Homer Glen City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Nonresidential Districts
§ 220-701 Purpose.
The purposes of these regulations concerning nonresidential zoning districts include the following:
A.
To provide lands to be used for the full range of the business, commercial and industrial establishments needed to serve the citizens of the Village.
B.
To provide regulations intended to govern the locations, intensity, and methods of development of the business and commercial uses needed to serve the citizens of the Village.
C.
To establish nonresidential zoning districts and groupings of business, commercial and industrial establishments that are compatible in scope of services and methods of operation.
D.
To promote the establishment of off-street parking facilities and limited access to roads so as to alleviate traffic problems and engender public safety and convenience.
E.
To provide commercial areas of such size, shape, and accessibility that development of land for these purposes will minimize traffic congestion generated by "strip-commercial" development.
F.
To regulate the performance of such uses by establishing standards for the external impacts created in such uses.
§ 220-702 Planned development required.
[Amended 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 17-060]
Development of land that includes two or more principal buildings or one or more principal uses shall be planned and constructed as a planned unit development (PUD) where certain regulations of this chapter for the district where it is located are modified.[1] All other permitted uses in commercial and industrial districts require a public meeting held before the Plan Commission and the Village Board for site plan review.
§ 220-703 C-1 Neighborhood Business District.
The C-1 Neighborhood Business District (previously known as the "Local Shopping District") is established to provide areas to be used by retail or service establishments to supply convenience goods or personal services for the daily needs of the residents living in the immediate area and to ensure the development of such areas in a way so as to protect the rural character of the area zoned in the C-1 Neighborhood Business District as well as the residential areas in the immediate vicinity by encouraging complementary design and construction of structures, including but not limited to the use of pitched roofs, limited signage and enhanced buffering and landscaping.
§ 220-704 C-2 Local Business District.
The C-2 Local Business District (previously known as the "Community Shopping District") is established to provide areas to be used as the primary shopping area for communities which meet their needs for goods and services that may arise on a weekly basis in an area or areas which are centrally located to provide for groupings of business and commercial establishments which tend to draw trade that is mutually interchangeable and which areas are of sufficient size which will promote the convenience of the public and enhance vehicular and pedestrian traffic, thereby lessening or avoiding congestion in public streets through the use of limited points of access, internal streets, and cross-easements for ingress and egress.
§ 220-705 C-3 General Business District.
[Amended 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 08-048]
The C-3 General Business District is established to provide areas to be used for large space uses for retailing service activities that are normally associated with commercial uses where adequately sized parcels of land allow for large setbacks, clear vision, and safe ingress and egress.
§ 220-706 C-4 Highway Commercial District.
A.
The C-4 Highway Commercial District is established to provide areas which primarily serve the needs of motorists in a manner not conducive to generating strip-commercial development or unsightly, dangerous intersections and to provide regulations for highway-associated uses through adequately sized parcels of land allowing for large setbacks, clear vision, and safe ingress and egress; and to promote the grouping of C-4 uses and oppose and discourage the hazards to safety and nuisance of traffic congestion generated by "strip-commercial development" and to require adequate off-street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads.
B.
There shall be no application for any map amendment to the C-4 Highway Commercial District accepted after the adoption of this chapter. After the date of the adoption of this chapter, any new development which requires a division or subdivision of the existing zoning lot or parcel and for which a preliminary plat has not then been approved shall comply with the site and structure requirements and the special provisions of the C-3 General Business District in lieu of the site and structure requirements and special provisions of the C-4 Highway Commercial District.
§ 220-707 C-5 Office and Research Park District.
The C-5 Office and Research Park District is established to provide land for large, attractively landscaped sites for office buildings, research activities, or specialized compatible industrial activities.
§ 220-708 C-6 Commercial Recreation District.
The C-6 Commercial Recreation District is established to provide lands and structures for establishments that provide amusement, recreation or entertainment for the general public.
§ 220-709 I-1 Industrial District.
A.
The industrial districts are provided to support and complement the Village's Comprehensive Plan. The Industrial District requirements are further intended to govern the location, intensity and methods of development of industrial areas in the Village. The regulations are designed to provide protection for existing developments while allowing development by industrial firms that have high standards of performance that can locate in close proximity to residential and business uses.
B.
The regulations further provide for groupings of industrial buildings, which are compatible with each other in scope of services and methods of operation. The districts are designed to create yards and open space to create a transition between residence and industrial districts and to provide reasonable compatibility between uses. Potential impacts are controlled by performance standards.
§ 220-710 P-1 Governmental Buildings and Public Schools District.
