The office research districts are provided to support and complement the DuPage County Comprehensive Plan including: a) the land use plan, b) the Year 2005 Street and Highway Plan and c) the development goals and policies, as amended, which guide the compatible shaping of the present and future land use needs in DuPage County. The office district will provide for office space and limited business service uses, and is intended to provide a transition between business and/or industrial districts and adjoining residence districts, while the office research district will provide for a wider range of office, business service uses and industrially oriented uses, all arranged in a park like setting with large lots and deep yards. Smoke and particulate matter, vibration, glare, odor and noise are controlled by performance standards.

(2005 Code)

Buildings, structures, or uses of land as hereinafter listed shall be permitted in the office research districts indicated under the conditions specified. Except as hereinafter provided, no building shall be used and no lot or tract of land shall be devoted to any use other than a permitted use or conditional use as provided in the zoning district where such building, structure, use, lot or tract of land shall be located with the exception of the following:

A.

Use lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter.

B.

Conditional uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-900.2 of this chapter.

C.

Buildings, structures or uses already established on the effective date of this chapter and rendered nonconforming by the provisions hereof, shall be subject to the regulations of Article V of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Conditional uses, as hereinafter listed in the zoning districts, may be allowed subject to the granting of a conditional use in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-1413 of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Lot size requirements shall be as specified under in each industrial district in Part 2 of this article.

(2005 Code)

Yards shall be required as specified under each zoning district in Part 2 of this article. In addition, the following regulations shall be complied with:

A.

Except as provided in Section 37-406 of this chapter, and except as hereinafter provided, all yards shall be open and unobstructed from the ground level to the sky.

B.

Where a lot has frontage abutting an arterial street and a major collector street, the arterial street line shall be the front lot line.

C.

Where a lot has frontage abutting a major collector street and a lower classification street, the major collector street line shall be the front lot line.

D.

Where a lot has frontage abutting two (2) streets having an identical classification, the Director, Department of Economic Development and Planning, shall determine the location of the front lot line of the zoning lot.

(2005 Code)

Building bulk requirements shall be expressed in terms of minimum yard requirements and maximum building heights, or in terms of floor area ratio (FAR) as prescribed in each zoning district in Part 2 of this article.

(2005 Code)

Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article XI of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Off-street parking and loading facilities accessory to uses allowed in the office research districts shall be provided in accordance with the regulations established in Article XII of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Permitted or conditional uses shall comply with all "required conditions."

A.

Except for miniwarehouses or individual incubator business or office buildings, not more than one (1) principal building or structure or use shall be located on a zoning lot within these districts except by a planned development.

B.

Every use, unless expressly exempted by this chapter, shall be operated in its entirety within a completely enclosed structure; the exemption of a use from the requirement of enclosure will be indicated by the phrase "need not be enclosed" appearing after each use exempted.

C.

Except for open sales lots, all outdoor storage areas of goods, products, materials, supplies, machinery, equipment or commercial vehicles, and outdoor trash containers and shall be enclosed with a fence or a landscaping screen or any combination thereof, which shall result in a full landscape screen to a height of not less than six feet (6′) above grade, according to the provisions of Section 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter.

D.

Except as otherwise provided by conditional use herein, establishments of the drive-in or drive-through type are prohibited.

E.

Buildings existing on the date of adoption of this chapter may be converted to permitted or conditional uses in compliance with the zoning ordinance, the building code, and any other applicable state or County ordinances after review and approval by the County Development Committee of the County Board.

F.

Every use, unless expressly exempted by this chapter, shall comply with Article X, part 3, "Performance Standards," of this chapter; the exemption of a use from the "performance standards" will be indicated by the phrase "need not comply with performance standards."

G.

All requests for uses or building permits in the O-R office research district, noted by a footnote in this chapter, may not be required to be accompanied by a certificate from a scientific research laboratory or consultant approved by the County Board certifying compliance with the "performance standards" as required in Section 37-1003, as determined by the Director, Department of Economic Development and Planning.

H.

Temporary buildings, structures and uses shall be reviewed and approved by the Director, Department of Economic Development and Planning, prior to being established on a zoning lot in these districts. The director shall have the authority to establish reasonable terms and conditions for the temporary building, structure or use including, but not limited to, location on the lot, parking, time limit and need for enclosure except as otherwise provided for by Section 37-408 of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Reserved.

