Lake Villa City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 3

ZONES AND ZONE REGULATIONS

10-3A-1: ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS:

The intent of this chapter is to create a series of zoning districts of such number and character as are necessary to achieve compatibility of uses within each zone to complement the official zoning map of the village of Lake Villa as described in section 10-10-3 of this title, which establishes the locations and boundaries of the zoning districts (i.e., zones) created by this zoning ordinance. (Ord. 2014-07-01, 7-9-2014)

10-3A-2: PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS:

Planned developments are a type of conditional use, but applications for same will be considered by the village in accordance with chapter 9 of this title. (Ord. 2016-11-02, 11-9-2016)

10-3A-3: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS:

The following sections specify the purpose and intent of the zoning districts established by this title:

A. Agricultural (AG): The AG zone is established as a zone in which agricultural and certain related uses are encouraged as the principal uses of land.

B. Neighborhood Conservation (NC) : The neighborhood conservation district ("NC") is intended to preserve the character of existing duplex neighborhoods and developments. It is designed to prevent these neighborhoods and subdivisions from being nonconforming under the terms of this title even though the district they were built under has now been removed from the title. This neighborhood conservation district replaces the residential 3 district. The purpose of this district is not to create new duplex developments, but rather to maintain existing duplex areas in a conforming state.

C. Suburban Residential (SR): The SR zone is established to provide low density areas in which the principal use of land is for single-family dwellings. These areas do not require village water supply or sewage disposal facilities.

D. Urban Residential 1 (UR1) : The UR1 zone is established to provide areas for single-family dwellings in areas where village water supply or sewage disposal facilities essential to public health are available or can be made available in the near future.

E. Urban Residential 2 (UR2) : This UR2 zone is established to provide areas of a higher density than the UR1 zone but of a similar urban character where the village sewer and water facilities are available or can be made available in the future.

F. Urban Residential 3 (UR3) : The UR3 zone is an urban residential district of intermediate density intended for newly developed areas of Lake Villa where all of the facilities, including village sewer and water facilities, are or can be made available. UR3 permits single-family dwelling unit types.

G. Urban Residential 3A (UR3A) : The UR3A zone is an urban residential district of intermediate density intended for new developed areas of Lake Villa, which are part of a transit oriented development where a substantial portion of the site is within one mile of the Lake Villa Metra Station, and where all the facilities, including village sewer and water facilities are or can be made available. UR3A permits single-family dwelling units only with a mix of the lots which comply with lot area, yard and bulk regulations as specified in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 2 of this chapter, but not more than fifty percent (50%) of the lot mix may consist of the smallest size lots permitted and the lot mix shall also include at least fifteen percent (15%) of each of the other permitted lot sizes. In the UR3A zone, the lot mix sizes shall be distributed throughout the subdivision on a substantially consistent basis.

H. Urban Residential 4 (UR4) : The UR4 zone is a high density residential district that is compatible with a suburban character and is established to provide for a complete range of housing types where all types of dwelling units can be provided and where facilities, including village sewer and water facilities, are or can be made available.

I. Commercial Recreational (CR): The CR zone is established to provide for commercial operation of recreation oriented businesses in areas which are particularly suitable for recreation.

J. Community Business (CB): This business zone is established to provide areas for retail establishments, which offer a wide range of goods and services.

K. Cedar Avenue (CA): An overlay zoning district that identifies areas of the village's CBD zone in which architectural and site plan approval by the board of trustees is required. Uses are restricted in this historical downtown core of the village center. The area is shown in orange on the overlay map illustration on file in the village.

L. Central Business District (CBD): The CBD zone is established to encourage the development or redevelopment of the existing downtown business area of the village of Lake Villa in a style that will preserve and duplicate the historic character of this area, and to establish a unified district approach that will accommodate a variety of uses and promote the vitality of the area. The CBD permitted uses in subsection 10-3B-2H, table 1 of this chapter, are uses that are permitted in the downtown core area shown on the village center overlay draft in section 10-3D-1, figure 10-3D-1 of this chapter.

M. Suburban Business (SB): The SB district is a business district intended to maintain the suburban character of Lake Villa. It requires more landscaping in order to maintain this character and provides for a pleasing street frontage that is suburban, rather than urban, in character.

N. Limited Industrial (LI): The LI industrial zone is established to provide areas for light industrial, office, and administrative uses, having few, if any, adverse effects on neighboring properties.

O. Limited Industrial 2 (LI-2): The LI-2 industrial zone is established to provide areas for light industrial, office, and administrative uses where village water supply and sewage disposal facilities are available or will be made available. This zone permits smaller lots in industrial locations but does require the same performance standards as LI zone.

P. Railroad District (RD) : This district is established to provide appropriate zoning for parcels, which were previously owned by a railroad, and used in conjunction therewith, or were previously part of a railroad right of way.

Q. Residential 1 (R1): The R1 zone is established to provide low density areas in which the principal use of land is for single- family dwellings. These areas do not require village water supply or sewage disposal facilities.

R. Residential 2 (R2) : The R2 zone is established to provide areas for single-family dwellings in areas where village water supply and sewage disposal facilities essential to public health are available or can be made available in the near future.

S. Suburban Residential 1 (SR1) : The SR1 zone is established to provide for low density, high quality suburban living with a mix of single-family residential types of dwelling units in areas where village water supply and sewage disposal facilities are or can be made available.

T. Suburban Residential 2 (SR2) : The SR2 zone is established to provide for low to moderate density, single-family dwellings, including conventional single-family detached, lot line, and village house types, where village water supply and sewage disposal facilities are or can be made available.

U. Suburban Residential 3 (SR3) : The SR3 zone is a suburban residential district of intermediate density intended for newly developed areas of Lake Villa where all of the facilities, including village sewer and water facilities, are or can be made available. SR3 permits a wide variety of dwelling unit types, but limits the most intensive types.

V. Suburban Residential 4 (SR4) : The SR4 zone is a high density residential district that is compatible with a suburban character and is established to provide for a complete range of housing types where all types of dwelling units can be provided and where facilities, including village sewer and water facilities, are or can be made available.

The R1, R2, SR1, SR2, SR3, and SR4 zoning districts shall only apply to property which was so zoned as of January 14, 2004. No other property shall be zoned or rezoned into any of these zoning classifications after January 14, 2004. (Ord. 2014-07-01, 7-9-2014)

10-3B-1: GENERAL REGULATIONS:

Principal uses permitted in zones shall be as listed in section 10-3B-2, table 1 of this article, with these exceptions:

A. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used except for a purpose permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.

B. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height limit herein established for the district in which the building is located.

C. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformity with the area of regulations of the district in which the building is located.

D. The minimum yards and other open spaces, including lot area per family, required by this title for each and every building existing at the time of passage hereof or for any building hereafter erected shall not be encroached upon or considered as yard or open space requirements for any other building.

E. Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a "lot" as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one main building on one lot unless otherwise provided in this title.

F. The front yard requirements on both streets of a corner lot shall be observed for all buildings and structures, including accessory buildings.

G. The minimum floor area size per detached single-family dwelling shall be one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, excluding garage.

H. No church or other place of worship, nor any primary, secondary, university, college, junior college or seminary school shall be located or established within one hundred feet (100') of any established tavern or other business, which holds a valid liquor license. (Ord. 2010-11-02, 11-24-2010)

10-3B-2: PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, TEMPORARY AND PROHIBITED USES:

The use regulations for each zone are listed in table 1 of this section, and shall be subject to the following rules or interpretation:

A. A use listed in table 1 of this section, in any district denoted by the letter "X", is a use permitted by right; provided that the requirements of state and village law, including this title, have been met.

B. A use listed in table 1 of this section, in any district denoted by the letter "S", is a use, which is permitted by right as a special use subject to the provisions of section 10-4-3 of this title; provided that the requirements of state and village law, including this title, have been met.

C. A use listed in table 1 of this section, in any district denoted by the letter "C", is a use which may be permitted as a conditional use subject to the provisions of sections 10-4-4 and 10-7-2 of this title; provided that the requirements of state and village law, including this title, have been met and shall be subject to the express conditions of the conditional use permit which shall be set forth in this chapter and which shall ensure that the proposed conditional use is compatible with surrounding properties and that any adverse effects of such conditional use on the public health, safety, and welfare have been or will be removed or mitigated.

D. A use listed in table 1 of this section, in any district denoted by the letter "T", is a use which may be permitted as a temporary use, subject to the provisions of section 10-4-5 of this title; provided that the requirements of state and village law, including this title, have been met.

E. A use listed in table 1 of this section, in any district for which there is no letter designation, shall be prohibited.

F. All uses which are not expressly permitted by table 1 of this section are prohibited, except uses which are permitted by a conditional use permit, which uses shall also be prohibited unless specifically authorized by a conditional use permit approved by the board of trustees by ordinance. Where a use is not expressly prohibited by table 1 of this section, but the board of trustees by ordinance finds that a proposed use is substantially similar to listed uses which are expressly permitted and compatible with the character and objectives of the zoning district or districts within which it would be located, such a conditional use may be granted by village ordinance, subject to the express conditions which the board of trustees determines will make the proposed conditional use compatible with surrounding properties and/or that will mitigate or remove any adverse effects of such conditional use on the public health, safety, and welfare.

G. The listing of a particular conditional use within a specific zoning district does not constitute any assurance or presumption that such conditional use will be approved. Rather, each proposed conditional use shall be evaluated on a case by case basis, in relation to its compliance with the standards and conditions set forth in this zoning ordinance, and with the standards for the district in which it is located, in order to determine whether approval of the conditional use is appropriate at the particular location, with the specific conditions proposed. (Ord. 2010-11-02, 11-24-2010)

H. Table 1, principal uses permitted in zones:

X	=	Permitted by right		C	=	Permitted with conditional use permit (see section 10-4-4 of this title)
S	=	Permitted by right as a special use (see section 10-4-3 of this title)		T	=	Permitted with temporary use permit

Use

UR1

UR2

UR3

UR3A

UR4

CBD

LI-2

RD1

Adult respite care center

Adult Use Cannabis Business Establishment(s)

Adult Use Cannabis Craft Grower

Adult Use Cannabis Cultivation Center

Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization

Adult Use Cannabis Infuser Organization Or Infuser

Adult Use Cannabis Processing Organization Or Processor

Adult Use Cannabis Transporting Organization Or Transporter

Advertising agency

Advertising agency (if restricted to second floor and above)

Advertising display construction

Agricultural implement sales and service (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Agricultural uses

Airport (see subsection 10-4-4B21 of this title)

Amusement park

Antique sales

Appliance, sales, repair or service

Arboretum or botanical garden (5 acre minimum)

Archery range, indoor

Archery range, outdoor (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Art gallery, commercial

Art supply store

Automobile and/or truck body shop

Automobile parking garage or lot

Automobile sales and rental (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Automobile service and repairs, excluding auto body repairs (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Automobile washing (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Bakery, retail

Bank

Barbershop

Batch plant for road construction

Beauty salon/tanning salon

Beverage distribution, sales

Bicycle sales

Blueprinting and photostat shop

Boat rental (see subsection 10-4-3B5 of this title)

Boat sales and service (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Bookstore (except no adult bookstore permitted)

Bowling alley

Building material sales yard (see subsection 10-4-4B12 of this title)

Bulk materials storage (see subsection 10-4-4B26 of this title)

Bus maintenance shop and bus parking lot (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Business machine repair, servicing and sales

Cabinetmaker

Camera shop

Camp, commercial recreational (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Camp, day or youth (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Candy store

Carnival or circus

Carpet and rug cleaning plant

Catalog sales office or mail order store

Catering service

Cemetery (see subsection 10-4-4B5 of this title)

Childcare facility (see subsections 10-4-3B1 and 10-4-4B6 of this title)

Christmas tree sales

Church, or other place of worship

Clothing store

Commercial center (see subsection 10-4-4B10 of this title)

Community center for public use (except for Village uses)

Compressed gas distribution, sales

Computer sales, retail

Contractor's equipment storage, indoor

Contractor's equipment storage, yard

Contractor's model home

Contractor's project office and sheds

Crematory (see subsection 10-4-4B30 of this title)

Currency exchange

Dance and/or fitness studio (instructional)

Dance hall (instructional)

Department store

Discount store

Drive-in theater (see subsection 10-4-4B17 of this title)

Drive-up sales, rental or service (see subsection 10-4-4B11 of this title)

Drugstore

Dry cleaning, pressing, repair

Dwelling, apartments

Dwelling, group

Dwelling, single-family

Dwelling, townhouse

Dwelling, two-family

Dwelling unit (if restricted to second floor and above)

Elderly housing (see subsection 10-4-4B25 of this title)

Electronic equipment sales (not installation)

Emergency care, trauma center (see subsection 10-4-3B2 of this title)

Employment office

Employment office (if restricted to second floor and above)

Engineering office

Exterminating and fumigating shop

Feed and grain sales

Floodplain uses (see subsection 10-4-4B27 of this title)

Floor covering sales

Florist sales

Food processing and packing

Fruit and vegetable market, retail

Fuel: oil, coal, and wood sales

Funeral home

Furnace, HVAC, and water heater sales, display, service

Furniture cleaning, refinishing

Furniture sales

Furrier, retail only

Garden center, greenhouse, nursery

Gas, butane and propane sales (bulk and refilling, when not limited to consumer use)

Gasoline service station

Gift store

Go-kart racetrack

Golf course

Golf driving range

Golf, miniature

Greenhouse and/or nursery center

Grocery store or supermarket

Hair salon

Hardware store, retail

Health club or gymnasium

Health food store

Hobby shop, retail

Hospital (see subsection 10-4-4B7 of this title)

Hotel, motel

Household furnishing shop

Ice cream shop

Icehouse

Industrial park (see Commercial center)

Industrial uses generally involving the use of materials brought in from off site; including, but not limited to, assembling, cleaning, compounding, fabricating, manufacturing, packaging, processing, producing, repairing, servicing, storing, and testing which can meet the highest industrial performance standard (see section 10-4-1 of this title)

Institutional mixed use (see subsection 10-4-4B24 of this title)

Insurance office

Interior decorators

Jewelry, sales

Kennels, animal shelter, dog obedience school (see subsection 10-4-4B3 of this title)

Kennel, commercial (sales or boarding) (see subsection 10-4-4B3 of this title)

Landscape contractor's storage yard

Laundry, nonretail

Laundry, retail

Leather goods sales

Library, public (except for village uses)

Liquor store (see section 3-8-6 of this code)

Locksmith

Lumber, retail sales

Machinery storage yard

Massage establishment (only if currently licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 fo Title 3 of the Lake Villa Village Code)

Meat market, retail

Meatpacking

Medical cannabis cultivation center (see subsection 10-4-4B28 of this title)

Medical cannabis dispensing organization (see subsection 10-4-4B29 of this title)

Medical clinic, or office

Medical laboratory

Miniwarehouse, personal storage facility (see subsection 10-4-4B13 of this title)

Mobile home sales, service

Monument sales

Motorcycle sales, service (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Motor-rail freight terminal

Museum, or gallery, not for profit (except for village uses)

Music, musical instruments, and CD sales

Nursery, tree and shrubs, nonretail

Nursing home or convalescent home, including instruction for the mentally or physically handicapped (see subsection 10-4-4B8 of this title)

Office equipment and supplies, retail sales and service

Office park (see Commercial center)

Offices for executive or administrative purposes

Ornamental iron workshop

Outside sales, storage, and display uses (see subsection 10-4-3B4 of this title)

Park or playground, public

Paint and wallpaper sales

Park, commercial recreation

Pet store and grooming

Photography studio

Picnic grove

Planned development (see chapter 9 of this title)

Playground

Plumbing supplies and fixture sales, retail

Post office (United States)

Printing and photocopying service

Professional office

Radio and TV sales or repair

Real estate project sales office

Recreation center, public

Recreational accessory uses (see subsection 10-4-4B15 of this title)

Recreational uses, outdoor (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Recreational vehicle park

Recreational vehicle sales, service and rental

Recreational vehicle storage

Rental of equipment and supplies, indoor storage

Resort

Restaurant

Retail sales as an accessory use

Savings and loan association

Schools:

Business

College, university or junior college

Commercial school, trade, or other school offering specialized courses of study including personal training center

Elementary, high or junior high

Fine arts

General education

Industrial

Primary or secondary

Seminary, theological

Scientific research laboratory including, but not limited to, pure research, product development, pilot plants, and research manufacturing facilities (see subsection 10-4-4B19 of this title)

Seasonal sale of farm produce

Secondhand store/resale shop

Septic tank sales, service (see subsection 10-4-4B20 of this title)

Sewing machine shop

Shelter, temporary

Sheltered care home (see subsection 10-4-4B2 of this title)

Shoe repair shop

Shoe store

Shooting range, indoor

Shooting range, outdoor (5 acres required)

Shopping center (see Commercial center)

Sign shop

Signs (see Lake Villa sign ordinance) (chapter 6, article D of this title)

Skating rink (ice, roller, or rollerblade)

Solid waste disposal sites (not permitted)

Solar energy system, ground-mounted

Solar energy system, building-mounted

Souvenir, curio sales

Spectator sports facility, private and public, not including these accessories - primary and secondary schools (see subsection 10-4-4B9 of this title)

Sporting goods, sales

Sports arena

Stable, commercial (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)

Stable, private (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)

Stationery store, retail sales

Swimming pool, commercial (not permitted)

Tattoo Studio

Tavern (sometimes also referred to as a "bar" or "cocktail lounge" or "nightclub")

Taxicab garage (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Teen club

Temporary sales

Theater

Ticket office

Toy store

Travel agency

Truck parking (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Truck sales, repair (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Truck, trailer rental (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Upholstery shop

Utility installation and service (see subsection 10-4-4B23 of this title)

Utility service yard or garage

Veterinary clinic (indoor only)

Village buildings, structures and other Village uses

Warehouse

Water softening equipment sales, rental, service

Welding shop

Well drilling service

Wholesaling and storage of goods or materials

Wildlife refuge or preserve (5 acre minimum)

Wind energy system, large

Wind energy system, small - building- mounted

Wind energy system, small - ground- mounted

Note:

1. Any use existing in the RD District as of August 15, 1991, is a permitted use.

C1= An Adult Use Craft Grower may be authorized only when granted a Conditional Use by a separate ordinance and only when co-located within the Village and sharing the same premises with a Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization and/or with an Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization.

