Abolish, annul, nullify, do away with.

Having one or more common boundary line(s) or district line(s), or where two parcels are separated only by an alley or easement.

An accessory building, structure or use is one which:

An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure.

A building or portion of a building featuring dancing or other live entertainment if the dancing or other live entertainment involves the exhibiting of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined in this Code, for observation by patrons therein.

A facility for the detention, confinement, treatment or rehabilitation of adult persons arrested or convicted for the violation of civil or criminal law.

A hotel or motel or similar business establishment offering public accommodations for any form of consideration which provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, computer generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions 30% or more of the number of which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the exhibiting of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined in this Code; and rents, leases, or lets any single room for less than a six-hour period, or rents, leases, or lets any single room more than twice in a twenty-four-hour period.

An establishment or business that provides for any form of compensation, monetary or other consideration, the services of live models modeling lingerie to individuals, couples, or small groups and where "specified anatomical areas" of the models are displayed for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the patrons and further provided such modeling takes place in a room smaller than 600 square feet in area.

Magazines, books, videotapes, movies, slides, cd-roms or other devices used to record computer images, or other media that are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to hard-core material.

An establishment that rents and/or sells media, and that media meets any of the following tests:

A business which provides, for any form of compensation, monetary or other consideration, hire or reward, figure models who, for the purposes of sexual stimulation of patrons, display "specified anatomical areas," as defined herein, to be observed, sketched, photographed, painted, sculpted or otherwise depicted by persons paying such consideration. "Adult Modeling Studio" does not include schools maintained pursuant to standards set by the State of Illinois.

An establishment emphasizing or predominantly showing sexually oriented movies distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to "hard-core material," "specified anatomical areas" and/or "specified sexual activities" (as defined in this Code) for observation by patrons therein.

Any sexually oriented entertainment business, including any business establishment that regularly features live entertainment distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the exposure of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities, as defined herein, or any business establishment whose primary purpose is the sale or display of any explicit sexual material which, pursuant to state law or other regulatory authority, can be offered only to persons over the age of 18 years. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years to be within any building that is the site of an "Adult Sex Business." "Adult Sex Business" may include an adult cabaret, adult hotel/motel, adult media store, adult modeling studio, adult motion-picture theater, adult video arcade, adult lingerie modeling studio, adult video arcade, or a sex shop.

An adult -use cannabis cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser organization, dispensing organization or transporting organization.

A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure and package cannabis and perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing organization, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport and perform necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to licensed cannabis business establishments, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from licensed cannabis business establishments for the purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis patients and caregivers, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder. No on-site consumption is allowed.

A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis-infused product, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis product, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

An organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to transport cannabis on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community college licensed under the Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Any place in an adult media store to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture, or video machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to "hard-core material," "specified anatomical areas" and/or "specified sexual activities" (as defined in this Code) in video-viewing booths or arcade booths for observation by patrons therein. Adult video arcades are prohibited except when located within an adult media store.

A facility which provides care for no more than four children placed by and under the supervision of a licensed welfare agency, with these homes being owned or rented, staffed, maintained and otherwise operated by the agency. The term "agency-operated home" shall also be deemed to mean an agency-staffed home which provides resident services to not more than four individuals who are handicapped, aged, developmentally disabled or mentally ill. An agency-operated family home provides twenty-four-hour supervision and consultation and does not provide an alternative to incarceration for a criminal offense, nor placement for substance or alcohol abuse.

A facility which provides care for more than four but not more than 10 children placed by and under the supervision of a licensed welfare agency, with these homes being owned or rented, staffed, maintained, and otherwise operated by the agency. The term "agency-operated group home" shall also be deemed to mean an agency-staffed home which provides resident services to more than four but not more than 10 individuals who are handicapped, aged, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill. An agency-operated family home provides twenty-four-hour supervision and consultation and does not provide an alternative to incarceration for a criminal offense, nor placement for substance or alcohol abuse.

A facility under the direct and regular supervision of a licensed welfare agency (including an agency which receives or arranges for the care or placement of children who have behavioral problems involving violations of criminal law), of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, of a circuit court, or of any other state agency which has authority to place children in child care facilities, and which receives no more than eight children, unless of common parentage, who are placed and are regularly supervised by one of the specified agencies. This use does not include foster family homes which operate as a single housekeeping unit and are considered as a family.

The growing, harvesting and storing of crops including legumes, hay, grain, fruit or vegetable crops, floriculture, horticulture, viticulture, mushroom growing, orchards and forestry; farm buildings for storing and protecting farm machinery and equipment from the elements; and farm dwelling units occupied by farm owners, operators, tenants or seasonable or year round hired farm workers. This definition includes all types of agricultural operations, but excludes therefrom animal husbandry and industrial operations such as grain elevator, canning or slaughterhouse, wherein agricultural products produced primarily by others are stored or processed.

See "fairground."[1]

Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented for use in or designed for navigation or flight in the air.

A building for the retail sale, storage, care, or repair of private or commercial aircraft.

See "airplane hangar, private" and "airplane hangar, public."

A hangar for the storage of four or less aircraft with a seating capacity of less than six persons and in which no volatile or flammable oil is handled, stored or kept other than that contained in the fuel storage tank of the aircraft.

A building for the storage, care or repair of private or commercial aircraft not included in the term "private hangar."

Any area of land or water which is used or intended for use for the landing and taking off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used or intended for use for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, including all necessary taxi-ways, aircraft storage and tie-down areas, hangars, and other necessary buildings and open spaces.

A building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark aircraft.

Any roadway, other than a City street, which is less than 30 feet wide and affords a secondary means of access to property and is not intended for general traffic circulation. Frontage on an alley shall not be construed as satisfying the requirements related to a frontage on a public street.

As applied to a building or structure, "alteration" shall mean any change in size, shape or construction of a building or structure; any change to structural members such as walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders; or any change in the use thereof. As applied to a building or structure in the S-4 Historic Preservation District, "alteration" also means any act or process that changes the exterior architectural appearance of a building or structure, including, but not limited to, the erection, construction, reconstruction, or removal of any building or structure in whole or in part.

Any institution, place or building devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the performance of surgical procedures or any facility in which a medical or surgical procedure is utilized to terminate a pregnancy, irrespective of whether the facility is devoted primarily to this purpose. Such facility shall not provide beds or other accommodations for the overnight stay of patients; however, facilities devoted exclusively to the treatment of children may provide accommodations and beds for their patients for up to 23 hours following admission. Individual patients shall be discharged in an ambulatory condition without danger to the continued wellbeing of the patients or shall be transferred to a hospital. The term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any of the following:

An establishment, the principal use of which is the operation of mechanical, electronic and/or video type game machines.

An outdoor facility, which may include structures and buildings, where there are various devices for entertainment, including rides, booths for the conduct of games or sale of items, and buildings for shows and entertainment.

An establishment that is primarily engaged in the breeding of dogs, cats, pets, fowl, horses, or other domestic animals for profit, but excluding animals used for agricultural purposes.

A facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by a public body, an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals, with an outdoor exercise area.

A facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by a public body, an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals, without an outdoor exercise area.

Any building, or portion thereof, designed or used for the care, observations, treatment of domestic animals.

An enclosed outdoor area intended for the exercising and/or containment of dogs and similar animals in the context of kennels.

A device designed and used to transmit and/or receive radio or electromagnetic waves. Examples include radio and television transmitters, panel antennas, directional antennas, and microwave dishes.

A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family structure which is arranged, designed, used or intended to be used as a single housekeeping unit. Complete kitchen facilities (sink and cooking and storage facilities), permanently installed, must always be included for each apartment.

A location where beehives of honey bees are kept. May refer to hives meant for commercial, personal, or educational use. The maintenance of honey bee colonies for commercial, personal, or educational purposes, including to collect their honey, beeswax, propolis, flower pollen, bee pollen, and royal jelly; to pollinate crops; or to produce bees for sale to other bee keepers.

The owner of the property or the authorized representative of the owner applying for development approval.

That portion of a driveway located between the curb and the property line or in the absence of a curb between the street pavement and the property line.

The cultivation of freshwater or saltwater populations under controlled conditions including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants, algae, and other similar organisms.

A system that combines conventional aquaculture with hydroponics in a symbiotic environment.

A shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines.

An element of a building or a structure, including, but not limited to, cornices, eaves, gutters, belt courses, sills, lintels, bay windows, chimneys, and decorative ornaments.

An establishment for the preparation, display, and sale of individually crafted artwork, jewelry, furniture, sculpture, pottery, leathercraft, hand-woven articles, and related items or artisanal quality. This category also includes small-scale alcohol production* outlined and defined in 235 ILCS 5/5-1 (*production amounts and distribution requirements regulated by the Illinois Municipal Code and Chapters 6 and 26 of the City of Bloomington City Code).

A special combination of housing, supportive services, personalized assistance, and/or health care designed to respond to the individual needs of those who need help with activities of daily living because of age or medical condition. This also includes independent living, elderly housing, nursing homes, and hospices.

