The B-1 Downtown Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District is designed for the traditional downtown core of the village, generally comprising of those properties on the north and south sides of Irving Park Rd. bounded by Center St. on the north, Elm St. and Rush St. on the east, Grove St. on the south, and I-290 and Oak St. on the west. Centering around the Itasca Metra Station, this district is comprised of retail, residential, limited office and government facilities, and outdoor recreational facilities in a compact and walkable mixed use area, while also balancing the larger lots along the western end of Irving Park Rd. that serves an arterial road providing access to the region. Within the B-1 Downtown TOD District, the Downtown Design Guidelines shall apply.

      a.   Antique and general houseware retail and/or repair.

      b.   Bakers, coffee shops, and other similar food-service businesses.

      c.   Barber shops and beauty salons.

      d.   Business and retail-oriented print shops.

      e.   Clothing, shoe, dressmaking and/or tailor shops.

      f.   Concert, music, theater venue.

      g.   Convenience stores.

      h.   Dwelling units, when located on the second floor or above.

      i.   Dry-cleaning services with off-site processing.

      j.   Electronic equipment sales, rental, and/or repair.

      k.   Food stores, including but not limited to grocery stores, butcher shops, and delicatessens.

      l.   Fitness centers/facilities.

      m.   Flower shop with an accessory greenhouse.

      n.   General retail stores, including but not limited to book, jewelry, office supply, toy stores but not those selling primarily age-restricted products, such as tobacco/vape, adult bookstores, unless specifically listed as a permitted use.

      o.   Home-improvement and/or interior decoration display and design services with accessory retail.

      p.   Liquor/beer store with a required indoor tasting area that shall be a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the public floor area.

      q.   Music, sporting goods and recreational equipment sales, rental, and/or repair.

      r.   Offices, businesses, when the following conditions are met:

         (1)   Located in a multi-tenant building.

         (2)   Office does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet except when located above the first floor.

      s.   Offices, co-working and similar shared work spaces.

      t.   Offices, medical/dental.

      u.   Pet shops, including grooming services, but not including animal hospitals and/or kennels.

      v.   Pharmacies.

      w.   Radio, television, broadcasting, recording studios.

      x.   Restaurants.

         (1)   Accessory outdoor seating shall be permitted in accordance with all applicable Village of Itasca Ordinances and other applicable federal, state, and county ordinances/laws.

      a.   Animal hospitals and veterinarian clinics with accessory boarding/kennels.

      b.   Banks and financial institutions.

      c.   Dwelling units, when located on the first floor.

      d.   Fire stations.

      e.   Libraries.

      f.   Laundromats.

      g.   Meeting and banquet halls.

      h.   Museums.

      i.   Parking facilities.

      j.   Planned developments.

      k.   Police stations.

      l.   Post offices.

      m.   Public utility and/or service uses:

         (1)   Essential services, including fully automated gas stations and telephone exchanges; private or public utility substations or transmission corridors with a capacity no greater than 34 kilowatts.

         (2)   Railroad passenger stations when not located on railroad property.

         (3)   Water pumping stations, public.

         (4)   Electric vehicle charging stations.

         (5)   Other public or private utility service uses or buildings.

      n.   Residential uses.

         (1)   Two-family dwellings.

         (2)   Semi-detached dwellings.

         (3)   Multi-family dwellings, including but not limited to townhomes, rowhomes, apartments, and condominiums.

      o.   Temporary buildings. (See Sec. 4.14).

      a.   The sale of foodstuffs, beverages or articles intended for human consumption shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building unless otherwise permitted by this Ordinance.

      b.   There shall be no manufacture, processing, or treatment of products other than that which is clearly incidental and essential to the retail business conducted on the same premises.

      c.   Such uses, operations or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, or other similar causes.

      d.   Dwelling units are not permitted below the second story for commercial and residential mixed-use buildings, but may be allowed by Special Use.

      Developments within one thousand (1,000) feet of public parking lots having a minimum of fifty (50) parking spaces shall be able to reduce the minimum number of parking spaces required for the development by fifty percent (50%) for the commercial space required.

      Developments within a one-half (½) mile radius of the Itasca Meta Station shall be able to reduce the minimum number of parking spaces required for the development by up to fifty percent (50%) for commercial space and residential units required.

      Distance shall be measured from lot line to lot line and including right-of-way width.

(Ord. 963-97, passed 4-8-97; Am. Ord. 1314-06, passed 5-02-06; Am. Ord. 1355-06, passed 12-05-06; Am. Ord. 1548-10, passed 10-19-10; Am. Ord. 1912-19, passed 4-2-19; Am. Ord. 1916-19, passed 6-18-19; Am. Ord. 2170-26, passed 3-16-26)