These regulations shall be referred to as the "zoning ordinance of the village of Carpentersville."

(Ord. 07-31 § 1 (part), 2007)

This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:

A.

To promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience, and general welfare;

B.

To secure adequate natural light, pure air, privacy and safety from fire and other dangers;

C.

To limit and control the pollution of the environment and to lessen or avoid hazards to persons and property from stormwater runoff or floodwaters;

D.

To protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, commercial and industrial areas of the village;

E.

To enhance aesthetic values throughout the village and to conserve the taxable value of land and buildings;

F.

To limit congestion on public streets;

G.

To implement the comprehensive plan of the village;

H.

To set forth the developmental policy of the village with respect to the use of land, intensity of use of land, and location of land uses throughout the village.

(Ord. 07-31 § 1 (part), 2007)

In order to ensure that this chapter meets its intended purpose and objectives:

A.

These regulations have been based upon the comprehensive plan for the village of Carpentersville, which has been adopted by the village board of Carpentersville. This comprehensive plan includes a study of land use and existing conditions, a land use plan, plans for transportation, community facilities, open space and environmental features, utilities and provides goals and recommendations for orderly growth and capital improvements.

B.

Need for public services and facilities in both size and location depend upon the character and intensity of land use. Regulation of the use of land is thus fundamental to a coordinated optimum physical development of the community. The land use regulations are intended to be the foundation of the entire process of improvement of the physical environment.

C.

The regulations are intended to preserve and protect existing property uses and values against adverse or unharmonious adjacent uses.

D.

The land use regulations divide the area into various zoning districts.

1.

The comprehensive plan includes careful estimates of the land area requirements for the various land uses such as commerce, residence, industry, transportation and public uses. These urban uses are directed into that land area where they may be most efficiently served by public services and facilities such as sewers, water, schools, parks and the like.

2.

In the past, residential neighborhoods have deteriorated because they were invaded by more intensive residential uses such as duplexes or apartment buildings. The regulations establish residential districts particularly designed to provide a balance of housing options and maximum protection for single-family homes.

3.

Other residential districts are established for single-family attached and multifamily homes. Density, yard and parking regulations insure good and sustainable living conditions in these areas. Much of present-day development is by large projects instead of lot by lot. The regulations provide for a planned unit development process for applicable developments. The planned unit development ordinance introduces an important measure of flexibility into these developments.

4.

Commercial districts recognize the different types of commercial areas that will be needed by the future growth of the community. There is a zoning district for the neighborhood commercial areas to serve the adjacent residential neighborhoods. For the more widely used commercial areas along major streets and highways, a general commercial district has been established. The regulations also provide for standards for commercial planned unit developments.

5.

For industry, there are two districts: a "restricted" district for the modern organized industrial area where business parks or campuses may be developed and a "general" industrial district for nonobnoxious manufacturing.

6.

Development standards have been developed creating minimum standards to improve the design and appearance of developments.

7.

Recognition has been made of certain special areas of the village such as the Old Town business district.

8.

The regulations emphasize character as well as location and density of the land uses.

9.

Landscape regulations have been established to enhance the appearance of developments and improve the impact of land development on adjoining properties and maintain a natural setting.

10.

The regulations provide for the gradual elimination of those uses of land, buildings and structures which do not conform with the standards of the district in which they are located.

11.

All uses are required to provide their own off-street parking. Enforcement of this requirement enables streets to be used primarily for traffic movement.

12.

Each of the regulations has been designed to work harmoniously with the others with the totality providing that minimum degree of land use control essential to the realization of the optimum urban environment.

(Ord. 07-31 § 1 (part), 2007)