Galesburg City Zoning Code

ZONING DISTRICTS

§ 152.065 AG - AGRICULTURE DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The AG District provides areas in which agriculture and certain related uses are encouraged as the principal use of land. The intent is to facilitate the continued use of productive agricultural land by minimizing conflicts with incompatible uses while maintaining the long-term development potential of property on the periphery of the city.

(B) Permissive uses. The following uses are permitted by right:

(1) Agriculture;

(2) Cemetery;

(3) Community facility;

(4) Day care home;

(5) Farm implements (sale or repair);

(6) Farming, aquaponic;

(7) Farming, hydroponic;

(8) Farming, rooftop

(9) Farming, urban

(10) Golf course, except miniature courses;

(11) Grain elevators;

(12) Park and playground; and

(13) Single-family dwelling (detached).

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building; and

(2) Nursing home/assisted living center, or clinic on sites of not less than ten acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by the buildings.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Archery range (outdoor);

(2) Campground/recreational vehicle park;

(3) Educational institutions such as elementary and high schools or a junior college, and having no room regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes;

(4) Feed store;

(5) Greenhouse;

(6) Landscape contractor’s storage yard;

(7) Landscape waste composting yard;

(8) Nursery/garden center (retail);

(9) Philanthropic institution; and

(10) Shooting range (outdoor);

(11) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123; and

(12) Large wind energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.117.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 75 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than 50 feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 50 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than ten acres.

(2) Lot width no less than 500 feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.1, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025; Ord. 25-3758, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.066 ER - ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The ER District provides opportunities for very low-density, single-family dwellings on large lots where minimum community services may be appropriate. ER zoning is particularly appropriate where the conservation of land with ample private open space is desirable due to existing environmental conditions such as unusual topography, woodlands, wetlands or creeks.

(B) Permissive uses. The following uses are permitted by right:

(1) Agriculture;

(2) Community facilities;

(3) Day care home;

(4) Golf course, except miniature courses;

(5) Park and playground; and

(6) Single-family dwelling (detached).

(1) Community residence (family) - see § 152.114 for conditions;

(2) Nursery/garden center (retail); and

(3) Religious institution/church with a seating capacity of not more than 200 persons in the assembly area.

(4) Community gardens - see § 152.118 for conditions.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Boat launching ramp/marina;

(2) Cemetery on sites of not less than 20 acres, and enlargement of existing cemeteries;

(3) Club or lodge (private);

(4) Educational and philanthropic institution on sites of not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by the buildings;

(5) Parking lot located within 300 feet of a B or M District;

(6) Private or commercially operated lake, swimming pool and tennis court, provided they are located on sites containing not less than five acres; and

(7) Public building.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 30 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than ten feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 30 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Where there is no public water and no public sewer service, one acre and 150-foot width;

(2) Where public water service is available but there is no public sewer service, 20,000 square feet and 100-foot width; and

(3) Where both public water and public sewer are available, 18,000 square feet and 80-foot width.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.2, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)

§ 152.067 R1A - SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The R1A District provides for low-density, detached single-family residential development where the permitted uses, lot areas, setbacks and other requirements are designed to encourage quality residential development. In this District, community water supply and sewer facilities are already available or can be made available as development takes place.

(B) Permissive uses. The following uses are permitted by right:

(1) Agriculture;

(2) Community facilities;

(3) Day care home;

(4) Park and playground; and

(5) Single-family dwelling (detached).

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Community residence (family) - see § 152.114 for conditions;

(2) Educational and philanthropic institutions, clubs or lodges on sites of not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by the buildings;

(3) Nursing home, assisted living center or clinic on sites not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by buildings, and provided further that the buildings shall be set back from all required yard lines an additional foot for each foot of building height;

(4) Religious institution/church with a seating capacity of not more than 200 persons in the assembly area; and

(5) Community gardens - see § 152.118 for conditions.

(D) Special uses. the following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Accessory building in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.111(K);

(2) Boat launching ramp/marina;

(3) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(4) Golf course, except miniature courses;

(5) Parking lot located within 300 feet of a B or M District;

(6) Privately or commercially operated lake, swimming pool and tennis court, provided they are located on sites containing not less than five acres;

(7) Public building; and

(8) Two-family dwellings in those locations where on July 6, 2010 more than 40% of the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is used for two-family dwelling or two-family dwelling and multiple-family dwellings.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 30 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than ten feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 30 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 9,000 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 70 feet.

(H) Minimum lot area per family.

(1) Single-family dwellings: 9,000 square feet.

(2) Two-family dwellings: 4,500 square feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.3, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 15-3506, passed 11-16-2015; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)

§ 152.068 R1B - SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The R1B District provides areas of a higher density than the R1A District, but of a similar urban character, where community water and sewer facilities are available.

(B) Permissive uses. The following uses are permitted by right:

(1) Community facilities;

(2) Day care home;

(3) Park and playground; and

(4) Single-family dwelling (detached).

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Community residence (family) - see § 152.114 for conditions;

(2) Educational and philanthropic institutions, clubs or lodges on a site of not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by the buildings;

(4) Religious institution/church with a seating capacity of not more than 200 persons in the assembly area.; and

(5) Community gardens - see § 152.118 for conditions.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Accessory building in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.111(K);

(2) Boat launching ramp/marina;

(3) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(4) Golf course;

(5) Parking lot located within 300 feet of a B or M District;

(6) Private or commercially operated lake, swimming pool and tennis court, provided they are located on sites containing not less than five acres;

(7) Public building;

(8) Recreational activities (outdoor) where buildings do not occupy more than 10% of the site area; and

(9) Two-family dwellings in those locations where on July 6, 2010 more than 40% of the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is used for two-family dwelling or two-family dwelling and multiple-family dwellings.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 25 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than five feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 25 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 7,500 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 60 feet.

(H) Minimum lot area per family.

(1) Single-family dwellings: 7,500 square feet.

(2) Two-family dwellings: 3,750 square feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.4, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 15-3506, passed 11-16-2015; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)

§ 152.069 R1C - SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The R1C District provides for single-family attached residential development at a moderate density with adequate open space for family living. Areas appropriate for the R1C District are often transitional areas between more intense commercial uses and lower intensity single-family.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Cluster neighborhood units. The development of cluster neighborhood units shall be subject to the following regulations and requirements:

(a) The term PROJECT AREA, as applied to the development of cluster neighborhood units, shall mean the entire area proposed to be developed, including all lots and areas to be used in common (including streets, public ways, parking areas, open space and any other similar areas);

(b) Buildings within the project area shall have minimum yards in accordance with the requirements of § 152.069(F), except on the side of the dwelling unit directly abutting or connected to another dwelling unit on an adjacent lot may be zero feet. There shall be a minimum twenty-foot distance between separate buildings in the project area;

(c) Maximum height of buildings within the project area shall be in accordance with § 152.069(E). There shall be no more than two stories above ground;

(d) No dwelling units which are completely contained on a second floor shall be permitted;

(e) There shall be no fewer than two nor more than six attached units per building;

(f) The minimum lot area for the project area for cluster neighborhood units shall be 15,000 square feet;

(g) The minimum lot width per unit shall be 20 feet;

(h) Common area(s) shall be designated on the plat of the cluster neighborhood unit subdivision as an outlot. Such subdivision plat shall indicate on its face that the owner(s) of individual units in the subdivision shall have an equal undivided interest in the outlot, as shall deeds of conveyance of such individual units;

(i) The minimum individual unit gross lot area for the project area for cluster neighborhood units, inclusive of streets, public ways, parking areas and other similar areas shall be 6,000 square feet. The term INDIVIDUAL UNIT GROSS LOT AREA shall mean the area of individual units and immediately adjacent land under separate ownership plus the common area of the project area divided by the number of individual lots in the project area;

(j) The minimum individual unit net lot area, exclusive of streets, public ways, parking areas and other similar areas shall be 1,500 square feet. The term INDIVIDUAL UNIT NET LOT AREA shall mean the actual area of any individual unit and immediately adjacent land under separate ownership;

(k) All lots shall have permanent access to interior and public streets. Adequate provisions shall be made for internal circulation, including circulation of pedestrians and emergency and maintenance vehicles, and for the on-going maintenance of the circulations system;

(l) Membership in a homeowner’s association shall be mandatory for cluster neighborhood unit property owners and made a required covenant in all deeds. The homeowner’s association shall provide voting and use rights and may charge dues or levy assessments to cover expenses which may include tax liabilities of common areas and for the maintenance of common areas, improvements, rights-of-way, and any other common expenses related to the project area. The homeowner’s association shall be formed in accordance with the time requirements set forth in the covenants;

(m) The developer shall present evidence of proposed covenants, restrictions and details of maintenance responsibility of common areas and green space to show that liability for maintenance of such areas shall attach to property owners within the development, and that the same may be enforced by liens against the individual units in favor of the homeowner’s association or the developer as provided in said proposed covenants, restrictions;

(2) Community facilities;

(3) Day care home;

(4) Golf course;

(5) Park and playground;

(6) Single-family (attached) with no more than three dwellings in a building; and

(7) Single-family dwelling (detached).

