(C)   ABOVE-GROUND SERVICE FACILITY (SERVICE FACILITY or SERVICE FACILITIES). An above-ground structure, used by a service entity to provide service to the public.

      (1)   A structure, building, or use that is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use; is subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the principal building or principal use served; contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use served; and is located on the same zoning lot as the principal building or principal use served, with the single exception of such accessory off-street parking facilities as are permitted to locate elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the building or use served.

      (2)   Accessory uses otherwise listed in Table 16-3-11 shall not be considered a general accessory use.

   (H)   ADULT ORIENTED USES. Any facility that provides goods or services or is otherwise oriented to the display of materials characterized as sexual or adult in nature, such as videos, movies, slides, photos, books, or magazines; or actual persons displaying and/or touching sexually specified areas. Examples include adult bookstores, adult entertainment cabarets, adult entertainment centers, adult gift shops, and adult movie theaters, as defined in this Article 2.

   (V)   ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A facility that provides community-based residential care for at least three unrelated adults (at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older) who need assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), including personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2021-09-45, passed 9-20-2021)

   (A)   BANDSHELL. See AMPHITHEATER.

   (B)   BANK. A financial institution that is open to the public and engaged in deposit banking, and that performs closely related functions such as making loans, investments, and fiduciary activities.

   (C)   BAR AREA. Part of an establishment used primarily for the sale, dispensing, or consumption of alcoholic beverages.

   (D)   BASEMENT. A story partly underground. Where more than one-half of its height is above the established curb level or above the average level of the adjoining ground where the curb level has not been established, a BASEMENT shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height measurement.

   (E)   BLOCK. A tract of land bounded by streets, or a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, bulkhead lines or shore lines of waterways or corporate boundary lines of the village.

   (F)   BLOOD DONATION CENTER. A facility or portion thereof that collects, tests, prepares, and stores blood and blood components. Donors shall be restricted to unpaid volunteers.

   (G)   BOARDING FACILITY. See KENNEL.

   (H)   BREWERY. An industrial use that brews ales, beers, meads, and/or similar beverages on site. Breweries are classified as a use that manufactures more than 15,000 barrels of beverage (all beverages combined) annually.

   (I)   BROADBAND TELE- COMMUNICATIONS. The provision of the ability to transmit voice, data, text, sound or video programming. A BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY is any entity engaged in operating, maintaining and/or providing a broadband telecommunications network to subscribers for a fee, and may be operated via an open and/or closed transmission path. A TELE-COMMUNICATIONS UTILITY may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.

   (J)   BUILDING. A structure enclosed within exterior walls, built, erected and framed of a combination of materials, whether portable or fixed, having a roof, to form a structure for the shelter of persons, animals, or property.

   (K)   BUILDING, DETACHED. A building surrounded by open space on the same zoning lot.

   (L)   BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the sidewalk level or its equivalent established grade opposite the middle of the front of the building to the highest elevation of the roof in the case of a slant or flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof; provided that, where buildings are set back from the street line, the HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING may be measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building.

   (M)   BUILDING, NON-CONFORMING. Any building which does not conform to the regulations herein prescribing the required yards, coverage, height and setbacks, minimum required spacing between buildings on a single lot, and minimum required usable open space for the district in which the building is located.

   (N)   BUILDING, PRINCIPAL. A non-accessory building in which the principal use of the zoning lot on which it is located is conducted.

   (O)   BUILDING SETBACK LINE. A line marking the minimum horizontal distance between the front line of the building or structure and the front property line.

   (P)   BUSINESS PARK. A large tract of land that has been planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility for a number of separate office buildings and supporting ancillary uses with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   CANNABIS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION. 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.

   (B)   CANOPY. Any structure, movable or stationary, attached to and deriving its support from framework or posts or other means independent of a connected structure for the purpose of shielding a platform, stoop or sidewalk from the elements.

   (C)   CAR WASH. A facility for the cleaning, steam cleaning, washing, polishing, or waxing of passenger vehicles by machine or hand-operated facilities.

   (D)   CARNIVAL. A traveling or transportable group or aggregation of rides, shows, games, or concessions or any combination thereof.

   (E)   CEMETERY. Land used or dedicated to the burial of the dead including columbariums and mausoleums and excluding crematoriums and mortuaries.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2022- 01-04, passed 1-3-2022; Ord. 2023-07-32, passed 7-17-2023)

   (A)   DAY CARE CENTER. An establishment whose primary use is the provision of care by qualified persons in occupied residences or group day care centers. This term includes child and adult care.

   (B)   DECIBEL. A unit of measurement of the intensity (loudness) of sound. Sound level meters, which are employed or measure the intensity of sound, are calibrated in decibels.

   (C)   DETACHED STORAGE STRUCTURE. Detached storage structures shall include but not be limited to detached garages, sheds, playhouses, greenhouses, and other similar structures, but shall not include gazebos, pools, or other recreational facilities.

   (D)   DEVELOPER. Any person who undertakes development or certifies development on such person's behalf.

   (E)   DEVELOPMENT. Any activity, excavation or fill, alteration, removal of vegetation, subdivision, change in land use, or practice, undertaken by private or public entities that affects the discharge of stormwater; or any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials in flood plain, flood way, wetland, waters or buffer areas. The term DEVELOPMENT does not include maintenance.

