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Burr Ridge City Zoning Code

X MANUFACTURING

DISTRICTS

  1. PREAMBLE
    The regulations for manufacturing districts and for manufacturing or industrial type-uses established in any district involving manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, disassembly, repairing, storing, cleaning, servicing, warehousing, shipping or testing of materials, goods, or products, are designed to provide for the establishment of a limited range of industrial and allied activities and to govern their operations in a manner that will not have a deleterious effect on residential and business areas. It is essential that there be adequate provision for the expansion and diversification of industry -- both those existing today and for the attraction of new industry. Adequate well located industrial sites and room for expansion of established plants will encourage industrial growth and expansion of the Village's economic base. It will also open new opportunities for a variety of employment for its labor force. (See Section XIII.F.1 relative to certification required as to compliance with the Performance Standards of these districts).
  2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    1. Permitted Uses
      1. Permitted uses of land, buildings, and structures, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the districts indicated under the conditions specified. No building, structure, or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereinafter in the zoning district in which such building, structure, or lot shall be located, with the exception of the following:
        1. Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this Ordinance. Uses already lawfully established on the effective date of this Ordinance and rendered nonconforming by the provisions thereof, shall be subject to the regulations of Section XII.
        2. Special uses as allowed in each district.
      2. Dwelling units are not permitted unless specifically permitted otherwise in this Ordinance.
    2. Prohibited Uses
      No lot, parcel, or tract of land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, or remodeled for any of the following uses: abattoirs; arsenals; blast furnaces; coke ovens; crematories; creosote treatment or manufacture dumps and slag piles; fat rendering; drop forges and forge plants; fertilizer manufacture; fireworks or explosive manufacture or storage; dumping, reduction or other processing of garbage; pulp or paper mills; dead animals, offal or refuse, except as customarily incidental to a permitted principal use; foundries; ore reduction; petroleum processing or refining; pyroxylin manufacture; manufacturing natural or synthetic rubber; caoutchouc or gutta percha manufacture or treatment; meat packing plants; rock excavation and crushing; salt works; sauerkraut manufacture; soap manufacture; smelters; stock yard or slaughter of animals or fowl; processing of fish oil, tallow or grease; lard manufacture or treatment; tanning curing, or storage of rawhides or skins; tar distillation or manufacture; cement, concrete or asphaltic concrete mixing plants; junk shop; junk yards or automobile wrecking yards; motor freight terminals; fumigant manufacture; manufacturing of or use of ethylene oxide; Cannabis Business Establishments, including, but not limited to, Cannabis Craft Grower, Cannabis, Cultivation Center, Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, Cannabis Infuser Organization or Infuser, Cannabis Processing Organization, or Processor, and Cannabis Transporting Organization or Transporter.
    3. Bulk Requirements
      Bulk requirements shall be as specified under each zoning district as described herein, except as otherwise specifically approved for a planned unit development. In addition, no building or structure shall be converted so as to conflict with, or further conflict with, the bulk requirements of the district in which such building or structure is located.
    4. Yard Requirements
      Yard requirements shall be as specified under each zoning district as described herein, except as otherwise specifically approved for a planned unit development.
    5. Operation Within Enclosed Buildings
      Except as allowed as per Sections X.B.6, X.B.7, and X.F.2.f below, all activities including all types of manufacturing, storage, merchandise display, business operations, service, or maintenance, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
    6. Utilities and Mechanical Equipment
      1. All utilities shall be placed underground.
      2. Rooftop equipment, exclusive of flues, exhaust stacks and vents, shall be completely screened from view from any adjacent private or public street or from any point along the exterior property line designated as an interior side, corner side, or front yard. Screening shall be of permanent construction material equal to or greater in height than the object to be screened and architecturally compatible with the principal building.
      3. Ground-level mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view from any adjacent private or public street or from any point along the exterior property line designated as the front, interior side, or corner side yard. The screen shall be of permanent construction material architecturally compatible with the principal building or be screened by the use of landscape material that affords a minimum of 80 percent opacity during the vegetation's dormant season. Minimum height of this screening shall be at least one foot (1') higher than the object being screened.
      4. Screening methods and materials to be utilized for both rooftop and ground-level equipment shall be specified on the building permit application required for each lot.
    7. Parking and Loading
      1. All drives, loading dock and berth aprons, parking areas, outside display or storage yards, and walkways throughout the site shall be paved with asphalt or concrete material.
      2. Loading docks and berths fronting on any public or private street or opening onto a yard which is adjacent to a residential district shall be within completely enclosed buildings. All loading docks and berths on lots which contain industrial or warehousing uses or activities in the RA District shall be within completely enclosed buildings.
      3. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the regulations established in Section XI of this Ordinance.
      4. Overnight parking of trucks outside of an enclosed building shall be prohibited except as follows:
        1. A maximum of two delivery trucks may be parked overnight on a lot or parcel.
        2. Delivery trucks allowed as per this subsection shall not exceed 24,000 pounds.
        3. Said delivery trucks shall be parked behind the principal building unless the existing configuration of the property precludes parking of trucks in the rear yard in which case delivery trucks shall be parked in a side yard behind the front wall of the principal building.
      5. Any facility, structure, or use exceeding five loading berths shall require special use approval. As part of the special use, a traffic impact analysis, noise assessment, and environmental study may be required, along with any necessary mitigation measures to minimize impacts on surrounding areas.
    8. Compliance with Performance Standards
      See section X.C.
    9. Land Adjoining County Line Road
      Any land which adjoins or abuts County Line Road shall have a minimum totally green space buffer of at least 200 feet from the nearest right-of-way boundary line of County Line Road. Also, any existing lakes, ponds, streams or creeks visible from County Line Road shall be preserved and maintained.
    10. Exterior Building Facades
      All exterior building facades in the Manufacturing Districts shall be of high quality materials that may include but are not limited to brick, natural stone, precast stone, architectural pre-cast panels or glass. The use of plastic siding, vinyl siding, or aluminum siding and the use of engineered stucco systems, including but not limited to those commonly known as “Dryvit” or exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are discouraged as exterior building façade materials for all buildings in the Manufacturing Districts. Traditional cement based stucco may be used as an exterior building material subject to the following restrictions:
      1. The majority of a building’s façade should be brick, natural stone, pre-cast stone, architectural pre-cast panels, or glass.
      2. The first 8 feet from the top of the building’s foundation should be brick, natural stone, pre-cast stone, or architectural pre-cast panels with the intent of creating the appearance of a strong building foundation.
      3. Stucco shall be installed as per the manufacturer’s specifications. (paragraph 10 added by Ordinance A-834-01-12).
  3. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    Any use established in the manufacturing districts (or which is otherwise elsewhere in this Ordinance required to comply with these performance standards) after August 1, 1995, or any use in any district (including but not limited to legal nonconforming uses, regardless of when such uses were established) involving manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, disassembly, repairing, storing, cleaning, servicing, warehousing, shipping or testing of materials, goods, or products, shall be so operated as to comply with the performance standards as set forth in Section IV.W of this Ordinance. (Amended by Ordinance A-834-05-10)
  4. RA RESEARCH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
    The RA Research-Assembly District is established to provide an environment suitable for Research-Assembly activities that require a pleasant and nuisance-free environment and will be compatible with adjacent residential and business uses.
    1. Permitted Uses:
      1. Accessory uses customarily incidental to principal uses
      2. Media Production and Broadcasting Facilities
      3. Medical, Dental, Health and Wellness Clinic
      4. Offices; business, professional, governmental or institutional