C2= Not more than two (2) Conditional Uses for Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organizations shall be authorized within the Village.

C3= An Adult Use Infuser Organization may be authorized only when granted a Conditional Use by separate ordinance and only when colocated within the Village and sharing the same premises with a Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization and/or with an Adult Use Dispensing Organization.

(Ord. 2014-07-01, 7-9-2014; amd. Ord. 2015-01-02, 1-28-2015; Ord. 2016-11-02, 11-9-2016; Ord. 2017-06-01, 6-28-2017; Ord. 2019-02-05, 2-4-2019; Ord. 2019-11-02, 11-18-2019; Ord. 2020-01-01, 1-6-2020; Ord. 2022-11-03, 11-27-2022; Ord. 2022-11-04, 11-27-2022; Ord. 2024-02-02, 2-5-2024)

I. Table 1, principal uses permitted in prior zones :

X	=	Permitted by right
S	=	Permitted by right as a special use (see section 10-4-3 of this title)
C	=	Permitted with conditional use permit (see section 10-4-4 of this title)
T	=	Permitted with temporary use permit

Use	SR1	SR2	SR3	SR4	R1	R2
Agriculture:
Apiary
Cultivation of field and garden crops	X	X	X	X	X	X
Greenhouse, nonretail
Nursery, tree and shrub, nonretail
Residential:
Apartment as accessory use in business buildings, but not on the ground floor frontage
Apartment house			X	X
Attached dwelling unit for owner or operator of principal use
Cluster single-family	X	X	X	X
Elderly housing				C
Group dwelling				X
Kennel, private (see subsection 10-4-4B3 of this title)		C			C
Planned residential			X	X
Riding stable, private (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)		C			C
Sheltered care home (see subsection 10-4-4B2 of this title)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Single-family dwelling	X	X	X	X	X	X
Two-family dwelling
Institutional:
Cemetery (see subsection 10-4-4B5 of this title)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Childcare/center, nursery school (see subsection 10-4-3B1 or 10-4-4B6 of this title)	S	S	S	S	S	S
Church, or other place of worship	X	X	X	X	X	X
Commercial school, trade school or other school offering specialized courses of study including personnel training center
Community center, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
Convent, monastery				X
Emergency care, trauma center (see subsection 10-4-3B2 of this title)
Hospital, general (see subsection 10-4-4B7 of this title)
Institutional mixed use						C
Library, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
Municipal building, structure, or other municipal use	X	X	X	X	X	X
Museum or gallery, nonretail	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nursing home or convalescent home, including institution for the mentally or physically handicapped (see subsection 10-4-4B8 of this title)				C
Park or playground, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
Recreation center, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
School, primary or secondary	X	X	X	X	X	X
School, university, college, junior college, or seminary
Spectator sports facility, private and public, not including those accessory to primary and secondary schools (see subsection 10-4-4B9 of this title)
Wildlife refuge or preserve, arboretum or botanical garden, noncommercial (5 acre minimum)
Commercial recreation outdoor:
Amusement park
Archery range
Boat rental and storage
Camp, commercial recreation
Camp, day or youth
Carnival or circus
Club, outdoor recreational
Country club	C	C	C	C	C	C
Drive-in theater (see subsection 10-4-4B17 of this title)
Go-kart track
Golf course	C	C	C	C	C	C
Golf driving range
Marina, commercial (not permitted)
Miniature golf
Park, commercial recreation
Recreational accessory use
Resort
Riding stables, commercial (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)
Skating rink, commercial
Swimming pool, commercial
Other:
Airports and heliports (see subsection 10-4-4B21 of this title)
Automobile parking lots and garages
Public and private utilities (see subsection 10-4-4B23 of this title)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Signs (see sign ordinance)
Solid waste disposal sites
Temporary uses:
Christmas tree sales
Contractor's project office and equipment sheds	T	T	T	T	T	T
Real estate project sales office	T	T	T	T	T	T
Seasonal sales of farm produce
Tent meeting

(Ord. 2004-01-01, 1-14-2004)

10-3C-1: LOT AREA, YARD AND BULK REQUIREMENTS IN ALL ZONES:

A. Lot Area: Any principal use together with all accessory uses shall be located on a lot having a minimum area as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 3 of this article.

The minimum lot area for a townhouse and/or apartment dwellings shall be the sum of the lot area required for the first dwelling unit plus the lot area requirements for each additional dwelling unit as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 3 of this article.

The minimum buildable area of a lot shall not include any area of floodplain.

B. Lot Width: Lots in any zone shall have a minimum width at the building setback line on any street as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 4 of this article; except certain lots in the UR3 and UR3A zones shall be subject to the following special rules: Lots in the UR3 and UR3A zones, which are at the terminus of a cul-de-sac or on a curvilinear street, may have a width at the building setback line less than the average width of the lot, but the width of such lots as measured at the building setback may be not less than fifty percent (50%) of the width specified in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 4 of this article, and the width at the front lot line (i.e., the frontage) of such lots shall not be less than fifty percent (50%) of the width specified in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 4 of this article.

The minimum lot width for a townhouse and apartment dwellings shall be the sum of the lot width requirement for the first dwelling unit plus the lot width requirement for the second dwelling unit plus the lot width requirements for each additional dwelling unit as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 4 of this article. Also the additional setback shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, columns 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this article.

C. Front Yard: Each lot shall have a front yard not less than as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 5 of this article; except as otherwise provided in section 10-5-2, "Nonconforming Recorded Lots", of this title.

D. Rear Yard: Each lot shall have a rear yard not less than as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 6 of this article; except as otherwise provided in section 10-5-2, "Nonconforming Recorded Lots", of this title. These provisions shall apply to setbacks from an alley.

E. Side Yards: Each lot shall have two (2) side yards, the total of which is not less than shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 7 of this article. No side yard shall be less than the minimum side yard shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 8 of this article; except as otherwise provided in section 10-5-2, "Nonconforming Recorded Lots", of this title. These provisions shall apply to setbacks from an alley.

F. Yards Abutting Streets: Any side or rear yard which abuts a street shall not be less than as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 9 of this article; except as otherwise provided in section 10-5-2, "Nonconforming Recorded Lots", of this title.

Where indicated by note 15 in section 10-3C-2, table 2 of this article, the dimensions of a corner lot shall be enlarged sufficiently to produce a buildable area at least equal to the minimum buildable area as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 3 of this article.

G. Yards Abutting Residential Or Agricultural Zones: Any side or rear yard abutting a residential or agricultural zone shall be not less than as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 10 of this article.

H. Lot Coverage: The total ground area occupied by any principal building together with all accessory structures shall not exceed the percent of the total area of the lot shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 11 of this article.

I. Floor Area Ratio: The combined floor area ratio for any principal building together with all accessory buildings shall not exceed the ratio shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 12 of this article, excluding a nonhabitable basement.

J. Height Of Principal Use: No principal building or structure shall exceed the height restrictions in feet as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 13 of this article, or the height restrictions in stories as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 14 of this article, except as specifically provided otherwise in the notes to table 2 in section 10-3C-2 of this article.

K. Height Of Accessory Uses: No accessory building or structure shall exceed the height in feet shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 15 of this article, or the height in stories shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 16 of this article, except as specifically provided otherwise in the notes to table 2 in section 10-3C-2 of this article.

L. Accessory Structures, Setbacks: An accessory structure which is not attached to nor part of a principal structure may be located within the required side or rear yard setback, but not the front yard setback, provided that it is located at least five feet (5') or greater from the lot line and further provided that the structure shall not be located in any area burdened by a recorded easement, such as, but not limited to, a utility easement. Additionally, any accessory use must be separated from its principal use by at least four feet (4').

M. Minimum Residential Floor Area: The minimum floor area required for single-family dwelling units in all residential zones is one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, except as provided in section 10-3C-2, table 2, note 14 of this article. (Ord. 2014-07-01, 7-9-2014)

10-3C-2: LOT AREA, YARD AND BULK REGULATIONS TABLE:

TABLE 2
LOT AREAS, YARD AND BULK REGULATIONS

Zone	Use	Lot Size		Yards						Bulk
		Min. Area	Min. Width	Min. Front	Min. Rear	Total Side Yard Min.	Min. Side Yard	Min. Setback Abutting A Street	Min. Setback Abutting A Residential Or AG Zone	Max. Lot Coverage	Max. FAR	Max. Height Of Principal Use		Max. Height Of Accessory Use
		Sq. Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	%	%	Ft.	Story	Ft.	Story
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
AG	Health-medical use or veterinary clinic	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	10	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Commercial or private stable	200,0008	300	307	607	607	307	30	30	10	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Single-family dwelling	200,0008	300	30	60	60	30	30	30	10	-	35	2.5	25	1
SR	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	20	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Health-medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	20	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Single-family dwelling	40,0008	130	30	30	35	15	30	13	20	-	35	2.5	25	1
UR1	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling10	20,0001	902	3011	25	24	9	3015	9	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
UR2	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	70	100	200	100	70	100	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling10	15,0001	802	3011	25	19	8	3015	7	35	-	35	2.5	25	1
UR3	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling10:
	At least 25% of required lot size mix	13,4901	956	3011	25	25	10	3015	9	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	At least 25% of required lot size mix	12,0701	856	3011	25	22	9	3015	8	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	At least 25% of required lot size mix	10,6501	756	3011	25	19	8	3015	7	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
UR3A	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling:
	At least 15% of required lot mix	10,2001,10,14	736	3011	25	181	9	30	10	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	At least 15% of required lot mix	9,3001,10,14	656	3011	25	161	8	30	9	35	40	35	2.5	25	1
	Not more than 50% of the required lot mix	8,0001,10,14	556	3011	25	121	6	30	7	40	45	35	2.5	25	1
UR4	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Group dwelling	20,0001	90	30	25	23	9	3015	9	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	Single and two-family dwelling	13,5001	90	30	25	15	6	3015	6	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Any permitted townhouse or apartment:
	First du	8,5001	60	30	6	15	6	3015	6	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Second du	+5,000	+25	30	+4	+8	+4	3015	+4	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Each additional du	+3,000	+5	30	+1	+2	+1	3015	+1	30	40	50	3	25	1
NC	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Single and two-family dwelling	13,5001	90	30	25	15	6	3015	6	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
CR	Single-family dwelling:
	With Village sewer	20,0001	902	3011	25	23	9	3015	9	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Without Village sewer	40,000	100	30	25	20	10	30	10	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Any other permitted use10	40,0008	190	30	20	40	20	30	20	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
SB	Suburban Business	40,0008	150	50	20	30	15	50	30	70	80	40	3	25	1
CB	With Village sewer	10,0001	50	30	12	243	12	3015	30	30	60	40	3	25	1
CB	Without Village sewer1,2,3,6,8	20,000	100	30	12	243	12	3015	30	30	60	40	3	25	1
CBD	Central Business District	-	-	- 12	- 13	- 3	- 3	- 12	- 13	50	200	50	4	25	1
LI	Light Industrial4,6,8	40,000	130	50	205	40	20	50	50	60	80	409	3	30
LI-2	Light Industrial 21,2,3,4	20,000	90	50	205	20	10	50	50	40	80	409	3	25
RD	Railroad District	10,0001	50	30	125	15	6	3015	6	40	80	40	3	25	1

Notes:

1. Village sewer and water facilities in the area are required in this zone as a prerequisite to the development at densities as shown in this table. (See also section 10-4-7, "Required Sewer And Water Services", of this title.)

2. The average width of the lot shall be as specified in this table, however, the width measured at the building setback line may be 60 feet.

3. Side yards are not required in this zone if the proposed construction meets Fire Codes and if the lot line is not a zoning boundary line abutting a Residential Zone or streets, and provided there is acceptable access to the rear of the property. Nothing herein shall permit the creation of a fractional part of the required minimum side yard.

4. Uses are permitted in the LI and LI-2 Zones, subject to industrial performance standards. See section 10-4-1 of this title.

5. Any setback from a railroad right-of-way need not exceed 5 feet in the LI, LI-2 and RD Zones.

6. Lots in any zone shall have a minimum width at the building setback line on any street as shown in column 4 of this table; except certain lots in the UR3 and UR3A Zones shall be subject to the following special rules: Lots in the UR3 and UR3A Zones, which are either at the terminus of a cul-de-sac or on a curvilinear street, may have a width at the building setback line less than the average width of the lot, but the width of such lots as measured at the building setback may be not less than 50 percent of the width specified in column 4 of this table, and the width at the front lot line (i.e., the frontage) of such lots shall not be less than 50 percent of the width specified in column 4 of this table.

7. A corral shall comply with specified setbacks. Pasture may extend to a lot line.

8. The minimum buildable area may be increased to ensure that where a floodplain exists on lots and where on site septic and well system are required, each lot shall have sufficient buildable area to support a septic field, a reserve area and well at required distances, as determined by the requirements of the Lake County Health Department regulations.

9. Any structures may be a maximum of 40 feet in height in the LI and LI-2 Zones. In addition, a structure may have additional height, provided that no structure shall intercept the plane making an angle of 40 degrees from the horizontal toward the interior of the lot and originating at each property line, and provided further that no structure shall exceed 95 feet in height.

10. When there is a new UR3 subdivision proposed which abuts an existing subdivision of larger lots, the following criteria shall be met in order to transition in the smaller lot subdivision: 1 row of larger lots shall be back against the existing larger lots such as UR1 - 20,000 square foot lots against SR - 40,000 square foot lots, UR2 -15,000 square foot lots against UR1 - 20,000 square foot lots, and UR3 - 13,490 square foot lots against UR2 - 15,000 square foot lots. The remaining lots can be of the smaller size because of the previous lot transition. However, this does not apply to UR3A where different lot mix sizes shall be distributed throughout the subdivision on a substantially consistent basis throughout a UR3A subdivision.

11. a. Side load front garage; front setback can be 15 feet from right-of-way to garage.

b. External side load corner lot garage; setback can be 25 feet from right-of-way to garage.

c. Front load garage 8 feet forward or back; front setback can be 25 feet from right-of-way to garage.

12. CBD 2 foot front yard from Cedar Avenue; 12 feet from all other streets in CBD.

13. CBD abutting Residential District same yards as Residential District.

14. The minimum livable area for any single-family dwelling in the UR3A Zoning District shall be 1,800 square feet for a single-story dwelling unit and 2,100 square feet for a two-story dwelling unit, but neither the basement of a dwelling unit, nor its garage, shall be considered for the purposes of either of these requirements.

15. The dimensions of a corner lot shall be enlarged sufficiently to produce a buildable area at least equal to the minimum buildable area as shown in column 3 of this table.

