HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 4590 10/05/1993 ORDINANCE NO. 4590
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 "ZONING ORDINANCE"
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
IN ITS ENTIRETY
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
the 5th day of October , 1993
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois; the
5th day of October , 1993.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4590
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 "ZONING ORDINANCE"
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT IN ITS ENTIRETY
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, as amended, is hereby further amended in its
entirety; so that hereinafter said Chapter 14 of the Village Code
shall be and read as follows:
" CHAPTER 14
ZONING
TITLE PAGE
ARTICLE NAME
I Title, Purpose and Intent
II Administration and Enforcement
III General Provisions
IV Non-COnforming Buildings, Structures and Uses
V Planned Unit Development
VI Zoning Districts
VII C-R Conservation Recreation District
VIII R-X Single-Family District
IX R-1 Single-Family Residence Distdct
X R-A Single-Family Residence District
XI R-2 Attached. Single Family Residence District
XII R-3 Low-Density Residence District
XIII R-4 Multi-Family Residence District
XIV R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District
XV , B-1 Business Office District
XVI B-2 Neighborhood Shopping District
XVII B-3 Community Shopping District
XVIII B-4 Corridor Commercial District
XIX B-5 Central Commercial District
XX O/R Office Research District
XXI I-1 Limited Industrial District
XXII Off-Street Parking and Loading
XXIII Landscape Ordinance
XXIV Definitions
XXV Appendix of Illustrations
ARTICLE I
TITLE, PURPOSE AND INTENT
SECTION:
14.101. Title
14.102. Purpose and Intent
Sec. 14.101. Ti~e
This Chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Village of Mount Prospect
Zoning Ordinance."
Sec. 14.102. Purpose and Intent
The Mount Prospect Zoning Ordinance is adopted for the purpose of protecting and
promoting the health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare of residents of the
Village. Accomplishing this purpose is achieved by the following objectives:
To provide zoning for all properties with a goal of conserving the value of buildings
and land and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village.
To protect residential, business, commercial, and industrial areas from encroach-
ment by incompatible uses and to ensure that land designated by a specific zoning
classification shall not be adversely effected by inappropriate uses.
'To establish reasonable and safe standards to which buildings shall conform.
To establish appropriate standards for the provision of light, air, safety, and open
space.
· - To prohibit the inappropriate development of land and to Provide for adequate
drainage amounts of impervious surface on lots as an attempt to reduce localized
flooding.
To provide a rational relationship between residential, business, commercial and
industrial uses.
To allow a rational development of land that will ensure proper living and working
conditions and proper relationships between residential and non-residential
development.
' To facilitate development in a fashion whereby all public ut ities can be adequately
provided.
To establish m~nimum standards to which uses of land and building shall conform.
To provide for the regulation of non-conforming uses, non-conforming structures,
and the gradual elimination thereof.
To define the duties and powers of elected and appointed officials and professional
staff.
To designate penalties for any violation of the provisions of this Chapter and to
provide a basis for proper enforcement.
The standards and requirements contained in this Chapter and the zoning district map
are intended to implement the goals of the Comprehensive Plan of the Village and all
planning policies of the Village.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
SECTION':
!4.201. Organization
14.202. Admins~ative Bodies and Specific Duties
14.203. Procedures for Administrative Functions
Sec, 14.201. Organization
The administration of this Chapter is hereby vested in the following elected and appointed
B~ards and professional stab
Village Board of Trustees
Zoning Board of Appeals
Director of Planning
The administra~ve functions .of this Chapter are as follows:
Zoning compliance reviews
~ssuance of Certificates of Occupancy
Variations
Text and Uap Amendments
Appeals
Conditional Uses
Public Hearings
Fees and Penalties
Sec. 14.202. Admini~rative Bodies and Specific Duties
Village Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees shall have the following duties and responsibilities with
regard to this Chapter:.
1. Receive recommendations from the Zoning Board of Appeaie concerning all text
and map amendments, Conditional Use permits, certain variations and to
approve or disapprove any suci~ recommendation from. the Zoning Board of
Appeals.
2. All decisions and findings by the V~llage Board.of Trustees shall in all instances
be the final administrative decisions and shall be subject to judicial review as
may be provided by law. In the case where decisions made by the Village
Board are done so by ordinance, the authorizing ordinance shall provide the final
administrative decision and shall be subject to judicial review as may be
provided by law.
3. The Village Board shall convene an annual meeting with the Zoning Board of
Appeals to review the effectiveness of this Zoning Ordinance.
B. Zoning Board of Appeals
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village Of Mount Prospect, as described in
Article 5.501 of the Municipal Code, has the authority and duties described below:
1. To hear petitions for certain variations, Conditional Use Permits. Map and Text
Amendments and prepare recommendations to the Village Board regarding such
petitions.
2. To hear and decide as final administrative authority, all petitions for fence
variations and for variations which do not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of
any requirement of this Chapter.
3. To hear appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made
by the Director of Planning of this Chapter.
C. Director of Planning
The position of the Director of Planning has been established by the Village of
Mount Prospect. This Js a department head position, reporting to the Village
Manager. The duties and authority of the Director of Planning, or duly appointed
employees of the Planning Department, shall be as follows:
1 Provide public information on the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Forward to the Zoning Board of Appeals all applications for appeals, variations,
Conditional Uses, map or text amendments, or other matters on which the
Zoning Board of Appeals is required to review under this Chapter.
3. Review and prepare recommendations on all matters going before the Zoning
Board of Appeals.
4. Maintain possession of appropriate records and files pertaining to the Zoning
Ordinance, including but not limited to zoning maps, amendments, Conditional
Uses, variations and appeals.
5. Conduct inspections of buildings, structures, and land to determineappropriate
compliance with the regulations of this Chapter.
6. Issue notice of wo at ons and ~itat~ons ~r'~Vibiations of the regulations of this
Chapter. Notices shall require compliance within fifteen (15) days and advise
violators of their dght to appeal.
7. Issue "Stop Work" orders for any construction or work that is not in compliance
with the regulations of this Chapter.
8. Approve Certificates of Occupancy and zoning for any structure or use of land
~n the Village.
Se~ 14.203. Procedures for Administrative Functtons
The procedures regarding all administrative functions of this Zoning Ordinance are set
focth as follows:
A. Review for Zoning Compliance
No permit pertaining to the use of land or buildings, existing or proposed, shall be
issued by any officer, employee or department of the Village unless the application
for such permit has been reviewed and apprbved by'the Director of Planning or duly
appointed employee of the Planning Department. Such approval shall be by written
authorization certifying the proposed use complies with all provisions of this
Chapter. In certifying this zoning compliance, the Village authorizes that the specific
land or building can be occupied or used for its intended purpose, provided that any
new construction or remodeling conforms to the approved plans and all applicable
regulations of the Village. Any permit issued in conflict with the provisions of the
Zoning Ordinance, or without proper authorization, shall be null and void.
B. Approval of Occupancy
No ~3uilding shall be used for any purpose until the Director of Planning or duly
appointed employee of the Planning Department has provided written authorization
for approval of the occupancy. Such authorization shall be in writing and on a form
from the Inspection Services Department. The final Certificate of Occupancy shall
be issued by the Inspection Services Department with all occupancy records kept
in that Department..No change in use shall be made until authorization has been
obtained from the Director of Planning.
1. Applicalfon for Cerfllicate of Occupancy
Every application for a building permit shall be deemed to be an application for
an Occupancy Certificate. An application for a proposed 'use of land where no
building permit is required shall be made to the Director of Planning.
2. Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued hereunder for the occupancy of any
building constructed or altered after the enactment of these regulations unless
the building has been constructed or altered in compliance with the provisions
of the Building Code. Upon making final inspection of any c,g. nstruction work for
which a permit is required the Director of Inspection Services may execute a
document indicating that such final inspection has been made and that he found
no violation of the provisions of the regulations in connection therewith, but such
document shall be in no way a certificate or statement that the work has been
propedy done in compliance with these regulations ancl shall not be considered
as an assurance that the work has been so propedy done.
C. variations
1. Intent
Variations shall be granted or recommended for approval only where the Zoning
Board of Appeals makes findings of fact in accordance with the standards set
forth in this Chapter, and further finds that the regulations of this Chapter will
impose practical difficulties or particular hardships to the petitioner in carrying out
the strict letter of the regulations of this Chapter.
2. Au~ortty
The Zoning Board of Appeals may, after a public hearing, grant or recommend
for approval a variation in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this
Chapter.
3. Inltlstion
An application for a variation may be made by any person, firm, other entity,
corporation, or by any governmental entity requesting or intending to request
application for a building permit.
4. Filing of Appllcetions
An application for a variation shall be filed with the Director of Planning on forms
obtained from the Planning Department. Such 'form shall include all necessary
information necessary for processing the variation request, including, but not
limited to a statement on specific hardship, the extent of variation requested,
legal description of subject property, survey, site plan, .appropriate .proof of
ownership, or proof of authority. The application form for a .variation may be
~. revised from time to time.
The application shall be filed with the appropriate fee in an amount established
by the Board of Trustees.
5. Public Hearing
Public hearings shall be held in compliance with State Statutes and provisions
of this Chapter as described in Section 14.203.G.
6. Action by Zoning Board of Appeals
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide as final administrative
authority, all petitions for fence variations and variations which do not exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of~'ahy?~e~eh[ of this Chapter.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall make recommendations to the Village Board
on all variations which are more than twenty-five percent (25%) of any
requirement of this Chapter.
In all petitions for variations, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall make findings
of fact based on the standards of this Chapter.
7. Act]on by Village Board
The Village Board shall' make a final decision on an application for a variation
after receiving the recommendation of the Zoning Boarcl of Appeals. Any
variation which fails to receive a favorable recommendation from the Zoning
Board of APpeals shall not be granted by the Village Board unless there is a
concurring vote of five (5) if all seven (7) members of the Corporate Authorities
are present and voting, and a concurring vote of four (4) if less than seven (7)
members of the Corporate Authorities are present and voting.
In the case of a written protest against any proposed variation, signed by the
owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage proposed to be altered, or by the
owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage immediately adjacent or across
an alley, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage directly
opposite the frontage proposed to be altered, is filed with the Village Clerk, the
proposed variation shall not be passed except by the voting requirements in the
preceding paragraph.
8. Appeal of Zoning Board of Appeals Decision
Any individual may file an appeal of any decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals
with the Village .Board. Such appeal shall be filed with the Director of Planning
within five (5) calendar days of the Zoning 'Board of Appeals decision.
9. Standards for Va~ations
A vadation~from the regulations of this Chapter shall not be granted or recom-
mended for approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals unless findings of fact
based on evidence are made in 'each .specific case that affirm the following
standards:
a. Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape, or topographica!
conditions of the specific property involved, a specific hardship to the owner
would result, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience if the strict letter
of the regulations was to be applied;
b. The conditions upon which an application for a variation are based are
unique to the property for which the variation is sought and are not generally
applicable to other property within the same zoning classification;
c. The purpose of the variation is not based Primarily upon a desire to increase
financial gain;
d. The alleged difficulty or hardship is caused by this Chapter and has not been
created by any person presently having an interest in the property;
e. The granting of the variation will not be detrimental to the public welfare or
injurious to other property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the
property is located.
f. The granting of the variation will not alter the essential character of the
neighborhood; and
g. The proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to
adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public
streets, or increase the danger of fire, or impai~ natural drainage or create
drainage problems on adjacent properties, or endanger the public safety, or
substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood.
10. Resldctlons on Variations
The following restrictions shall, apply to all variations:
a. No variation shall be authorized that would modify any definition;
b. No variation shall be authorized that would vary uses between zoning
districts, except use exceptions approved in a planned development;
c. No variatiOn shall be authorized that would result in a density increase from
that permitted in a zoning distdct except in conjunction with a planned
development;
- 11. Additional Restrictions
In the granting of a variation, additional conditions and restrictions may be
placed upon the premises, which are necessary to comply with the standards
listed above' and the objectiVes of this Chapter.
12. Revocalion
Where a variation has been granted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter,
such approval shall become null and Void unless a building permit is issued and
· work is subStantially underway within twelve (12) months of the date of the
variation, unless extended by the' Zoning Board of Appeals.
13. Effect of Denial of Proposal
· No application for a variation which has been denied by the Zoning Board or
Village Board shall be resubmitted for a period of one (1) year from the date of
the denial, except on grounds of new evidence or proof of change of condition
found, to be valid by the Dir~6~"~'~i~hhihg,
D. Amendments
1. Intent
For the reason of promoting the purpose and intent of this Chapter, the Village
Board may amend the regulations of this ordinance or amend zoning district
boundaries by following the provisions set forth below.
2. Authority
The Village Board shall have final authority for amendments. The Zoning Board
of Appeals shall review applications for text amendments and map amendments.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall prepare findings of fact and forward their
reCOmmendation to.the Village Board for a final decision.
3. Initiation
Amendments to the text of the Zoning Ordinance may be proposed by the
Village Board, Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, other Village officials
or any interestec~ person or organization. Amendments to zoning district
boundaries may be proposed by a property owner, contract purchaser, the
Village Board, Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals or other Village
official.
4. Filing of Application
An application for an amendment shall be filed with the Director of Planning on
forms obtained from the Planning Department. The Director of Planning, upon
receiving a complete application for an amendment, shall forward the application,
along with other data, to the Zoning Board of Appeals for their review and
recommendation to the Village Board.
5. Public Hearing
Public headngs shall be held in compliance with State Statues, and provisions.
of this Chapter as described in Section 14.203.G.
6. Recommendation by Zoning Board of Appeals
The Director of Planning shall submit the wdtten recommendations of the Zoning
Board of Appeals on an application for an amendment to the Village Board
within thirty (30) days of conclusion of the public hearing. Extension of this time
period may be allowed by mutual consent of the Applicant and the Director of
Planning.
7. Action by the Village Board
The Village Board shall make a final decision on an application, for an amend-
ment after receiving the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Any
amendment which fails to receive a favorable recommendation from the Zoning
Board of Appeals shall not be granted by the Village Board unless there is a
concurring vote of five (5) if all seven (7) members of the Corporate Authorities
are .present and voting, and a concurring vote of four (4) if less than seven (7)
members of the Corporate Authorities are present and voting.
In the case of a written protest against any proposed map amendment, signed
by the .owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage proposed to be altered,
or by the owners of twenty .percent (20%) of the frontage immediately adjacent
or across an alley, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage
directly opposite the frontage proposed to be altered, is filed with the Village
Clerk, the proposed amendment shall not be passed except by the voting
requirements in the preceding paragraph.
8. Standards
The regulations of this Chapter shall not be amended unless findings are made
on the following standards:
a. Map Amendments
When a map amendment is proposed the Zoning Board of Appeals shall
make findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific case
with respect to, but not limited to, the following matters:
i. Compatibility with existing uses of property within the general area of the
property in question;
ii. Compatibility with the zoning classification of property within the general
area of the property in question;
iii.The suitability of the property in question to the uses permitted under the
existing zoning classification;
~v. Consistency with the trend of development in the general area of the
property in question, including changes, which have taken place in its
present zoning ciassificetion;
v. The corn patibility of the surrounding property with the permitted uses
listed in the proposed zoning ciassificetion;
vi. The. Objectives of the current Comprehensive Plan for the Village of
Mount Prospect and the impact of the proposed amendment on the said
objectives;
vii. The suitabil.ity of the property in question for permitted uses listed in the
proposed zoning ciassificefion.
b. Text Amendments'
When a text amendment is proposed, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall
make findingsbased upon the evidence presented to it in each spec]ftc case
with respect to, but not limited to, the following matters:
i. The degree to which the proposed amendment has General applicability
within the ¥illage at large and not intended to benefit spec]ftc property.
ii. The consistency of the proposed amendment with the objectives of this
Chapter and the intent of the applicable zoning district regulations.
iii.The degree to which the proposed amendment would create nonconfor-
mity.
iv. The degree to which the proposed amendment would make this Chapter
more permissive.
v. The consistency of~the proposed amendment with the Comprehensive
Plan.
vi. The decjree to which the proposed amendment is consistent with VillaGe
policy as established in previous rulings on petitioners involving similar
c]rcumstances.
9. Effect of Denial of Proposal
No application for a map or text amendment which has been denied by the
VillaGe Board shall be resubmitted for a period of one (1) year from the date of
the denial, except on the Grounds of. new evidence or proof of change of
condition found to be valid by the Director of Planning.
10. Repeal of Amendment
In any case where a map amendment has been Granted and where no
development has taken place within one (1) Year, the Zoning Board of Appeals,
a~er holding a pubiic hearin§, may recommend to the Village Board that such
zoning be affirmed or repealed and rezoned to any other appropriate zoning
c~assification. The Vii]age Board may adopt'an ordinance repealing a map
amendment upon receiving the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeais.
E. Appeals
1. Aut~orRy
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide appeals from any
administrative order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the
Director of Plannin or other authorized official concerning the regulations of this
Chapter.
2. Inrda'don
An appeal may be taken to ihe Zoning Board of Appeals by any person, firm or
corporation aggrieved by an administrative order, requirement, decision or
determination of this Chapter by the Director of Planning or other authorized
official.
3. Firing of Application
An application for an appeal shall be filed with the Director of Planning on forms
obtained from the Planning Department who shall forward such appeal to the
Zoning Board of Appeals for their review and decision.
4. Public Hearing
A public hearing shall be conducted by the Zoning Board of Appeals on the
appeal application..Notice shall be as provided in Section 14.203.G, in compri-'
ance with State Statutes.
5. Decisions on Appeals
Any decisions by the Zoning Board of Appeals on an appeal application shall be
in all instances the final administrative determination and shall be subject to
judicial review only in accordance with applicable Statutes of the State of Illinois.
F. Conditional Uses
1 Intent and Applicability
The development and administration of this Chapter is based upon the Village
being divided into zoning districts within which the use of land and buildings and
the bulk and location of buildings and structures is substantially uniform.
However, it is recognized that there are certain uses which, because of their
unique characteristics, cannot be properly classified in any particular zoning
district' without consideration of the 'impact. of those uses upon adjoining
properties and their impact on the neighborhood in general. Such Conditional
Uses fall into two categories:
a. Uses publicly operated or uses traditionally promoting a public interest or
benefit.
b. Uses entirely pdvate in character but of a nature that their operation may
present a different impact upon adjoining properties or the neighborhood in
general.
2. Authorit~
The Zoning. Board of Appeals shall convene a public hearing on a conditional
use application. The Zoning Board of Appeals shaft prepare findings of fact
based on evidence presented' addressing required standards, and submit a
recommendation on an application to the Village Board for their review and final
decision.
3. Initiation
Any person, firm, corporation, office or other legel entity having ownership
interest in land, or a contractual interest that may become an ownership interest,
may file an application with the consent of the property owner.
4. Fang of Applicat~on
An application for a conditional use shall be filed with the Director of Planning
on forms obtained from the Planning Department. The Director shall, upon
receiving a complete application for a Conditional Use, forward the application,
along with other data considered important by the Director, to the Zoning Board
of Appeals for their review and recommendation to the Village Board.
5. Public Hearings
A public hearing shall be conducted by the Zoning Board of Appeals on the
Conditional Use application. Notice shall be as provided in Section ,
and in compliance with State Statutes.
6. Recommendation by the Zoning .Board of Appeals
The Director of Planning shall submit the wdtten recommendation of the Zoning
Board. of Appeals on an application for a Conditional Use to the Village Board
within 30 days of conclusion of the public hearing. Extension of this time period
may be allowed by mutual consent of the applicant and the Director of Planning.
7. Action by the Village Board
a. The Village Board shall not act upon a proposed Conditional Use until it has
received a written report ancl recommendation from the Zoning Board of
Appeals provided by the Director of Planning.
b. The Village Board may approve a Conditional Use by ordinance, deny, or
refer back to the Zoning Board of Appeals for further review. The Village
Board may establish such conditions and restrictions upon the establishment,
.location, construction, maintenance, and operation of the Conditional Use,
as is deemed necessary for the protection of adjoining properties and the
neighborhood in general and the public interest.
c. In all cases where the 'Village Board permits a Conditional Use, the
authorizing ordinance shall specifically set forth the terms for oPeration of the
Conditional Use.
d. Any Conditional Use which fails to receive a favorable recommendation from
the Zoning Board of Appeals shall not be granted, by the Village Board
.. unless there is a concurring vote of five (5) if all seven (7) members of the
Corporate Authorities are present and voting,, and a concurring vote of four
(4) if leSS than seven (7) members of the Corporate Authorities are present
and voting. ·
8. Standards
No Conditional Use shall be recommended for app"oval by the Zoning Board of
Appeals unless it finds:
a. That the establishment, maintenance, or operation of the Conditional Use will
not be detrimental to, or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort,
or general welfare;
b. That the Conditional Use will not be injurious to the uses and enjoyment of
other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted,
nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood
in which it is to be located.
~ c. That the establishment of the Conditional Use will not impede the normal
and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for
uses permitted in the district;
d. That adequate public utilities, access roads, drainage and/or necessary
facilities have been or will be provided;
e. That adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide ingress and
egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets;
f. That the proposed Conditional Use is not contrary to the objectives of the
current Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Mount Prospect; and
g. That the Conditional Use shall, in all other respects, conform to the
applicable regulations of the district in which it is located, except as such
regulations may, in each instance, be modified pursuant to the recommen-
dations of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
9. Conditions and Guarantees
In all cases where Conditional Uses are granted, and conditions regulating the
use are established as described in G. 2, the Village Board shall raquira such
, evidence and guarantees as it may deem necessary as proof that the Condition-
al Use complies with all regulating conditions.
10. Effect of Denial of Application
No application for a Conditional Use which has been denied by the Village Board
shall be resubmitted for a pedod of one (1) year from the date of denial, except
on the grounds of new factual evidence, or a change in conditions which would
alter the concept or intent of the request. Such changes may include reductions
in density or building height, changes in land use and road standards and
alignment, or conditions which would have a positive effect on surrounding
property, and serve to address the circumstances of the denial of the odginal
application. Such change or new evidence must be reviewed and acknowledged
by the Director of Planning before a new app ~caton can be submitted for a
public headng.
11. Revocation
a. In any case where the construction of an approved Conditional Use is not
substantially' underway, or if a use is not established or commenced in the
building within one (1) year from the date of granting thereof, and completed
within 18 months, then, without further action by the Village Board, the
Conditional Use or authorization thereof shall be null and void.
b. A Conditional Use may be revoked if Conditional Use as established or
constructed on the site does not conform to the established conditions for
approval. The Director of Planning will be responsible for advising the
Village Board of any. violations and the Village Board may then authorize the
Zoning Board of Appeals to schedule a public hearing to consider revoking
the Conditional Use permit. After conducting the public headng, the Zoning
Board of Appeals shall then prepare a wdtten report and recommendation
to submit to the Village Board. Upon receipt of the Zoning Board of Appeals'
report, the Village Board shall then reneer a final judgment regarding
rescinding the Conditional Use permit and accompanying ordinance.
12. Expiration and Transferability
The Conditional Use shall expire if the Conditional Use shall cease for more than
12 months for any reason. However, the ownership of an authorized Conditional
Use may be changed if the use remains unchanged.
13. Modification or Intensiflcab'on
Any modification or intensification of a Conditional Use which, alters the
essential character or operation of the use in a way not intended at the time the
Conditional Use was granted, shall require a new Conditional Use permit. Such
Conditional Use permit shall be applied for prior to any modification of the use
or property. The Director of Planning shall determine whether the proposed
modification or intensification represents an alterafion~in the essential character
of the original Conditional Use as approved. The operator of the Conditional
Use shall provide the Director of Planning with all the necessary information
related to the Conditional Use to render this determination.
G. Publk= Hearing Procedures
1. Upon receipt of an application for a variation, amendment, Conditional Use or
appeal the Director of Planning shall review the application for completeness and
assign a case' r~umber to the request.
2. Not more than 30 days nor less than 15. days prior to the date an application is
to be considered, the Director of Planning shall cause notice thereof to be
published at least once in a.newspaper of general circulation within the Village
· of Mount Prospect.
3. The applicant shall provide to the Department of Planning a list of owners of
record of property lying within 250 feet, exclusive of right-of-way width, of the
parcel subject to the public hearing. The applicant shall attest in writing that the
list of property owners is true and accurate. The Director of Planning shall
cause a copy of the public notice to be mailed to all property owners on the list
no more than 30 days nor less than 15 days pdor to the hearing.
4. All published and mailed notices shall contain the case number assigned to the
application, the legal description and address of the property, a brief statement
on the nature of the public hearing, the name and address of the property
owner, the .petitioner and their legal representative, and the date, time and
location of the public headng.
5. The Director of Planning shall also cause one or more s~gns to be posted on the
property which is subject of the public hearing.
a. The number and location of signs shall be determined by the Director of
Planning.
b. The sign must be a minimum of thirty inches by thirty inches (30" x 30") in
size, having Jetters a minimum of two inches (2") high, and contain the
following information:
The fact that a public headng will be held to affect the subject property,
with direction to interested members of the general public to call the
office -of the Planning Director for further information concerning date,
time and place and subject matter of said public headng.