A building, area or areas within a building used for the public sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or equipment to the highest bidder. This definition excludes therefrom an auction, the principal purpose of which is the sale of livestock or motor vehicles.

See "theater."

See "junkyard (salvage yard)."

A roof-like cover which projects from the wall of a building and overhangs into a yard or public or private street.

An elevated platform that is connected to an exterior building wall and surrounded by a low wall or railing.

A building used especially for the lodging of soldiers in garrison.

An establishment whose primary activity is the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises. Bars include taverns, night clubs, private clubs, bottle clubs, and similar facilities serving alcoholic liquor.

The story of a building which is partly below and partly above grade, and having at least 1/2 its height above grade.

A lawfully constructed structure at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network, but does not encompasses a tower or any equipment associated with a tower. The term includes but is not limited to radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration.

A window projecting beyond the wall line of a building.

An operator-occupied residence providing accommodations for a charge to the public with no more than five guest rooms," each limited to two transient adult guests per night, for rent, in operation for more than 10 nights in a twelve-month period. Only breakfasts may be provided to the guests. Bed-and-breakfast establishments shall not include motels, hotels, boarding houses, lodging houses or food service establishments.

A room intended for, or capable of being used for, sleeping and which is at least 70 square feet in area. A room designated on building plan submittals as a "den," "library," "study," "loft," "dining room" or other extra room which satisfies the definition and is not a kitchen, living room, or bath will be considered to be a bedroom for the purpose of computing the number of bedrooms in a dwelling unit and bedroom area.

The floor area of a bedroom, exclusive of closet and bathrooms.

See "apiary."

A man-made mound of earth constructed so as to provide a barrier in excess of two feet in vertical height used to shield or buffer properties from adjoining uses, highways, or noise, or to control the direction of surface water flow.

A bicycle rack or bicycle parking rack is a stationary fixture to which a minimum of two bicycles can be securely attached to prevent theft.[1]

A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of one or more streets and parks, cemeteries, shorelines of streams or other waterways, corporate limit lines, railroad rights-of-way, or other lines of demarcation.

The Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of Bloomington, Illinois.

Any residential building, or any part thereof, containing more than one rooming unit, arranged or used for lodging, with or without meals, for compensation, by not more than 10 individuals who do not constitute a family. This use includes "crash pads," "shared homes," "co-living spaces," and other forms of congregate housing not elsewhere classified. These buildings may or may not be owner-occupied.

An educational facility in which all or a portion of students live on premises.[2]

See "recording studio."

Vegetative material, structures (e.g., walls, fences), berms, or any combination of these elements that is used to separate and screen land uses from one another.

Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

The vertical distance from the grade to the top of the highest roof beams of a flat roof or to the mean level of the highest gable or slope of a hip roof. When a building faces on more than one street, the height shall be measured from the average of the grades at the center of each adjacent street frontage. Where it is not practical to use the average of the grades at the center of each street, frontage height shall be measured from the immediate average grade.

Retailing, wholesaling, or rental of building supplies and equipment. This classification includes but is not limited to floor covering stores, heating and plumbing equipment sales and lumber yards, but excludes retail sale of paint, glass, wallpaper and hardware activities classified under "vehicle sales and service."

The area established by this Code, into which a building shall not extend, except as otherwise provided for by this Code.

The line established by this Code, beyond which a building shall not extend, except as otherwise provided for by this Code.

Any building erected prior to the applicability of this Code, thereto or one for which a legal building permit heretofore has been issued.

A building in which a principal use of a lot on which it is located is conducted.

A building which is arranged, designed, used as intended to be used for residential occupancy by one or more persons and which includes, but is not limited, to the following types:

Any building not designed or intended to be permanently located, placed or affixed in the place where it is, typically in place during construction of a principal structure, or for a period not to exceed one year.

A term used to measure, assess, and regulate the impact of buildings, structures or land uses on other nearby buildings, structures or land uses and includes the following factors:

Any privately owned (not governmental or quasi-governmental) premises for the transient housing or parking of motor driven buses and taxis, and the loading and unloading of passengers.

A location wherein an occupation, employment or enterprise which makes use of time and labor or attracts attention, or wherein merchandise is exhibited or sold, or recreational or amusement enterprises operated, or where services are offered for consideration.

A specialized instructional establishment that provides on-site training of business, commercial, and/or trade skills.

Any plot of land intended for exclusive occupancy by a tent, trailer, recreational vehicle, or similar structure established or maintained and operated as temporary living quarters for recreation, education, or vacation purposes.

Any truck camper, trailer, travel trailer, motor vehicle, marine craft, aircraft or tent used for recreation purposes.

A roofed structure constructed of fabric or other material supported by the building or by support extending to the ground so as to extend outward from the building providing a protective shield for doors, windows and other openings.

A building or portion thereof, containing facilities for washing motor vehicles, using automatic production-line methods with a chain conveyor blower, steam cleaning device, or other mechanical devices; or providing space, water, and equipment for the hand-washing of autos, whether by the customer or the operator.

An automobile shelter, usually formed by extension of the roof from the side of a building, and enclosed on not more than two sides by walls.

A business establishment engaged in the preparation of food and beverages for consumption at another location. Catering shall not include the manufacturing of food as defined in "Food and Kindred Industries."

See "basement."

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human dead, including columbaria, mausoleums and mortuaries, if operated in connection with, and within the boundaries of, such cemetery.

A certificate issued by the Historic Preservation Commission indicating its approval of plans for alteration, construction, removal, or demolition of a landmark or of a structure within an S-4 Historic Preservation District.

A certificate issued by the Historic Preservation Commission authorizing an alteration, construction, removal, or demolition, even though a Certificate of Appropriateness has previously been denied.

The certificate issued by the Director of Development Services which permits the use of a building in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and which certifies compliance with the provisions of law and ordinances for the use or occupancy of the building in its several parts together with any special stipulations or conditions therein.

The maintenance of domesticated chickens for purposes including egg collection.

Any person or persons under 18 years of age.

Any person, group of persons, agency, association or organization, whether established for gain or otherwise, who or which received or arranges for care of placement of one or more children, unrelated to the operator of the facility, apart from the parents, with or without the transfer of the right of custody in any facility as defined in the Illinois Child Care Act of 1969, established and maintained for the care of children.

A public or private child care facility, receiving any child or children for the purpose of placing or arranging for the placement of the child or children in foster family homes or other facilities for child care, apart from the custody of the child's or children's parents. The term "Child Welfare Agency" includes all agencies established and maintained by a municipality or other political subdivision of the State of Illinois to protect, guard, train or care, for children outside their own homes, but does not include any circuit court or duly appointed juvenile probation officer or youth counselor of the court, who receives and places children under an order of the court.

An enclosure containing one or more passageways for the products of combustion of a fire or furnace to flow through.

A building wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship, together with all accessory buildings and uses customarily associated with such primary purpose. See "place of worship."

The City of Bloomington, Illinois.

The City Clerk of the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or his or her duly authorized representative.

The City Manager of the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or his or her duly authorized representative.

The City Planner of the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or his or her duly authorized representative.

Untreated wood or untreated wood products, including clean untreated lumber.

A commercial business established for the maintenance, cleaning or alteration of apparel, including but not limited to tailor, dry cleaning, coin laundry, shoe repair, etc.

A nonprofit corporation or association of persons who are bona fide members paying dues, which owns, hires, or leases a building, or portion thereof, the use of such premises being restricted to members and their guests.

A street that serves as a connection between a major street and minor streets. Its primary function is to distribute and collect traffic to and from minor streets. A collector street functions to conduct traffic between major streets and/or activity centers. It is a principal traffic artery within residential areas and carries a moderate volume of traffic. The collector street has potential for sustaining minor retail or other commercial establishments along its route which will influence the traffic flow.

An institution of higher education accredited by a regional organization or authorized by the State of Illinois to issue undergraduate, graduate, and professional-level degrees. A college or university shall be inclusive of college administration buildings, classrooms and laboratories, maintenance facilities, dormitories, athletic buildings and fields, student clubs and associations, libraries and other facilities or buildings customarily associated with a college or university.

Any structure utilized as classroom space by a private or public college or university.

Any structure utilized by a private or public college or university for purposes including but not limited to congregation, assembly, performance, and recreation. Not to include classrooms.

To install, mount, maintain, modify, operate, or replace wireless facilities on or adjacent to a wireless support structure or utility pole.

A building or structure or area within a building or structure intended to be used for the interment of the cremated remains of a deceased person or animal.

See "business."

A building, portion of a building, or premises used or intended to be used for repair and/or cleaning of fabrics, textiles, wearing apparel, or articles of any sort by immersion and agitation, or by immersions only, in volatile solvents including, but not by way of limitation, solvents of the petroleum distillate type, and/or the chlorinated hydrocarbon type, and the processes incidental thereto.

An approved facility licensed as a Food Manufacturer that may be used by licensed businesses for commercial purpose; allowed use of a Community Kitchen as an unlicensed kitchen that is used by community members for cooking non-commercial or exempt foods or for cooking classes and/or other related activities.

See "recreation facilities, commercial."