(Ord. 2014-07-01, 7-9-2014; amd. Ord. 2019-02-04, 2-4-2019; Ord. 2024-02-02, 2-5-2024)

10-3C-3: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TABLE FOR PRIOR ZONES:

TABLE 5.1.B
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

District		Minimum Open Space Ratio	Maximum Gross Density	Maximum Net Density	Minimum Site Area (Sq. Ft.)	Maximum Floor Area Ratio	Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio
R1
	Single-family	0.00	0.92	0.92	40,000	0.15	n/a
	Schools/medical	n/a	n/a	n/a	200,000	0.40	0.50
	All other uses	n/a	n/a	n/a	40,000	0.40	0.50
R2
	Conventional	0.10	1.57	1.75	10,000	0.40	0.60
SR1
	Single-family	0.10	1.24	1.36	24,000	0.16	n/a
	Cluster 1	0.40	1.28	2.32	10 acres	0.25	n/a
	Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a	200,000	0.25	0.50
	Parks, recreation, open land	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.05	0.15
	Other permitted	n/a	n/a	n/a	200,000	0.20	0.50
SR2
	Single-family	0.10	1.80	2.11	15,000	0.25	n/a
	Cluster 1	0.30	1.82	2.90	10 acres	0.28	n/a
	Planned development	0.40	1.90	3.70	10 acres	See section 10-3C-5, table 5.3.B of this article	n/a
	Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a	200,000	0.25	0.25
	Parks, recreation, open land	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.25	0.15
	Other permitted	n/a	n/a	n/a	80,000	0.20	0.50
SR3
	Single-family	0.10	2.29	2.54	12,000	0.25	n/a
	Planned development	0.40	2.40	5.00	5 acres	See section 10-3C-5, table 5.3.B of this article	n/a
	Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a	200,000	0.30	0.40
	Parks, recreation, open land	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.05	0.15
	Other permitted	n/a	n/a	n/a	40,000	0.25	0.60
SR4
	Single-family	1.10	3.10	3.45	8,000	See village single-family, section 10-3C-5, table 5.3.B of this article	n/a
	Planned development	0.40	3.20	7.90	2 acres	See section 10-3C-5, table 5.3.B of this article	n/a
	Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a	200,000	0.30	0.60
	Parks, recreation, open land	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.10	0.30
	Other permitted	n/a	n/a	n/a	20,000	0.25	0.60

(Ord. 2004-01-01, 1-14-2004; amd. Ord. 2021-09-01, 9-20-2021)

10-3C-4: LOT AREA, YARD AND BULK REQUIREMENTS TABLE FOR PRIOR ZONES:

TABLE 5.2
LOT AREA, YARD AND BULK REQUIREMENTS

	Lot Size (Min.)		Yard Setbacks (Min.)					Lot Mix (Min.)	Bulk Requirement (Max.)
District	Lot Area	Lot Width	Front Yard (Avg.)	Rear Yard	Side Yards Total/ Single	Abuts Residential Zone	Garage Front Load	Averaged Lot Mix	Principal Building Height Feet/Stories	Accessory Building Height Feet/Stories
R1
Single-family	40,000	130	50	100	30/15	-	-	-	35/2.5	15
Health-medical use	200,000	300	75	100	200/100	-	-	-	50/3.0	20/1.0
R2
Single-family	10,000	60	30	50	20/7	-	40	n/a	35	15
Any permitted school	200,000	300	30	19	48/19	-	-	-	50/3.0	20/1.0
Health-medical use	200,000	300	75	100	200/100	-	-	-	50/3.0	20/1.0
Other permitted	80,000	190	30	19	48/19	-	-	-	50/3.0	20/1.0
SR1
Single-family	28,000	140	40	75	34/10	-	50	-	35	15
	24,000	120	40	75	32/10	-	50	50%	35	15
	20,000	100	40	75	30/10	-	50	10%	35	15
Cluster	15,000	100	30	50	22/8	-	40	-	35	15
	13,500	90	30	50	20/8	-	40	50%	35	15
	12,000	80	30	50	18/8	-	40	10%	35	15
SR2
Single-family	16,575	105	30	50	22/8	-	40	-	35	15
	15,000	95	30	50	20/8	-	40	50%	35	15
	13,420	85	30	50	18/8	-	40	10%	35	15
Cluster	12,000	95	25	40	22/7	-	30	-	35	15
	11,000	85	25	40	20/7	-	30	50%	35	15
	10,000	75	25	40	18/7	-	30	10%	35	15
SR3
Single-family	13,330	100	25	45	22/7	-	30	-	35	15
	12,000	90	25	45	20/7	-	30	50%	35	15
	10,640	80	25	45	18/7	-	30	10%	35	15
SR4	See section 10-3C-5, table 5.3.B, "Lot Area, Yard, Lot Mix And Bulk Requirements For Planned Developments And SR4 Single- Family", of this article

(Ord. 2004-01-01, 1-14-2004; amd. Ord. 2021-09-01, 9-20-2021)

10-3C-5: LOT AREA, YARD, LOT MIX AND BULK REQUIREMENTS TABLE FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS AND SR4 DISTRICT:

TABLE 5.3.B
LOT AREA, YARD, LOT MIX AND BULK REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS AND SR4 SINGLE-FAMILY

	Min. Lot Size		Min. Yard Setbacks				Lot Mix	Max. Bulk Standards
Housing Type	Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit	Lot Width	Street Yard Setback	Rear Yard Setback	Side Yard Single/Total	Garage Front/Side Load	Mix	Principal Building Height	Accessory Building Height
Single-family:
Single-family	11,200	95	25	40	6/20	30	28%	35	15
	10,000	85	25	40	6/18	30	28%	35	15
	8,850	75	25	40	6/16	30	28%	35	15
Village single-family	8,850	83	15	40	3/15	30	28%	32	15
	8,000	75	15	40	3/14	28	28%	32	15
	7,140	67	15	40	3/12	28	28%	32	15
Patio	5,000	60	10	10	0/10	20	n/a	22	Prohibited
Attached single-family:
Twin	4,500 per du	45	15	n/a	5/5	25/10	n/a	32	15
Atrium	2,500	40	0	0	0	0	n/a	15	15
Weak link townhouse	2,800	32	20	10	0	20	n/a	35	15
Townhouse	2,200	24	20	10	0	20	n/a	35	15
Multi-family:
Multiplex	2,000 per du	80	20	15	8/16	5	n/a	35	15
Apartment, two-story	1,800 per du	80	20	15	8/16	5	n/a	35	15
Apartment, three-story	1,600 per du	100	20	15	10/20	5	n/a	40	15

(Ord. 2004-01-01, 1-14-2004)

10-3D-1: PURPOSE; BOUNDARY:

A. The village center overlay district is hereby established to ensure that development in the village center of Lake Villa reflects an integrated, pedestrian oriented, mixed use character. The VC-O regulations are also intended to preserve and enhance the appearance of the village's gateway road corridors that provide primary vehicle access into the village center area. Inclusion of this area within the village center overlay zone will allow for phased expansion of the downtown as properties on the periphery of the downtown core redevelop over time. Within the village center overlay district, buildings are required to be oriented toward the sidewalk and pedestrian connections must be provided between individual sites, the Metra train station, and adjoining residential neighborhoods. Buildings and structures within the village center overlay district shall conform to the architectural design standards in article E of this chapter.

B. The boundary of the village center overlay zone is delineated in figure 10-3D-1 of this section.

FIGURE 10-3D-1

(Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3D-2: OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of the village center overlay district include the following:

A. To maintain the traditional scale and character of the downtown core and ensure compatible, integrated redevelopment of properties on its periphery and along the gateway corridors of Grand Avenue and Route 83.

B. To develop the village center as a diverse mixed use environment where residents and commuters live, work and shop.

C. To establish a pedestrian friendly environment within the village center with direct connections to businesses, the Metra station, public facilities, and surrounding residential neighborhoods.

D. To encourage preservation and rehabilitation of buildings with architectural and historic interest.

E. To ensure that new construction is compatible with traditional development patterns and building design within the downtown core and surrounding residential neighborhoods.

F. To create an adequate supply of parking that is located to the rear and side of buildings, and screened from adjoining properties and the public right of way.

G. To require construction of attractive pedestrian amenities and site design elements that unifies and enhances the various parts of the village center. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-1: PURPOSE:

The following architectural design standards as set forth in this article are intended to provide standards for the renovation of existing buildings and structures and for the new construction of buildings and structures in order to provide a cohesive architectural style, harmony, and compatibility for each zoning district. All new construction and renovation of buildings and structures in each zoning district shall meet the respective architectural design standards as described in the section applicable to that zoning district where the building or structure is or will be located. These standards are intended to assist in creating viable and attractive properties, by establishing a baseline of architectural design appropriateness and establishing architecturally harmonious environments.

For the purposes of this article, the term "facade" shall mean all of the exterior elevations of a building or other structure. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-2: OBJECTIVES:

A. The objectives of the architectural design standards include the following:

1. To maintain the traditional scale and character of the downtown core and ensure compatible, integrated redevelopment of properties on its periphery and along the gateway corridors of Grand Avenue and Route 83.

2. To create a cohesive architectural style for all commercial, industrial, office, multi-family and single-family buildings and structures.

3. To establish clear standards to be followed related to the architectural design of all buildings and structures.

4. To establish the type of project(s) to which these design standards shall apply.

5. To establish a scoring system which shall be used to review and evaluate the extent of compliance with these design standards as they relate to particular project(s).

B. Design goals include improving:

1. Pedestrian and vehicular streetscapes.

2. Visibility of appropriate business activities.

3. Harmonious design of major commercial developments throughout the village.

4. Landscape screening and buffering. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-3: SCORING AND REVIEW SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS:

The zoning officer is authorized to develop, in consultation with an architect retained by the village, a scoring sheet (sometimes referred to herein as the "review outline for minimum compliance") which shall be used by the zoning officer to evaluate the compliance of proposed new construction and/or renovation of buildings and structures with the architectural design standards established in this article.

These standards are to be used in conjunction with the zoning officer's review outline for minimum compliance, which establishes a minimum required threshold of compliance with these architectural design standards by rating each component of a proposed project with its compliance with the applicable architectural design standards established herein and then totaling such ratings in the form of a pass/fail grading requirement. Such evaluation and scoring process shall require each project to achieve a compliance score with not less than eighty percent (80%) of the applicable architectural design standards provided by this article. The zoning officer shall be further authorized to revise and/or update such scoring sheet from time to time consistent with the provisions of this article, as amended from time to time. By way of example, for the purpose of scoring to measure compliance with these architectural design standards, where a standard says a particular characteristic is to be "avoided" or "discouraged", a point is achieved in the scoring process if such an architectural characteristic is not present, and no point is achieved if that characteristic is present. Similarly, if a particular architectural feature is "encouraged" by these standards, a point in the scoring process is achieved if the feature is present, and no point is achieved if such a feature is not present. Some specific architectural characteristics set forth in these design standards are considered to be more significant than others in their impact on the appearance of a building and other structures and, therefore, a two (2) point value ("priority points") will be assigned to give greater weight to such specific characteristics when they are achieved. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-4: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, AND OFFICE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES:

A. Applicability And Standards: The construction and/or renovation of all buildings and other structures located or to be located in the village's commercial, retail and office zoning districts (CR, CB, SB, LI, and LI-2) shall adhere to the following architectural design standards:

1. Applicability: All work related to the construction and/or renovation of buildings and structures located or to be located in the CR, CB, SB, LI, and LI-2 zoning districts that requires a building permit for any substantial exterior renovation of an existing building or structure or for the construction of a new building or structure after adoption of these architectural design standards shall be subject to the scoring and review process in section 10-3E-3 of this article and the architectural design standards in subsection A2 of this section. Compliance with the standards set forth in this section is required for all commercial, retail and office buildings and structures, including, but not limited to, the upper stories of office developments over commercial uses.

2. Architectural Design Standards For Buildings And Structures Located In The Village's CR, CB, SB, LI, And LI-2 Zoning Districts: Standards are subdivided into ten (10) parts designed to address major elements of building facades:

a. General facade design concepts.

b. Exterior building materials.

c. Exterior material colors.

d. Building features and details.

e. Attached structures and appendices.

f. Fenestration, windows and glazing.

g. Sign compatibility.

h. Building lighting.

i. Building system screening.

j. Building/site screening, landscaping and design.

B. General Facade Design Concepts:

1. The incorporation of consistent architectural style is required on all facades of a building. The architectural style chosen shall be consistent with the highest quality styles of architecture found throughout the village and compatible with the neighborhood in which the building or structure is located (2 points).

2. Architectural features and treatments shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen on the street side, but with a significant continuation of materials, colors, detail and trim on the remaining sides and rear facades. The level of intensity of features and treatments shall be a minimum of forty percent (40%) on the sides and rear facades and shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen (2 points).

3. Continuity of architectural features and treatments throughout building facades and throughout a development shall be required.

4. Continuity of horizontal architectural elements, between components of a building on all facades, shall be required.

5. Building vertical elements shall be consistent throughout all building facades and shall be compatible with adjacent buildings (2 points).

6. Building presence, from the street, shall be given priority as an important component of facade design.

7. Maintenance of distinction between the upper floors and first floor facades shall be required on all facades of office type buildings.

8. Rhythm of ground floor architectural features shall harmonize with rhythm of upper stories.

9. Maintenance of consistency in building widths, in an architectural block of buildings or in a single development shall be required.

10. The first floor shall retain a largely transparent character, while the upper story(ies) shall have a more solid quality to facade fenestration.

11. Individual building units shall be clearly defined through use of such elements as pillars, piers, material changes, separation of glass, and/or awnings.

12. The scale, proportions, massing, articulation and design features of the front facade of buildings shall enhance the pedestrian and vehicular experience, emphasizing the human scale.

13. Facade components that incorporate such traditional design elements as cornices, transoms, friezes, bulkheads, window bases, and window head moldings are appropriate and required for buildings.

14. Architectural features and applied moldings help to break up the monotony resulting from uninterrupted walls. This type of treatment on plain walls shall be required on all facades (2 points).

15. Consider the directional expression of adjacent buildings. Building design may give a predominantly vertical, horizontal or nondirectional expression to a building facade. The directional expression of buildings shall complement that of adjacent buildings.

16. Building facade heights shall vary with each component of a building. For example, office component wall heights shall vary from that of the warehouse.

17. Long, uninterrupted wall or roof planes shall be avoided, unless consistent with the architectural style chosen.

18. Offsets, within the form of buildings, are encouraged as features that minimize the bulky look of a block shaped building.

19. Transparent facade design (generally, a 50 percent minimum) is required to increase visibility of business activity from the sidewalk and street at site locations (see subsection G, "Fenestration, Glazing And Windows", of this section for the specific required percentages of fenestration).

20. Building windows shall be relatively consistent in height and design and consistent with front facade doors to create a cohesive appearance for each building. Building window base heights shall be consistent with adjacent facades within, and adjacent to, a development.

21. Horizontal building detailing including, but not limited to, sills, headers, transoms, cornices, and signage bands, shall be consistent in design, coordinated and compatible with one another.

22. Sign bands, such as a horizontal band at the top of each building's first floor, shall serve as the appropriate location for business signage and help unify a development site. Signage shall be consistent in type, size and color theme, and all signage shall comply with the village's sign regulations which are part of this zoning ordinance, as amended from time to time, which sign regulations shall control and prevail.

23. Articulated roof edges, clearly defined with significant detail and with reinforced horizontal lines are a required facade element.

24. Facades and roofing that can be seen by the public shall be of long life, easily maintained, and of natural materials.

25. Overpowering architectural features should only be used when they reflect the appropriate and accurate architectural style of the project and as long as the materials, construction and the design enhance the overall building structure. This type of feature is not allowed if inappropriate or out of scale.

26. Design buildings with roof forms of hipped, gable, gambrel or other appropriate roof components. Flat roofed structures are encouraged only if appropriate for the architectural style.

27. Monotony should be avoided in facade design. The roofline at the top of a structure shall incorporate offsets, jogs, and/or architectural features and components for enhanced interest (2 points).

28. Standing seam and batten seam metal roof systems, as principal roof/wall elements, are limited to accents.

29. Primary entrances shall be located at the front of the building, unless off street parking dictates otherwise, and should be recessed or have prominent architectural features.

30. Locate the major facade and/or major entrance of a building on the side facing the primary pedestrian or vehicular access, unless dictated by off street parking.

31. Principal entryways shall be enhanced by features outlined in subsection F of this section.

32. One principal entry for each building component is encouraged. If location of parking creates the need, multiple entries may be included. Subsection B33 of this section shall apply to all entries.

33. Doors, especially principal entryways, shall be emphasized using awnings, canopies, pediments, or other appropriate design feature (2 points).

34. Multi-tenant office and retail buildings shall include variation in architectural components, details and finishes in order to break up monotony and prevent repetitiveness.

35. In a multi-tenant building, one principal entrance for each tenant is encouraged. If the location of parking creates a need, multiple entries may be included.

36. Buildings should be designed with foundations below grade. If any foundation appears more than eight inches (8") above grade it should be finished concrete, or veneered in an appropriate finish, consistent with other facade finishes.

37. All precast wall or screen panels shall have pattern surface features and shall be prefinished or stained or painted. Poured in place concrete shall have patterns and detailed surface features and shall be stained or painted. Panels with faux finish (i.e., brick/stone) are strongly encouraged.

38. The relative proportions of building scale and mass of a building consistent with neighboring existing buildings, to pedestrians and to other buildings in the area shall be maintained for each new building in a development.

39. The visual continuity of roofs, rooflines and roof shapes and their contributing elements (i.e., parapet walls, coping, cornices, etc.) shall be maintained in a building development on all facades.

40. Matching building facade designs may not be repeated within four (4) lots of each other in any given subdivision, individual sites or a subdivision (2 points).

41. Buildings facing public streets and public areas shall include major front elevation design elements on those elevations facing public streets or public areas, in order to enhance pedestrian and vehicular streetscapes (see subsections E and F of this section) (2 points).

42. Single large building facade masses shall be avoided. Facades shall be visually divided, by architectural features, into areas of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet or less (2 points).

43. Facade wall components larger than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet shall incorporate fascias, canopies, arcades, building offsets, column features, banding reveals or other multidimensional design features to break up single large elements.

44. Design small buildings (10,000 square feet, one- and two- story) with roof forms of hipped, gable, gambrel or other appropriate roof components.

C. Exterior Building Materials:

1. Exterior walls shall include a primary finish of natural facade materials, i.e., natural wood, brick, architectural concrete, stone, architectural surface concrete block, factory colored or field stained/painted, or a combination of these materials (2 points).

2. The use of natural materials, such as wood, brick, stone, or concrete, as the primary finish material, is required. Synthetic materials shall be avoided unless its appearance is natural (2 points).

3. Traditional, time tested, easily maintained building facade materials shall be required. Standing seam profiles and high tech architectural sheet metal panels are prohibited, unless approved by the village (2 points).

4. Face brick, terra cotta, limestone, brownstone, lannon stone, marble, granite, ashlar masonry, or similar materials, are recommended masonry finishes. These may be required depending on architectural style chosen (2 points).