6. Any interested person may appear and be heard at the hearing held concerning
any such application for variation, amendment or conditional use, and such
appearance may be made in person, by agent (if a corporation), or by attorney.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION:
14.301. Interpretation of Zoning Requimme.L-,
14.302. Separability
14.303. Transitional Standards of this Zoning Ordinance
14.304. Bulk Regulations
14.305. Regulations for Radio, Satellite and Television Antennas,
Towers and Dishes
14.306. Accessory Structures
14.307. S~andards for Home Occupa0ons
14.308. Group and Family Community Residences
14.309. Standards for the R-X, R-l, R-A, and R-2 Zoning Districts
14.310. Standards for the R-3 and R-4 Zoning Districts
14.311. Outdoor Sales and Storage
Sec. 14.301. Interpretetion of Zoning Requirements:
In their interpretation and application, the requirements and provisions of this
Chapter shall be considered to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of
the public health, safety, morels, comfort, convenience, prosperity and general
welfare of residents of the Village.
This Chapter is not intended to abrogate any easement, covenant, or any other
pdvate agreement, provided that where the regulations of this Chapter are more
restrictive,' or impose a higher standard or requirements than such easements or
other private agreements, the requirements of this Chapter shall govern.
All I~uildings erected hereafter, all uses of land or buildings established hereafter,
and'all structural alterations or relocation of existing buildings after adoption of this
Chapter shall be subject to all regulations of this Chapter and the applicable zoning
district.
Except for an accessory use, as defined in this Chapter, any use or potential use
of land or a structure which is not specifically enumerated as a permitted use,
conditional use or use in limited circumstances, within a particular district, shall be
prohibited. This prohibition is subject to Section 14.401, Non-Conforming Buildings,
Structures and Uses.
Sec. 14.302. Separability:
It is the intention of the Board of Trustees that the individual provisions of this
Chapter are separable in accordance with the following:
A. If any court shall, judge any provision of this ChaPter to be invalid, such
judgement shall not affect any other provision of this Chapter not specifically
included in said judgement.
B. If any court shall judge invalid any application of any provision of this Chapter'
for a particular property, building, or use of land, such judgement shall not affect
the application of such provision to any other property, building, or use of land
not specifically included in said judgement.
Sec. 14.303. Transitional Standards of This Zoning Ordinance:
Provisions governing the applicability of this Chapter as it relates to the previous
zoning ordinance are established as set forth below:
A. Existing Permitted Uses:
If a use which was classified as permitted prior to the effective date of this
Chapter is classified as a Conditional Use by this Chapter, such use is hereby
deeded a lawful Conditional Use for the purposes of this Chapter.
B. Existing Special Uses:
1. A Special Use approved pdor to the effective date of this Chapter shall be
considered a legal conforming use if it is classified as a permitted use by this
Chapter.
2. A Special Use approved prior to the effective date of this Chapter shall be
considered' a legal nonconforming use if it is not classified as a permiffed or
Conditional Use by this Chapter. Such use shall be subject to the applicable
nonconforming provisions of Section 14.'401 this Chapter.
3. If the approval of a Special Use was subject to any governing conditions,
those conditions shall continue in full force and effect unless a new
Conditional Use is obtained.
C, Uses Rendered Nonconforming:
When a building, structure or lot or parcel is used for a purpose which was a
lawful use before the effective date of this Chapter, but such use is no longer
classified as a permitted use or Conditional Use in the zoning district in which
it is located, such use is hereby considered a nonconforming use and shall be
regulated by the provisions of .Section 14.401 of this Chapter.
D, Buildings, Structures and Lots Rendered Non-conforming:
When any building er struCtar~e 'Whi~'~xisted o.n the effective date of this
Chapter does not meet all Standards set forth in this Chapter, such building or
structure is hereby considered nonconforming and shall be regulated by the
provisions of Section 14.401 of this Chapter.
E. Previously Issued Building Permits:
When a building permit for a building or structure has been lawfully issued pdor
to the effective date of this Chapter, and if such building or structure and
proposed use of the building do not meet the requirements of this Chapter, such
building or structure may be completed in accordance with the plans on the
basis of which the building permit was issued. However, such construction must
begin within six months, of the date of the permit issuance, and pursued diligently
to completion. Upon completion, such building or structure may be issued a
certificate of occupancy for the use originally intended, subject to the applicable
nonconforming provisions of this Chapter.
Sec. 14.304. Bulk Regulations:
Bulk regulations shall be set forth in each zoning distdct for all buildings, structures,
and uses of land. In addition the following general standards shall supplement the
specific requirements of each zoning district.
A. Minimum Lot SizelDivision of Zoning lots:
Every lot created after the effective date of this Chapter shall meet the minimum
lot area and minimum lot width requirements of the zoning district within which
it is located. In any zoning district, a building, structure or use of land may be
established on any lot which is a lot of record or zoning lot on the effective date
of this Chapter, provided that all other bulk regulations of the zoning district are
met.
B. Yard Requirements:
All yard requirements shall be set forth under each zoning district ~for all
buildings, structures and uses of land. 'All required yards shall be located on the
same lot as the building, structure or use of land for which such yard is required.
The right-of-way for any public roadway, public alley which exists by dedication
shall not be included as part of a required yard.
C.. Number of Buiklings on a Residential Zoning Lot:
Not more than one principal building shall be located on any zoning lot in a
residential zoning district, except in the case of a planned unit development in
the multi-family residential districts, where more than one principal building on
a zoning lot shall be allowed as part of a Planned Unit Development.
D. Regulations for Fences and Walls:
1. Height and Location:
a. Fence height shall be measured from two inches (2") above finished
grade to provide a separation for adequate drainage and maintenance.
b. Fences not more than five feet (5') in height wilt be permitted as follows,
and as shown on the Exhibit at lhe end of this Article:
i. Along the interior lot lines, behind the front line of the principal
building.
ii. On comer lots, any fence shall be placed entirely behind the
principal building and maintain a three foot (3') setback from property
line along extedor side yard.
iii. All fences shall be entirely on pdvate property. Fences may not
encroach on adjoining lots or public Rights-of-Way.
iv. No more than one fence shall be allowed along a lot line on a zoning
lot.
b. Fences and gates at least four feet six inches (4'6"), but not greater than
five feet (5') in height to completely surround swimming pools other than
swimming pools having a raised deck at least four feet six inches (4'6")
above grade and may be placed as follows:
i. Along the perimeter of the pool walk areas; or
ii. Along the perimeter of the lot as described in Subsection a. above.
c. In industrial and commercial districts fences not more than eight feet (8')
in height will be permitted when used for the purpose of screening
accessory building material, equipment or vehicle storage yard uses.
d. The construction of fences in utility easements are subject to the
conditions of the easement. It is recommended that fences should not
be located in utility easements. *However, when it is necessary to locate
a fence in a utility easement, the property owner will be responsible for
any repairs to the fence should the Village or utility companies need to
access or repair utilities located within that easement.
e. Fence location and construction shall not restrict flow through any
drainage swale. Fences located across drainage swales Shall be a
minimum of6 · above ..... g~.
f. Fences shall not be permitted in floodway areas as designated on
FEMA's Flood Boundary and Floodway Map.
2. Cons~ction:
a. Fences shall be constructed so that the side facing an abutting lot is
smooth finished. Fence support posts may only be exposed when
placed along exterior lot lines abutting arterial streets.
b. It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain anywhere within the Village
a fence equipped or having barbed wire, spikes or any similar device, or
any electric Charge sufficient to cause shock, except barbed wire used
for maximum secudty approved by the Board of Trustees. Chain link
fence shall be erected so that the barbs are on the bottom.
c. Fences surrounding swimming pools must meet the provisions of Section
21.908. Fences, for Private Swimming Pools, as stated in the Building
Code.
d. Fences used for the purpose of screening in commercial and industrial
districts shall be of wood basket weave, alternate board, or board-on-
board construction.
e. Fences used for secudty purposes may be constructed of Chain link
material except where adjacent to property zoned for residential use, ~n
whiCh case, the fence must be of solid wood construction.
f. In districts other than Single-Family Residence Zoning Districts, the
Village may require that fence areas be landscaped with Iow height
plantings or other matedal to be approved by the Department of.
Planning.
g. Grades at property lines shall not be altered due to fence construction
unless a grading plan is submitted to and approved by the Director of
Inspection Services.
14.305. Regulations for Radio, Satelli~ and Television Antennas, Towers and Dishes
A. General Provisions
1. (;ompliance with requirements of this Section
Antenna towers and dishes which do not comply with the requirements of
this subsection may be authorized only in accordance with the procedures
for Conditional Uses. All antenna towers and dishes shall be constructed to
meet or exceed .the minimum wind velocity and construction standards
specified in the Mount Prospect Building Code,
Ground-Mounted Antenna Towers or Dishes
1. Number Permitted
There shall not be more than one (1) ground-mounted antenna tower or dish
located on a zoning lot.
2. Location
Ground-mounted antenna towers and dishes shall not be located in any
required yard except for rear yards and shall conform with setback require-
ments specified for accessory buildings and structures.
3. Hei.qht Restrictions
The height of all antenna towers or dishes shall include any accompar3ying
base or support structures and shall be measured from finished grade to the
highest point of the antenna.
a. Residential Zoning
i. Antenna Towers
Federally licensed amateur radio transmitting towers shall not exceed
a maximum height of seventy (70) feet.
ii. Dish Antennas
Ground-mounted dish antennas shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in
height.
b. Non-Residential Zoning District
i. Antenna Towem
Ground-mounted antenna towers shall not exceed seventy (70) feet
in height, unless authorized by a Conditional Use Permit.
ii. Dish Antennas
Ground-mounted dish antennas shall not exceed the ~eight of the
building on which they are located.
4. Diameter
a. * Residential Zoning Districts
i. Ground mounted dish antennas shall not exceed ten (10) feet in
diameter.
b. Non-Residential Zoning D~
i. Ground-mounted dish antennas in non-residential zoning districts
shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in diameter.
5. Screenin.q
All ground-mounted dish antennas must be screened with landscaping or
fencing as determined appropriate by the Director of Planning.
C, Roof-Mounted Antenna Towers and Dishes
1. Number Permitted
a. ReSidential Zoning District
There shall not be more than one (1) roof-mounted antenna tower or dish
located on a zoning lot.
b. Non-Residential Zoning Distflct
There shall not be more than one (1) roof-mounted antenna tower or dish
for each separate establishment located within a zoning lot.
2. Location
Subject to structural approval, roof-mounted antenna towers and dishes shall
be located on the principal building to which they are an accessory.
3. Hei.qht Restrictions
a. Residential Zoning Dist~--ts
i. Antenna Towers
Roof-mounted antenna towers shall not project more than ten (10)
feet above the maximum height of the residential building upon which
they are located. Antenna towers located on the roof of educational,
religious, or municipal buildings shall not project more than fifteen
(15) feet above the maximum height of the pdmary or accessory
building upon which they are located.
ii. Dish Antennas
Roof-mounted dish antennas shall not project higher' than the
maximum height allowed for the building .upon which they are
located.
b. Non-Residential Zoning D;,~;cts
i. Antenna TOwers
Roof-mounted antenna towers shall not project more than fifteen (15)
feet above the maximum height Of the Pdmary or accessory building
upon which they are located.
ii. Dish Antennas
Roof-mounted dish antennas shall not p[oject higher than the
maximum height allowed for the building upon which they are
located.
4. Diameter
a. Residential Zoning Districts
· Roof-mountecl dish antennas located on residential buildings shall not
exceed three (31 feet in diameter. Roof-mounted dish antennas located
on educational, religious, or municipal buildings shall not exceed ten (10)
feet in diameter.
b. Non-Residential Zoning Districts
Roof-mounted dish antennas shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in
diameter.
5. ~craeninq
All roof-mounted dish antennas larger than three (3) feet in diameter must
be fully screened from view from adjacent roadways and properties (between
grade level and ten (10) feet above grade level) with materials which are
compatible with. the building to which they are accessory.
t4.306. Accessory Structures
A: General Requirements
The following restrictions on accessory buildings, structures and uses apply to
all zoning districts.
1. Time of (~',onstruction
NO accessory building or structure shall be constructed on any lot prior to the
time of construction of a principal building
2. Yard Requirements
No accessory building, structure or use shall be located in a required front
yard, required side yard or exterior side yard, unless otherwise provided for
in this Chapter.
3. Heiqht Requirements
No detached garage shall exceed a maximum height of twelve i12) feet. No
other accessory building/structure shall exceed ten (10) feet in height.
4. Separation Between'Bu~d~nq~
A detached accessory building or structure shall be located no closer to the
principal building than ten (10) feet, except wnera a detached garage is
constructed with fire-rated drywall to meet the requirements of Mount
Prospect Building Code. However, the minimum separation permitted is three
(3) feet.
B. Restflctions in Residential Districts
1. Maximum Size
Permitted accessory buildings used as detached private garages shall be no
larger than six hundred (600) square feet, and designed to house no more
than two (2) motor vehicles. No accessory building used as a storage shed
shall be larger than one hundred twenty (120) square feet.
2. Required Setbacks
On lots 55 feet in width or less, detached accessory structures shall be set
back three (3) feet from any intedor side or rear lot line. On lots greater in
width than 55 feet, detached accessory structures shall be set back five (5)
feet from any intedor side or rear Idt line. No accessory structure shall be
placed on any dedicated easement.
C. Re~,;cl]ons in Business and Indu~,;al DisMcls
1. Maximum Area
Detached accessory building(s) or structura(s) shall occupy no more than
thirty percent (30%) of the area of a required yard.
2. Yard Requirements
Accessory .structures shall be set back six (6) feet from-any side or rear lot
line. No accessory structure shall be placed on a dedicated easement.
D. Regulations for Spec#lc Accessory Structures and Uses
1. Garbaqe Dumpsters and Recyclinq Containers
Designated garbage dumpsters and recycling container locations shall
maintain the same setbacks as parking tots. Such locations shall be
screened on all sides by a solid wood fence or equivalent screening matedal
to a height not less than six (6) feet.
2. Accessory (~,ommerclal Uses'Within Multi-Family Residences
Accessory commercial uses including restaurants, drugstores, retail food
shops, valet serwces, beauty, and barber shops, and physical fitness.or
health facilities shall .be permitted within multi-family buildings provided that
the accessory uses must be accessible to the public only through the lobby
of the building; and no advertising or display related to the accessory use
shall be visible from outside the building.
3. Accessory Uses Within .Office Buildinqs
Accessory uses located within office buildings including cafeterias, restau-
rents, gift shops, flower shops, snack bars, drug stores, barber shops,
beauty parlors, banks, day care centers, and office supply stores (excluding
sales of office machinery and fumiturel shall be permitted provided that said
accessory uses are conducted for the convenience of the employees,
patients, patrons, or visitors. Said accessory uses shall be designed and
located totally within the COnfines of the principal building and the primary
access to any accessory retail use shall be from within the principal building.
4. Parkinq Lots and Access Drives
Parking lots and access drives shall not be subject to the restrictions of this
subsection, but shall be subject to landscape requirements.
5. Si.qns
Signs shall not be subject to the restrictions of this subsection but shall be
subject to the Sign Ordinance of the Village of Mount Prospect.
6. Swimminq Pools
The regulations of this subsection shall not apply to any pool having at every
point a depth less than twenty-five (25) inches.
No out-of-doors swimming pool for the use of members and their guests of
non-profit club or organization, or limited to house residents of a multiple
dwelling unit, a block, a subdivision, neighborhoo(t, or other community shall
be permitted in R-l, R-A, or R-X Districts.
a. Location. Swimming pools shall be located entirely behind the rear line
of the building of the principal structure on the lot in the R-l, R-A, R-2,
and R-X Districts. Swimming pools shall not be permitted in any required
yard. front or extedor side yards.
· b. Area. The surface area of the swimming pool shall be included in total
lot coverege.
c. Construction. All swimming pools shall be constructed according to the
requirements of Article IX of the Building Code.
E. Perm#ted Obsln~ctions in Required Yards
These structures shall be allowed to encroach into the required yards, as
follows:
1.' Open steps and terraces
2. Eaves, chimneys and bay windows extending into such yards not more than
twenty-four (24) nches; hSW~,6~: ~' fi~ ~se sha any such obstruction be
· located within twelve inches (12") of a property line.
3. Patios, balconies, wood decks and handicapped ramps may encroach in the
required rear yard; provided a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet is
maintained between the rear property line and the near edge of the
structure, and that no structure is located over or upon an easement.
Handicapped ramps may encroach into 50% of a required sideyard.
4. Service walks up to five (5) feet in width may encroach in the required front
yard; service walks up to three (3) feet in width may encroach in the required
side and rear yards.
5. Driveways may encroach in the required front, side, and rear yards.
6. Central air conditioning units shall be located on the rear elevation of any
principal structure. If the unit cannot be reasonably placed, on the rear
elevation because of operational reasons, such unit may be placed ih up to
twenty-five percent (25%) of a required si.deyard, provided such location
does not result in exhaust discharge upon any adjoining building or
vegetation.
7. Stationary basketball standards may encroach into the required front, side,
and rear yards.
SEc. 14,307. Standards for Home Occupatfons:
Home occupations, as defined in Section 14.2401 of this Chapter 14, shall be
governed by the following standards to ensure that they are conducted in a manner
that does* not have any adverse impact on a residential area, or infringe on the
dghts of adjoining property owners.
A. There shall be no sign displayed in.conjunction with a home occupation. The
purpose of this standard is to assure that no commercial signs are displayed in
residential areas.
B. There shall be no separate entrance for use by a home occupation, or any
exterior alteration to a dwelling unit that will indicate from the exterior that any
part of the residence is being used for any purpose other than that of a dwelling.
The entrance to any space devoted to a home occupation shall be from within
the dwelling. The purpose of this standard is to prohibit any alterations to a
dwelling solely to accommodate a home occupation.
C~ Storage or inventory maintained at a residence in conjunction with a home
occupation shall not exceed 100 cubic feet. The purpose of this standard is to
limit any storage to an amount that could readily be stored in a closet.
D. There shall be no noise, odor, dust, vibration, smoke glare, television or radio
interference, electrical interference, fire hazard or any other haZard emanating
from the dwelling. No home occupation shall involve'the use or production of
noxious, toxic or harmful materials. The purpose of this standard is to ensure
that a home occupation has no adverse environmental impact on adjoining
properties.
E. No person shall be employed other than a member of the immediate family
residing in the dwelling unit, and no employees other than persons residing on
the premises shall report to work at or near the premises. The purpose of this
standard is to ensure that no non-resident comes to a dwelling for employment
purposes, and to minimize the traffic generated by a home occupation.
F. No home occupation shall generate customer, client or group visits of a greater
frequency than what woul¢ be expected in a residential area where no home
occupation exists. Any need for parking generated by a home occupation shall
be provided on-site and shall not exceed the required parking for a dwelling unit.
The purpose of this standard is to limit the frequency of customer or client visits
' to an amount that is not disruptive to a neighborhood and eliminate congestion
on public streets.
G. The home occupation shall not utilize more than 25% of the gross floor area of
the dwelling unit. The purpose of this standard is to assure that the home
occupation remaIns incidental to the residential use of the structure.
H. No outside storage of any kind related to a home occupation shall be permitted.
· I. Any contracting, service business truck, or other vehicle used pdmadly in
connection with a ~ome occupation shall be permitted up to a licensed weight
of eight thousand (8,000) pounds, but shall be parked in a garage. No garage
shall exceed the accessory building standards of Section 14.306 this Chapter 14.
Trucks with a licensed weight of more than eight thousand one (8,001) pounds
are subject to a Conditional Use as specified in each residential zoning
classification.
J. No contracting or service equipment or materials shall be stored on the premise,
except in a permitted truck used for transporting equipment or materials between
jobs. No loading or unloading of equipment or materials shall be done on the
premises. No trailer used for commercial contracting or service uses shall be
permiffed for equipment storage in a residential area, and shall not be parked
on the premises.
K. Private instruction as a home occupation is permitted but is limited to no more
· than three pupils at a time.
14.308. Group and Family Community Residences
General Provisions ~".'~'~'~¢,':~;~'~"'~;"~;' ~'~¢'"
The Village of Moun't ProSpect, pursuant to the Federal Fair Housing Act
provides for the establishment of group and family community residences in all
residential zoning districts in accoreance with specified standards. In addition,
all such establishments shall conform to all other regulations of the specific
zoning distdct in which they are located.
Sec. 14.309. Standards for the R-X, R.1, R-A, and R-2 Zoning Disl~icta
A. Permitted Uses
1. Family Community Residence with no more than five (5) unrelated persons
~th disabilities, and support staff. Operator must be licensed or certified by
appropriate agency.
2. Family Community Residence with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff. Such residence shall be located no.closar
than one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
Operator must be licensed or certified by appropriate agency.
B. Cond#fonal Uses
1. Family Community Residence with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, where operator is not licensed or certified by an appropriate
agency, and where residence is not located one thousand (1,000) feet from
another family community residence.
2. Group Community Residence with nine (9) to fifteen (15) unrelated persons
with disabilities. Such residence shall be located no closer than one
thousand (1,000) feet from another group community residence.
Sec. 14.310, Standards for the R,3 and R-4 Zoning Districts
A. Permitted Uses
1. Family Community Residence with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff.
2. Group Community Residence with nine (9) to fifteen (15) unrelated persons
with disability, where the operator is licensed or certified by appropriate
agency. Such residence shall be located no closer than one thousand
(1,000) feet from another group community' residence.
B. Conditional Uses
1. Group Community Residence, where the operator is licensed or certified by
appropriate agency, and where residence is not located one thousand
(1,000) feet from.another group community re. sidence.
C. Tempora~j Uses
Temporary buildings or structures may be allowed subject to the following
regulations:
1. Temporary trailers or facilities for approved construction projects are
permitted for a pedod of one (1) year. Such facilities shall be located to
conform with the applicable setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
The facility shall be removed upon completion of the construction project.
2. Special.promotions such as tent sales or outdoor meetings are permitted for
a period of one (1) week. No more than three (3) such promotions shall be
allowed in a calendar year. Any tent, bleachers or other installations used
in conjunction with the promotion shall meet the applicable setback of the
Zoning Ordinance. Any signage or displays used with a special promotion
shall meet the provisions of the Mount Prospect Sign Ordinance.
Sec. 14.311. Outdoor Sales and Storage
A. The outside sale and service of seasonal merchandise at retail shall be
permitted only under the following terms, conditions, restrictions and regulations
in the commercial districts of this Chapter.
1. Outdoor sales and storage shall only be allowed as an accessory use 'to the
principal use of the property. However, outdoor Christmas tree sales shall
be permitted with wdtten approval of the property owner.
2. Outdoor sales and storage items at retail shall be restricted to sales'of
seasonal merchandise during the time of the year when such items are
normally used.
3. When merchandise is stored or displayed on pedestrian walkways, a
minimum width of five (5) feet must be maintained free and clear of any
storage, display or sales.
4. All outdoor sales and storage shall be restricted to private property, and no
sales and storage shall be permitted on publicly-owned property, except
sidewalk sales in the Central Business District.
5. Outdoor sales and storage Of merchandise in parking areas shall be
approved by the Director of Planning.
6. All merchandise shall be kept in a neat, safe, sanitary and ordedy fashion,
free from garbage, rubb sh and ~ther debris.
7. There shall be no temporary or permanent storage of inventory in trailers.
ARTICLE IV
NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES
SECTION:
14.401. Purpose
14.402. Non. Conforming Buildings and Structures
14.403. Non-Conforming Uses
Sec. 14.401. Purpose
The purpose of this Article is to provide for the regulations of non-conforming
buildings, structures and uses, and to specify those circumstances and conditions
under which those non-conforming buildings, structures and uses shall be permitted
to continue.
Sec. 14.402. Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures which do 'not conform to the bulk regulations of any zoning
district or any other provision of this Chapter shall be subject to the following
regulations:
A. Ab#lb/to Continue Non. Conforming Building or Structure
Any lawfully established non-conforming building or structure which is devoted
to a permitted use in a zoning district may continue to be used for any permitted
use.
B. Enlargement, Repair, Alterations, and Replacement
Any non-conforming building or structure may. be enlarged, maintained, repaired
or altered, provided that no such enlargement, maintenance, repair or alteration
shall either create an additional non-conformity or increase the extent of the
existing non-conformity. However, on lots 50 feet or less in width, a non-
conforming building or structure may be extended in a required rear yard or side
yard, provided that such non-conformity is no more than 50% of the current rear
yard or sideyard requirement.
In residential zoning districts, existing non-conforming driveways, patios and
sidewalks may be replaced in the same location without complying with the bulk
regulations of this Chapter. However, any such replacement structure must
meet applicable lot coverage requirements.
C. Damage or
In the event that any non.cori~5#fl~n~ building or structure is damaged or
destroyed to the extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of the replacement value
of such building or structure, such building or structure shall not be rebuilt or
restored unless it.conforms to all regulations of the zoning district in which it is
located.
When such building or structure is damaged by any means to less than fifty
percent (50%) of replacement value, such building or structure may be
reconstructed or repaired, provided that such repair or restoration begin and is
pursued to corn pletion within one year of the date of such damage. Any such
repair or restoration shall be done in compliance with current building codes.
