SECTION TEN: That Chapter 14 entitled "Zoning" of the
Village Code of Mount Prospect, Illinols, 1981, as amended, is
hereby further amended by adding in proper alphabetical sequence
the following definition; so that hereinafter said Section
14.2602 shall include:
"TERRACE:
A landscape treatment of mounded earth, rock
wall, railroad tie wall, or other retaining
device used to modify steep grade differences
on a lot. A terrace shall not include a patio
or deck surface."
SECTION ELEVEN: That this Ordinance shall be in full force
and e~fect from and after its passage, approval and publication
~n pamphlet form as approved by law.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
5 - Arthur, Farley, Floros, Van Geem, Wattenberg
1 - Murauskls
O
PASSED and APPROVED this 5th day of April
, 1988.
~e President
ATTEST:
v Villag~ Clerk
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An~le
45° 9 18.5 13 12.7 49 15.3 16 18
60° 9 19.8 17 10.4 53 17.6 16 ,18
90° 9 18.0 24 60 24 18
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Notes
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Parking lots shall be bordered with 6" concrete barrier
curb.
Ingress/egress driveways shall have 30' radii on returns
Concrete islands abutting 90° parking shall have 5'
radii on returns.
Ninety degree spaces on the perimeter can be 16' if a 2'
overhang is provided free of the yard requirement.
Dimension for parking with angles other than what is
indicated in the chart above shall be figured propor-
tionately.