The purpose of Article 6 is to promote the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience and general welfare and to continue to develop the facilities and amenities that make the City of Country Club Hills a safe, healthful, convenient and attractive city in which to live and in which social interactions are generated.

The following provisions shall apply to all Single Family Residence Districts and to special uses in Residential Zoning Districts:

*In the event a single-family dwelling is constructed with an attached garage, the minimum side yard setback shall be 10% of the lot width for both side yards. In the event a single family dwelling is constructed on a corner lot, the minimum side yard setback facing the street shall be 7.6 meters (25 feet).

Permitted uses in Single-Family Residence Districts shall be limited to the following: Community Residences, where the sponsoring agency obtains an

Administrative Occupancy Permit prior to establishing a community residence.

Detached single-family dwellings, excluding trailer parks.

Home occupations permitted by this Chapter.

Temporary buildings approved for construction under the Building Code. The Floor Area Ratio in Residential Single Family Districts shall not exceed the following:

The following minimums shall apply to the Single-Family Residence Districts and special uses in Residential Zoning Districts specified below:

In any Residential Zoning District only the following special uses may be authorized in accordance with Article 10 of this Chapter.

Art Galleries and Museums.

Boarding Schools Nursery, Pre-School and Tutorial Schools.

Cemeteries.

Colleges, Universities and accessory uses.

Community Residences that fail to meet all requirements for an administrative occupancy permit, excluding community residences denied a required state or local license.

Day care centers with a minimum livable area of 203 m. (2,500 sq. ft.) Farming, excluding the raising of any animals and excluding commercially operated greenhouses and nurseries.

Golf Courses, including Clubhouses and accessory uses, not including commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf course.

Governmental and Public Utility Buildings, structures and uses.

Halfway houses.

Health and Medical institutions, including Nursing and Convalescent Homes, and Hospices for persons with contagious diseases.

Medical, Dental, or optical offices and clinics; Rehabilitation Centers for handicapped persons; Hospitals or Sanitariums, but not including Animal Hospitals.

For off-street parking and off-street loading requirements see Section 15.9.02.

Parks and Playgrounds—Publicly owned and operated.

Places of Public Worship, Convents, Monasteries, Rectories, Parish Houses, Public Libraries Theological Schools, Parsonages.

Recreation Buildings and Community Centers—Publicly owned and operated.

Schools, Non-boarding Elementary, Junior High, High and Junior College.

The floor area ratio for any special uses shall not exceed 0.33.

The following provisions shall apply in the Multiple-Family Residence District: Permitted uses shall be limited to:

Multiple family dwellings only.

Home occupations permitted in this Chapter.

Temporary buildings approved for construction purposes under the Building Code.

The following minimums shall apply in the Multiple-Family Residence District:

*The side yard and rear yard minimum setbacks are a function of the height of the building nearest the side and rear yard line. For every meter (or foot) of building height, there must be one-half meter (or one-half foot) of setback provided. In no instance shall the minimum setback be less than the values shown in the table above.

**The minimum distance between each multiple-family building is a function of the height of the tallest of the adjacent buildings. For every meter (or foot) of building height, there shall be one meter (or one foot) of separation distance provided. In no instance shall the minimum distance be less than the value shown in the table above.

No building (or total of buildings) shall cover more than 20 percent of the lot (or total lot) area. The maximum building height permitted is 12.2 meters (40 feet).

A.

General Home Occupation Permit: Home occupations are permitted under this Chapter, in order to allow residents of the community a broad choice in the use of their homes as a place of livelihood, as well as a means to supplement personal and family income. In order to protect residential areas from adverse impacts of activities associated with home occupations, the following criteria and performance standards for home occupations located in all residential zoning districts are set forth.