(2005 Code)

The O - office district is intended to provide a transition between business and/or industrial districts and any adjoining residence district.

(2005 Code)

The following uses are permitted:

Adult-use cannabis uses:

Adult-use cannabis craft grower where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than five (5) acres of land area.

d.

All buildings for an adult-use cannabis craft grower shall be set back not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the front lot line and not less than thirty (30) feet from any side, corner side, or rear lot line.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of another craft grower or a cultivation center.

f.

The use shall be located at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home.

Adult-use cannabis cultivation center where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than five (5) acres of land area.

d.

All buildings for an adult-use cannabis cultivation center shall be set back not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the front lot line and not less than thirty (30) feet from any side, corner side, or rear lot line.

e.

The use shall be located at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home.

Adult-use cannabis dispensing organization where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of land area.

d.

The use shall not be operated in an existing single-family home or dwelling unit.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this section.

f.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing adult-use cannabis dispensing organization, unless the subject use will be operated with a State of Illinois license for a social equity/social equity justice dispensing organization.

Adult-use cannabis infuser organization or infuser where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of land area.

d.

The use shall not be operated in an existing single-family home or dwelling unit.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this section.

Adult-use cannabis transporting organization or transporter where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of land area.

d.

The use shall not be operated in an existing single-family home or dwelling unit.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this section.

Place of assembly including:

a. Private club, lodge and fraternal organization.

b. Public and private library, museum and art gallery.

c. Religious institution: chapel, church, synagogue, temples, mosques and other religious institutions including parsonages and rectories.

Residential care uses:

Daycare centers.

Daycare centers, adult.

Service businesses:

Art work, commercial graphics services.

Banks and financial institutions not including drive-in or drive-through establishments.

Offices (business, professional, governmental and medical).

Medical cannabis dispensaries subject to the requirements of section 37-426 of this chapter.

Trails for recreation or transportation by foot, horse, or nonmotorized vehicles.

Level 1 and Level 2 charging stations are permitted in every zoning district, when accessory to the primary permitted use of said district. Charging stations located at single-family and multiple-family uses shall be designated as private use only. Installation of Level 2 charging stations shall be subject to building permit approval.

(2005 Code; Ord. T-2-11, Exh. 1(11), 10-11-2011; Ord. T-1-14, § 5, 11-25-2014; Ord. No. T-1-22, 10-25-2022; Ord. No. DC-O-0056-24, 8-27-2024)

The following conditional uses require prior approval after a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of Section 37-1413 of this chapter:

Planned developments.

Public utility and/or service type uses:

Essential services including fully automated gas regulating stations, telephone exchanges and electric substations.

Railroad passenger stations when not located on railroad property.

Towers and antennas, commercial, for radio, television and telephone transmitting, receiving or relay stations, need not be enclosed.

Wastewater treatment plants, need not be enclosed.

Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations, filtration plants and wells, need not be enclosed.

Other governmental and utility service uses.

Recreational facilities:

Community theaters, amateur.

Health clubs.

Private parks.

Racquet facilities and similar sports activities, need not be enclosed.

Swim clubs, need not be enclosed.

Residential care uses:

Daycare homes.

Schools:

Business and professional.

Corporate training centers.

Data processing.

Electronics.

Service businesses:

Airports, heliports.

Banks and financial institutions, including drive-in and drive-through financial establishments.

Blue printing, graphics and photostatting services.

Office supply stores.

Other uses:

Other nonretail office, financial and institutional uses similar in nature and intensity to the permitted uses listed in Section 37-901.1 of this chapter.

(2005 Code; Ord. No. T-2-11, Exh. 1(11), 10-11-2011; Ord. No. T-1-17, 2-13-2018)

Except as otherwise provided herein, a separate ground area herein called the zoning lot, shall be designated, provided and continuously maintained for each building containing a permitted or conditional use.

Notwithstanding Section 37-900.4 of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided herein, yards shall be required in the O district as follows:

A.

Minimum Yard and FAR Required:

(1)

For zoning lots with a minimum area of one (1) acre, the floor area ratio shall not exceed F.A.R. 0.30

B.

Use of Required Yards:

1.

Yards Facing Existing or Proposed Streets: Without reduction by conditional use procedure, yards facing existing or proposed streets may be utilized for site access, fire access, site identification and landscaping.

