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HomeMy WebLinkAbout30-O-5930-0-59 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "An Ordinance to classify, regulate and restrict the locations of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses and to regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected, to regulate and limit the intensity of the use of lot areas, and'to regulate and determine the area of yards, courts and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings, and to establish the boundaries of districts for the said purposes and prescribing penalties for the violation of its provisions" adopted b the City Council of the City of Evanston on January N. 1921, and approved by the Mayor of said City on January 19, 19210as amended, hereinafter called the "ZONING ORDINANCE" by amending paragraph (n) of SECTION 13, as amended, as follows: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That paragraph-(n) of :Section 13 of the Zoning Ordinance as amended, be amended so that it shall hereafter -be and read as follows: (n) Off -Street Parkin . In connection with any building hereafter erected or substantially altered or enlarged there shall be provided off-street parking spaces meet- ing all of the minimum requirements of this paragraph (n). In this paragraph (n) the term "parking lot" means an area in the open reserved or used for parking motor vehicles, trailers, or boats on premises on which there is no principal building; the term "parking space" means -an accessible area reserved exclusively for storage of one motor vehicle, trailer, or boat, which parking space may be located in a private or storage garage, carport or in the open;.the term "parking area" means one or more parking spaces and may also include access drives, aisles, ramps, and maneuvering area. 1. Use. Required off-street parking spaces accessory to t uses listed in�this paragraph (n)°shall be used solely for • the parking of passenger automobiles of occupants, patrons, or employees. Parking lots in Dwelling Districts shall be used only for the parking of passenger automobiles. In.a Dwelling District not more than one truck or trailer. -with a capacity of 12 tons or less, and not more than one hauling trailer or•boat may be parked in a building or in a rear yard, but not in a front or side yard or in any court area which opens toward a public street. No part of a driveway in a front or side yard shall be counted as a required parking space in Dwelling Districts. The parking of house trailers is prohibited in all districts. 2. Location Parking spaces required for single-family dwell- ings and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling served or on an adjoining lot. Parking spaces required for all other buildings shall be located on the same lot, provided however, that where ten or more parking 'spaces are required and a permanent arrangement for their use has been secured such spaces may be located within 1200 f t. of the lot on which the building is located, but not in an "A" or "B" single Family Dwelling District. ` In rear and side yards abutting a street in "A", "B" and "C" Dwelling Districts the surfaced area of all parking spaces shall be not less than 5 feet from every street lot line or not less than the established front yard setback line on the adjoining lot, whichever is greater. In rear and side yards abutting a street in "D" and "E" districts the surfaced area of all parking spaces shall be not less than 5 feet from every street lot line. Off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles, hauling trailers, and boats shall not be located in a required front or side yard or in any court area which opens toward a public street on any lot on which a building is located in any dwelling district. Where permitted under this ordinance off-street parking spaces may be located in a parking lot provided that the surfaced area of such a lot, exclusive of driveways, shall not be less than 5 ft. from every street lot line in Dwelling Districts. 3. Computation When the determination of the number of parking spaces required by this ordinance results in a require- ment of a fractional space, any fraction of•one-half or less may be disregarded; while a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space. 4. Collective'Provisions of Required Spaces Parking spaces required for separate uses or buildings may be provided collectively, if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than -the sum of the separate requirements for each such use or build- ing and if all regulations governing the location of accessory parking spaces _in relation to the uses served are observed.- No parking space, or portion thereof, shall serve as the required space for more than one use. 5. Repair and Service No motor -vehicle repair work or sales or servic- ing incidental thereto shall be permitted in required parking spaces, except in emergencies. No gasoline or motor oil shall be sold in conjunction with any access- ory parking facility located.in a Dwelling District, unless such facility is located within a completely enclosed building, in which case gasoline and motor oil may be sold within such building to the users of such facility, provided that no sign directing attention to such sale shall be visible from outside the building. . { . 721 6. Size A required•parking space shall be at least 82 feet in width and not less than 180 sq. ft., in area, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, columns, and office or work area. Such space shall have'vertical clearance of at least seven feet. Each required parking space shall be kept available -at all times exclusively as storage space for one passenger automobile. 7. Access Each required parking space shall open directly upon an aisle, driveway -or a..public alley of such width and design as to be, safely and easily accessible at all times, in the judgment of the Traffic Engineer, without the necessity of moving another parked car or protruding into adjoining property. All off-street parking spaces shall be provided with'appr-opriate means -of vehicular access to a'street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with - traffic movements as determined by the City Manager. No driveway across public property shall have a width exceeding 25 fe•et, exclusive of curb returns. 8. -Design and Maintenance a. Open ors Enclosed Parking Spaces Permitted Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot as the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed or partly enclosed.in a structure. b: 'Surfacing and Drainage ' All open parking spaces and parking lots, except parking spaces accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling, shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, or equal, not less than four inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete, or comparable all-weather dustless material. Such parking areas shall be so pitched and drained as to prevent the flow of water from such areas onto adjoining property, public sidewalk, or unpaved streets or alleys, or onto paved streets or alleys which do not have sewer and drainage structures installed. c. Screening, Landscaping and'Wheel Stops In all Dwelling districts all open parking areas and parking lots containing more than three parking spaces shall be effectively screened from the street and on each side adjoining any property situated in a Dwelling District by a densely -planted compact hedge not less than four feet in height or by a four foot high wall or fence; except that no hedge, planting, wall, or fence shall be permitted at any street intersection where it will obstruct the line of vision as set forth in Sections 29-17 and 29-57 of the Evanston Municipal Code. A wall, fence or hedge used for screening parking lots or spaces shall not be less than 18 inches from every street lot line. In' all districts wheel stops of masonry, steel, or -heavy timber shall be placed near all interior parking lot lines so as to protect abutting property and -also placed near street lot lines so as to prevent protrusion of vehicles into street rights -of -way. d. Illumination The illumination of -any parking -lot or parking area in a Dwelling District shall be extinguished between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M., except as may be otherwise authorized by action of the City Council. Where a parking area is illuminated by light reflected upon it, direct rays of light shall not beam into a Dwelling District or into a street. 