A solar photovoltaic system that is structurally mounted on the ground and is not roof-mounted, with a minimum nameplate capacity of 250 kilowatts (kw) direct current; energy generated by the system can be used onsite or sold commercially.

A wind energy system of one or more wind towers and turbines that has a rated capacity of more than 100 kw and is used to generate energy for commercial sale.

The Planning Commission of the City of Bloomington, Illinois.

A common driveway is a driveway serving two or more structures or off-street parking areas, which are located on individual lots.

A privately owned and maintained parcel or parcels of land reserved primarily for the leisure and recreational use of the residents of a planned unit development.

Cable service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522(6), as amended; information service as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(24), as amended; telecommunications service, as defined in 47 U.S.C § 153(53), as amended; mobile service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(33), as amended; or wireless service other than mobile service.

A facility maintained by a public agency or by a not-for-profit community or neighborhood, corporation, association primarily for social, recreation, or educational needs of the community or neighborhood.

An establishment which is rented by individuals or groups to accommodate private functions, including, but not limited to, banquets, weddings, anniversaries and other similar celebrations. The facility may also include on-site kitchen/catering facilities. Such a use may not include the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption except during scheduled events which are not open to the general public. In some cases, a bed-and-breakfast and/or a restaurant may be associated with a reception hall.

A closed graded, dust free, crushed aggregate surface having a minimum thickness of eight inches compacted to 100% of standard laboratory density.

A land use which is capable of direct association with certain other uses because it is complementary, congruous, or otherwise not detrimental.

The controlled decomposition of organic materials using aerobic bacteria.

A facility where organic matter that is derived primarily from off-site is to be processed by composting and/or is processed for commercial purposes. Activities of a composting facility may include management, collection, transportation, staging, composting, curing, the storage, marketing or use of the compost.

A compilation of policy statements, goals and objectives, standards, maps and statistical data for the physical, social and economic development, both public and private, of the City of Bloomington, Illinois and its environs, as adopted by the City Council.

A technique or combination of techniques that blend an object into the surrounding environment and to minimize the visual impact as much as reasonable possible. Examples of concealment techniques include eliminating all horizontal projections; architecturally screening roof-mounted antennas and accessory equipment; integrating wireless communications facilities into architectural elements; nestling wireless communications facilities into the surrounding landscape so that the topography or vegetation reduces their view; using the location that would result in the least amount of visibility to the public; minimizing the size and appearance of wireless communications facilities; and designing telecommunications towers to appear other than as towers, such as light poles, power poles, flag poles, and trees.

The act of adding an addition to an existing structure or the erection of a new principal or accessory structure on a lot.

The dwelling units of a religious order or congregation.

Legal counsel for the City of Bloomington, Illinois or his or her duly authorized representative.

The City Council of the City of Bloomington, Illinois.

A club with recreation facilities for members, their families, and invited guests.

A building that is home to a local court of law and other regional county government functions.

A building or facility in which human remains are incinerated to ashes.

A street terminated at one end with a turnaround, the open end being the only means of access to another street.

Establishments that document the social and religious structures and intellectual manifestations that characterize a society, and include museums, art galleries, and similar establishments that document and present natural, historic, scientific, or cultural interests.

The level of the established curb in front of a building or structure measured at the center of such front. Where no curb has been established, it shall be deemed to be the established elevation of the center line of the street surface in front of a building or structure measured at the center line of such front.

A building or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Data Centers are differentiated from specially designed computer rooms (such as a server room inside a general office building), by their nature as a primary use (such as an enterprise or colocation data center). Data Centers may range in size and scale, from modular systems on infill lots that can be supported by existing infrastructure, to hyperscale campuses of industrial-scale that require as much infrastructure support as a small town. All Data Centers generally include redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression), and various security devices.

A facility that provides supervision and care for people who cannot be fully independent, such as children and the elderly. Includes child and adult day-care facilities.

A roofless outdoor structure built as an aboveground platform supported by posts, at least one foot above grade; a deck may or may not be attached to the main building, and may or may not have railings or steps; a deck is generally of significant size and is used primarily for recreation uses, and secondarily as an entrance and exit to the building.

Any act or process that destroys in part or in whole a building or structure.

The numerical value obtained by dividing the total number of dwelling units in a development by the gross area of the tract of land (in acres) within a development. This would include all nonresidential land uses and private streets of the development, as well as rights-of-way of dedicated streets—the results being the number of dwelling units per gross acre of land.

A standard of appropriate activity that will preserve the historic and architectural character of a structure or district.

(See "owner").

The act of changing or the state of a tract of land after its function has been purposefully changed, including but not limited to, erection of structures on the land and alterations to the land.

A facility offering diagnostic imaging services on an outpatient basis to ambulatory patients. The imaging modalities may include general X-ray services, CT scans, MRI scans, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography and any other generally recognized imaging methods commonly utilized on an outpatient basis.

The distribution or broadcasting of programming or services by satellite directly to the subscriber's premises without the use of ground receiving or distribution equipment, except at the subscriber's premises or in the uplink process to the satellite.

The Director of the Department of Development Services for the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or his or her duly authorized representative.

The Director of the Department of Engineering for the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or his or her duly authorized representative.

A system consisting of:

A portion of the City within which specific regulations or requirements, unique thereto, apply under the provisions of this Code.

A single-axle trailer used for domestic or recreational purposes only and not exceeding any of the following dimensions: six feet in width; 12 feet in length or eight feet in height. No domestic utility trailer may be used for business or commercial purposes.

See "protective shelter" and "protective housing."

A dormitory is a residential building where group sleeping accommodations are provided for persons not members of the same family and where the number accommodated exceeds that allowed in a dwelling unit in the district. The group sleeping accommodations may be in one room or in a series of closely associated rooms under occupancy and single management as in college dormitories, fraternity houses, sorority houses, military barracks, etc., regardless of whether meals are provided.

Any outdoor business establishment in which motion pictures, slides or similar photographic reproductions are shown as the principal use of the premises or are shown as an adjunct to some other business activity which is conducted on the premises and constitutes a major attraction; and wherein fees of any kind are charged; and wherein such motion pictures, slides or similar photographic reproductions are shown on a regular basis; but excludes therefrom "adult motion-picture theaters" as defined herein.

A component of a retail or service use designed and operated to serve a patron who is seated in an automobile.

A compacted private access way for motor vehicles between a public or private street and one or more structures or off-street parking areas.

An outdoor area equipped with distance markers, clubs and balls, and tees for practicing golf drives and putting, and which may include a snack-bar and a proshop but excludes miniature golf courses.

A pharmacy that includes general merchandise sales as part of their business plan or operations.

A building designed or used principally for residential occupancy, including, without limitation, single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and multiple-family dwellings.

A building originally designed or intended to be used principally as a single-family residence, which has been legally converted into use as a multifamily residence.

A building originally designed or intended to be used principally as a single-family residence, which has been legally converted into use as a two-family residence.

One or more rooms arranged or designed for the use of one family living together as a single housekeeping unit with cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities in a self-contained unit, so that access to the street and any additional facilities (such as laundry, heating units, etc.) can be gained without passing through any other residential or commercial unit.

A residential dwelling unit, excluding mobile or manufactured homes, located on the same lot as a single-family dwelling unit, either within the same building as the single-family dwelling unit or in a detached building.

A right to use a portion of the land or another for a purpose not consistent with a general property right of the owner.

A dwelling unit that has only one combined living and sleeping room, said dwelling unit, however, may also have a separate room containing only kitchen facilities and also a separate room containing only toilet and bathing facilities.[1]

An industrial facility for the generation of electric power. An electricity production plant contains one or more generators and utilizes energy sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, and hydroelectric. This definition does not include nuclear power plants.

A manufacturing and assembly plant where components are assembled for finished consumer electronics such as computer hardware, software, electronic devices, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and similar technological devices.

A vertical view drawing of the front, side, or rear of a structure that describes the design, floor-to-floor dimensions, building height, window and door dimensions, and signs.

A facility in which the operations of publicly owned safety and emergency services are conducted, such as, but not limited to, fire stations and police stations.

See "exhibition venue."

Any business.

Any breaking of ground, except common household gardening and ground care.

Any establishment at which an exhibit of animals, human beings, or objects is featured for the purpose of amusement and entertainment, and at which the public pays an admission fee.

Any hard-core material as defined by this Code.

A building or structure intended as, used as, maintained as or advertised as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public as regular roomers, primarily for one week or more.

The architectural character and general composition of the exterior of a structure, including but not limited to the kind, color and texture of the building material and the type, design and character of all windows, doors, light fixtures, signs, and appurtenant elements.

The manufacturing process by which metal is transformed into intermediate or end products, other than machinery, computers and electronics, and metal furniture. Fabricated metal processes include forging, stamping, bending, forming, and machining used to shape individual pieces of metal; and welding and assembling used to join separate parts together.

An area of land use including but not limited to agricultural related office buildings, animal shows and judging, carnivals, circuses, community meeting or recreational buildings and uses, concerts, food booths and stands, games, rides, rodeos, sales and auctions, storage, theaters. Such county fairs, exhibitions, and shows do not include racetracks or motorized contests of speed.