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Community residence (family) - see § 152.114 for conditions;

(2) Educational and philanthropic institutions on a site of not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by the buildings;

(4) Private or commercially operated lake, swimming pool and tennis court, provided they are located on sites containing not less than five acres; and

(5) Religious institution/church, with a seating capacity of not more than 200 persons in the assembly area.

(6) Community gardens - see § 152.118 for conditions.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(2) Parking lot located within 300 feet of a B or M District; and

(3) Public building.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 30 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than ten feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 30 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 6,000 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 50 feet.

(H) Minimum lot area per family.

(1) Single-family dwellings (detached): 6,000 square feet.

(2) Single-family dwellings (attached): 3,000 square feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.5, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 16-3523, passed 9-19-2016; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)

§ 152.070 R2 - TWO-FAMILY DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The R2 District provides for duplex dwellings of moderate density in locations where it may serve to protect single-family residential development from the encroachment of incompatible uses.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Community facilities;

(2) Day care home;

(3) Golf course;

(4) Park and playground;

(5) Single-family dwelling (detached); and

(6) Two-family dwellings.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Clinic on sites not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the area may be occupied by buildings and provided further shall be set back from all required yard lines an additional foot for each foot of building height;

(2) Community residence (family) - see § 152.114 for conditions;

(3) Educational and philanthropic institutions on sites of not less than five acres, provided not more than 50% of the site area may be occupied by the buildings;

(4) Religious institution/church, with a seating capacity of not more than 200 persons in the assembly area; and

(5) Single-family dwellings (attached), with no more than three dwelling units per building.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Accessory building in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.111(K);

(2) Nursing home/assisted living center/supportive living center;

(3) Parking lot located within 300 feet of a B or M District; and

(4) Public building.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 25 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than five feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 25 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 7,500 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 60 feet.

(H) Minimum lot area per family.

(1) Single-family dwellings: 7,500 square feet.

(2) Two-family dwellings: 3,750 square feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.6, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 15-3506, passed 11-16-2015; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)

§ 152.071 R3A - MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The R3A District provides for a mixture of residential dwelling types and to allow other selected uses that are compatible with the District’s residential character.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Boardinghouse;

(2) Community facilities;

(3) Day care home;

(4) Dormitory;

(5) Educational and philanthropic institution;

(6) Golf course;

(7) Multi-family dwelling;

(8) Nursing home/assisted living center/ supportive living center;

(9) Park and playground;

(10) Single-family dwelling (attached);

(11) Single-family dwelling (detached); and

(12) Two-family dwelling.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Community residence (family) - see § 152.114 for conditions;

(2) Community residence (group) - see § 152.114 for conditions; and

(3) Religious institution/church, with a seating capacity of not more than 200 persons in the assembly area.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Accessory building in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.111(K);

(2) Funeral home or mortuary;

(3) Limited business uses, provided they are located within a structure initially designed for single-family use which is either an approved city-designated landmark, or located within a locally approved historic district or individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places; and approved its use for any of the following purposes based upon its anticipated positive impact upon tourism, or other economic contribution to the community, provided that the Landmark Commission believes there is a net positive benefit to the community as a whole and to the neighborhood in which the property is located as well:

(a) Antique shop;

(b) Art gallery or art studio;

(d) Clinic;

(e) Coffee, café or teahouse;

(f) Craft and hobby shop;

(g) Flower and plant shop;

(h) Medical or dental office;

(i) Museum;

(j) Photography studio;

(k) Professional office; and

(l) Studio for the instruction of photography, music, drama or dance.

(3) The uses under division (D)(2) above are subject to the following conditions.

(a) The exterior architectural or historical character of the residence shall be maintained.

(b) The exterior residential character of the structure shall be maintained.

(d) Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the residential and commercial requirements in §§ 152.150 through 152.155. Off-street parking and loading spaces shall only be located in the rear yard, and screening or fencing of the spaces may be required.

(e) One nonilluminated sign not more than two square feet in area and attached to the building or to a yard light may be displayed for each business located within the structure.

(f) Alterations to the structure shall be limited to interior changes, unless the Landmark Commission approves a certificate of appropriateness for exterior changes or the changes necessary to assure the health and safety of the occupants and visitors of and to the property.

(g) No outside storage of materials shall be permitted.

(4) Manufactured home park, provided that:

(a) Each lot, space or site on which each single manufactured home is accommodated shall have a minimum area of not less than 5,000 square feet. The lot area may be decreased by any amount to a minimum area of 3,500 square feet as long as on-site park space is set aside equal to the amount of space each lot is reduced below 5,000 square feet. Each lot shall have a width of not less than 40 feet at any point, and no park shall be permitted an average density of manufactured home lots of more than eight per acre, and each manufactured home park shall provide an area of not less than ten acres;

(b) All manufactured home parks shall provide lots sufficient to maintain the following minimum requirements.

1. Minimum setback separations shall be as follows:

Manufactured home to manufactured home (side to side):	20 feet
Manufactured home to manufactured home (end to end, staggered):	10 feet
Manufactured home to manufactured home (end to end, not staggered):	20 feet
Manufactured home to other structures accessory to manufactured home park, including community buildings and offices:	20 feet
Manufactured home to other structures accessory to a manufactured home structure:	4 feet

Figure 152.071: Minimum Setback Standards for Manufactured Home Parks

2. At least one off-street parking space shall be provided on each lot, space or site on an approved driveway and the vehicle is parked at least eight feet from the nearest adjacent lot boundary.

(c) Each manufactured home site shall abut or face a driveway, roadway or street of no less than 24 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public highway or alley;

(d) All state and city sanitation regulations shall be strictly observed;

(e) The manufactured home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of open space 50 feet wide along the street frontage of a major street and 25 feet wide along all other lot lines or street frontages. Not less than 8% of the manufactured home park area, excluding streets, shall be set aside for park/recreational facilities. This park space requirement shall be in addition to any park space required to compensate for reduced lot size in division (D)(4)(a) above;

(f) All manufactured homes shall be situated on a concrete slab or a set of piers or runners that meet all state requirements. Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with all applicable state requirements;

(g) Sidewalks shall be provided along at least one side of all private streets within manufactured home parks to accommodate pedestrians in a safe and convenient manner. Sidewalks shall have a minimum width of four feet and be constructed in accordance with other applicable standard specifications of the city;

(h) Manufactured home dwelling units shall be skirted. Skirting must be maintained so as not to provided a harborage for rodents or create a fire hazard;

(i) The person, group or corporation that owns the manufactured home park shall be responsible for operation of the park in compliance with local and state law and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its common grounds, private streets, facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition;

(j) The manufactured park owner/operator shall maintain a registry containing the names of all occupants, list of pets and the make, year and serial number, if any, of each manufactured home. The registry shall be available for inspection by the city;

(k) The manufactured park owner/operator is required to construct at least one framed building in each manufactured home park, which shall be adequate to provide storage of all equipment, tools and materials necessary for the maintenance of the park; and

(l) The manufactured park owner/operator is responsible for maintaining lawns, trees, shrubs and snow removal in all common areas.

(5) Parking lot located within 300 feet of a B or M District;

(6) Pharmacy/drug store; and

(7) Public building.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 45 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain (other than manufactured homes and their accessory structures):

(1) Front yard not less than 20 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than five feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 25 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 6,000 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 50 feet.

(H) Minimum lot area per family.

(1) Single-family dwellings: 6,000 square feet.

(2) Two-family dwellings: 3,000 square feet.

(3) Multi-family dwellings: 2,000 square feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.7, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 15-3506, passed 11-16-2015; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)

§ 152.072 R3B - MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The R3B District provides a predominantly multi-family environment that allows a variety of dwelling types at a high density. This District is intended to be used primarily close to the general business district where land has a high value and where there is the greatest concentration of people. No area less than ten acres may be zoned R3B Multi-Family.

(B) Permissive uses. All permissive uses listed in the R3A District are also permissive uses in the R3B District.