9. Required Number of Off -Street Parking Spaces Each principal building or use shall have the following minimum number of parking spaces but not more than the specified maximum number of parking spaces: a. Single -Family Dwelling One parking space for each dwelling unit, plus one additional parking space for each two roomers or lodgers with a maximum of six spaces. b. Two -Family Dwelling One parking space, but not more than two, for each dwelling unit, plus one additional parking space for each two roomers -or lodgers. c., Dwelling - Attached (group, row and town houses) One, Parking space, but not more than two spaces, for each dwelling unit. d. • Multiple -Family Dwelling and' Apartment Hotel in which less than 25 per cent of the apartments are for occupancy by transient guests. One parking"space for each dwelling unit. e. Hotel .and Apartment Hotel Each hotel and apartment hotel in which 25 per cent or more,of the apartments are for occupancy by transient•guests: One parking space for each three (3) individual rooms which are available for rent or lease to individuals or families for dwelling purposes or transient.accommodations. A "room" As used in this context includes living -.room, dining room, bedroom, den or study, but shall be exclusive of kitchens, bathrooms, closets and corridor space. f. BoardinaR. Lodging or Rooming Houser and Private Clubs, offering residential facilities to members: At least two parking spaces, plus one space for each three persons•for whom living accommodations are provided on premises. g.. Fraternity, Sorority, or Dormitory One parking space for each five active members or residents, plus one parking space each for each full-time employee. This requirement is in addition to the requirement in paragraph h. below. h. Collepet University, or -Other Institution of Higher LearninE One parking space for -each three faculty and staff members and other employees, plus one additional parking space for each 15 students enrolled. This requirement is in addition .to the requirement in paragraph g. above. i. School-, Nursery, Elementary, or Junior High - Public or Private One parking space for --each three faculty members and other full-time employees. J. -Schools - High ---Public or Private One parking space for each three faculty members and each throe full—time employees and for each ten students of legal driving age. k. Churches One parking space for each two persons employed on the premises, plus one additional space for each 10 seats in the principal auditorium, provided that such required parking spaces may be located on a parking lot within 1200 feet of the church, which is accessory to another principal use which is not open and operating on Sundays. 1. Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Sanitariums One parking space for each six quests, inmates or patients for which accommodations are offered, .plus -at least one additional space for each resident 4t and regular staff doctor, plus one additional space for each four employees, including nurses. in. Field Houses, Gymnasiums and Stadiums where Seating_ Accommodations are Provided for the Public • One parking space for each ten persons for whom such accommodations are provided. n. General Business, Commercial, Store, Office and Public Buildings One parking space for each three hundred square • feet of floor area of such buildings in excess of 3000 square feet, provided however, that the requirements contained in this paragraph and paragraphs o, p, and q below, shall not apply to the sections of the City of Evanston lying within the following boundaries: (1) Beginning at the southwest corner of Clark Street and Orrington Avenue, thence south along Orrington Avenue to Church Street; east to Hinman Avenue; south to Grove Street; west to Maple Avenue; north to the alley north of Grove Street; west to Oak Avenue, north to Clark Street and east to the point of beginning. (2) Beginning at the northwest corner of Central Street and Eastwood Avenue; thence south to the alley south of Central Street; west along the general line of this alley to Green Bay Road; south to Lincoln Street; west to Prairie Avenue; north to the alley south of Central Street; west to Hartrey Avenue; north to -Central Street; east to the alley west of Prairie Avenue; north to the alley north of Central Street; east along the general line of said alley north of Central Street to Eastwood Avenue; south to the point of beginning. (3) Beginning at the intersection of Greenleaf Street and the alley east of Chicago Avenue; thence south along said alley to South Boulevard; west to Custer Avenue; north to the alley south of Main Street; west to the east line of Maple Avenue extended south; north to the north boundary of the Commercial zone on the north side of Main Street; east of Sherman Avenue; north to Greenleaf Street and east to the point of beginning. o. Restaurants Tea Rooms and Other Establishments serving Meais to the Public, when operated as a' separate business and not as a part of an;; -apartment hotel, hotel or in a building meeting the require- ments of paragraph n. above. One parking space for each three hundred square feet of floor area in excess of 2000 square feet. p. Theatres One parking the theatre. space for each six seats provided in f 4r-4 q. Buildings Used for Industrial, Manufacturing or Storage Purposes One parking space for each four persons employed on the premises, based upon the maximum number employed at any time. r. Other Uses Parking spaces on the same basis as required herein for the most similar use as determined by the Traffic, Engineer. `10. Required Approvals The arrangement, access, surfacing, drainage provisions, wheel stops, hedge, planting, wall or fence, and illumination of any parking area providing more than four parking spaces and any parking lot shall be subject to the approval of the City Manager. It shall be unlawful to use any such parking area or parking lot for the parking of vehicles unless a certificate of use and occupancy has been issued by the Director of,Building. SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 3 : This. ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, according to law. INTRODUCED October 12, 1959 ADOPTED October 19. 1959 ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: /s/ Rex A. Bullinger Corporation Counsel Published APPROVED October 19, 1959 /s/ J. 'R. Kimbark Mayor