Home occupations permitted in residential zoning districts must be carried out by a member of the immediate family, who is a permanent resident on the premise. To qualify under this Chapter, the home occupation must also meet all of the following conditions:

1)

The building or structure in which the home occupation is located shall be subject to the regulations of the Zoning District in which it is located;

2)

No commodity or merchandise shall be displayed or offered for sale either within or outside of the residence. In addition, no dog kennel, as defined by the Ordinance, shall be allowed as a home occupation;

3)

No equipment can be used nor occupation conducted so that there is the creation or emission of noxious odors, gases, excessive dust, smoke, cinders, noise, electrical interference, vibration, refuse matter or water carried waste, whatsoever;

4)

The home occupation must be an incidental use of the residence;

5)

The area of the business must not take up more than 150 square feet, or 10% of the total livable floor area, within the residence, which ever is lesser;

6)

The occupation must be conducted entirely within the residence or an allowable accessory building;

7)

No equipment shall be stored, exterior to the residence;

8)

No signs that are not expressly permitted by this Chapter are displayed;

9)

No more than one additional person, in addition to the permanent occupant of the home can be employed; and

10)

No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood.

All home occupations are required to obtain a home occupation permit from the Office of the City Clerk. In order to obtain a permit, interested parties must submit an application to the Director of Planning, stipulating that the home occupation complies with all of the above stated standards.

If the Planning Director determines that the occupation is in compliance, the resident may obtain the required permit from the City Clerk, after paying the appropriate permitting fee. If the Planning Director determines that the occupation does not comply with the required standards, the applicant may appeal the decision to the City Council. All home occupation permits shall be renewed annually.

B.

Day Care Home Occupation Permit:

1)

Minimum Standards; Requirements: No person shall operate a Day Care Home within the City unless the operator obtains an annual Business Permit from the City. Day Care Home facilities shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 15.6.06(A). No Business Permit shall be issued to a Day Care Home unless the operator complies with the following regulations, restrictions and conditions:

a.

No Day Care Home may be operated from an apartment or condominium units.

b.

Each Day Care Home shall comply with all building, zoning, fire and other health and safety regulations of the City as they may be amended from time to time.

c.

No Day Care Home may operate unless the operator possesses a valid Day Care Home permit issued by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

d.

Each Day Care Home shall comply with all DCFS regulations, including those governing numbers and ages of children, which include:

i.

That a caregiver alone may care for a mixed age group consisting of up to eight children under the age of twelve, of which up to five children may be under the age of five, of which up to three children may be under 24 months of age, or;

ii.

That a caregiver alone may care for a pre-school group consisting of up to eight children under the age of twelve, of which up to six children may be under the age of five, of which no child may be under age three, or;

iii.

That a caregiver alone may care for a school age group consisting of eight school age children, from six to twelve years of age.

iv.

In addition to the children who may receive day care in accordance with this subsection, a Day Care Home may accept four additional children who are attending school full-time if a before and/or after school assistant is employed and a fire clearance is obtained. Care provided for children who attend school full-time is limited to before and/or after school, holidays, weekends, during unforeseen school closings and during the summer. The assistant shall be present at all times when school children are present.

v.

Each Day Care Home shall be subject to periodic, unannounced inspections by the City to determine compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the operator shall cooperate with authorized inspecting agents of the City.

vi.

Each Day Care Home operator shall make available at all times to the City Fire and Building Departments, a list showing the names and addresses of all children being cared for in the facility.

vii.

Each operator shall annually furnish the City with evidence that the operator and all employees have submitted to at least fifteen (15) hours of training in child care, development and education, in addition to first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) administration, with said training to be conducted by agencies such as a community college, YMCA or other agency regularly engaged in such training.

viii.

The operator of each Day Care Home shall provide a safe means of ingress and egress for children being transported to or from a Day Care Home. An off-street drop-off/pickup area must be provided if a Day Care Home is located on an arterial street.

ix.

The residence or portion of the residence to which children from the Day Care Home have access shall be a Smoke Free Zone; all smoking materials, including ash trays, shall be kept out of reach of children from the Day Care Home.

x.