SEc. 14.403. Non-Conforming Uses
A use in a building, structure, or on vacant land, which is not a permitted use in the
zoning district in which the'use is located, shall be considered a non-conforming use
and subject to the provisions below:
A. Ability to Continue Non-Conforming Use
Any existing non-conforming use of part or all of a building, structure or non-
conforming use of land, may be continued as long as it meets the requirements
of this Section.
B. Repair end Maintenance
Normal maintenance and incidental repair or replacement, and installation or
relocation .of non-bearing walls, non-bearing partitions, fixtures, widng or
plumbing, may be performed on any building or structure that is devoted in
whole or in part to a non-conforming use. Any such repair or maintenance shall
be done in compliance with current building codes.
C. Expansion
A non-conforming use shall not be extended, expanded, enlarged or increased
in intensity in any building or structure.
D. Relocation
No building or structure that is occupied in whole or in part by a non-conforming
use shall be relocated to any other location unless the entire building or structure
and the use thereof shall conform to all regulations in the zoning district.
E. Change In use
A non-conforming use of land or of a building or structure shall not be changed
to any other use than a use permitted in the zoni.ng district. When such non-
conforming use has been changed to a permitted use, the building or structure
shall only be used thereafter for a use permitted in the zoning district.
F. Discontinuance
When a non-conforming use of part or all of a building or structure, or non-
conforming use of land, is discontinued or abandoned for a pedod of 180
consecutive days, such use shall not be re-established or resumed. Any
subsequent use of such building, structure or land shall comply with all
regulations of the zoning district.
G. Damage or Destruction
In the event that any building or structure which is occupied in whole or in part
by a non-conforming use is damaged or destroyed to the extent of more than
fifty percent (50%) of replacement value of the bUilding or structure, such
building or structure shall not be restored unless such building or structure and
the use thereof conform to all the regulations of the zoning district. When such
damage or destruction is fifty percent (50%) or less. of replacement value of the
building or structure immediately prior to such damage, the building or structure
may be .repaired or reconstructed and used for the same non-conforming
purpose, provided such repair or damage completed within 12 months of the
date of the damage or destruction. Any such repair shall be done in compliance
with current building codes.
ARTICLE V
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
SECTION:
.14.501. Purpose
14.$02. Use of Planned U nit Development
14.503. Procedures for Planned Unit Developments
14.504. Standards for Planned Unit Developments
Sec. 14.50t. Purpose
The purpose of a Planned Unit Development is to provide a tool to accommodate
development which is in the public interest, and can provide a public benefit, and
which would not otherwise be permitted by the Zoning 'Ordinance. A Planned Unit
Development may be for residential, commercial, office or industrial use. A mixed
use development is also permittec] subject to the appropriate regulations of this
Section..
A Planned Unit Development is of a substantially different character than other uses
in this Chapter and is, therefore, considered a Conditional Use. The regulations
applicable to Planned Unit Development in this Section provide for a greater degree
of flexibility than the strict regulation of individual zoning districts.
A. Specifically, Planned Unit Development's are intended to provide for:
1. A maximum choice in the types of development available by allowing
developments that would not be possible under the strict application of the
regulations of other Sections of this Chapter.
2. Permanent preservation of common open space, recreation areas and public
facilities.
3. Creative development designed to preserve topographic and geographic
features.
4. An approach to the use of land that results in better development, design
and amenities.
5. A use of land. resulting in more efficient provision of utilities, streets, and
other public facilities.
Sec. 14.502. Use of Planned Unit Development
A Planned Unit Development is a Conditional Use which my be granted by the
Village Board after a determination that the Planned Unit Development is in the best
interest of the Village and complies with the standards of this Section. The Zoning
Board of Appeals may recommend and the Village Board may require any
reasonable condition or design consideration which will promote proper develop-
ment,
Sec. 14.503. Procedures for Planned Unit Developments
Specific procedure and submission requirements for Planned Unit Development's
shall De included in the application available in the Planning .Department. The
following shall serve as an outline for submittal requirements with all formal
requirements listed in the Planned Unit Development application.
'A. Pm-Application Conference:
Prior to filing a formal application' for approval of a Planned Unit Development, the
applicant shall request a pre-application conference with the Director of Planning
and other Village staff as deemed appropriate by the Director of Planning. The
purpose of the pre-application conference shall be to:
1. Allow the applicant to present to the Village staff a general concePt of
proposed development and begin a discussion regarding the various
characteristics of the development concept.
2. Allow the Director of Planning to inform the applicant of applicable policies,
standards and procedures for the Planned Unit Development.
3. Submittal requirements for the pre-application conference shall be as follows:
a. A wdtten "Letter of Intent" from the petitioner describing his concept for
developing the site
b. A topographic survey and location map
c. Conceptual plans deScribing proposed land use, dwelling type and
density, street and lot arrangement, building floor area, and tentative lot
sizes
d. Other material the applicant may feel appropriate for purposes of the pre-
application meeting
B. Prel~inary Plan
The prelimina~ plan for the Planned Unit Development shall be filed with the
Director of Planning, and appropriately scheduled for review by the Zoning Board
of Appeals. The procedure ~;0r '~p~:0,~al of th:e preliminary plan shall be:
1. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall convene a public headng as provided for
in Section 14.203.G.
2. Following the public hearing and review of the preliminary Planned Unit
Development and supporting data, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall send
its findings and recommendations to the Village Board which shall, within 60
days, approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the plan or return
it to the Zoning Board of Appeals for further consideration.
3. Approval of a preliminary Planned Unit Development plan shall not constitute
a. pproval of the final plan, rather it shall be deemed an expression of
approval of the layout submitted on the preliminary plan as a guide to the
preparation of the final plan or plans.
4. Upon approval of the preliminary plan by the Village Board, an ordinance
shall be prepared, including findings of fact, recommendations of the Village
departments and offices, exceptions or bonuses granted, conditions applied,
and modification ordered. The ordinance shall be filed in the office of the
Village Clerk.
5. Submittal requirements for the preliminary plan shall be as follows:
a. Detailed plan. A drawing of the Planned Unit Development shall be
prepared at a scale of not less than 1" = 200', and at a size appropriate
for reduction for recording purposes, and shall show such designations
as proposed streets (public and private), all buildings and their use,
common .open space, recreation facilities, parking areas, service areas,
' and other facilities to indicate the character of the proposed develop-
ment. The submission may be composed of one or more sheets and
drawings and shall include:
i. Existino Conditions Information
Boundary lines - bearings.and distances.
Easements - location, width, and purpose (inciuding fire lanes).
Streets on, and adjacent to, the tract: street name, right-of-way width,
existing or proposed cantedine elevations, pavement type, walks,
cud~s, gutters, culverts, etc.
Location and size of existing sewers, watermains, culverts or other
under-ground facilities within the tract and t0'a distance of one
hundred (100) feet'beyond the tract, and also indicating such data as
grades, invert elevations, and location of catch basins, manholes, and
hydrants.
Topography data including existing contours at vertical intervals of
not more than two (2) feet (topographic data refers to the Village
datum); water courses, floodplains, marshes, rock outcrops, trees of
twelve (12) inch diameter or more, 'other significant features, and soil
bearing data at locations and depths as may be required by the
Department of Public Works and Engineering.
Zoning on, and adjacent to, the tract.
Planned Unit Development Desian Features:
Layout of streets and pedestrian ways showing right-of-way and
pavement widths, street names (not duPlicating the name of any
street used in the Village, unless the street is an extension of an
already named street, in which event that name shall be used) and
showing proposed through streets extended to boundaries of the
development.
Topographic data including proposed contours and areas to be
provided for any stormwatar detention requirements.
Layout, numbers, and typical dimensions of lots for subdivisions
(building locations for Planned Unit Developments) to the nearest
foot; and the proposed land usa for each lot, parcel or tract.
Proposed building setback lines, indicating dimensions.
Areas other than street right-of-way intended to be dedicated or
reserved for pubic use and the approximate area in acres of each
such area.
Proposed water main, sanitary, and storm sewer layout.
Architectural plans, preliminary sketches and renderings for all
principal buildings shall be submiffed in sufficient detail to permit an
understanding of the style of the development.
A development schedule indicating date and phases in which the
project will be built with emphasis on area, density, use, and pubic
facilities such as open space, shall be submitted on forms provided
by the Village.
Landscape plan, the contents of which shall conform to the provisions
of this Chaptei'.. ~ '"'"' ~ "~Y -" -"
Site lighting plan.
Impact assessments as may be required by the Department of
Planning in order to adequately evaluate the effect of the proposed
development on the environment, the existing community facilities,
and the existing and proposed land uses surrounding the develop-
merit.
An identification and explanation of those aspects of the Planned Unit
Development that vary from the requirements of the otherwise
applicable zoning district, as well as variations from the Development
Code.
C. Final Plan
The final plan shall be prepared suitable for recording with the County Recorder
of Deeds. The final plan shall be in compliance with the Preliminary Plan, and
submitted no more than one (1) year after approval of the Preliminary Plan. The
preliminary and final plans may be submitted simultaneously if all requirements
of this Section are met. Procedures for review of the final plan shall be as
follows:
1. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall convene a public hearing as provided for
in Section 14.203.G.
2. Following the public headng and review of the final Planned Unit Develop-
merit and supporting data, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall send its
findings and recommendations to the Village Board which shall, within sixty
(60) days, approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the plan or
return it to the Zoning Board of Appeals for further consideration.
3. Upon approval of the final plan by the Village Board, an ordinance shall be
prepared, including findings of fact, recommendations of the Village
departments and offices, exceptions or bonuses granted, conditions applied,
and modifications ordered. The ordinance, shall be filed with the office of the
Village Clerk, and recorded with the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County.
4. Submittal requirements for the final plat shall be as follows:
a. An accurate legal description of the entire area under immediate
development within the Planned Unit Development.
b. If subdivided lands are included in the Planned Unit Development, a
subdivision plat of all subdivided lands in the same form and meeting all
the requirements of the Development Code.
c. An accurate legal description of each separate unsubdivided use areal
including common open space.
d.: Designation of the exact location of all buildings, to be constructed, and
a designation of the :specific internal Uses to which each building shall be
put.
e. Certificates, seals, and signatures required for the dedication of land and
recording of the document.
f.. Tabulations on each separate unsubdivided use area, including land
· area, number of buildings, number of dwelling units per acre.
5. Common open space documents - All common open space, at the election
of the Village, shall be: ..
a.. Conveyed to a municipal or' public corPoration, or conveyed to a not-for-
profit corporation or entity established for the purpose of benefiting'the
owners and residents of the Planned Unit Development or adjoining
property owners or any one or more of them; or
b. Guaranteed by a restrictive covenant describing the open space and its
maintenance and improvement, running with the land for the benefit of
residents of the Planned Unit Development or adjoining property owners
and/or both.
6. Public facilities - All public facilities and improvements made necessary as
a result of the Planned Unit Development shall be either constructed in
advance of the approval of the final plan, or, at the election of the Village,
escrow deposits, irrevocable letters of credit in a form approved by the
Village, or performance bonds shall be delivered to guarantee construction
of the required improvements,
7. Covenants - Final agreements, provisions, or covenants shall govern the
use, maintenance and continued protection of the Planned Unit Develop-
ment. Such instruments of agreement shall include, where applicable, a
surety bond favoring the Village, in the amount of the estimated cost of such
proposed site improvements as pools, fountains, landscaping, and other
features.
Sec. 14.$04. · Standards for Planned Unit Developments
Except as provided below, no Planned unit Development shall be approved unless
the development meets the standards for Conditional Uses, and the standards set
forth in this Section.
A. General Standards
1. Except as modified by and approved in the final development plan, the
proposed development complies with the regulations of the district or districts
in which it is to be located.
2. The principal use in the proposed Planned Unit Development is consistent
with ~the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan of the Village for the
area contaihing the subject site.
3. That the proposed Planned Unit Development is in the public interest and is
consistent with the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance.
4. That the streets have been designed to. avoid:
a. Inconvenient or unsafe access to the Planned Unit Development;
b. Traffic congestion in the street which adjoin the Planned Unit Develop-
ment;
c. An excessive burden on public parks, recreation areas, schools, and
other public facilities which serve or are proposed to serve the Planned
Unit Development.
B. Standards for Planned Unit Developments with Use Exceptions
The ordinance approving the Final Development Plan for the Planned Unit
Development may provide for uses in the planned development not allowed in
the underlying district, provided the following conditions are met:
1. Proposed use exceptions enhance the quality of the Planned Unit Develop-
ment and are compatible with the primary uses.
2. Proposed use exceptions are not of a nature, nor are located, so as to
create a detrimental influence in the surrounding properties.
3. Proposed use exceptions shall not represent more than forty (40) percent of
the total floor area, whichever is less. However, in a residential Planned Unit
Development area no more than ten (10) percent of the site area or the total
floor area shall be devoted to commercial use; furthermore, no industrial use
shall be permitted.
C. Standards for Planned Unit Developme;,;~ with Olher Exceptions
The Village Board may approve Planned U nit Developments which do not
comply with the requirements of the underlying district regulations governing lot
area, lot width, bulk regulations, parking and sign regulations, or which require
modification of the subdivision design standards when such approval is
necessary to achieve the objectives of the proposed Planned Unit Development,
but only when the Board finds such exceptions are consistent with the following
standards:
1. Any reduction inthe requirements of this Chapter is in the public interest
2.' The prop°Seal exceptions would not adversely impact the value or usa of any
other property
3. ;That such exceptions are solely for the purpose of promoting bette~;'
development which will be beneficial .to the residents or occupants of the
Planned Unit Development as well as those of the surrounding properties
4. That in residential Planned Unit Developments the maximum number of
dwelling units allowed shall not exceed by more than forty (40) percent the
number of dwelling' units permitted in the B-5 Core District, and ten (10)
percent in any other residential'zoning classification.
5. That all buildings are located within the Planned Unit Development in such
a way as to dissipate any adverse impact on adjoining buildings and shall
not invade the privacy of the occupants of such buildings and shall conform
to the following:
a. The front, side or rear yard setbacks on the perimeter of the develop-
ment shall not be less than that required in the abutting zoning district(s)
or the zoning district underlying the subject site, whichever is greater.
b. All transitional yards and transitional landscape yards of the underlying
zoning distdct are complied with.
c. If required transitional yards and transitional landscape yards are not
adequate to protect the privacy and enjoyment of property adjacent to
the development, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall recommend either
or both of the following requirements:
i. All structures located on the perimeter of the Planned Unit Develop-
ment must set back by a distance sufficient to protect the privacy and
amenity of adjacent existing uses;
ii. All structures located along the entire perimeter of the Planned Unit
Development must be permanently screened with sight-proof
screening in a manner which is sufficient to protect the privacy and
amenity of adjacent existing uses.
d. That the area of open space provided in a Planned Unit Development
shall be at least that required in the underlying zoning district.
D. Changes in the Planned Unit DeveloPment
A Planned Unit Development shall be developed only according to the approved
and recorded final plan and all supporting data. The recorded final plan and
. supporting data together with all recorded amendments shall be binding on the
applicants, their successors, grantees and assigns and shall limit and control the
use of premises (including the internal use of buildings and structures) and
location of structures in the Planned Unit Development as Set forth therein.
1. Maior Chanqes. Changes which alter the concept or intent of the Planned
Unit Development including increases in the density, change in location and
types of non-residential land uses, increases in the height of buildings,
reductions of proposed open space, changes in proportion of housing types,
changes in road standards or changes in the final governing agreements,
provisions, or covenants, may be approved only by submission· of a new
preliminary plan and supporting data, and following the "preliminary
approval" steps and subsequent amendment of the final Planned Unit
Development plan..
2. Minor Chanqes. The Village Manager, after recommendation from the
· Director of Planning, may approve changes in the Planned Unit Development
which do not change the concept or intent of the development, without going
through the "preliminary approval" steps. Minor changes are defined as any
change not defined as a major change. Minor changes may include, but are
not limited to, items like revisions in landscape plans, building elevations or
utility plans. The Village Manager may also choose to schedule the minor
change for review by the Village Board.
E. 'Schedule of Construction
The Village Board shall consider the Planned Unit DevelOpment subject to
revocation if construction falls more than one (1) year behind the schedule filed
with the final plan, or exceeds five (5) years. The developer shall be notified
pdor to any revocation action. It shall be considered notification if notice is sent
via registered or certified mail to developer's last known address. Extensions in
the building schedule may be granted by the village Board.
ARTICLE VI
ZONING DISTRICTS
SECTION:
14.601. Districts
14.602. Zoning Map
14.603. Zoning of Annexed Land
Sec. 14.601. Dist~lcts
A. For purposes of this Chapter, the Village of Mount Prospect is hereby divided
into the following zoning districts:
1. Residential DisMcts
C-R, Conservation Recreation
R-X, Single Fatuity Residence
R-l, Single Family Residence
R-A,.. Single Family Residence
R-2, Attached Single Family Residence
R-3, Low-Density Residence
R-4, Multi-Family Residence
R-5, Senior Citizen Residence
2. Office and Businese and IndusMal D;~,J, cts
B-1 Business Office
B-2 Neighborhood Shopping
B-3 Community Shopping
B-4 Corridor Commercial
B-5 Central Commercial
O/R Office/Research
I-1, Limited Industrial
Sec. t4.602. Zoning Map
A. The location and boundaries of districts established by this Chapter, are
established on the Zoning Map for the Village of Mount Prospect dated
September 21, 1993, which is incorporated as part of this Chapter.
B. The following rules shall apply with respect, to the boundaries of the various
districts as shown on the Zoning Map:
1. Distdct boundaries shall either be the center lines of highways, streets,
alleys, or easements. District boundaries shall also be the section, division
of section, tract or lot lines of a parcel. Boundaries indicated as approximate
shall be considered to meet the above provisions.
2. The Zoning Ordinance and Map shall be available .at the Village Hall.
Sec. 14.603. Zoning of Annexed Land
On land annexed to the Village of Mount Prospect, after adoption of this Chapter,
no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged or moved, and no change in the
use of land or existing buildings shall be made until an ordinance designating the
zoning classification of such land is adopted by the Village Board. Unless subject
to the terms of a pre-annexation agreement, all properties annexed to the Village
shall automatically be classified an R-X Single Family Residence District, until such
time an application is filed to amend the zoning classification of such land.
ARTICLE VII
C.R CONSERVATION RECREATION DISTRICT
SECTION:
· 14.701. Puqx~se
14.702. Permitted Uses
14.703. Conditional Uses
14.704. Bulk Regulations
Sec. t4.701. Purpose
:
The C-R District is intended to provide for the location of public parks, golf courses,
swimming pools or community facilities, and other open-space uses or resources
to serve the needs of the citizens of the Village of Mount Prospect.
Sec. 14.702. Permitted Uses
A. In the' C-R Conservation Recreation District, the only uses which may hereafter
be established are:
1. Parks and playgrounds
2. Golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, and similar recreational
activities
3. Nature preservation areas
4. Accessory uses and buildings, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
: the permitted use, which are constructed and operated in conformance with
Section 14.306 of this Chapter.
Sec. 14.703. Conditional Uses
A. The following uses may be allowed by Condition Use issued in accordance with
the provisions of Article 14.203.F of this Zoning Ordinance.
1. Cultural facilities, including: libraries, museums, and similar institutions
2. Educational facilities
3. Municipal facilities, including detention or retention facilities
4. Recreational complex, conservatory or community center
5. Planned developments.in conformance with Article 14.501 of this Chapter.
6. Accessory uses and buildings, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the Conditional Use, which are constructed and operated in conformance
with Section 14.306 of this Chapter.
Sec. 14.704. Bulk Regulations
A. Yard Requirements
Any 'building or structure hereafter constructed or relocated in the C-R District
shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
Frodt yard 50 feet
Intedor side yard 50 feet
Exterior side yard 50 feet
Rear yard 50 feet
B. Lot Coverage
No lot in the C-R District shall be developed with total impervious surfaces
exceeding twenty-five percent (25%).
C. Height Umitations
No buildings or structures shall exceed three (3) stodes or thirty (30) feet in
height, whichever is less.
ARTICLE VIII
R-X SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.801. Purpose
14.802. Permitted Uses
14.803. Conditional Uses
14.804. Uses Permitted in Umited Circumstances
14.805. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.801. Purpose
The purpose of the R-X Single Family Residence District is to provide areas for Iow
density, single family residential development and other compatible uses on large
lots.
Sec. 14.802. Perm#ted Uses
A. In the R-X Single Family Residence District, the only uses which may hereafter -be established are:
1. Single family detached dwellings, including dwellings with an attached three-
car garage
2. Accessory uses and structures
3. Family community residence, with no more than five (5) unrelated persons
with disabilities and support staff. Operator must be licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency.
Family community residence with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff. Such residence shall be located no closer
than one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
Operator must be licensed or certified by an appropriate agency.
4. Foster Care Home
5. Home Occupations
6. Limited Day Care
14.803. Conditional LJses
A. The following uses n3ay be allowed by Conditional Use issued ~n accordance
with the provisions of Article 14.203.F (~f this Zoning Chapter.
1. Day care homes.
2. Family community residence, where operator is not licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency, and where residence of no more than eight (8)
unrelated persons with disabilities is not located one thousand (1,000) feet
from another family community residence.
3. Group community residence. Such residence shall be located no closer than
one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
4. Rehabilitation home.
5. Colleges and universities
6. Cultural institutions, libraries and museums
7. Residential Planned Unit Developments, subject to the Planned Unit
Development Section 14.501.
8. Detached garages designed to house more than two (2) motor vehicles
9. More than one (1) garage
10. Garages for parking of commercial vehicles and/or commercial trailers with
a licensed weight of more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds. Such garage
for commercial vehicles shall not exceed the Accessory Building Standards
of Section 14.306.
Sec. 14.804. Uses Permitted in Umited Circumstances
^. The following uses shall be permitted uses:
1. Public schools, elementary and high, private or parochial school without
dormitory accommodations and having a curriculum equivalent to a public,
elementary or high school.
2. Churches, synagogues, mosques an¢ other houses of worship.
3. Municipal buildings, parks, libraries or museum buildings provided no
commercial enterprises ars conducted on the premises.
B. Except that a Conditional Use shall be required if the following circumstances
apply:
1. A residential dwelling unit is being converted for one of the uses set forth in
1 2, or 3 above as the principal use of the structure; or
2. A new building or structure is to be constructed on property not then in usa
pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 above on a lot of less than forty thousand
(40,000) square feet.
Sec. 14.805. Bulk Regulations
A. Lot Size and Area Requirements
The minimum lot area for any permitted or Conditional Use in the R-X District
shall.be seventeen thousand five hundred (17,500) square feet with a minimum
width of eighty-five (85) feet.
B. Yard Requirements
Any building or structure hereafter constructed or relocated in the R-X 'District
shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential:
Front yard 40 feet
Intedor side yard 10% of lot width or 10 f. whichever is lesser
Extedor side yard 25 feet
Rear yard 30 feet
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential:
Front yard 40 f.
Intedor side yard 10 f. minimum, but not less than 1/2 the height of
the principal building
Exterior side yard 25 ff.
Rear yard Shall be equal to the height of the principal build-
ing or structure but not less than 30 feet.
C. Lot Coverage
No lot in the R-X District shall be developed with total impervious surfaces
exceeding:
1. All permitted and Conditional uses for Residential 35%
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential 75%
D. Height Umltatlons
The following height limitations apply to principal buildings constructed in the R-X
District:
1. Residential Buildings. The maximum heightofa residential building shall not
exceed thirty-five (35) feet or three (3) stodes, whichever is less.
2. The following shall be exctuded from the heigt~t limitations contained in this
subsection:
a. Chimneys
15. Flagpoles
c. Steeples
d. Radio and television antennas attached to the principal structure
. ARTICLE IX
R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.901. Purpose
14.902. Permitted Uses
14.903. Conditional Uses
14.904. Uses Permitted In Umlted Circumstances
14.905. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.901. Purpose
The purpose of.the R-1 Single-Family Residence Distdct is to provide areas for Iow
density, single family residential and other compatible uses on standard sized lots.
Sec. 14.902. Permitted Uses
A. In the R-1 Single-Family Residence District, the only uses which may hereafter
be established are:
1. Single family detached dwellings, including dwellings with an attached three-
car garage
2. Accessory uses and structures
3. Family community residence, with no more than five (5) unrelated persons
with disabilities and support staff. Operator must be licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency.
Family community residence with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff. Such residence shall be located no closer
than one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
Operator must be licensed or certified by' an appropriate agency.
4. Foster Care Home
5. Home Occupations
6. Limited Day Care
t4.903. Conditional Uses
'A. The following uses may De allowed by Conditional Use issued in accordance
with the provisions of Article 14.203.F of this Zoning Chapter.
1. Day care homes.
2. Family community residence, where operator is not licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency, and where residence of no more than eight (8)
unrelated persons with disabilities is not located one thousand (1,000) feet
from another family community residence.
3. Group community residence, where operator is licensed or certified by an
appropriate agency. Such residence shall be located no closer than one
thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
4. Rehabilitation home.
5. Colleges and universitie~
6. Cultural institutions, libraries and museums
7. Residential Planned Unit Developments, subject to Planned Unit Develop-
ment Section 14.501
8. Detached garages designed to house more than two (2) motor vehicles
9. More than one (1) garage
10. Garages for parking of commercial vehicles and/or commercial trailers with
a licensed weight of more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds. Such garage
for commercial vehicles shall not exceed the Accessory Building Standards
of Section 14.306.