   (F)   DISTILLERY. Any facility that produces distilled spirits from any source or substance; brews or makes mash, wort, or wash fit for distillation or for the production of distilled spirits; or by any process separates alcoholic spirits from any fermented substance.

   (G)   DISTRICT. A portion of the village within which on a uniform basis certain uses of land and buildings are permitted and certain uses of land and building are prohibited as set forth in this chapter, or within which certain yards and other open spaces are required or within which certain lot areas, dwelling sizes and density requirements are established or within which a combination of such aforesaid regulations are applied, including both base and overlay districts.

   (H)   DOMESTIC PET SERVICE. An establishment where clipping, bathing and other services, except that of a veterinary nature, are rendered to dogs, cats and domestic pets. No boarding shall be permitted.

   (I)   DONATION DROP BOX. A receptacle designed with a door, slot, or other opening that is intended to accept and store donated items, not including trailers where personnel are present to accept donations.

   (J)   DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS. An establishment or part thereof in which are provided facilities where serving or consuming commodities, or both, are intended to occur primarily in patrons' automobiles parked on the premises, or where commodities are purchased by customers waiting in automobiles for consumption off the premises.

   (K)   DRIVE THROUGH. A building opening, including windows, doors, or mechanical devices, through which occupants of a motor vehicle receive or obtain a product or service.

   (L)   DRIVEWAY. An unobstructed hard-surfaced area providing access to a parking pad, garage, dwelling, or other structure.

   (M)   DRIVEWAY APPROACH. The portion of a driveway located within a public right-of-way and regulated under Chapter 12 of the Village of Carol Stream Municipal Code.

   (N)   DRY CLEANER. An establishment or business maintained for the pickup and delivery of dry cleaning and/or laundry without the maintenance or operation of any laundry or dry-cleaning equipment or machinery on the premises.

   (O)   DWELLING. A building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential purposes, including single-unit, two-unit and multiple-unit dwellings, but not including mobile homes, or other trailers or lodging rooms in hotels, motels or lodging houses.

   (P)   DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms which are arranged, designed or used as living quarters for one family only. Individual bathrooms and complete single kitchen facilities, permanently installed to serve the entire family, shall always be included within each dwelling unit.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   EFFICIENCY UNIT. A dwelling unit consisting of one principal room for living, sleeping and eating, plus facilities for cooking and complete bath and toilet facilities.

   (B)   EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL CENTER. Educational and vocational training establishment for adults providing activities which include, but are not limited to:

      (1)   Vocational training services that provide test preparation, employment soft skills, life skills and self-improvement classes; employment certification classes such as forklift operations and IT certification classes; and an introduction to vocational training for auto maintenance and repair, furniture repair and electrical appliance repair.

      (2)   Adult educational services that include GED study classes, college preparation classes such as remedial (pre-college) math and writing classes, and first- and second-year college and vocational classes provided by a higher education college institution.

      (3)   Office activities that support educational and vocational services such as case management and counseling services, administrative functions and all other administrative and support activities typical of a business, vocational education or social service office.

   (C)   ESTABLISHMENT, BUSINESS. Any lawful commercial endeavor to engage in the manufacturing, purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of goods, and/or the provision of services.

   (D)   EXTENDED STAY HOTEL. An establishment containing lodging rooms, for occupancy by transient guests in contrast to a hotel. Units contain kitchen facilities for food preparation including but not limited to such facilities as refrigerators, stoves and ovens. Extended-stay hotels may contain lobbies, conference rooms, meeting rooms, child play areas, or restaurants.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   FAMILY. An individual living alone or two or more persons, each related by blood, marriage, or adoption (including foster children), living together as a single housekeeping unit and occupying a single dwelling unit; or a group of not more than four persons not so related, living together as a single housekeeping unit by joint agreement and occupying a single dwelling on a nonprofit, cost-sharing basis, or a group of five or more persons living in a community based residential facility including group community residences and family community residences.

   (B)   FAMILY COMMUNITY RESIDENCE. A single dwelling unit occupied on a relatively permanent basis in a family-like environment by a group of no more than eight unrelated persons with disabilities, plus paid professional support staff provided by a sponsoring agency, either living with residents on a 24 hour basis, or present whenever residents with disabilities are present at the dwelling; in compliance with the zoning regulations for the district in which the site is located.

   (C)   FENCE. An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal, or other manufactured material or combination of materials as permitted herein erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas.

   (D)   FENCE, DOG RUN. An area enclosed on all sides made of wood or metal for the exclusive use of a dog.

   (E)   FLOOR AREA. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings, computed as follows:

      (1)   For determining floor area ratio, the sum of the following areas:

         (a)   The basement floor area when more than one-half of the basement height is above the finished lot grade level where curb level has not been established;

         (b)   Elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor;

         (c)   Floor space used for mechanical equipment (except equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof);

         (d)   Penthouses;

         (e)   Attic space having headroom of seven feet ten inches or more;

         (f)   Interior balconies and mezzanines;

         (g)   Enclosed porches; and

         (h)   Floor area devoted to accessory uses.

      (2)   Space devoted to off-street parking or loading shall not be included in the floor area.

      (3)   The floor area of structures devoted to bulk storage of materials shall be computed by counting each ten feet of height, or fraction thereof, as being equal to one floor.

