The Interchange Overlay District is created to promote safe and efficient use of the arterial roadways, as well as to protect and enhance the aesthetic and visual character of the lands within the District. These goals will be accomplished through the establishment of special development standards for properties in the vicinity of the I-90 and Route 20 interchange, and evaluation by the Village of all proposed land use within the Overlay District. Regulations contained in the Interchange Overlay District shall be in addition to, and shall overlap and overlay, all other zoning districts contained within the Overlay District; so that any parcel of land lying in an Overlay District shall also lie in one or more of the other zoning districts provided for in the Hampshire Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 92-10, 10-1-1992)

The Interchange Overlay District boundaries shall be as established on the Official Zoning Map of the Village. (Ord. 92-10, 10-1-1992)

   A.   All uses shall be subject to the use limitations set forth in the underlying zoning districts, and, in addition, to the following requirements:

      1.   Each use shall be designed so that vehicular circulation is coordinated with that on adjacent properties.

      2.   Each use shall have access designed so as not to impede traffic on arterial roadways. Access by the following means should be considered:

         a.   Access to the site as provided by a public street other than an arterial roadway, and/or

         b.   Access to the site as provided by the internal circulation of a development, with a limited number of well-designed access points to the public street system.

      3.   Outside storage or display of goods offered for sale shall be prohibited, except as authorized in the HC District. (Ord. 92-10, 10-1-1992)

   A.   Additional Requirements: In addition to the requirements of Article XII, "Community Graphics", the following regulations shall apply to all uses within the Interchange Overlay District; provided, where there is a conflict between the regulations in Article XII and the Interchange Overlay District, the Interchange Overlay District regulations shall govern.

      1.   Definitions:

 

 

   B.   Graphics Regulation by District: Graphics shall be restricted by zoning district as follows:

      1.   HC Highway Commercial District:

         a.   Freestanding Signs:

            (1)    No more than one freestanding ground sign, one freestanding highway identification pole sign and one freestanding pole sign shall be maintained on any one parcel of property two (2) acres or larger.

            (2)    No more than one freestanding ground sign shall be maintained on any one parcel of property less than two (2) acres.

            (3)   No freestanding pole sign shall exceed one hundred sixty five (165') square feet in sign surface area.

            (4)   No freestanding pole sign shall exceed twenty five (25') feet in height, measured from grade at the edge of the nearest right of way, from which access to the property is obtained, to the top of the sign.

            (5)   No freestanding ground sign shall exceed eighty (80) square feet in sign surface area.

            (6)   No freestanding ground sign shall exceed eight feet (8') in height, measured from grade at the edge of the nearest right of way, from which access to the property is obtained, to the top of the sign.

            (7)   No freestanding highway identification pole sign shall exceed one thousand twenty four (1024) square feet in sign surface area. For properties set back more than one thousand feet (1,000') from Interstate 90, the permitted sign area for freestanding highway identification signs may be increased by ten percent (10%).

            (8)   No freestanding highway identification pole sign shall exceed one hundred (100') feet in height, measured from grade at the edge of the nearest right of way, from which the property receives access, to the top of the sign.

         b.   Canopy Signs:

            (1)   No canopy sign shall project above the top of the canopy upon which it is mounted.

            (2)   Total canopy signage shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet in sign surface area.

         c.   Awning Signs:

            (1)   No awning sign shall project above the top of the awning upon which it is mounted.

            (2)   No awning signs shall project from the face of an awning.

            (3)   Total awning signage shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet in sign surface area.

         d.   Wall Signs:

            (1)   The number of wall signs to be permitted shall be as follows:

               (A)   One wall sign per retail, office or other user in a building, on each elevation of said building fronting a public street; and

               (B)   One additional wall sign per each such street frontage

            (2)   The total allowable sign surface area of any wall sign on any single building shall be calculated at either three (3) times the lineal front footage of the building face having a street frontage exposure, or the following maximum area requirements, depending on setback as described, whichever is less:

               (A)   Where the building is set back from the street less than two hundred feet (200'), one hundred fifty (150 s.f.) square feet maximum;

               (B)   Where the building is set back from the street two hundred feet (200') or more, but less than four hundred feet (400'), two hundred forty (240 s.f.) square feet maximum;

               (C)   Where the building is set back from the street four hundred feet (400') or more, four hundred eighty (480 s.f.) square feet maximum.

            (3)   The total allowable surface area of all wall signs on each street frontage of a building face having a street frontage exposure shall be no more than ten percent (10%) of the total area of the building face.

      2.   O-R Office-Research District and O-M Office and Restricted Manufacturing District:

         a.   Freestanding Signs:

            (1)   One freestanding ground sign may be erected at each major entrance to an office-research park. Such sign(s) shall identify the name of the office-research park. No such sign shall exceed forty (40) square feet in area or fifteen feet (15') in height or be located closer than ten feet (10') to property line.