5. Wood walls of clapboard, board and batten, shiplap, shingle style or other traditional wood siding shall be used with horizontal placement, or placement typical to the traditional installation methodology, for buildings.

6. The use of concrete as a primary facade material shall only be allowed if designed to include significant architectural feature, color and texture, or faux finish.

7. The choice of materials shall relate in character with and be compatible with adjacent buildings.

8. Facade design, materials, and execution should be of high quality for all facades. Secondary facades (side or rear) should complement the primary facade treatments and adhere to the principles of these architectural design standards and the architectural style chosen and approved by the village for the respective building or structure.

9. Exterior building materials shall be consistent and compatible on all sides and elevations of a building or structure (2 points).

10. Roof coverings such as shadow line or profile asphalt shingle, cedar shake, slate, or concrete tile roofing shall be considered on all pitched roofs. Corrugated tin or aluminum or preformed metal and other tile roofs shall not be considered appropriate for primary or dominant roof elements, for buildings or office components of industrial buildings, unless approved by the village.

11. Exposed framing of attached structures, unless integral to the design and architectural style chosen, or designed as an exposed element (i.e., heavy timber or finished metal), shall not be allowed.

12. Materials and finishes used in attached structures shall be consistent with and complementary to the architectural style of the principal structure.

13. Suggested building accent materials include copper, aluminum, wood, terne metal, accent stone, cultured stone, cut stone, accent stucco, accent EIFS, formed concrete, and terra cotta. All other materials shall be submitted to the village for approval. Material selection and finish should be durable, long life and maintenance friendly.

14. The use of EIFS as a primary facade material shall not be allowed.

15. The use of EIFS as an accent material substitute for stucco shall be allowed if designed to include significant architectural feature, color and texture.

16. Wood selections shall be those that hold up to the Midwest climate, i.e., cedar or redwood of a high grade and with appropriate finish, for buildings (2 points).

17. Rooftop mechanical equipment, if it must be used, shall be screened, with material complementary and consistent with building architecture and roof design/finish (2 points).

18. Use of plain or decorative concrete block, applied faux brick, vinyl, or aluminum siding, shall not be allowed as a primary or accent facade material.

19. The use of neon or strip LED shall not be allowed as a decorative exterior element of the facade or structure, or as an interior element shining through facade glazing (2 points).

20. The use of plywood panels, i.e., T-111 or stucco panels, as a primary or accent exterior finish material, shall not be allowed (2 points).

21. The use of batten or standing seam metal roofs, as a dominant primary or accent roof or siding element, shall not be allowed, unless approved by the village.

22. Material selection for building facades shall be compatible with prevailing material already used on existing buildings in the area. No building shall be permitted where any exposed facade is constructed or faced with a finished material which is aesthetically incompatible with other building facades in the area or which presents an unattractive appearance to public ways and surrounding properties (2 points).

23. As new materials become available and/or are developed in the market place, these materials may be allowed, upon approval of the village, for their specific use, if consistent with the proposed architectural style.

24. Building elevations clad with a singular exterior surface material shall provide additional architectural design element(s) to break up the plan of the wall. This shall be accomplished with architectural design treatments, and details consistent with the principal building design and with the architectural style chosen.

25. Buildings shall be typically designed with foundations below grade. Foundations more than eight inches (8") above grade shall be clad with an architectural finish material, or designed to look like an architecturally finished material.

26. Vinyl and/or aluminum siding, trim, details are prohibited (2 points).

27. Veneer faced plywood type sidings are prohibited (2 points).

28. Precast concrete panels that are untextured or unfinished are prohibited.

29. Common brick and plain concrete block are prohibited (2 points).

30. Corrugated and preengineered metals with exposed fasteners are prohibited (2 points).

D. Exterior Material Colors:

1. Reflect a color palette of well established local traditions, in all building facade color selections. For new construction, and for any substantial renovation of an existing building or structure, all color palettes shall require the prior written approval of the village prior to the application thereof on or to any building or structure (2 points).

2. The selection of building colors has significant aesthetic and visual impact on building character and appearance. A color palette for each building shall be submitted to the village for the village's prior written approval (2 points).

3. New buildings or structures shall utilize the predominant and appropriate colors and textures of surrounding buildings, and be compatible with those building materials (2 points).

4. Attached structures and details shall use the building color selection or a complementary color (2 points).

5. Detached structures should match the chosen color palette of the principal building or structure (2 points).

6. Use of discordant, or harsh, nonharmonious color is not allowed (2 points).

7. Maximized color harmony within a development and between neighboring buildings (within 50 feet) shall be required.

8. Exterior colors shall be compatible with existing adjacent buildings.

9. Exterior color schemes shall be used consistently throughout a property, and all of its structures, including both the upper and lower portions of buildings, all sides of buildings, and on attached structures, elements and details.

10. Color combination schemes shall be limited to no more than three (3) different colors for an individual building or five (5) colors for all structures in a development.

11. The limit of exterior colors should also be applied to attached structures, features, details and signs.

12. No one color range dominates the village corridors and commercial zones. Earth tones, including, but not limited to, browns, reds, beiges and grays are appropriate for all proposed projects.

13. Colors used for the building accents should be earthy and neutral, unless otherwise dictated by architectural style. Bright colors, used for accents or for logos, shall be used sparingly, if at all, and will be subject to village review and approval.

14. When used in door and window frames, reflective materials such as aluminum shall be softened through the use of earth tone colors. Mullion colors shall match the window frame colors.

15. Muted, natural tones shall be applied to all painted elements such as windows, trim and cornices. Natural tones used shall complement the principal building's facade colors.

16. Awning, canopy and attached structure colors shall blend with and be compatible with building facade colors. Bright primary colors are not allowed; however, attached structure trim accentuated with contrasting colors shall be allowed if compatible with principal colors and used on a limited basis.

17. Bright primary colors are not allowed for the primary facade finishes. However, trim on the primary facade, accentuated with contrasting colors, if approved by the village, may be allowed, on a limited basis.

18. For signs, a maximum of three (3) colors shall be used. Background colors that match the building color, or neutral colors, are acceptable. A high level of contrast between the sign message and background works well for legibility.

19. Bright or overly colorful roofing materials shall not be allowed (2 points).

20. Color of trim, attached structures, details, and signs shall be compatible with that of neighboring buildings' (within 50 feet) main facade, attached structures, details and signs (2 points).

21. Windows and window frames/trim shall have an appropriate finish and color to the architectural style, and be consistent with the overall color scheme of the structure (2 points).

22. Window glass should be of a harmonious color (see subsection G12 of this section) (2 points).

23. The color of the elements buffering mechanical ventilation, building utility services, trash dumpsters, etc., shall be subdued, muted and natural and shall harmonize with the principal building color or colors (2 points).

24. Secondary facade colors shall be coordinated and compatible with color schemes of primary facades. Facade colors should be compatible and consistent on all sides and level of the structure.

25. Facade colors shall be consistent and compatible on all sides and levels of a building or a development of buildings.

26. The selection of building colors has a significant aesthetic and visual impact upon the public way and neighboring properties, and colors chosen shall be in general harmony with the existing area and neighborhood buildings and shall require the prior written approval of the village.

E. Building Features And Details:

1. Tripartite architectural facades are required (i.e., base, wall entablature).

2. The building base and entablature shall be consistent with architectural style, feature and detail.

3. Ornate building silhouette, or top of wall features, or profiles, are required, unless inconsistent with the architectural style chosen.

4. To reduce the visual impact of large expansive walls, the raising or lowering of the parapets and/or building offsets are required.

5. Masonry detailing such as rowlocks, soldiers, headers, plants, copings, arches and ornate coursing details are required.

6. Major or common architectural elements to be incorporated in primary building facades include window bases, pilasters, columns, friezes, cornices, wall break details and window treatments/surrounds of buildings.

7. Accurate representation of defined architectural elements, details, and style shall be required.

8. Pilasters, columns and other architectural features shall be appropriate to the proposed architectural style and consistent throughout a development.

9. Maintenance and coordination of appropriate cornice lines, with respect to adjacent buildings, shall be required. Cornice lines shall be compatible in detail, size, color, shape and elevation.

10. Cornice style shall match proposed architectural style of building or building developments.

11. The "frieze" or "sign band" is the horizontal segment of the building located above the display window and below the second floor windows, facade trim, or building cornice. Friezes shall be consistent throughout a development of buildings and appropriate for the proposed architectural style.

12. See subsection D, "Exterior Material Colors", of this section for additional information regarding architectural features.

13. Generally accepted defined building features and details, when combined with approved exterior finish materials and architectural styles, will assist in forming the basis for architecturally harmonious environments for office components of industrial zones. Incorporated features shall be located in pattern, number, size, and detail to be compatible with proposed architectural styles, for facade design, facade enhancement and new development.

14. Building feature/detail material, color, and texture shall be consistent with the finish materials and architectural style of the building (2 points).

15. Building elements, such as awnings, signs, doors, windows, and lighting fixtures, shall complement each other and main building facade finishes.

16. Building features/details shall be consistent within the front exterior facade of the building. The level of detail may be less intense or simulated on the sides, rear and upper levels of the building or development of buildings. The level of intensity of detail shall be appropriate for the architectural style selected.

F. Attached Structures And Appentices:

1. Use of awnings, canopies or other design features is required to enhance front facades, if dictated by the architectural style selected, for commercial/office or office components of industrial buildings.

2. Awnings, canopies and other design features shall be designed to add depth to the building surface and accentuate entrances. They shall be of appropriate color, and shall provide maximum weather protection to building facades, for commercial/office or office components of industrial buildings.

3. When consistent with the architectural design, pilasters, awnings, columns, cornices, canopies and other architectural features should be part of the design elements included in building facades or as an accent feature on the street side facade. Use of these design elements should respect the facade framework.

4. Awnings and canopies shall be consistent in character, scale, color, location and architectural style. The intensity of use shall be consistent with the style chosen, for commercial/office or office components of industrial buildings. Radius canopies shall not be allowed.

5. Awning and canopy locations shall respect the facade framework, for commercial/office or office components of industrial buildings.

6. Awning and canopy size, color and placement shall complement the architectural character of the building. Street side awnings and canopies should be designed to add depth to the building and to accent window and door treatments.

7. Soft, weather treated canvas or vinyl materials, which allow for flexible or fixed installation, shall be used for awnings. Constructed canopies, canopies built and fabricated as part of the facade of materials, color and design consistent and compatible with the building architectural style can also be used.

8. Awnings and canopies provide a secondary location for signage. All signage shall comply with the village's sign regulations which are part of this zoning ordinance, as amended from time to time, which sign regulations shall control and prevail.

9. Awning and canopy signs shall be painted on or attached flat against the surface of the structure as an integral element as opposed to an add on feature.

10. Awning and canopy shapes shall relate to the facade's other architectural elements. Curved or contemporary profiles are discouraged.

11. Awnings and canopies shall be integrated into and relate to the scale of the building facade.

12. When proposing awnings, a palette of colors, materials and proposed signage should be submitted to the village for specific approval.

13. Appropriate canopy or attached structure materials shall be compatible and consistent with the principal building's architectural style (see subsections C, "Exterior Building Materials", and F7 of this section).

14. Canopies, porticos, pediments and loggias are required to cover and protect entrance, if dictated by the architectural style chosen. Zoning ordinance setbacks, however, shall be adhered to.

15. The use of attached structures shall be consistent on all sides and levels of a building, where appropriate.

16. Use of second floor balconies/porches, and decks for coverage of sidewalks or as an attached element shall not be allowed.

17. Attached structures shall be compatible with and complement adjacent structures.

G. Fenestration, Glazing And Windows:

1. Substantial amounts of glass create transparent street level facades and are required at office components of industrial buildings.

2. Architecturally correct and original window characteristics and styles shall be incorporated.

3. In general a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the first floor street side facades shall be transparent.

4. First floor commercial retail establishments shall contain, at a minimum, a sixty percent (60%) display window percentage based on an overall primary facade dimension.

5. "Transparent" facades are not as necessary for some businesses, such as professional offices, or office components of industrial buildings. Fenestration should still be significant, minimum forty percent (40%) of facade areas, shall be required.

6. When not considering energy, storage manufacturing or security concerns, glass and windows should create the feeling of transparency at street level offices.

7. Building windows shall not be obscured; clear windows are preferred or appropriately tinted.

8. Clear glass is preferred for merchandizing windows.

9. Clear glass for windows and doors is suggested, though slightly tinted glass for energy efficiency purposes may be used. Colors shall be grays, blues, and bronze, nonreflective and nonmirrored. Nonstandard colors shall be avoided.

10. The use of window mullions and frames to section large display windows shall be required and shall be consistent with the architectural style selected.

11. As a design feature, transom windows are an important element in the proportion of taller facades. Transom windows are required to be consistent with the architectural style chosen.

12. Windows shall be proportionate to the facade scale and in keeping with architectural style of proposed buildings. All glass facades shall not be allowed unless approved by the village, and consistent with the architectural style selected.

13. Aluminum, steel, or vinyl cased wood windows, in appropriate style and color, may be used for maintenance freedom.

14. The use of vinyl frame must be approved by the village for its specific use.

15. Windows on all levels, if a multiple story building, are required. They shall be properly spaced and proportioned in reference to the entire building, unless approved by the village.

16. Nontransparent material, such as a glass block, is not appropriate as fenestration, but may be used as an architectural element if appropriate to the proposed style. They shall not, however, be a dominant feature. Spandrel glass in curtain walls and windows is acceptable.

17. Plexiglas or other glass substitute materials shall not be allowed as fenestration unless the product is necessary as part of a security measure, or a newly developed product and approved by the village.

18. The use of energy efficient glass is required.

19. The use of small paned windows, unless characteristic of the building's architectural style or original design is not appropriate.

20. Glass color will be in harmony with the colors used on the building, and consistent with the architectural style selected.

21. Walls that do not have windows will be required to use berming and/or landscaping of various types or sizes to break up the impact of a blank wall. The use of building copings, wall ribbons, wall details and base designs may also be required to minimize the visual impact of large blank walls.

22. Fenestration shall be required on all facades facing roads and public ways in office components of industrial buildings. The number may be reduced if alternative architectural features are provided.

23. The level of intensity of windows, frames and frame detailing shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen.

H. Sign Compatibility:

1. All signage shall comply with the requirements of related Village ordinances, including, but not limited to, the Village's sign regulations which are part of this title, as may be amended from time to time, which sign regulations shall control and prevail.

2. To prevent the creation of public safety hazards and to ensure that such illumination does not interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties, illumination of any neon, or xenon, or LED sign shall be limited to that created by a transformer with a thirty (30) milliamp rating or equal. Neon or xenon or LED signs shall be subject to the sign area limitations set forth in subsection 10-6D-3F4d of this title. Neon, xenon, or LED lighting shall only be permitted as part of a neon or xenon or LED sign as defined in this title and shall not be permitted to be installed in a manner that accentuates or draws attention to windows or other exterior features of the building or of another structure such as when used as trim along building lines, eaves, rooflines, windows, etc. Flashing neon or LED or xenon signs are not permitted.

I. Building Lighting:

1. All lighting shall comply with the applicable provisions of this title and/or this Code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which shall prevail and control, including, but not limited to, subsection 4-1-2D, "Offensive Lights", of this Code (2 points).

2. Site lighting, display window lights, architectural lighting, and general area lighting are encouraged to identify the business, highlight building features and entries, and to illuminate dark corners of the property or street.

3. Exterior lighting shall highlight building elements, signs, or other distinctive features rather than attract attention to the light fixture itself.

4. Exterior lighting shall be appropriate to the building's architectural style. The scale and style of the light fixture shall be in keeping with the facade design.

5. Exterior building lights shall coordinate with architectural details of the building.

6. Exterior building lighting shall be coordinated and compatible with lights of adjacent structures.

7. To minimize glare, lights shall be aimed up or down, not out. The light source shall be minimized.

8. Indirect lighting shall be provided, whenever possible, for display and architectural type lighting.

9. Building lighting shall provide an even illumination level. The use of flashing, pulsating, or similar dynamic lighting is not allowed.

10. Lighting shall be provided at rear and emergency exits of businesses to assist customers in locating the rear and other emergency exits and for safety.

11. All lighting that must remain lit during night hours of operation shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Code and/or this title, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which shall control and prevail.

12. Light fixtures should be placed to avoid light glare on vehicular traffic areas of pedestrian walkways.

13. Sconce type lighting shall be allowed if the light source is completely obscured, and the fixture is in keeping with the proposed architectural style.

14. Walkway lighting (bollard or decorative pole type) is encouraged, if the light source is obscured and the fixture is in keeping with the proposed architectural style.

15. Ground mounted building lighting shall be allowed if the light source is completely obscured, and the fixtures are screened by landscaping.

16. Specific landscape materials should be highlighted via landscape lighting, where possible.

17. All landscape lighting shall be concealed and secure from the public.

18. Neon and xenon type fixtures or light sources are not allowed (2 points).

19. Proposed LED and message board signs shall be in accordance with village ordinances.

20. See subsection H, "Sign Compatibility", of this section, for addition lighting guidelines.

J. Building Systems:

1. A building's mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems shall be completely concealed from view from all locations and ground level vistas (2 points).

2. Rooftop equipment shall be hidden by a screening device or roof structures so as not to be visible from the street, sidewalk adjacent properties or public ways (2 points).

