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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 709 02/23/1960 lot"1 \ ORDINANCE NO. 709 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED \ ~ ,/\ ,-,{ ',~ i 'i WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing with respect to the question of amending the Village of Mount Prospect Zoning Ordinance as amended by amending subsections A, B, and D and adding a new subsection F, all of Section 8, I-I District, was duly published in the Mount Prospect Herald, a newspaper of general circulation in the Village of Mount Prospect; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held by the Board of Appeals of the Village of Mount Prospect in the Village Hall in the Village of Mount Prospect on the 29th day of January, 1960 at the hour of 8:00 P.M. pursuant to the pro- visions of the aforesaid public notice, and all persons who desired to be heard were heard and an opportunity given to all persons who desired to make remonstrances and objections with reference thereto; and WHEREAS, the Board of Appeals of the Village of Mount Prospect, subsequent to, said public hearing, reconnnended that said amendments be approved, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: Section 1: That an ordinance entitled, "An Ordi- nance classifying, regulating and restricting the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses; regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected or altered, regulating - 2 - and limiting the intensity of the use of lot areas and regulat- ing and determining the area of yards, courts and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings; establishing the boundaries of districts for said purposes; and prescribing penalties for the violation of its provisions," passed and approved December 4, 1923 and amendments thereto (and known as Ordinance No. 52) as amended, be further amended by amend- ing subsections A, Band D to hereafter read as follows, and to add a new subsection F as hereinafter set forth, to Section 8, I-I District: "A. In the I-I District the only uses which may hereafter be established are: 1. Bakeries. 2. Bottling Works. 3. Building material storage yard, but only when such material is stored in a building or is enclosed by a fence not less than eight (8) feet in height and with openings representing less than twenty-five (25%) per cent of the surface of the fence. 4. Carting, express, hauling or storage yard. 5. Coal, coke or wood yard, but only where the material is stored in a building or enclosed by a fence as required in item 3 of this section. 6. Dyeing and cleaning establishments. 7 . Laundr ies . 8. Lumber yard, but only where the material is stored in a building or is enclosed by a fence as required in number 3 of this section. 9. Milk distributing station. 10. Public utility substations and facilities. 11. Storage warehouse. 12. Wholesale warehouse or business. 13. Industrial and manufacturing plants (not excluded by subsection B hereof) where the process of manufacturing, compounding, packaging or treatment of materials is carried on in such a manner as will conform to the performance standards set forth in subsection F hereof and which shall not be injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of the emission or creation of noise, vibra- tion, smoke, dust, fumes, odors, gases, fire hazards, glare or heat." -"'"''<''".'''';'';~-~''.''.-'''''~",*,"'''~-''.';'''''''''''''''" - 3 - The following additional exclusion shall be added to subsection B, Uses specifically excluded from this dis- trict are: "72. Truck terminals." "D. Parking Regulations: Parking space shall be provided on the lot or in a building in the same zoninR use district adequate to accommodate t~ecars of the employees of any industrial or manufactur- ing establishment permitted in this district as well as the vehicles and trucks of the establishment in the following manner: 1. Buildings used for Light Industrial manu- facturing or storage purposes: at least one parking space for each two persons employed on the premises, based upon the maximum number employed at any time. 2. For the purposes of this ordinance, a "parking space" shall be interpreted to mean space in a building or in the open, properly surfaced, having appropriate dimensions and an area of not less than 400 square feet; such area shall be net, and all shall be exclusive of access or maneuvering area, ramps, colunm.s or other obstructions and shall be kept available exclusively as a storage space for automobiles; parking areas outside of buildings shall be so surfaced, pitched and drained as to prevent the flow of water from such areas onto adjoining property or to unpaved streets or alleys." "F. Performance Standards. The following re- quirements shall apply to any use established or any lawful use altered or modified, after the effective date of this amendment: 1. Noise. The sound pressure level, to be measured as described below, shall not exceed the following decibel levels in the designated octave bands when adjacent to the designated types of use districts. Octave Band, Cycles Per Second All Residential Districts 0 to 75 58 75 to 150 54 150 to 300 50 300 to 600 46 Sound Level In Decibels BIt B2 73 69 65 61 - 4 - Octave Band, Cycles Per Second Sound Level In Decibels All Residential Districts 600 to 1200 1200 to 2400 2400 to 4800 Over 4800 40 33 26 20 Bl, B2 55 43 41 35 Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature which are not easily measured shall be controlled as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses. Method of Measurement. Measurement is to be made at the nearest boundary of the nearest residential ar,ea or at any other point along the boundary where the level is higher. The sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band filter as prescribed by the American Standards Associa- tion. 2. Smoke and Particulate Matter. The emission of smoke or dusts by manufacturing plants in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to adjoining properties shall be prohibited. Total emission of smoke and particulate matter shall be limited to the follow- ing: a.) Ringelmann Requirements. All smoke and the emis- sion of all other particulate matter in quantities sufficient to produce an opacity at any point greater than Ringelmann 3 is prohibited. The only exception shall be a plume consisting entirely of condensed steam. A Ringelmann 1 unit is defined as twenty percent density for one minute. No more than fifteen units of Ringelmann smoke shall be permitted per hour and no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 2 except that during one hour of 24 hour day, thirty units of smoke may be emitted but with no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 3. The total quantity of emitted solids shall not ex- ceed one pound per hour, per acre of lot area. 3. Odors. No overly objectionable or hazardous odor shall be emitted by any use permitted in this dis- trict in such quantities as to be readily detectable by an average observer at any point on the boundary line of the premises or beyond. 4. Noxious Gases. Processes and operations of permitted uses, capable of dispersing gases or toxic particulates into the atmosphere must be hooded or - 5 - otherwise suitably enclosed. The emission of such toxic gases or particulate matter shall be from a stack, or in such a manner that they create no hazard to person or property. 5. Glare and Heat. Operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond any lot line bound- ing the property whereon the use is conducted. 6. Vibrations. No uses shall be located and no equipment shall be installed in such a way as to produce intense, earth-shaking vibrations which are noticeable at the property lines of the subject pre- mises." Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval ac- cording to law. Section 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordi- nances in conflict herewith be and t;he same are hereby re- pealed, reserving however, to the Village of Mount Prospect any rights which have accrued to it against any person, firm or corporation under any ordinance or sections of said Zoning Ordinance which may be and are hereby repealed. PASSED this ~ day Of+~ APPROVED this '>''i<-t:{ day of :r~ ,~~ , 1960. , 1960.