The following uses shall require a special use permit from the Village Board, any such permit to be issued as set forth in Section 74-327:

(1)

Airport or landing field.

(2)

Any public building erected and used by any department of the Village, Township, County, State or federal government.

(3)

Cemetery.

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Day nurseries, kindergartens and children's boarding homes (except as set forth in Section 74-547(15)) hospitals, clinics and institutions of educational or philanthropic nature.

(6)

Industrial park.

(7)

Location of any trailer or mobile home.

(8)

Mobile home court and mobile home park.

(9)

Museum, community building or recreation field.

(10)

Nursing, rest or convalescent homes.

(11)

Offices of charitable institutions.

(12)

Outdoor amusement enterprises such as golf courses, miniature golf, driving ranges, go-cart tracks, trampoline centers, etc.

(13)

Photography studio.

(14)

Public or private schools or colleges.

(15)

Riding stables.

(16)

Roof signs.

(17)

Substations, regulating stations, repeater stations, pump houses, etc., relating to gas, electric or water utilities and, in accordance with the provisions of Section 74-328, communications towers.

(18)

Three-family or four-family dwellings; provided, the density of any such dwellings shall not be greater than 22 dwelling units per acre.

(Ord. No. 1525, § 13.1, 6-14-2007)

(a)

Applications for the issuance of any special use permit for any of the above buildings or uses shall be made to the Village Zoning Board of Appeals along with a nonrefundable application fee as established from time to time by the Village Board. The Board shall hold a public hearing on each application as required by law for an amendment of the Zoning Map.

(b)

The Zoning Board shall make a report and recommendation to the Village Board on any such application regarding the effect of such proposed building or use upon the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, public utility facilities, and other matters pertaining to the general welfare.

(c)

Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this Article and elsewhere in this Chapter, it shall not be necessary to obtain a special use permit for the location of a trailer which is to be used temporarily and solely as an office in connection with the construction of a building or other structure; provided such trailer is reasonably necessary for construction purposes and is located not longer than the time reasonably required for the completion of the construction.

(d)

Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Chapter shall require a special use permit to allow the parking or storage of a trailer which is used solely for camping or travel purposes and is not used as a temporary or permanent residence on the site where so parked or stored and is so parked or stored for private and not commercial purposes.

(e)

With respect to the applications relating to mobile home courts and mobile home parks, in addition to the foregoing, the Zoning Board shall make a report to the Village Board with respect to:

(1)

The availability of adequate public water supply and sewerage or possibilities for providing the same; and availability in relation to probable needs of other community facilities and services, including schools, shopping facilities, employment centers and police and fire protection;

(2)

Freedom of the proposed site from:

a.

Objectionable smoke;

b.

Noxious odors and unusual noise;

c.

Possibility of subsidence;

d.

Probability of flooding, erosion and other physical hazards; and

e.

Probability of insect or rodent infestation.

(3)

Suitability of the site for the purposes intended so far as soil, groundwater level, drainage, rock formations and topography are concerned; and

(4)

Conformity of the mobile home court or mobile home park, as proposed, with all requirements of any other applicable ordinances of the Village and any conditions or restrictions which the Board deems reasonably warranted by the circumstances of the case.

(f)

No special use permit for a mobile home court or mobile home park may be granted unless the Village Board shall find:

(1)

The site proposed shall contain not less than ten acres and shall have not less than 50 mobile home spaces available at first occupancy;

(2)

The site proposed shall include not less than 200 feet of frontage on a street designated as a major thoroughfare in the thoroughfare plan of the Master Plan or on a State Highway; and

(3)

A greenbelt planting strip not less than 20 feet in width shall be located along the perimeter of the court or park not bordering a street. Such a greenbelt shall be composed of one row of deciduous and/or evergreen trees, spaced not more than 40 feet apart, and not less than three rows of shrubs, spaced not more than eight feet apart and which grow to a height of five feet or more after one full growing season and which shrubs will eventually grow to a height of not less than 12 feet.

(g)

In the event the Village Board shall grant a special use permit for a mobile home court or park, subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, it shall also provide that the violation of the terms and conditions made a part of the granting of such special permit shall be cause for revocation and repeal of the special permit.

(Ord. No. 1525, § 13.2, 6-14-2007)

No special exception may be granted by the Village Board for a communications tower unless the following requirements are met:

(1)

The tower must be located in an Agricultural or Industrial Zoning District, at least 300 feet from the property line of any parcel of property zoned or used for residential purposes;

(2)

The tower must comply with all Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission regulations, and the applicant shall provide evidence thereof to the Village upon request;

(3)

The tower must comply with current Electronic Industry Association Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures, and the applicant shall provide evidence thereof to the Village upon request;

(4)

Adequate fencing, at least six feet in height, shall be provided to secure the tower and other buildings and equipment on site;

(5)

Any tower must be removed within 90 days if it has been abandoned. The term "abandonment" means that the tower is out of use for 90 days. The special exception will expire upon abandonment;

(6)

The tower must be constructed at the location designated, and in accordance with the plans submitted, by the applicant, said plans to be reviewed by the Village's Building Commissioner;

(7)

The tower must be built in a manner that will allow collocation of other similar facilities. Applicant agrees to reasonably cooperate with other entities to allow collocation of similar facilities where possible. It is the policy of the Village to encourage collocation of facilities wherever possible;

(8)

No tower shall exceed 175 feet in height;

(9)

The area surrounding the fencing and tower shall be appropriately landscaped;

(10)

Lighting should be designed to minimize adverse effects on adjacent property, consistent with security and safety needs and applicable regulations;

(11)

Buildings and equipment on site shall be designed to be compatible with adjacent property; and

(12)

The applicant shall comply with all applicable local, State and federal laws, regulations and ordinances.

(Ord. No. 1525, § 13.3, 6-14-2007)