   (F)   FLOOR AREA RATIO (F.A.R.). The floor area ratio of the building or other structure on any lot is determined by dividing the floor area of such building or structure by the area of the lot on which the building or structure is located. When more than one building or structure is located on a lot, then the floor area ratio is determined by dividing the total floor area of all buildings or structures by the area of the lot, or, in the case of planned development, by the net site area. The floor area ratio requirements, as set forth under each zoning district, shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for a building or other structure (including both principal accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the lot.

   (H)   FREQUENCY. Signifies the number of oscillations per second in a sound wave and is an index of the pitch of the resulting sound.

   (I)   FUEL SALES. A retail facility that sells gasoline for the fueling of automobiles, that may include one or more of the following accessory uses: convenience store and restaurant. The facility shall not be designed to serve vehicles over 12,000 pounds.

   (J)   FUNERAL PARLOR. A building, or portion thereof, used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and for the display of deceased and ceremonies connected therewith prior to burial or cremation.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2022-01-04, passed 1-3-2022)

   (A)   GAME ROOM. Any business establishment having two or more amusement devices, whether or not operated as a principal use.

   (B)   GARAGE, BUS. Any building used or intended to be used for the storage of three or more passenger motor buses or motor coaches used in public transportation, including school buses.

   (C)   GARAGE, PRIVATE. Any accessory building or an accessory portion of the principal building which is intended for and used to store the private passenger vehicles of the family or families residing on the premises.

   (D)   GARAGE, PUBLIC. A building other than a private garage where motor vehicles are parked or stored, but not including trucks, tractors, truck trailers and commercial vehicles exceeding one and one-half tons capacity.

   (E)   GARAGE SALE. All general sales, open to the public, conducted from or on residential premises in any residential zone for the purpose of disposing of personal property, including but not limited to all sales entitled "garage," "lawn," "yard," "attic," "porch," "room," "backyard," "patio," "estate sale," or "rummage" sale.

   (F)   GARAGE, STORAGE OR OFF-STREET PARKING. A building or portion thereof, designed or used, or land used exclusively for storage of motor vehicles, at which motor fuels and oils are not sold, and motor vehicles are not equipped, repaired, hired or sold.

   (G)   GARDEN SUPPLY STORE. A place of business where retail and wholesale products and produce are sold to the consumer. These centers, which may include a nursery and/or greenhouses, import most of the items sold, and may include plants, nursery products and stock, potting soil, hardware, power equipment and machinery, hoes, rakes, shovels, and other garden tools and utensils.

   (H)   GENERAL COMMERCIAL EDUCATION. A for profit establishment whose primary activity is the instruction of various classes to the public such as but not limited to dance, painting, sculpting, musical instruments, and singing.

   (I)   GOLF COURSE. Public, semi-public or private grounds over which the game of golf is played, including accessory buildings and land uses incidental thereto.

   (J)   GOVERNMENTAL USES. Services and facilities operated by any level of government.

   (K)   GRADE. The established grade of the street roadway or street sidewalk adjoining the front lot line, at a point opposite the middle of the building wall facing such front lot line. Where no such grade has been established, the grade shall be the elevation of the street sidewalk at such point; and, where no sidewalks exist, the grade shall be the average elevation of the street roadway adjacent to the front lot line. Except in cases of unusual topographic conditions, as determined by the Engineering Services Director, GRADE shall be the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground adjoining the exterior walls of a building at the base of a structure.

   (L)   GREENHOUSE. A detached structure constructed primarily of glass or other translucent material in which temperature and humidity can be controlled for the cultivation or protection of plants.

   (M)   GROCERY STORE. A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies more than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.

   (N)   GROUND FLOOR AREA. The lot area covered by a principal building, measured at grade, from the exterior face of the exterior walls, but excluding open porches or terraces, garages or carports; except the floor area of a garage may be included in the ground floor area when it is a part of the ground floor of a building over one story in height, and the floor above the garage is used or intended for use as a part of the principal use.

   (O)   GROUP COMMUNITY RESIDENCE. A single dwelling unit occupied on a relatively permanent basis in a family-like environment by a group of nine to 15 unrelated persons with disabilities, plus paid professional support staff provided by a sponsoring agency, either living with residents on a 24 hour basis, or present whenever residents with disabilities are present at the dwelling; and complies with the zoning regulations for the district in which the site is located.

   (P)   GUN SHOP. Any premises or portion thereof used for the sale, vending, dealing, exchange, or transfer, within a 12 month period, of two or more firearms.

   (Q)   GUN RANGE. Any building or premises where there are facilities of any sort for the firing of hand guns, rifles, or other firearms.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   HOME OCCUPATION. Any occupation or activity resulting in financial gain and in which the occupation or activity is conducted entirely within the structural confines of the residential dwelling, including limited use of an attached garage for incidental storage only. The use as a home occupation must be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling as a residential home.

   (B)   HOSPITAL. A building designed and used for the medical and surgical diagnosis, treatment, and housing of persons under the care of doctors and nurses, not including assisted living facilities, nursing homes, total senior life care facilities, senior cohousing facilities, acute care centers, or medical and rehabilitation facilities as defined herein.