            (2)   One freestanding ground sign identifying each building may be permitted for each detached building which houses a principal use within an office park. Such sign(s) shall be limited to identifying the name of the building and/or the individual enterprises located therein, the address, trademark or identifying symbol or any combination thereof. No such sign shall exceed twenty (20) square feet in area or eight feet (8') in height or be located closer than ten feet (10') to any property line.

            (3)   One freestanding ground directory sign may be permitted in close proximity to each major entrance of an office-research park. Such sign(s) shall be limited to identifying and providing directional information to individual enterprises located within the office-research park. No such sign shall exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area or eight feet (8') in height or be located closer than ten feet (10') to any property line.

   C.   Special Use Permit: The following additional regulations shall apply to signs accessory to the following uses, which shall require a special use permit:

      1.   Restaurant; Fast Food Restaurant:

         a.   Freestanding Signs: No more than one freestanding ground sign, one freestanding highway identification pole sign and one freestanding pole sign shall be maintained on any one parcel of property less than two (2) acres.

         b.   Restaurants shall comply with all other sign requirements of the Interchange Overlay District.

   D.   Development Signs in any District:

      1.   The owner of property located in the Interchange Overlay District may construct one "development identification sign" (as defined in Section 6-2-2) during the time a project is under construction on the subject property, in accord with the following regulations:

         a.   Any development sign must face the I-90 Illinois Toll Highway only.

         b.   No development sign shall utilize more than two (2) faces, each constituting not more than two hundred (200) square feet.

         c.   No development sign shall exceed fourteen feet (14') in height, measured from the ground to the top of the sign.

         d.   There shall be no more than one such sign for any development.

         e.   Any such development sign shall be set back not less than twenty feet (20') from the right of way of the I-90 Illinois Toll Highway, and not less than one hundred feet (100') from any exterior lot line of the development project.

         f.   Notwithstanding the duration of construction on the project, no special permit for such a sign shall be for a period greater than three (3) years, provided that such permit shall upon application filed prior to the end of the fist three-year period, may be extended for an additional period of not more than three (3) years, said application to be made and considered in accord with the special use procedure established in this Chapter.

         g.   In any event, no such development sign shall be permitted, and any such development sign shall be removed by the permit holder, upon completion of seventy five percent (75%) of the development project. For purposes of this Section, "completion of seventy five percent (75%) of the development project" shall mean issuance of an occupancy permit for not less than seventy five percent (75%) of the total square footage of the development or not less than seventy five percent (75%) of the number of structures in the development, whichever first occurs.

   E.   Prohibited Graphics:

      1.   Outdoor advertising signs, commonly referred to as billboards or poster panels. (Ord. 92-10, 10-1-1992; amd. Ord. 21-10, 4-1-2021; Ord. 22-23, 9-15-2022)

   A.   Application: In the Interchange Overlay District, all applications for building, zoning or rezoning, and special permits shall require site plan review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval by the Village Board. No construction permit shall be issued within the Overlay District until a site plan as required by this Section has been approved.

   B.   Review: The following shall require review of the Planning and Zoning Commission only, without approval by the Village Board:

      1.   Applications for permits necessary to structurally alter an existing building where such structural alteration results in an expansion of less than one thousand (1,000) square feet, or less than ten percent (10%) of the area of the existing building, whichever is greater;

      2.   Applications for permits necessary to acquire access or additional access to an arterial roadway;

      3.   Applications for certificates of occupancy for changes in use which result in an increase in off-street parking requirements.

   C.   Site Plan Submission Requirements: The following items shall accompany each application for site plan review:

      1.   A survey of property lines showing location of bordering streets and roads, and existing and approved access points.

      2.   Illustration on the site plan of the location of all trash receptacles, air conditioning and heating equipment, loading area, parking areas, lighting and an indication of the methods to be used to screen all such areas from all public views.

      3.   Location on the site plan of all on-site utilities. Such utilities shall be located under ground, unless required by the utility to be otherwise located.

      4.   A schematic landscape plan (at the time of final project submission).

         a.   The schematic landscape plan shall address each of the following issues:

            (1)   Screening requirements;

            (2)   Adequate landscaped islands in parking areas;

            (3)   Tree removal and replacement;

            (4)   Irrigation system;

            (5)   Retention and protection of endangered and valuable native trees;

            (6)   Use of shade trees, especially in the development of vehicular-use areas.

         b.   The detailed landscape plan must include the following:

            (1)   All existing trees and significant plant groupings, sizes, locations, species, identification and spacing noted;

            (2)   All proposed trees and plant materials, with sizes, locations, species, identification and spacing noted;

            (3)   All existing and proposed contours;

            (4)   All existing and proposed structures and vehicular-use areas, with sizes, square footage, materials and circulation noted;

            (5)   Proposed irrigation system layout;

            (6)   The relationship of the site to the surrounding land uses.