Sec. 14.904. Uses Permitted In Umited Circumstances
A. The following uses shall be permitted uses:
1. Public schools, elementary and high, private or parochial school without
dormitory accommodations and having a curriculum equivalent to a public,
elementary or high school.
2. Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship.
3. Municipal buildings, libraries or museum buildings provided no commercial
enterprises are conducted on the premises.
B. Except that a Conditional Use shall be required if the following circumstances
apply:
1. A residential dwelling unit is being converted for one of the uses set forth in
1, 2, or 3 above as the principal use of the structure; or
2. A new building or structure is to be constructed on property not then in use
pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 above on a lot of less than forty thousand
(40,000) square feet.
Sec. 14.905.' Bulk Regulations
A. Lot Size and Area Requirements
The minimum area and width for any lot in the R-1 District shall be as follows:
Intedor Lot 8,125 square feet 65 foot minimum width
Comer Lot 9,375 square feet 75 foot minimum width
B. Yard Requirements
Any building or structure ~teraaffer constructed or relocated in the R-1 District
shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential:
Front yard 30 feet
Intedor side yard 10% of lot width or 10 ff. whichever is lesser
Extedor side yard 20 feet
Rear yard 25 feet
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential:
Front yard 30 f.
Intedor side yard 10 f. minimum, but not lees than 1/2 the height of
the principal building
Exterior side yard 20 ff.
Rear yard Shall be equal to the height of the principal build-
ing or structure but not less than 25 feet.
C. Lot Coverage
No lot in the R-1 District shall be developed with total impervious surfaces
exceeding:
1. All permitted' and Conditional Uses for Residential 45%
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses'for Non-Residential 75%
D. Height Urnitations
The following height limitations apply to principal buildings constructed in the R-1
District:
1. Residential Buildings. The maximum height of a residential building shall not
exceed twenty-eight (28) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less.
2. The following shall be excluded from the height limitations contained in this
subsection:
a. Chimneys
b. Flagpoles
c. Steeples
d. Radio and television antennas attached to 'the principal structure
ARTICLE X
R-A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
SECTION:
:14.1001. Purpose
14.1002. Permitted Uses
14.1003. Conditional Uses
14.1004. Uses Permitted In Umited Circumstances
14.1005. Bulk Regula'dons
~ec. 14.1001. Purpose
The purpose of the R-A Single-Family Residence District is to accommodate
existing single family residential development in older, established section of the
Village. These neighborhoods are characterized by smaller lots than required in the
R-1 District.
Sec. 14.1002. Permitted Uses
A. In the R-A Single-Family Residence District, the only uses which may hereafter
be established are:
1. Single family detached dwellings
2. Accessory uses and structures
3. Family community residence, with no more than five (5) unrelated persons
. with disabilities and support staff. Operator must be licensed or certified by
· an appropriate agency.
Family community residence with no more than eight (8) Unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff. Such residence shall be located no closar
than one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
Operator must be licensed or certified by an appropriate agency.
4. Foster Care Home
5. Home Occupations .. **
6. Limited Day Care : **
sec. 14.1003. Conditional Uses
A. The following uses may be allowe(~ by Conditional Use issued in accordance
with the provisions of Article 14.203.F of this Zoriing Chapter.
1. Day care homes.
2. Family community residence, where operator is not licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency, and where rasidenca of no more than eight (8)
unrelated persons with disabilities is not located one thousand (1,000) feet
from another family community residence.
3. Group community residence where the operator is licensed or certified by an
appropriate agency. Such residence shall be located no closer than one
t.housand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
4. Rehabilitation home.
5. Colleges and universities
6. Cultural institutions, libredes, museums
7. Residential Planned Unit Developments, subject to Planned Unit Develop-
ment Section 14.501
8. Garages designed to house more than two (2) motor vehicles
9. More than one (1) garage
10. Garages for parking of commercial vehicles and/or commercial trailers with
a licensed weight of more than eight thousand (8,00~) pounds. Such garage
for commercial vehicles shall not exceed the Accessory Building Standards
of Section 14,306.
Sec. 14.1004. Uses Permitted in Umited Cimumstances
A. The following uses shall be permitted uses:
1. Public schools, elementary and high, pdVata or parochial school without
dormitory accommodations and having a curriculum equivalent to a public,
elementary or high school.
'2. Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship.
3. Municipal buildings, libraries or museum buildings provided no commercial
enterprises are conducted on the premises.
B. Except that a Conditional Use shall be required if the following circumstances
apply:
1. A residential dwelling unit is being converted for one of the uses set forth in
1, 2, or 3 above as the principal use of the structure; or
2. A new building or structure is to be constructed on property not then in use
pursuant to paragraphs 1 2 or 3 above on a lot of less than forty thousand
(40,000) square feet.
Sec. 14.1005. Bulk Regulations
A. Lot Size and Area Requirements
The minimum area for any lot in the R-A District shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty (50) feet.
B. Yard Requirements
Any building or structure hereafter constructe~t, or relocated in the R-A District
shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential:
Front yard 30 feet
Intedor side yard 5 feet
Exterior side yard 20 feet
Rear yard 25 feet
2. All other permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential:
Front yard 30 f.
Interior side yard 10 f. minimum, but not less than 1/2 the height of
the principal building
Exterior side yard 20 ff.
Rear yard Shall be equal to the height of the principal build-
ing or structure but not less than 25 feet.
C. Lot Coverage
No lot in the R-A District shall be developed with total impervious surfaces
exceeding:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential 50%
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses..for Non-Residential 75%
D. Height Umita'dons
The following height limitations apply to principal buildings constructed in the R~^
District:
1. Residential Buildings. The maximum height of a residential building shall not
exceed twenty-eight (28) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less,
2. The following shall be excluded from the height limitations contained in this
subsection:
a. Chimneys
b, Flagpoles
c. Steeples
d. Radio and television antennas attached to the principal structure
ARTICLE Xl
R-2 ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1101. Purpose
14.1102. Permitted Uses
14.1103. Conditional Uses
14.1104. Uses Permitted in Umited Circumstances
t4.t105. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.1101. Purpose
The purpose of the R-2 Attached Single Family Residence Distdct is to provide
areas for limited concentrations of duplex, two-family and single family attached
dwellings, such as townhomes..
Sec. 14.t102. Permitted Uses
A. In the R-2 Attached Single Family Residence District, the only uses which may
hereafter be established are:
1. Single family detached dwellings, including dwellings with an attached thrae-
car garage
2. Two family dwellings
3. Attached single family homes
4. Accessory uses and structures
5. Family community residence, with no more than five (5) unrelated persons
with disabilities and support staff.. Operator must be licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency.
Family community rasidenca with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff. Such residence shall be located no closer
than one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
Operator must be licensed or certified by an appropriate agency.
6. Limited Day Care
7. Foster Care Home
8. Home Occupations
Sec. 14.1103. Conditional Uses
A. The following uses may be allowed by Conditional Use issued in accordance
with the provisions of Article 14.203.F of this Zoning Chapter.
1. Day care homes.
2. Family community residence, where operator is not licensed or certified by
an appropdata agency, and where residence of no more than eight (8)
unrelated persons with disabilities is not located one thousand (1,000) feet
from another family community residence.
3. Group community residence. Such residence shall be located no 'closer than
one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
4. Rehabilitation home.
5. Day care centers as defined in this Chapter when located in a public school
building.
6. Colleges and universities
7. Cultural institutions, libraries and museums
8. ResidentJal Planned Unit Developments, subject to the Planned Unit
Development Section 14.501
9. Detached garages designed to house more than two (2) motor vehicles.
10. More than one (1) garage
11. Garages for parking of commercial vehicles and/or commercial trailers with
a licensed weight of more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds. Such garage
fOr commercial vehicles shall not exceed the Accessory Building Standards
of Section 14.306.
Sec. 14.1104. Uses Permitted in Umited Clrcuma~nces
A. The following uses shall be permitted uses:
1. Public schools, elementary and high, private or parochial school .without
dOrmitory accommodations and having a curriculum equivalent to a public,
elementary or high school.
2. Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship.
3. Municipal buildings, libraries or museum buildings provided no commercial
enterprises ara conducted on the premises.
B. Except that a Conditional Use shall be raquired if the following circumstances
apply:
1. A residential dwelling unit is being converted for one of the uses set forth in
~ 1, 2, or 3 above as the principal use of the structura; or
2. A new building or structura is to be constructed on property not then in use
pursuant~to paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 above on a lot of less than forty thousand
(40,000) squara feet.
Sec. 14.1105. Bulk Regulations
A. Lot Size and Area Requireme;,L~
The minimum araa for any single family dwelling or two family dwelling lot in the
R-2 District shall be eighty-one hundred twenty-five (8,125) square feet with a
minimum width of sixty-five (65) feet. Comer lots shall be seventy-five (75) feet
wide.
The minimum lot area for any attached single family home shall be 4,000 square
feet with a minimum lot width of thirty {30) feet. Comer lots shall be forty-five
(45) feet wide.
The maximum density of the R-2 Attached Single Family Residence District shall
be ten (10.0) units per acre.
B, Yard Requirements
Any building or structura hereafter constructed or relocated in the R-2 District
shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential:
Front yard 30 feet
Interior side yard 10% of lot width, but not less than five (5)
feet
· (There is no interior side yard
requirament for attached single
family homes.)
Extedor side yard 20 feet
Rear yard 25 feet
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential:
Front yard 30 ff.
Interior side yard 10 ft, minimum, but not less than 1/2 the
height of the principal building
Exterior side yard 20 ff.
Rear yard Shall be equal to the height of the principal
building or structure but not less than 25 feet.
C. Lot Coverage
No lot in the R-2 District shall be developed with total impervious surfaces
exceeding:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses ~or Residential 50%
2. Ail permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential 75%
D. Height Umitations
The following height limitations apply to principal buildings constructed in the R-2
District:
1, Residential Buildings. The maximum height of a residential building shall not
exceed twenty-eight (28) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less.
2. The following shall be excluded from the height limitations contained in this
subsection:
a. Chimneys
b. Flagpoles
c. Steeples
d. Radio and television antennas attached to the principal structure
E. Additional Re~;ctlons on Attached Single. Family Dwellings
1. No more than six (6) attached single-family dwellings shall be connected
together in a single building, and such building shall not exceed a length of
one hundred seventy-five (1'~5) feet.
2. Separations between groups of attached single-family dwellings shall not be
less than thirty (301 feet.
ARTICLE Xll
R-3 LOW-DENSITY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1201. Purpose
14.1202. Permitted Uses
14.t203. Conditional Uses
14.1204. Uses Permitted In Umited Circumstances
14.1205. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14. t201. Purpose
The purpose of. the R-3 Low-Density Residence District is to provide areas for
medium to Iow density multi-family residential development and compatible uses.
Sec. 14.1202. Permitted Uses
A. In the R-3 Low-Density Residence District, the only uses which may hereafter
be established are:
1. Single family detached dwellings
2. Two family dwellings
3. Multi-family dwelling
4. Accessory uses and structures
5. Family community residence, with no more than five (5) unrelated persons
with disabilities and support staff. Operator must be licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency.
Family community residence with no more than eight (8) unrelated persons
with disabilities, and support staff. Such residence shall be located no closer
than one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence.
Operator must be licensed or certified by an appropriate agency.
6. Foster Care Home
7. Home Occupations
8. Limited Day Care
14.1203. Cond#~onal Uses ..
A. The following uses may be allowed by Conditional Use issued in accordance
with. the provisions of Article 14.203. For this Zoning Chapter.
1. Day care homes.
2. Family community residence, where operator is not licensed or certified by
an appropriate agency, and where residence of no more than eight (8)
unrelated persons with disabilities is not located one thousand (1,000) feet
from another family community residence.
3. Group community residence. Such residence shall be located no closer than
one thousand (1,000) feet from another family community residence,
4. Rehabilitation home.
5. Residential Planned Unit Developments, subject to the Planned Unit
Development Article 14.501
6. Day care centers as defined in this Chapter when located in a public schOOl
building.
7, Garages for parking of commercial vehicles and/or commercial trailers with
a licensed weigl~t of more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds. Such garage
for commercial vehicles shall not exceed the Accessory Building Standards
of Section 14.306.
Sec. 14.1204. Uses Penttitted in Umlted Circumstances
A. The following uses shall be permitted uses:
1. Public schools, elementary and ..high, private or parochial school without
dormitory accommodations and having a curriculum equivalent to a public,
elementary or high school.
2. Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship.
3. Municipal buildings, libraries or museum buildings provided no commercial
enterpdsas are conducted on the premises.
B. Except that a Conditional Use shall be required if the following circumstances
apply:
1. A residential dwelling unit is being converted for one of the uses set forth in
1, 2, or 3 above as the principal use of the structure; or
2. A new building or structure is to be constructed on property not then in use
pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 above on a lot of less than forty thousand
(40,000) square feet.
Sec. 14.1205. Bulk Regulations
A. Lot Size and Area Requirements
The minimum area for any lot in the R-3 Distdct shall be as follows:
1. Detached single family
(5.4 dwelling units, per acre
and duplex dwellings
10.0 dwelling units per a~re) 8,000 sq. ft. 60 ff. minimum width
2. Multi-family dwellings 3,220 square feet per dwelling unit
(13.5 dwelling units per acre)
3, All other permitted or conditional
uses 8,000 square feet, 60 ft. minimum width
B. Yard Requirements
Any building, structure or parking lot hereafter constructed or relocated ir[ the R-
3 District shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential:
' Front yard 30 feet
Interior side yard 10% of lot width, or 10 ft. whichever is lesser
Exterior side yard 20 feet
Rear yard 25 feet
2. All other permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential:
Front yard 30 ft.
Interior side yard 10 11. minimum, but not less than 1/2 the
height of the principal building
Exterior side' yard 20 ft.
Rear yard' ~ Shall be equal to the height,of the pdn~pal
building or structure but not less than 25 feet.
C. Lot Coverage
No lot in the R-3 District shell be developed with total impervious surfaces
exceeding:
1. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential 50%
2. All permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-Residential 75%
D. Height Umitations
The following height limitations apply to principal buildings constructed in the R-3
DistYict:
1. - Single-family and Two-family Buildings. The maximum height of a residential
building shall not exceed.twenty-eight (28) feet or two stories, whichever is
less.
2. Multi-family Buildings. The maximum height of a multi-family building shall
not exceed thirty-five (35) feet or throe (3) stodes, whichever is less.
3. The following shall be excluded from the height limitations contained in this
subsection:
a. Chimneys
b. Flagpoles
c. Steeples
d. Radio and television antennas attached to the principal structuro
E. Add#~nal Re~,,.'l~ona on Multi-Family Dwellinga
1. Two or moro multi-family rosidential buildings may be located on the same
zoning lot only as part of an approved Planned Unit Development.
2. Whero two or moro multi-family buildings aro located on the same zoning lot,
a minimum of thirty (30) feet shall be maintained between buildings.
ARTICLE Xlll
R-4 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1301. Puqx~se
14.1302. Permitted Uses
14.1303. Conditional Uses
14.1304. Bulk Regulations
Sec,. 14.130t. Purpose
The purpose of the R-4 Multi-Family Residence District is to provide areas for
limited concentrations of medium to higher density apartment and multi-family
development.
Sec. 14.1302. Permitted Uses
1. Multi-Family dwelling units
2. Accessory uses and structures
3. single Family attached dwellings
4. Home occupations
5. Public recreational faCilities
6. Family community residence
7. Foster home
8. Group commun!ty residence, where the operator is licensed or certified by
appropriate agency. Such residence shall be located no closer than one
thousand (1,000) feet from another group community residence.
9. Limited Day Care
Sec. 14.1303. Cortdltlonal Uses
1. Group community residence, where the operator is licensed or certified by
appropriate agency, and where residence is not located one thousand (1,000)
feet from another group community residence.
2. Rehabilitation home
3. Garages for parking of commercial vehicles and/or commercial trailers with a
licensed weight of mom than eight thousand (8,000) pounds. Such garage for
commercial vehicles shall not .exceed the Accessory Building Standards of
Section 14.306.
Sec. 14.t304. Bulk Regulations
A. Lot size and area requirements
1. Multi-Family dwellings Two thousand seven hundred (2,700) square
feet of lot area per dwelling unit (16 units per
acre)
Sixty (60) feet minimum lot width
2. All other permitted or Eight thousand: (8,000) square feet
'Conditional Uses Sixty (60) feet minimum lot width
B. Yard Requirements
Any building, structure or parking lot hereafter erected, in the R-4 District shall
maintain the minimum yards as follows:
1. All permitted and conditional residential uses:
Front Yard Thirty (30) feet
Intedor Side Yard 10% of lot width, or ten (10) feet, whichever is less
Extedor Side Yard 20 feet
Rear Yard 25 feet
C. Lot Coverage
No lot in the R-4 Distdct shall be developed with impervious surfaces exceeding
fifty percent [50%) of the total lot area.
D. Height Limitations
The following height limitations apply to principal buildings constructed in the
R-4 District.
1. Multi-Family Buildings. The maximum height of a multi-family building shall
not exceed thirty-four (34) feet or three stories, whichever is the lesser.
2. The following shall be excluded from the height limitations of the R-4 District:
a. Chimneys
b. Flagpoles
c. Steeples
d. Radio and television antennas attached to the principal structure
E. Additional Restrictions on Multi-FamiJy Dwellings:
1. Two or more multi-family buildings may be located on the same zoning lot
only as part of an approved Planned Unit Development.
2. Where two or more multi-family buildings are located on the same zoning lot,
a minimum of thirty (30) feet shall be maintained between buildings.
ARTICLE XlV
R.$ SENIOR CITIZEN RESIDENCE DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1401. Purpose
14.1402~ Authorization
t4.1403. Standards
14.1404. Permitted Uses
14.1405. Lot Requirements
14.1406. Density
t4.1407. Floor Area Ratio
14.1408. Lot~Coverage
t'4.t409. Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit
14.1410. Recreation Areas
14.1411. Height
14~1412. Distance Between Buildings
14.1413. Yards
14.1414. Encroachments Permitted In Required Yards
14.1415. ' Refuse Facilities
Sec. 14.1401. Purpose.
The R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District is established to encourage and accom-
modate publicly assisted housing facilities for senior citizens residing or expected
to reside in the Village. HoUsing for senior citizens is unique because of the limited
increase in traffic and population such housing creates, because it is best located
in ciose proximity to recreational facilities, shopping areas, medical and community
facilities and public transportation to accommodate senior citizens and because
saniorlciflzens have a limited need for parking and a desire for small dwelling units.
A. The regulations contained in this Article are designed to promote the health,
safety, and general welfare of the public by:
1. Addressing the demand for senior housing as one type of housing, in an
attempt to provide a vadety of housing types throughout the Village.
2. Promoting the provision of IoW cost'housing for senior citizens in accordance
with the comprehensive plan of the Village.
3. Assuring adequate location ;of housing faCilities to maximize resident
accessibility.to shopping, medical, and community facilities.
4. Insuring proper location and site design for senior citizen housing to produce
a quality living environment and to minimize any negative impact on adjacent
areas.
B. To insure the attainment of: the purposes of this Article, each proposed senior
citizen housing development shall be reviewed by the Village. Property shall
only be classified in the R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District upon application
by an applicant with a plan for such senior citizen housing which satisfies the
requirements of this Article.
Sec. 14.1402. Authorization.
The Village Board may authorize the establishment and development of publicly
subsidized senior citizen housing, upon request of a petitioner, pursuant to the
prowsions of this Article. No such senior citizen housing shall be established unless
the Village Board finds, at a minimum, that all of the restrictions on Permitted Uses,
Section 14.1404 and Standards, Section 14.403 contained in this Article have been
met.
Sec, 14.1403, Standards.
In determining whether a proposed senior citizen housing development is
appropriate at a proposed location, the Zoning Board of Appeals in its recommenda-
tions and the Village Board in its deliberations shall consider whether the
establishment of such housing is consistent with the following standards:
A. The proposed senior citizen housing will serve the needs of senior citizens
expected to occupy such housing and of the public at the proposed location.
B. The proposed senior citizen housing will not cause substantial injury to, or impair
the value, use, or enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood in which the
senior citizen housing is to be located.
C. The establishment of senior citizen housing on the proposed site will be,
consistent with the comprehensive plan of the Village and with the appropriate
and orderly development or redevelopment of the portion of the Village in which
the senior citizen housing ~s to be located.
D. The establishment of senior citizen housing on the proposed site will not hinder
or discourage the reasonable and appropriate development and use of adjacent
or nearby land and buildings.
E. Adequate utility and drainage facilities have been or will be provided for the
proposed development.
F. The location of the site and placement of any improvements on the site are
consistent with good site planning principles, particularly with respect to ingress
to and egress from the site, the location of parking areas on the site, the
placement and orientation of structures to be located on the site, the location
and accessibility of open space on the site and the landscaping of the site.
Sec. 14.1404. Penttltted Uses.
In the R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District, the following uses may be established
subject to the following restrictions:
A. Publicly subsidized senior citizen housing, subject to the provisions of this
Article, in which all dwelling units shall be intended, designed, maintained, and
operated exclusively for occupancy by persons sixty two (62) years of age or
older, for a minimum period of twenty (20) years, except as follows:
1. A maximum of ten percent (10%) of the total dwelling unit may be used for
persons who ara under a disability or are handicapped as such terms ara
defined by ragulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment;
2. Not more than one domestic nurse or compenion may raside in any dwelling
unit with the principal resident theraof;
3. Not more than one dwelling unit may be reserved for use by management
or service personnel who need not be sixty two (62) years of age;
4. Not mora than two (2) persons ralated by blood or marriage, one of which
shall be at least sixty two (62) years of age, shall occupy a dwelling unit as
the prin~pal rasidents theraof;
5. No minors.shall occupy a dwelling unit.
B. In the event that the Federal Subsidy Program under which the senior citizen
housing development operates, no longer exists after twenty (20) years and no
other Senior Citizen Subsidy Program is applicable to such senior citizen
housing development, occupancy of the senior citizen housing development shall
be limited to the following, provided the owner of such senior citizen housing
development complies with the provisions of subsection C of this Section:
1. A maximum of ten percent (10%) of the total dwelling units may be used for
persons who ara under a disability or are handicapped as such terms are
defined.by ragulations of the.Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment;
2. Not mora than one domestic nurse or companion may raside in any dwelling
unit with the principal rasident theraof;
3. Not mora than one dwelling unit may be raserved for use by management
or service personnel;
4. Not more than two (2) persons related by blood or marriage, one of which
shall be at least fifty (50) years of age, shall occupy a dwelling unit as the
principal residents thereof;
5. No minors shall occupy a dwelling unit.
C. n the event that the Federal subsidy program under which the senior citizen
housing development operates no longer exists after twenty (20) years and no
other senior citizen subsidy program is applicable .to such senior citizen housing
development, the owner of such senior citizen housing development, shall
provide the following'to the Village, Department of Community Development:
1. Certification that no senior citizen subsidy program is applicable to such
-senior citizen housing development before the owner permits occupancy of
such senior citizen housing development with the occupants authorized by
subsection B of this Section; and
2. Certification by December 31 of each year of the age of all residents of such
senior citizen housing development to insure continuing occupancy by
occupants authorized by Subsection B of this Section; and
3. Provision of such additional off-street parking as necessary to bring the total
parking provided to a ratio of 1.50 parking spaces for each dwelling unit
before the owner permits occupancy of such senior citizen housing
development with the occupants authorized by subsection B of this Section.
Sec. 14.1405. Lot.Requirements.
No building may be constructed on a parcel of less than one acre in size. Such
parcel shall be under single ownership or control for a minimum of eighteen (18)
months after construction of the senior citizen housing development is completed.
Sec. 14.1406. Density.
All senior citizen housing developments shall have a minimum of nine hundred [900)
square feet of lot area, excluding rights of way, for each dwelling unit, with a
maximum of forty eight (48) dwelling units per acre.
Sec. 14.1407. Floor Ama Ratio.
The maximum floor area ratio for any senior citizen housing develoPment shall be
1.0.
Sec. 14.1408. Lot Coverage.
The maximum allowable coverage by buildings and all impervious surfaces shall be
seventy' ,.,e percent (75%) of the lot area of the lot upon which .,' senior citizen
housing project is located. '
Sec. 14,1409, Floor.Ama Per Dwelling Unit,
A. No dwelling unit shall contain a floor area of less than:
1. Five hundred fifty (550) square feet for an efficienCY unit.
2. Six hundred (600) square feet for a one bedroom unit.
3. Seven hundred fifty (750) square feet for a two (2) bedroom unit.
Sec. 14.1410. Recreation Areas.
A minimum of five percent (5%) of the gross floor area of each building of a senior
citizen housing development used for residential purposes shall be set aside for
recreation areas and facilities, such as libraries, game rooms, hobby and craft
rooms, meeting rooms, lounges and other similar recreation areas and facilities.
Such recreation areas and facilities shall be subject to the review and approval of
the Board of Trustees.
Sec. 14.14tl. Height.
The maximum height of any principal building shall not exceed sixty five feet (65')
or six (6) stories, whichever is less, except that structures connecting two (2)
buildings shall not exceed two (2) stories or twenty five feet (25') in height,
whichever is less.