A group of people who live together, regardless of their age, relationship, marital status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, or gender identity, presenting together with or without children, whether or not a member of the household has a disability. This includes a single person, such as an elderly person or a disabled person, or a group of people, such as a family with or without children. The term "family" can also include people who are temporarily away from the home, such as a student at college or boarding school, or a child in foster care. Typically, a single family will function as a single housekeeping unit.

A use primarily engaged in the sale or rental of farm tools and implements.

An occasional or periodic market held in an open area or in a structure where groups of individual sellers offer for sale to the public such items as fresh produce, value added agricultural products, seasonal fruits, fresh flowers, arts and crafts items, and food and beverages (but not to include second-hand goods) dispensed from booths located on-site.

A structure, other than a building or portion thereto, which is a barrier and is used as a boundary, screen, separation, means of privacy, protection, or confinement.

Any building wherein the primary occupation is concerned with such federal or state regulated businesses such as banking, savings and loans, loan companies, and investment companies.

See "emergency facility."

A parcel or building where water-dependent fishery facilities are located.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors measured in square feet from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings. The floor area of a building shall also include the basement floor area; elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor; floor space used for mechanical equipment (except equipment, open or closed, located on the roof), penthouses and attic space having average headroom of seven feet six inches or more; interior balconies and mezzanines; enclosed porches; and floor area devoted to accessory buildings, structures or uses, provided that any space devoted to outdoor off-street parking or loading shall not be included in floor area.

The numerical value obtained through dividing the floor area of a building or buildings by the lot area on which such building(s) are located.

Secondary manufacturing and packaging for processing of raw agricultural products into foods.

The charitable distribution of food and/or assorted clothing items, conducted by a nonprofit organization, which involves no sales of goods or services.

The growing or harvesting of forest tree species used for commercial or related purposes.[1]

The measure of lineal contiguity between a lot or portion thereof and a street or public way.

The length of any side of a building which fronts on a public street, a public or private parking area, or a pedestrian walk where costumer access to the building is available.

Is a local street which is roughly parallel to and either adjacent to or within the right-of-way of an arterial street.

A building or part thereof used for human funeral services. Such building may contain space and facilities for:

Manufacturing establishments engaged in the production of wooden furnishings, cases and cabinets.

An accessory building which is intended for and used for storing passenger motor vehicles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory.

A building, accessory building, or an accessory portion of the principal building on the premises which is intended for or being used for repair and servicing of motor vehicles or other motor driven means of transportation.

A building or structure for the use of a person or persons for the conduct of business in any of the following related categories, architecture, engineering, planning, law, interior design, insurance, real estate, or any similar type of profession excluding financial services and medical or dental offices or clinics.

See "lighting, glare."

A clubhouse, shelter, and other uses accessory to a golf course.

A tract of land laid out with at least nine holes for playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards.

Services and facilities owned and operated by Federal, State, or units of local government.

Uses of land by Federal, State or units of local government.

The ground elevation established for the purpose of regulating the height of a structure; the grade shall be the level of the ground adjacent to the structure if the finished grade is level; if the ground is not entirely level, the average grade shall be determined by averaging the elevation of the ground for each side of the structure, as measured six feet from the exterior walls of the structure.

A retail establishment which primarily sells food products for home preparation and consumption, convenience, and household goods, and secondarily sells prepared food items.

Any place or establishment, public or private, where animals are bathed, clipped, or combed for the purpose of enhancing their aesthetic value or health and for which a fee is charged.

The total area of the building accessible or visible to the public, including showrooms, motion-picture theaters, motion picture arcades, service areas, behind-counter areas, storage areas visible from such other areas, rest rooms (whether or not labeled "public"), areas used for cabaret or similar shows (including stage areas), plus aisles, hallways, and entryways serving such areas.

A residential structure housing, in one dwelling unit, three or more unrelated parolees. Three or more unrelated parolees living in one dwelling unit shall not be considered to be a "family" for purposes of the Zoning Code unless all such parolees are actually related by blood, adoption, or marriage.[1]

A use category with residential occupancy by a means other than found in household living typically providing communal kitchen/dining facilities. Uses include, but are not limited to: assisted-living facilities, dormitories, group homes, and boarding and rooming homes. This definition does not include temporary uses such as shelters or hotels.

Any premises or portion thereof used for the sale, vending, dealing, exchange, or transfer of firearms.

A room or enclosed floor space arranged for living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes, not including bathrooms, toilet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, hallways, and other accessory spaces.

With respect to a person, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; a record of such impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment. The term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. § 802]). An individual shall not be considered to have a handicap solely because that individual is a transvestite. As used in this definition:

Any asphalt or concrete surface of an approved thickness as required by Article VII of this Code, but excluding rock, gravel, grass, or dirt.

Media characterized by sexual activity that includes one or more of the following: erect male genitals; contact of the mouth of one person with the genitals of another; penetration with a finger or male genital or other object into any genital or anal orifice in another person; open female labia; penetration of a sexually oriented toy or novelty into any orifice in another person; male ejaculation; or the aftermath of male ejaculation.

An establishment that provides equipment and facilities for physical exercise or athletic activities on the premises; it shall not include, however, facilities for indoor sports activities that require a hard-surfaced type of court, a bowling alley, a swimming pool, ice skating or roller-skating rink facility.

The vertical distance from top to top of two successive tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces; and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiling joists, or, where there is not a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters.

The vertical measurement from an identified base such as the ground or roof to the vertical apex of the telecommunication antenna facility.

The vertical distance from the foundation wall or other immediate support of such wall to the top of the wall.

An area of land, water and/or a structure or building which is used or intended for use for the landing and taking off of helicopters; and any appurtenant areas which are used or intended for use for heliport buildings or other heliport facilities or rights-of-way, including all necessary pads, helicopter storage and tie down areas, hangars, and other necessary buildings and open spaces.

A building at a heliport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark aircraft.

After the time that this Code becomes effective as to a particular land use or parcel of land.

Before the time that this Code became effective as to a particular land use or parcel of land.

An area containing buildings or places in which historic events have occurred or which have special public value because of notable architectural or other features relating to the cultural or artistic heritage of the community which warrant conservation and preservation.

An historic area designated as an "S-4 Historic Preservation District" by ordinance of the City Council and which may contain within definable geographic boundaries one or more landmarks and which may have within its boundaries other properties or structures that, which not of such historic and/or architectural significance to be designated as landmarks, nevertheless contribute to the overall visual characteristics of the landmark or landmarks located within such historic area.[1]

An establishment selling various household goods, tools, and building materials, durable household goods (e.g. refrigerators, lawn care machines, washing machines), electronic equipment, household animal supplies, plant nursery products, etc. Plant nursery items and building materials may be kept outdoors.

An occupation or business conducted within any dwelling unit which meets the standards of § 44-1020 of this Code.

A space, building or structure, or combination thereof, for the storage of live trees, shrubs or plants offered for wholesale or retail sale on the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping. The definition of horticultural services, nursery, or greenhouse within the meaning of this Code does not include any space, building or structure used principally for the sale of fruits, vegetables, or Christmas trees.

An institution, licensed by the State of Illinois, providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity and/or other abnormal physical or mental conditions and includes, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities and/or training facilities.

An establishment which is open to transient guests, in contradistinction to a boarding house, lodging house, or apartment hotel, and is commonly known as a hotel (motel) in the community in which it is located; and which provides customary hotel services such as mail service, the furnishing and laundering of linen, telephone and secretarial or desk service, the use and upkeep of furniture and bellhop service. A hotel may include a restaurant or cocktail lounge, banquet halls, ballrooms or meeting rooms as accessory use.

A combined hotel and multiple-family dwelling where more than 50% of the accommodations are in dwelling units occupied or intended for occupancy by permanent guests securing such accommodations by prearrangement for a continuous period of 30 days or more.

Any household whose members are a nontransient interactive group of persons jointly occupying a dwelling unit, including joint access to and use of all common areas, including living, kitchen, and eating areas within the dwelling unit, and sharing household activities and responsibilities such as meals, chores, expenses and maintenance, and whose makeup is determined by the members of the unit rather than by the landlord, property manager, or other third party. The existence of a housekeeping unit shall not be interpreted as approval for residence in a single dwelling unit if not in consistency with the occupancy standards of the Bloomington Building Code, incorporated herein by reference, per Chapter 10 of the City Code. This does not include occupants of boarding or rooming houses.

The growing of plants in nutrient solutions without an inert medium, such as soil, to provide mechanical support.

Any hard-surfaced, man-made area that does not readily absorb or retain water including but not limited to building roofs, parking and driveway areas, graveled areas, sidewalks, and paved recreational areas; synonymous with non-pervious surface.

Any building, structure, bridge area, place, work of art, parking facility, public facility, fence, gate, wall, landscaping bed, or other object constituting a physical addition to real property, or any part of such addition.

A set of uses that are employment-based, generally land-intensive and often involving processes, materials, noise, light, and hours of operation that may be incompatible in residential or mixed-use environments, without thoughtful site design or mitigation measures.