(C) Conditional uses. All conditional uses listed in the R3A District are also conditional uses in the R3B District. Fixed manufactured homes may be located in this District with the stipulation that not more than one fixed manufactured home living unit shall be placed on a 6,000 square-foot lot. Manufactured homes must meet the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards of 1974.

(D) Special uses. All special uses in the R3A District.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 45 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 20 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than five feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 25 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 6,000 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 50 feet.

(H) Minimum lot area per family.

(1) Single-family dwellings: 6,000 square feet.

(2) Two-family dwellings: 3,000 square feet.

(3) Multi-family dwellings: 1,500 square feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.8, passed 1-4-2010)

§ 152.073 I - INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The I District accommodates existing and future public buildings and recreational uses, and other uses having purposes and impacts similar to public buildings. By creation of this special district, it is the intent of this code to avoid the problems inherent in treating the buildings as permitted or special uses in zoning districts characterized by uses and structures bearing no similarity to public and institutional uses and buildings.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Ambulance service;

(2) Assembly/banquet/meeting hall;

(3) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(4) Civic theater;

(5) Clinic;

(6) Clubs and lodges (private);

(7) Community facilities;

(8) Educational and philanthropic institution;

(9) Farming, urban (indoor);

(10) Golf course;

(11) Golf driving range;

(12) Hospital/trauma center;

(13) Library;

(14) Parking lot;

(15) Parks and playground;

(16) Post office;

(17) Private or commercially operated lake;

(18) Public building;

(19) Religious institution/church;

(20) Skating rink (outdoor);

(21) Small business incubator facilities operated on a college campus by a not-for-profit corporation on sites containing not less than five acres;

(22) Swimming pool;

(23) Tennis court; and

(24) Transit station.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Multi-family dwellings, dormitories, fraternities and sororities owned and/or associated with Carl Sandburg or Knox College;

(2) Pharmacy, financial institution, gift shop or restaurant as an accessory use to a hospital or clinic. These facilities shall have no separate entrance or exterior signs; and

(3) Community gardens – see § 152.118 for conditions.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Accessory building in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.111(K);

(2) Airport/heliport;

(3) Archery range (indoor);

(4) Archery range (outdoor);

(5) Bait shop;

(6) Boat launching ramp/marina;

(7) Campground/recreational vehicle park;

(8) Cemetery on sites not less than 20 acres, and enlargement of existing cemeteries;

(9) Commercial recreation uses;

(10) Funeral home or mortuary;

(11) Skating rink (indoor);

(12) Trade or business school;

(13) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123; and

(14) Large wind energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.117.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 72 feet, provided that where the lot is adjacent to a lot line in an R District, the building shall be set back from the required yard one foot for each seven feet of building height. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 20 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than ten feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 20 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 7,500 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 50 feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.9, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 15-3506, passed 11-16-2015; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3588, passed 7-15-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 21-3650, passed 10-18-2021; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025; Ord. 25-3758, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.074 O - OFFICE DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The O District accommodates uses by a single user or firm such as offices, medical and personal services which can serve as transitional areas between residential and commercial districts.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Art gallery or studio;

(2) Barber shop;

(3) Beauty shop;

(4) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten play, special and other schools;

(5) Clinic;

(6) Community facilities;

(7) Dental office;

(8) Educational institution;

(9) Financial institution;

(10) Funeral home or mortuary;

(11) Loan office;

(12) Medical office;

(13) Parking lot;

(14) Personal service shop;

(15) Pharmacy, not greater than 4,000 square feet;

(16) Photography studio;

(17) Professional office;

(18) Public building; and

(19) Studio for the instruction of photography, music, drama or dance.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are soundproofed to meet the standards of § 152.034; and

(2) Pharmacy, if associated with a clinic.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Crematory;

(2) Religious institution/church;

(3) Trade or business school; and

(4) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123.

(E) Once an area has been established by the City Council as an office zoning district a site plan shall be prepared, when applicable and in accordance with the requirements listed in §§ 152.130 through 152.138.

(F) Design standards. As part of the petition for rezoning as, or development in, an Office District, the petitioner/developer shall submit a site plan showing the location of the proposed building on the site. Either rezoning as an Office District or development in an Office District shall require a public hearing as set forth in § 152.017. This plan shall comply with the following.

(1) All lighting shall be designed and located so as to confine direct rays to the premises and away from adjoining residential uses. The lighting shall be allowed only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless needed for safety or security, in which case the lighting shall be reduced to a minimum level necessary.

(2) Outside storage of materials shall be prohibited.

(3) Sale of products involving the handling of merchandise shall be allowed only when incidental to the primary use.

(4) No interior display shall be visible from the exterior of the building.

(5) Where a lot is in an O District and is next to an R District, the side or rear yard required in that R Class District must be provided along the boundary line.

(6) Automated teller machines (ATMs) shall be allowed to operate only within the interior of an approved building.

(7) Architectural design standards.

(a) Architectural review is intended to ensure the compatibility between adjacent uses of varying types and intensities.

(b) The proposed structure should relate favorably to the landscape, the neighborhood and follow the overall architectural character of the community. For example, office buildings adjacent to single-family homes with pitched roofs should have a similar roof style rather than the typical commercial flat roof.

(d) The color of the proposed structure should blend with the surrounding landscape and neighborhood.

(e) Durable masonry materials are encouraged, particularly on the first floor. Smoothfaced concrete block and undressed cast-in-place concrete are not permitted.

(f) Areas of blank walls on the street level frontage of a building should be minimized.

(8) Signs shall be in accordance with §§ 152.180 through 152.191, 152.205 through 152.220 and 152.230 through 152.233.

(G) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(H) Minimum yards.

(1) Front yard not less than 25 feet;

(2) Side yards not less than five feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 25 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(I) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Lot areas no less than 6,000 square feet.

(2) Lot width no less than 50 feet.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.10, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3594, passed 9-16-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.075 B1 - NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B1 District provides a limited range of convenience-oriented businesses and services primarily relying upon the patronage from the immediate neighborhoods.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Ambulance service;

(2) Antique shop;

(3) Art and school supply store;

(4) Art gallery or studio;

(5) Bait shop;

(6) Barber shop;

(7) Beauty shop;

(8) Bed and breakfast;

(9) Bicycle sales and services;

(10) Book store;

(11) Butcher/fish market (retail);

(12) Camera and photographic supply store;

(13) Candy and ice cream store;

(14) Carpet and rug store;

(15) China and glassware store;

(16) Clinic;

(17) Clothing store;

(18) Coffee, café or teahouse;

(19) Community facilities;

(20) Currency exchange;

(21) Dental office;

(22) Dry cleaner;

(23) Educational and philanthropic institution;

(24) Financial institution;

(25) Flower and plant shop;

(26) Funeral home or mortuary;

(27) Gift shop;

(28) Health food store;

(29) Interior decorating shop;

(30) Jewelry store;

(31) Leather and luggage store;

(32) Loan office;

(33) Locksmith;

(34) Museum;

(35) Musical instrument sales and service;

(36) Paint and wallpaper store;

(37) Personal service shop;

(38) Pharmacy/drug store;

(39) Photography studio;

(40) Professional office;

(41) Public building;

(42) Religious institution/church;

(43) Restaurant without drive-through;

(44) Shoe store;

(45) Single-family dwelling (detached);

(46) Stationery store;

(47) Studio for instruction of photography, music, drama or dance;

(48) Transit station;

(49) Travel bureau or agency; and

(50) Watch, clock, sales and repair shop.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are sound-proofed to meet the standards of § 152.034;

(2) The following uses, provided they do not exceed 3,000 square feet in floor area:

(a) Bakery (retail);

(b) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(d) Community residence (group) - see § 152.114;

(e) Computer store;

(f) Convenience store (without gas pumps);

(g) Copy shop;

(h) Craft and hobby shop;

(i) Electrical, electronic and/or appliance store;

(j) Farming, urban (indoor);

(k) Furniture repair, cleaning or refinishing store;

(l) Furniture store;

(m) Hardware store;

(n) Medical office;

(o) Picture framing, sales and service;

(p) Shoe repair;

(q) Sporting goods store;

(r) Tailor; and

(s) Toy store.

(3) Dressmaking, tailoring, shoe repair, upholstering and similar trade where not more than five persons are employed on the premises at any one time;

(4) Garden supply store or greenhouse, provided they do not exceed 15,000 square feet;

(5) Laundromat or dry cleaning establishments that do not exceed ten employees on the premises at any one time;

(6) Parking lots, but only as an accessory use for customer and employee parking located on the site. Storage of construction vehicles is specifically not permitted in parking lots; and

(7) Restaurant (any size with a drive- through subject to the conditions established in § 152.134(N)).

