The purpose of Article 7 is to promote the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience and general welfare and to provide a level of commercial development which provides residents with needed goods and services, complements and serves residential development and enhances the City tax base.

All business, service, storage, merchandise, display and where permitted, repair and processing, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, except for off-street automobile parking, off-street loading and open-sales lots, in Districts where they are permitted.

Unless otherwise permitted for specified uses, goods sold shall consist primarily of new merchandise and any goods produced on the premises shall primarily be sold to the ultimate consumer and not to be a broker for resale.

Process and equipment employed and goods processed or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter, or water-carried waste.

Dual residential-commercial use of any structure within a commercial area is prohibited, except for hotels and motels.

The floor area ratio in commercial zoning districts shall not exceed 2.2.

Wireless Communication Service Facilities may be located on the same zoning lot as one or more other structures and uses without violating, or causing a violation of, any provision of this Ordinance which prohibits or limits multiple structures, buildings or uses on a zoning lot; provided that in no event shall more than one tower be located on a zoning lot.

Provided that the floor area of the Wireless Communication Service Facility's equipment building, equipment room or equipment enclosures does not exceed 400 square feet, no minimum lot area is required for the facility and no minimum lot width is required for the facility.

The minimum lot area per unit, in commercial zoning districts shall be as follows:

Shopping center must be located on five (5) acres (or 2.024 square hectometers) of land improved with a structure of at least fifty thousand (50,000) square feet (or 4645.113 square meters) and containing five (5) or more distinct and separate retail businesses.

All setbacks, including yards adjacent to residential districts and across the street from residential districts, shall have the following minimum depths and widths:

A green belt buffer zone shall be proved between all residential and commercial areas. This green belt buffer zone shall contain adequate screening such as trees, shrubs, hedges, walls, fences, etc., and shall be approved by the City Council. The green belt buffer zone may fall within the rear yard and side yard set back areas.

Building height in commercial zoning districts shall not exceed 12.2 meters (40 feet).

15.7.02.1. Special Property Maintenance Requirements For Key Commercial Areas.

A.

For purposes of this Section, "Key Commercial Areas" shall refer to the all retail facilities consisting of more than 2,000 square feet, including but not limited to the following retail areas located in the City of Country Club Hills:

1)

Southwest corner of 175th and Pulaski.

2)

Northwest corner of 183rd and Pulaski.

3)

Southwest corner of 183rd and Pulaski.

4)

Northwest corner of Flossmoor Road and Pulaski.

5)

Southwest corner of 183rd and Cicero.

6)

Northwest corner of 183rd and Cicero.

7)

Southwest corner of 167th and Pulaski.

8)

Southwest corner of 167th and Cicero.

9)

Northeast corner of 183rd and Pulaski.

B.

The owners and managers of all Key Commercial Areas shall provide the following periodic and daily maintenance activities:

1)

The owner and manager shall provide current landscape maintenance to all landscaped portions of the Key Commercial Area.

2)

On a daily basis, the owner and manager shall pick up all debris, including, but not limited to, garbage, broken glass, paper products and wrappers. This daily debris pick up shall be completed on or before 8:00 a.m. daily, weather permitting.

C.

Owners and property managers for Key Commercial Areas shall be jointly and individually responsible for the maintenance obligations set forth hereinabove.

D.

Violations of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to the following penalties:

1)

First violation: written warning

2)

Second violation: $150.00

3)

Third violation: $250.00

4)

Fourth violation: $500.00

5)

Fifth and subsequent violations: $750.00

C-1 Commercial Districts. Permitted uses shall include only the following:

Bakeries Retail sales and processing of baker goods for retail sale only on the premises.

Barber Shop.

Beauty Parlor.

Bicycle Stores Sales, Rental, Repair.

Camera and Photographic Supply Stores, including developing and printing when conducted on the premises as part of the retail business.

Confectionery Stores Candy and Ice Cream Parlors.

Currency Exchanges.

Delicatessens.

Drug Store.

Dry Cleaning and Laundry Receiving Stations, processing to be done elsewhere.

Electric Sub-station buildings.

Florist Shops.

Gift Shops including greeting cards.

Grocery Stores.

Hardware Stores.

Hobby Shops Retail sales only; to be assembled or used away from the premises.

