A.

Legislative Intent. The purpose of O-1 Office District is to provide areas for a limited range of office and institutional uses. Offices in which goods, wares, or merchandise or commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold shall not be permitted. The creation of this district is intended to provide an environment appropriate for office or institutional uses which will be compatible with residential uses which may adjoin.

B.

Permitted Uses.

1.

Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the O-1 Office District under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of the following:

a.

Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this Code; and

b.

Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-7-1-C

2.

The following uses are permitted in the O-1 Office District:

a.

Offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, such as:

(1)

Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment.

(2)

Finance agency offices.

(3)

Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting auditing and bookkeeping service offices.

(4)

Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies.

(5)

Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations.

b.

Governmental centers and offices and other public uses and structures appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district.

c.

Municipal buildings and uses.

d.

Accessory uses, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

Antennas and communication towers.

(2)

Architectural or landscaping embellishments, pools, fountains, bridges, patios.

(3)

As appropriate to the principal use, pharmacies, dental laboratories, and the fitting and sale of eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and the like, provided that no such accessory use in combination, shall occupy involved in the principal use.

(4)

Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services.

(5)

Storage of building materials (during course of construction only).

(6)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10.

e.

Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building.

C.

Special Uses. Special uses as hereinafter enumerated, may be allowed in the O-1 Office District, subject to the issuance of special use permits in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-18. The following special uses may be allowed in the O-1 Office District:

1.

Churches, rectories and parish houses.

2.

Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building. In addition to the special use standards in Section 9-1-18-I, it shall be demonstrated that the use will not have a detrimental effect on the mix of retail and non-retail uses in the immediate area, and that the building can be adapted for a different use in the future.

3.

Hospitals.

4.

Nursery schools or day care centers.

5.

Public utility and public service uses.

D.

Area Regulations.

1.

Minimum Development Area. In order for a parcel to be classified as an O-1 Office District, the parcel shall contain an area of two acres or more under single ownership and/or control.

2.

Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be 30,000 square feet.

3.

Lot Width. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet measured at the building line.

4.

Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 30 feet.

5.

Side Yard. The minimum side yard shall be 20 feet. The yard area within ten feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking.

6.

Rear Yard. The minimum setback shall be 20 feet. Where the rear yard of a zoning lot within the O-1 District adjoins the side or rear yards of a zoning lot in a residential district without an intervening street, such rear yard shall conform to the setback requirement for the principal dwelling unit of the adjoining residential district. The yard area within ten feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking.

7.

Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.5.

E.

Outside Storage Regulations. The sale, servicing, storage, and display of goods and/or materials shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, unless otherwise provided for herein. The following activities and uses are exempt from this requirement.

1.

Those uses and activities specifically designated and approved by the Village of Hoffman Estates for the outdoor display and/or sale of products or materials.

2.

Those uses and activities established in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8, Section 8-7-17 (Seasonal Outdoor Sales) of the Municipal Code of the Village of Hoffman Estates.

F.

Height Regulations. No portion of any building or structure located in an O-1 Office District shall exceed 35 feet in height. The maximum height for antennas and communication towers shall be in accordance with Section 9-3-9.

G.

Off-Street Parking Regulations. Adequate provision shall be made in all cases for off-street parking and off-street loading in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-2.

H.

General Regulations. For additional regulations and requirements pertaining to the O-1 District see Article 3 (Section 9-3, General Requirements and Procedures Applicable Within Various Districts).

(Ord. No. 4238-2011, § 4(Exh. B), 5-2-11)

A.

Legislative Intent. The purpose of the O-2 Office and Research District is to provide areas within which the development of medium office buildings and research and development facilities are encouraged. The district sets aside medium accessible parcels of land where architecturally coordinated office and research buildings can be constructed in a park like atmosphere. Activities within the O-2 District shall be limited to assure that the high quality of the environment shall be maintained within the district and surrounding residential districts which may abut. Production of products primarily for sale or for use in production operations elsewhere shall not be permitted.

B.

Permitted Uses.

1.

Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the O-2 Office and Research District under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of the following:

a.

Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this Code; and

b.

Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-7-2-C.

2.

The following uses are permitted in the O-2 Office and Research District:

a.

All of the permitted uses in the O-1 Office District.

b.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

c.

Medical research facilities.

d.

Personnel training centers including dormitory facilities.

e.

Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Antennas and communication towers.

(2)

Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios.

(3)

Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use. These uses shall be incidental to and provide service for the principal use or for the convenience of employees only. These uses shall be wholly within the building and there shall be no exterior display of the auxiliary function.

(4)

Operations required to maintain or support any use permitted in paragraphs (a) through (d) above, on the same tract as the permitted use provided the structures or structural features are consistent and compatible with the permitted use such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc.

(5)

Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services.

(6)

Storage of building materials (during course of construction only).

(7)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10.

C.

Special Uses. Special uses as hereinafter enumerated, may be allowed in the O-2 Office and Research District, subject to the issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-18. The following special uses may be allowed in the O-2 Office and Research District:

1.

Buildings in excess of 45 feet in height, provided however, the total height does not exceed 100 feet.

2.

Hospitals.

3.

Municipal buildings and uses.

4.

Nursery schools and day care centers.

5.

Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development. No product shall be produced on the premises in a pilot plant that is primarily for sale either directly or indirectly except with respect to such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

6.

Public utility and public service uses.

7.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

8.

All other occupations no heretofore cited in Sections 9-7-2-B (Permitted Uses in O-2) or 9-7-2-C.

9.

Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building. In addition to the special use standards in Section 9-1-18-I, it shall be demonstrated that the use will not have a detrimental effect on the mix of retail and non-retail uses in the immediate area, and that the building can be adapted for a different use in the future.

D.

Area Regulations.

1.

Minimum Development Area. In order for a parcel to be classified as an O-2 Office and Research District, the parcel shall contain an area of 25 acres or more, under single ownership and/or control.

2.

Lot Area.o The minimum lot area shall be five acres for every lot upon which any building is to be erected.

3.

Lot Width. The minimum lot width shall be 300 feet measured at the building line.

4.

Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 100 feet and no parking shall be permitted in the front yard except that up to ten parking spaces may be permitted for the purpose of short term or guest parking.

5.

Side Yard. The minimum side yard setback shall be 75 feet on each side of the building, provided, the minimum yard requirement of any yard adjacent to a street shall be 100 feet. Where the side yard of a zoning lot within the O-2 District adjoins the side or rear yard of a zoning lot in a residential district without an intervening street, such side yard shall be a width of not less than 100 feet. The yard area within 25 feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking.

6.

Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 75 feet. Where the rear yard of a zoning lot in the O-2 District adjoins the rear or side yard of a zoning lot in a residential district without an intervening street, such rear yard shall be a width of not less than 100 feet. The yard area within 25 feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking.

7.

Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.5.

E.

Outside Storage Regulations. Outside storage of any materials, supplies or products shall not be permitted.

F.

Height Regulations. No portion of any building or structure located in an O-2 Office and Research District shall exceed 45 feet in height except as provided in Section 9-7-2-C-[1]. The maximum height for antennas and communication towers shall be in accordance with Section 9-3-9.

G.

Off-Street Parking Regulations. Adequate provision shall be made in all cases for off-street parking and off-street loading in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-2.

H.

General Requirements and Performance Standards. This district is subject to the exclusions, conditions, stipulations and requirements set forth in Section 9-3-11. For additional requirements and regulations pertaining to the O-2 District see Article 3 (Section 9-3, General Requirements and Procedures Applicable Within Various Districts).

(Ord. No. 4238-2011, § 4(Exh. B), 5-2-11)

A.