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Adult entertainment establishment, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.115;

(2) Arcade;

(3) Catering service;

(4) Cocktail lounge, bar or tavern, or nightclub;

(5) Convenience store with gas pumps;

(6) Crematory;

(7) Gun shop;

(8) Halfway house, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.113;

(9) Mail order store;

(10) Miniature golf course (indoor);

(11) Pet shop;

(12) Pool hall;

(13) Service and repair establishment, including dyeing or cleaning works or laundry, electrical, plumbing and HVAC, printing, painting, upholstering or appliance repair;

(14) Sign shop;

(15) Skating rink (outdoor);

(16) Theater (not including drive-in theaters);

(17) Trade or business school;

(18) Storage (mini, self-serve), subject to the following conditions; maximum height of one story; and a maximum building coverage of 30% of the site;

(19) Rage room, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.122; and

(20) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard not less than 20 feet;

(2) No minimum side yards. If provided, must be at least five feet;

(3) Rear yard not less than 20 feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Single-family dwellings shall have a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet and width of 60 feet. All other uses shall have no minimum lot area.

(2) Except for single-family dwellings, no minimum lot width shall be required in the B1 District.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.11, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3353, passed 5-21-2012; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3594, passed 9-16-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 21-3635, passed 4-19-2021; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.076 B2 - GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B2 District provides for a wide range of businesses and services relying upon the patronage from areas beyond the immediate neighborhood in which they may be located.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) All permissive uses of the B1 District;

(2) Arcade;

(3) Archery range (indoor);

(4) Assembly/banquet/meeting hall;

(5) Auction house;

(6) Auto repair shop (repairs must be in an enclosed structure);

(7) Automobile accessory store (tires, batteries and the like);

(8) Bakery (retail);

(9) Bowling alley;

(10) Car wash;

(11) Catering service;

(12) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(13) Cigar, cigarette, tobacco store;

(14) Club or lodge (private);

(15) Commercial recreational uses;

(16) Computer store;

(17) Contractor’s office and storage;

(18) Convenience store (with or without gas pumps);

(19) Copy shop;

(20) Craft and hobby shop;

(21) Dance hall;

(22) Department store;

(23) Display and salesroom;

(24) Dressmaking, tailoring, shoe repair, upholstery and similar trade;

(25) Drive-in theater;

(26) Electrical, electronic and/or appliance store;

(27) Farm implements (sale and repair);

(28) Farming, rooftop;

(29) Farming, urban (indoor);

(30) Feed store;

(31) Filling/service station or quick lube establishment;

(32) Furniture, repair, cleaning or refinishing store;

(33) Furniture store;

(34) Furrier shop;

(35) Garden supply/greenhouse;

(36) Grocery store;

(37) Hardware store;

(38) Health club, gymnasium or spa;

(39) Home improvement store;

(40) Hospital/trauma center;

(41) Hotel/motel;

(42) Laboratory research testing;

(43) Laundromat;

(44) Mail-order store;

(45) Miniature golf (indoor);

(46) Motorcycle sales/service;

(47) Nursery/garden center (retail);

(48) Nursing home/assisted living center/supportive living facility;

(49) Office or store equipment and supplies, sales or service store;

(50) Packaging products and service;

(51) Pawn shop;

(52) Pet shop;

(53) Picture frame sales and service;

(54) Plumbing supplies and fixtures, sales/service (retail);

(55) Pool hall;

(56) Public library;

(57) Radio and TV station or studio (no free-standing towers);

(58) Rental of equipment or supplies;

(59) Restaurant (without drive-through);

(60) Sales office (sales and/or storage);

(61) Service and repair establishment;

(62) Shooting gallery (indoor);

(63) Sign shop;

(64) Sporting goods store;

(65) Tailor;

(66) Taxidermist;

(67) Theater;

(68) Toy store;

(69) Trade or business school; and

(70) Warehouse sales (retail).

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) All conditional uses in the B1 District not already permitted in the B2 District;

(2) Accessory open storage of building material, lumber and machinery and pipe when the material is enclosed within, and does not exceed the height of, a solid fence at least six feet high;

(3) Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are sound-proofed;

(4) Automobile, boat, recreational vehicle or manufactured home sales, rental, storage or service, provided:

(a) A sales office equipped with washroom facilities is provided on-site; and

(b) All vehicle repair must be in an enclosed structure;

(5) Restaurant (any size with a drive-through subject to the conditions established in § 152.134(N));

(6) Storage of construction vehicles and heavy-duty trucks when the use is accessory to a permitted, conditional or special use;

(7) Multi-family dwellings, provided the dwellings existed on July 6, 2010;

(8) Medical cannabis dispensing organization, as defined in the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” (ILCS Ch. 430, Act 130, §§ 1 et. seq.) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is registered with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act;

(9) Dispensary, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act;

(10) Infuser, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act;

(11) Transporter, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act; and

(12) Craft grower as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) All special uses in the B1 District not already listed as permissive or conditional in the B2 District;

(2) Adult entertainment establishment, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.115;

(3) Amusement park;

(4) Cocktail lounge, bar, tavern or nightclub;

(5) Exterminating and fumigating shop;

(6) Golf driving range;

(7) Gun shop;

(8) Halfway house, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.113;

(9) Junkyard;

(10) Kennel, animal shelter or animal obedience school;

(11) Landscape contractor’s storage yard;

(12) Liquor store;

(13) Miniature golf course (outdoor);

(14) Mini-warehouse;

(15) Product assembly;

(16) Racetrack;

(17) Skating rinks (indoor and outdoor);

(18) Storage (mini, self service); and

(19) Warehouse and storage building.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 45 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(2) Side yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(3) Rear yard may be zero feet or at least five feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) Single-family dwellings shall have a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet and width of 60 feet. All other uses shall have no minimum lot area.

(2) Except for single-family dwellings, no minimum lot width shall be required in the B2 District.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.12, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 14-3451, passed 7-21-2014; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3591, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 19-3594, passed 9-16-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 21-3632, passed 2-22-2021)

§ 152.077 B3 - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The B3 District provides for those uses customarily expected to be located in an urban downtown environment such as retail, residential, governmental, office, cultural, hotel, entertainment and ancillary uses. This district also serves to maintain the traditional business core of the city, and allow a mix of businesses, office, governmental and residential uses to encourage social, cultural and civic functions.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Antique shop;

(2) Arcade;

(3) Art and school supply store;

(4) Art gallery or studio;

(5) Assembly/banquet/meeting hall;

(6) Auction house;

(7) Automobile rentals;

(8) Bakery (retail);

(9) Barber shop;

(10) Beauty shop;

(11) Bed and breakfast;

(12) Bicycle sales and services;

(13) Boardinghouse;

(14) Book store;

(15) Bowling alley;

(16) Butcher/fish market (retail);

(17) Camera and photographic supply store;

(18) Candy and ice cream store;

(19) Carpet and rug store;

(20) Catering service;

(21) Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;

(22) China and glassware store;

(23) Cigar, cigarette, tobacco store;

(24) Civic theater;

(25) Clinic;

(26) Clothing store;

(27) Club or lodge (private);

(28) Cocktail lounge, bar, tavern or nightclub;

(29) Coffee, café or teahouse;

(30) Community facilities;

(31) Computer store;

(32) Contractor’s office and indoor storage;

(33) Convenience store (without gas pumps);

(34) Copy shop;

(35) Craft and hobby shop;

(36) Currency exchange;

(37) Dance hall;

(38) Day care home;

(39) Dental office;

(40) Department store;

(41) Display and salesroom;

(42) Dormitory;

(43) Dressmaker;

(44) Dry cleaner;

(45) Educational and philanthropic institution;

(46) Electrical, electronic and/or appliance store;

(47) Farm implements (sale or repair);

(48) Feed store;

(49) Financial institution;

(50) Flower and plant shop;

(51) Funeral home or mortuary;

(52) Furniture repair, cleaning or refinishing store;

(53) Furniture store;

(54) Furrier shop;

(55) Garden supply store;

(56) Gift shop;

(57) Grocery store;

(58) Hardware store;

(59) Health club, gymnasium and/or spa;

(60) Health food store;

(61) Hospital/trauma center;

(62) Hotel/motel;

(63) Interior decorating shop;

(64) Jewelry store;

(65) Laboratory research testing;

(66) Laundromat;

(67) Leather and luggage store;