Heavy industrial uses include high-impact and outdoor uses which are likely to have a substantial adverse effect on the environment or on surrounding properties and which require special measures and careful site selection to ensure compatibility with the surrounding area. Heavy industrial uses often include processing of raw materials and production of primary materials, or the storage or manufacturing of flammable or explosive materials, or storage or manufacturing processes that potentially involve hazardous conditions. These uses typically have the potential to create substantial noise, smoke, dust, vibration and other environmental impacts or pollution.

Any industrial use which assembles, improves, treats, compounds, packages, or operates any combination of goods, materials, equipment, or services, in such a manner so as to limit the negative externalities of the activity. Little noise, dust, odor, smoke, glare, or vibration is noticeable outside of the building in which the activity takes place. These uses typically incorporate accessory uses, such as office space or warehousing of a finished product. This use category includes, but is not limited to, printing plants, assemblers or data processing equipment, regional distribution, and research and development, but excludes basic industrial processing from raw materials, and vehicle/equipment services. High-tech and clean technology uses may be included in this category when their land use requirements or expected external impact exceed that of a general office use.

Public or private structures that serve the common needs of the population, such as: potable water systems; wastewater disposal systems, solid waste disposal sites or retention areas; storm drainage systems; electric, gas, telephone, cable, and other utilities; bridges; roadways; bicycle paths and trails; pedestrian sidewalks, paths and trails; and transit stops.

A small-scale facility, typically accommodating no more than two groups of students at a time, in no more than two instructional spaces. Examples include but are not limited to individual and group instruction and training in the arts; martial arts training studios; gymnastics instruction, and aerobics and gymnastics studios with no other fitness facilities or equipment.

Any manufactured good, appliance, fixture, furniture, machinery, motor vehicle, or trailer that is abandoned, demolished, discarded, dismantled, or so worn, deteriorated or in such a condition as to be generally unusable in its existing state, including without limitation, motor vehicles, scrap metal, scrap material, waste, bottles, tin cans, paper, rubble, boxes, crates, rags, used lumber, building materials, machinery parts, and used tires.

Any lot, land, parcel, building, structure, or part thereof, used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale, salvage, or disposal of junk. Such terms shall also include any place of business, storage, or deposit of motor vehicles purchased for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles for parts or for use of the metal for scrap. This use includes vehicle salvage yards where two or more unregistered or inoperable motor vehicles are dismantled or wrecked; any lot or parcel of land where two or more unregistered, or inoperable, dismantled or wrecked motor vehicles are stored, sold or dumped outdoors; or where used parts of motor vehicles or old iron, metal glass, paper, cordage, or other waste or discarded or secondhand material which has been a part of any motor vehicle is deposited for a period exceeding 30 days.

Any premises or portions thereof on which four or more dogs, cats, or other household domestic animals over four months of age are kept, or on which more than two such animals are maintained, boarded, bred or cared for in return for remuneration, or are kept for the purpose of sale.

Any room principally used intended or designed to be used for cooking or the preparation of food. The presence of a range or oven or utility connections suitable for servicing a range or oven shall normally be considered as establishing a kitchen.

A building or group of buildings in which are located facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing, or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products, except as incidental to in the main purpose of the laboratory.

A facility for take-off and landing of aircraft with or without services available for aircraft.

A property or structure designated as a "landmark" by Ordinance of the City Council, pursuant to procedures prescribed herein, that is worthy of rehabilitation, restoration, and preservation because of its historic and/or architectural significance to the City.

An establishment or structure dedicated to the collection of books, periodicals, films, and other forms for people to read, borrow, and refer to.

An establishment engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.

A dwelling unit use for both dwelling purposes and nonresidential use provided that no more than two persons who do not reside in the unit are employed on the premises.

Space located for bulk pickups and deliveries, scaled to delivery vehicles expected to be used, and accessible to such vehicles when required off-street parking spaces are filled.

A quantity of land capable of being described with such certainties that its location and boundaries may be established, and which is designated by its owner or developer as land to be conveyed, used or developed as a unit or which has been conveyed, used or developed as a unit, including any easements within its boundaries. Such lot shall have a frontage on an improved public street or on an approved private street.

The conversion of logs into wood products through mechanical processes and extraction of residual by-products. Products of lumber and wood industries include but are not limited to lumber, veneer, plywood, particleboard, wood pellets, wood composites, wood chips, sawdust and shavings.

A public right-of-way with as high degree of continuity which provides for the through traffic movement around and across the City, as designated in the Official Comprehensive Plan.

The major street and highway plan for the City of Bloomington, Illinois approved by the City Council as part of the Official Comprehensive Plan.

An establishment primarily dedicated to the sale of manufactured and mobile homes in an open-air or enclosed environment. This use does not include community-based home dealers that sell within a community setting and do not act as an intermediary, agent or broker for any manufacturer.

A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. This structure shall meet the requirements of the Federal Manufactured Housing and Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, effective June 15, 1976 (24 CFR 3280).

A parcel of land for the placement of one manufactured home which is designated for the exclusive use of the occupant.

A parcel of land which has been developed for the placement of two or more manufactured homes or mobile homes and is owned by an individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.

That part of a manufactured home lot or mobile home lot which has been reserved for the placement of one manufactured home or mobile home with accessory structures.

Establishments engaged in the initial processing or treatment of raw material or manufacturing of products that require additional processing, fabrication, or assembly for ultimate use by the consumer.

Establishments engaged in the manufacture and/or assembly of product parts or components for final use or consumption. This usually involves the secondary processing, fabrication, or assembly of semi-finished products from a primary manufacturing industry.

A facility for secure mooring of boats, including facilities for storage and repair of boats and sale of boating supplies and fuel, for use by the owner or resident of the lot, and those other than the owner or resident of the lot, upon which the facility is located.

See "marina."

An establishment offering massage therapy and/or body work by a massage therapist, licensed by the City under Chapter 22, Article X, of the Bloomington City Code, 1960, as amended, or under the direct supervision of a licensed physician.

A facility offering testing and analysis of nonhazardous materials, using methods not consisting of live human or animal testing; testing facilities other than those generally recognized in the health care industry.

Anything printed or written, or any picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, film, videotape or videotape production, or pictorial representation, or any electrical or electronic reproduction of anything that is or may be used as a means of communication. Media includes but shall not necessarily be limited to books, newspapers, magazines, movies, videos, sound recordings, cd-roms, digital video disks, other magnetic media, and undeveloped pictures.

A building or buildings, which may be arranged as a campus, where a range of medical services, support services, and ancillary services, including medical education, hospitals, research and rehabilitation facilities, are provided.

A facility offering diagnostic and/or pathological testing or analysis of blood, blood fluids, pathological specimens, DNA sampling and analysis and any other diagnostic test generally recognized in the health care industry.

An establishment where marijuana is sold for medical purposes to qualified patients or their caregivers, parents or legal guardian(s) if applicable.

A building used exclusively by physicians, dentists, and similar personnel for the treatment and examination of patients solely on an outpatient basis, provided that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises.

Any licensed private hospital, institution or facility or sections thereof, operated by the State of Illinois or a political subdivision thereof for the treatment of persons who are mentally ill and includes all hospitals, institutions, clinics, evaluation facilities, and mental health centers which provide treatment for such persons.

Military facilities of the federal and state governments.

A building or group of buildings divided into separate compartments used to meet the temporary storage needs of small businesses and the storage of household and personal property with no commercial transactions permitted other than the rental of said compartments.

A novelty version of golf played with a putter and a golf ball on a miniature course, typically with artificial playing surfaces, and including obstacles such as bridges and tunnels.

A street of limited continuity. Its primary purpose is to serve abutting properties.

A self-contained food service operation, licensed by the McLean County Health Department and located in a readily movable motorized wheeled or towed vehicle, used to store, prepare, display, or serve food intended for individual portion service.

A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein and manufactured prior to June 15, 1976.

A building constructed on-site in accordance with Chapter 10 of the Bloomington City Code, 1960, as amended, and composed of components substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a permanent foundation. A modular unit is a form of construction and not a use type, the underlying use shall determine the location and appropriateness of such structures.

See "convent."

See "hotel."

An indoor business establishment in which motion pictures, slides or similar photographic reproductions are shown as the principal use of the premises or are shown as an adjunct to some other business activity which is conducted on the premises and constitutes a major attraction; and wherein fees of any kind are charged; and wherein such motion pictures, slides or similar photographic reproductions are shown on a regular basis; but excludes therefrom school or public auditoriums used for generally noncommercial purposes on an infrequent basis and excludes therefrom "adult motion-picture theaters" as defined herein.

Any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for transportation of persons or goods.

A parking lot type facility or building for the orderly storage of operable/registered motor vehicles intended to be sold (car dealerships), leased (car rental service), preserved (antique car storage) or stored (RV and boat storage area as incidental use in a subdivision).

See "dwelling, conversion."

See "cultural institutions."

A non-electric sign identifying only the name and occupation or the profession of the occupant of the premises on which the sign is located. If any premises include more than one occupant, nameplate refers to the names and occupations or professions of all occupants of the premises.