Legislative Intent. The purpose of the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District is to provide areas within which the development of office buildings, research and development facilities and hotels are encouraged and, with respect to areas located near manufacturing and industrial properties, to provide areas within which flex-tech uses, office buildings, research and development facilities, light manufacturing, hotels, restaurants, and the sale of goods and services are encouraged. The district sets aside tollway accessible parcels of land and, with respect to certain land uses, land located near manufacturing and industrial properties, where architecturally coordinated buildings can be constructed in a park-like atmosphere. Activities within the O-3 District shall be limited to assure that the high quality of the environment shall be maintained within the district and surrounding residential districts and, as applicable, manufacturing and industrial properties which may abut. Except with respect to certain areas located near manufacturing and industrial properties, production of products primarily for sale or for use in production elsewhere shall not be permitted.

B.

Permitted Uses.

1.

Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of the following:

a.

Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this Code; and

b.

Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-7-C.

2.

The following uses are permitted in the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District:

a.

All of the permitted uses in the O-2 Office District.

b.

Hotels or motels including auxiliary uses on-sites of not less than five acres.

c.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

d.

Medical research facilities.

e.

Personnel training centers including dormitory facilities.

f.

Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Antennas and communication towers.

(2)

Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges and patios.

(3)

Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use, including, but not limited to, retail stores and services, restaurants (excepting drive-in and drive-through restaurants), banks, laundry facilities, barber shops and beauty shops and shoe repair shops. These uses shall be incidental to and provide service for the principal use or for the convenience of guests and employees only. These uses shall be wholly within the building and there shall be no exterior display of the auxiliary function.

(4)

Health clubs.

(5)

Operations required to maintain or support any use permitted in paragraphs (a) through (f) above, on the same tract as the permitted use provided the structures or structural features are consistent and compatible with the permitted use such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc.

(6)

Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services.

(7)

Storage of building materials (during course of construction only).

(8)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10.

(9)

Parking garages.

g.

Data center.

3.

In addition to the uses set forth in Section B-2 above, the following uses are permitted on properties within the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District that are located within 1,750 feet of property that is zoned in the M-1 or M-2 Manufacturing Districts under this Code on or after July 7, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as "Manufacturing-Oriented Properties"):

a.

Flex-tech uses, consisting of a combination of any two or more of the following: office, showroom, warehouse, sales room, call center, technical support facility, light manufacturing of materials, goods or products (including assembly, servicing, fabricating, cleaning, processing, repair and product enhancement), research and development, and technical school, training or university.

b.

Hotels or motels.

c.

Restaurants.

C.

Special Uses. Special uses as hereinafter enumerated, may be allowed in the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District, subject to the issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-18. The following special uses may be allowed in the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District.

1.

A helistop or helipad, but not a heliport.

2.

Hospitals.

3.

Nursery schools and day care centers.

4.

Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process, including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development. No product shall be produced on the premises in a pilot plant that is primarily for sale either directly or indirectly except with respect to such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

5.

Public utility and public service uses.

6.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a produce, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

7.

All other occupations not heretofore cited in Sections 9-7-3-B (Permitted Uses in O-3) or 9-7-3-C.

8.

Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building. In addition to the special use standards in Section 9-1-18-I, it shall be demonstrated that the use will not have a detrimental effect on the mix of retail and non-retail uses in the immediate area, and that the building can be adapted for a different use in the future.

D.

Area Regulations.

1.

Minimum Development Area. In order for a parcel to be classified as an O-3 Office and Research Tollway District, the parcel shall contain an area of 30 acres or more, under single ownership and/or control at the time of classification.

2.

Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be five acres for every lot upon which any building is to be erected, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe a lower minimum lot area.

3.

Lot Width. The minimum lot width shall be 300 feet measured at the building line; provided, however, that the minimum lot width for restaurants and daycare centers located on Manufacturing-Oriented Properties shall be 200 feet.

4.

Special Yard Area Requirements. The Village Board shall, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks from major internal and external roadways for all special uses and properties for which the Village Board approves a maximum height for any structure exceeding 45 feet pursuant to Section 9-7-3-F or a maximum overall floor area ratio exceeding 0.50 pursuant to Section 9-7-3-D-8. Minimum yard setbacks adjacent to the Northwest Tollway (I-90) shall be 100 feet measured from the Northwest Tollway (I-90) right-of-way, but not including entrance and exit ramps. Minimum yard setbacks adjacent to the Northwest Tollway (I-90) entrance and exit ramps shall be 50 feet measured from the entrance and exit ramp right-of-way. No structures or accessory parking shall be permitted in any such yards. Access roads and drives shall be permitted in such yards.