2.

Yards Adjacent to Interior Side/Rear Property Lines: Without reduction by conditional use procedure, yards adjacent to interior side/rear property lines may be utilized for site access, fire access, site identification and landscaping.

3.

Yards Facing Interior Private Circulation Streets: Any yard facing an interior private circulation street shall be maintained for site access, fire access, site identification and landscaping. No reduction permitted.

4.

Yards Adjacent to Tollway, Freeway and Limited Access Highways: All yards required along tollways, freeways and limited access highways shall be maintained for landscaping. No reduction permitted.

C.

Reduction of Required Yards for Parking: Except as otherwise provided in Section D. of this section and Section 37-1411 of this chapter, accessory off-street parking, on site circulation and loading shall be prohibited in all required yards.

D.

Reduction of Yards by Conditional Use Procedure: Where a property owner requests a reduction in required yards by conditional use procedure, such property owner shall agree to site plan review for access control, signage control and landscaping, and shall file a petition for such zoning relief pursuant to Section 37-1413 of this chapter.

1.

Reduction of Yards Allowed:

a.

Any yard along a front or corner side lot line may be reduced fifty percent (50%) or to the width of the required landscape yard, whichever reduction is less.

b.

Any yard along an interior side or rear lot line which is not adjacent to a residential zoning district may be reduced fifty percent (50%) or to the width of the required landscape yard, whichever reduction is less.

c.

Each yard so reduced in Subsection G.1.a. or G.1.b. of this section shall be required to maintain a landscape screen in the landscape yard according to the requirements of Section 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter.

d.

One (1) yard along an interior side lot line which is not adjacent to a residential zoning district may be reduce to zero provided that:

(1)

The adjacent nonresidential lot also requests the interior side yard reduction to zero.

(2)

Both lots agree by easement or covenant to provide shared parking facilities.

(3)

Both lots agree by easement or covenant to provide only one (1) common access drive to the two (2) parcels from the adjacent thoroughfare.

(4)

The shared parking facilities on both lots provide a minimum of ten percent (10%) interior landscaping.

(5)

Each lot provides landscape screens according to the provisions of Section 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter in the remaining front, rear and side yards.

e.

Yard reduction by conditional use procedure shall not be granted by the County Board in conjunction with any further yard reduction by variation procedure for the same yard.

f.

Required yards adjacent to tollways, freeways and limited access highways may not be reduced by conditional use procedure.

2.

Use of Yards Adjacent to Front/Corner Side Property Lines: Within the area permitted by reduction (interior portion) such yard may also be utilized for circulation and off-street parking.

3.

Use of Yards Adjacent to Interior Side/Rear Property Lines: Within the area permitted by reduction (interior portion) such yard may also be utilized for circulation and off-street parking.

(2005 Code; Ord. No. T-1-22, 10-25-2022)

See Article XI of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

See Article XII of this chapter.

Any permitted or conditional use may utilize up to twenty percent (20%) of the interior portion of any required yard for accessory off-street parking, on site circulation or loading. Any such use which does utilize up to twenty percent (20%) or any required yard for parking, circulation or loading shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 37-415, "Site Plan Review," and 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Reserved.

(2005 Code)

Reserved.

(2005 Code)

The O-R office research district is intended to provide and maintain a park like setting for uses on large lots. The office research district shall be restricted to offices, accessory uses, limited business services and industrial type uses.

(2005 Code)

The following uses are permitted:

Accessory uses, retail and service ² . Upon application to the Director, Department of Economic Development and Planning, for a zoning certificate, one (1) or more uses hereinafter set forth may be operated as accessory uses if each such use meets the following conditions: a) is incidental or secondary only to a principal building containing forty thousand (40,000) or more square feet of gross floor area; b) is provided for the convenience of the owner and/or tenants; c) does not have exterior signs of any type; d) does not have a separate outside entrance facing any street and is not evident from any street.

Adult-use cannabis uses:

Adult-use cannabis craft grower where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than five (5) acres of land area.

d.

All buildings for an adult-use cannabis craft grower shall be set back not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the front lot line and not less than thirty (30) feet from any side, corner side, or rear lot line.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of another craft grower or a cultivation center.

f.

The use shall be located at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home,

Adult-use cannabis cultivation center where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than five (5) acres of land area.

d.