(68) Light metal fabrication (when all activities are an accessory use to the main use, storage of any and all materials and equipment shall take place within completely enclosed buildings and shall not create noise, vibration, odor, dust or any other condition which might be disturbing to occupants of adjacent buildings;)

(69) Loan office;

(70) Locksmith;

(71) Mail-order store;

(72) Medical office;

(73) Motorcycle sales, service;

(74) Multi-family dwelling;

(75) Museum;

(76) Musical instruments sales and service;

(77) Newspaper offices and printing;

(78) Nursing home, assisted living center, supportive living facility;

(79) Office equipment and supplies, sales/service store;

(80) Packaging products and service;

(81) Paint and wallpaper store;

(82) Parking lot;

(83) Pawn shop;

(84) Personal service shop;

(85) Pet shop;

(86) Pharmacy/drug store;

(87) Photography studio;

(88) Picture frame sales or service;

(89) Plumbing supplies and fixtures, sales and service (retail);

(90) Pool hall;

(91) Post office;

(92) Professional office;

(93) Public building;

(94) Public library;

(95) Radio and TV station or studio (no free-standing towers);

(96) Religious institution/church;

(97) Restaurants without drive-through;

(98) Service and repair establishment;

(99) Shoe repair;

(100) Shoe store;

(101) Shooting gallery (indoor);

(102) Sign shop;

(103) Single-family dwellings (second story or above);

(104) Sporting good store;

(105) Stationery store;

(106) Studio for the instruction of photography, music, drama or dance;

(107) Tailor;

(108) Theater;

(109) Trade or business school;

(110) Transit station;

(111) Travel bureau or agency;

(112) Toy store;

(113) Upholstery store; and

(114) Watch, clock, sales and repair shop.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are soundproofed;

(2) Community residence (group) - see § 152.114;

(3) Crematory, if accessory to a funeral home or mortuary;

(4) Farming, rooftop (up to 5,000 sq. ft.);

(5) Farming, urban (indoor, up to 5,000 sq. ft.);

(6) Dispensary, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act;

(7) Infuser, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act;

(8) Transporter, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act; and

(9) Craft grower, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Ambulance service;

(2) Auto repair shop;

(3) Automobile accessory store (tires, batteries and the like);

(4) Automobile sales agency;

(5) Car wash;

(6) Convenience store (with gas pumps);

(7) Filling/service station or quick-lube establishment;

(8) Gun shop;

(9) Halfway house, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.113;

(10) Kennel, animal center, animal obedience school (excludes outdoor kennels);

(11) Liquor store;

(12) Product assembly;

(13) Skating rink (indoor and outdoor);

(14) Storage (mini-self service); and

(15) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 100 feet, provided that where the lot is adjacent to a lot line in an R District, the building shall be set back from the lot line one foot for each seven feet of building height. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(2) Side yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(3) Rear yard may be zero feet or at least five feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) No minimum lot area.

(2) No minimum lot width.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.13, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3591, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 21-3632, passed 2-22-2021; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.078 M1 - LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The M1 District provides for the development of light industrial uses such as wholesale, distribution, research and development, and storage. It may also include some manufacturing processes, such as assembly, which does not produce noxious byproducts. Limited retail sales and services related to the industrial uses may also be permitted as accessory uses. It is preferable to have a transition between the M1 Light Industrial District and residential uses.

(B) Permissive uses. The following are permissive uses:

(1) Airport/heliport;

(2) Archery range (indoor);

(3) Assembly plant;

(4) Automobile repair shops, sales, rentals or storage;

(5) Bakery (retail);

(6) Bakery (wholesale);

(7) Barber shop;

(8) Beauty shop;

(9) Boat sales, rentals, storage or service;

(10) Bookbinder;

(11) Bowling alley;

(12) Building materials/sales;

(13) Cannery (except fish and meat products);

(14) Car wash;

(15) Catering service;

(16) Cellophane products manufacturing;

(17) Ceramic product (previously pulverized clay kilns fired only by electricity or gas);

(18) Cocktail lounge, bar or tavern, or nightclub;

(19) Cold storage or refrigerating plants;

(20) Community facilities;

(21) Compounding of cosmetics, drugs and toiletries;

(22) Confectionery manufacturing;

(23) Contractor’s office and storage;

(24) Dairy and other food products, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast and rendering or refining of fats and oils;

(25) Display and salesroom;

(26) Dressmaker;

(27) Dry cleaner;

(28) Educational or philanthropic institution;

(29) Electrical parts, assembly and manufacturing;

(30) Exterminating and fumigating shop;

(31) Farm implements (sale or repair);

(32) Farming, aquaponic (indoor);

(33) Farming, hydroponic (indoor);

(34) Farming, rooftop;

(35) Farming, urban (indoor);

(36) Fiber products manufacturing (previously prepared fiber);

(37) Financial institution;

(38) Furniture repair, cleaning or refinishing store;

(39) Garment manufacturing;

(40) Glass products manufacturing;

(41) Golf driving range;

(42) Grain elevator;

(43) Health club, gymnasium or spa;

(44) Hotel/motel;

(45) Laboratory research testing;

(46) Landscape contractor’s storage yard;

(47) Laundry (commercial);

(48) Leather products manufacturing (previously prepared leather);

(49) Lumberyard;

(50) Mail-order store;

(51) Manufactured home sales, service;

(52) Mini-warehouse;

(53) Motorcycle sales, service;

(54) Paint mixing and treatment (not employing a boiling process);

(55) Paper product manufacturing (previously prepared material);

(56) Parking lot;

(57) Pharmaceutical manufacturing;

(58) Plastic products manufacturing (previously prepared material);

(59) Plumbing supplies and fixtures, sales and service (retail);

(60) Post office;

(61) Printer (commercial);

(62) Product assembly;

(63) Public building;

(64) Radio and TV station or studio;

(65) Recreational vehicle sales, storage or service;

(66) Recycling center;

(67) Rental of equipment or supplies;

(68) Restaurant, with or without drive-through;

(69) Service and repair establishment;

(70) Shoe repair;

(71) Shooting gallery (indoor);

(72) Sign shop;

(73) Skating rink (indoor and outdoor);

(74) Soft drink manufacturing or bottling;

(75) Storage (mini, self-serve);

(76) Taxidermist;

(77) Television and radio broadcasting transmitters;

(78) Textile products manufacturing;

(79) Tire re-treading, recapping or rebuilding;

(80) Toy manufacturing;

(81) Trade or business school;

(82) Transit station;

(83) Truck terminals, truck and trailer services;

(84) Warehouse sales (retail);

(85) Warehouse or storage building;

(86) Welding shop;

(87) Well drilling business;

(88) Wholesale services; and

(89) Wood products manufacturing (assembling work and finishing).

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Open storage of building material, lumber, coal, machinery and pipe when the material is enclosed within a solid fence at least six feet high; and

(2) Tool manufacturing with no drop hammer or punch presses of over 20 tons.

(3) Aluminum casting manufacturing facility and expansion to land contiguous to the existing facility provided the use existed before July 6, 2010.

(4) Cultivation center, as defined in the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” (ILCS Ch. 430, Act 130, §§ 1 et seq.) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is registered with the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(5) Medical cannabis dispensing organization, as defined in the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” (ILCS Ch. 430, Act 130 §§ 1 et seq.) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is registered with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act.

(6) Cultivation center, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(7) Dispensary, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act.

(8) Infuser, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(10) Processor, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(12) Cannabis testing facility, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force here hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(D) Special uses. The following uses require a special use permit:

(1) Adult entertainment establishment, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.115;

(2) Asphalt, concrete or ready-mix plant;

(3) Kennel, animal shelter or obedience school;

(4) Rage room;

(5) Religious institution/church;

(6) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123; and

(7) Large wind energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.117.

(E) Height limits. No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed 45 feet. Height limits may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.030.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(2) Side yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(3) Rear yard may be zero feet or at least five feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) No minimum lot area.

(2) No minimum lot width.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.14, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 12-3356, passed 7-2-2012; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 14-3451, passed 7-21-2014; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3591, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 21-3635, passed 4-19-2021; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025; Ord. 25-3758, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.079 M2 - HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The M2 District provides for the development of heavy industrial uses that produce significant off-site impacts, have large areas for storage of raw materials or heavy equipment, or handle large quantities of hazardous materials. The M2 District is the most intense district with regards to the types of operations allowed. This District should not be located adjacent to residential uses. There should be a transition zone between the M2 District and residential uses. Separation from low-intensity business districts is advisable. The M2 District area can be served by a local street system, although the street system should access to a major arterial or truck route. Traffic from the industrial area through residential areas is prohibited.