Sec. 14.1412. Distance Between Buildings.
The minimum distance between any two (2) buildings shall be equal to the height
of the taller building, exclusive of any connecting buildings.
Sec. 14.1413. Yards.
All buildings shall be set back from each:lot line a minimum of thirty feet (30') plus
five feet (5') for each additional story of a building which is over three (3) stories.
No encroachments of any kind are allowed in required yards except as otherwise
provided for in this Article.
Sec. 14.1414. Encroachments Permitted in Required Yards.
A. Driveways which are no more than thirty five feet (35') in width, which provide
access to a lot from adght of way and which are located on a lot perpendicular
to the front or rear lot lines of such lot shall be permitted in required front and
rear yards.
B. Ddw~ ~fs which are no more than thirty, five feet' (35') in wis.. which provide
access to a lot from a dght of way and which are located on a lot perpendicular
to the side lot line of a required side yard shall be permitted in a required side
yard.
C. Minimum Parking Lot Setback: · Any parking lot located on a lot of record shall
be set back a minimum of:
1. Thirty feet (30') from right of way
2. Ten feet (10') from interior lot line
3. Twenty feet (20') from adjacent residential district.
D. Structures connecting two (2) buildings located in a senior citizen housing
development may be permitted in required yards, provided the Director of
Planning finds that such structures are necessary and will serve the needs of the
occupants Of the senior citizen housing project and that the location, orientation
and design of such structures, are consistent with good site planning principles.
E. Other encroachments listed in Section 14.306.Ewhich are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this section 14.'1401 and which are approved by the Director
of Planning.
Sec. 14.1415. Refuse Facilities.
Refuse facilities consisting of a compactor system with collection facilities shall be
provided in each principal building of a senior citizen housing development.
· ARTICLE XV
B-1 BUSINESS OFFICE DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1501. Purpose
14.1502. Penn#ted Uses
14.1503. Conditional Uses
14.1504. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.1501. Purpose
The Business Office Distdct is intended to provide a zoning ciassificetion for limited
office development in areas adjacent to more intense retail/commercial zoning
ciaseificetions. The district shall provide a transitional area between residential end
retail/commercial areas.
Sec. 14.1502. Permitted Uses
1. Municipal buildings
2. Offices, business and professional
Sec. 14.1503. Conditional Uses
1. Clubs and lodges
2. Day care centers
3. Educational institutions
4. Funeral home
5. Hospitals
6. Parking lots
7. Planned Unit Developments commercial or mixed use
8. Religious institutions
9~ Antenna Towers, ground-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Sec. 14.1504. Bulk Regulations
A. Yard Requirements
All buildings and parking lots in the 13-1 District shall meet the following setback
requirements:
1. Front yard :30 feet
2. Side yard 10 feet
:3. Comer side yard :30 feat
4. Rear yard 20 feet
B. Building Height
The maximum height of any building in the B-1 District shall be three (3) stories
or thirty (30} feet, whichever is less.
C, Lot Coverage : :
The total area of all buildings, structures and parking lots in a B-1 District shall
be no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total land area,
D. Transitional Setbacks
Where a side or rear lot line in a B-1 District abuts any residential zoning district,
all buildings, structures and parking lots shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet
from the abutting lot line. Such setback shall include a six (6) foot fence along
the entire length:of the transitional setback. The fence shall be located not less
than eight (8) feet from the property line. in addition to the fence, a continuous
evergreen or dense deciduous hedge three ,(3) feet in height, two and one-half
(2%) feet on center, shall be planted on the outside of the fence, facing the
abutting residential zoning district, along the entire length of the fence. This
transitional landscape area shall be maintained and kept free of weeds.
ARTICLE XVl
B-2 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1601. Purpose
14.1602. Permitted Uses
14.1603. Conditional Uses
14.1604, Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.1601. Purpose
The Neighborhood Shopping District is intended to provide convenience shopping
for persons residing in adjacent residential areas, and to permit uses that are
necessary to satisfy the basic shopping needs that occur daily or frequently, and
that are necessary to close ;~roximity to residential areas.
Sec. 14.1602. Permitted Uses
1. Bakedes
2. Barber Shops
3. Beauty Shops
4. Candy 'and ice cream stores
5. 'DresSmakers
6. Drug store
7. Dry cleaning and laundry establishment
8. Flower store
9. Food store, grocery store, meat market and delicatessen
10. Gift shop
11. Hardware store
12. Laundromat, automatic, self-service only"
13. Music or dance studio
14. Offices, business and professional
15. Restaurants, not including entertainment and dancing
16. Shoe and clothing repair shops
17, Wearing apparel shops.
18. Vadety stores
19. Accessory uses and structures, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the permitted use.
20. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning, if not listed in any other zoning classification.
Sec. 14.1603. Conditional Uses
1. Banks and financial institutions
2. Day Care Centers
3. Planned Unit Developments, commercial or mixed use
4. Taverns and cocktail lounges, not including entertainment and dancing
5. Accessory uses and structures, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the Conditional Use.
6. Antenna Towers, ground-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Sec. 14.t604. Bulk Regulations
A. Yard Requirements
All buildings and parking lots in the B-2 District shall meet the following setback
requirements:
1. Front Yard 30 feet
2. Side Yard 10 feet
3. Comer side yard 30 feet
4. Rear yard 20 feet
B, Building Height
The maximum height of any building in the B-2 Distdct shall be three (3) stodes
or thirty (30] feet, whichever is less.
C. Lot Coverage
The total area of all buildings, structures and parking lots in a B-2 District shall
be no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total land area.
D. Transitional Setbacks
Where a side or rear lot line in a B-2 District abuts any residential zoning district,
all buildings, structures and parking lots shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet
from the abutting lot line. Such setback shall include a six (6) foot fence along
the entire length of the transitional setback. The fence shall be located not less
than eight (8) feet from the property line. In addition to the fence, a continuous
evergreen or dense deciduous hedge three (3) feet in height, two and one-half
(2%) on center, shall be planted On the outside of the fence, facing the abutting
residential zoning district, along the entire length of the fence. This transitional
landscape area shall be maintained ~and kept free of weeds.
E. Restrictions on Business Uses
The operation and design of business uses shall conform to the following
restrictions:
1. All retail establishments shall be retail or service establishd~ents dealing with
retail customers.
2. All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely
enclosed buildings, with the exception of permitted outdoor sales in Section
14.311.
ARTICLE XVII
B-3 COMMUNITY SHOPPING DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1701. Purpose
t4-1702. Permitted Uses
14.1703. Cond#Jonal Uses
14.1704. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.1701. Purpose
The Community Shopping District is designed to provide for the needs of a much
larger consumer population than is served by the B-2 District, ancl provide a wider
range of uses for daily and occasional shopping. This district is located along major
arterial roadways.
Sec. 14.1702. Perm#ted Uses
Any use permitted in the B-2 District, plus the following uses:
1. Antique shops
2. Art and school supply stores
3. Art and woodcraft studios
Art, sculptor, and composer studios
5. Art shops or galleries, but not including auction rooms
6. Automobile accessory stores
7. Banks and financial institutions
8. Bicycle sales, rental, and repair stores
9. Business machine sales and service
10. Camera and photographic supply stores
11. Carpet and rug stores, retail sales only
12. China and glassware stores
13. Clothing and costume rental stores
14. Clubs and lodges, nonprofit and fraternal
15. Coin and philatelic stores
16. Computer sales, service and accessories
17. Dairy products, retail sales
18. Department stores
19. Educational Services:
a. Schools: music, dance and business
b. Schools: commercial or business machine, but not trade schools or
vocational
20. Electrical and household appliance stores, including radio and television
sales, and repair
21. Furniture stores, including upholstering when conducted as part of the retail
operations and secondary to the principal use
22.' Furrier shops
23. Hearing aid stores
24. Home improvement centers, not including outdoor storage
25. Household appliance stores
26. Interior decorating shops, including upholstering and making of draperies,
slipcovers, and other similar articles, when conducted as part of the retail
operations and secondary to the principal use
27. Jewelry stores, including watch repair
28. Lamp, and lighting fixtures
29. Lawn and garden equipment and supply stores
30. Leather goods and luggage stores
31. Libraries, museums and art galleries, public
32. Liquor stores, packaged goods
33. Locksmith shops
34. Mail order, catalog store
35. Martial Arts School
36. Medical and dental clinics
37. Municipal buildings
38. Musical instrument sales and repair
39. Music stores, including cassettes, compact discs, and accessories
40. Office machine sales and servicing
41. Office supply stores
42. Optician sales, retail and orthopedic and medical appliance stores
43. Party supply stores
44. Paintl glass, and wallpaper stores
45. Parking lots and structures
46. Pet shops
47. Photography studios, including the developing of film and pictures when
conducted as part of the retail business on the premises
48. Picture framing
49. Post Office
50. Printing and duplicating services
51. Radio and television sales, service, and repair
52. Recorded music and video rental stores
53. Repair, rental or servicing of any article, the sale of which is a permitted use
in .the district
54. Restaurants, including entertainment and dancing
55. Schools, business or commercial
56. Secondhand stores and rummage shops
57. Sewing machine sales and service - household appliances only
58. Shoe stores
59. Sporting goods stores
60. Tailor shops
61. Tanning Salon
62. Taverns and cocktail lounges
63. Telegraph offices
64. Theaters, indoor
65. Ticket agencies, amusement
66. Tobacco shops
67. Toy shops
68. Travel agencies
69; Watchman's quarters
70. Accessory uses and buildings, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the permitted use.
71. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning and not listed in any other zoning classification
Sec. t4.1703. Conditional Uses:
1. Amusement establishments, indoor only, including bowling alleys, billiard
establishments, gyms, skating rinks and dance clubs
2. Animal hospital
3. Automobile repair and service stations
4. Automobile sales, new or used
5. Car Wash
6. Catering services
7. Drive-through and drive-in establishments
8. Game Room
9. Health services, clubs or gymnasiums
10. Hotels and motels
11. Limited production, assembly or manufacturing on-premise which is
secondary to a permitted use subject to the performance standards as listed
in Section 14.2104.G
12. Medical and dental laboratories
13. Motor vehicle sales
14. Parking lots or structures
15. Planned Unit Development, commercial or mixed use
16. Radio and television stations, studios and towers
17. Recreation and community canters, non-commercial
18~ Accessory uses and structures, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the permitted use
19. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning, and not listed in any other zoning classification
20. Antenna Towers, ground-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Se~ 14.1704. Bulk Regulations
A. Yard Requirements
All buildings and parking lots in the B-3 District shall meet the following setback
requirements:
1. Front Yard 30 feet
2. Side Yard 10 feet
3. Corner side yard 30 feet
4. Rear yard 20 feet
B. Building Height
The maximum height of any building in the B-3 District shall be three (3) stodes
or thirty (30) feet, whichever is less.
C. Lot Coverage
The total area of all buildings, structures and parking lots in a g-3 Distdct shall
be no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total land area.
D. Transitional Setbacks
Where a side or rear lot line in a B-3 District abuts any residential zoning district,
all buildings, structures and parking lots shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet
from the abutting lot line. Such setback shall include a six (6) foot fence along
the entire length of the transitional setback. The fence shall be located not less
than eight (8) feet from the property line. In addition to the fence, a continuous
evergreen or dense deciduous hedge three (3) feet in height, two and one-half
(2%) on center, shall be planted on the outside of the fence, facing the abutting
residential zoning district, along the entire length of the fence. This transitional
landscape area shall be maintained and kept free of weeds.
E. Restflct]ons on Business Uses
The operation and design of business uses shall conform to the following
restrictions:
1. All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing
with customers.
2. All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely
enclosed buildings, with the exception of permitted outdoor sales in Section
14~311. The normal sales and services offered at automobile service
stations, drive-in/carry-out restaurants and retail sales of motor vehicles are
excluded from this provision.
ARTICLE XVIII
B-4 CO RRIDOR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1801. Purpose
14.1802. Permitted Uses
14.1803. Conditional Uses
14.1804. Bulk Regulat~ns
Sec, 14.t801. Purpose
The Corridor Commercial Dis~ct is intended to accommodate those., motorist-
oriented commercial activities which may Be incompatible with uses encouraged in
other business districts, and whose service area is not confined to any one specific
area. This district is located along major commercial corridors.
Sec. 14.1802. Permitted Uses
Any use permitted in the B-3 District shall be permitted in the B-4 District, in addition
to the following uses:
1. Amusement establishments, indoor only, bowling alleys, billiard establish-
ments, gyms, skating rinks and dance clubs
2. Automobile garages
3. A~tomobile repair and service stations
4. Automobile sales, new or used
5. Boat Showroom, sales and repair
6. Car wash
7. Commercial greenhouses and nurseries
8. Contractors showrooms and shops, not including outdoor storage
= 9. Drive-through and ddve-in establishments
10. Hotels and motels
11. Laboratories, medical, dental, research and testing
12. Parking lots and structures
13. Radio and television stations, studios and towers
14. Trade or vocational schools
15. Accessory uses and structures, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the permitted use
16. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning, and not listed in any other zoning classification.
Sec. 14.1803. Cond#~onal Uses
1. .Amusement establishments, outdoor, including batting cages, miniature golf
facilities, driving ranges, and other similar outdoor amusement facilities.
2. Archery ranges, shooting galleries
3. Building matedal and products, sales and storage
4. Contractor, construction offices, shops or outdoor storage yards
5. Limited production, assembly or manufacturing on-pramisa which is
secondary to a permitted use subject to the performance standards as listed
in Section 14.2104.G
6. Machinery sales
7. ·Public utility and service uses
8. Stadiums, auditoriums and arenas, open or enclosed
9. Planned Unit Development, commercial or mixed use
10. Theaters, drive-in
11. Trailer and camper sales and rental
12. Truck sales, rental and repair
13. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning and not listed in any other zoning classification.
· 14. Antenna Towers, ground-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Sec. 14.1804. Bulk Regulations
A. Yard Requirements
All buildings and parking lots in the B.4 District shell meet the following setback
requirements:
1. Front Yard 30 feet
2. Side Yard 10 feet
3. Comer side yard 30 feet
4. R'ear yard 20 feet
B. Building Height
The maximum height of any building in the B.4 District shall be three (3) ~todes
or thirty (30) feet, whichever is less.
C. Lot Coverage
The total area of all buildings, structures and parking lots in a 5-4 District shall
be no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total land area.
D. Transitional Setbacks
Where a side or rear lot line in a B-4 Distdct abuts any residential zoning district,
all buildings, structures and perking lots shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet
from the abutting lot line. Such setback shall include a six (6) foot fence along
the entire length of the transitional setback. The fence shall be located not less
than eight (8) feet from the property line. In addition to the fence, a continuous
evergreen or dense deciduous hedge three (3) feet in height, two and one-half
(2%) on center, shall be planted on the outside of the fence, facing the abutting
residential zoning district, along the entire length of the fence. This transitional
landscape area shall be maintained and kept free of weeds.
E. Restrictions on Business Uses
The operation and design of business uses shall conform to the following
restrictions:
1. All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing
with customers.
2. All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely
enclosed buildings, with the exception of permitted outdoor sales in Section
14.311. The normal sales and services offered at automobile service
stations, drive-in/carry-out restaurants and retail sales of motor vehicles am
excluded from this provision.
.ARTICLE XlX
B-$ CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.1901, Purpose Statement
14.1902. Conditions of U se
14.1903, Permitted Uses
14.1904. Conditional Uses
14.1905. Bulk Regulations
sec. 14.1901. Purpose Statement
The B-5 Central Commercial District includes the "downtown Core" area, as
designated on [he Zoning Map, and related retail and commercial areas along
Northwest Highway. Specific bulk regulations are included for each of these areas.
The District is intended to accommodate retail and specialty shops, and business,
professional, and civic uses characteristic of a traditional downtown area. The
"Core" area also permits higher density multi-family residential uses for the purpose
of providing a downtown living environment. Special attention is focused on uses
with an emphasis on consumer goods and services easily accessible by pedestal-
ans.
Business, professional, and governmental offices and other non-sales tax generating
uses are permitted in the downtown core area. However, such uses should be
encouraged to be located at the periphery of this area. The primary focus of the
downtown core area is to attract high levels of pedestrian activity for retail, service,
and specialty shops.
In addition, the B-5 District has been designated as an "area of critical concern" due
to heavy traffic movement, intensity of development, and its essential role in the
future development of the Village.
Sec. 14.1902, Conditions of Use
A. Uses allowed in the B-5 District are subject to the following conditions:
1. All business, servicing, processing, and storage shall be conducted within
completely enclosed buildings.
2. No manufacturing or assembling shall be permitted except as incidental to
the business occupying the premises.
Sec. 14.1903. Permitted Uses
A. Any use permitted in the B-3 Community Shopping Distdct plus the following
UseS;
1. Dwelling units, located above the first floor
2. Hotels and motels
3. Offices, including business, professional, non-profit and governmental offices
4. Accessory uses and buildings, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the permittecl use.
Sec. 14.1904. Conditional Uses
1. Amusement establishments, including but not limited to bowling alleys, pool
halls, swimming pools, skating dnks
2. Automobile repair and service stations
3. Car Wash
4. Automobile sales, new or used
5. Catedng services
6. Convention and exhibition halls
7. F~ineral homes
8. Game rooms
9. Outside display and sales of products the sale of which is a permitted or
Conditional Use in this district
10. Outside service areas for other permitted or Conditional Uses in this district
11. Parking lots or structures, commercial
12. Dwelling units on ground floor
13. Public utilities and services
14. Radio and television stations, studios and towers
15. Recreation and community centers, commercial
16. Transportation depots
17. Accessory uses and buildings, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as
the Conditional Use,
18. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning, and not listed in any other zoning classification
19. Planned Unit Developments, mixed commercial and residential
20. Antenna Towers, ground-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Sec. 14.1905. Bulk Regulations
A. Maximum Dens~
1. There shall be a maximum density of sixteen (16) units per acre.
2. The maximum density in the "Core" area shall be thirty (30) units per acre.
B Minimum Building Setbacks
No setbacks shall be required for principal buildings in the B-5 District unless
stipulated by other requirements of this Chapter. Setbacks for accessory
structures shall conform to Section 14.306 of this Chapter.
C. Height Umitaflons
1; There shall be a maximum height of three (3) stories or thirty feet, whichever
is less.
2. The maximum height in the '*Core" area shall be six (6) stories or seventy
(70) feet, whichever is less. ..
D. Minimum Open Space and Landscaping
There shall be no requirement for minimum open space for uses in the B-5
District. However, screening" and perimeter landscaping requirements are
.: required and regulated by 'the Landscape Regulations contained in Section
14.2301 of this Chapter,
E. Restrictions on Business Uses
All business activities, servicing, processing, an(~.storage, except for off-street
parking or loading, shall be conducted within completely enciosecl buildings;
except that outside display and sales, outside service areas, and drive-through/-
drive-in services may be allowed regulated by this Chapter.
F. Trans#Jonal Setbacks
Wherever a lot in the B-5 District abuts any residential zoning district, ali
buildings and parking lots shall be set back a distance equal to the
height of the building in the B-5 District. Such setback shall be
landscepecl as required in Article 14.2301, Landscape Regulations.
ARTICLE XX
OIR OFFICE RESEARCH DISTRICT
SECTION:
:14.2001. Purpose
14.2002~ Permitted Uses
14.2003. Conditional Uses
14.2004. Bulk Regulations
Sec. 14.2001. Purpose
:
The O/R Office Research Distdct is intended as an area for corporate or headquar-
ters office development, and laboratories, research or product development facilities.
Accessory uses such as warehousing, assembly or repair are allowed with permitted
uses. The distdct is expected to encourage development with a high level of
excellence in site planning, landscaping and architecture.
Sec. 14.2002.' Perm#ted Uses
1. Banks and financial institutions, including drive-up facilities
2~ Business and trade schools
3. Computer offices and I=acilities
4. Offices and corporate headquarters
5. Light product assembly and repair, including items such as:
a. Camera and photographic equipment
b. Electronic products
c, Jewelry products
d. Precision instruments
6. Research laboratories and testing facilities
7. Warehouse, distribution and Storage facilities ..
8. Other uses similar to the above uses, as determined appropriate by the
Director of Planning, if not listecl in any other zoning classification.
Sec. 14.2003: Conditional Uses
1. Heliports
2. Hotels or motels
3. Municipal facilities
4. Planned unit development office or research
5. Public utility and service facilities
6. _ Restaurants
7. Antenna Towers, grOund-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Sec. t4.2004. BulkRegulatlons
A. Yard Requirements:
All buildings and parking lots in the O/R District shall meet the following setback
requirements:
1. FrOnt Yard. Any building or structure hereinafter 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 Planning, parking may be permitted in all but the
first thirty feet (30') of the required front yard.
2. Minimum Side Yards.
a) Interior Side Yard. Any building or structure hereinafter erected shall be
located not less than ten feet (10'), plus one fool~' (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 side
yard, such facility or drive shall be located a minimum of ten feet (10')
from the side lot line, which area shall be properly screened.
b) Exterior Side Yard. Any building or structure hereinafter 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 ddves 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 properly screened.
3. Minimum Rear Yard. Any building or structure hereinafter 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 ddves are to be located in a rear lot line. If
parking or loading facilities or access ddves are to be located in a rear yard,
such facility or ddve shall be located a minimum of thirty feet (30') from rear
or extedor lot line, or ten feet (10') from an intedor rear lot line which area
shall be propedy screened.
B. Building Height:
The maximum height of any building in the O/R Distdct shall not exceed sixty
feet (60').
C. Minimum Lot Area and Maximum Lot Coverage:
Minimum lot area, if a separate lot, and building Site area if a Planned Unit
Development, shall be one (1) acre. The total area of all buildings, structures
' and parking lots in the O/R District shall, be no more.than eighty percent (80%)
of the total land area.
D. Transitional Yards:
Where side or rear lot lines coincide with lot lines of property in a residential
district a transitional yard of not less than thirty feet (30') shall be provided for
any building of thirty feet (30') or lesser height above grade and one foot (1') for
each foot of building height for any building in excess of thirty feet (30') in height.
If parking or loading facilities or access ddves are to be located in a transitional
side or rear yard, such facility or ddve shall be located a minimum of twenty-five
feet (25') from .the lot line, which area shall be propedy screened.
E Restrictions on Office/Research Uses:
The design and operation of the uses in the O/R District shall conform to the
following requirements:
1. Floor area devoted to product assembly and repair shall not exceed 30% of
the gross floor area of the facility.
2. Floor area devoted to warehouse, distribution, and storage facilities shall not
exceed .50% of the gross floor area of the facility.
3. No outside storage of material or products shall be permitted.
ARTICLE XXl
I-1 UMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
SECTION:
14.2101. Purpose
14.2102. Permitted Uses
14.2103. Condi~onal Uses
t4.2104. Bulk Regulations
Sec. t4.2101. Purpose
The I-1 Limited Industrial District is intended to provide an area suitable for
industrial, manufacturing, warehousing ancl research facilities that do not create
appreciable nuisance or hazards, or an area for such uses that require a pleasant,
hazard and nuisance free environment.
Sec. 14.2102. Permitted Uses
The following uses shall be permitted in the I-1 Limited Industrial District:
1. Bakeries
2. Bedding manufacture
3. * Caretakers quarters
4. .*Carpet Manufacture
5. Cloth products manufacture
6. Contractors, architects, and engineers offices and shops
7. Dry cleaning plants
8. Electronic and scientific precision instruments manufacturing
9. Exterminating services
..~ 10. Laboratories, including research and testing
11. Laundries
12. Light machinery production - appliances, business machines, etc.
13. Lithographing
14. Mail order houses
15. Medical and dental laboratories
16. Musical instruments manufacturing
17. Municipal buildings
18. Offices, headquarters
19. Orthopedic and medical appliance manufacture
20~ Parking lots, other than accessory parking
21. Pottery and ceramics manufacture
22. Printing and publishing establishments
23. Public utility and service user
24. Radio and television stations, studios and towers
25~ Shoe and boot manufacture
26. Sporting goods manufacture
27. Warehousing, storage and distribution facilities
28. Wearing apparel manufacture
29. Woodworking and wood products manufacture
30. Accessory uses, including limited retail of items of permitted uses, but no
more than 10% of the floor area
31. Other uses similar to the above uses. as determined appropriate by the
Department of Planning and not listed in any other zoning classification
Sec. 14.2103. Conditional Uses
1. Archery and firearm shooting ranges for sports, safety and marksmanship
training
2. Asphalt manufacture
3. Automobile garages
4. Automobile repair and service stations
5; Car wash
6. Building matedal sales and storage
7. Cartage and express facilities
8. Compost collection facility
9. Concrete fabrication
t 0. Contractor, architects, and engineers equipment and material storage yards
11 Cosmetics production
12. Dairy products processing and manufacture
13. Day-Care Center
14. Food manufacture, packaging and processing
15. Glass products production
16. Heliports
17. Paper products manufacture
18. Petroleum tank farm and related accessory uses
19. Planned developments, industrial
20. Plastics processing
21. Recyciing collection centers
22. Restaurants
23. Stadiums, auditoriums and arenas, open or enclosed
24. Trade or vocational school
25. Transfer stations for refuse disposal
28. Antenna Towers, ground-mounted, exceeding seventy (70) feet in height
Sec. '14.2104. Bulk Regulations
A. Minimum Lot Size:
The size of the minimum lot in the I-1 Limited Industrial District shall not be less
than two (2) acres
B. Yard Requirements:
All buildings and parking lots in the I-1 District shall meet the following setback
requirements:
1: Front yard 30 feet
2. Side Yardi 15 feet
3. Comer side yard 30 feet
4. Rear yard 20 feet
C. Building Height:
The maximum height of any building in a I-1 District shall be thirty (30) feet.