All buildings for an adult-use cannabis cultivation center shall be set back not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the front lot line and not less than thirty (30) feet from any side, corner side, or rear lot line.

e.

The use shall be located at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home.

Adult-use cannabis dispensing organization where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of land area.

d.

The use shall not be operated in an existing single-family home or dwelling unit.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this section.

f.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing adult-use cannabis dispensing organization, unless the subject use will be operated with a State of Illinois license for a social equity/social equity justice dispensing organization.

Adult-use cannabis infuser organization or infuser where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of land area.

d.

The use shall not be operated in an existing single-family home or dwelling unit.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this section.

Adult-use cannabis transporting organization or transporter where the subject use shall comply with the following criteria:

a.

Affidavit at time of building permit application, verifying compliance with state license.

b.

The use shall be located adjacent to an "other principal arterial roadway," as defined by the DuPage County Division of Transportation.

c.

The use shall be located on a zoning lot containing not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of land area.

d.

The use shall not be operated in an existing single-family home or dwelling unit.

e.

The use shall be located at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or secondary school, day care center, day care home, residential care home, or group home. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this section.

Banks and financial institutions.

Barbershops.

Beauty parlors.

Blueprinting and photostatting services.

Data processing and computer centers, including service and maintenance of electronic data processing and equipment.

Drugstores.

Duplicating, letter and secretarial service firms.

Gift shops.

Medical cannabis dispensaries subject to the requirements of section 37-426 of this chapter.

Newspapers, tobacco and/or confectionery stands.

Office supply stores.

Place of assembly including:

a. Private club, lodge and fraternal organization.

b. Public and private library, museum and art gallery.

c. Religious institution: chapel, church, synagogue, temples, mosques and other religious institutions including parsonages and rectories.

Restaurants, Class A or B.

Travel bureaus and transportation ticket offices.

Industrial type uses:

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research testing, data analysis and development.

Low nuisance industrial activities, including, but not limited to, electronic and scientific precision instrument assembly and repair, experimental product development and plastic products design and assembly.

Printing and publishing.

Offices ³ : business, professional, governmental or medical.

Service business ⁵ :

Artwork, commercial graphics and drafting services.

Banks and financial institutions.

Hotel-motel or combination office hotel-motel.

Medical-dental research laboratories and facilities.

Restaurants, Class A or B.

Temporary uses: The temporary use of land for the installation, maintenance and operation of facilities used by contractors in the ordinary course of construction related to a parcel of land of which the temporary construction yard is an integral part, provided such facilities shall be located not less than five (500) hundred feet from any building used for residential purposes (buildings not being a part of the development site subdivision, or planned development), and provided that the period of such temporary use shall not exceed the duration of the construction for the development site.

Trails for recreation or transportation by foot, horse, or nonmotorized vehicles.

Level 1 and Level 2 charging stations are permitted in every zoning district, when accessory to the primary permitted use of said district. Charging stations located at single-family and multiple-family uses shall be designated as private use only. Installation of Level 2 charging stations shall be subject to building permit approval.

(2005 Code; Ord. T-2-11, Exh. 1(12), 10-11-2011; Ord. T-1-14, § 6, 11-25-2014; Ord. No. T-1-22, 10-25-2022; Ord. No. DC-O-0056-24, 8-27-2024)

The following conditional uses require prior approval after a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of Section 37-1413 of this chapter:

Daycare centers or nightcare facilities:

Industrial type uses:

Other processing, finishing and assembly facilities.

Wholesaling, warehousing and distribution facilities.

Planned developments.

Public utilities and/or service type uses:

Essential services including fully automated gas regulating stations, telephone exchanges and electric substations.

Railroad passenger stations when not located on railroad property.

Towers and antennas, commercial, for radio, television and telephone transmitting, receiving or relay stations, need not be enclosed.

Wastewater treatment plants, need not be enclosed.

Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations, filtration plants and wells, need not be enclosed.

Other governmental and utility service uses.

Recreational facilities:

Community theaters, amateur.

Health clubs.

Private parks.

Racquet facilities and similar sports activities, need not be enclosed.

Swim clubs, need not be enclosed.

Schools:

Business and professional.

Corporate training centers.

Data processing.

Electronics.

Service businesses:

Airports and heliports, commercial and private, need not be enclosed, need not comply with performance standards.

Banks, and financial institutions including drive-in or drive-through establishments.