3. Rooftop screening shall be consistent with the shape and profile of the principal roof structure. Screening that appears "box" shaped shall not be allowed (2 points).

4. Rooftop screens shall be of architectural features and materials coordinated and compatible with building architecture and color (2 points).

5. Screening can be fencing, architectural features and/or appropriate landscaping.

6. Batten seam, standing seam and corrugated metal roof systems shall be allowed as screens only if they are not a dominant architectural feature and they are complementary to building architectural style and detail.

7. Ground equipment screens shall be of architectural features and materials coordinated and compatible with building architecture and color.

8. Solid evergreen (i.e., arborvitae) landscape screening or a combination of earth berming and evergreens shall be an acceptable method of ground equipment screening provided plantings are selected for appropriate climate and installation environment (i.e., salt tolerant) and do not create security concerns.

9. Accessory structure screening (i.e., water towers, tanks, process equipment, cooling towers, chillers, vent hoods, communication equipment, alternative power equipment, etc.) shall be compatible with primary building facade architectural style, finish and detail.

K. Building/Site Screening, Landscaping And Design:

1. All landscaping shall be installed and maintained in substantial compliance with the applicable provisions of this zoning ordinance and/or this code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which shall control and prevail. The intended landscape theme for individual site design is best described as a modified restoration of the native Illinois landscape. There will be a heavy emphasis on conservation and natural treatment of the landscape with dramatic enhancement in high visibility areas (2 points).

2. The main goals for landscaping within the development include:

a. Maintaining a high level of aesthetics using quality plant materials arranged in strong, colorful plant groupings and ensuring proper and consistent maintenance.

b. Creating a sustainable landscape emphasizing the use of BMPs, native and noninvasive materials, using controlled irrigation and drought tolerant plantings, and encouraging natural stormwater management through utilization of grass filters and minimized catch basin/piping systems.

c. Incorporating key design principles (e.g., site orientation, landscape layout, site grading) to frame and enhance architecture, to create seasonal interest and to provide screening where necessary.

3. All plant materials shall be selected from a planting list specifying the plant sizes and species approved in advance by the village board or by the village administrator (2 points).

4. The following planning standards have been developed for site landscape design:

a. Foundation Landscaping: A minimum of ten feet (10') of landscaped area shall be provided around seventy five percent (75%) of all principal building foundations, excluding areas used for loading, entries and/or service areas.

b. Best Management Practices (BMPs): Natural stormwater management will be encouraged through use of bioswales and minimized catch basin piping systems. LEEDs will be encouraged as part of the approach to design.

c. Parking And Circulation:

(1) Parking lots shall be located to provide easy pedestrian circulation to the buildings they serve and to minimize visual impacts to adjacent properties.

(2) Service areas shall be located to provide easy access to adjacent streets. Public vehicular transportation should not route through service drives unless adequate provision has been made to the driveway width to ensure safety.

(3) When major buildings are clustered around connecting parking lots, sidewalks will be provided to connect the parking modules, and when the configuration makes it difficult for pedestrians to safely access from building to building, a clearly defined pedestrian pathway will connect them.

(4) All parking areas that have more than ninety (90) spaces will feature:

(A) Major circulation drives with little or no parking (usually adjacent to the structure it serves and for pick up areas). Minimum circulation drive shall be thirty feet (30') wide not including parking or pick up drive.

(B) Parking aisles with parking access, minimum twenty four feet (24') wide.

(C) Passenger pick up and drop off areas, where incorporated, shall be designed so as to not interfere with traffic circulation and provide adequate space for safe loading or unloading of passengers.

d. Parking Lot Landscaping:

(1) Wherever possible, the design of large parking lots should include landscape islands of significant size (324 square feet minimum) to control traffic and break up large expanses of pavement. A minimum green area of five percent (5%) shall be provided within all parking lots containing fifty (50) or more cars.

(2) Landscaped islands within parking lots shall contain native or adaptive trees, underplanted with native shrubs, grasses and/or perennials. All plant materials shall be selected from a planting list specifying the plant sizes and species approved in advance by the village board or by the village administrator.

(3) Earthen berms shall be encouraged to screen parking lots from street views.

(4) All parking lot landscaping shall be placed to prevent any visual sight line encumbrances in accordance with village ordinances.

e. Shared Parking: Shared parking is the use of parking spaces to serve two (2) or more individual land uses without conflict. The goal of a shared parking analysis is to find the balance between providing adequate parking to support a mix of uses within a development and minimizing the negative aspects of excessive land area dedicated to pavement. Shared parking may be allowed in office areas.

f. Landscape Screening:

(1) Building mechanical systems located at ground level shall be concealed via planting, berming or other means. Mechanical equipment located on exterior walls shall be adequately screened by landscaping or trellising.

(2) Loading shall be located so as to minimize visibility from public or private streets. Loading areas shall be properly screened with landscaping and berming to provide for year round screening when exposed to a public street.

(3) Earthen berms or other means shall be required to screen loading areas from street views. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-5: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES:

A. Applicability And Standards: Except as otherwise provided herein, all buildings and structures located in Single-Family Residential Zoning Districts (UR1, UR2, UR3, UR3A, UR4, R1, R2, SR1, SR2, SR3, and SR4) or located in any single-family development constructed on or after the effective date of the adoption of these Architectural Design Standards and located within the VC-O Village Center Overlay District shall adhere to the following Architectural Design Standards:

1. Applicability: All work related to the construction and/or substantial exterior renovation of single-family homes and/or any related accessory structure(s) located or to be located in the UR1, UR2, UR3, UR3A, UR4, R1, R2, SR1, SR2, SR3, and SR4 Zoning Districts or located or to be located within the VC-O Village Center Overlay District that requires a building permit, including, but not limited to, siding replacement, fence replacements, and home additions, if the building permit is approved or the subdivision where the home is located is platted after adoption of these Architectural Design Standards shall be subject to the scoring and review standards in section 10-3E-3 of this article and the Architectural Design Standards in subsection A2 of this section.

All existing single-family homes and/or any related accessory structure(s) located in the UR1, UR2, UR3, UR3A, UR4, R1, R2, SR1, SR2, SR3, and SR4 Zoning Districts constructed prior to the effective date of the adoption of these Architectural Design Standards shall not be required to comply with these standards, provided, however, all additions shall be constructed with the elevations, materials and colors consistent with the principal structure. Related accessory structure(s) constructed on property located in the UR1, UR2, UR3, UR3A, UR4, R1, R2, SR1, SR2, SR3, and SR4 Zoning Districts with a single-family home constructed prior to the effective date of the adoption of these Architectural Design Standards shall be constructed with similar colors, materials and design elements of the existing single-family home located on that property. These related accessory structures shall not need to comply with any other provision of this section.

The Architectural Design Standards hereby established in this section are intended to encourage new construction and renovation of existing buildings and structures in the Village to reflect and reinforce the quality of design and craftsmanship that can be seen in many of the area's historic residential neighborhoods. Traditional architectural styles found in this and surrounding communities include, but are not limited to, craftsman, prairie/four square, farmhouse, Victorian, Georgian, classical, Tudor, shingle, Cape Cod, arts and crafts, and other styles that recognize a traditional midwestern vernacular. By respecting the Village's architectural heritage, new residential construction can enhance the Village's sense of place.

2. Architectural Design Standards For Single-Family Residential Buildings And Structures Located In The Village's UR1, UR2, UR3, UR3A, UR4, R1, R2, SR1, SR2, SR3 And SR4 Zoning Districts: Standards are subdivided into the following parts designed to address major elements of building facades:

a. Design standards for single-family homes and related accessory structures.

b. Elevations.

c. Scale and massing.

d. Exterior materials and finishes.

e. Exterior colors.

f. Rear elevation controls.

g. Front entry, service, patio and garage doors.

h. Roof accessories, gutters and downspouts.

i. Chimneys.

j. Fencing.

k. Building and yard lighting.

l. Decks, porches and balconies.

m. Landscaping and design.

The Architectural Design Standards for single-family residential buildings and related accessory structures hereby established are intended to assist the Village, in coordination with developers and builders, in successfully planning and executing appropriate architectural design for the residential neighborhoods in the Village. Taken together, the resulting architectural variety will lead to the creation of unique neighborhoods that utilize attractive, complementary designs derived from a combination of architectural elements which include diversity in materials, articulation of facades, rich colors, and an orientation to pedestrians and the streetscape, all of which reflect the goals and visions of the Village.

3. Exception: Notwithstanding anything contained in subsections A1 and/or A2 of this section to the contrary, for the purposes of this section, a related accessory structure shall not include an accessory structure which is related to the single-family residence on the lot or parcel in question and which occupies one hundred sixty nine (169) square feet or less of ground surface area, the calculation of which ground surface area shall be based upon the two (2) greatest horizontal dimensions of such structure and further provided that no horizontal dimensions of such structure shall exceed thirteen feet (13') and no vertical dimensions shall exceed ten feet (10').

B. Design Standards For Single-Family Homes:

1. Roof Overhangs: Roofs shall have eaves that extend at least twelve inches (12") beyond the plane of the exterior wall. This standard may be waived only when the building strictly adheres to a historical architectural style that does not include eaves, as confirmed by the latest edition of "A Field Guide to American Houses". Roof overhangs, as described in this subsection shall be a requirement of all new homes and shall not proceed with a review of the architectural standards unless the requirements of this subsection are met.

2. Architectural Styles: It is the goal of the Village to encourage a variety of traditional and well recognized architectural styles, which deemphasize the garage in creative ways and add value to the community through good planning and design. Alternate elevations shall be distinctive and varied to avoid monotony. The builder and architect are required to utilize the following architectural guidelines, standards and techniques in the creation of various residential housing products and styles, and in the development of neighborhood concepts (2 points).

3. Traditional Styles: While single-family dwellings in the Village are not restricted to a particular style, it is encouraged that a traditional character be established and maintained which is consistent with recognized traditional styles and midwest vernacular. Styles shall be reasonably consistent throughout all facades of a structure (2 points). (Ord. 2019-02-01, 2-4-2019)

C. Elevations:

1. Garage Entrances: To create diversity and individuality throughout the neighborhood, and to comply with antimonotony standards, it is critical that a variety of styles and color packages be provided for homes in proximity to one another. It is required that ten percent (10%) of the garages be side loaded or rear loaded. These alternate garage entrance locations shall be incorporated in the project design where practical including, but not limited to, residences located on corner lots. It is envisioned that these standards relative to garage design, along with conventional front loaded garages, will provide aesthetically pleasing streetscape diversity to the community (2 points).

2. Garage Elevations: Alternate garage elevations such as split garages and recessed front load garages, as well as a blend of single and double garage doors are encouraged.

3. Minimum Requirements For New Construction (2 Points):

a. Minimum of three (3) elevation themes for each plan type.

b. Minimum of three (3) color packages, with no matching colors side by side or directly across.

c. No similar elevation design will repeat within two hundred feet (200') on the same or opposite side of the street.

d. Elevations will be considered dissimilar when they exhibit significant changes of the following elements:

(1) Roof forms.

(2) Window patterns.

(3) Massing.

(4) Porch/entry conditions.

(5) Material allocations.

(6) Architectural style.

D. Scale And Massing:

1. Design consideration must be given to the relationship of architectural massing and the scale of building elements in all single-family neighborhoods. The incorporation of second story dormer, porch entries, usable covered porches, bay windows and other residentially scaled elements, attached structures and appendices, is critical to reduce the frontal mass and impact of the homes. A strong expression of entry and a forward orientation of the front door are encouraged.

2. When terrain requires a walkout, or stepped grade condition, exterior wall finishes should "step" down with grade, with each "step" beginning eight inches (8") above finished grade. Long expanses of exposed concrete walls shall be avoided.

a. Design Considerations:

(1) Mass of dwellings shall be scaled down through varying roof heights, styles and shapes.

(2) Appropriate sense of scale and balance, within a structure's components and with adjacent structures.

(3) Architectural elements such as dormer, bay window projections and dominant entry elements.

(4) Exterior wall finishes that follow slopes in grade.

(5) Deemphasis of two (2) or three (3) car garage elements, by setting back the garage plane, rotating entrance orientation, or softening the heavy mass with appropriate architectural consideration, design and detail.

(6) Residential setbacks are referenced in section 10-3C-2, table 2 of this chapter for single-family residential zoning districts.

(7) Scale and massing shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen.

(8) Scale and massing consistent to a reasonable degree on all facades of a structure.

E. Exterior Materials And Finishes:

1. Materials And Trim: Materials and trim selections must take into account the nature of the individual home styles and be reflective of their traditional appearance and prominence in the neighborhoods (2 points).

2. Natural Materials Required; Manmade Materials Acceptable: It is required that portions of front elevations incorporate the use of natural materials such as wood siding, brick and stone. Manmade materials including synthetic stucco, fiber cement siding and vinyl siding shall be acceptable as elements provided that portion of elevations include natural materials of wood trim and/or accents. Synthetic stucco shall be limited in use to a secondary element or accent, unless designed to effectively appear as a brick or stone material (2 points).

3. Styled Elevation Enhancements: Corner boards, window and door trims, shutters, band boards, and moldings shall be used to differentiate and enhance each individual styled elevation. Entries shall be oriented to the street, and shall receive additional emphasis and detail. Flush rakes and long expanses of flat wall planes without detail are not allowed. Gutters, downspouts and splash blocks are required and shall be included with each elevation design, in a style compatible with the architecture of the structure.

4. Minimum Requirements:

a. Corner boards, trim and door/window surrounds on all facades (natural material).

b. Side and rear facades shall incorporate at least one natural material used on the front facade, covering at least twenty percent (20%) of the surface.

c. Side elevations, fully exposed to or partially fronting on public ways or ROW (i.e., corner side yard), shall include the same design materials and level of detail used on the front facade.

d. Rear elevations (see subsection G, "Rear Elevation Controls", of this section).

F. Exterior Colors:

1. Factors: Color packages shall be developed with consideration for variety and compatibility within each neighborhood as well as throughout the entire community. Colors shall be consistent with traditional village and Midwest vernacular. Colors shall be compatible with surrounding existing neighborhoods. For new construction, and for any substantial renovation of an existing building or structure, all color palettes shall require the prior written approval of the village prior to the application thereof on or to any building or structure (2 points).

2. Minimum Requirements (2 points):

a. Approved color schemes shall feature a harmonious range of color blends and shading.

b. Primary surfaces shall be of earth tones and muted color unless dictated by the architectural style.

c. Secondary surface areas shall range from off whites to light browns and light warm grays.

d. Complementary trim and siding colors with slight variations in contrast.

e. Subtle third color accents, in traditional colors, appropriate for the style chosen.

G. Rear Elevation Controls:

1. In neighborhoods that back up to significant community roadways, or rights of way, common areas, access easements, parks and public land, it is the intent to provide an appearance control for the rear and side elevations of homes. On those identified lots, the following techniques shall be incorporated onto rear elevations:

a. Significant plane breaks (equal to or greater than 8 inches in depth). Cantilevers are an acceptable technique.

b. Projected box bay windows.

c. Window grids and window trim wraps.

d. Wall break elements, bands and wainscots.

e. Attached structures and appendices.

f. Roof break elements (i.e., overlay gables).

g. Color and materials consistent with that home's architectural style and front elevation.

h. At least thirty percent (30%) of the rear elevation must incorporate materials and/or accent materials of the front elevation.

H. Front Entry, Service, Patio And Garage Doors:

1. Door styles and colors should be used in such a way to emphasize the front entry and deemphasize the garage and service doors. Wood, insulated metal, fiberglass and quality hardboard materials are acceptable. A variety of door styles and colors are encouraged. Front entry doors shall be energy efficient and appropriate to the architectural theme of the home. Muntins, side lights, special shapes and window details shall be incorporated where appropriate for the style chosen. Other appropriate features include:

a. Embossed or plant-on detail at front entry doors.

b. Accent colors.

c. Paneled wood or insulated steel/aluminum (embossed) garage doors.

d. Muted color schemes on service and garage doors.

e. Mixed use of single and double garage doors.

f. Trim wraps around all doors.

g. Pediments, entablatures and decorative archways where appropriate.

h. Glass in doors and sidelights at entry doors.

I. Roof Accessories, Gutters And Downspouts:

1. It is required that all exposed, unpainted metal materials are hidden or muted from the public eye whenever possible. Exposed flues and roof vents shall be located on the back slope of roofs. Gutters and downspouts shall match or be compatible with trim colors.

a. Wall grills and louvers shall be trimmed like other openings.

b. Roof edge detail shall be consistent on all roof components of a structure.

c. Decorative roof accessories shall match the architecture of the style chosen.

J. Chimneys:

1. Chimneys shall be compatible with the architectural style of the building to ensure consistency in design. Through roof chimney projections shall be clad of the same predominant siding material on the home or be all masonry. Chimneys on facades shall match the facade material selection and design, or be all masonry.

a. Decorative chimney caps are encouraged.

b. Detail is encouraged in siding and masonry chimney faces.

c. Scale of chimneys shall be compatible with the adjacent facade.

K. Fencing:

1. Within traditional single-family neighborhoods, desired fencing where the rear yard or side yard abuts a roadway, open space access basement, park, public lands, or common area (including landscape buffer or detention area), the standard fence design criteria shall be followed. All other rear and side yard lot line fences must meet the criteria below. Structural framing shall be on the lot side of the fence whose owner wishes to erect the fence, by agreement with the adjacent property owner, or on the lot side of the fence adjacent to a roadway. Rear yard and side yard fences must be located within six inches (6") of the lot line. This does not preclude internal fences used to screen patios, pools and/or other private features whose designs are appropriate to the house architecture.