   (C)   HOTEL. An establishment containing lodging rooms, for occupancy by transient guests in contrast to an extended stay hotel, lodging house, boardinghouse, or a rooming house, and is commonly known as a hotel in the village, and which provides customary hotel services such as maid, telephone and secretarial, bellboy and desk services, the use and upkeep of furniture, and furnishings and laundry of linens. A hotel may include a restaurant or cocktail lounge, public banquet halls, ballroom or meeting rooms.

   (D)   HOUSEHOLDER. The occupant of a dwelling unit who is either the owner or lessee thereof.

   (E)   HOUSEKEEPING UNIT. Either one or more persons related by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or through legal custody; or four or fewer persons all of whom are not necessarily related to each of the others by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or through legal custody. A housekeeping unit shall not include persons living together in a group community residence, assisted living facility, nursing home, or total senior life care facility.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   IMPACT NOISES. Impact noises are sounds that occur intermittently rather than continuously.

   (B)   IMPACT VIBRATIONS. Discrete impulses which do not exceed 100 per minute shall be considered impact vibrations.

   (C)   INTERIOR PLAN VIEWS. Preliminary plans showing the size and square foot area of each unit, the room design within each unit, the halls and stairwells, indicating fire doors where necessary. All floors of the building can be typical; however, any variations between floor designs are to be shown separately.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   JUNKYARD. An open area where waste, scrap metal, paper, rags or similar materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including auto and building wrecking yards, but excluding similar uses taking place entirely within a completely enclosed building.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   KENNEL. Any structure, land, or combination thereof used, designed, or arranged for the short term boarding, or care of dogs, cats, or other domestic animals for profit, but exclusive of animals used for agricultural purposes.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   LABORATORY, MEDICAL OR DENTAL. A place that provides opportunity for systematic observation, experimentation, or practice related to health or dental care.

   (B)   LAUNDRY SHOP, SELF-SERVICE. A business that provides self-service type washing, drying and ironing facilities.

   (C)   LODGING HOUSE. A building originally designed for and used as a single- or two-unit dwelling, all or a portion of which contains lodging rooms which accommodate persons who are not members of the keeper's family, for compensation pursuant to previous arrangement, but not open on a daily, overnight or per meal basis to transient guests.

   (D)   LODGING ROOM. A room or suite of rooms rented as sleeping and living quarters, but without cooking facilities and with or without an individual bathroom. In a suite of rooms, each room which provides sleeping accommodations shall be counted as one lodging room for the purpose of this chapter.

   (E)   LOT. A parcel or tract of land under single unit control.

   (F)   LOT AREA. A measure, in square feet, of the land area enclosed within the lot lines of a single lot.

   (G)   LOT, CORNER. A lot of which at least two adjacent sides abut for their full lengths upon streets; provided that, the interior angle at the intersection of such two sides is less than 135 degrees. A lot abutting upon a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents to the curve at its points of beginning within the lot or at the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street line intersect at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street lot lines is the corner. In the case of a corner lot with a curved street line, the corner is the point on the street lot line nearest to the point of intersection of the tangents above described.

   (H)   LOT COVERAGE. The part or percent of the lot occupied by impervious surface, not including driveways but including parking pads.

   (I)   LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.

   (J)   LOT, INTERIOR. A lot that is not a corner lot.

   (K)   LOT LINE. A property boundary line of any lot held in single or separate ownership; except that, where any portion of the lot extends to the abutting street or alley, the lot line shall be deemed to be the street or alley line.

   (L)   LOT LINE, FRONT. That boundary of a lot which is along an existing or dedicated street. The owner of a corner lot may select either street lot line as the front lot line, provided that bulk regulations for all yards comply with applicable standards.

   (M)   LOT LINE, INTERIOR. A lot line which does not abut a street.

   (N)   LOT LINE, REAR. The boundary of a lot which is most distant from and is, or is most nearly parallel to the front lot line, and in the case of an irregular triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line ten feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

   (O)   LOT LINE, SIDE. Any boundary of a lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

   (P)   LOT OF RECORD. A single lot which is part of a subdivision, the map of which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of DuPage County, Illinois; or a single parcel of land, the deed of which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of DuPage County, Illinois.

   (Q)   LOT, REVERSED CORNER. A corner lot, the rear of which abuts upon the side of another lot.

   (R)   LOT, THROUGH. A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets, and which is not a corner lot.

   (S)   LOT WIDTH. The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured within the boundaries, or the minimum distance between the side lot lines within the buildable area.

   (T)   LOT, ZONING.

      (1)   A single tract of land, located within a single block, which, at the time of filing for a building permit, is designated by its owner or developer as a tract to be used, developed or built upon as a unit, under single ownership or control, except as otherwise provided by law.

      (2)   A zoning lot shall satisfy this chapter with respect to area, size, dimensions and frontage as required in the district in which the zoning lot is located.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (N)   MULTI-TENANT SHOPPING CENTER. A group of retail and other commercial establishments that is planned, owned, and managed as a single development.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2021-09-45, passed 9-20-2021; Ord. 2022-09-39, passed 9-6-2022; Ord. 2023-03-08, passed 3-20-2023)

   (A)   NET FLOOR AREA. The horizontal area of a floor or several floors of a building or structure; excluding those areas not directly devoted to the principal use of the building or structure including those items listed in § 16-5-2(C)(l) and excluding those items listed in § 16-5-2(C)(2).