Laundries Automatic Self Service Type or Hand, employing not more than two persons in addition to one owner or manager, provided that the laundry machines shall not exceed 16 lbs. capacity each.

Liquor Stores Retail only.

Meat Markets including the sale of meat and meat products to restaurants, hotels, clubs and other similar establishments, when conducted as a part of the retail business on the premises.

News Stands.

Offices Business, Professional, Public.

Real Estate Office.

Redemption Center Premium and stamp.

Restaurants Not including serving of alcoholic beverages, dancing or other live entertainment.

School Supply Stores.

Shoe Stores.

Shoe and Hat Repair Stores.

Signs Business when conducted in a totally enclosed building.

Telegraph Office.

Telephone Booth.

Temporary Offices for construction purposes.

Tobacco Shops.

Variety Stores.

C-2 Commercial District. Permitted uses shall include those uses in the C-1 District and only the following:

Ambulance Supplies and Service Stores.

Antique Shops.

Art Galleries and Museums Art Supply Stores Automobile.

Accessory Stores Retail only.

Banks and Financial Institutions.

Blue Printing and Photo Copying Shops.

Book and Stationary Stores Carpet and Rug Stores China and Glassware Stores.

Clothes Pressing Establishments.

Clothing and Costume Rental Shops.

Clubs and Lodges, Private, Fraternal, Religious Cold Storage Locks, no slaughtering on premises Coin and Philatelic Stores.

Dental and Medical Clinics and Offices.

Department Stores.

Dress Sales Stores.

Dressmaking Shops.

Dry Cleaning Stores, employing not more than four persons in addition to one owner or manager.

Dry Goods Stores.

Electrical and Household Appliance Stores.

Equipment Appliance, Household Service and Repair Stores.

Floral Supplies and Conservatories.

Fuel and Ice Sales, retail only, not including outside storage.

Furniture Stores including upholstering when conducted as part of the retail business.

Furrier Stores including storage and conditioning of furs.

Garages, Public Serving automobiles under 2 tons no body repairs or painting shall be performed on the premises.

Garden Supply Stores.

Glass, Glass Products and Glazing Stores.

Haberdashery Stores.

Hotels and Motels, including dining and meeting rooms provided that business uses other than those which are commonly incidental to a hotel business shall not occupy street frontage, but may, if of a nature permitted in these Districts, occupy space fronting on a hotel hall or lobby.

Interior Decorating Shops, including upholstery, and making of draperies, slipcovers, and other similar articles when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the principal use.

Jewelry Stores including watch repair.

Job Printing Shops, Press bed not more than 14" × 20".

Laboratories Medical and Dental, not including research and development.

Leather Goods and Luggage Stores.

Libraries Public and Private.

Loan Offices.

Locksmith Shops.

Mail Order Service Stores.

Medical and Dental Clinics and Offices.

Meeting Halls Millinery Shops Music Stores.

Musical Instruments Sales and repair; sale of sheet music and records.

Newspaper Offices Not including printing.

Office Supply Stores.

Opticians and Optometrists Office.

Orthopedic and Medical Appliance Stores, but not including the assembly or manufacture of such articles on the premises.

Paint and Wallpaper Stores.

Parking Lots and Storage Garage, Vehicles under 1½ ton capacity.

Pet Supply Stores.

Phonograph and Music Supply Stores.

Photographic Materials Shops and Photographic Studios including developing and printing of photographs when conducted on the premises as part of the retail business.

Physical Culture and Health Services, Gymnasiums, Reducing Salons, masseurs and Public Baths Picture Framing, Retail only.

Printing Shops, Press bed not more than 14" × 20".

Public Service Building, including governmental buildings, public utility service office.

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Recording Studios.

Radio and Television Sales, Service and Repair Stores

Restaurants including serving of alcoholic beverages incidental to the serving of food; but not including dancing or other live entertainment.

Restricted Production and Repair of the following: art and needlework, clothing, custom manufacturing and alterations of jewelry from precious metals and watches for retail only.

Schools Commercial, Business, Trade, including dancing and music.

Schools Public and Parochial.

Second-hand Stores and Rummage Shops.

Sewing Machine Sales and Service Stores (Household Machines only).

Sporting Goods Stores.

Tailor Shops.

Taverns and Cocktail Lounges, not including dancing or live entertainment.