(B) Permissive uses. In the M2 Heavy Industrial District, a building or premises may be used for any use other than those listed as special uses herein and those not in conflict with any ordinance of the city regulating nuisances or laws of the state; provided, however, that no building shall be erected, converted, reconstructed or structurally altered for church, library, school, hospital or residential purposes, except for resident watchmen and caretakers employed on the premises and except for farms.

(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by right, subject to the additional conditions listed herein, and provided the conditional uses shall comply with the height, area and parking regulations for similar uses. All proposed conditional uses shall be reviewed by the Director of Community Development or his or her designee to ensure compliance with the development standards listed herein.

(1) Cultivation center, as defined in the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” (ILCS Ch. 430, Act 130 §§ 1 et seq.) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is registered with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act.

(2) Medical cannabis dispensing organization, as defined in the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act” (ILCS Ch. 430, Act 130 §§ 1 et seq.) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is registered with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act.

(3) Cultivation center, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(4) Dispensary, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to said Act.

(5) Infuser, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(6) Craft grower, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(7) Processor, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force or hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(9) Cannabis testing facility, as defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (§ 1-10 of Public Act 101-0027) as now in force here hereafter amended, which is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to said Act.

(D) Special uses. No building or occupancy permit shall be issued for any of the following special uses or the manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of the following products until and unless the location of the use shall have been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, as provided in § 152.018.

(1) Chemicals, petroleum, coal and allied products.

(a) Acetylene;

(b) Acids and derivatives;

(d) Carbide;

(e) Caustic soda;

(f) Cellulose and cellulose storage;

(g) Chlorine;

(h) Coke oven products (including fuel gas) and coke oven products’ storage;

(i) Creosote;

(j) Distillation, manufacture or refining of coal, tar, asphalt, wood and bones;

(k) Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks) and explosives’ storage;

(l) Fertilizer (organic);

(m) Fish oils and meal;

(n) Glue, gelatin (animal);

(o) Hydrogen and oxygen;

(p) Nitrates (manufactured and natural) of an explosive nature, and storage;

(q) Nitrating of cotton or other materials;

(r) Petroleum, gasoline and lubricating oil refining, and wholesale storage;

(s) Plastic materials and synthetic resins;

(t) Potash;

(u) Pyroxyline;

(v) Rendering and storage of dead animals, offal, garbage and/or waste products;

(w) Turpentine and resin; and

(x) Wells, gas and oil.

(2) Clay, stone and glass products.

(a) Brick, firebrick, refractories and clay products (coal fired);

(b) Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris; and

(3) Food and beverage.

(a) Fat rendering;

(b) Fish curing, packing and storage;

(d) Starch manufacture.

(4) Landscape waste composting facilities.

(5) Metals and metal products.

(a) Aluminum powder and paint manufacture;

(b) Blast furnace, cupolas;

(d) Scrap metal reduction or smelting;

(e) Scrap metal processing; provided, however, that it shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence, built in a workmanlike manner of materials suitable for the construction of a wall or fence intended to be a permanent structure, which wall or fence shall be at least six feet high, and provided further that material shall not be piled higher than the wall or fence; and

(f) Steel works and rolling mill (ferrous).

(6) Wood and paper products.

(a) Match manufacture; and

(b) Wood pulp and fiber, reduction and processing.

(7) Unclassified industries and uses.

(a) Hair, hides and raw fur, curing, tanning, dressing, dyeing and storage;

(b) Junkyards, used building material yards and auto wrecking yards; provided, however, that all the uses shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence, built in a workmanlike manner of materials suitable for the construction of a wall or fence intended to be a permanent structure, which wall or fence shall be at least six feet high, and provided further that material shall not be piled higher than the wall or fence;

(d) Stockyard; and

(e) Mining and resource extraction of sand, gravel and other raw material.

(8) Commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123.

(9) Large wind energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.117.

(F) Minimum yards. Every building hereafter erected or enlarged shall provide and maintain:

(1) Front yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(2) Side yard may be zero feet or at least five feet;

(3) Rear yard may be zero feet or at least five feet; and

(4) Minimum yards may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions outlined in § 152.031.

(G) Minimum lot areas and widths.

(1) No minimum lot area.

(2) No minimum lot width.

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.15, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 14-3451, passed 7-21-2014; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3591, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025; Ord. 25-3758, passed 7-21-2025)

§ 152.080 CPD - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The purpose of a comprehensive planned development is to permit diversification in the type and location of structures in accordance with sound planning concepts and to better serve the public interest by introducing flexibility into zoning regulations. This section applies to the Comprehensive Planned Development District. In the Comprehensive Planned Development District the uses set out in division (D) of this section are permitted after approval. A Comprehensive Planned Development District shall mean a development of one or more tracts of land involving a combination of land uses and containing at least 20 acres of land. Comprehensive planned developments are of a substantially different character that specific and additional standards and exceptions are hereby set out.

(B) General procedure.

(1) Each Comprehensive Planned Development District shall be developed pursuant to a general plan of site development for the Comprehensive Planned Development District (hereinafter called “the plan”). The plan shall be designed so that the Comprehensive Planned Development District to be developed pursuant thereto shall afford space for appropriate commercial, residential and/or community facilities.

(2) The procedure for establishing an area as a Comprehensive Planned Development District shall be the same as for the establishment of zoning districts under this chapter; that is, by amendment to this DO. Said procedure only applies to the intitial rezoning of the parcel to the CPD classification.

(3) The applicant proposing the Comprehensive Planned Development District shall submit to the city 15 copies of the plan when the application for the district amendment is made. The plan shall be prepared by an architect, or an engineer, duly registered to practice in this state, or a municipal planner, landscape architect or other who is qualified in the opinion of the city.

(4) At the time of plan submittal, the applicant proposing the comprehensive planned development must pay applicable fees (see Fee Schedule, Appendix A).

(5) A notice that the plan is on file at the City Clerk’s office shall be recorded with the County Recorder regardless of whether a subdivision is proposed and the plan shall show building lines, common land, streets, easements and other applicable features. The plan may be modified or revised at any time prior to final action by the City Council adopting the amendment establishing the area as a Comprehensive Planned Development District, and no additional public hearing on the application for the amendment shall be required even though the revisions or modifications are made after the initial public hearing unless the City Council directs that an additional public hearing be held.

(6) The Comprehensive Planned Development Districts may be developed in stages. When the development is by stages, the plan of stage one shall be prepared along with a preliminary plan of the balance of the total district designating the type of use in each area, such as commercial, residential and community facilities. Before any subsequent stage is developed, the plan of that stage shall be prepared and submitted to the city. A public hearing shall be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission and its recommendations, along with the plan, shall be submitted to the City Council.

(7) Once an area has been established by the City Council as a comprehensive planned development zoning district a site plan shall be prepared, when applicable and in accordance with the requirements listed in §§ 152.130 through 152.138.

(C) Annexation agreement. In lieu of the procedures provided in division (B) above upon the filing of an annexation petition, the city may approve an area for a Comprehensive Planned Development District based upon a general plan of development, generally locating the areas to be developed for specified uses with the restrictions and modifications provided for in an annexation agreement as the city deems necessary in order to better serve the public interest. The approval of an area for a Comprehensive Planned Development District shall be binding upon the city and the applicant; provided, however, that prior to the issuance of any building permits, all codes or ordinances of the city then in effect or as modified by the terms of the annexation agreement shall be complied with.

(D) Permissive uses. Permissive uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the Comprehensive Planned Development District as approved under the site plan process. No building or land within the Comprehensive Planned Development District shall be devoted to any use other than uses permitted hereunder.

(1) A special use permit shall be required for commercial and community solar energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.123.

(2) A special use permit shall be required for large wind energy systems, subject to the provisions outlined in § 152.117.