5.

Front Yard. The minimum zoning lot front yard setback for buildings erected within the O-3 District shall be 50 feet; however, the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum front yard setback for any properties for which the Village Board approves a maximum height for any structure in excess of 45 feet and/or a floor area ratio in excess of 0.50. The Village Board shall, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe minimum front yard setbacks for all special uses and all Manufacturing-Oriented Properties. The zoning lot front yard area within 25 feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking, except that up to ten parking spaces may be permitted for the purpose of short term or guest parking. Access roads and drives shall be permitted in any such yard. Any yard between a building to be erected within this district and an adjoining public right-of-way shall be treated as a front yard for purposes of establishing setback requirements for that yard.

6.

Side Yard. The minimum zoning lot side yard setback for each side of a building erected within the O-3 District shall be 25 feet; however, the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum side yard setback for properties for which the Village Board approves a maximum height for any structure in excess of 45 feet and/or a floor area ratio in excess of 0.50. The Village Board shall, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe minimum side yard setbacks for all special uses and all Manufacturing-Oriented Properties. No structures or accessory parking shall be located in any such yard. Access roads and drives shall be permitted in any such yard.

7.

Rear yard. The minimum zoning lot rear yard setback for buildings erected within the district shall be 25 feet; however, the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum rear yard setback for properties for which the Village board approves a maximum height for any structure in excess of 45 feet and/or a floor area ratio in excess of 0.50. The Village Board shall, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe minimum rear yard setbacks for all special uses and all Manufacturing-Oriented Properties. No structures or accessory parking shall be located in any such yard. Access roads and drives shall be permitted.

8.

Floor Area Ratio. Except as provided in this Subsection 8 with respect to certain uses on Manufacturing-Oriented Properties, the maximum overall floor area ratio for a property classified in the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District shall be 0.50, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe a greater floor area ratio which shall not exceed 1.00.

E.

Outside Storage Regulations. Outside storage of any materials, supplies or products shall not be permitted.

F.

Height Regulations. The maximum height for any building or structure located on a property classified in the O-3 Office and Research Tollway District shall be 45 feet, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe for the entire property or zones within a property a greater maximum height which shall not exceed 210 feet. The maximum height for antennas and communication towers shall be in accordance with Section 9-3-9.

G.

Off-Street Parking Regulations. Adequate provision shall be made in all cases for off-street parking and off-street loading in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-2.

H.

General Requirements and Performance Standards. This district is subject to the exclusions, conditions, stipulations and requirements set forth in Section 9-3-11. For additional requirements and regulations pertaining to the O-3 District, see Article 3 (Section 9-3, General Requirements and Procedures Applicable Within Various Districts).

(Ord. No. 4238-2011, § 4(Exh. B), 5-2-11; Ord. No. 4928-2022, § 2, 3-7-22)

A.

Legislative Intent. The purpose of the O-4 Office and Research Campus District is to provide areas within which the development of large office buildings and research and development facilities are encouraged. The district sets aside large, accessible parcels of land where architecturally coordinated office and research buildings can be constructed in a park like atmosphere. Activities within the O-4 District shall be limited to assure that the high quality of the environment shall be maintained within the district and surrounding residential districts which may abut. Production of products primarily for sale or for use in production operations elsewhere shall not be permitted.

B.

Permitted Uses.

1.

Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the O-4 Office and Research Campus District under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of the following:

a.

Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this Code; and

b.

Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-7-4-C.

2.

The following uses are permitted in the O-4 Office and Research Campus District:

a.

All of the permitted uses in the O-1 Office District.

b.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

c.

Medical research facilities.

d.

Personnel training centers including dormitory facilities.

e.

Hotels or motels including auxiliary uses on-sites of not less than seven acres.

f.

Municipal buildings and uses.

g.

Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Antennas and communication towers.

(2)

Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios.