Building trades, show rooms and shops.

Hospitals.

Other uses: Other nonretail office, financial, institutional and industrial uses, similar in nature and intensity to the permitted uses listed in Section 37-902.1 of this chapter.

(2005 Code; Ord. No. T-2-11, Exh. 1(12), 10-11-2011; Ord. No. T-1-17, 2-13-2018)

Except as otherwise provided herein, a separate ground area, herein called the zoning lot, shall be designated, provided and continuously maintained for each building containing a permitted or conditional use.

Notwithstanding Section 37-900.4 of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided herein, yards shall be required in the O-R district as follows:

A.

Minimum Yard and FAR Required:

(1)

For zoning lots with a minimum area of five (5) acres, the floor area ratio shall not exceed F.A.R. 0.40

B.

Use of Required Yards:

1.

Yards Facing Existing or Proposed Streets: Without reduction by conditional use procedure, yards facing existing or proposed streets may be utilized for site access, fire access, site identification and landscaping.

2.

Yards Adjacent to Interior Side/Rear Property Lines: Without reduction by conditional use procedure, yards adjacent to interior side/rear property lines may be utilized for site access, fire access, site identification and landscaping.

3.

Yards Facing Interior Private Circulation Streets: Any yard facing an interior private circulation street shall be maintained for site access, fire access, site identification and landscaping. No reduction permitted.

4.

Yards Adjacent to Tollway, Freeway and Limited Access Highways: All yards required along tollways, freeways and limited access highways shall be maintained for landscaping. No reduction permitted.

C.

Reduction of Required Yards for Parking: Except as otherwise provided in Subsection D. of this section and Section 37-1411 of this chapter, accessory off-street parking, on site circulation and loading shall be prohibited in all required yards.

D.

Reduction and Use of Yards by Conditional Use Procedure: Where a property owner requests a reduction in required yards by conditional use procedure, such property owner shall agree to site plan review for access control, signage control, lighting and landscaping, and shall file a petition for such zoning relief pursuant to Section 37-1413, "Conditional Uses," of this chapter.

1.

Reduction of Yards Allowed:

a.

Any yard along a front or corner side lot line may be reduced fifty percent (50%) or to the width of the required landscape yard, whichever reduction is less.

b.

Any yard along an interior side or rear lot line which is not adjacent to a residential zoning district may be reduced fifty percent (50%) or to the width of the required landscape yard, whichever reduction is less.

c.

Each yard so reduced in Subsection G.1.a. or G.1.b. of this section shall be required to maintain a landscape screen in the landscape yard according to the requirements of Section 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter.

d.

One (1) yard along an interior side lot line which is not adjacent to a residential zoning district may be reduced to zero provided that:

(1)

The adjacent nonresidential lot also requests the interior side yard reduction to zero.

(2)

Both lots agree by easement or covenant to provide shared parking facilities.

(3)

Both lots agree by easement or covenant to provide only one (1) common access drive to the two (2) parcels from the adjacent thoroughfare.

(4)

The shared parking facilities on both lots provide a minimum of ten percent (10%) interior landscaping.

(5)

Each lot provides landscape screens according to the provisions of Section 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter in the remaining front, rear and side yards.

e.

Yard reduction by conditional use procedure shall not be granted by the County Board in conjunction with any further yard reduction by variation procedure for the same yard.

f.

Required yards adjacent to tollways, freeways and limited access highways may not be reduced by conditional use procedure.

2.

Use of Yards Adjacent to Front/Corner Side Property Lines: Within the area permitted by reduction (interior portion) such yard may also be utilized for circulation and off-street parking.

3.

Use of Yards Adjacent to Interior Side/Rear Property Lines: Within the area permitted by reduction (interior portion) such yard may also be utilized for circulation and off-street parking.

(2005 Code; Ord. No. T-1-22, 10-25-2022)

See Article XI of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

See Article XII of this chapter.

Any permitted or conditional use may utilize up to twenty percent (20%) of the interior portion of any required yard for accessory off-street parking, on site circulation or loading. Any such use which does utilize up to twenty percent (20%) or any required yard for parking, circulation or loading shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 37-415, "Site Plan Review," and Section 37-419, "Landscaping," of this chapter.

(2005 Code)

Reserved.

(2005 Code)

Reserved.

(2005 Code)