A facility designed for cleaning raw natural gas by isolating several non-methane fluids, hydrocarbons and other impurities to produce pipeline-quality natural gas.

See "bar."

A nonconforming building or structure is any building or structure or portion thereof lawfully existing at the time of adoption of this Code, or amendment thereto, which does not comply with all the regulations of this Code or any amendment hereto governing bulk for the zoning district in which such building or structure is located.

A nonconforming lot is a lot of record which when recorded met the minimum lot area and other dimension requirements of the City Code of the City of Bloomington, IL., but which through subsequent amendments to such Code or other acts of a public body has caused the lot of record to be in conflict with the minimum lot area or other dimension requirements of the Code.

A nonconforming use is any use of land, buildings, or structures which use is not permitted in the zoning district in which such use is located, but which use was permitted at the time such use was established.

Any solid, liquid, or gaseous matter including but not limited to gases, vapors, dusts, fumes, and mists containing properties that by chemical means are inherently harmful and likely to destroy life or impair health or capable of causing injury to the well-being of persons or damage to property.

A facility that converts atomic energy into usable power. In a nuclear electric power plant, heat produced by a reactor is generally used to drive a turbine which in turn drives an electric generator.

A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.

See "day-care center."

A home for the aged, chronically ill, incurable persons, or a place of rest for those suffering bodily disorders in which three or more persons, not members of the immediate family residing on the premises, are received, kept or provided with food and shelter or care, but not including hospitals, clinics, or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury, maternity or mental illness.

A building originally designed or intended to be used principally as a single-family residence, which has been legally converted into use as a commercial business for any of the following related categories: architecture, engineering, planning, law, interior design, insurance, real estate, or any similar type of profession, excluding financial services and medical or dental offices or clinics.

The composite of the functional and geographic elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or any segment thereof, in the form of plans, maps, charts, textual materials and the Official Map, as adopted by the Council.

The map adopted by the Council in order to implement the Official Comprehensive Land in accordance with the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS) showing, among other things, all existing and plan public improvements.

The map adopted by the Council in accordance with the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS) showing all the zoning district boundaries in the City of Bloomington, Illinois.

Any land used or occupied for the purpose of buying and selling merchandise, any form of trailers, mobile homes, motorized homes, motor scooters, motorcycles, boats, aircraft and monuments, or for the storing of same prior to sale as accessory uses to a permitted use.

An accessory outdoor area on a lot which shall be devoted to landscaping and shall accommodate no buildings or off-street parking spaces or other areas for motor vehicles. Said landscaping shall be properly maintained and may include evergreen, deciduous, perennial, or annual plant material. Artificial trees, shrubs, grass, or flora shall not be construed as landscaping.

The Central Illinois Regional Airport Authority; the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District; and Community Unit School District No. 5, McLean and Woodford Counties, Illinois, or the Board of Education, Bloomington School District No. 87, a Special Charter District.

A business establishment that provides outdoor displays or display in open space on a lease or rental basis.

The keeping of personal or business property or motor vehicles in a required open parking space or in any area outside of a building for a period of time exceeding 24 consecutive hours. Personal property and vehicles actively being used as sleeping or living quarters are not included in this definition.

A zoning district that extends on top of one or more base zoning districts and is intended to protect certain critical features and resources. Where the standards of the overlay and base zoning district are different, the more restrictive standards shall apply.

The owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or other person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation, or a combination of any of them, or the duly authorized agents of any of the above, or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest as determined by the Director of Development Services.

A park or recreation facility that is publicly owned and operated.

An outside area, not on a public right-of-way, exclusive of driveways, used for the parking of motor vehicles. For purposes of computing the number of parking spaces in a lot, all areas used for parking under unified control on the same or contiguous parcels of land shall be considered as one lot.

Landscaped areas located in and around a parking lot in specified quantities to improve the safety of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, guide traffic movement, improve the environment and improve the appearance of the parking area and site.

Parking space(s) or parking lot, associated with any business, commercial or industrial use, where such lot is established as the principal use of a lot.

Parking space(s) or parking lot, associated with residential uses, i.e., multiple-family, dormitories, sororities and fraternities, or other noncommercial uses, such as churches, which are normally permitted or permitted as special uses in residential zoning districts.

An area on a parking lot sufficient in size according to the provisions of this Code to store one passenger motor vehicle, connected to a street or alley by a driveway or driving area and so arranged as to permit ingress and egress of the motor vehicle at all times without maneuvering on a sidewalk and without moving any other motor vehicles parking adjacent to the parking space.

Material which is suspended in or discharged into the atmosphere in finely divided form as a liquid or solid substance.

A common wall extending from the ground to the roof, that divides contiguous dwelling units or buildings.

A right-of-way or designated pedestrian path across or within a block designated for pedestrian use.

An enclosed structure above the roof of a building, other than a roof structure or bulkhead, occupying not more than 33 1/3% of the roof area.

A criterion established to control noise, odor, smoke, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, or glare or heat generated by or inherent in uses of land or buildings. Regulations for the control of dangerous or objectionable elements.

Any individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock association or any City, state or any subdivision thereof; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof.

Any establishment where cosmetology services are provided including hair care, skin care, nail care, on a regular basis for compensation.

Commercial mobile telecommunication services, cellular telephone services, specialized mobile radio services (SMR), unlicensed wireless services, and common carrier wireless exchange access services as now or hereafter defined in Title 47 United States Code, Section 332(c)(7)(C).

An area maintained in its natural condition or covered by a material that permits infiltration or percolation of water into the ground.

A facility providing such services as domesticated animal day care for all or part of a day, obedience classes, training, grooming, or behavioral counseling, provided that overnight boarding is not permitted.

An establishment having at least one licensed pharmacist as owner or employee with fills prescriptions on the premise for sale, and additionally sells nonprescription drugs, medicines and medical supplies.

A room or space accommodating five or more individuals for religious, recreational, education, political, social, or amusement purposes, or for the consumption of food and drink, including all connected rooms or space with a common means of egress and entrance. This definition shall apply only to this Code.

A building wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship, together with all accessory buildings and uses customarily associated with such primary purpose.

A lot or lots developed as a unit under single ownership or unified control, which includes one or more principal buildings or uses, and is processed under the planned unit development procedure of Chapter 24 of the Bloomington City Code-1960, as amended.

A publicly- or privately-owned square or similar open area intended as a gathering space that is typically paved and includes pedestrian elements such as benches, seating, fountains, landscaping and public art.

See "emergency facility."

An unenclosed horizontal surface consisting of a deck, slab or other similar construction attached to a main building and designed for outdoor seating or as a means of entry to the building; a porch is considered open if covered by a roof and open on the sides that do not abut the building; porches with railings, knee walls and screens shall be considered open porches.

A designated site which provides post-surgical recovery care for generally healthy patients undergoing surgical procedures that require overnight nursing care, pain control, or observation that would otherwise be provided in an in-patient setting. A post-surgical recovery care center is either a freestanding or a defined unit in an ambulatory surgical treatment center or hospital. A post-surgical recovery care shall comply with the requirements of 210 ILCS 3/35(2). The recovery period shall not exceed 24 hours after surgery.

A parcel or building where commercial production of poultry for eggs or meat is located.

A school or class for young children three to five years of age that develop basic skills and social behavior through developmentally appropriate education.

A lot, plat or parcel of land including the buildings or structures thereon.

The Historic Preservation Commission for the City of Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.

The doorway into a building that faces a public street and is of greatest importance relative to other building entrances; the primary entrance is often the doorway facing the street on which the building is addressed.

The elevation of a building that faces a public street, private street, or public place, that is not part of the same development or master plan.

An establishment in which the principal business conducted consists of the retail sale of stationary products, provides printing, duplicating, packaging, and mail services, and provides mailboxes for lease.

A system that converts solar energy into electricity or heat through the use of photovoltaic panels or film, solar thermal panels, and associated control or conversion electronics; systems are intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power; any system-generated power is consumed on-site.

A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine(s), a tower or mounting, and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity of not more than 100 kw; systems are intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power; any system-generated power is consumed on-site.

A use that is not permitted or provisional or a special use in a zoning district or location.

The lines bounding a lot.

Any property within the City that meets any of the following conditions:

A residential facility serving as a center to receive and house persons who are victims of crime, abuse, or violence, including dependents of the victim, to provide housing, counseling, and day care. The facility shall meet all certification requirements of the State of Illinois. This term differentiates from "protective shelter" in the less transient nature.

A type of shelter. A facility providing temporary protective sanctuary for victims of crime, abuse, or violence, including emergency housing during crisis intervention for individuals, such as victims of rape or abuse. This use differentiates from "protective housing" in the nonresidential nature. A local residential address may not be granted to occupants for the purposes of school districting and residency.

A publicly advertised meeting of an official legislative or quasi-judicial body conducting City business during which the public is allowed to give testimony concerning issues under consideration.

Lands or tracts, the title to which is held by the Federal Government, the State of Illinois, or any County or municipal subdivision thereof, or by any public or quasi-public body.

Building frontage at least 30 feet wide which is accessible unobstructed for the Fire Department.