The following uses are permitted in the Sandburg Mall Comprehensive Planned Development District
Commercial:
	(1)	Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are sound-proofed;
	(2)	Animal shelter or obedience school;
	(3)	Antique shop;
	(4)	Archery range (indoor);
	(5)	Archery range (outdoor);
	(6)	Art and school supply store;
	(7)	Art gallery or studio;
	(8)	Assembly/banquet hall/meeting hall;
	(9)	Auction house;
	(10)	Automobile repair shop;
	(11)	Automobile, tire, battery and accessory store (free-standing or attached);
	(12)	Bait shop;
	(13)	Bakery (retail);
	(14)	Barber shop;
	(15)	Beauty shop;
	(16)	Bed and breakfast;
	(17)	Bicycle sales and service;
	(18)	Boat sales, rentals, storage or service;
	(19)	Bookstore;
	(20)	Butcher, fish market (retail);
	(21)	Camera and photographic supply store;
	(22)	Candy and ice cream store;
	(23)	Car wash;
	(24)	Carpet and rug store;
	(25)	Catering service;
	(26)	Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;
	(27)	China and glassware store;
	(28)	Clinic;
	(29)	Clothing store;
	(30)	Cocktail lounge, bar, tavern or nightclub;
	(31)	Coffee, café, teahouse;
	(32)	Copy shop;
	(33)	Craft and hobby shop;
	(34)	Crematory;
	(35)	Day care home;
	(36)	Department store;
	(37)	Display and salesroom;
	(38)	Dressmaker;
	(39)	Electrical, electronic and/or appliance stores;>
	(40)	Farming, aquaponic (indoor)
	(41)	Farming, hydroponic (indoor)
	(42)	Farming, rooftop
	(43)	Farming, urban (indoor)
	(44)	Filling/service station or quick lube establishment;
	(45)	Financial institution;
	(46)	Flower and plant shop;
	(47)	Funeral home or mortuary;
	(48)	Furniture store;
	(49)	Furrier shop;
	(50)	Garden supply store;
	(51)	Gift shop;
	(52)	Golf driving range;
	(53)	Greenhouse;
	(54)	Grocery store;
	(55)	Hardware store;
	(56)	Health club, gymnasium or spa;
	(57)	Health food store;
	(58)	Hotel/motel;
	(59)	Interior decorating shop;
	(60)	Jewelry store;
	(61)	Laboratory research testing;
	(62)	Laundromat;
	(63)	Leather and luggage stores;
	(64)	Liquor store;
	(65)	Locksmith;
	(66)	Mail-order store;
	(67)	Manufactured home sales, service;
	(68)	Motorcycle sales, service;
	(69)	Musical instrument sales and service;>
	(70)	Nursery/garden center (retail);
	(71)	Office equipment and supplies, sales/service;
	(72)	Packaging products and service;
	(73)	Paint and wallpaper store;
	(74)	Parking lot;
	(75)	Pawn shop;
	(76)	Personal service shop;
	(77)	Pet shop (no outside runs);
	(78)	Pharmacy/drug store;
	(79)	Photography studio;
	(80)	Picture frame sales and service;
	(81)	Plumbing supplies and fixtures, sales and service (retail);
	(82)	Radio or television broadcasting station or studio (no towers);
	(83)	Recreational vehicles sales, storage or service;
	(84)	Rental of equipment and supplies;
	(85)	Restaurant, with or without drive-through;
	(86)	Shoe repair;
	(87)	Shoe store;
	(88)	Sign shop;
	(89)	Sporting goods store;
	(90)	Stationery store;
	(91)	Storage (mini-self service);
	(92)	Studio for the instruction of photography, music, drama or dance;
	(93)	Tailor;
	(94)	Theater (not including drive-in theaters);
	(95)	Toy store;
	(96)	Trade or business school;
	(97)	Travel bureau or agency; and
	(98)	Warehouse and storage building
Residential:
	(1)	Community residence (group) - see § 152.114 for conditions;
	(2)	Multi-family dwellings;
	(3)	Nursing home/assisted living center/supportive living facility;
	(4)	Single-family dwelling (attached);
	(5)	Single-family dwelling (detached); and
	(6)	Two-family dwelling/duplex.
Community Facilities:
	(1)	Ambulance service;
	(2)	Boat launching ramp/marina;
	(3)	Civic theater;
	(4)	Club or lodge (private);
	(5)	Commercial recreational use;
	(6)	Community facilities;
	(7)	Educational or philanthropic institution;
	(8)	Golf course;
	(9)	Hospital/trauma center (and accessory heliport);
	(10)	Library;
	(11)	Museum;
	(12)	Park and playground;
	(13)	Post office;
	(14)	Privately or commercially operated lake or swimming pool;
	(15)	Public building;
	(16)	Religious institution/church;
	(17)	Skating rink (indoor or outdoor);
	(18)	Swimming pools and related building;
	(19)	Tennis court; and
	(20)	Transit station.
Office:
	(1)	Dental office;
	(2)	Loan office;
	(3)	Medical office; and
	(4)	Professional office.

The following uses are permitted in the Hawthorne Centre Comprehensive Planned Development District
Commercial:
	(1)	Animal hospital/veterinary clinic for the care and treatment of domestic pets and animals only when kennels are located entirely within the building and are sound-proofed;
	(2)	Animal shelter or obedience school;
	(3)	Antique shop;
	(4)	Archery range (indoor);
	(5)	Archery range (outdoor);
	(6)	Art and school supply store;
	(7)	Art gallery or studio;
	(8)	Assembly/banquet hall/meeting hall;
	(9)	Assembly of vinyl windows and doors;
	(10)	Auction house;
	(11)	Automobile repair shop;
	(12)	Automobile, tire, battery and accessory store (free-standing or attached);
	(13)	Bait shop;
	(14)	Bakery (retail);
	(15)	Barber shop;
	(16)	Beauty shop;
	(17)	Bed and breakfast;
	(18)	Bicycle sales and service;
	(19)	Boat sales, rentals, storage or service;
	(20)	Bookstore;
	(21)	Butcher, fish market (retail);
	(22)	Camera and photographic supply store;
	(23)	Candy and ice cream store;
	(24)	Car wash;
	(25)	Carpet and rug store;
	(26)	Catering service;
	(27)	Child care center, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other schools;
	(28)	China and glassware store;
	(29)	Clinic;
	(30)	Clothing store;
	(31)	Cocktail lounge, bar, tavern or nightclub;
	(32)	Coffee, café, teahouse;
	(33)	Copy shop;
	(34)	Craft and hobby shop;
	(35)	Crematory;
	(36)	Day care home;
	(37)	Department store;
	(38)	Display and salesroom;
	(39)	Dressmaker;
	(40)	Electrical, electronic and/or appliance stores;
	(41)	Farming, aquaponic (indoor)
	(42)	Farming, hydroponic (indoor)
	(43)	Farming, rooftop
	(44)	Farming, urban (indoor)
	(45)	Filling/service station or quick lube establishment;
	(46)	Financial institution;
	(47)	Flower and plant shop;
	(48)	Funeral home or mortuary;
	(49)	Furniture store;
	(50)	Furrier shop;
	(51)	Garden supply store;
	(52)	Gift shop;
	(53)	Golf driving range;
	(54)	Greenhouse;
	(55)	Grocery store;
	(56)	Hardware store;
	(57)	Health club, gymnasium or spa;
	(58)	Health food store;
	(59)	Hotel/motel;
	(60)	Interior decorating shop;
	(61)	Jewelry store;
	(62)	Laboratory research testing;
	(63)	Laundromat;
	(64)	Leather and luggage stores;
	(65)	Leather product assembly;
	(66)	Liquor store;
	(67)	Locksmith;
	(68)	Machining of metal where all machining equipment, raw materials storage and end product storage shall be located entirely within a completely enclosed building and the machining activities shall not create noise, vibration, odor, dust or any other condition which might be disturbing to occupants of adjacent buildings (foundry and forging type activities are specifically prohibited);
	(69)	Mail-order store;
	(70)	Manufactured home sales, service;
	(71)	Metal fabrication where all fabrication, raw materials storage and end product storage shall be located entirely within a completely enclosed building and the fabrication activities shall not create noise, vibration, odor, dust or any other condition which might be disturbing to occupants of adjacent buildings (foundry and forging type activities are specifically prohibited);
	(72)	Metal product assembly (small premolded parts only);
	(73)	Motorcycle sales, service;
	(74)	Musical instrument sales and service;
	(75)	Nursery/garden center (retail);
	(76)	Office equipment and supplies, sales/service;
	(77)	Packaging products and service;
	(78)	Paint and wallpaper store;
	(79)	Parking lot;
	(80)	Pawn shop;
	(81)	Personal service shop;
	(82)	Pet shop (no outside runs);
	(83)	Pharmacy/drug store;
	(84)	Photography studio;
	(85)	Picture frame sales and service;
	(86)	Plastic products assembly (small premolded parts only);
	(87)	Plumbing supplies and fixtures, sales and service (retail);
	(88)	Radio or television broadcasting station or studio (no towers);
	(89)	Recreational vehicles sales, storage or service;
	(90)	Rental of equipment and supplies;
	(91)	Restaurant, with or without drive-through;
	(92)	Shoe repair;
	(93)	Shoe store;
	(94)	Sign shop;
	(95)	Sporting goods store;
	(96)	Stationery store;
	(97)	Storage (mini-self service);
	(98)	Studio for the instruction of photography, music, drama or dance;
	(99)	Tailor;
	(100)	Theater (not including drive-in theaters);
	(101)	Toy store;
	(102)	Trade or business school;
	(103)	Travel bureau or agency;
	(104)	Warehouse and storage building;
	(105)	Welding where all welding equipment, raw materials storage and end product storage shall be located entirely within a completely enclosed building and the welding activities shall not create noise, vibration, odor, dust or any other conditions which might be disturbing to occupants of adjacent buildings; and
	(106)	Wood products manufacturing (cutting, assembling and finishing work using dimensional wood only).
Residential:
	(1)	Community residence (group) - see § 152.114 for conditions;
	(2)	Multi-family dwellings;
	(3)	Nursing home/assisted living center/supportive living facility;
	(4)	Single-family dwelling (attached);
	(5)	Single-family dwelling (detached); and
	(6)	Two-family dwelling/duplex.
Community Facilities:
	(1)	Ambulance service;
	(2)	Boat launching ramp/marina;
	(3)	Civic theater;
	(4)	Club or lodge (private);
	(5)	Commercial recreational use;
	(6)	Community facilities;
	(7)	Educational or philanthropic institution;
	(8)	Golf course;
	(9)	Hospital/trauma center (and accessory heliport);
	(10)	Library;
	(11)	Museum;
	(12)	Park and playground;
	(13)	Post office;
	(14)	Privately or commercially operated lake or swimming pool;
	(15)	Public building;
	(16)	Religious institution/church;
	(17)	Skating rink (indoor or outdoor);
	(18)	Swimming pools and related building;
	(19)	Tennis court; and
	(20)	Transit station.
Office:
	(1)	Dental office;
	(2)	Loan office;
	(3)	Medical office; and
	(4)	Professional office.

