Chicago Heights City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 3-1.- Interpretation.
- 3.2. - Scope of regulations.
- 3-3. - Use and bulk regulations.
- 3-4. - Lot coverage.
- 3-5. - Lot area and dimension.
- 3-6. - Rezoning of public and semipublic areas.
- 3-7. - Accessory buildings.
- 3-8. - Performance standards.
- 3-9. - Existing special uses.
- 3-10. - Airport requirements.
- 3-11. - Flood plain development.
- 3-12. - Water supply and/or sanitary sewage.
- 3-13. - Antennas.
- 3-14. - Communication towers.
CHAPTER 5
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
Sections
CHAPTER 7
DISTRICTS1
Sections
- 7-1.- R-1 One-family residence district.
- 7-2. - R-2 One-family residence district.
- 7-2F. - R-2F Two-family residential.
- 7-3. - R-3 General residence district.
- 7-4. - R-4 Multiple family residence district.
- 7-5. - R-4A Heritage preservation overlay district.
- 7-6. - B-1 Retail and business district.
- 7-7. - B-2 Limited service business district.
- 7-8. - B-3 General service and wholesale business district.
- 7-9. - B-4 Office business district.
- 7-10. - M-1 Limited manufacturing district.
- 7-11. - M-2 General manufacturing districts.
- 7-12. - M-3 Heavy industrial district.
- 7-13. - Performance standards.
- 7-14. - Performance measures definitions.
CHAPTER 8
MIXED-USE MX DISTRICTS1
Sections
- 8-1.- Overview of code.
- 8-2. - Mixed-use (MX) districts.
- 8-3. - Definitions.
- 8-4. - Requirements for all building types.
- 8-5. - Descriptions and intent of building types.
- 8-6. - Storefront building type.
- 8-7. - General building type.
- 8-8. - Row building type.
- 8-9. - Yard building type.
- 8-10. - Civic building type.
- 8-11. - Measurement of building type requirements.
- 8-12. - General design requirements.
- 8-13. - Cap types.
- 8-14. - New street components.
- 8-15. - Landscape requirements.
- 8-16. - Streetscape requirements.
- 8-17. - MX District parking.
- 8-18. - Development approval process.
- 8-19. - Nonconforming structures.
CHAPTER 9
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
Sections
- 9-1.- Purpose.
- 9-2. - General requirements.
- 9-3. - Residential planned unit development.
- 9-4. - Business planned unit developments.
- 9-5. - Mixed-use planned unit developments.
- 9-6. - Manufacturing and/or office park planned unit developments.
- 9-7. - Procedure.
- 9-8. - Content of petition.
- 9-9. - Changes to planned unit developments.
- 9-10. - Findings of facts.
- 9-11. - Effective period of planned unit development.
CHAPTER 10
PARKING AND LOADING
Sections
- 10-1.- General provisions.
- 10-2. - Use of parking facilities—Residential district.
- 10-3. - Use of parking facilities—Business and mixed-use districts.
- 10-4. - Use of parking facilities—Manufacturing district.
- 10-5. - Use of parking facilities—Joint parking facilities.
- 10-6. - Restrictive covenant required.
- 10-7. - Maximum number of spaces.
- 10-8. - Floor area exemptions.
- 10-9. - Use of off-street parking.
- 10-10. - Design and construction requirements for off-street parking.
- 10-11. - Parking plans.
- 10-12. - Parking size requirements.
- 10-13. - Design and maintenance.
- 10-14. - Schedule of parking requirements.
- 10-15. - Additional regulations—Off-street loading.
CHAPTER 11
SIGN REGULATIONS1
Sections
- 11-1.- General requirements.
- 11-2. - Exempt signs.
- 11-3. - Temporary signs.
- 11-4. - Prohibited signs.
- 11-5. - Permitted types and quantity of lot signage.
- 11-6. - Wall sign.
- 11-7. - Projecting sign.
- 11-8. - Projecting marquee sign.
- 11-9. - Awning sign.
- 11-10. - Canopy-mounted sign.
- 11-11. - Roof sign.
- 11-12. - Window sign.
- 11-13. - Monument sign.
- 11-14. - Ped-scale pole-mounted sign.
- 11-15. - Multi-tenant monument.
- 11-16. - Electronic displays.
- 11-17. - Outdoor advertising signs.
CHAPTER 13
ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- 13-1.- Jurisdiction.
- 13-2. - Zoning board of appeals.
- 13-3. - Variances.
- 13-4. - Minor variance.
- 13-5. - Major variance.
- 13-6. - Special uses.
- 13-7. - Enforcing officer.
- 13-8. - Zoning permit.
- 13-9. - Zoning certificate of occupancy.
- 13-10. - Amendments to zoning ordinance, text or map.
- 13-11. - Appeals.
- 13-12. - Violations and penalties.
- 13-13. - Validity.
- 13-14. - Repeal of conflicting ordinances.