Taxidermists Shops.

Telephone Exchanges, Micro-Wave Relay Towers and Transmission.

Equipment Buildings.

Theaters Not including drive-in theaters.

Toy Shops.

Transit and Transportation Facilities, including shelters, terminals, service buildings and parking areas.

Travel Bureau and Transportation Ticket offices Undertaking Establishments and Funeral Parlors Upholstery Shops.

Water Filtration Plants, Pumping Stations and Reservoirs.

Wearing Apparel Shops.

Wholesale Establishments with storage of merchandise limited to only samples.

C-3 Commercial District. Permitted uses shall include uses permitted in the C-1 and C-2 Districts and only the following:

Amusement Establishment Bowling Alleys, Pool Halls, Dance Halls, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools and Skating Rinks.

Animal Hospitals.

Auction Rooms.

Automobile Sales Showrooms and Service Centers Boat and Marine Sales Showroom and repair within Building Material Sales, not including outside storage.

Cartage and Express Office, all vehicles and supplies contained in an enclosed structures.

Casket and Funeral Supplies.

Catering Establishments.

Contractors and Construction Offices Discount Merchandise Centers Employment Offices.

Exterminating Shops.

Feed Stores including seed supplies.

Greenhouses.

Machinery Sales Showrooms.

Monument Sales.

Music Conservatories.

Radio and Television Towers.

Restaurant including the serving of alcoholic beverages, dancing and other live entertainment.

Sheet Metal, Electrical, Plumbing and like trades, showrooms and sales.

Typewriter and Business Machine Sales and Service Stores.

Veterinarian Wholly within an enclosed building.

C-4 Commercial District. Requirements applicable to C-4 Commercial District:

A.

No property shall be classified as C-4 Commercial District unless at the time of such rezoning:

1)

The parcel proposed to be so classified shall consist of not less than 150 acres under common ownership or control; or

2)

Is contiguous to property which lies within the City and is either already zoned C-4 or is being zoned C-4 simultaneously therewith.

B.

Permitted Uses shall include uses permitted in the C-1, C-2 and C-3 Districts and only the following:

Data processing facilities.

Day Care Centers with a minimum livable area of 203 square meters (2500 square feet) and sufficient setback area to shield children from commercial hazard, i.e., pollution from parking lots; noise, air and water pollution.

Drive-in Bank Employee Cafeteria Exhibition Halls.

Golf Courses including clubhouses and accessory uses, but not including commercially-operated driving ranges or miniature golf (courses).

Heliports (including helicopter receiving and maintenance facilities) Plant Propagation Nursery.

Private Athletic Facilities (indoor and outdoor).

Private Conference Centers, including appurtenant lodging, dining and recreational facilities (including, without limitation, swimming pool and tennis courts).

Private Parks and Playgrounds.

Public and Private Utility Uses, including: water filtration, private water pumping and wells; gas regulator station; telecommunication transmission equipment facility; sewer, storm-water lift station; auxiliary electrical generators (including windmills); solar collectors; passive energy conservation devices; and other similar uses.

Research and Testing Labs.

Storage/Maintenance (including vehicle and helicopter) Facilities.

C.

Special uses allowed in the C-4 Zone shall include those special uses allowed in any commercial zoning district (as enumerated in Section 15.7.03 hereof) plus only the following:

Planned Developments (including residential uses).

D.

The maximum permissible building height in a C-4 Commercial District shall be 22.86 meters (75 feet).

E.

One (1) private single-family dwelling for security purposes and only as an accessory use shall be a Permitted Use in C-4 Commercial District.

F.

Off-street parking in a C-4 Commercial District shall meet the following requirements as to size rather than the requirements presently set forth in Section 15.9.02(C) hereof:

1)

A required off-street parking space shall be at least 2.75 meters (9 feet) in width and at least 5.5 meters (18 feet) in length, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, columns and office or work area. Such space shall have vertical clearance of at least 2.3 meters (7 feet, 6 inches).

2)

If parking is provided for compact cars, the required off-street parking space shall be at least 2.3 meters (7 feet, 6 inches) in width and at least 4.6 meters (15 feet) in length, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, columns and office or work area. Such space shall have vertical clearance of at least 2.3 meters (7 feet, 6 inches).