    2. Special Uses:
      1. Automobile and truck and equipment sales, rental, repair, and service
      2. Banking institutions with or without drive-in facilities
      3. Child care center
      4. Heliports
      5. Indoor private exercise and athletic training facilities
      6. Planned unit developments - provided that no use shall be permitted in such planned unit developments that is a prohibited use in the Manufacturing Districts as per section X.B.2.
      7. Public utility, transportation and governmental services uses
      8. Research Laboratories
      9. Schools, commercial or trade, or training facilities
      10. Wholesale establishment
    3. Lot Size Requirements:


      		Minimum Lot AreaMinimum Lot Width
      a. Permitted Uses3 acres200 feet
      b. Special Uses:
      All special uses except those listed herein3 acres200 feet
      Planned Unit Developments18 acresAs approve by the Village
      Public Utility, Transportation and Governmental Service UsesAs approved by the Village
    4. Floor Area Ratio:
      Not to exceed 0.4.
    5. Building Height:
      Not more than 35 feet; except, in a Planned Unit Development (PUD), building height shall be governed only by the application of the floor area ratio regulation, provided that a building or structure over 35 feet in height shall be not nearer to an exterior boundary of the PUD than two times the building height.
    6. Yard Requirements:
      1. Permitted Use:

        Front Yard60 feet
        Interior Side Yard40 feet
        Corner Side Yard60 feet
        Rear Yard40 feet
        Yards Adjacent to Residential Districts50 feet or 150 feet as per Section IV.W.9
      2. Special Uses:
        Yards shall be the same as for permitted uses, except in planned unit developments, yards as regulated above shall be required at the exterior boundaries of the planned unit development. Yards at other locations shall be as specifically approved. If such yards are not provided for by specific approval, they shall be as provided for in this district.

