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Westmont planners propose lower minimums, new design standards in parking rewrite
Summary
Staff and commissioners discussed major revisions to Article 9 of Westmont’s draft zoning ordinance — reducing stall size from 10x20 to 9x18, reworking minimums for multi‑unit housing and some industrial uses, adding landscaping and stacking standards, and creating a 20% tolerance before a variance is required.
Westmont planning staff and commissioners spent the bulk of the June 25 Planning and Zoning Commission special meeting reviewing proposed changes to Article 9 (parking regulations) in the village’s draft zoning ordinance.
The discussion focused on three headline changes: reduced minimum stall dimensions, recalculated minimum parking requirements for some uses, and new parking‑lot design and landscaping standards. "We have reduced the parking requirements for... multiunit residential properties," Senior Planner Scott Williams said, and staff proposed changing the minimum stall size "from 10 by 20 feet and reduced it to 9 by 18 feet as the minimum." Williams also said the draft integrates parking‑lot design standards from engineering specifications and adds stacking requirements for drive‑throughs.
The commissioners and staff explained why several calculation methods are under review. Williams said staff is reconsidering how to measure requirements for…
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