2. All fencing must comply with all applicable provisions of this code and this zoning ordinance, which provisions shall prevail and control (2 points).

3. Chainlink fencing and stockade fences shall not be allowed.

L. Building And Yard Lighting:

1. Exterior Lighting: Lighting of homes and their surroundings can add dynamic effects within a community. Effective exterior lighting within the neighborhood is encouraged. Light fixtures shall be consistent with the theme of the community and building design. All lighting should be "down" or "area" lighting. All light sources should be white (no colored lights) and no unreasonable spillover of light should occur on neighboring properties. Lighting should be effectively shielded to conceal glare.

2. Appropriate Lighting:

a. Wall mounted fixtures at entries that blend with theme of community and building design.

b. Fixtures and standards shall be designed to aesthetically relate to the character of the development.

c. Wall mounted and yard light fixtures are encouraged to be complementary or matching.

d. Photo eye control lighting should be incorporated at key points of entry for safety.

e. Ground uplighting is acceptable if sources of glare to roads and adjacent lots are shielded.

3. Compliance: All exterior lighting is required to comply with the applicable provisions of this zoning ordinance and/or this code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which shall prevail and control, including, but not limited to, subsection 4-1-2D, "Offensive Lights", of this code.

M. Decks, Porches, And Balconies:

1. Design And Materials: Entry porches should be designed as key features that invite entrance to the home. The use of arches, pediments, columns and railings are excellent examples of traditional design elements to be incorporated where applicable. Decks attached to houses should be large enough to be usable, and built with appropriate materials which can be exposed to the weather. Enclosed screen porches, which are required to be located at the rear of all residential buildings and structures, are acceptable if designed consistent with the exterior of the respective residential building and/or structure and constructed with materials consistent with the adjacent building facade.

2. Appropriate Structures:

a. Wood deck trim, painted or stained to be compatible with the house finishes, oriented to the rear.

b. Deck handrail systems, simple tin design and reflective of the dwelling's style and character.

c. Rear screen porches that fit the architectural style of the principal structure.

d. Dominant entry porches that fit the architectural style of the principal structure.

e. Second floor balconies consistent with the structure's architectural style.

N. Landscaping And Design:

1. The intended landscape theme for individual site design is best described as a modified restoration of the native Illinois landscape. A heavy emphasis on conservation and natural treatment of the landscape with dramatic enhancement in high visibility areas is encouraged.

2. The main goals for landscaping within the development include:

a. Maintaining a high level of aesthetics using quality plant materials arranged in strong, colorful plant groupings and ensuring proper and consistent maintenance.

b. Creating a sustainable landscape emphasizing the use of best management practices, native and noninvasive materials, using controlled irrigation and drought tolerant plantings.

3. All plant materials shall be selected from a planting list specifying the plant sizes and species approved in advance by the village board or by the village administrator (2 points).

4. The following planning standards are for site landscape design adjacent to single-family structures:

a. Individual owners shall provide adequate foundation landscaping for all single-family residential buildings in keeping with the overall landscape concept for the project. Landscaping shall consist of plant materials selected from a planting list specifying the plant sizes and species approved in advance by the village board or by the village administrator.

b. Trees located immediately adjacent to the structure shall be appropriate for the scale of the structure.

c. Incorporate landscaping surrounding front entries.

d. Incorporate landscaping to screen garage elements.

e. Incorporate landscaping to screen services.

f. Include side yard landscaping. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-6: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE VILLAGE CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT:

A. Applicability And Standards:

1. Applicability: All work related to the construction and/or substantial exterior renovation of buildings and structures located or to be located in the village center overlay zoning district that requires a building permit after adoption of these architectural design standards shall be subject to the scoring and review process in section 10-3E-3 of this article and the architectural design standards in subsection A2 of this section. Compliance with the standards set forth in this section is required for the construction and/or substantial exterior renovation of all buildings and structures within the village center overlay zoning district, provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, any single-family development located within the VC-O village center overlay district constructed on or after the effective date of these architectural design standards shall comply with the architectural design standards set forth in section 10-3E-5 of this article. The architectural design standards hereby established in this section are intended to encourage new construction and renovation of existing buildings and structures in the village to reflect and reinforce the quality of design and craftsmanship that can be seen in many of the area's historic buildings.

2. Architectural Design Standards For Buildings And Structures In The Village Center Overlay District: Standards are subdivided into nine (9) parts designed to address major elements of building facades:

a. General facade design concepts.

b. Exterior building materials.

c. Exterior material colors.

d. Building features and details.

e. Attached structures and appendices.

f. Fenestration, windows and glazing.

g. Sign compatibility.

h. Building lighting.

i. Building system screening.

The architectural design standards herein established for buildings and structures in the village center overlay district are intended to assist the village, in coordination with developers and builders, in successfully planning and executing appropriate architectural design for buildings and structures located or to be located in the village center overlay district and are to be used in conjunction with section 10-3E-3 of this article, which establishes a minimum threshold of rating each component of a proposed development or project and then totaling the ratings in the form of a pass/fail grading requirement.

B. General Facade Design Concepts:

1. The incorporation of accurate, traditional architecture is encouraged, depending on location (2 points).

2. Traditional architecture, for the purposes of this article, is architecture whose styles and components predate the international modern movement beginning from 1860 to 1920, but may include modern styles influenced by traditional architecture and traditional styles influenced by regional (Midwest) and, most importantly, local (Lake Villa) variation. Modern, postmodern and contemporary international architecture not based on or influenced by traditional architecture is discouraged (2 points).

3. Traditional architecture chosen shall be consistent with the highest quality traditional styles of architecture found throughout the village and Lake County (2 points).

4. Architectural features and treatments shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen (2 points).

5. The level or intensity of architectural features, treatments, and details provided shall be consistent with the traditional style chosen (2 points).

6. Continuity of architectural features and treatments (i.e., bay windows, window proportions, detailing) throughout building facades and throughout a development (for multiple buildings) shall be required.

7. Continuity of horizontal architectural elements, between components of a building and between adjacent structures, shall be required.

8. Building bay spacing shall be consistent throughout a development and compatible with adjacent buildings.

9. Building presence, from the street, shall be given priority as an important component of facade design.

10. Street level retail/office is encouraged over alternative uses in the village center overlay district.

11. Maintenance of distinction between the upper and lower floor facades shall be required.

12. Rhythm of ground floor architectural features shall harmonize with rhythm of upper stories.

13. For commercial/office development, the first floor shall retain a largely transparent character, while the upper story(ies) shall have a more solid quality to facade fenestration.

14. Maintenance of consistency in building widths, in an architectural block of buildings, or development, shall be required.

15. For new buildings placed on two (2) or more lots, or large stand alone buildings the established horizontal rhythm shall be maintained through division of the structure into smaller bays, consistent throughout the development and adjacent developments.

16. Individual building units shall be clearly defined through use of such elements as pillars, piers, material changes, separation of glass, and/or awnings.

17. The scale, proportions, massing, articulation and design features of the front facade shall enhance the pedestrian and vehicular experience, emphasizing the human scale.

18. Facade improvements that incorporate such traditional design elements as cornices, transoms, friezes, bulkheads, window bases, and window head moldings are appropriate and required.

19. Architectural features and applied moldings help to break up the monotony resulting from uninterrupted walls. This type of treatment on plain walls shall be required on all facades.

20. Consider the directional expression of adjacent buildings. Building design may give a predominantly vertical, horizontal or multidirectional expression to a building facade. The directional expression of buildings shall complement that of adjacent buildings.

21. Building heights shall vary within each attached or unattached adjacent structure. This variation adds character and visual interest to corridors and developments, and is required.

22. Development building heights shall be to the nearest half- story of adjacent buildings, unless architectural style or function dictates otherwise.

23. Long, uninterrupted wall or roof planes shall be avoided.

24. Offsets, within the form of buildings, are encouraged as features that minimize the bulky look of a block shaped building.

25. Transparent facade design (50 percent minimum - commercial) is required to increase visibility of business activity from the sidewalk and street (see subsection G, "Fenestration, Glazing And Windows", of this section for more detail).

26. Create continuity in roof types, for new buildings and upgraded building with multiple roof elements.

27. Building windows shall be relatively consistent in height and design and consistent with front facade doors to create a cohesive appearance for each building. Building window base heights shall be coordinated with adjacent facades within, and adjacent to, a development.

28. Horizontal building detailing including, but not limited to, sills, headers, transoms, cornices, signage bands, shall be consistent in design, coordinated and compatible with one another.

29. Sign bands, such as a horizontal band at the top of each building's first floor, shall serve as the appropriate location for business signage and help unify a commercial development. Signage shall be consistent in type, size and color theme.

30. Large frieze elements can be incorporated as sign bands.

31. Articulated roof edges, clearly defined with significant detail and with reinforced horizontal lines are a required facade element for commercial and office type buildings.

32. Facades and roofing that can be seen by the public shall be of long life, easily maintained, natural materials.

33. Overpowering architectural features, such as mansard roofs, should only be used when they reflect the appropriate and accurate architectural style of the project. This type of feature, if inappropriate for or out of scale for the style, will not be allowed.

34. Design buildings with roof forms of hipped, gable, gambrel or other appropriate roof components. Flat roofed structures are encouraged only if appropriate for the architectural style.

35. Monotony should be avoided in design. The roofline at the top of a structure shall incorporate offsets, jogs, architectural features and components for enhanced interest.

36. Standing seam and batten seam metal roof systems, as principal roof/wall elements, are only allowed if consistent with the architectural style chosen.

37. Primary entrances shall be located at the front of the building, unless off street parking dictates otherwise. Primary entries shall be prominent architectural features.

38. Locate the major facade and/or major entrance of a building on the side facing the primary pedestrian or vehicular access, unless dictated by off street parking. Entryways shall be prominent, or accentuated by appropriate architectural detail/features, and easily found by pedestrians and/or patrons.

39. Recessed entryways are appropriate and encouraged for unprotected entrances. Recessed entryways shall be made prominent by including appropriate detail.

40. One principal entry for each building component is encouraged. If location of parking creates the need, multiple entries may be included.

41. Doors, especially principal entryways, shall be emphasized using awnings, canopies, pediments, or other appropriate design feature.

42. Floor levels of new buildings shall relate to and be consistent and coordinated with the floor levels of existing adjacent structures.

43. For multi-story buildings of three (3) or more stories, the upper story shall be treated differently than the lower stories. Projected cornices with varying finish and detail above, setbacks, mansards or stories within the roof structure are examples.

C. Exterior Building Materials:

1. Exterior walls shall include a finish of natural facade materials, i.e., natural wood, brick, concrete, stone, or a combination of these materials (2 points).

2. The use of natural materials, such as wood, brick, stone, or concrete, as the primary finish material, is required. Synthetic materials shall be avoided as a primary finish (2 points).

3. Traditional, time tested, weather resistant building facade materials shall be required (2 points).

4. Face brick, terra cotta, limestone, brownstone, lannon stone, marble, granite, and ashlar masonry are recommended masonry finish materials. These shall be selected based on the architectural style chosen.

6. The use of concrete as a primary facade material shall only be allowed if designed to include significant architectural feature, color and texture.

7. Warm, small scale and durable materials shall be used on pedestrian accessible surfaces, including knee walls, walkway features and walking surfaces. The use of brick pavers, or stone, as a sidewalk component are examples.

8. The choice of materials shall relate in character with and be compatible with adjacent buildings.

9. Facade design, materials, and execution should be of high quality for all facades. Secondary facades (side or rear) should complement the primary facade treatments and adhere to standard principles and architectural style.

10. Exterior building materials shall be consistent and compatible on all sides and levels of a building or structure.

11. Roof coverings such as shadow line or profile asphalt shingle, cedar shake, slate, clay or concrete tile roofing shall be considered on all pitched roofs. Corrugated tin or aluminum or preformed metal and other tile roofs shall not be considered appropriate for primary or dominant roof elements.

12. Exposed framing of attached structures, unless integral to the design and architectural style, designed as an exposed element (i.e., heavy timber or finished metal), shall not be allowed.

13. Materials and finishes used in attached structures shall be consistent with and complementary to the architectural style of the principal structure.

14. Suggested building accent materials include copper, aluminum, wood, terne metal, accent stone, accent stucco, and terra cotta. Material selection and finish should be durable, long life and maintenance friendly.

15. The use of EIFS as an accent material substitute for stucco shall be allowed if designed to include significant architectural feature, color and texture consistent with the architectural style.

16. Wood selections shall be those that hold up to the Midwest climate, i.e., cedar or redwood of a high grade and with appropriate finish.

17. Preferred roofing materials shall also apply to equipment screens. Rooftop mechanical equipment is strongly discouraged unless effectively screened. If used, it shall be screened with material complementary and consistent with building architecture and roof design/finish.

18. Use of plain concrete block, applied synthetic brick, vinyl, or aluminum siding, shall not be allowed as a primary or accent facade material.

19. The use of plywood panels, i.e., T-111 or stucco panels, as a primary or accent exterior finish material, shall not be allowed.

20. The use of batten or standing seam metal roofs, as a dominant primary or accent roof or siding element, shall not be allowed.

21. The use of EIFS, as a primary facade material, shall not be allowed.

22. The use of neon or xenon shall not be allowed as a decorative exterior element of the facade or structure, or as an interior element shining through facade glazing.

D. Exterior Material Colors:

1. Reflect a color palette of well established local traditions and traditional architectural styles, in all building facade color selections (2 points).

2. New buildings shall utilize the predominant and appropriate colors and textures of surrounding buildings, and be compatible with those building materials (2 points).

3. Use of discordant, or harsh, nonharmonious color is not allowed (2 points).

4. Maximized color harmony within a development and between neighboring buildings shall be required (2 points).

5. Exterior colors of all facade elements shall be compatible with existing adjacent buildings (2 points).

6. Exterior color schemes shall be consistent throughout a property, and all of its structures, including the upper and lower portions of buildings, all sides of buildings, and on attached structures, elements and details (2 points).

7. Color combination schemes shall be limited to no more than three (3) colors for an individual building or five (5) colors for all structures in a development, unless the architectural style dictates a wider range.

8. The limit of exterior colors should also be applied to attached structures, features, details and signs.

9. No one color range dominates the village center corridors. Earth tones, including, but not limited to, browns, reds, beiges and grays are appropriate only for all proposed projects. Nonearth tones are appropriate if dictated by the selected architectural style.

10. Colors used for the building accents should be earthy and neutral unless otherwise dictated by architectural style. Bright colors, used for accents or for commercial logos, shall be used sparingly, if at all, and will be subject to village review and approval (2 points).

11. When used in door and window frames, reflective materials, such as aluminum shall be softened through the use of earth tone colors and matte finishes. Mullion colors shall match the window frame colors.

12. Muted, natural tones shall be applied to all painted elements such as windows, trim and cornices. Natural tones used shall complement the primary building facade colors.

13. Awning, canopy and attached structure colors shall blend with and be compatible with building facade colors. Bright primary colors are not allowed, however, attached structure trim accentuated with contrasting colors shall be allowed if compatible with principal colors and used on a limited basis.

14. Bright primary colors are not allowed for main facade finishes. However, trim on the main facade, accentuated with contrasting colors shall be allowed, on a limited basis.

15. For signs, a maximum of three (3) colors shall be used. Background colors that match the building color, or neutral colors, are acceptable. A high level of contrast between the sign message and background works well for legibility.

16. Bright or overly colorful roofing materials shall not be allowed.

17. Color of trim, attached structures, details, and signs shall be compatible with that of neighboring building's main facade, attached structures, details and signs.

18. Windows and window frames/trim shall have an appropriate finish and color to the architectural style, and be consistent with the overall color scheme of the structure.

19. The color of the elements buffering mechanical ventilation, building utility services, trash dumpsters, etc., shall be subdued, muted and natural and shall harmonize with the principal building color or colors.

20. Secondary facade colors shall be coordinated and compatible with color schemes of primary facades.

21. Facade colors shall be consistent and compatible on all sides and levels of a building or a development of buildings.

E. Building Features And Details:

1. Ornate building silhouettes, top of wall features, or profiles are required to be consistent with the architectural style chosen.

2. Offsets in building walls are required to break up large surfaces (2 points).

3. Masonry detailing such as rowlocks, soldiers, headers, plants, copings, arches and ornate coursing details are required to a level of intensity consistent with the style chosen.

4. Major or common architectural elements to be incorporated in building facades include window bases, pilasters, columns, friezes, cornices, wall break details and window treatments/surrounds.

5. Accurate representation of traditional architectural elements, details, and styles shall be required.

6. Kick plates, and decorative panels, as a base to the facade windows, are preferred over window panels down to the floor, unless chosen style dictates otherwise.

7. Pilasters, columns and other architectural features shall be appropriate to the proposed architectural style and consistent throughout a development.

8. Maintenance and coordination of appropriate cornice lines, with respect to adjacent buildings, shall be required. Cornice lines shall be compatible in detail, size, color, shape and elevation.

9. Cornice style shall match proposed architectural style of building or building developments.

10. The "frieze" or "sign band" is the horizontal segment of the building located above the display window and below the second floor windows, facade trim, or building cornice. Friezes shall be consistent throughout a development of buildings and appropriate for the proposed architectural style.