  5. LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    The LI Light Industrial District is established to accommodate limited industrial and allied activities that are located on relatively large sites of three acres or more.
    1. Permitted Uses:
      1. Accessory uses customarily incidental to principal uses
      2. Greenhouses, including retail and wholesale sales
      3. Media Production and Broadcasting Facilities
      4. Offices; business, professional, governmental or institutional; such offices used primarily for these purposes may also include accessory fabricating, processing, assembly, testing, storing, repairing, or servicing operations providing that all of such accessory operations used in conjunction with office and administrative businesses shall not occupy more than 30 percent of the total floor area developed on the lot

    2. Special Uses:
      1. Automobile and truck and equipment sales, rental, repair and service
      2. Banking institutions with or without drive-in facilities
      3. Heliports
      4. Manufacturing establishment
      5. Medical, Dental, Health and Wellness Clinic
      6. Indoor private exercise and athletic training facilities
      7. Planned unit developments - provided that no use shall be permitted in such planned unit development that is a prohibited use in the Manufacturing Districts as per section X.B.2.
      8. Public utility, transportation and governmental service uses
      9. Research Laboratories
      10. Schools, commercial or trade, or training facilities
      11. Child care center
      12. Wholesale establishment

    3. Lot Size Requirements:


      		Minimum Lot AreaMinimum Lot Width
      a. Permitted Uses:3 acres200 feet
      b. Special Uses
      All special uses except those listed herein3 acres200 feet
      Planned Unit Developments18 acresAs approved by the Village
      Public Utility, Transportation and Governmental Service UsesAs approved by the Village
    4. Floor Area Ratio:
      Not to exceed 0.40.
    5. Building Height:
      Not more than 35 feet; except, in a Planned Unit Development (PUD), building height shall be governed only by the application of the floor area ratio regulation, provided that a building or structure over 35 feet in height shall be not nearer to an exterior boundary of the PUD than two times the building height.
    6. Yard Requirements:
      1. Permitted Uses:

        Front Yard60 feet
        Interior Side Yard40 feet
        Corner Side Yard60 feet
        Rear Yard40 feet
        Yards Adjacent to Residential Districts50 feet or 150 feet as per Section IV.W.9
      2. Special Uses
        Yards shall be the same as for permitted uses, except in planned unit developments, yards as regulated above shall be required at the exterior boundaries of the planned unit development. Yards at other locations shall be as specifically approved. If such yards are not provided for by specific approval, they shall be as provided for in this district.
  6. GI GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    The GI General Industrial District is established to accommodate a broader range of limited industrial, business and allied activities.
    1. Permitted Uses:
      1. Accessory uses customarily incidental to principal uses
      2. Greenhouses, including retail and wholesale sales
      3. Manufacturing establishment
      4. Media Production and Broadcasting Facilities
      5. Offices; business, professional, governmental or institutional - such offices used primarily for these purposes may also include accessory fabricating, processing, assembly, testing, storing, repairing, or servicing operations

    2. Special Uses:
      1. Automobile and truck and equipment sales, rental, repair, and service
      2. Accessory building on a lot with an existing principal building and business
      3. Banking institutions with or without drive-in facilities
      4. Data centers as defined by the Illinois General Assembly
      5. Distribution Facility
      6. Heliports
      7. Indoor private exercise and athletic training facilities
      8. Kennel
      9. Medical Cannabis Dispensing Facility, licensed by the State of Illinois as per the State of Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. (Added by Ordinance A-834-37-13)
      10. Medical, Dental, Health and Wellness Clinic
      11. Outdoor, Overnight Storage
      12. Parking lots and storage garages
      13. Pilot plants for experimentation and development of new and existing processes and products
      14. Planned unit developments - provided that no use shall be permitted in such planned unit developments that is a prohibited use in the Manufacturing Districts as per section X.B.2.
      15. Printing and Publishing Facilities
      16. Public utility, transportation and governmental service uses
      17. Research Laboratories
      18. Schools, commercial or trade, or training facilities
      19. Self-service storage facilities as defined by the Illinois Self-Service Storage Facility Act, including watchmen quarters, provided such facilities are on a Frontage Road adjacent to a state highway; that such facilities are of such construction materials and architectural design that their appearance is similar to office buildings; and provided the facilities are landscaped to project an office image.
      20. Sexually Oriented Business as defined in Section XIV, B, of this Ordinance shall be subject to the following restrictions: 
        1. No person shall cause or permit the establishment of any sexually oriented business within 1,000 feet of another such business or within 1,000 feet of any religious institution, school, boys’ club, girls’ club, or similar existing youth organization, or public park or public building, or within 1,000 feet of any property zoned for residential use or used for residential purposes. Such sexually oriented business uses are classified as follows:
          1. adult arcade;
          2. adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store;
          3. adult cabaret;
          4. adult motel;
          5. adult motion picture theater;
          6. adult theater;
          7. massage parlor;
          8. sexual encounter establishment;
          9. escort agency; or
          10. nude or semi-nude model studio.
        2. This Ordinance shall be read consistently with all Sections of the Village of Burr Ridge Liquor Ordinance, Section 25.28, which prohibit adult entertainment where alcoholic beverages are served.
        3. The distance between any two sexually oriented businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest property line of each business property. The distance between any sexually oriented business and any religious institution, public or private elementary or secondary school, boys’ club, girls’ club, or similar existing youth organization, or public park or public building or any properties zoned for residential use or used for residential purposes shall also be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects from the property line of the property where the sexually oriented business is conducted, to the nearest property line of the premises of a religious institution, public or private elementary or secondary school, boys’ club, girls’ club, or similar existing youth organization, or public park or public building or any properties zoned for residential use or used for residential purposes. (Added by Ordinance A-834-3-97)
      21. Driving through facilities accessory to any permitted or special use.
      22. Warehouses
      23. Wholesale establishment