D. Lot Coverage:
The total area of all buildings, structures, and parking lots in a I-1 District shall
be no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total land area.
E. Transitional Setbacks:
Where a side or rear lot line in a I-1 District abuts any residential zoning district,
all buildings, structures and parking lots shall be setback forty (40) feet from the
abutting property line. Such setback shall include a 6' fence along the entire
length of the transitional yard. The fence shall be not less than eight feet (8')
from the property line. In addition to the fence, a continuous evergreen or dense
deciduous hedge 3' in height and planted 2-1/2' on center, sl~all be planted.on
the outside of the fence, facing the abutting residential zoning district, along the
entire length of the fence. This transitional landscape area shall be maintained
and kept free of weeds.
F. Restrictions on Industrial Uses:
1. All businesses, servicing or processing, shall be conducted within completely
enclosed buildings.
2. All storage shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively
screened by a solid wall or fence, including any gates, not less than 8' nor
more than 8' in height. No stored materials shall be visible above the fence.
G. Performance Standards:
No use established in a I-1 Limited Industrial District shall be operated so as to
exceed the performance standards listed below. Any use already established
shall be permitted to be altered, enlarged, expanded or modified provided that
all perfermance standards of the district are met.
1. Noise Limitations
No industrial activity shall generate noise across.any Residential or Business
zoning district boundar7 line in excess of the levels shown in-Table 1, nor
shall exceed 71 dBA when measured on the A-weighted scale.
?l'he sound levels shall be measured with a sound-level meter and octave-
band analyzer to meet criteria for the noise measurement provisions of
OSHA, and shall conform to ANSI S2-4 (American National Standards
Institute).
Octave Band Daytime Sound Level Nighttime Sound Level
Center Frequency In Decibels In Decibels
In Hertz 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. 10 P.M. to 8 A.M.
31.5 72 67
63 67 66
125 66 65
250 59 52
500 52 46
1000 46 40
2000 40 35
4000 38 35
8000 38 32
over 8000 38 32
2. Vibration Limitations
a. Earthbome vibrations from any industrial operation, equipment, or
process shall not constitute a nuisance nor exceed the limits set forth
herein. Vibrations shall be expressed as displacement in inches and
shall be measured with a three-component measuring system.
b. No industrial activity shall be responsible for the transmission of
earthbome vibrations across any residence or business zoning district
boundary line in excess of the displacement limits established through
use of the following formula:
D = 0.003 f
where D = the maximum allowable displacement in inches
f = the vibration frequency in cycles per second
3. Smoke and Particulate Matter
a. General Limitations. In addition tothe performance standards specified
. hereinafter, the emission of smoke or particulate matter in such manner
or quantity as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety,
comfort, or welfare is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall
henceforth be unlawful.
Particulate matter emissions, in access of the threshold limit values
caused by the wind from open storage areas, yards, roads, etc. within lot
lines shall be kept toe minimum by appropriate landscaping, paving,
oiling, wetting, and other means, or shall be eliminated.
For the purpose of determining the density or equivalent opacity of
smoke, the Ringelmann Chart as adopted and published by the United
States Bureau of Mines in Circular No. 8333 shall be used.
No indUstrial operation shall cause or allow to be emitted into the open
air from any process or control equipment, or to pass any convenient
measuring point in a breaching or stack, dust in the gases to exceed
0.85 pounds per thousand pounds of gases adjusted to 12 percent CO2
content for the products of combustion.
The emission, from all sources within any zoning lot, Of particulate matter
containing more than ten. percent (10%) by weight of particles having a
Particulate diameter larger than forty-four (44) microns is prohibited.
b. Permitted Smoke Emission
Within 1,000 feet of a residence or office or business zoning district
boundary line the emission of smoke from any vent, stack, chimney, or
combustion process shall not exceed a density or equivalent opacity no
greater than Ringelmann No. 1.
· Smoke in excess of Ringelmann No. 1, but not exceeding Ringelmann
No. 2, shall be permitted for not more than three (3) minutes in any 60-
minute pedod. Smoke not exceeding Ringelmann No. 3 shall be
permitted for five (5) minutes during any eight hour period for purposes
of fire-cteaning only. Smoke in excess of Ringelmann No. 3 is prohibit-
ed.
4. Fire and Explosion Hazard Limitations
The following regulations supplement those pertinent requirements contained
in the Mount Prospect Fire Prevention Code and all other applicable fire and
explosion ordinances.
a. The storage,, utilization, or manufacture of material or products ranging
from incombustible to moderate burning - as determined for liquids by a
closed cup flash point of not less than 187 degrees fahrenheit - is
permitted subject to compliance with all other performance standards for
the Industrial District.
b. The storage, utilization, or manufacture of materials or products ranging
from free or active burning'to intense burning - as determined for liquids
by a closed cup flash point of less than 187 degrees fahrenheit but not
less than 105 degrees fahrenheit - is permitted subject to compliance
with all other performance standards for the Industrial Districts, and
provided the following conditions are met:
i. Said materials or products shall be stored, utilized, or produced
within completely enclosed buildings or structures having exterior
walls of fire-resistive construction in accordance with other ordinanc-
es in the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect.
ii. Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, all such buildings or struc-
tures shall be set back at least 40 feet from lot lines, or in lieu
thereof, all such buildings or structures shall be protected throughout
by an automatic sprinkler system complying with installation stan-
dards prescribed by the National Fire Protective Association; or if the
materials, goods, or products are liquids, the protection thereof shall
be in conformity with standards prescribed by the National Fire
Protection Association.
c. The utilization in manufacturing processes of materials which produce
flammable or explosive vapors or gases - as determined for liquids by a
closed cup flash point of less than 105 degrees fahrenheit - shall be
permitted in the Industrial Districts provided:
i. that the final manufactured product does not itself have a closed cup
flash point of less than 187 degrees fahrenheit,
ii. that the use and storage of such materials shall be in conformity with
standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association and
with the requirements of other ordinances in the Municipal Code of
the Village of Mount Prospect,
iii. that the storage of said materials shall be prohibited above ground
5. Toxic Matter Limitations
In any Industrial District, toxic materials which are released shall not exceed
ten (10) percent of the maximum permissible airborne concentration allowed
an industrial worker when measured at any point beyond the lot line, either
at ground level or habitable elevation, whichever is more restrictive. When
maximum permissible airborne concentrations of toxic materials allowed an
industrial worker are not contained in the most recent list of Threshold Limit
Values published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists, the applicant shall satisfy the Health Officer that proposed levels
will be safe to the general population. ..
6. Odorous Matter Limitations
The release of odorous matter from any Industrial District across Residence
or Business District boundary lines shall be so controlled that, at ground
level or at habitable elevations, the concentration shall not exceed the odor
threshold level. Further, the release of odorous matter across lot lines shall
not become a nuisance or source of discomfort to neighboring uses.
7. (~lare Limitations
In any Industrial District, any operation or activity producing glare shall be so
conducted that direct and indirect illumination from the sources of light shall
'not cause illumination in excess of one-half (0.5) of one (1) footcandle when
measured at any Residence or Business District boundary line. Flickering
or intense sources of light shall be so controlled as not to cause a nuisance
across any lot lines.
FIGURE #1
Angled Angled Angled Access
Stall Stall Aisle Stall Total Stall Aisle Stall
Width Length Width Width Bay Size Length Width Length
Angle B C D E F G H L
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
Notes
1. Parking 10ts shall be bordered with 6": concrete barrier curb.
2. Ingress/egress driveways shall have 30' radii on returns.
ARTICLE xxii
0 FF-~TREET PARKING AND LOADING
SECTION:
14.2201. Scope of Regulations
14.2202. Change of Use
14.2203. Existing Parking and Loading Facilities
14.2204. PermiSsive Parking and Loading Facilities
14.2205. Damage or Destruction
14.2206. Off-Site Remote Parking Facilities
14.2207. Parldng Area Design
14.2208. Parking of Commercial Vehicles in Residential Districts
14.2209. Residential PaHdng. Permitted Parking
14.2210. Repair and Service
14.2211. Acceislbla paHdng Requirements
14.2212. Land Banking
14.2213. ColleciJve Provisions
14.2214. Con~.ct/on and Design
14.2215. Driveways
14.2216. Size and Access
14.2217. In Yards
14.2218. Wheel Guards
14.2219. Lighting
14.2220. Curbs and Gutters
14.2221. Striping
14.2222, Maintenance
14.2223. Screening and Landscaping
14.2224. Central Area Parking Regular]tins
14.2225. Off-Street Loading
t4.2228. Number and Type of Loading Berths Required
Sec. 14.2201. Scope of Regulations,
A. The off-street parking and loading provisions of this Article shall apply as follows:
For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land, accessory parking
and loading facilities shall be provided as required below. However, where a
building permit has been issued pdor to the effective date of this Chapter, and
provided that construction is begun within six (6) months of such effective date
and diligently executed to completion (completion to be accomplished within
eighteen (18) months of the effective date of this Chapter), parking and loading
facilities in the amounts required for the issuance of said building permit may be
provided in lieu of any different amounts required by this Chapter.
When the intensity of use of any building, structure or premises is increased
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 in intensity of use.
Sec. 14.2202. 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 of this Chapter shall
be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be required for the new
use. If the building or structure was eractecl pdor to the effective date of these
parking standards, additional parking or loading facilities are required. Such
additional parking shall be calculated using the regulations of this Chapter to
determine the amount of parking the new use would exceed the parking require-
ments of the previous use.
Sec. 14.2203. Existing Parking and Loading Facilities.
Off- street parking or loading facilities which were in existence on the effective date
of this Chapter or were provided voluntarily after such effective date shall not
hereafter be reduced below the requirements of this Chapter for a similar new
building or use.
Sec. 14.2204. Permissive Pa~dng and Loading Facilities,
Nothing in this Chapter 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, improvement and
operation' of such facilities ara adhered to.
Sec. 14.2205. Damage or Destruction.
For any conforming or legally non-conforming building or use whichis in existence
on the effective date of this Chapter which subsequently thereto is damaged or
partially destroyed to the extent of less than fifty percent of its raplacement value
by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, and which is reconstructed, reestablished
or rapairad, 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 percent
(50%) or more of its raplacament value, it shall be necessary to provide parking or
loading facilities as required by this Chapter for equivalent new uses or construction;
provided, however, that if the principal building or structure co~ttains more than one
use, parking and loading facilities, as required by this Chapter, 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. 14.2208. Off-Site Remote Parking Facilities.
in cases where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the zoning lot in
which the building or use served is located, such facilities shall be in the same
possession as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which parking
facilities are accessory. Such possession may either be by deed or long-term lease,
the term of such lease is subject to the approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals
and filed with the Director of Planning. The deed. for the off-site parking shall
require Such owner or heirs to maintain the required number of parking spaces for
the duration of the use served or the term of the lease, whichever shall terminate
sooner. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have final authority for these lease or
deed approvals. Also, leases for off-site parking should be limited to no more than
one thousand feet (1,000') of the use serviced in the Central Business District, and
no more than five hundred feet (500') from the use served outside the Central
Business District.
Sec. 14.2207. Parking Area Design.
It shall be the responsibility of the Planning Director to review plans for all parking
lots to ensure compliance with the parking section of these regulations and his
approval must be obtained before building permit issuance. The arrangement,
character, extent, width, grade and location of all parking areas shall be considered
in relation to existing and planned streets, to reasonable circulation to traffic within
and adjacent to parking areas, to separation of parking, loading, and drive-up
stacking, to topogrephicel conditions, to runoff of storm water, public convenience
and safety, and in their appropriate relations to the proposed uses of the area to be
served. All traffic intersections and confluences must encourage safe and efficient
traffic flow. Any such submission must comply with the requirements of this Chapter
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
artedal roadways.
Sec. 14.2208. Parting of Commercial Vehicles In Residentlal Distztcts.
Any contracting or service business truck or commercial vehicle used as part of a
Home Occupation shall be permitted up to a licensed weight of 8,000 lbs., but shall
be parked in a garage. The parking of any commercial truck, vehiCle or commercial
trailer with a licensed weight or gross weight in excess of 8,001 lbs. shall only be
permitted in a residential garage with a conditional use permit.
Sec. 14.2208. Residential Dist.=ts. Pem~ilted Parting.
Recreational vehicles and equipment as defined herein, automobiles, personal use
trucks and vans shall be permitted to park upon an approved' driveway, parking pad
or apron constructed to the required standards of the Development Code.
Sec. t4,22t0, Repair and Service.
No metor vehicle repair work of a commercial nature shall be permitted in
conjunction with off. street parking facilities provided,
Sec. 14,2211. Accessible Parldng Requirements.
Accessible (handicapped) parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with
American with Disability Act of 1990 as follows:
A. Size:. Each. accessible parking stall shall consist of an eight (8) foot wide parking
space and an adjacent eight (8) foot wide access aisle, for a total of sixteen (16)
feet. The standard length of accessible parking stalls shall be the same as all
other parking stalls.
B.. Number:, All parking lots reauired by this Chapter shall provide the following
number of accessible parking stalls:
Table #1
Number of Parking Spaces Required No. of Accessible
Spaces
1 to25 1
26 to 50 2
51 to 75 3
76 to 100 4
101 to 150 5
151 to 200 6
201 to 300 7
301 to 400 8
401 to 500 9
501 to 1000 2%
Over 100o 2o+1 per 10o over lO00
C. Access: The required access aisle must have a smooth transition with
adjacent walk surfaces, either by joining at a common level or by use of a
curb ramp.
D. Identfficatlon: Each accessible parking space shall be equipped with a sign
which complies with Americans with Disability Act. Signs shall be vertically
mounted on a post or a wall at front canter of the parking space, no more
than five (5) feet horiZontally from the front of the parking space, and set
four (4) feet from finished grade of the parking space to the bottom of the
sign.
Sec. 14.2212. Land Banking.
Any development that has a requirement for 150 parking spaces or more may
request up to a 30°,4, reduction in the required parking spaces. Such request shall
be approved by the Director of Planning and shall be accompanied by such docu-
mentation and evidence justifying the reduction. Such requests shall also provide
for additional land area which maybe converted to parking and.shall be accompa-
nied 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 Village to require
additional parking be installed if and when deemed necessary and to enforce said
order upon the ownership.
Sec. 14.2213. 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. 14.2214. Cons~uction and Design.
The construction and layout of the parking lot shall conform to all Development
Code requirements. Refer to the Development Code for specifics.
Sec. 14.2215. Driveways.
All driveways must conform to the requirements set forth in the Development Code,
A. Residential. Residential driveways in the R-X, R-A, R-l, R-2 Districts shall
conform to .the following requirements:
1. Number. One ddveway may be permitted per lot, with a maximum of one
(1) 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, Ddveway width shall be determined by the maximum front yard lot
coverage of thirty-five percent (35%) for all lots with widths of 60'- 75'. The
maximum driveway width for lots less than sixty (60) feet in width shall be
twenty-one (21) feet. Lots which exceed seventy-five (75) feet in width shall
have a maximum ddve width of twenty-six (26) feet. All driveways shall be
unobstructed from any encroachment such as chimneys, fireplaces, and bay
windows. The maximum ddveway width shall include all adjacent walkways.
Parallel paving strips shall be permitted as alternatives to paved ddveway
surfaces.
B. Industrial. The ddveway 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 Director.
C. Other.. All other uses shall have driveways of twenty four feet (24') width (12' per
lane). When more than 2 .lanes are approved by the Planning Director on the
basis of need, each lane shall be twelve feet (12') wide. A driveway more than
2 lanes wide must be physically divided to provide for safe vehicular movement.
Se~ 14.22t8. Size and Access.
All 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 installed curb is
included in the stall depth calculation such overhang shall be considered as part of
the parking stall for landscaping or setback purposes. Parking garages shall have
a minimum vertical clearance of 7 feet 6 inches.
An industrial, commuter, or long-term business office use may request a reduction
to .8 1/2 feet in stall width. Such request shall 'be approved by the Director of
Planning and must be accompanied by such documentation and evidence which
shall justify the parking lot safety.
Sec. 14.2217. In Yards.
Off-street parking setbacks shall meet the requirements of the specific zoning
district.
Sec. 14.2218. Wheel Guards.
Parking spaces shall be provided with 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 intedor stalls.
Sec. 14.2219. Lighting.
All parking lot lighting shall Development Code
of the Village of Mount Prospect.
Electric lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away
from residential properties in such a way as not to create a nuisance. All such
lighting shall be extinguished 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 is
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. Light poles in
a parking lot shall be protected from vehicles. Curbed islands for protection are
recommended.
Sec. 14.2220. Curbs and Gutters.
Combination concrete curb and gutter or concrete ~)arrier curb is required around
the perimeter of all parking lots and around all islands, provided that with approval
of the Director of Planning this requirement may be deferred for the area adjacent
to any future expansion as part of a staged development. Whera alternatives to
concrete curb and gutter are demonstrated to be more appropriate and recommend-
ed by the Village Engineer, said alternatives may'be approved by the Director of
Planning.
Sec. 14.2221. Sl;tping.
Stdping of the pavement surface to define each parking space is required and shall
be a minimum of four (4) inches in width from the length of each space. A double
stdpe is recommended. Striping for each parking space shall be painted in yellow
or white. Thermoplastic pavement markings are an acceptable alternative. All
areas designated as fire lanes shall be marked by posting of signs and/or yellow
markings~ provided that signs shall be used wherever feasible.
Sec. 14.2222. Maintenance.
Upon completion, all parking areas shall be properly maintained at all times, without
pot holes, broken curbing or other irregularities.
Sec. t4.2223. Screening and Landscaping.
All 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.
Sec. 14.2224. Ce,,;,.;l'Area Parking Regulations,
In the B-5 Central Commercial District, for the purpose of allowing existing
conditions to continue, additional off-street parking is not required at locations where
limited parking or no parking is-currently provided. Uses which are similar to those
in operation at the time this Chapter is adopted are not required to add additional
parking. However, in areas where new construction or major rehabilitation (50% or
more), or a change 'in use which warrants additional parking, spaces shall be
provided as follows:
Fumiture and Appliance Store:
First Floor:. One (1) space per 1000 square feet of floor area
Other Than First Floor:. One (1) space per 1500 square feet of floor area
Multi-Family Dwellin.qs:
Efficiency and One Bedroom: One (1) space per unit
Two Bedroom: One and one-half (1 1/2) spaces per unit
Three Bedroom: Two (2) spaces per unit
Office/Retail:
First Floor;. Four (4) spaces per 1000 square feet in excess of
1500 square feet of floor area
Second Floor: Four (4) spaces per 1000 square feet in excess of
2000 square feet of floor area
Above SeCOnd Floor: FOur (4) spaces per 1000 square feet in excess of
2,500 square feet of floor area
0ffice-Medical:
First Floor. Three (3) spaces per examining room
Other Than First Floor. Two (2) spaces per examining room
Restaurant. Sit-Down: One (1) space for each four (4) seats, plus one (1)
per employee
Restaurant~ Fast-Food, Eight (8) Spaces per 1000 square feet of gross floor
Without DHve-Throu~lh: area
Qther uses: Uses not listed in the above schedule of parking
requirements for the B-5 Zoning District, parking
. spaces shall be provided at 50 % in nUmber as
required elsewhere
Computation of Required Parl~ng
The required number of off-street parkin§ spaces shall be calculated as listed below:
SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
USE PARKING REQUIREMENTS
RESIDENTIAL
Single Family'Attached and Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit
Detached Dwellings
Duplex Dwelling Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit
Multiple-Family Dwellings:
One and two bedrooms: Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit
three or more bedrooms: Two and one half (2~) spaces per dwelling unit
R-5 Senior Citizen Hous-
ing:
Efficiency and one Three-quarter (3~4) space per dwelling unit
bedroom: One (1) space per dwelling unit
Two bedrooms
Hotel/Motel One (1) space per guest room plus one (1) space per
employee on peak shift. (Restaurants and lounges
require separate parking calculations.)
Convalescent Home-Nuts- One (1) space per four (4) residents plus one (1) space
lng Home per employee
COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, SERVICES
Freestanding Stores and Four (4)spaces per one thousand (1000) square, feet
Shopping Centers of gross floor area. (Restaurants as tenants require
(up to' 30,000 square feet) separate parking calculations.)
Shopping Center (30,000- Four and one half (4.5) spaces per one thousand
150,000 square feet) (1000) square feet gross floor area
Shopping Center (more Four spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
than 150,000 square feet) gross floor area
Furniture Two (2) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
gross floor area
Auto Sales One (1) space per one thousand (1000) square feet
plus those spaces required for service bays
Sit Down Restaurant One (1) space for each three (3) seats plus one (1)
space per employee
Fast Food without Drive-in Twelve (12) spaces per one thousand (1000) square
feet gross floor area
Fast Food with Drive-in Twelve (12) spaces per one thousand (1000) square
feet gross floor area plus eight (8) stacking spaces for
the first window and two (2) stacking spaces for each
additional window.
Auto Service -Quick Serve One (1) space per employee plus two (2) spaces per
(20 minutes or less) service bay
Auto Service - Drop Off One (1) space per employee plus five (5) spaces per
service bay
Car Wash - Self-Serve One (1) space per bay plus two (2) stacking spaces
per bay.
Car Wash - Tunnel Stacking spaces for twenty (20) minutes of waiting plus
one (1) space per employee. (Three (3) minutes
average per car, plus one (1) space per employee.)
Dance/Music/Vocational/ Two (2) spaces per three (3) employees plus one (1)
Trade Schools space per maximum number of students as determined
by the Director of Planning
Personal Services Four (4) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
gross floor area
Un(lertaking Establish- Twenty (20) spaces per one thousand (1000) square
ments feet of parlor space
OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL
Offices: Financial, Civic, one thousand (1000) square feet
Business, and Professional of 'gross floor area
Offices: Medical/Dental Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
of gross floor area
Banking Facility Three (3) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
gross floor area plus five (5) stacking spaces for each
window
Hospital/San~adum Two (2) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
of gros~ floor area or one point two (1.2) spaces per
bed, whichever is greater
Religious Institution One (1) space per three (3) worshipers
EDUCATIONAL
Day Care Center/Nursery One (1) space per employee plus one (1) space for
each ten (10) licensed capacity slots
K-8th Grades One (1) space per employee plus eight (8) spaces for
visitors
Senior High School One (1) space per employee plus one (1) space per
eight (8) students
College/University One (1) space per two (2) employees plus one (1)
space per four (4) students based on maximum
capacity
PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC USES
Library Two (2) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
gross floor area
CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT
Amusement Establishments One (1) space per three (3) persons capacity plus one
(1) space per employee
Arena/Stadium One (1) space per four (4) seats plus one (1) space
per two (2) employees
Bowling Alley Five (5) spaces per lane
Club/Loc~ge Four (4) spaces per one thousancl (1000) square feet
of gross floor area
Cultural Institutions and Three and one-half (3,5) spaces per one thousand
Museums (1000) square feet of gross floor area
Golf Course Sixty (60) spaces per nine (9) holes plus one (1) space
per two (2) employees
Swimming Pool Thirteen (13) spaces per one thousand (1000) square
feet of pool area
Tennis Club Two (2).spaces per court
Theater One (1) space per four (4) seats
Gym/Health Club Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1000) square feet
of gross floor area
INDUSTRIAL
Manufacturing, Research.& One (1) space per one and one-half (1.5) employees
Development, Utility plus one (1) space per company vehicle. (Office space
calculated separately.)
Warehouse One (1) space per fifteen hundred (1500) square feet
of gross floor area.
Sec.14~2225. OFF-STREET LOADING
General Requirements
A. Location and Screening
All required loading berths shall be.'loceted on the same zoning .lot as the usa
served. All motor vehicle loading berths abutting residential areas shall be
screened by building walls, or by a uniformly' painted solid non-combustible fence,
wall, or door, or densely planted mature shrubbery or any combination thereof, not
less than six (6) feet screening shall be immediately
adjacent to the loading area and in addition to transitional screening requirements
elsewhere in this Chapter. In all districts, no loading. berths shall be located in a
required front, corner side or side yard. Loading berths located in a required rear
yard may be open to the sky.
B. Size
This Chapter provides for two sizes of loading berths, short berths and long berths.
The number of loading berths required, whether short or long berths, is identified
in Sec. 14.2201.1. The vertical clearance of all berths shall be not less than 15
feet. The size of short and long loading berths shall conform to the following:
1. Shor~ Befits
The size of ~3erths, maneuvering aprons, and access aisles shall be as
follows:
a. Berlh Size
Short berths shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet and a
minimum length of thirty-five (35) feet
b. Maneuvering Apron
A maneuvering apron of sixty (60) feet shall be provided
c. Access Aisles
A width of at least twelve (12) feet shall be provided for one-way aisles
and twenty-two (22) feet for two:way aisles
2. Long Berths
The size berths, maneuvering aprons, and access aisles shall be as follows:
a. Be~lh Size
Long berths shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet and a
minimum length of fity (50) feet.