11. Window shutters are an appropriate element of certain architectural styles, but should appear to be capable of properly covering the windows, and shall be appropriate for the architectural style selected.

12. See subsection D, "Exterior Material Colors", of this section for additional information regarding architectural features.

13. The following is a list of generally accepted, traditional building features and details that, when combined with traditional exterior finish materials and architectural styles, will assist in forming the basis for architecturally harmonious environments for village center corridors. Incorporated features shall be located in pattern, number, size, and detail to be compatible with proposed architectural styles, for facade design, facade enhancement and new nonresidential developments.

a. Ancones, decorative brackets that support a cornice.

b. Appendices, minor roof structures and canopies built against main facades.

c. Apse, semipolygonal projections.

d. Arches, various forms of an opening head.

e. Arcading, series of arches/blind arcade. No opening.

f. Architrave, base of entablature.

g. Abacus, decorative column cap.

h. Awning blind, awning type shutter.

i. Barge board, ornamental gable board.

j. Battered wall, sloped wall.

k. Bay, window bay.

l. Belvidere, rooftop pavilion/railing.

m. Balustrade, decorative railing system.

n. Bulkhead, decorative entrance frame.

o. Campanile, tower structure (i.e., bell type).

p. Cavetto, crown molding.

q. Clerestory, upper windows.

r. Cornice, upper section of entablature.

s. Corbelling, masonry projection.

t. Coping, decorative wall or parapet cap.

u. Corbiestep, stepped gable end wall.

v. Crest tile, decorative roof ridge tiling.

w. Cupola, decorative roof structure.

x. Dentiles, cornice's decoration.

y. Dormers, recessed dormers.

z. Diagonal bracing, column decoration.

aa. Entablature entices.

bb. Fenestration, window treatment arrangement.

cc. Finial, decorative roof ornament.

dd. Frieze, middle part of an entablature.

ee. Flying buttress.

ff. Flanking windows, side lights.

gg. Gambrel, roof shape.

hh. Gable, roof shape.

ii. Hips, roof shape.

jj. Hood, decorative closure/cover over a window.

kk. Inlay, surface ornamentation.

ll. Keystone, top of an arch.

mm. Loggia, column porch/gallery.

nn. Link dormer, connecting dormer.

oo. Lintel, decorative opening head.

pp. Louver, decorative grillage.

qq. Niche, recess in a solid wall.

rr. Oriel window, corbelled window projection.

ss. Parapet, wall extension above a rude live.

tt. Plinth, decorative pier base.

uu. Pier, column.

vv. Pediment, decorative door head.

ww. Portico, porch/gallery.

xx. Skirt roof.

yy. Scalloping, decorative curve shaped moldings.

14. Building feature/detail material, color, and texture shall be consistent with the finish materials and architectural style of the building (2 points).

15. Building elements, such as awnings, signs, doors, windows, and lighting fixtures, shall complement each other and primary building facade finishes.

16. Building features/details shall be consistent on all sides and levels of a building or development of buildings. The level of intensity of detail shall be appropriate for the architectural style selected.

F. Attached Structures And Appentices:

1. Use of awnings, canopies or other design features is required to enhance front facades if dictated by the architectural style selected. The level of intensity shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen.

2. Awnings, canopies and other features shall be designed to add depth to the building surface and accentuate entrances. They shall be of appropriate color, and shall provide effective weather protection to building facades.

3. Awnings and canopies on a multiple storefront building or building development shall be consistent in character, scale, color, location and architectural style.

4. Awning and canopy locations shall respect the facade framework.

5. Awning and canopy size, color and placement shall complement the architectural character of the building.

6. Soft, weather treated canvas or vinyl fabrics, which allow for flexible or fixed installation, shall be used for awnings.

7. Awnings and canopies provide a secondary location for signage. All signage shall comply with the village's sign regulations which are part of this zoning ordinance, as amended from time to time, which sign regulations shall control and prevail.

8. Awning and canopy signs shall be painted on or attached flat against the surface of the structure as an integral element as opposed to an add on feature.

9. Awning and canopy shapes shall relate to the facade's other architectural elements.

10. Awnings and canopies shall be integrated into and relate to the scale of the building facade.

11. Canopies, surrounds and structures creating monumental entrances are required if dictated by the architectural style chosen.

12. Appropriate canopy, appendices, or structure materials include those that are compatible and consistent with building architectural style (see subsection C, "Exterior Building Materials", of this section).

13. Canopies, porticos, pediments and loggias are required to cover and protect entrance if dictated by the architectural style chosen. Zoning ordinance setbacks, however, shall be adhered to.

14. The use of attached structures shall be consistent on all sides and levels of a building, where exposed.

15. Use of second floor balconies/porches, and decks for coverage of sidewalks or as an attached element shall not be allowed, unless dictated by architectural style and approved by the village.

G. Fenestration, Glazing And Windows:

1. Substantial amounts of glass create transparent street level facades and are required at all corridors of the village center.

2. Architecturally correct and original window characteristics and styles shall be incorporated.

3. In general a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the first floor street side commercial facades shall be transparent.

4. First floor commercial retail establishments shall contain, at a minimum, a sixty percent (60%) or four hundred (400) square foot display window percentage based on an overall primary facade dimension.

6. Building windows shall not be obscured; clear is preferred over appropriately tinted.

7. Clear glass is preferred for merchandizing windows.

8. Clear glass for windows and doors is suggested, though slightly tinted glass for energy efficiency purposes may be used. Colors shall be grays, blues, and bronze, nonreflective and nonmirrored. Nonstandard colors shall be avoided.

9. The use of window mullions to section large display windows shall be consistent with the architectural style selected.

10. As a design feature, transom windows are an important element in the proportion of taller facades. Transom windows are required to be consistent with the architectural style selected.

11. Windows shall be proportionate to the facade scale and in keeping with architectural style of proposed buildings. All glass facades shall not be allowed.

12. Aluminum, steel, or vinyl clad wood windows, in appropriate style and color, may be used for maintenance freedom.

13. Windows on all levels of multiple-story buildings are required. They shall be properly spaced and proportioned in reference to the entire building. If windows cannot be included, an appropriate architecture feature shall be.

14. Nontransparent material, such as a glass block, is not appropriate as fenestration, but may be used as an architectural element if appropriate to the proposed style. They shall not, however, be a dominant feature.

15. Plexiglas or other glass substitute materials shall not be allowed as fenestration.

16. The use of small paned windows, unless characteristic of the building's architectural style or original design is not appropriate.

17. Fenestration shall be required on all facades facing roads and public ways of the Village center.

18. The level of intensity of windows, frames and frame detailing shall be consistent with the architectural style chosen.

H. Sign Compatibility:

2. Sign lighting shall be consistent with building lighting.

3. Obstruction of architectural features by building signs shall not be allowed.

4. Signs shall not be located on any portion of the upper stories of building facades.

5. To prevent the creation of public safety hazards and to ensure that such illumination does not interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties, illumination of any neon, or xenon, or LED sign shall be limited to that created by a transformer with a thirty (30) milliamp rating or equal. Neon or xenon or LED signs shall be subject to the sign area limitations set forth in subsection 10-6D-3F4d of this title. Neon, xenon, or LED lighting shall only be permitted as part of a neon or xenon or LED sign as defined in this title and shall not be permitted to be installed in a manner that accentuates or draws attention to windows or other exterior features of the building or of another structure such as when used as trim along building lines, eaves, rooflines, windows, etc. Flashing neon or LED or xenon signs are not permitted.

I. Building Lighting:

1. All lighting shall comply with the applicable provisions of this title and/or this Code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which shall control and prevail, including, but not limited to, subsection 4-1-2D, "Offensive Lights", of this Code (2 points).

2. Site lighting, display window lights, architectural lighting, and general area lighting are encouraged to advertise the business, highlight building features and entries, and to illuminate dark corners of the property or street.

3. Exterior lighting shall highlight building elements, signs, or other distinctive features rather than attract attention to the light fixture itself.

4. Exterior lighting shall be appropriate to the building's architectural style. The scale and style of the light fixture shall be in keeping with the facade design (2 points).

5. Exterior building lights shall coordinate with architectural details of the building (2 points).

6. Exterior building lighting shall be coordinated and compatible with lights of adjacent structures.

7. To minimize glare, lights shall be aimed up or down, not out. The light source shall be minimized.

8. Indirect lighting shall be provided, whenever possible, for display and architectural type lighting.

9. Building lighting shall provide an even illumination level. The use of flashing, pulsating, or similar dynamic lighting is not allowed.

10. Lighting shall be provided at rear and emergency exits of businesses to assist customers in locating the rear exits and for safe use of exit discharge walkways.

11. All lighting that must remain lit during night hours of operation shall comply with the applicable provisions of this zoning ordinance and/or this code, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which shall control and prevail, including, but not limited to, subsection 4-1-2D, "Offensive Lights", of this code.

12. Sconce type lighting shall be allowed if the light source is completely obscured, and the fixture is in keeping with the proposed architectural style.

13. Walkway lighting (bollard or decorative pole type) is encouraged, if the light source is obscured and the fixture is in keeping with the proposed architectural style.

14. Ground mounted building lighting shall be allowed if the light source is obscured, and the fixtures are screened by landscaping.

15. Neon and xenon type fixtures or light sources are not allowed.

16. See subsection H, "Sign Compatibility", of this section for additional lighting standards.

J. Building Systems Screening:

1. A building's mechanical, electrical and plumbing system shall be effectively concealed from view from all locations and ground level vistas (2 points).

2. Rooftop equipment shall be hidden by a screening device or roof structures so as not to be visible from the street, sidewalk adjacent properties or public ways (2 points).

3. Rooftop screening shall be consistent with the shape and profile of the principal roof structure. Screening that appears "box" shaped shall not be allowed (2 points).

4. Rooftop screens shall be of architectural features and materials coordinated and compatible with building architecture and color (2 points).

5. Batten seam, standing seam and corrugated metal roof systems shall be allowed as screens only if they are not a dominant architectural feature and they are complementary to building architectural style and detail.

6. Ground equipment screens shall be of architectural features and materials coordinated and compatible with building architecture and color.

7. Solid evergreen landscape screening shall be an acceptable method of ground equipment screening. (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

10-3E-7: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING APARTMENTS, CONDOMINIUMS, TOWNHOMES, ROW HOMES, AND LINEAR MULTI-FAMILY CONFIGURATIONS:

A. Applicability And Standards:

1. Applicability: Regardless of zoning district, all work related to the construction and/or substantial exterior renovation of multi-family residential buildings and structures that requires a building permit after adoption of these architectural design standards shall be subject to the scoring and review process in section 10-3E-3 of this article and the architectural design standards in subsection A2 of this section. Compliance with the standards set forth in this section is required for the new construction and/or the substantial exterior renovation of all multi-family residential buildings and structure. Multi-family residential buildings are a classification of housing units where multiple separate housing units for residential inhabitants are contained within one building or several buildings within one complex. Multi-family residential buildings located within the village center overlay zoning district shall adhere to traditional architecture and traditional styles as described in subsection 10-3E-6A2 of this article. The design standards hereby established in this section are intended to encourage new construction and renovation of existing buildings and structures in the village to reflect and reinforce the quality of design and craftsmanship that can be seen in many of the area's historic residential neighborhoods.

2. Facade Architectural Design Standards: Standards are subdivided into ten (10) parts designed to address major elements of building facades:

a. Design standards for multi-family residential buildings and structures.

b. Elevations.

c. Scale and massing.

d. Exterior materials and finishes.

e. Exterior colors.

f. Front entry, service, patio and garage doors.

g. Roof accessories, gutters and downspouts.

h. Chimneys.

i. Landscaping.

j. Fencing.

While multi-family dwellings in the village are not restricted to a particular style, it is encouraged that a traditional character be established which is consistent with recognized traditional styles and Midwest vernacular. Styles shall be consistent to a reasonable level throughout all facades of a structure.

B. Design Standards For Multi-Family Buildings And Structures:

1. It is envisioned that all multi-family buildings will be designed as a "whole" rather than an assemblage of individual units (2 points).

2. Multi-family developments shall have a consistent architectural style throughout the development, even if designed and constructed in phases (2 points).

C. Elevations:

1. Theme: Multi-family communities can mix styles by individual neighborhood but must create an entire neighborhood around a specific architectural character (or theme). There shall be a minimum percentage of masonry applied to multi-family buildings based on a measure of what is appropriate to a particular style selected, subject to village input (2 points).

2. Upper Story Of Three Or More Stories: For multi-story buildings, of three (3) or more stories, the upper story shall be treated differently than the lower stories. Projected cornices with varying finish and detail above, setbacks, mansards or stories within the roof structure are examples.

3. Minimum Requirements (2 points):

a. Minimum of three (3) color packages (per neighborhood). No buildings of the same color shall be side by side.

b. Consistent incorporation of traditional characteristics as described above.

c. Blended use of a variety of traditional architectural themes, materials and design components, throughout a development.

d. Consistency of architectural style, material use and architectural detail on all facades, throughout a neighborhood.

D. Scale And Massing:

1. Factors: Design consideration must be given to the relationship of architectural massing and the scale of building elements in multi-family neighborhoods. Exterior elevation design must consider the scale, balance and character of the entire assembled elevation. The incorporation of animated rooflines, well defined unit entries, usable covered porches, bay windows and other residentially scaled elements, attached structures and appendices, are critical to reduce the frontal mass and impact of the building, and to make side and rear elevation complexity similar to the front.

2. Design Considerations:

a. Overall building mass scaled down through varying roof heights, styles and shapes.

b. Appropriate sense of scale and balance, within a structure's components.

c. Architectural elements such as dormer, bay window projections and dominant entry elements.

d. Asymmetrical building elevation design is encouraged, and may be required subject to design style chosen and village input.

e. Scale and massing consistent with the architectural style chosen.

f. Scale and massing consistent on all facades of a structure.

E. Exterior Materials And Finishes:

1. Style Consistency: Materials, detail, and trim selections must take into account the nature of the individual building style and be reflective of their traditional appearance and prominence in the neighborhood (2 points).

2. Natural Materials Required; Manmade Materials Acceptable: It is required that portions of front elevations incorporate the use of natural materials such as wood siding, brick and stone. Manmade materials including synthetic stucco, fiber cement siding and vinyl siding are acceptable as elements provided that portion of elevations include natural materials of wood trim and/or accents. Synthetic stucco shall be limited in use to a secondary element or accent, unless designed to appear as a brick or stone material.

3. Styled Elevation Enhancements: Corner boards, window and door trims, shutters, band boards, and moldings shall be used to differentiate and enhance each individual styled elevation. Entries shall be oriented to the street, and shall receive additional emphasis and detail. Flush rakes and long expanses of flat wall planes are not allowed. Gutters, downspouts and splash blocks are required and shall be included with each elevation design, in a style compatible with the architecture of the structure.

4. Minimum Requirements:

a. Corner boards, trim and door/window surrounds on all facades (natural material).

b. Side and rear facades shall incorporate at least one natural material used on the front facade, covering at least twenty percent (20%) of the surface.

c. Side and rear facades fully exposed to or partially fronting on public ways or ROW, shall include the same design materials and detail intensity used on the front facade.

F. Exterior Colors:

1. Factors: Color packages shall be developed with consideration for variety and compatibility within each neighborhood as well as throughout the entire community. Colors shall be consistent with traditional village and Midwest vernacular. Color packages shall be compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. For new construction, all color palettes shall require the prior written approval of the zoning officer prior to the application thereof on or to any building or structure (2 points).

2. Minimum Requirements (2 points):

a. Approved color schemes shall feature a harmonious range of color blends and shading.

b. Consideration of a monochromatic color scheme within one multi-family neighborhood.

c. Complementary trim and siding colors with slight variations in contrast.

d. Subtle third color accents, in traditional colors, appropriate for the style chosen.

G. Front Entry, Service, Patio And Garage Doors:

1. Door styles and colors should be used in such a way to emphasize the front entry and deemphasize the garage and service doors. Wood, insulated metal, fiberglass and quality hardboard materials are acceptable. A variety of door styles and colors are encouraged but the door style must be appropriate to the architectural theme of the building. Muntins, side lights, special shapes and window details shall be incorporated where appropriate for the style chosen.

2. Other appropriate features include:

a. Embossed or plant-on detail at front entry doors.

b. Accent colors, consistent on all units.

c. Paneled wood or insulated steel/aluminum (embossed) garage doors. Windows are encouraged.

d. Muted color schemes on service and garage doors.

e. Mixed use of single and double garage doors.

f. Trim wraps around all doors in complementary colors.

g. Pediments, entablatures and decorative archways where appropriate.

H. Roof Accessories, Gutters And Downspouts: It is required that all exposed, unpainted metal materials are hidden or muted from the public eye whenever possible. Exposed flues and roof vents shall be located on the back slope of roofs. Wall vents shall be trimmed consistent with other wall openings. Gutters and downspouts shall match or be compatible with trim colors.

I. Chimneys: Chimneys shall be compatible with the architectural style of the building to ensure consistency in design. Through roof chimney projections shall be clad of the same predominant siding material on the structure. Chimneys on facades shall match the facade material selection and design, or be all masonry.