    3. Lot Size Requirements:


      		Minimum Lot AreaMinimum Lot Width
      a. Permitted Uses:2 Acres150 feet
      b. Special Uses:
      All Uses except PUDs2 Acres150 feet
      Planned Unit Developments18 AcresAs per PUD
    4. Floor Area Ratio: Not to exceed 0.40.
    5. Building Height:
      Not more than 35 feet; except, in a planned unit development, building height shall be governed only by the application of the floor area ratio regulation, provided that a building or structure over 35 feet in height shall be not nearer to an exterior boundary of the planned unit development than two times the building height.
    6. Yard Requirements:
      1. Permitted Uses:

        Front Yard40 feet
        Interior Side Yard20 feet
        Corner Side Yard40 feet
        Rear Yard40 feet
        Yards Adjacent to Residential districts50 feet or 150 feet as per Section IV.W.9
      2. Special Uses:
        Yards shall be the same as for permitted uses, except in planned unit developments, yards as regulated above shall be required at the exterior boundaries of the planned unit development. Yards at other locations shall be a specifically approved. If such yards are not provided for by specific approval, they shall be as provided for in this district

    7. Regulations Related to Accessory Buildings:
      Accessory buildings may be approved by a special use with an approved site plan and architectural standards review. All requests for a special use must designate the intended use of said accessory building. No accessory buildings may be permitted without the development of a principal building.
      1. Use of Accessory Buildings:
        Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall be accessory to and compatible with the principal use. Accessory buildings may not be used as a primary place of business for any use. Use of accessory buildings as overflow workspace for the principal building: meeting space; or human occupancy of an accessory building or structure is expressly prohibited. Accessory buildings may not be used for the keeping of livestock, poultry, or rabbits, whether for profit or not.
      2. Number of Buildings:
        One accessory building shall be permitted on a lot with an existing principal building. No detached or attached garage or accessory building may be constructed on a lot before the principal building being constructed except that a garage or approved accessory building may be erected for tool and material storage after the foundation for the principal building is completed and approved.
      3. Location:
        Accessory building may be located in the rear yard of the principal building with at least a 10-foot separation between buildings.
      4. Setbacks:
        All accessory buildings must be setback at least 10 feet from all property lines. Accessory buildings on lots bordering residential districts must abide by the setback requirements set forth for principal buildings.
      5. Size:
        Accessory buildings may not exceed a Floor Area Ratio of 5% or 1,000 square feet, whichever is smaller. Accessory buildings may not exceed the size of the principal building on the lot.
      6. Height:
        Accessory buildings may not exceed 17 1/2 feet in height as defined by the Zoning Ordinance. Accessory buildings may not exceed the height of he principal building on the lot.
      7. Door Height:
        The vertical distance from the bottom of all exterior overhead doors shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
      8. Architectural Standards:
        All accessory buildings must be made of a like material and color to that of the principal building on the same lot. Brick and masonry structures are encouraged. EIFS, stucco, and vinyl or plastic siding are expressly prohibited as elevation materials.
      9. Access:
        All accessory buildings must be accessible via a paved apron meeting the minimum specifications of commercial parking lot construction (Section XI.C.9.b of the Zoning Ordinance) leading to all exterior doors on an accessory building. No parking spaces shall be permitted in front of any overhead doors.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. A-834-01-20 on 2/10/2020
Amended by Ord. A-834-05-20 on 3/30/2020
Amended by Ord. A-834-12-20 on 9/14/2020
Amended by Ord. A-834-01-25 on 1/13/2025

A-834-01-20

A-834-05-20

A-834-12-20

A-834-01-25