Traditional AM and FM radio broadcasts and shortwave or amateur radio (HAM Radio) transmissions/receptions.

See "wireless communication facility."

A building at a rail station where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark aircraft.

An area of land, a portion of which is covered by a system of tracks, that provides for the making up of trains by one or more railroads or private industry concerns. Necessary functions of a railyard include but are not limited to the classifying, switching, storing, assembling, distributing, consolidating, moving, repairing, weighing, or transferring of cars, trains, engines, locomotives, and rolling stock.

An establishment containing one or more broadcasting studios for over-the-air, cable, or satellite delivery of radio or television programs, or studios for the audio or video recording or filming of musical performances, radio or television programs or motion pictures. This term does not include a transmission tower.

Recreation facilities operated as a business and open to the general public for a fee.

See "park and recreation facility."

Camping trailers; motor homes; truck campers; and travel trailers, as defined herein below, and also includes boats and trailers holding boats; snowmobiles; jet skis; all-terrain vehicles (ATV'S): The following are included:

An establishment for the processing (separation and/or recovery) or collection of recyclable materials from solid wastes. Recycling of oil or other liquids may also occur.

Any expansion, addition, renovation, or major change to an existing building, structure or aspect of development.

An incinerator that operates by forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an open chamber or pit in which burning occurs. Used for the combustion of unvarnished, unpainted, unlacquered, and/or unstained clean wood.

The entire scope of several categories of natural and man-made waste including garbage and debris.

Collection and transport services of refuse, whether from households or from industrial and commercial establishments.

A place of public assembly of over 49 seats in the principal assembly area, for the purposes of religious activities, and conducting worship services on a regular basis.

Any relocation of a structure on its site or to another site.

Any change that is not construction, removal, or alteration. This would include simple and minor mending to bring an element of a structure back to its original condition. It assumes that minimal expense and effort need be incurred to complete the repair.

Parking space(s) or parking lot which is a required accessory use to a principal use of a lot. Required parking shall be on the same lot as the principal use to which it is an accessory use.

A building, or group of buildings in which are located facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products, except as incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory.

A commercial establishment where food and beverages are prepared, served, and consumed primarily within the principal building and where food sales constitute more than 50% of the gross sales receipts for food and beverages.

A restaurant containing seating for fewer than 10 patrons.

An accessory area of designated size used as a seating area with tables and chairs for the contiguous restaurant. This seating may be in addition to the indoor seating or it may be the only seating available for the restaurant. The area of such seating shall be included in determining the area of the restaurant.[1]

Uses that provide for the general sale of merchandise directly to customers. Such uses sell consumer items including but not limited to appliances, books, clothing and shoes, electronics, farm supplies, flowers, furniture, garden supplies, greeting cards, hobby supplies home decor, hardware and home improvement goods, linens, media, monuments, records, outdoor supplies and recreation equipment, sporting goods, and toys.

An open-air establishment engaged in selling commodities or goods to ultimate customers or consumers.

A wall or similar device used at a grade change to hold the soil on the up-hill side of the wall from slumping, sliding, or falling, and includes but is not limited to, segmental walls, masonry walls, poured-in-place concrete walls, boulder walls, stacked railroad ties, and pre-split rock walls.

The lot, grounds and building where horses are bred, raised, boarded, or kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

The area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, parkway, or utility easement legally dedicated for compatible use.

A structure for the display and sale of agricultural products, including value added agricultural products, grown on the site, with no space for customers within the structure itself.

For a pitched roof, the roofline is the lower edge of the eave; for a flat roof, the roofline is the uppermost line of the roof of a building; and for an extended facade or parapet, the roofline is the uppermost height of said facade or parapet.

An unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling unit excluding bathrooms, closets, hallways, and service porches.[2]

Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or eating purposes.

(See "townhouse.")

Establishments that manufacture products from plastic resins, natural and synthetic rubber, reclaimed rubber, gutta percha and balata.

Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, and the term shall include the residue from burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible materials, paper, rags, bedding, cartons, boxes, packing materials, rubber, leather, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar materials.

Flagellation or torture by or upon a person clothed or naked for the purpose of sexual arousal, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one clothed or naked for the purpose of sexual arousal.

The sale of goods at the seller's residence by a person not a retailer for a limited period of time. "Garage Sale" also includes group sales or yard sales and sales to dispose of the assets of an estate.

The disposition of goods or services, except in a completely enclosed building, that by its nature is temporary and except when involving the use of vacant land, could be determined as incidental or accessory to an existing principal use. Temporary sales include garage sales, sales to dispose of the assets of an estate and farmers' markets.

An engineered land burial facility for the disposal of solid waste which is so located, designed, constructed, and operated to contain and isolate the solid waste so that it does not pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment.

A telecommunication antenna shaped like a bowl or dish and used to receive wireless transmission of radio, data, or video signals from a satellite orbiting the earth.

A public or private institution serving students between kindergarten and high school levels.

A method of visually shielding or obscuring an abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms, gates, parapets, penthouse enclosures, features of a building, or plantings of sufficient height, length, and opacity to form a visual barrier.

A dense compact of evergreen type trees or shrubbery which shall mature to the required height and shall be maintained in good condition thereafter.

See "manufacturing, secondary."

Multi-unit developments designed and legally restricted to limiting occupancies to at least one individual who is age 55 or older, and where at least 80% of the units contain at least one individual who is age 55 or older. Senior housing developments may include single-family homes, duplexes, mobile homes, townhouses, or condominiums; may provide supportive services such as meals, housekeeping, social activities, and transportation; and may also be used to describe housing with few or no services such as senior apartments.

Setback is the horizontal distance between the lot line and any building or structure located on such lot.

An establishment offering goods for sale or rent and that meets any of the following tests:

An inclusive term used to describe collectively: adult cabaret; adult modeling studio; adult motion-picture theater; video arcade located within an adult media store; adult lingerie modeling studio; and/or sex shop.

Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia either designed as representations of human genital organs or female breasts, or designed or marketed primarily for use to stimulate human genital organs.[1]

A facility, secured site, or portions thereof, providing overnight sheltering with qualified supervision, care and security. An immediate and temporary place for people without a home to stay that provides support services and short-term stabilization for individuals and families; often the first place that people go to avoid experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

A type of shelter that provides overnight sheltering during periods of severe weather or other conditions that may pose a threat to human health and safety. Emergency shelters operate only when an emergency order is issued by the City Manager. Frequently found in combination with warming and cooling centers or other public facilities.

See "protective shelter."

A unified group of commercial establishments including office, retail, service, small and carry-out restaurants, or similar permitted uses, sharing a common building or buildings, off-street plaza, site access, signage and/or parking area to which such commercial establishments are oriented on a site of not less than three acres.

A bedroom, rooming unit, or dwelling unit, in the form of a single-family dwelling or multi-unit structure, condominium, cooperative, timeshare or similar joint property ownership arrangement, that is rented for a fee for less than 30 consecutive days. "Short-term rental" includes vacation rentals. "Short-term rental" does not include:

That portion of a public right-of-way or pedestrian way improved and designated for pedestrian use and other approved users as defined by Bloomington City Code, 1960, as amended.

See Chapter 3 of the Bloomington City Code, 1960, as amended.

A facility for the purpose of treating, burning, compacting, composting, storing, or disposing of solid waste. For the purpose of this definition, "disposal" means the placement of material at a location with the intent to leave it at such location indefinitely, or to fail to remove material from a location within 45 days.

A specific use of land or buildings or both described and permitted herein subject to special provisions and which because of its unique characteristics cannot be properly classified as a permitted use.

A retail or limited service establishment for the sale of foods or beverages of a single type or line of product. Specialty foods may be consumed on-site or provided as carryout or packaged goods, and typically do not independently or collectively constitute a meal. Specialty food shops include, but are not limited to, coffee shops, candy stores, bakeries, ice cream shops, spice shops and tea shops.

Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal or acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or fondling or other erotic touching of nude human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, or female breast or other specified anatomical areas.

A building or portion of a building designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, exercise, leisure time activities, or other customary and usual recreational activities, operated for profit or not-for-profit and which can be open only to bona fide members and guests of the organization or open to the public for a fee.

An area dedicated to the temporary storage or "queuing" of vehicles obtaining a service or other activities.

That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above.

Any story having its finished floor surface entirely above grade plane, except that a basement shall be considered as a story above grade plane where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is:

A space under a sloping roof which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall not more than three feet above the top floor level and in which space not more than 60% of the floor area is completed for principal or accessory use.

The right-of-way line of a street.

A privately owned lane, road or street which affords the principal means of access to adjacent property.

A dedicated and accepted public right-of-way or other public way used and maintained by the City which, in either case, affords the principal means of access to adjacent lots or property.

Any change other than incidental repairs, which would prolong the life of the supporting members of a building or structure such as the addition, removal, or alteration of bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, girders or foundations or any substantial change in the roof or exterior walls.

Anything that is built or constructed, including but not limited to, any useable, permanent, in place device or appliance within the lot making a projection of six inches or more above grade and having a base area greater than 12 square feet. This does not, however, exclude such underground or surface structures such as tunnels, window wells, future foundations, or swimming pools in whole or in part below grade.