(3)

Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use. These uses shall be incidental to and provide service for the principal use or for the convenience of employees only. These uses shall be wholly within the building and there shall be no exterior display of the auxiliary function.

(4)

Operations required to maintain or support any use permitted in paragraphs (a) through (d) above, on the same tract as the permitted use provided the structures or structural features are consistent and compatible with the permitted use such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc.

(5)

Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services.

(6)

Storage of building materials (during course of construction only).

(7)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10.

C.

Special Uses. Special uses as hereinafter enumerated, may be allowed in the O-4 Office and Research Campus District, subject to the issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-18. The following special uses may be allowed in the O-4 Office and Research Campus District:

1.

Buildings in excess of 45 feet in height, provided however, the total height does not exceed 100 feet.

2.

Hospitals.

3.

Nursery schools and day care centers.

4.

Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development. No product shall be produced on the premises in a pilot plant that is primarily for sale either directly or indirectly except with respect to such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

5.

Public utility and public service uses.

6.

A helistop or helipad, but not a heliport. "Helistop" and "helipad" are defined as set forth in Section 8-11-3 of the Hoffman Estates Municipal Code. A "heliport" is a helipad or helistop which additionally includes hangar(s) and maintenance and fuel facilities.

7.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research) for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

8.

All other occupations not heretofore cited in Sections 9-7-4-B or 9-7-4-C.

9.

Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building. In addition to the special use standards in Section 9-1-18-I, it shall be demonstrated that the use will not have a detrimental effect on the mix of retail and non-retail uses in the immediate area, and that the building can be adapted for a different use in the future.

D.

Area Regulations. The Area Regulations set forth in subparts 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Part D shall apply to each parcel classified as an O-4 Office and Research Campus District as a whole, so that each lot within the parcel shall not be required individually to satisfy these Area Regulations, so long as such Area Regulations are satisfied by the parcel as a whole:

1.

Minimum Development Area. In order for a parcel to be classified as an O-4 Office and Research Campus District, the parcel shall contain an area of 100 acres or more, and must be under single ownership and/or control at the time the parcel is granted O-4 Office and Research Campus District classification.

2.

Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be five acres for every lot upon which any building is to be erected.

3.

Lot Width. The minimum lot width shall be 300 feet measured at the building line.

4.

Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 100 feet and no parking shall be permitted in the front yard except that up to ten parking spaces may be permitted for the purpose of short term or guest parking.

5.

Side Yard. The minimum side yard setback shall be 75 feet on each side of the building, provided, the minimum yard requirement of any yard adjacent to a street shall be 100 feet. Where the side yard of a zoning lot within the O-4 District adjoins the side or rear yard of a zoning lot in a residential district without an intervening street such side yard shall be a width of not less than 100 feet. The yard area within 25 feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking.

6.

Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 75 feet. Where the rear yard of a zoning lot in the O-4 District adjoins the rear or side yard of a zoning lot in a residential district without an intervening street, such rear yard shall be a width of not less than 100 feet. The yard area within 25 feet of the property line shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking.

7.

Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.5.

E.

Outside Storage Regulations. Outside storage of any equipment, materials, supplies or products shall not be permitted except as follows. Outside storage of items incidental to grounds and road maintenance will be permitted and located if and as specifically approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission in site plan review and if adequately screened and secured in accordance with the following standards:

1.

Storage areas shall be enclosed by a screened wall or fence, including solid doors or gates thereto, not greater than seven feet in height, but in no case lower in height than the enclosed storage.

2.

All walls or fences where they adjoin a road, street, or residential or apartment zoned area must be 100 percent enclosed.

3.

Anything stored outdoors that has a tendency to be windborne shall be effectively covered so as not to be windblown.

4.

All areas to be used for outside storage must be covered with a surface appropriate for the items intended to be stored.

5.

The number of outside storage areas in any O-4 Office Research Campus District shall be limited to one storage area for each 25 acres of land area.

F.