3)

The minimum width of the driving lane between parking stall shall be:

If 90 degree parking stalls are provided for compact cars, the minimum width of the driving lane between such parking stalls shall be 18 feet.

4)

The off-street parking requirements set forth hereinabove shall not apply to any C-4 special uses which include residential uses.

G.

In the C-4 Commercial District, more than one (1) building or structure may be constructed on a parcel or tract of land, or on a Lot (as defined in Section 15.2.01 hereof) and/or "Subdivision" Lots (as defined in Section 17.2.01) of Chapter 17 of the City Code.

C-5 Planned Commercial Development District. The purpose of the C-5 Planned Commercial District is to provide a district allowing for large-parcel commercial and entertainment-related development within a planned environment. A property may only be (i) rezoned into the C-5 District upon application by the City or the owner of the property, and (ii) developed upon approval of a Planned Commercial Development (PCD) through an Ordinance adopted pursuant to the processes set forth herein.

1.

Minimum Acreage. No property shall be zoned into the C-5 District unless it is either:

(a)

At least 50 acres in area and under unified ownership or control;

(b)

Under unified ownership and control with adjacent property already zoned C-5; or

(c)

At least 10 acres, under unified ownership and control, and adjacent to property already zoned C-5.

2.

Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted in the C-5 District:

(a)

Amusement establishment.

(b)

Banks, financial institutions and savings and loan associations with or without drive-in facilities.

(c)

Business equipment sales and services.

(d)

Business support services.

(e)

Casinos, off-track betting and other gaming and wagering facilities licensed by the State of Illinois.

(f)

Catering establishments as an accessory use to a permitted restaurant.

(g)

Co-located wireless communication facilities.

(h)

Communication services establishments, including but not limited to, recording studios, television and radio studios.

(i)

Privately operated colleges and universities, including but not limited to, business colleges.

(j)

Convention Center.

(k)

Entertainment and spectator sports establishments, including but not limited to, theaters, banquet halls, convention centers and arenas.

(l)

Grocery stores.

(m)

Hotels.

(n)

Liquor and wine stores.

(o)

Medical and dental offices.

(p)

Municipal buildings and lands.

(q)

Offices.

(r)

Parking lots or garages, other than accessory.

(s)

Personal service establishments, including but not limited to information, instructional, personal improvement and similar services.

(t)

Pharmaceutical/drugs stores and establishments.

(u)

Public utility service uses.

(v)

Recreation centers, public or private, including but not limited to, driving ranges, physical fitness centers, ice rinks, swimming pools (indoors and outdoors), Water Parks (indoors and outdoors).

(w)

Restaurants and other establishments with or with out drive-in facilities.

(x)

Retail stores and shops.

(y)

Privately operated schools of music, dance and performing or visual arts.

(z)

Sports Complex.

(aa)

Taverns, bars and clubs, including but not limited to establishments providing live entertainment and dancing, subject to City Council liquor license issuance.

(bb)

Water towers.

(cc)

Uses substantially similar to those identified above, as determined by the City Council.

3.

Special Definitions of Certain Permitted Uses Permitted in the C-5 District.

(a)

Casino. A building for gambling and other entertainment. May include other accessory uses including eating and drinking establishments.

(b)

Convention Center. A facility designed to accommodate multiple groups or extremely large groups; exhibit halls, meeting rooms, ballrooms or banquet space. This does not include sleeping rooms.

Only the following special uses may be authorized in any commercial zoning districts in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.10.06 of this Code:

Automobile Service Centers and Stations for the retail sale and dispensing of fuel, lubricants, tires, batteries, accessories of supplies, including installation and minor services customarily incidental thereto, facilities for chassis gear lubrication and washing of vehicles.

Automobile Laundries.

Day Care Centers with minimum livable area of 2,500 square feet.

Farming Excluding the raising of any animals, and excluding commercially operated greenhouses and nurseries. No such special use shall be granted for a period in excess of three (3) years.

Nursing Homes, Rest Homes, Convalescent Homes, Institutions for the care of the aged on a lot not less than 100 feet in width and 12,500 square feet in area.

Places of Public Worship, Convents, Monasteries, Rectories, Parish Houses, Parsonages, Theological Schools and accessory uses.

Planned Developments.

Tattoo Establishment.

Wireless Communication Service Facilities.