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 12-026]
The P-1 Governmental Buildings and Public Schools District is provided to serve the special needs for governmental buildings and public schools. The term "governmental building" is defined as a structure owned, leased and/or operated by a municipality, township, county, state, the federal government or any duly constituted agency or department thereof and utilized for a public service or purpose of the governmental entity. A "public school" is a school created or operating under the authority of the School Code of the State of Illinois and providing education for children of a school district whose geographic boundaries include all or portions of Homer Glen.
§ 220-711 Other nonresidential standards.
A.
All uses in the nonresidential districts shall conform to the following:
(1)
Permitted uses. No land shall be used or occupied, and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied or used, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for other than one of the uses identified on the Table of Permitted and Special Uses, Table 2A.[1] A "P" on the table indicates that a use is allowed by right in the respective zoning district. Permitted uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 2A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
Special uses permitted. Those uses identified on the Table of Permitted and Special Uses, Table 2A, as an "S" are uses permitted only if specifically authorized by the Village Board in accordance with § 220-1209.
(3)
Prohibited uses. All uses not expressly authorized in these zoning districts are prohibited.
(4)
Site structure and bulk regulations. The table entitled "Site Structure and Bulk Regulations," Table 2B, lists standards which apply to all structures in the nonresidential districts.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 2B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(6)
Parking requirements. In addition to the requirements set forth in § 220-1002, the parking of trucks, when accessory to the conduct of a permitted use, shall be limited to vehicles having not over 1 1/2 tons' capacity, except for pickup and delivery service. Property within the I-1 District shall not be subject to the regulations established in this Subsection A(6).
(7)
Scope of operations. All business establishments shall be retail trade or service establishments dealing directly with consumers, and all goods produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises where produced. Property within the I-1 District shall not be subject to the regulations established in this Subsection A(7).
(8)
In addition to the requirements set forth in § 220-1003, loading or unloading of trucks shall only be conducted within designated areas in the rear or side of a building.
(9)
Screening and landscaping. Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Village ordinances.
(10)
Outdoor storage. No outdoor storage shall be permitted except where permitted with a special use.
(11)
Hours of operation. Nonresidential uses may be open for business between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Establishments seeking twenty-four-hour operation must be approved as a special use in accordance with § 220-1209.
[Amended 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 08-048; 10-28-2020 by Ord. No. 20-053]
(12)
The following special provisions shall apply to the I-1 District:
(a)
Any parcel or lot previously zoned I-2 or I-3 under the Village's Zoning Ordinance adopted June 12, 2001, shall be governed and regulated by the provisions set forth in this section.
(b)
The following standards, specifications, and regulations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency are hereby incorporated into this chapter and made a part thereof by this reference. Such standards, specifications, and regulations shall include those as required by the following:
[1]
Illinois Pollution Control Board Rules and Regulations: Air Pollution Regulations.
[2]
Illinois Pollution Control Board Rules and Regulations: Noise Pollution Control Regulations.
[3]
Illinois Pollution Control Board Rules and Regulations: Water Pollution.
[4]
State of Illinois: the Environmental Protection Act.
(c)
Glare and heat. Any operation or activity producing glare shall be performed within a completely enclosed building and be conducted so that direct and indirect illumination from the source of light on the lot shall not cause illumination in excess of 1/2 footcandle when measured at the lot line for those lots adjacent to commercial or industrial property and 0.10 footcandle for those lots adjacent to residential property.
B.
Temporary and accessory uses.
(1)
Temporary permit uses in all nonresidential zoning districts. Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Officer of a permit therefor, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses within all nonresidential zoning districts:
(a)
Temporary building, trailer, or yard for construction materials and/or equipment, both incidental and necessary to construction in the zoning district. Each permit shall specify the location of the building, trailer or yard and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than four successive periods.
(b)
Temporary office, both incidental and necessary for the sale or rental of real property. Each permit shall specify the location of the office and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one year. The Zoning Officer shall have the right to renew such permit; however, the permit shall not be renewed for more than three successive periods.
(2)
Temporary permit uses in C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 and C-6 Districts only. Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Officer of a permit therefor, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses within the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 and C-6 Districts only:
(3)
Temporary permit uses in C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4 Districts only. Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Officer of a permit therefor, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses within the C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4 Districts only:
(a)
Seasonal sales conducted outdoors in accordance with § 220-830C.
(4)
Temporary permit uses in C-6 District only. Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Officer of a permit therefor, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses within the C-6 District only:
(5)
Accessory uses permitted. Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or a special use may be permitted, provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted or special use.