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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Sections 6-2-4, 6-9-2-7
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Code as to Zoning Parking Requirements
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i� WHEREAS, the Evanston Zoning Amendment Committee conducted
public hearings on February 5, February 12, March 12, and April 2, 1981,
upon reference by the Evanston City Council to review the parking require-
ments in Section 6-9-2 of the Zoning Ordinance as they relate to: 1) the
size of parking spaces and 2) the creation of requirements for compact
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publication thereof in the manner prescribed by law; and
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WHEREAS, in May, 1980 the City Council upon the recommendation
of the CBD Parking Committee assigned the above reference a high priority
and the Zoning Amendment Committee in order to meet this high priority
objective considered this reference as two separate parts: (1) the size
of parking spaces, and (2) the creation of requirements for compact cars;
and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Amendment Committee has completed deliber-
ations on part (1) the size of parking spaces and has continued further
deliberations on part (2) the creation of requirements for compact cars;
and
WHEREAS, the recommendations of the Zoning Amendment Committee
on part (1) would result in immediate benefits for virtually all develop-
ment in Evanston and a report on part (2) of said reference will be made
at the conclusion of continuing deliberations; and
WHEREAS, based upon evidence p presented at said hearings, findings
of fact, consideration of existing conditions conservation of property
values and the direction of building development to the best advantage
of the entire City, the Evanston Zoning Amendment Committee has recommended
that the following amendments of the Zoning Ordinance are required for the
public good.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 6-2-4 of the Evanston City.Code,.
1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended
by adding MODULE WIDTH, DOUBLE LOADED to read as follows:
MODULE WIDTH, The distance between parking spaces
DOUBLE LOADED (stalls) on both (2) sides of any. access
(of parking spaces) aisle as measured perpendicular to
said aisle and from the farthest point
of spaces (stalls) on one side of said
aisle to the farthest point of spaces
(stalls) on the other side of said aisle.
by adding MODULE WIDTH, SINGLE LOADED to read as follows:
MODULE WIDTH, The distance between parking spaces
SINGLE LOADED (stalls) on one side of an access
(of parking spaces) aisle as measured perpendicular to
said aisle from the farthest point of
said spaces (stalls) and including
the width of said aisle (at its
minimum dimension).
by revising PARKING AREA to read as follows:
PARKING AREA One or more parking spaces including
any access drives, aisles, ramps
and maneuvering area.
SECTION 2: That Section 6-9-2-7 of the Evanston
City Code, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is
further amended to read as follows:
6-9-2-7: VERTICAL CLEARANCE: A required parking area shall have
vertical clearance of at least seven feet W ).
SECTION 3: That Section 6-9-2-8 of the Evanston
City Code, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is
further amended to read as follows:
6-9-2-8: PARKING AREA SIZE AND ACCESS:
(A) Each required parking space shall be open directly upon an aisle,
a driveway or public alley of such width and design as to provide
safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking
space at all times, as shown in the following table. (Ord. 60-0-62)
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STALL AND AISLE (MODULE) DIMENSIONS
DEPTH OF
DOUBLE
SINGLE
PARKING
STALL PER-
LOADED
LOADED I
STALL
STALL
PENDICULAR
AISLE
MODULE
MODULE
ANGLE
WIDTH
TO AISLE
WIDTH
WIDTH
WIDTH
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22'
8'
12'
28'
201'
241*
40'*
32'*
450
816"
1716"
13'
48'
9'
17" 6"
12'
47'
29.' fi"
600
816"
19'
18'
56'
3716"
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19
161
54'
356
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251
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4416"
9'
1916"
23'
62'
4216" j
90°
816"
1816"
28'*
65'*
4616'1*
9'
1816"
261*
63'*
4416"*
*Two-way
traffic authorized
(B)
All off-street
parking
spaces shall be
provided
with appropriate
means of vehicular
access
to a street
or alley
in a manner which
will least
interfere with
traffic movements
as
determined by
the Traffic
Engineer.
No driveway to
such parking
spaces,
across public
property,
shall have a
width exceeding
twenty five
feet (25')
exclusive of
curb returns.
(Ord. 60-0-62)
(C) Required parking for stall angles other than those contained in
the above table may be interpolated from said table.
(D) All required parking spaces shall be marked to provide a delinea-
tion between parking stalls and aisles.
(E) Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be designed
and provided in accordance with applicable standards.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publi,
cation in the manner provided by law.
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Introduced Q c / 1981 i
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Adopted 45 1981
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Approved / 1981
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Mayor.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Approved as to form
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