   (B)   NON-CONFORMING USE. Any building, structure or land occupied by a use established at the time of the adoption of the ordinance or amendments thereto, which does not conform after the passage of the ordinance or amendments thereto with the use regulations of the ordinance.

   (C)   NOXIOUS MATTER. Material which is capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction or is capable of causing detrimental effects on the psychological, social or economic well-being of human beings.

   (D)   NURSERY. A building or portion thereof used for the daytime care of preschool children.

   (E)   NURSERY, PLANT MATERIAL. A space, building or structure, or combination thereof, for the growing of live trees, shrubs, evergreens or plants offered for retail sale on the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping. The definition of NURSERY, within the meaning of this chapter, does not include any space, building or structure used for the sale of fruits, vegetables or Christmas trees.

   (F)   NURSING HOME. A facility that provides community-based residential care for at least three unrelated adults (at least 80% of whom are 55 years of age or older) who require constant nursing care to perform activities of daily living (ADLs), including personal, supportive, and health-related services available 24 hours per day, if needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   OCTAVE BAND FILTER. An electrical frequency analyzer designed according to standards formulated by the American Standards Association and used in conjunction with a sound level meter to take measurements in specific octave intervals.

   (B)   ODOR THRESHOLD. The minimum concentration in air of a gas, vapor, or particulate matter that can be detected by the olfactory systems of a panel of healthy observers.

   (C)   OFFICE, GENERAL. A building or portion of a building wherein professional services are performed involving predominantly administrative, professional, or clerical services.

   (D)   OFFICE, MEDICAL OR DENTAL. An office for health care providers including but not limited to, dentists, physicians, counselors, and surgeons.

   (E)   OFF-STREET PARKING AREA OR LOT. Land which is improved and used or a structure which is designated and used exclusively for the storage of passenger motor vehicles, either for accessory off-street parking spaces when permitted herein by district regulations.

   (F)   OUTDOOR ACTIVITY OR OPERATION. The subordinate use of a zoning lot for sustained and continuous outdoor use customarily incidental to the primary use of the zoning lot within an enclosed structure.

   (K)   OUTDOOR THEATER. An outdoor area used for dramatic, operatic, motion pictures, or other performance, for admission to the public.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2021-09-45, passed 9-20-2021)

   (A)   PARKING AREA, PRIVATE. An open, hard-surfaced area, other than a street or public way, designed, arranged and made available for the storage of private passenger automobiles only, of occupants of the building or buildings for which the parking area is developed and is accessory.

   (B)   PARKING AREA, PUBLIC. An open, hard-surfaced area, other than a street or public way, intended to be used for the storage of passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles under one and one-half tons capacity, and available to the public, whether for compensation, free or as an accommodation to clients or customers.

   (C)   PARKING AREA OR YARD, TRUCK. Any land used or intended to be used for the storage, parking of trucks, trailers, tractors and including commercial vehicles, while not loading or unloading, which exceeds one and one-half tons in capacity.

   (D)   PARKING PAD. An off-street parking area adjacent to a driveway and/or garage.

   (E)   PARKING SPACE, AUTOMOBILE. Space within a public or private parking area, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns or office and work areas.

   (J)   PATIO. An uncovered floor, usually made of concrete, brick, or other masonry material, which is not elevated above the surface of the ground in any manner.

   (O)   PERSON. Any individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, corporation, municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state, or a receiver, trustee, conservator or other representative appointed by order of any court.

      (1)   Is attributable to mental, intellectual or physical impairments or a combination of mental, intellectual or physical impairments;

      (2)   Is likely to continue for a significant amount of time or indefinitely;

      (3)   Results in functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activities:

         (a)   Self care;

         (b)   Receptive or expressive language;

         (c)   Learning;

         (d)   Mobility;

         (e)   Self direction;

         (f)   Capacity for independent living; and

         (g)   Economic self-sufficiency.

      (4)   Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services which are of a life-long or extended duration.

   (V)   PORTABLE OUTDOOR STORAGE DEVICE. Any item designed and used as follows: a container which is delivered to a property, which is filled with household items or other nontrash materials, and which the container and its contents are subsequently transported to another location.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2023-07-32, passed 7-17-2023)

[Reserve]

   (A)   RADIATION HAZARDS. The deleterious and harmful effects of all ionizing radiation, which shall include all radiation capable of producing ions in their passage through matter. Such radiations shall include but are not limited to the electromagnetic radiations such as x-rays and gamma rays and particulate radiation such as electrons, beta particles, protons, neutrons and alpha particles.

   (G)   RESEARCH LABORATORY. 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.

   (O)   ROOM. For the purpose of determining lot area requirements and density in a multiple-unit district, a living room and bedroom, equal to at least a 100 square feet in area. A room shall not include the area in kitchen, open dining area, sanitary facilities, utility provisions, corridors, hallways and storage. Plans presented showing one-, two- or three-bedroom units, and including a den, library or other extra room shall count such extra room as a bedroom for the purpose of computing density.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2023-07-32, passed 7-17-2023)

   (A)   SCHOOL. An institution for the teaching of children or adults including public and private primary and secondary schools.

   (B)   SEED STORE. See GARDEN SUPPLY STORE.