(E) Standards for Comprehensive Planned Development Districts. All Comprehensive Planned Development Districts shall comply with the following.

(1) Residential uses. The number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined by dividing the net development area by the number of dwelling units permitted per acre according to the following schedule:

Category	Maximum Dwelling Units per Acre
Single-family dwellings	5
Two-family dwellings	10
Multiple-family dwellings	17

(2) Minimum parking requirements. Minimum parking requirements for Comprehensive Planned Development District uses shall comply with §§ 152.150 through 152.155.

(3) Building height. The maximum height of buildings and structures in Comprehensive Planned Development Districts shall be as follows:

Category	Maximum Building Height (in Feet)
One- and two-family dwellings	35
Multiple-family dwellings	50
Commercial buildings and structures	100

(4) Streets. Private or public streets and driveways on the site of the proposed development shall be adequate to serve the development and meet the approval of the City Engineer.

(5) Minimum yards.

(a) Minimum yards along the perimeter of the Comprehensive Planned Development District shall be not less than 30 feet; provided, however, buildings of more than 35 feet in height shall provide a perimeter yard setback of not less than equal to the height of the buildings but shall not be required to exceed 50 feet.

(b) PERIMETER is defined as the outside boundary of land within the Comprehensive Planned Development District contiguous to land developed or to be developed other than in accordance with the provision of this subchapter.

(F) Maps, plans and the like. As a part of the presentation before the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, the applicant shall submit the following. The plan of the comprehensive planned development shall contain on its face or in an accompanying addendum the following information in addition to that included in other parts of this subchapter:

(1) Total number of dwelling units;

(2) General location and the type of all permissive uses in residential and community facility areas, and the general location of all commercial areas and public and private rights-of-way;

(3) Minimum distances between buildings;

(4) Maximum height of the various type buildings;

(5) Number of parking spaces to be provided;

(6) Delineation of all lots to be subdivided, if any;

(7) Maximum ground area coverage of structures;

(8) Engineering data;

(9) Survey and legal description of that portion of the Comprehensive Planned Development District, which survey shall show that portion of the Comprehensive Planned Development District falling within the plan; and

(10) Evidence of ownership or control.

(G) Issuance of permits. Upon approval of the plan by ordinance of the city, the Building Inspector shall therewith be directed to issue building permits, after appropriate building plan review, for all or portions of the Comprehensive Planned Development District, provided the applicant shall be in compliance with the approved plan and the conditions of this section.

(H) Transfers of land. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to restrict or limit the right to sell or convey all or portions of the land included within the Comprehensive Planned Development District, whether improved or unimproved, including but not limited to each and every use permitted in a Comprehensive Planned Development District, including the sale of condominiums or cooperative units with common walls, provided that a buyer or grantee and the city shall be bound by the provisions of this chapter.

Table 152.080(H)(1): Zoning Regulations Summary (Residential)
Symbol	District	Min. Lot Area (Sq. Ft.)	Min. Lot Area per Dwellin g Unit (Sq. Ft.)	Min. Lot Width	Min. Front Yard	Min. Side Yard	Min. Rear Yard	Max. Building Height
AG	Agriculture	10 acres	SF: 10 acres	500 ft.	75 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	35 ft.
ER	Estate Residential	43,5601 20,0002 18,0003	SF: 18,000	150 ft. 100 ft. 80 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	30 ft.	35 ft.
R1A	Single-Family	9,000	SF: 9,000 2F: 4,500	70 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	30 ft.	35 ft.
R1B	Single-Family	7,500	SF: 7,500 2F: 3,750	60 ft.	25 ft.	5 ft.	25 ft.	35 ft.
R1C	Single-Family Attached	6,000	SFA: 6,000 SFD: 3,000	50 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	30 ft.	35 ft.
R2	Two-Family	7,500	SF: 7,500 2F: 3,750	60 ft.	25 ft.	5 ft.	25 ft.	35 ft.
R3A	Multi-Family	6,000	SF: 6,000 2F: 3,000 MF: 2,000	50 ft.	20 ft.	5 ft.	25 ft.	45 ft.
R3B	Multi-Family	6,000	SF: 6,000 2F: 3,000 MF: 1,500	50 ft.	20 ft.	5 ft.	25 ft.	45 ft.
1 No public water or sewer
2 Public water, no public sewer
3 Public water and sewer available
4 **Indicates no dwelling units permitted in districts
5 When adjacent to R District: setback 1 foot for each 7 feet of building height
6 If a yard is provided where it is not required, it must be at least 5 feet
7 When adjacent to R District: setback 1 foot for each 7 feet of building height in addition to required setback
8 As determined at time of conditional use review
9 Except for single-family dwellings which have a minimum lot width of 60 feet

Table 152.080(H)(2): Zoning Regulations Summary (Nonresidential)
Symbol	District	Min. Lot Area (Sq. Ft.)	Min. Lot Area per Dwellin g Unit (Sq. Ft.)	Min. Lot Width	Min. Front Yard	Min. Side Yard	Min. Rear Yard	Max. Building Height
I	Institutional	7,500	**8	50 ft.	20 ft.	10 ft.	20 ft.	72 ft.7
O	Office	6,000	**4	50 ft.	25 ft.	5 ft.	25 ft.	35 ft.
B1	Neighborhood Business	none	7,500	none9	20 ft.	See footnote 6	20 ft.	35 ft.
B2	General Business	none	7,500	none9	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	45 ft.5
B3	Central Business	none	MF: 1,500	none	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	100 ft.5
M1	Light Industrial	None	**4	none	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	45 ft.
M2	Heavy Industrial	None	**4	none	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	See footnote 6	100 ft.5
CPD	Comprehensive Planned Development	See CPD ordinance for permitted uses, regulations and procedures
1 No public water or sewer
2 Public water, no public sewer
3 Public water and sewer available
4 **Indicates no dwelling units permitted in districts
5 When adjacent to R District: setback 1 foot for each 7 feet of building height.
6 If a yard is provided where it is not required, it must be at least 5 feet
7 When adjacent to R District: setback 1 foot for each 7 feet of building height in addition to required setback
8 As determined at time of conditional use review
9 Except for single-family dwellings which have a minimum lot width of 60 feet

(Ord. 10-3277, § 1-5.16, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 12-3343, passed 1-23-2012; Ord. 13-3417, passed 9-3-2013; Ord. 13-3421, passed 10-21-2013; Ord. 14-3444, passed 4-21-2014; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 19-3594, passed 9-16-2019; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020; Ord. 25-3757, passed 7-21-2025; Ord. 25-3758, passed 7-21-2025)