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Itasca City Zoning Code

§ 8.07

B-5 IRVING PARK ROAD BUSINESS DISTRICT.

   The B-5 Irving Park Corridor District is designed to accommodate automobile-oriented commercial uses along Irving Park Road, west of the traditional downtown area. Uses permitted in this district usually require larger and buildings and often provided services which are compatible with other commercial or residential districts. Within the B-5 Irving Park Road Business District, the Downtown Design Guidelines shall apply.
   1.   Permitted Uses: The following uses are permitted:
      a.   Antique & General Houseware Retail and/or Repair.
      b.   Bakeries, Coffee Shops, and other similar food-service businesses.
      c.   Barber Shops and Beauty Salons.
      d.   Business & Retail-Oriented Print Shops.
      e.   Clothing, Shoe, Dressmaking and/or Tailor Shops.
      f.   Concert, Music, Theatre Venue.
      g.   Convenience Stores.
      h.   Dwelling-Units, when located on the 2nd 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.   Frozen Food/Meat Lockers.
      m.   Fitness Centers/Facilities.
      n.   Flower Shop with an Accessory Greenhouse.
      o.   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.
      p.   Liquor/Beer Stores with a required indoor tasting area that shall be a minimum of twenty- five percent (25%) of the public floor area.
      q.   Home-Improvement and/or Interior Decoration Display & Design Services with Accessory Retail.
      r.   Household Appliance Store.
      s.   Meeting/Banquet Halls.
      t.   Music, Sporting Goods & Recreational Equipment Sales, Rental, and/or Repair.
      u.   Offices, Businesses when the following conditions are met:
         (1)   Located in a Multi-Tenant Building.
         (2)   Office does not exceed 2,000 square feet except when located above the 1st Floor.
      v.   Offices, Medical/Dental.
      w.   Parking Lots for Passenger Motor Vehicles Only.
      x.   Pet Shops, including grooming services, but not including animal hospitals and/or kennels.
      y.   Pharmacies.
      z.   Radio, Television, Broadcasting, Recording Studios.
      aa.   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/Law.
   2.   Special Uses: The following uses may be allowed by Special Use Permit in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Section 14.00:
      a.   Animal Hospitals & Veterinarian Clinics with accessory boarding/kennels.
      b.   Banks and Financial Institutions.
      c.   Fire Stations.
      d.   Libraries.
      e.   Museums.
      f.   Parking Garages/Structures.
      g.   Planned Developments.
      h.   Police Stations.
      i.   Post Offices.
      j.   Public utility and/or service uses:
      k.   Essential services, including fully automated gas regulating stations and telephone exchanges; private or public utility substations or transmission corridors with a capacity no greater than 34 kilovolts.
         (1)   Railroad passenger stations when not located on railroad property.
         (2)   Sewage treatment plants.
         (3)   Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations, filtration plants, public.
         (4)   Other public or private utility service uses or buildings.
      l.   Residential Uses:
         (1)   Two-Family Dwellings.
         (2)   Semi-Detached Dwellings.
         (3)   Multi-Family Dwellings, including but not limited to townhomes, rowhomes, apartments, and condominiums.
      m.   Temporary Buildings (see Sec. 4.14).
   3.   Required Conditions:
      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 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 (2nd) story for commercial and residential mixed-use Buildings but may be allowed by Special Use.
   4.   Minimum Lot Size: The minimum lot size for Planned Developments shall be one (1) acre.
   5.   Yard Requirements: Yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:
      a.   Front Yard: Front yard setbacks shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
      b.   Side Yards: No minimum side yard setback shall be required.
      c.   Corner Side Yards: Corner side yard setbacks shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet.
      d.   Rear Yard: No minimum rear yard setback shall be required.
   6.   Off-Street Parking and Loading: Off-street parking shall be provided as required or permitted in Section 12.00 Off-Street Parking. Common or shared parking lots and structures are encouraged. Off-street parking shall be located behind the principal building or structure on the lot, however one (1) row of short-term parking may be permitted at the front of the lot if recommended by the Plan Commission.
   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.
   Distance shall be measured from lot line to lot line and including right-of-way width.
   7.   Building Height: The height of any building or structure shall not exceed five (5) stories, or sixty-five (65) feet, whichever is lower.
   8.   Landscaping: A landscaping plan shall be submitted in accordance with Section 4.19 Landscaping.
   9.   Signs: Signs shall be permitted in the B-5 Irving Park Road Business District provided they meet the standards set forth in Section 13.00 Signs.
   10.   Site Plan Review: Site plans shall be reviewed in accordance with Section 14.13 Site Plan Review.
(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. 2027-22, passed 7-19-22; Am. Ord. 2080-23, passed 8-15-23)