   (C)   SELF STORAGE. A building or group of buildings consisting of individual, self-contained units used for the storage of personal property where individual owners or lessees control individual storage spaces.

   (D)   SENIOR COHOUSING. A residential development targeted to people aged 55 and over where residents have individual dwelling units but share communal spaces, meals, and group activities.

   (E)   SERVICE WALK. A hard surface walkway for pedestrians located on private property and internal to a site.

   (F)   SEXUALLY-ORIENTED MATERIAL. Any media which displays sexually specified area(s) or specified sexual activities, as those terms are defined in this Article 2.

   (G)   SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT BOOKSTORE. An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade, books, magazines, and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.

   (H)   SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. Any exhibition of sexually- oriented motion pictures, live performance, display or dance of any type which has as a significant or substantial portion of such performance any actual or simulated performance of specified sexual activities or exhibition and viewing of specified anatomical areas, removal of articles of clothing or appearing unclothed, pantomime, modeling, or any other personal service offered customers.

   (I)   SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CABARET. A public or private establishment which features topless or nude dancers and/or waitresses, strippers, male or female impersonators and/or similar entertainers.

   (J)   SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. An enclosed building with the capacity for less than 50 persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein.

   (K)   SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT GIFT SHOP. An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade pictures, photographs, drawings, diagrams, paraphernalia, apparatus or other objects which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted for the sale or display of such material.

   (L)   SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT MOVIE THEATER. An enclosed building with a capacity of 50 persons or more used primarily for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein.

   (M)   SEXUALLY SPECIFIED AREAS.

      (1)   Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, the female breast below a point immediately above the areola to a point immediately below the areola, said opaque cover covering the entire areola, or anal area.

      (2)   The display of the human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, real or simulated, even if completely and opaquely covered.

   (N)   SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES. Actual or simulated human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts or simulated acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; acts or simulated acts of oral sexual conduct; fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast; or excretory functions as part of or in connection with any activities set forth in this definition.

   (O)   SHED. A detached accessory structure used primarily for storage purposes whose use is incidental and subordinate to that of the principal building or structure.

   (P)   SIDEWALK. A paved walkway for pedestrians located in the public right-of-way.

   (Q)   SIGHT TRIANGLE. The portion of a lot within the triangular area formed by two measurements 25 feet in length from the point of intersection of two street right-of-way lines forming a corner lot, or 25 feet in length from the point of intersection of a street right-of-way line and the edge of an intersecting driveway, or two intersecting private roadways.

   (R)   SIGN. Any object, device, display, structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event, or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination, or projected images.

      (1)   SIGN, A-FRAME. See SIGN, SANDWICH BOARD.

      (2)   SIGN, ANIMATED. The presentation of pictorials and graphics on signs displayed in a progression of frames which give the illusion of motion, including but not limited to the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or bands of light, or expanding or contracting shapes.

      (3)   SIGN, AWNING. A business or identification sign attached directly to an awning, or weather resistant paint directly affixed to the awning material.

      (4)   SIGN, BILLBOARD. See SIGN, OFF PREMISES.

      (5)   SIGN, BLADE. See SIGN, PROJECTING.

      (6)   SIGN, BOX. A sign that is self- enclosed and which may be multi-sided incorporating a rigid frame, which supports and retains removable sign face panels and/or background constructed of plastic or similar translucent material.

      (7)   SIGN, CANOPY. A sign attached directly to a canopy, or weather resistant paint directly affixed to the canopy material.

      (8)   SIGN, CHANGEABLE COPY. A sign or portion thereof designed to accommodate frequent message changes composed of characters, letters, or illustrations and that can be changed or rearranged manually without altering the face or surface of such sign.

      (9)   SIGN COPY. Any graphic, word, numeral, symbol, insignia, text, sample, model, device, or combination thereof on a sign.

      (10)   SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD. A sign or portion thereof designed to accommodate frequent message changes composed of characters, letters, or illustrations and that can be changed or rearranged electronically without altering the face or surface of such sign.

      (11)   SIGN, FEATHER. A flexible or rigid pole to which one side of a flexible fabric, generally in the shape of a feather or similar shape, is attached, and which upon which temporary sign copy is displayed. Such banners are also known and sold under names which include, but are not limited to, "quill sign," "banana banner," "blade banner," "flutter banner," "flutter flag," "bowflag," "teardrop banners," and others. The definition includes functionally similar display devices.

      (12)   SIGN, GROUND MOUNTED. A temporary sign on a frame, pole, or other support that is not attached to any building.

      (13)   SIGN, MONUMENT. A sign permanently affixed to the ground by means of a base with a solid appearance that is as wide or wider than the sign face and is appurtenant to a single-tenant building.

      (14)   SIGN, MOVING. Any sign or part of a sign that changes physical position by any movement or rotation or that gives the visual impression of such movement by use of lighting, or that exhibits intermittent or sequential flashing of natural or artificial light or color effects by any means whatsoever.

      (15)   SIGN, MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT. A sign permanently affixed to the ground by means of a base with a solid appearance that is as wide or wider than the sign face and is appurtenant to a multi-tenant building.

      (16)   SIGN, OFF PREMISES. A sign that constitutes a principal, separate, or secondary use, as opposed to an accessory use, of the parcel on which it is located.