A structure which lawfully exists upon the effective date hereof or amendment of this Title and which does not conform to the bulk or use regulations or to the required conditions of the zoning district in which located by reason of the adoption or amendment of these regulations.

A building or structure in which a principal use is conducted.

A structure not permanently located, placed, or affixed to the ground that complies with the standards set forth in this chapter and is discontinued upon the expiration of a set time period.

See "dormitory."

Necessary supportive services, coupled with temporary lodging or boarding, to provide security, personal safety, and protection from the weather to individuals and families who are homeless, formerly homeless, or in danger of becoming homeless. Typical examples include shelters, emergency shelters, and transitional housing.

A membership-based facility typically inclusive of a pool, clubhouse, and locker area where members may engage in recreational or competitive swimming.

Any structure that is open to the public and is intended for recreational bathing.

See "bar."

A device affixed to the ground, a building or other structure which device is used for the wireless transmission or reception of radio waves. Telecommunication antenna includes but is not limited to devices capable of transmitting or receiving radio waves supporting the following types of communication:

The mast, pole, lattice work, structure, tower, building, equipment and other supporting material used to mount and operate a telecommunication antenna and the telecommunication antenna itself.

See "wireless communication facility."

A building, structure, or use permitted to exist during construction of the main structure or use or during special events.

Any person occupying the premises, building, or land of another in subordination to such other person's title and with the other person's express or implied assent, whether the tenant occupies the whole or a part of those premises, building or land, whether alone or with others.

A facility for the transfer, pick up or discharge of people and/or goods without the long-term storage of the same.

An uncovered, outdoor open area which can be near a landscape or building, or on a flat roof.

Establishments engaged in performing any of the following operations:

A structure used for dramatic, operatic, motion pictures, or other performance, for admission to which entrance money is received.

A street with a high degree of continuity and serving as an arterial traffic way between the various districts of the City and its environs.

A commercial recreational facility designed, used, or intended to be used to accommodate the overnight temporary location, hookup or use of its facilities for travel trailers, camp trailers, and other major recreational equipment.

Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities, including structures that are constructed for wireless communications services, including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul, and the associated site. Examples include, but are not limited to, monopoles, mono-trees and lattice towers.

Establishment that provides for the removal and temporary storage of vehicles, but does not include disposal, permanent disassembly, salvage, or accessory storage of inoperable vehicles.

See "dwelling, single-family attached."

Services related to the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of buildings and building fixtures, typically relating to a building trade or specialty. Trade and construction services include but are not limited to building construction, cabinet making, woodworking, furniture repair and finishing, carpentry, electrical and wiring, equipment rental and leasing, home maintenance, painting and decorating, and plumbing and heating.

Any vehicle or portable structure designed and constructed in a manner that will permit occupancy thereof, as sleeping quarters, for one or more persons (or for use as an accessory building or structure in the conduct of a business, trade, or occupation) and which is so designed and constructed that it is, or may be, mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on City streets and highways, and which is propelled or drawn by its own or other motive power, excepting a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

A group of rooming units with supplemental shared facilities, utilized for the semi-temporary housing of persons in a setting in which each resident receives training and/or counseling on a regular basis, as a requirement of residing within the facility. Rooming units and shared facilities may or may not be within the same structure but are practically connected or related. Residents shall not live at the facility for a period longer than two consecutive years.

The ability to see through with clarity; an opening in the building wall allowing light and views between interior and exterior; only clear or lightly tinted glass in windows, doors, and display windows shall be considered transparent; glass visible light transmittance (vlt) shall be not less than 70%; measured as glass area for buildings and as open area for parking structures.

A self-supporting woody, deciduous, or evergreen plant which at maturity is 15 feet or more in height with an erect perennial trunk and having a definite crown of foliage.

An outdoor garden frame used to partition an area and/or as a support for vines or other climbing plants.

See "truck stop."

A facility intended to provide services to the trucking industry, including but not limited to the following activities: dispensing of fuel, repair shops, automated washes, restaurants, and motels; all as part of the facility.

A facility which provides manual or automated washing services to trucks.

The combination of two or more tracts of land wherein each owner has agreed by written agreement to allow the use and development of their tracts as a single lot under the provisions of Chapter 24 of the Bloomington City Code, 1990, as amended, for Planned Unit Developments.

The offering of telecommunication services using duly authorized devices which do not require individual license by Federal Communications Commission but does not mean the provision of direct-to-home satellite services.

A zoning lot, as defined in this article, one acre or greater, used to grow and harvest food crops and/or non-food crops for personal or group use; an orchard or tree farm that is a principal use is considered an urban agriculture; an urban agriculture may be divided into plots for cultivation by one or more individuals and/or groups or may be cultivated by individuals and/or groups collectively; the products of an urban agriculture may or may not be for commercial purposes.

A lot under one acre, used to grow and harvest food or non-food crops for personal or group use; the products of an urban garden may or may not be for commercial purposes; an urban garden larger than one acre is considered urban agriculture.

The purpose or activity for which the land, building or structure thereon is designed, arranged, or intended or for which it is occupied or maintained, and shall include any manner or performance of such activity with respect to the performance standards of this Code.

A use which may be lawfully established in a particular district or districts, provided it conforms with all requirements and regulations of such district.

A primary use of land or structures as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use. A principal use may be either permitted or special.

A use which, because of its unique characteristics, may be allowed in a specified zoning district permitting it as a conditional use, only after special consideration of its impact upon neighboring land and of public need for the use at the particular location.

A use of a building, structure or parcel of land which is impermanent, in existence for a limited amount of time, and is discontinued upon the expiration of a set time period.

A use category for public and private services providing essential services such as water, electric power, and heating systems, and wireless communication facilities.

A building or structure owned or operated by a public, private or cooperative electric, fuel, communication, sewer or water company for the transmission, distribution or processing of utility services not otherwise defined in this Zoning Ordinance. Minor utility facilities include electricity regulating substations, irrigation channels, sewage lift stations, telephone exchange substations, utility lines, conduits and pipelines, water pressure control stations, and water storage reservoirs.

A relaxation of the terms of this Code where such variation will not be contrary to the public interest and where a literal enforcement of the Code would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.

Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is, or may be, transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

See "animal hospital."

See "animal hospital."

Any booth, cubicle, stall, or compartment that is designed, constructed, or used to hold or seat patrons and is used for presenting motion pictures or viewing publications by any photographic, electronic, magnetic, digital, or other means or media (including, but not limited to film, video or magnetic tape, laser disc, cd-rom, books, magazines, or periodicals) for observation by patrons therein. A video-viewing booth shall not mean a theater, movie house, playhouse, or a room or enclosure or portion thereof that contains more than 600 square feet.

The construction, alteration, use, maintenance, or allowance of any building or property in violation of the provisions of this chapter. In addition to any other actions which may constitute a violation, the following constitute violations of this chapter and are considered strict liability offenses:

The triangular area formed by a diagonal line connecting two points located on intersecting street curblines (edge of pavement lines) or a right-of-way line and the curb or edge of the driveway.

A building, structure, or part thereof, used principally for the storage, wholesale, and distribution of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment, characterized by frequent heavy trucking activity, open storage of material, or nuisances such as dust, noise, and odors, but not involved in manufacturing or production.

Includes but is not limited to tin cans, combustible rubbish of any type (paper, boxes, wood, lumber, scraps and furniture), noncombustible rubbish (metals, glass, mineral waste), solid waste resulting from building construction or demolition, waste food, offal, swill, carrion, residual or waste animal or vegetable materials resulting from handling, storage or cooking.

A place or facility where nonhazardous solid waste materials are taken from a collection vehicle, temporarily stored or stockpiled, and ultimately placed in a transportation unit for movement to another facility.

An institution, public or private not-for-profit facility, that provides care and/or services concerning the welfare and improvement for persons of all ages.

The display, storage, and sale of goods to other firms for resale, as well as activities involving significant movement and storage of products or equipment, including truck terminal or bus servicing facilities, motor freight transportation, moving and storage facilities, warehousing, and storage activities.

All structures and equipment involved in transmitting and receiving telecommunications signals from mobile communication sources, such as private and commercial mobile radio service facilities, personal communication services towers (pcs), and cellular telephone towers; not included are AM/FM radio antennas, television antennas, satellite dishes, and licensed amateur radio facilities.

The term shall be construed to include handwriting, typewriting, printing, photo offset or any other form of reproduction in legible symbols or characters.

A notification in writing delivered in person to the individual or parties intended, or delivered at, or sent by certified or first class mail to the last residential or business address of legal record.

An open space, on the same lot with a building or structure, unoccupied and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky, except as otherwise permitted in § 44-904, Permitted encroachments, of this Code.

The Director of Development Services for the City of Bloomington, Illinois, or such other person as designated by the Director.

The Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of Bloomington, Illinois.

A section or sections of incorporated territory of the City for which the regulations and requirements governing use, lot and bulk or buildings and premises are uniform.

An institution where living wild animals, including mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates, are kept for study, conservation, and display to the general public. Also known as a "zoological garden" or "zoological park."