Height Regulations. No portion of any building or structure located in an O-4 Office and Research Campus District shall exceed 45 feet in height except as provided in Section 9-7-4-C-1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, additional height will be allowed in the following circumstances. If an O-4 zoning district is located adjacent to the Northwest Tollway, within 1,550 feet of the Northwest Tollway right-of-way, a maximum height of the lesser of (a) 1,020 feet above sea level, or (b) 210 feet, measured from the first floor, finished floor elevation, will be a permitted use, provided that the horizontal distance between such building or structure and any residential distance between such building or structure and any residential district located on the same side of the Northwest Tollway (other than Cook County Forest Preserve land or other land in a residential district which is formally dedicated for a park or other dedicated open space use) shall not be less than two and one-half times the height of such building or structure. The maximum height for antennas and communication towers shall be in accordance with Section 9-3-9.

G.

Off-Street Parking Regulations. Adequate provision shall be made in all cases for off-street parking and off-street loading in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-2.

H.

General Requirements and Performance Standards. This district is subject to the exclusions, conditions, stipulations and requirements set forth in Section 9-3-11. For additional requirements and regulations pertaining to the O-4 District, see Article 3 (Section 9-3, General Requirements and Procedures Applicable Within Various Districts).

(Ord. No. 4238-2011, § 4(Exh. B), 5-2-11)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 4350-2013, § 8, adopted Jan. 14, 2013, repealed § 9-7-5, in its entirety and enacted new provisions to read as herein set out. Prior to this amendment, § 9-7-5 pertained to "EDA - Economic Development Area District." See Code Comparative Table for derivation.

A.

Legislative Intent. The purpose of the O-5 Office District is to provide for the development of uses which include office campuses, research and development facilities, light manufacturing, and related retail and service uses either as large parcels or groups of parcels developed in a coordinated manner in a park like atmosphere and having easy access from major transportation facilities. The district may also accommodate a broad range of compatible business uses that can appropriately share infrastructure, parking, and other amenities with office campus developments. This district was created as an alternative to the original Economic Development Area (EDA) District.

B.

Permitted Uses.

1.

Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the O-5 Office District under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, except those uses lawfully in existence on the effective date of this Code.

2.

The following uses are permitted in the O-5 Office District:

a.

Offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, such as:

(1)

Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment.

(2)

Finance agency offices.

(3)

Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping service offices.

(4)

Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies.

(5)

Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations.

b.

Auditoriums.

c.

Business, music, dance or commercial schools.

d.

Civic or public meeting facilities.

e.

Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building.

f.

Governmental centers, offices and other municipal and public uses appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district.

g.

Health clubs (public or private).

h.

Hotels including cocktail lounges and other auxiliary uses.

i.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

j.

Medical reference, research facilities and clinics.

k.

Municipal buildings and uses.

l.

Personnel training centers.

m.

Post offices.

n.

Printing shops.

o.

Private clubs.

p.

Private parks.

q.

Professional or service offices.

r.

Public libraries.

s.

Restaurants, excepting drive-in and drive-through restaurants.

t.

Retail stores and services.

u.

Satellite campuses of colleges, universities, and other schools operated by government entities or not-for-profit corporations, but not including dormitory facilities.

v.

Telephone exchanges including service center, commercial offices and uses accessory and related thereto.

w.

Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Antennas and communication towers.

(2)

Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios.

(3)

Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use. These uses shall be incidental to and provide service for the principal use. These uses shall be wholly within the building and there shall be no exterior display of the auxiliary function.

(4)

Operations required to maintain or support any use permitted in paragraphs [a.] through [v.] above, on the same tract as the permitted use provided the structures or structural features are consistent and compatible with the permitted use such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc.

(5)

Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services.

(6)

Storage of building materials (during course of construction only).

(7)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10.

x.

Data center.

C.

Special uses, as hereinafter enumerated, may be allowed in the O-5 Office District, subject to the issuance of special use permits in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-18.

1.

The following special uses may be allowed in the O-5 Office District:

a.

Drive-in and drive-through restaurants.

b.

Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building. In addition to the special use standards in Section 9-1-18-I, it shall be demonstrated that the use will not have a detrimental effect on the mix of retail and non-retail uses in the immediate area, and that the building can be adapted for a different use in the future.

c.