      (17)   SIGN, ON-SITE TRAFFIC DIRECTIONAL SIGN. A sign that primarily provides information for directing and guiding vehicular or pedestrian traffic in order to protect public safety.

      (18)   SIGN, PERMANENT. Any sign which is not a temporary sign.

      (19)   SIGN, POLE. A sign with a supporting structure with a size less than 25% of the total width of the sign with more than two feet of clear space between the bottom of the face of the sign and the grade beneath the sign face.

      (20)   SIGN, PROJECTING. A small, pedestrian oriented sign that projects perpendicular from a structure.

      (21)   SIGN, ROOF. A sign erected, constructed, painted, or placed upon or over a roof or parapet wall of a building and which is wholly or partly supported by the building or roof structure.

      (22)   SIGN, ROTATING. See SIGN, MOVING.

      (23)   SIGN, SANDWICH BOARD. A sign not secured or attached to the ground or surface upon which it is located, but supported by its own frame, which is typically in the shape of an A.

      (24)   SIGN, SNIPE. An off-premises sign that is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued, or otherwise attached to trees, poles, stakes, fences, or to other objects.

      (25)   SIGN, TEMPORARY. A sign intended to be displayed for a limited length of time.

      (26)   SIGN, TRAILER-TYPE PORTABLE. A portable sign mounted on a trailer or similar.

      (27)   SIGN, WALL. A permanent sign attached directly to a building wall.

      (28)   SIGN, WALL MOUNTED BANNER. A temporary sign composed of lightweight, flexible, non-rigid material that is affixed to a building wall.

      (29)   SIGN, WINDOW. A sign which is visible to persons in the public right-of-way and which is placed within a building and within one foot of a window.

      (30)   SIGN, YARD. A temporary sign printed on corrugated plastic or similar material on a wire or plastic frame or similar support.

   (S)   SINGLE-UNIT ATTACHED. A dwelling designed to contain one dwelling unit from lowest level to roof, with a private outside entrance, but not necessarily occupying a private lot, and sharing a common wall adjoining dwelling units.

   (T)   SINGLE-UNIT DETACHED. A dwelling containing one dwelling unit only which is surrounded on all sides by open space on the same lot.

   (U)   SMOKE. The visible discharge from a chimney, stack, vent, exhaust or combustion process which is made up of particulate matter.

   (V)   SMOKING SHELTER. Any shelter in which smoking is permitted by a business or property owner and is not an "enclosed area", as defined by the Smoke-Free Illinois Act.

   (W)   SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM. A device or combination of devices, structure, or part of a device or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that contributes significantly to a structure's energy supply.

   (X)   SOUND LEVEL. The intensity of sound of an operation or use as measured in decibels.

   (Y)   SOUND LEVEL METER. An instrument standardized by the American Standards Association for measurement of the intensity of sound.

   (Z)   SPECIALTY FOOD STORE. A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies less than or equal to 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.

   (AA)   STORY. The portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. The floor of a story may have split levels; provided that, there are not more than four feet difference in elevation between the different levels of the floor. A basement shall be counted as a story and a mezzanine floor shall be counted as a story when it covers one-third the area of the floor next below it, or if the vertical distance from the floor next below it to the floor next above it is 24 feet or more.

   (BB)   STORY, HALF. A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates on which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than three feet above the floor of such story; except that, any partial story used for residence purposes, other than for a janitor or caretaker or his or her family, or by a family occupying the floor immediately below it, shall be deemed a full story.

   (CC)   STREET, FRONTAGE. All of the property fronting on one side of a street between two intersecting streets, or in the case of a dead-end street, all of the property along one side of the street between an intersecting street and the end of such dead-end street.

   (DD)   STRUCTURE. Any improvement upon land, the use of which requires a permanent or temporary location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent or temporary location on the ground. This includes, but is not limited to, signs, fences, driveways, pools, decks, sheds, buildings and tennis courts.

   (EE)   STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls, excepting such repair or replacement as may be required for the safety of the building.

   (FF)   STRUCTURE, PRINCIPAL. A non-accessory structure that houses or serves as the principal use of the zoning lot on which it is located.

   (GG)   SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION. Repairs, replacements, and improvements the cost of which exceeds 15% (exclusive of any soft costs) of the property's replacement cost (fair market value) after completion of all repairs, replacements, and improvements.

   (HH)   SWIMMING POOL. A structure, whether above or below grade level, designed to hold water more than 24 inches deep to be used for recreational purposes.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   TATTOO PARLOR. An establishment whose principal business activity, either in terms of operation or as offered to the public, is the practice of one or more of the following: (1) placing of designs, letters, figures, symbols, or other marks upon or under the skin of any person, using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin; (2) creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration.

   (B)   TAPROOM. A portion of a brewery, winery, or distillery establishment or an establishment associated with a brewery, winery, or distillery where beer, wine, or spirits made by the brewery, winery, or distillery are sold. A taproom may also provide on-site consumption of food and beverages produced on or off-site.

   (C)   TOTAL SENIOR LIFE CARE FACILITY.