      5.   Exterior elevation drawings of buildings and other structures.

      6.   Building materials and color samples.

      7.   Sign location, materials, colors, size, shape and lighting.

      8.   Parking lot design and materials.

   D.   Development Standards:

      1.   Access and Egress Requirements:

         a.   The minimum distance between driveways must be two hundred feet (200'), unless precluded by the location of existing driveways on adjacent properties.

         b.   Access to arterial roadways may be prohibited from any property having access to a street intersecting with an arterial roadway, or any parcel with frontage on an arterial roadway which has access through an existing joint-use access easement or driveway.

         c.   Each separate use, grouping of attached buildings, or uses permitted as part of a single integrated plan, shall have not more than two (2) access points to any arterial roadway.

         d.   Each building or group of buildings and their parking or service area(s) shall be physically separated from the adjacent street by a curb, planting strip or other suitable barrier.

         e.   When conditions warrant, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require the proponent to dedicate and construct right-hand-turn lanes along interstate highway frontage roads to aid ingress-egress.

      2.   Loading And Truck Storage Areas:

         a.   No truck loading/unloading facilities shall be located on a building wall fronting on any arterial roadway. No truck trailer or tractor parking shall be located between the front building line and the front property line for any lot with frontage along an arterial roadway.

      3.   Landscape Requirements: Existence of vegetation establishes a strong overall visual impression of the Overlay District, giving it a special character, differentiating it from agricultural areas, while enhancing the countryside.

         a.   Tree Planting And Replacement: The following guidelines should be used to monitor the planting and replacement of trees destroyed or damaged during the development or redevelopment process:

            (1)   For each tree removed with a trunk greater in diameter than six inches (6"), measured at a point four and one-half feet (41/2') above ground level, or for each cluster of three (3) or more trees located within ten feet (10') of each other with trunk diameters greater than two inches (2"), the developer must plant a sufficient amount of native species of trees within disturbed areas that will reasonably compensate for the loss of existing trees.

            (2)   For all properties which front onto an arterial roadway, no clearing of vegetation shall be permitted within fifty feet (50') of the dedicated right of way.

            (3)   The planting or replacement of trees on a site shall ensure that, at maturity of ten (10) years after installation, minimum tree canopies or covers will provide ten percent (10%) tree canopy for each development site.

               (A)   Existing trees which are to be preserved may be included to meet all or part of the canopy requirements.

               (B)   Tree canopy or tree cover shall include all areas of coverage by plant material exceeding eight feet (8') in height.

         b.   Roadside Trees:

            (2)   Trees shall be planted no more than forty feet (40') apart along all public roadways.

            (3)   Roadside trees should be deciduous hardwoods, such as maple, oak, linden, sycamore, etc., (not conifers or flowering ornamentals), in order that a unified character may ultimately be created.

         c.   Buffer Yard And Screening Standards: Buffering and screening shall be provided where necessary to protect and enhance the character of the interchange area.

            (1)   Buffer Yard: A buffer yard consists of a strip of land with plantings which is reserved from development. Buffer yards are useful in protecting and enhancing the character of the interchange area, as well as minimizing the negative impact of incompatible uses. All uses proposed adjacent to a residential district shall be required to provide buffering. The following standards shall be applied to all development within the Interchange Overlay District:

               (B)   In instances where healthy plant material exits on a site prior to its development, in part or in whole, the Planning Commission may adjust the application of the abovementioned standards to allow credit for such plant material if, in its opinion, such an adjustment is in keeping with and will preserve the intent of these standards.

            (2)   Screening: Open storage areas, exposed machinery, and outdoor areas used for the storage and collection of rubbish, must be visually screened from roads and surrounding land uses. Suitable types of screening include dense evergreen hedges of five feet (5') or more in height and opaque wood, stone, or brick fences.

         d.   Parking Lot Landscaping Standards:

            (1)   General Standards: The following standards shall apply to the installation and maintenance of all landscaping and screening in parking areas required by the provisions of this Section.

               (A)   All trees required by the provision of this Section shall be species normally classified as canopy or shade trees, and do not include trees commonly classified as understory or ornamental types. All trees shall have a minimum trunk height of six feet (6') (branching to start 6 feet above the parking pavement) and shall have a minimum three inches (3") diameter measured at a point four and one-half feet (41/2') above ground level at the time of planting. Evergreens shall be a minimum of six feet (6') in height when installed.

               (B)   Deciduous shrubs other than dwarf varieties shall be a minimum of three feet (3') in height and four feet (4') in height if used as a visual screen planting. Dwarf deciduous shrubs shall be a minimum height of eighteen inches (18"). Evergreen shrubs shall have a minimum spread of thirty inches (30"), unless used as a visual screen, in which case they shall also be a minimum height of four feet (4').

               (C)   Existing vegetation which is suitable for use in compliance with the requirements of this Section, and which is appropriately protected, may be used to provide planting and screening in accordance with the purpose and intent of this Section.

               (D)   When parking lots adjoin land zoned for residential use, there shall be an opaque barrier constructed to provide a separation between the two (2) uses. This can be achieved by a solid type fence no less than four feet (4') in height, or with densely planted shrubs and berms to provide a visual barrier. Berms shall not exceed a slope of 3:1. (Ord. 92-10, 10-1-1992; amd. Ord. 21-15, 4-15-2021)