All walls, floors and ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings and cribs shall be maintained in good repair and free from characteristics which may be hazardous or injurious to children including open containers, lead-based paint and sharp and rough edges.

xi.

An operable telephone shall be on the premises, easily accessible for use in an emergency and all emergency numbers shall be posted in an obvious location immediately accessible to the phone. Emergency numbers are to include, as a minimum, police, fire, ambulance and parents or guardians.

xii.

Extension cords shall not be used. Electrical outlets not being used shall be covered or be otherwise shock resistant.

xiii.

Any thermal hazards (radiators, hot water pipes, steam pipes, heaters), shall be out of reach of the children by the use of partitions, screens or other means.

xiv.

All facilities shall have hard-wired, battery back-up smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors on each full level of the home.

2)

Application for Day Care Home Permit; Requirements: Each applicant for a Day Care Home Permit to operate a Day Care Home in the City shall complete an application form provided and furnished by the City, which form shall require the operator to furnish the following:

a.

Name and address of the operator.

b.

Name and address of any employees of any individual over the age of sixteen involved in the operation of the Day Care Home.

c.

A copy of the operator's current and valid Day Care Home permit issued by DCFS.

d.

Whether the operator or any employee has been, or is currently subject to, any proceeding involving the suspension or revocation of the permit issued by DCFS.

e.

The operator and employees shall be fingerprinted by the Police Department, and shall pay the City an additional amount as may be required by the State of Illinois or Federal Bureau of Investigation to process such fingerprints. By making application for a permit, the operator and employees authorize the City to forward the results of the fingerprint identification to DCFS. The processing of fingerprinting shall not be cause for delay in the issuance of a Permit.

f.

Such other information relating to the terms and provisions of this Article.

Upon receipt of a completed application and the fee, the Fire Department and City Health and Building Departments shall inspect the premises of the Day Care Home for purposes of determining compliance with this Article. Upon such determination, a Permit shall be issued. Upon the issuance of such Permit the operator shall be authorized to operate a Day Care Home within the City.

3)

Day Care Home Permit Fee; Permit Year: Each applicant for a Day Care Home Permit to operate a Day Care Home shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to the City at the time of making application for such Day Care Home Permit. The permit shall be issued on a May 1 fiscal year basis and there shall be no prorations of such fee in the event a Day Care Home discontinues operation during the course of any permit.

4)

Existing Day Care Home: Any Day Care Home permitted by the Department which is operating as of the effective date of this Ordinance shall have an additional thirty (30) days thereafter to make application to the City for a Day Care Home Permit. No punitive action will be taken by the city against such facility during the pendency of the City's review in the event of a timely application.

5)

Penalties; Reporting to the Department: Any person who shall violate a provision of this Article shall be guilty of an offense against the City punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). All violations must be corrected within seven (7) days of notification of the violation. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. In addition, any violation of this Ordinance may be grounds for revocation of the Day Care Home Permit. All violations of this Ordinance shall be reported to DCFS.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Ordinance, the following vehicles and equipment are prohibited from being parked in any accessory off-street parking space or facility in any residential zoning district of the City of Country Club Hills, except when housed in a fully enclosed garage:

A.

Tow trucks.

B.

School buses.

C.

Tractors.

D.

Construction equipment, such as cement mixers, air compressors and pumps.

E.

Bulldozers.

F.

Scrapers or other large earth-moving equipment.

G.

Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of more than 8,000 pounds.

H.

Any recreational vehicle, including camping, trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or van camper, except that not more than one such vehicle registered to an owner of the residence may be parked on private property behind the front line of the residence thereon, on a hard surface.

(Ord. No. OA-03-21, § 1, 12-13-2021)

Construction vehicles and construction equipment working under a valid building permit, vehicles for making a delivery or rendering a service at any premises within a residential zoning district, and school buses when parked on school property, are exempt from the above prohibition of parking in residential zoning districts.