      (1)   A housing development designated for retirement for individuals having a minimum age of 55 years or couples wherein one spouse is 55 years or older, containing one or more connected buildings with not less than 200 dwelling units and a common area containing dining, kitchen, meeting and recreational facilities which may be located upon a single zoning lot. The aforementioned development will provide a nursing home which will be located on the site. The overall size of the development will not be less than 25 acres and overall floor area ratio will not exceed 0.15. The density shall not be greater than ten dwelling units per acre and for purposes of computing the density, every four nursing beds shall constitute the equivalent of one dwelling unit.

      (2)   Minimum floor area shall be as follows:

         (a)   Studio apartments: 435 square feet;

         (b)   One-bedroom apartments: 610 square feet;

         (c)   Two-bedroom apartments: 860 square feet;

         (d)   Three-bedroom apartments: 1,450 square feet

      (3)   The use may include ancillary retail shops, the use of which is limited to the residents and their guests.

   (D)   TOXIC MATTER OR MATERIAL. Those materials which are capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical means.

   (E)   TRAILER.

      (1)   A vehicle with or without motive power used or adaptable for living, sleeping, business or storage purposes, having no foundation other than wheels, blocks, skids, jacks, horses or skirting, which does not meet the Building Code requirements and has been or reasonably may be equipped with wheels or other devices for transporting the structure from place to place.

      (2)   A permanent foundation shall not change its character nor shall the erecting of additions to such trailer, unless the trailer itself and any additions thereto conform to all village laws.

   (F)   TRAILER SALES AREA. An open area, other than a street, used for the display or sale of new or used trailers, and where no repair work is done, except for minor incidental repair of trailers to be displayed and sold on the premises.

   (G)   TRAILER, SPORTS OR CAMPING. A trailer designed for camping or other recreational purposes.

   (H)   TRAINING FACILITY. See UNION HALL.

   (I)   TRANSFER FACILITY, LANDSCAPE WASTE. A facility at which landscape waste is deposited and loaded onto transfer trailers, to be transported off-site for disposal or processing.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (A)   UNIVERSITY. See COLLEGE.

   (B)   UNION HALL. A building in which a trade union meets, conducts training, hiring, or other business activities.

   (C)   URBAN FARM. See COMMUNITY GARDEN.

   (D)   USE, PRINCIPAL. The dominant use of land or buildings as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

   (D)   VEHICLE SALES AND RENTAL. An open area, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of new or used automobiles or trailers, and where repair work may be performed.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2022- 02-11, passed 2-22-2022; Ord. 2023-07-32, passed 7-17-2023)

   (A)   WAREHOUSE, DISTRIBUTION. A facility where goods are received and temporarily stored for delivery to the ultimate customer at remote locations.

   (B)   WAREHOUSE, MINI. See SELF STORAGE.

   (C)   WAREHOUSE, STORAGE. A facility where goods are received stored for extended periods of time for delivery to the ultimate customer at remote locations.

   (D)   WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. A facility for the processing or storage, treatment or disposal of waste, not including hauling or transport.

   (E)   WASTE TREATMENT. Any method, technique or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of any waste so as to neutralize it or render it nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume. Such term includes any activity or processing designed to change the physical form or chemical composition of hazardous waste so as to render it nonhazardous.

   (F)   WHOLESALE. An establishment or place of business primarily engaged in selling and/or distributing merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users, or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies. This is not considered a general commercial use.

   (G)   WINERY. An agricultural processing facility used for: (1) the fermenting and processing of fruit juice into wine; or (2) the refermenting of still wine into sparkling wine.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)

[Reserve]

   (A)   YARD, ACTUAL. The actual yard is bounded by the applicable lot line(s) and the actual building setback as established by the principal building or use of land.

   (B)   YARD, COURT. A yard formed by the enclosure of space on more than two sides by a building or buildings.

   (C)   YARD, FRONT. A yard which is bounded by the side lot lines, front lot line and the front yard line, or the established setback line when 40% or more of the lots fronting on one side of a street within a block are improved with principal buildings or uses of land.

   (D)   YARD, INTERIOR SIDE. Aside yard which adjoins another lot or an alley separating such side yard from another lot, and which is bounded by the rear yard line, front yard line, side yard line and interior side lot line.

   (E)   YARD LINE. A line in a lot that is parallel to the lot line along which the applicable yard extends and which is not nearer to such lot line at any point than the required depth or width of the applicable yard otherwise contained within this Zoning Code. Yard lines shall be created for each type of yard for which a required depth or width is established within the Zoning Code. A principal or accessory building, structure or other obstruction shall not encroach into the area between any yard line and an adjacent lot line except for such permitted obstructions in yards as are set forth in this chapter.

   (F)   YARD, REAR. A yard which is bounded by the interior side lot line(s), required yard line adjoining a street (if applicable), rear lot line and the rear yard line.

   (G)   YARD, REQUIRED. The required yard is bounded by the applicable lot line(s) and required yard line(s). Unless noted otherwise, references to YARD in the Zoning Code refer to the required yard.

   (H)   YARD, SIDE, ADJOINING A STREET (CORNER SIDE YARD). A yard which is bounded by the front yard line, side yard line, side lot line adjoining a street and rear lot line. A side yard adjoining a street shall extend across the entire length of a lot from the front yard line to the rear lot line.

   (A)   ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. The Zoning Administrator is the Community Development Director.

   (B)   ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Carol Stream, Illinois.

(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)