I~. Maneuvering Apron
^ maneuvering apron of sixty (60) feet shall be provided
c. Access Aisles
A width of at least fourteen (14) feet shall be provided for one-way aisles
and twenty-four (24) feet for two-way aisles
C. Access
Each required off-street loading 13erth shall be designed with appropriate means of
vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will ~east interfere with traffic
movement, and shall be subject to approval by the Director of Planning.
D. Sur~acing
All open off-street loading berths shall be pavec~ with asphalt, concrete or other
dustless all-weather material capable of bearing a live load of two hundred (200)
pounds.per square foot.
E. Repair and Service
No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunc-
tion with loading facilities providecl in any district, except that:
1. Emergency repair service necessary to start vehicles shall be permitted in all
districts.
F. U~lization
Space allocated to any off-street loading use shall not, while so allocated, be used
to satisfy the space requirement for any off-street parking facilities or portions
thereof.
G. Central Loading
Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths On individual zoning
lots provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area
without crossing streets or alleys at grade by means of a ramp or tunnel.
2. Total off-street loading berths provided shall meet the minimum requirements
herein specified, based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Area
of. types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
3, 'No zoning lot served shall be more than five hundred (500) feet removed from
the central loading area.
4. The tunnel or ramp connecting a central loading area .with the zoning lot
serviced shall be not less than twelve (12) feet in width and have a .clearance
of not less than twelve (12) feet.
H. Minimum Facilities
Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein, but which are located
in buildings with les~ paved area than the minimum prescribed for such required
facilities, shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor
vehicles off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same zoning
lot.
Sec. 1412226. Number and Type of Loading Berths Required
The required number of loading berths shall be calculated as listed below:
SCHEDULE OF OFF.STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS
USE GROSS FLOOR AREA NO. OF BERTHS SIZE*
RESIDENTIAL
Motel, Hotel 10,000 - 200,000 One Short
each additional 200,000 One Short
COMMERCIAL
Motor 8,000 - 25,000 One Long
Vehicle sales 25,001 plus One Long
Shopping 5,000 - 25,000 One Short '
Centers 25,001 - 200,000 One Long, Short
200,001 - 400,000 Two Short, Long
each additional 400,000 One · Long
Retail 5,000 - 10,000 One Short
Wholesale 10,001 - 30,000 Two Short
(Restaurants) 30,001 - 40,000 , Two Long
40,001 - 100,000 Three Long
each. additional 100,000 One Long
SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS
Banks, Civic 10, [300 - .100,000 One Short
Buildings 100,001 up to 500,000 One
Offices, each additional 100,000 One Long
Business 500,001 anti above One Short
Services each additional 500,000 One Long
Short
Hospitals 20,000 - 200,000 One Long
each additional 200,000 One Long
SCHOOLS
Elementary, 20,000 - 200,000 One Long
Secondary, each additional 200,000 One Long.
College or
University
CULTURAL/ENTERTAINMENT
Arena, Stadium, 10,000 - 20,000 One Short
Auditorium, 20,001 - 100,000 One Long
Convention Hall, each additional 100,000 One Long
Amusement ·
Establishment
Theater 10,000 - 25,000 One Short
each additional - 50,000 One Short
INDUSTRIAL
Manufacturing, 5,000 - 10,000 One Short.
Warehousing, 10,001 - 40,000 One Long
Research and 40,001 - 100,000 Two · Long
Development each additional - 100,000 One Long
° Berth (Loading Dock) Dimensions:
Short = 12 ft. wide x 30 ft. deep
Long = 12 ft. wide x'50 ft. deep
** Gross Floor Areas refer to buildings or structures on premises
3. Concrete islands abutting 90~ parking shall have 5' radii on returns.
4. Ninety degree spaces on the perimeter can be 16' if a 2' overhand is provided free
of the yard requirement.
5. Dimension for parking with angles other than what is indicated in the chart above
shall be figured proportionately.
ARTICLE XXlII
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION:
14.2301. Intent and Purpose
14.2302. Landscape Plan Requirement
14.2303. Content of Landscape Plan
14.2304. Design Criteria
14.2305. Right-of-Way Landscaping
14.2306. Parking Lot Landscaping
14.2307. Foundation Landscaping
14.2308. Perimeter Landscaping
1'4.2309. Tree Preservation
Sec. 14.2301. Intent and Purpose
The purpose of these landscape requirements is to promote, protect and
presei've the general health and safety of the people of the community and, as
part of the general welfare, insure aesthetic compatibility among land uses Within
the community. These regulations are intended to minimize the harmful or
nuisance effects resulting from noise, dust, debds, motor headlight glare, artificial
light intrusions, objectionable sights or activities, or similar incompatible impacts
conducted or created by adjoining or nearby land use.
It is also the purpose of these regulations to safeguard the environmental quality
and aesthetic character of the community by limiting the removal and insuring
replacement of trees upon private property within the Village. These regulations
are intended to preserve insofar as practical, existing vegetation and topographi-
cal .features by limiting unnecessary clearing and modification of land, encourag-
ing the retention of existing mature trees, requiring the replacement of
indigenous trees with approved species, and encouraging the energy efficient
operation of land uses in the public interest. Landscaping required by the
Chapter shall be a condition to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for
any improvements built on the subject property.
Sec. 14.2302. Landscape Plan Requirement
A Landscape Plan shall be required and approved by the Director of Planning
for the following:.
1. Any non-residential development of any parcel of land involving *the
construction of any new building(S) or structure(s);
2. Any multi-family residential development and/or residential P.U.D.
3. Any development involving expansion by more than twenty-five percent
(25%) of an existing structure, if constructed after the effective date of this
Chapter.
The plan shall be completed by a Landscape Architect or a person capable of
fulfilling all requirements set forth in this Chapter. Requests for relief or revisions
to these requirements of this Chapter may be submitted to the Village Manager
for his consideration.
Sec. 14.2303. Content of Landscape Plan
1. Elements of the Preliminary Landscape Plan -
a. Show the proposed location of all new plant materials.
b. Indicate the character of suggested plant materials to be used Ii.e. shade
trees, ornamental trees, shrubbery, etc.)
c. A tree survey shall be prepared which lists the location of existing
vegetation (4" caliper and above) with sizes and species (common and
botanical names) recorded. Indicate on the plan those plant materials
to be preserved, removed or transplanted.
d. Proposals to protect and preserve existing trees during and after
construction.
e. Location of existing natural site features, including, but not limited to,
large boulders, rock outcroppings and streams.
2. Elements of a Final Landscape Plan -
Locations of existing and proposed improvements:
a. Building outlines, with entry and exit points.
b. All utilities.
c. Lighting.
d. Walls.
e. Fences,
f. Parking areas (spaces delineated, including handicepped spaces, curbs).
g. Spot elevations and/or contours existing and proposed.
h. Berms.
i. Existing (4" caliper and above with drip line) and proposed plant material.
j. Paved surfaces.
k. Sign locations.
I. Public rights-of-way/easements, including street widths.
m. Refuse disposal areas.
n.. Other exterior landscape amenities, su~ as bike paths, plazas, etc,
o. Property lines.
Planting Schedule:
a. Plant material schedule, listing: botanical names; common names;
caliper or height; and quantity.
b. Plant material schedule of all trees (4" caliper and above) to be removea,
- listing: botanical names; common names; caliper or.height; and quantity.
Miscellaneous:
a. Proposed treatment of all ground surfaces (pea gravel, ground covers,
sod, seed and/or prairie).
b. Gther drawings and information as required:
i, Ir~gation plan, if appropriate.
ii. Grading and drainage plan, showing spot elevations and/or cross
sec~ons,
c, Methods to be used to protect plants and planted areas (curbs, ties,
walls, etc.)
Title block:
a. Name and address of property owner.
b. Name of Landscape Architect.
c. Firm name and address.
d. Scale data.
· e. North arrow.
- f. Date.
Provide {he following - Elevations, cross sections, samples and/or photo-
graphs to indicate:
a. Texture of exposed surfaces.
b. Landscape material.
c. Scale.
d. Color of exposed surfaces.
e. Planting in relation to buildings.
-Provide the following - Technical information, samples, details and/or
photographs of materials to be used:
a. Light standards.
b. Benches.
c. Fences.
d. Walls.
e. Signage.
f. ' Safety lighting.
g. Other site details.
Sec. 14.2304, Design Criteria
A, Scale and Nature of Landscape Material
The scale and nature of landscape matedal shall be appropriate to the site and
structures,
B. Selection of Plant Material
1. Planting materials used in conformance with the provisions of this Article
shall be:
a. Of good quality of a species normally grown in Northeastern Illinois.
b. Capable of withstanding the extremes of individual site microcli .mates.
c. Selected for interest in its structure, tenure, and color for its ultimate
growth.
d. Harmonious to the design, and of good appearance.
e. In conformance with American Standard for nursery stock as approved
by American National Standards Institute and issued as ANSI 2601.1986.
2. Evergreens shall be incorporated into the landscape treatment of a site,
particularly in those areas screening parking lots from dedicated public
rights-of-way or property zoned for residential use.
3. Shade trees shall have a minimum trunk size of 2-112" in caliper.
4. Ornamental trees shall be used, .especially in smaller planting areas. These
trees shall have a minimum trunk size of 2" in caliper, or be a clump form at
a minimum height of five (5) feet.
5. Shrubs shall be used wherever possible. Shrubs used for parking lot
screening shall be a minimum of three (3) feet in height at time of installa-
tion. Low growth shrubs shall be planted in areas which could constitute a
visual hazard, i,e., site triangle.
6. The following trees shall not be used: Silver Maple; Box Elder, Red
Mulbem/; Osage Orange; Poplar (all species); Black Locust; Weeping Willow
(except in large, wet areas); Catalpa; Tree of Heaven; White Birch; Elm (all
species); Russian Olive and Mountain Ash.
C. Installation of Plant Materials
Plant materials of all types and species shall be installed in accordance with the
minimum technical specifications of the Illinois Chapter of Landscape Contrac-
tors, including the guarantee and replacement sections.
D. Maintenance of Plant Material
The owner of the premises shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and
replacement of all landscaping materials and barriers, including refuse disposal
areas, walls, fences, etc., as may be required by the provisions of this Article.
A means of irrigating plant material shall be provided. Installation of an
autOmatic underground sprinkling system is recommended.
E. Planting Bads
Planting Beds shall be mulched in their entirety with shredded bark or other
similar material.
F. Walls and Fences
Plant materials shall be placed intermittently against long expanses of building
walls, fences and other barriers to create a softening effect.
G. Detention/Retention Basins and Ponds
Detention/retention basins and pond areas shall be planted. Such plantings
shall include shade and ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubbery, hedges and/or
other live planting materials. Plants must be able to tolerate wet conditions if
planted within the basin.
H. Energy Conservation
1. Deciduous trees, shrubs and vines should dominate the south and west
sides of buildings and plaza areas to provide shade during the summer and
limited shade dudng winter.
2. Evergreens and other plant materials should be concentrated on' the north
side of buildings in a manner which dissipates the effect of winter winds.
Earthen berms and existing topography shall, wherever practical, be incorporated
into the landscape treatment of a site.
J. Topography
Where natural, existing topographic patterns contribute.to the beauty and utility
of a development, they shall be preserved and developed. Modification of
topography may be allowed where it contributes to the aesthetic quality of the
site,
K, Protect]on of Plant Material and/or People
In locations where plant material and/or people will be susceptible to injury,.
install appropriate curbs, tree guards, or other devices.
L. Areas Where Plant Matm~al Will Not Prosper
In areas where general planting will not prosper, other materials (such as fences,
wall and pavings of wood, brick, stone, pea gravel, and cobblesl shall be used.
Carefully selected plant material shall be combined with such materials where
possible.
M. Exterior Land~',ape Ughtlng
Exterior landscape lighting, when used, shall enhance the building design and
the adjoining landscape. Lighting standards and fixtures shall be of a size and
design compatible with the building and adjacent areas, Lighting shall be
restrained in design, and excessive brightness and brilliant colors shall be
avoided. Utility services shall be underground.
N. AmenilJee
In commercial/industrial areas the following, where appropriate, shall be
provided: Seating areas; paved areas; plant enclosures; benches; waste
receptacles; lights; etc.
O. Service Yard Screening
Service yards, loading docks and other places that tend to be Unsightly shall be
screened. Screening shall be equally effective at all times of the year.
P. Innovative Landscaping
Innovative landscaping treatments are encouraged and shall be considered as
a positive attribute in connection with any request for a variation from the
requirements of this Code.
Sec. 14.2305. Right-of-Way Landscaping
A. Applicability
Where a parcel abuts a dedicated public right-of-way, plantings shall be provided
within the provisions of this Article.
B. Street Trees
Trees shall be planted in all parkways and shall be placed subject to the
direction and approval of the Village. The Village shall be responsible for the
purchasing and planting of all trees within and upon the public right of way.
1. Parkway trees shall be planted forty feet (40') apart whenever possible, and
shall have a minimum trunk diameter of two and one-half (2-1/2") measured
at six inches (6") above ground level.
2. Planting Requirements: All trees planted within a public dght of way shall
comply with the requirements set forth in Chapter 9, Article V (Trees) of the
Municipal Code.
3. Tree Planting by Village: The applicant shall, pdor to final plat or develop-
merit plan approval, post with the Director of the Finance Department a cash
deposit or treasurer's or cashier's check payable to the Village in an amount
equal to the number of trees required to be planted in the public parkway
pursuant to this Section multiplied by the amount charged by the Village to
cover the cost of such trees, and any and all work connected with the
guaranteed planting of such trees as such amount is established from time
to time by resolution of the corporate authorities of the Village. The Village
shall use such funds to plant trees in the parkway.
4. If deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works, this requirement may
be satisfied if an equivalent number of trees of the same size or larger are
planted in the front yards of all adjoining lots.
5. Should completion of the development extend beyond a one year pedod, the
applicant shall be required to post additional funds to cover any increase in
cost to plant the remaining trees.
C. Graded and Sodded
1. All unpaved areas within the dedicated right of way shall be graded and
sodded in an approved manner. Restoration work shall be performed to the
satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
2. All parkways shall be graded smooth and topped with at least four inches
(4") of black dirt after compacting and removal of stumps, trees that cannot
De saved, boulders and such. Such areas shall be sodded.
3. Upon recommendation of the Director of Public Works, the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village may require additional sodding of a lot to
prevent soil erosion and blockage of drainage system.
Se~ 14.2306. Parking Lot Landscaping
A. Applicability
All parking lots designed for twenty (20) or more parking spaces shall be planted
in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
B. Interior Plantings
1. Five (5) percent or more of the interior of a parking lot shall be devoted to
plantings. Planting of areas located along the perimeter of a parking lot as
required in Article 8 shall not be included toward satisfying this requirement.
Moreover, foundation landscaping areas, as specified in Article 7 shall not
be included toward satisfying the interior parking lot landscaping require-
ments.
2.' Planting Areas:
a. Interior parking lot planting areas shall'generally be dispersed throughout
the parking.
b. Interior parking lot landscaping areas shall be a 'minimum of sixty-four
(64). square feet.
3. The primary planting materials used in parking lots shall be shade trees.
Ornamental trees, shrubbery, hedges, and other live planting materials may
be used to supplement the tree planting, but shall not be the sole contribu-
tion to the landscaping. Plants which have proven to be the most tolerant
of salt ara recommended.. These include Bayberry, Rugosa Rose, Dwarf
Klm Lilac and Polygonium ground cover.. When using evergreens, the
planting beds shall be bermed, planting the evergreens on higher grounds.
There shall be at least 50 percent live coverage.
C. Perimeter Landscaping
1~ Front and Comer Side Yards:
a. Across from Residential Property:
i. Where a parking lot is located across a street' from Property zoned for
residential use, continuous landscaping shall be provided across one
hundred percent (100%) of the street frontage to a height of three (3)
feet. Such landscaping shall consist of berms, shade and ornamental
trees, evergreens, shrubbery, hedges, and/or other live planting
material.
ii. Except where occupied by planting beds, all landscaping areas
located in front and comer side yards shall be sodded.
2. Rear and Interior Side Yards:
a. Where a parking lot abUts property zoned for residential use, landscaping
shall be provided as follows:
i. The screen/buffer area between the parking lot and the residential
property line shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height.
ii. Shade trees shall be provided at the equivalent of not more than fifty
(50) feet apart.
iii. Other planting material, including ornamental trees, evergreens,
shrubbery, hedges, and/or other live planting materials shall be
provided at intermittent locations, covering at least 75% of the
frontage.
iv. Except where occupied .by planting.beds, all side and rear yard
perimeter landscaping area shall be sodded or seeded.
B. Abutting Non,Residential Property:
i. Where a parking lot abuts property zoned for non-residential use,
landscaping shall be provided across fifty percent (50%) of that
portion of the parking lot abutting the property line to a minimum
height of three (3) feet. Such landscaping shall consist of berms,
shade and ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubbery, hedges, and/or
other live planting materials. Plantings may be placed in clusters,
containing seven (7) to nine (9) shrubs per cluster, spaced at
intervals of approximately thirty-five (35) feet along the property line.
ii. Except where occupied by planting beds, all side and rear yard
perimeter landscaping areas shall be sodded or seeded.
Sec. 14.2307. Foundation Landscaping
A. Setback
A landscaping area a minimum of ten (10) feet in width shall be located around
the perimeter of all buildings.
B. Coverage
Required foundation landscaping areas shall remain open and free of all paving
except where walks to buildings and other .similar paving is required.
C. Landscaping Materials
Foundation landscaping shall be provided for all buildings. Such landscaping
shall consist of shade and ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubbery, hedges,
and/or other live planting materials. Particular attention shall be paid toward
screening mechanical equipment, bicycle parking areas, and loading docks;
softening large expanses of building walls; and accenting entrances and
architectural features.
D. Ground Cover
Except where occupied by planting beds, all foundation landscaping areas shall
be sodded.
Sec. 14.2308. Perimeter Landscaping
A. Applicability
All non-residential and multiple family developments shall provide perimeter
landscaping in accordance with the provisions of this Article. When a parking
lot is located on the perimeter, the requirements of Section 14.2201, parking lot
landscaping, shall be adhered to.
B. Non-residential Property Abu~ng Non-ResidentJal Property
Where non-residential property abuts property zoned for non-residential use,
landscaping shall be provided as follows:
1. Shade trees shall be provided at the equivalent of seventy-five (75) feet
'apart along the abutting property line. Such trees may be clustered or
spaced linearly as determined appropriate.
2. 'Other landscaping materials, including berms, ornamental trees, evergreens,
shrubbery, hedges, and/or other live planting materials shall be provided at
appropriate locations along the abutting property line.
3. Except where occupied by planting beds, all perimeter landscaping areas
shall be sodded or seeded.
C. Non-Residential Property Abuttlng Residential Property
Where non-residential property abuts proPerty zoned for residential usel
landscaping shall be provided as follows:
1. In addition to the required fencing, landscaping shall consist of berms, trees,
evergreens, shrubbery, hedges, and/or other live planting materials.
2. Shade trees shall be provided at the equivalent of not more than seventy-five
(75) feet apart along the abutting property line. Such trees may be clustered
or spaced linearly as determined appropriate.
3. Except where occupied by planting beds, all perimeter landscaping areas
shall be sodded or seeded.
D. Multiple Family ResidenlJal Property
Where multiple family residential property abuts other property, landscaping shall
be provided as follows:
1. Shade trees shall be provided at the equivalent of not more than seventy-five
(75) feet apart along the abutting, property line. Such trees may be clustered
or spaced linearly as appropriate.
2. Other landscaping materials, including berms, if possible, ornamental trees,
evergreens, shrubbery, hedges, and/or other live planting materials shall be
provided at intermittent locations across fifty percent (50%) of the abutting
property, line. Shrubs shall be placed in clusters containing seven (7) to nine
(9) per cluster, spaced at intervals of approximately thirty-five (35) feet along
the abutting property line.
3. Except where occupied by planting beds, all perimeter landscaping areas
shall be sodded or seeded.
E. Screening of Refuse DispOsal Areas
All refuse disposal areas shall be screened on at least'three (3) sides, by a solid
wood fence or an equivalent screening material to a height of six (6) feet.
Sec. '14.2309. Tree Preservation
A.. Tree Removal Procedure
1. No tre® having a caliper of four (4) inches or greater shall be removed from
any proposed development site prior to final site plan approval without
meeting the requirements of this Section. This Section does not apply to
tree removal by individual homeowners on private property. Section 9.502
provides standards for removal of public property trees.
2. The application for a tree removal permit shall be accompanied by:
a. A wdtten statement indicating the reason for removal of the tree.
b.. A general description of the tree to be removed.
c. A tree survey of the general area (as determined by the DePartment of
Planning) surrounding the tree to be removed. The tree survey shall
consist of trees 4" caliper and above and include a listing of species.
d. Arguments for removal under 9-1.C.3 and 9-1.C.4 shall be accompanied
by a report from a certified arbodst if requested by the Department of
~ Planning.
3. The Village 'of Mount Prospect shall approve an application for a tree
removal permit if one (1) or more of the following conditions is present:
a. It is necessary to remove a tree which poses a safety hazard to
pedestrian or vehicular traffic or threatens to cause disruption of public
safety.
b. It is necessary to remove a tree which poses a safety hazard to
structures.
. . c. It is necessary to remove a tree which is diseased or has been weak-
ened by age, storm fire or other injury.
d. It is necessary to observe good forestry practice, i.e., the number, of
healthy trees a given Parcel of land will support.
4. When a tree removal-is occasioned by any development or land use
requiring the submission of a Site Plan, or Subdivision Plan, the said plan
shall, upon approval by the Village, constitute'a tree removal permit.
B. Protecl~on of Ex]s~ng Trees
The following materials are required for all development activity requiring Site
Plan Review.
1. A tree survey indicating the location, size, and specie of all trees located on
the parcel with a caliper of four (4) inches or greater.
2. Every reasonable effort shall be made to retain existing trees on the
aforementioned tree survey through the integration of those trees surveyed
into the site and landscaping plans for a proposed development.
3. A tree preservation plan indicating, at a minimum, the location of thosa trees
to be preserved and the methods which are to be used to preserve such
trees. This tree preservation plan shall specify the following:.
a. The following preservation techniques shall be employed;
i. All grading and construction equipment shall be forbidden from
encroaching within the drip line of a tree.
ii. Crushed limestone hydrocarbons and other materials detrimental to
trees shall not be dumped within the drip line of any tree nor at any
.higher location where drainage toward the tree could conceivably
effect the health of the tree.
iii. Snow fencing shall be temporarily installed at the periphery of the
tree's ddp line.
iv. No grade changes shall be allowed under ddp line of any trees
located on the tree survey.
b. The methods which are to be used to preserve those trees shall be
dearly specified. If, in the opinion of the Village of Mount Prospect, the
necessary precautions as specified in the tree preserVation plan where
not undertaken before or maintained during construction, the land
development permit for the parcel shall not be issued or, if previously
issued, shall be revoked until such time as these precautions have been
complied with.
4. In the event thata tree designated for preservation is destroyed or razed
during the construction process, such trees sh~ll be replaced with new trees
in accordance with the following:
Calip..er (in Inches)Number of Replacement Trees
30 or greater 6
13-29 5
4-12 4
For the above, in the event of fraction of an inch, if a fraction is less than
one-half (1/2) inch, the lower full number above shall be used. If a fraction
ia one-half (1/2) inch or greater, the higher number shall be used.
5. All replacement trees shall have a minimum caliper of four (4) inches.
6. Replacement trees shall be limited to the following species:
a. Linden.
b. Maple (excluding Silver Maple and other similar softwood species).
c. Hackberry.
d. Ginkgo.
e. Oak.
f. Ash.
g. Thornless Honeylocust (cultivars).
I1. Tulip Tree
i. Horse-Chestnut
j. American Beech,
k. Purple Leaf-Beech
I. European Beech
m. Maidenhair Tree
n. Moraine Honey-Locust
o. Christine Buisman Elm
7. Removal of trees designated for preservation shall be allowed only by
amending the Landscape Plan. The amended landscape plan shall indicate
the location, specie, and size of all replacement trees.
ARTICLE XXIV
DEFINITIONS
SECTION:
14.2401. Purpose
Sec. 14.2401. Purpose
in the construction of this Chapter, the definitions contained in this article shall be
observed ancl applied, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise. In
further amplification and for cladty of interpretation of the context, the following
definitions and rules of word use shall apply. 'Words contained in this Chapter and
not defined hereinafter, shall assume definitions as prescribed in Webster's
unabridged dictionary (1979 edition).
ABUTTING Having a common border width, or being separated
from such a common border by a right-of-way, alley or
easement.
ACCESSORY A subordinate structure detached from but located on
STRUCTURE the same lot as the principal structure, the use of
which is incidental and accessory to that of a principal
structure.
ACCESSORY USE A use which is located on the same lot on which the
principal building 'or use is situated and which is
reasonably necessary, incidental and subordinate, to
the conduct of the principal use.
ALLEY A public or private way permanently reserved as.a'
secondary means of access to abutting properties.