A helistop or helipad, but not a heliport.

d.

Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability. No product shall be produced on the premises primarily for sale either directly or indirectly, except such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

e.

Light manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, fabricating, cleaning, servicing and repairing of materials, goods or products, except where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings except when separated by a dedicated public right-of-way of 80 feet or greater.

f.

Light wholesale and distribution facilities.

g.

Nursery schools and day care centers.

h.

Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development. No product shall be produced on the premises in a pilot plant that is primarily for sale either directly or indirectly except with respect to such products which, by their character, require production within a research and development environment.

i.

Planned Development in accordance with Section 9-1-18A.

j.

Public utility and public service uses.

k.

Personnel training centers, including those which have dormitory facilities that provide temporary residency for trainees.

l.

All uses in Sections 9-8-4-B-2 and 9-8-4-C-1 and not heretofore cited in Section 9-7-6.

D.

Area Regulations.

1.

Minimum Development Area. In order for a parcel to be classified as an O-5 Office District, the parcel shall contain an area of 30 acres or more and must be under single ownership and/or control, or be filed under a joint application at the time the parcel is granted O-5 Office District classification.

2.

Lot Area. The minimum zoning lot area for each principal building erected within the O-5 Office District shall be 3 acres, except that the minimum lot area for a free-standing restaurant shall be one acre, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum lot area.

3.

Lot Width. The minimum zoning lot width for each principal building erected within the O-5 Office District shall be 200 feet, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum lot width.

4.

Front Yard. The minimum zoning lot front yard setback for buildings erected within the O-5 Office District shall be 60 feet, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum front yard setback. Any yard between a building to be erected within the O-5 Office District and an adjoining public right-of-way shall be treated as a front yard for purposes of establishing setback requirements for that yard.

5.

Side Yard. The minimum zoning lot side yard setback for each side of the building erected within the O-5 Office District shall be 25 feet, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum side yard setback.

6.

Rear Yard. The minimum zoning lot rear yard setback for buildings erected within the O-5 Office District shall be 25 feet, except that the Village Board may, at the time of classification of the property or at the time of consideration of a site plan, prescribe the minimum rear yard setback.

7.

Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio for a zoning lot in the O-5 Office District shall not exceed 1.5.

E.

Outside Storage. Outside storage of items incidental to grounds and road maintenance will be permitted subject to Village site plan approval, and if adequately screened and secured in accordance with the following standards. Outside storage of any equipment, materials, supplies or products shall not be permitted except as follows:

1.

Storage areas shall be enclosed by a screened wall or fence of a material consistent or complementary with the principal building on the lot, including solid doors or gates thereto, and shall not be greater than seven feet in height unless otherwise approved through the site plan approval process. In no case shall material exceed the height of the enclosed fence or wall.

2.

All walls or fences where they adjoin a road or street must be 100 percent enclosed.

3.

Anything stored outdoors that has a tendency to be windborne shall be effectively covered so as not to be windblown.

4.

All areas to be used for outside storage must be covered with a material appropriate for the items intended to be stored.

F.

Height Regulations. The maximum building height in the O-5 Office District shall not exceed 210 feet. The maximum height for antennas and communication towers shall be in accordance with Section 9-3-9.

G.

Multiple/Mixed Uses. In order to maximize usable open space, minimize the need for off-street parking by creating opportunities for shared parking and to encourage coordination of design and development of mixed but compatible business or office uses, multiple principal buildings may be permitted on a single zoning lot.

H.

Off-Street Parking Regulations. Adequate provision shall be made in all cases for off-street parking and off-street loading in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-2.

I.

General Regulations. For additional regulations and requirements pertaining to the O-5 Office District see Article 3 (Section 9-3, General Requirements and Procedures Applicable within Various Districts).

(Ord. No. 4335-2012, § 1, 10-1-12; Ord. No. 4928-2022, § 3, 3-7-22; Ord. No. 5018-2023, § 3, 4-17-23)