AMUSEMENT Any machine, game, table or device which is designed,
DEVICE intended or used as a test of skill and may be operated
by the public upon insertion of coin, or token, or the
use of which is made available for any viable consider-
ation; and is operated by the manipulation of buttons,
dials, trigger, devices or electrical impulses.
ANTENNA A system of wires, poles; rods, reflecting disk, or
similar devices used for the transmission or reception
of electro magnetic rays, external to or attached to the
exterior of any structure
APPLICANT The property owner or his authorized representative
proposing that a parcel of land be subdivided, rezoned,
and/or receive approval for a Conditional Use, text
amendment, variation or change in the Comprehensive
Plan.
APRON An extension of a ddveway lying between the right-of-
way line and the curb and gutter (or the pavement
edge if there is no curb and gutterl of the street. Main-
tenance is normally provided by the owner of the
extended ddveway.
AUTOMOBILE A business establishment which shall include major
GARAGE repair of motor vehicles, .including the rebuilding of
engines, or major reconditioning or reconstruction of
worn or damaged motor vehicles or parts thereof,
body, frame o£ fender, straightening, or reconstruction
in painting of vehicles or parts thereof.
AUTOMOBILE A business establishment which shall include incidental
MAINTENANCE or minor repair of motor vehicles, including the replace-
AND SERVICE ment of worn or damaged parts in minor motor or tune-
CENTER up services, but not including the sale of gasoline
products or any operation included within the definition
of (automobile garage).
AVVNING A roof-like structure made of cloth which projects from
a building for the purpose of shielding a doorway or
window from the elements.
BASEMENT That portion of a building having more than one-half of
its floor to ceiling height below the average level of the
adjoining finished grade.
BENCHMARK A permanent or semi-permanent physical mark of
known elevation referenced to a recognized datum.
BLOCK A track of land bounded by streets, or combination of
streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad right-of-
way, waterway shorelines, or boundary lines of munici-
palities. ·
BUILDING Any structure permanently affixed to the ground, used
or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or
occupancy.
BUILDING, Any structure erected prior to the adoption of the
EXISTING appropriate Code, or one for which a legal building
permit has been issued.
BUILDING LINE The line established by law, Beyond which a building
shall not be erected or extena, except as specifically
provided by law.
BUILDING, The primary structure or building located on the lot
PRINCIPAL which houses the permitted use or Conditional Use
within the Zoning District.
CERTIFICATE OF The certificate issued by the Village which permits the
OF OCCUPANCY use of a building, in accordance with the approved
plans and specifications, and which certifies com-
pliance with the provisions of law for the use of ocou-
pancy of the building, together with any special stipula-
tions or conditions.of the building permit
COMPREHENSIVE The Plan for the long-range growth and development
PLAN of the Village including graphic and written proposals
and supporting or implementing documents, as are
adopted and amended from time to time.
COMMERCIAL/ An establishment which offers specific courses of
BUSINESS classroom instruction, for profit, to the general public,
SCHOOL in business, trade, i'ndustry or other trained skills; but
does not offer academic instruction equivalent to the
standards prescribed by the School Code of Illinois.
COMMON OPEN A parcel or parcels of land intended to provide light
SPACE and air, and designed and intended for the common
use or enjoyment of the residents or occupants of the
development.
COMMUNITY A singi'e d~Jling unit occupied on a relative permanent
RESIDENCE basis in a family-like environment by a group of un-
related persons with developmental disabilities, plus
paid professional support staff provided by a sponsor-
~ng agency, either living with the residents on e twenty-
four (24) hour Pasis, or present whenever residents
with developmental disabilities are present at the
dwelling; and (=om plied with the zoning regulations for
the district in which the site is located.
COND'ITIONAL A use that owing to some unique characteristics atten-
USE dent to its operation or installation, is permitted in a
district subject to approval of the Village Board, and
subject to special requirements, different from those
usual requirements for the zoning district inwhich the
Conditional Use may be located.
CONTROL OR Any person, agent, firm or corporation having'a legal
OVVNERSHIP or equitable interest ir1 the property or having the legal
authority to act on behaff of.all owners, which shall be
evidenced by deed, contract or other written guarantee.
CUL-DE-SAC A local street, one end of which is closed and consists
of a circular turn-around.
DAMAGE Any di~ct loss of property by fire, windstorm, flooding
or act of God.
DAY CARE A building where care, protection, and supervision are
CENTER provided on a regular schedule at least twice a week
to at least eight (8) preschool or elementary school age
children or both, including children of the adult pro-
vider, or persons with disabilities related to age who
require supervision, for a period of less than
twenty-four (24) hours per day.
DAY CARE, Day care home is a family home which receives a
LIMITED maximum of eight (8) children for less than twenty-four
RESIDENTIAL (24) hours per day where tuition, fees, or other forms
of corn pensation for the care of children is charged.
The maximum of eight children includes the family's
natural or adopted children and all other persons under
the age of twelve (12). The term does not include
facilities which receive only children from a single
household. Day care homes should meet all applicable
Village and State requirements.
DENSITY The number of dwelling units permitted per net acre of
land.
DETENTION (Dry The temporary on-site storage of storm water runoff,
Storage) which does not include any permanent water surface.
DEVELOPMENT All structures and other modifications of the natural
landscape above and below ground or water on a
particular site.
DEVELOPMENT A specific construction program detailing the phases,
SCHEDULE stages and timing of construction.
DEVELOP- A disability attributable to mental retardation, cerebral
MENTAL palsy, epilepsy, autism, or similar physical or mental
DISABILITY conditions which are manifested in the early stages of
life and expected to continue indefinitely.
DIRECTOR The Director of Planning of the Village of Mount
Prospect, and/or his duly authorized agent(s).
DRIVE-IN A food service establishment with or without interior
RESTAURANT & facilities for eating which caters to and permits the
DRIVE-IN FOOD consumption of food either in customers' automobiles
ESTABLISHMENT parked on the premises, or in any other designated
area on the premises, outside the establishment where
the food is prepared.
DWELLING A building, or portion thereof designed or' used ex-
clusively for residential occupancy. Not included are
hotels, motels, rooming, boarding or lodging houses.
DWELLING,' A building, or portion thereof consisting of three (3) or
Multiple-Family moro dwelling units.
DWELLING, A building, structure or portion thereof containing three
Single-Family, (3) or more attached single-family dwellings where the
Attached units are primarily connected horizontally.
DWELLING, A building containing a single dwelling unit only, which
Single-Family, is separated from all other dwellings by open space.
Detached
DWELLIN(.~, A building consisting of two (2) dwelling units which
· Two-Family have been attached.
DWELLING UNIT One or more rooms physically arranged so as to create
an independent housekeeping establishment for occu- ·
pancy by one (1) family with separate bathroom and
facilities for cooking and sleeping.
EASEMENT An authorization or grant by the property owner of one
or more of the property rights for the use by another
person or entity for a specific purpose.
FAMILY: One or more persons related by blood, marriage or
adoption or a group of not more than five (5) persons
not so related, maintaining a common household in a
· dwelling unit.
FAMILY A single dwelling unit occupied on a relatively per-
COMMUNITY manent basis in a family-like environment by a group
RESIDENCE of no more than eight (8) unrelated persons with
developmental disabilities, plus paid professional
support staff provided by a sponsoring agency, either
living with the residents on a twenty four (24) hour
basis or present whenever residents with developmen-
tal disabilities, are present at the dwelling; and complies
with the zoning regulations for the district in which the
site is located.
FLOOR AREA Determined.by dividing the number of square .feet of
RATIO (F.A.R.) gross floor area of living space in all buildings on a lot
by the square feet of area. of that lot.
FLOOR AREA The sum of the gross horizontal living space of all
(Gross) floors of a building, including principal and accessory
uses and storage areas as measured from the extedor
face of the extedor walls. Gross floor area shall
exclude:
a. Areas Jsad for storage of building, mechanical and
HVAC equipment, and
b. Intedor parking areas,
c. Intedor loading docks.
d. Basements and garages in single-family dwellings.
FRONTAGE The narrowest portion of a lot or parcel which abuts a
public street.
GRADE The elevation above m. ean sea level used for establish-
ing the following:
a. Natural Grade - the normal contour of the land pdor
to alteration or improvement;
b. Base (established) Grade - the average elevation of
the established curb extending the width of the front of
the lot, or where no curb is established, the average
elevation of the crown of the street adjacent to the
front of the lot;
c. Finished Grade - the elevations or contours result-
ing from excavation or filling as approved by the
Village.
GROUP A single dwelling unit occupied on a relatively per-
COMMUNITY manent basis in a family-like environment by a group
RESIDENCE of nine (9) to fifteen (15) unrelated persons with
developmental disabilities, plus paid professional
support staff provided by a sponsoring agency, either
living with the residents on a twenty four (24) house
basis or present whenever residents with develop-
mental disabilities are present at the dwelling; and
complies with the zoning regulations for the distri .ct in
'which the site is located.
GUARANTEE A form of security, including cash escrow, letter of
credit, or surety bond, acceptable by the Village to
assure that required improvements are completed,
operating properly and/or adequately maintained.
HARDSHIP A practical difficulty in meeting the requirements of this
Chapter because of unusual surroundings or condition
of the property involved, or by reason of exceptional
narrowness, shallowness or shape of a zoning lot, or
because of unique topography, underground conditions
or other unusual circumstances.
HEIGHT The vertical distance, measured in feet, from the base
grade to the average height of a fiat, mansard or gam-
brel roof or the mid-point of hip .or gable roof. Not
included in the measurement are mechanical pent-'
houses, chimneys and steeples.
HOME An accessory use conducted completely within a
OCCUPATION dwelling unit and clearly incidental and secondary to
the Use of the dwelling for residential purposes. No
home occupation or part of any home occupation shall
be conducted in a garage. A home occupation may
include a for-profit home business or a home office for
a resident who may work for another employer, or
contract or consult with another company or individual.
Any home occupation or home business is subject to
· · the appropriate standards of this Chapter.
HOTEL/MOTEL/ An establishment which provides lodging accommoda-
MOTOR INN fions for transienf guests where less than twenty
Percent (20%) of the rooms are used or intended for
occupancy by permanent guests. A hotel' shall'
provide maid sen/ica, linen service, telephone and
desk sen/ica, and the use and upkeep of fumitura.
Said establishments shall exclude boarding or lodging
houses, and apartment hotels.
IMPERVIOUS A surface that has been compacted'or covered with a
SURFACE layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltra-
tion by storm water. Such surfaces include hard pave-
.. ments, such as, concrete, asphalt, brick, slate, gravel
and boulders; wood decks and structures.
IMPROVEMENTS Any building, structure, object or change to the natural
state of the land on which they are situated which
increases its utility, value, or habitability.
IMPROVEMENT, Any improvement for which the responsibility of owner-
PRIVATE ship and maintenance will be retained by the property
owner, lessee, or association Of owners.
I M P R O V E M E N T, Any improvement for which the responsibility of owner-
PUBLIC ship and maintenance will be assumed by the Village,
another governmental unit, or a public utility, or which
is constructed for general public use or benefit.
LAND 0SE CODE The classification for land use as determined by the
Standard Land Use Coding Manual, Bureau of Public
Roads, Department of Commerce, 1965 as amended;
or the most appropriate code, as determined .by the
Director of Planning, if an appropriate code does not
exist in the Standard Land Use Coding Manuel.
LOT AREA The horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot,
measure¢ in feet.
LOT, CORNER A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their
intersection.
LOT DEPTH The average, horizontal distance, measured in feet,
between the front and rear lot lines. The distance shall
be measured from the mid-point of the front lot line to
the mid-point of the rear lot line.
LOT, Flag A lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by
means of a narrow corridor.
LOT, Interior A lot other than a comer lot.
LOT LINE A recorded property boundary line of any single lot
which divides one lot from another lot or from a right-
of-way.
LOT LINE, A recorded property boundary line which divides a lot
- Exterior from a road right-of-way.
LOT LINE, Front A recorded property boundary line separating the front
yard from a road right-of-way.
LOT LINE, A recorded proper~y boundary line which divides one
Interior Io! from another lot.
LOT LINE, Rear A recorded property line boundary that does not inter-
sect a front lot line and is most distant from and most
closely parallel to the front lot line. A lot bounded 13y
only three (3) lot lines will not have a rear lot line.
LOT LINE, Side Any recorded property boundary line other than a front
or rear lot line.
LOTOF RECORD A designated parcel of land identifiable as a single
separate tract which is part of a subdivision, the plat or
deed of which has been recorded or registered with the
appropriate county office pursuant to 765 ILCS 205
(Plat Act Illinois Corn piled Statutes) and which is
intended to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
LOT, Unimproved Any lot or tract of land which is unoccupied by any
building or above-ground structure and upon which no
construction has commenced.
LOT WIDTH The horizontal distance between side lot lines, mea-
sured in feet at the required front setback line.
LOT, Zoning A single tract of land located within a single block
which (at the time of filing for a building permit) is
designated by its owner or developer as a tract to be
used, developed, or built upon as a unit, under single
ownership or control. The single tract of land may or
may not coincide with a lot of record.
OWNER Any person, agent, firm .or corporation having a legal
or equitable interest in the property.
· PARK An area open to the general public and reserved for
recreational, educational, cultural, or scenic purposes.
PARKING LOT An open area, other than a right-of-way, which is
ac,~essory to the principal use of the lot and which is
intended and used for the storage of private motor
vehicles by the owners, employees or patrons of the
business or industrial use, or by the members of the
family or families residing upon the premises. Such
area shall be used for parking vehicles or trailers on an
approved surface.
PARKWAY That part of the public street right-of-way not occupied
by the street pavement and located between the back
of the curb and the sidewalk, or the right-of-way line if
no sidewalk exists, as well as the raised dividing strip
of a roadway.
PETITIONER Any person filing for any variation, Conditional Use
permit, zoning amendment and/or appeal, change in
the Comprehensive Plan and/or subdivision.
PLAN The Commission of appointed officials authorized by
COMMISSION the Village Board to review subdivision plats, hear
requests for Development Code variations and chang-
es in the Comprehensive Plan.
PLANNED UNIT A parcel of land, or contiguous parcels of land of a size
DEVELOPMENT sufficient to create its own character which is planned
and developed as a single entity, containing two (2) or
more principal structures or uses, with appurtenant
common areas and which is under single ownership or
control. The Plan does not necessarily correspond in
lot size, bulk, type of dwelling, use. lot coverage or
required open space to the sites designated zoning
district classification. The site may be planned and
developed as a whole in a single development opera-
tion or. in planned development stages.
PLAT A map or chart of a parcel(s) of land.
PLAT, FINAL A map of all or part of a subdivision or resubdivision
and any supporting documentation, providing substan-
tial conformance with the engineering and site plans.
PLAT OF SURVEY ~ map of a parcel or lot depicting boundaries of the
property, and the location of all buildings, structures,
and imprOvements with precise dimensions indicated.
PRINCIPAL A building or buildings in which the pdmary use on a
BUILDING lot on which the structure(s) is located is conducted.
.. PRINCIPAL USE The' main use of land or structures, as distinguished
from a secondary or accessory use.
PUBLIC UTILITY Any person(s), firm, corporation, municipality or other
public authority providing natural gas, electricity, water,
telephone, telegraph, storm sewer, sanitary sewer,
cable television, transportation or other services of a
similar nature.
RECREATION A building, buildings, or use of land operated on a
CENTER profi.t basis, with or without membership requ rements,
for the provson of entertainment, sport, or
. health/exercise facilities directly to the consumer,
including and.limited to racquet facilities, swimming
pool, exercise and weight lifting facilities, basketball
courts, jogging track, sauna, whirlpool, suntan booth
and accessory uses.
RECREATIONAL Every vehicle Every vehicle or other transportation
EQUIPMENT equipment designed to be used primarily for recreation-
al purposes, including, but not limited to the following:
Boat. Any vessel used for water travel. A trailer upon
which a boat is mounted shall be deemed to be a boat
for purposes of this Chapter and such a boat is main-
tained on a trailer the two shall be .considered as one
vehicle.
Camoinq Trailer. A trailer constructed with partial side
walls which fold for towing and unfold to provide
temPorary living quarters for recreational camping or
travel use and of a size or weight not requiring an
over-size permit when towed on a highway.
Motor Home; Mini Motor Home or Van Camper. A
self-contained motor veh cie des gned or permanently
converted to provide living quarters for recreational,
campingor travel use, with direct walk through access
to the living quarters from the ddver's seat. Such
vehicles must include at least four of the following:
-A cooking facility with an on-board fuel source
-A gas or electric refrigerator
-A toilet with exterior evacuation
-A heating or air conditioning system with an on-
board power or fuel source .separate from the
vehicle engine
-A potable water supply system that includes at
least a sink, faucet, and a water t a n k
with an exterior service supply connection
Offthe Road Vehicle~ A vehicle intended principally for
recreational off-road use, such as a dune buggy, go-
cart, ATV or snowmobile.
Racinq Car or Cycle, A vehicle intended to be used in
racing competition, such as a race car, stock car or
racing cycle.
Travel Trailer. A trailer designed to provide living
quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, and of
a size or weight not requiring an oversize permit when
towed on a highway.
Truck Camoer. A truck, not used commercially, when
equipped with a portable unit designed to be loaded
onto the bed which is constructed to provide temporary
living quarters for recreational, travel or camping use.
Vehicle Trailer. A vehicle without its own motor power
that is designed to transport another vehicle, such as
a boat, motorcycle or snowmobile for recreational or
vacation use and that is eligible to be licensed or
registered and insured for highway use.
Qther Recreational Equipment. Other wheeled items
which are designed for recreational'use but not meet
the exact definitions of items defined in herein.
REHABILITATION Any residential facility located in a dwelling, under
HOME Federal, State or Municipal licensing, Which provides a
home environment with room and board and re-
Pe~%~al counseling or other rehabilitative
services, generally of nonmedicel nature, to not more
than twenty-five (25) individuals who require special-
ized assistance in order to achieve personal inde-
pendence: A rehabilitation home is limited to mentally
ill, chemically dependent, or alcohol dependent individ-
uals and abused individuals. '
RESEARCH "A building or group of buildings in which are located
LABORATORY facilities for scientific research investigation, testing or
experimentation, development or research of products
or of new and emerging technology, but not facilities
for the manufacture or sale of products, except as
incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory or as
otherwise permitted in this Article.
RESIDENTIAL Any residential facility which under State or Municipal
CARE HOME licensing, provides a home environment with {ervices
or treatment to perso.ns with certain physical, mental,
or social disabilities while functioning as a single unit.
A residential care home shall include the following:
family care home, group care home, and rehabilitation
home.
RESTAURANT, A retail establishment where food and ddnk is prepared
CLASS I (Conven- and served to be consumed at a table or counter on
tional, Sit-Down) the premises and served pdmadly in. or upon non-
disposable containers. Any serving of alcoholic
beverages shall be incidental to the serving of food.
RESTAURANT, A retail establishment where both food and liquor are
CLASS II (Pub) prepared and served to be consumed on-premises and
served pdmadly in or upon non-disposable containers.
RESTAURANT, A retail establishment where food is prepared and
CLASS III (Take-' served primarily in disposable containers for consump-
Out) tion off-premises.
RESTAURANT, A retail establishment where food and drink is prepared
CLASS IV (Fast and served primarily in or upon disposable containers
Food) for consumption either on or off-premises.
RESUBDIVISION The division or consolidation of a previously divided lot
or parcel; including alteration of public rights-of-way,
easements and other changes of the subdivision.
RETAIL Any building or use where the pdmary occupation is
ESTABLISHMENT the sale of merchandise an(~ services directly to and
for use by consumers, except not institutional, commer-
cial and industrial consumers or for resale.
RETENTION (Wet The permanent on-site storage of storm water runoff.
Bottom)
RIGHT-OF-WAY A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by
a street, crosswalk, railroad, utility, parkway trees, or
other similar use.
SHOPPING A business development containing four (4) or more
CENTER indoor retail stores, connected by party walls, devel-
oped under one ownership, with an integrated building
arrangements having an aggregate floor area of more
than twenty, thousand (20,000) square feet, which
developed with its off-street accessory parking facilities
shall be considered as a single unit. Shopping centers
shall include all retail sales and service facilities :except
drive-in and/or automotive sales and service.
SHOPPING A business development containing ten (10) or more
CENTER, indoor retail stores connected by party walls and deve-
REGIONAL loped under one ownership, with an integrated building
arrangement, having an aggregate floor area of more
than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet and
· lOcated on a lot at lest twenty (20) acres in size with
off-street accessory parking facilities. The develop-'
ment shall be considered as a single unit.
SiTE PLAN A plan~ prepared to scale, showing accurately and with
complete dimensions, the boundaries of a site and the
location of all buildings, structures, uses, parking,
landscaping, and principal site development features
proposed for a specific parcel of land.
STREET An area which Provides for vehicular and pedestrian
* access to abutting land or to other streets. A "street"
includes the entire right-of-way and any improvements
which may be loCated within the right-of-way.
Freeway: A controlled access roadway designated by
the Federal government as an Interstate Highway
designed to carry large volumes of traffic throughout
the metropolitan area.
Arterial: A street intended for continuity to carry traffic
beyond the Village boundaries with principal emphasis
on access control and maximum volume capacity.
Collector: A secondary street intended to carry traffic
from local streets and abutting land to arterials.
Local: A street intended to provide direct access to
abutting properties.
Fronta.qe Road: A street parallel and adjacent to an
artedal designed to provide direct access to abutting
properties or local streets and with controlled access to
the arterial.
Cul-de-Sac: A local street which is designed with on
end permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
Private Street: An undedicated street which is privately
owned and maintained;
Public Street: A street which has been formally dedi-
cated to and 'accepted by a public body.
STRUCTURE An object that can be built and is permanently located
in or upon the land and/or permanently aff'D(ed to such
an object.
STRUCTURAL Any change'in the supporting members of a structure,
ALTERATIONS including bearing walls, columns, beams and/or gird-
era,
SUBDIVISION A division of land, lot, tract or parcel into two (2) or
more lots, parcels, plats or sites, or other divisions of
land for the purpose of sale, lease, offer or develop-
ment.
TAVERN/ A building or portion thereof where alcoholic beverages
LOUNGE are sold to be consumed on the premises. Such
facilities would not inciude restaurants where the
principal business ~s serving food.
;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.
THEATRE Any building or structure designed for the enactment of
dramatic or of musical performances and/or showing of
motion pictures with audience seating and open to the
general public without age restrictions. A dinner-
theatre shall be deemed a restaurant.
TRUCK Either end of a carrier line or junction joint with other
TERMINAL lines having classifying yards or dock facilities, man-
agement offices, storage sheds and freight ancl pas-
senger stations for State licensed trucks.
USE Any purpose for which a structure or a tract of land
may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained or
occupied. Also, any activity, occupation, business or
operation carried on, or intended to be carried on, in or
on a structure or on a tract of land.
VARIATION A dispensation permitted on individual parcels of
property as a method of alleviating unnecessary
hardship by allowing a reasonable use of the building,
structure or property which, becausa of unusual or
unique circumstances, is denied by Village Code.
VILLAGE The Village of Mount Prospect.
VILLAGE Village Manager of the village of Mount Prospect.
MANAGER
WAREHOUSE, A business that receives and stores goods of others for
STORAGE compensation or profit.
WHOLESALE Any building, business or use where the primary
ESTABLISHMENT occupation is the sale of merchandise and gross for
resale to the retail dealers and/or use or resale of
merchandise by institutional, commercial, and/or
industrial businesses.
YARD The required minimum open space on a lot between a
lot tine and building setback line which is unoccupied
and unobstructed from grade upward, except as
provided in the General Provisions of this Chapter.
YARD; Extedor Side A side yard abutting a street.
YARD, Front A yard extending along the full width of the front lot line
between the side lot lines and the front building set-
back line.
YARD, Intedo~ Side A side yard adjacent to another lot or tract of land.
YARD, Rear A yard extending across the full width of the lot and
line between the rear lot line and the nearest building
setback line.
YARD, Side A yard extending along the side lot line from the front
yard to the rear yard and measured between the side
lot and building setback line of the property.
ZONE A mapped area of the Village of Mount Prospect,
exclusive of streets, alleys and other public ways,
within which certain uses of land, premises and build-
ings are permitted when constructed and used in
accordance with Village Code.
ARTICLE XXV
APPENDIX
IHustrattons
A. Lot width and lot depth explained:
ol
B. Build~-S height: .~~
C. Required yards illustrated:
REAR LOT LINE
-REAR YARD
~.XTERIOR
SIO~. YARD
FRONT ~T
D. Transitional yards:
E. Lot types:
INTERIOR
CORNER LOT
REVERSED - '
CORNER LOTS
THROUGH LOT
~ ' STREET
. '~.'.
chapter 14 ~ ~'
SECTION TWO: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval' and publication in pamphlet
form as provided by law.
AYES: ·
NAYS:
ABSENT:
PASSED and APPROVED this __ day of , 1993.
Gerald L. Farley
Village President
ATTEST:
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk
Chapser 14
SECTION TWO: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publ.ication in pamphlet
form as provided by law.
AYES: Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert, Wilks, Skowron
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Hendricks
PASSED and APPROVED this 21st day of September , 1993.
Village PresidenYt//
ATTEST: /
Carol A. F~elds
Village Clerk