1. Decorative chimney caps are encouraged.

2. Detail is encouraged in siding and masonry chimney faces.

3. Scale.

J. Landscaping And Design:

2. The main goals for landscaping within the development include:

a. Maintaining a high level of aesthetics using quality plant materials arranged in strong, colorful plant groupings and ensuring proper and consistent maintenance.

b. Creating a sustainable landscape emphasizing the use of best management practices, native and noninvasive materials, using controlled irrigation and drought tolerant plantings, and encouraging natural stormwater management through utilization of grass filters and minimized catch basin/piping systems.

3. All plant materials shall be selected from a planting list specifying the plant sizes and species approved in advance by the village board or by the village administrator (2 points).

4. The planning standards for site landscape design in multi- family areas shall include foundation planting and landscape screening of mechanical, electrical and service equipment, subject to village approval.

a. Foundation Landscaping: The developer shall provide adequate foundation landscaping for all multi-family residential buildings in keeping with the overall landscape concept for the project. Landscaping shall consist of plant materials selected from a planting list specifying the plant sizes and species approved in advance by the village board or by the village administrator.

b. Landscape Screening: Landscape screening is a preferred alternative to architectural screening where applicable.

K. Fencing: In order to provide a cohesive, well planned fencing program, lot line fences for rear and side yards shall be predetermined by the developer for multi-family areas. Fencing style, height, material and location in these areas will require the prior written approval of the village. All fencing must comply with all applicable provisions of this code and this zoning ordinance, which provisions shall control and prevail (2 points). (Ord. 2017-02-02, 2-8-2017)

Lake Villa City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 3

ZONES AND ZONE REGULATIONS

10-3A-1: ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS:

10-3A-2: PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS:

Planned developments are a type of conditional use, but applications for same will be considered by the village in accordance with chapter 9 of this title. (Ord. 2016-11-02, 11-9-2016)

10-3A-3: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS:

The following sections specify the purpose and intent of the zoning districts established by this title:

A. Agricultural (AG): The AG zone is established as a zone in which agricultural and certain related uses are encouraged as the principal uses of land.

I. Commercial Recreational (CR): The CR zone is established to provide for commercial operation of recreation oriented businesses in areas which are particularly suitable for recreation.

J. Community Business (CB): This business zone is established to provide areas for retail establishments, which offer a wide range of goods and services.

10-3B-1: GENERAL REGULATIONS:

Principal uses permitted in zones shall be as listed in section 10-3B-2, table 1 of this article, with these exceptions:

B. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height limit herein established for the district in which the building is located.

C. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformity with the area of regulations of the district in which the building is located.

F. The front yard requirements on both streets of a corner lot shall be observed for all buildings and structures, including accessory buildings.

G. The minimum floor area size per detached single-family dwelling shall be one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, excluding garage.

10-3B-2: PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, TEMPORARY AND PROHIBITED USES:

The use regulations for each zone are listed in table 1 of this section, and shall be subject to the following rules or interpretation:

E. A use listed in table 1 of this section, in any district for which there is no letter designation, shall be prohibited.

H. Table 1, principal uses permitted in zones:

X	=	Permitted by right		C	=	Permitted with conditional use permit (see section 10-4-4 of this title)
S	=	Permitted by right as a special use (see section 10-4-3 of this title)		T	=	Permitted with temporary use permit

Use

UR1

UR2

UR3

UR3A

UR4

CBD

LI-2

RD1

Adult respite care center

Adult Use Cannabis Business Establishment(s)

Adult Use Cannabis Craft Grower

Adult Use Cannabis Cultivation Center

Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization

Adult Use Cannabis Infuser Organization Or Infuser

Adult Use Cannabis Processing Organization Or Processor

Adult Use Cannabis Transporting Organization Or Transporter

Advertising agency

Advertising agency (if restricted to second floor and above)

Advertising display construction

Agricultural implement sales and service (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Agricultural uses

Airport (see subsection 10-4-4B21 of this title)

Amusement park

Antique sales

Appliance, sales, repair or service

Arboretum or botanical garden (5 acre minimum)

Archery range, indoor

Archery range, outdoor (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Art gallery, commercial

Art supply store

Automobile and/or truck body shop

Automobile parking garage or lot

Automobile sales and rental (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Automobile service and repairs, excluding auto body repairs (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Automobile washing (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Bakery, retail

Bank

Barbershop

Batch plant for road construction

Beauty salon/tanning salon

Beverage distribution, sales

Bicycle sales

Blueprinting and photostat shop

Boat rental (see subsection 10-4-3B5 of this title)

Boat sales and service (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Bookstore (except no adult bookstore permitted)

Bowling alley

Building material sales yard (see subsection 10-4-4B12 of this title)

Bulk materials storage (see subsection 10-4-4B26 of this title)

Bus maintenance shop and bus parking lot (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Business machine repair, servicing and sales

Cabinetmaker

Camera shop

Camp, commercial recreational (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Camp, day or youth (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Candy store

Carnival or circus

Carpet and rug cleaning plant

Catalog sales office or mail order store

Catering service

Cemetery (see subsection 10-4-4B5 of this title)

Childcare facility (see subsections 10-4-3B1 and 10-4-4B6 of this title)

Christmas tree sales

Church, or other place of worship

Clothing store

Commercial center (see subsection 10-4-4B10 of this title)

Community center for public use (except for Village uses)

Compressed gas distribution, sales

Computer sales, retail

Contractor's equipment storage, indoor

Contractor's equipment storage, yard

Contractor's model home

Contractor's project office and sheds

Crematory (see subsection 10-4-4B30 of this title)

Currency exchange

Dance and/or fitness studio (instructional)

Dance hall (instructional)

Department store

Discount store

Drive-in theater (see subsection 10-4-4B17 of this title)

Drive-up sales, rental or service (see subsection 10-4-4B11 of this title)

Drugstore

Dry cleaning, pressing, repair

Dwelling, apartments

Dwelling, group

Dwelling, single-family

Dwelling, townhouse

Dwelling, two-family

Dwelling unit (if restricted to second floor and above)

Elderly housing (see subsection 10-4-4B25 of this title)

Electronic equipment sales (not installation)

Emergency care, trauma center (see subsection 10-4-3B2 of this title)

Employment office

Employment office (if restricted to second floor and above)

Engineering office

Exterminating and fumigating shop

Feed and grain sales

Floodplain uses (see subsection 10-4-4B27 of this title)

Floor covering sales

Florist sales

Food processing and packing

Fruit and vegetable market, retail

Fuel: oil, coal, and wood sales

Funeral home

Furnace, HVAC, and water heater sales, display, service

Furniture cleaning, refinishing

Furniture sales

Furrier, retail only

Garden center, greenhouse, nursery

Gas, butane and propane sales (bulk and refilling, when not limited to consumer use)

Gasoline service station

Gift store

Go-kart racetrack

Golf course

Golf driving range

Golf, miniature

Greenhouse and/or nursery center

Grocery store or supermarket

Hair salon

Hardware store, retail

Health club or gymnasium

Health food store

Hobby shop, retail

Hospital (see subsection 10-4-4B7 of this title)

Hotel, motel

Household furnishing shop

Ice cream shop

Icehouse

Industrial park (see Commercial center)

Institutional mixed use (see subsection 10-4-4B24 of this title)

Insurance office

Interior decorators

Jewelry, sales

Kennels, animal shelter, dog obedience school (see subsection 10-4-4B3 of this title)

Kennel, commercial (sales or boarding) (see subsection 10-4-4B3 of this title)

Landscape contractor's storage yard

Laundry, nonretail

Laundry, retail

Leather goods sales

Library, public (except for village uses)

Liquor store (see section 3-8-6 of this code)

Locksmith

Lumber, retail sales

Machinery storage yard

Massage establishment (only if currently licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 fo Title 3 of the Lake Villa Village Code)

Meat market, retail

Meatpacking

Medical cannabis cultivation center (see subsection 10-4-4B28 of this title)

Medical cannabis dispensing organization (see subsection 10-4-4B29 of this title)

Medical clinic, or office

Medical laboratory

Miniwarehouse, personal storage facility (see subsection 10-4-4B13 of this title)

Mobile home sales, service

Monument sales

Motorcycle sales, service (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Motor-rail freight terminal

Museum, or gallery, not for profit (except for village uses)

Music, musical instruments, and CD sales

Nursery, tree and shrubs, nonretail

Nursing home or convalescent home, including instruction for the mentally or physically handicapped (see subsection 10-4-4B8 of this title)

Office equipment and supplies, retail sales and service

Office park (see Commercial center)

Offices for executive or administrative purposes

Ornamental iron workshop

Outside sales, storage, and display uses (see subsection 10-4-3B4 of this title)

Park or playground, public

Paint and wallpaper sales

Park, commercial recreation

Pet store and grooming

Photography studio

Picnic grove

Planned development (see chapter 9 of this title)

Playground

Plumbing supplies and fixture sales, retail

Post office (United States)

Printing and photocopying service

Professional office

Radio and TV sales or repair

Real estate project sales office

Recreation center, public

Recreational accessory uses (see subsection 10-4-4B15 of this title)

Recreational uses, outdoor (see subsection 10-4-4B16 of this title)

Recreational vehicle park

Recreational vehicle sales, service and rental

Recreational vehicle storage

Rental of equipment and supplies, indoor storage

Resort

Restaurant

Retail sales as an accessory use

Savings and loan association

Schools:

Business

College, university or junior college

Commercial school, trade, or other school offering specialized courses of study including personal training center

Elementary, high or junior high

Fine arts

General education

Industrial

Primary or secondary

Seminary, theological

Scientific research laboratory including, but not limited to, pure research, product development, pilot plants, and research manufacturing facilities (see subsection 10-4-4B19 of this title)

Seasonal sale of farm produce

Secondhand store/resale shop

Septic tank sales, service (see subsection 10-4-4B20 of this title)

Sewing machine shop

Shelter, temporary

Sheltered care home (see subsection 10-4-4B2 of this title)

Shoe repair shop

Shoe store

Shooting range, indoor

Shooting range, outdoor (5 acres required)

Shopping center (see Commercial center)

Sign shop

Signs (see Lake Villa sign ordinance) (chapter 6, article D of this title)

Skating rink (ice, roller, or rollerblade)

Solid waste disposal sites (not permitted)

Solar energy system, ground-mounted

Solar energy system, building-mounted

Souvenir, curio sales

Spectator sports facility, private and public, not including these accessories - primary and secondary schools (see subsection 10-4-4B9 of this title)

Sporting goods, sales

Sports arena

Stable, commercial (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)

Stable, private (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)

Stationery store, retail sales

Swimming pool, commercial (not permitted)

Tattoo Studio

Tavern (sometimes also referred to as a "bar" or "cocktail lounge" or "nightclub")

Taxicab garage (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Teen club

Temporary sales

Theater

Ticket office

Toy store

Travel agency

Truck parking (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Truck sales, repair (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Truck, trailer rental (see subsection 10-4-3B3 of this title)

Upholstery shop

Utility installation and service (see subsection 10-4-4B23 of this title)

Utility service yard or garage

Veterinary clinic (indoor only)

Village buildings, structures and other Village uses

Warehouse

Water softening equipment sales, rental, service

Welding shop

Well drilling service

Wholesaling and storage of goods or materials

Wildlife refuge or preserve (5 acre minimum)

Wind energy system, large

Wind energy system, small - building- mounted

Wind energy system, small - ground- mounted

Note:

1. Any use existing in the RD District as of August 15, 1991, is a permitted use.

C2= Not more than two (2) Conditional Uses for Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organizations shall be authorized within the Village.

I. Table 1, principal uses permitted in prior zones :

X	=	Permitted by right
S	=	Permitted by right as a special use (see section 10-4-3 of this title)
C	=	Permitted with conditional use permit (see section 10-4-4 of this title)
T	=	Permitted with temporary use permit

Use	SR1	SR2	SR3	SR4	R1	R2
Agriculture:
Apiary
Cultivation of field and garden crops	X	X	X	X	X	X
Greenhouse, nonretail
Nursery, tree and shrub, nonretail
Residential:
Apartment as accessory use in business buildings, but not on the ground floor frontage
Apartment house			X	X
Attached dwelling unit for owner or operator of principal use
Cluster single-family	X	X	X	X
Elderly housing				C
Group dwelling				X
Kennel, private (see subsection 10-4-4B3 of this title)		C			C
Planned residential			X	X
Riding stable, private (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)		C			C
Sheltered care home (see subsection 10-4-4B2 of this title)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Single-family dwelling	X	X	X	X	X	X
Two-family dwelling
Institutional:
Cemetery (see subsection 10-4-4B5 of this title)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Childcare/center, nursery school (see subsection 10-4-3B1 or 10-4-4B6 of this title)	S	S	S	S	S	S
Church, or other place of worship	X	X	X	X	X	X
Commercial school, trade school or other school offering specialized courses of study including personnel training center
Community center, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
Convent, monastery				X
Emergency care, trauma center (see subsection 10-4-3B2 of this title)
Hospital, general (see subsection 10-4-4B7 of this title)
Institutional mixed use						C
Library, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
Municipal building, structure, or other municipal use	X	X	X	X	X	X
Museum or gallery, nonretail	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nursing home or convalescent home, including institution for the mentally or physically handicapped (see subsection 10-4-4B8 of this title)				C
Park or playground, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
Recreation center, public	X	X	X	X	X	X
School, primary or secondary	X	X	X	X	X	X
School, university, college, junior college, or seminary
Spectator sports facility, private and public, not including those accessory to primary and secondary schools (see subsection 10-4-4B9 of this title)
Wildlife refuge or preserve, arboretum or botanical garden, noncommercial (5 acre minimum)
Commercial recreation outdoor:
Amusement park
Archery range
Boat rental and storage
Camp, commercial recreation
Camp, day or youth
Carnival or circus
Club, outdoor recreational
Country club	C	C	C	C	C	C
Drive-in theater (see subsection 10-4-4B17 of this title)
Go-kart track
Golf course	C	C	C	C	C	C
Golf driving range
Marina, commercial (not permitted)
Miniature golf
Park, commercial recreation
Recreational accessory use
Resort
Riding stables, commercial (see subsection 10-4-4B4 of this title)
Skating rink, commercial
Swimming pool, commercial
Other:
Airports and heliports (see subsection 10-4-4B21 of this title)
Automobile parking lots and garages
Public and private utilities (see subsection 10-4-4B23 of this title)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Signs (see sign ordinance)
Solid waste disposal sites
Temporary uses:
Christmas tree sales
Contractor's project office and equipment sheds	T	T	T	T	T	T
Real estate project sales office	T	T	T	T	T	T
Seasonal sales of farm produce
Tent meeting

(Ord. 2004-01-01, 1-14-2004)

10-3C-1: LOT AREA, YARD AND BULK REQUIREMENTS IN ALL ZONES:

A. Lot Area: Any principal use together with all accessory uses shall be located on a lot having a minimum area as shown in section 10-3C-2, table 2, column 3 of this article.

The minimum buildable area of a lot shall not include any area of floodplain.

10-3C-2: LOT AREA, YARD AND BULK REGULATIONS TABLE:

TABLE 2
LOT AREAS, YARD AND BULK REGULATIONS

Zone	Use	Lot Size		Yards						Bulk
		Min. Area	Min. Width	Min. Front	Min. Rear	Total Side Yard Min.	Min. Side Yard	Min. Setback Abutting A Street	Min. Setback Abutting A Residential Or AG Zone	Max. Lot Coverage	Max. FAR	Max. Height Of Principal Use		Max. Height Of Accessory Use
		Sq. Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	%	%	Ft.	Story	Ft.	Story
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
AG	Health-medical use or veterinary clinic	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	10	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Commercial or private stable	200,0008	300	307	607	607	307	30	30	10	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Single-family dwelling	200,0008	300	30	60	60	30	30	30	10	-	35	2.5	25	1
SR	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	20	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Health-medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	20	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Single-family dwelling	40,0008	130	30	30	35	15	30	13	20	-	35	2.5	25	1
UR1	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling10	20,0001	902	3011	25	24	9	3015	9	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
UR2	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	70	100	200	100	70	100	30	-	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling10	15,0001	802	3011	25	19	8	3015	7	35	-	35	2.5	25	1
UR3	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling10:
	At least 25% of required lot size mix	13,4901	956	3011	25	25	10	3015	9	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	At least 25% of required lot size mix	12,0701	856	3011	25	22	9	3015	8	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	At least 25% of required lot size mix	10,6501	756	3011	25	19	8	3015	7	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
UR3A	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Single-family dwelling:
	At least 15% of required lot mix	10,2001,10,14	736	3011	25	181	9	30	10	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	At least 15% of required lot mix	9,3001,10,14	656	3011	25	161	8	30	9	35	40	35	2.5	25	1
	Not more than 50% of the required lot mix	8,0001,10,14	556	3011	25	121	6	30	7	40	45	35	2.5	25	1
UR4	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Group dwelling	20,0001	90	30	25	23	9	3015	9	30	40	35	2.5	25	1
	Single and two-family dwelling	13,5001	90	30	25	15	6	3015	6	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Any permitted townhouse or apartment:
	First du	8,5001	60	30	6	15	6	3015	6	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Second du	+5,000	+25	30	+4	+8	+4	3015	+4	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Each additional du	+3,000	+5	30	+1	+2	+1	3015	+1	30	40	50	3	25	1
NC	Any permitted school	200,0008	300	30	19	48	19	30	19	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Any permitted health- medical use	200,0008	300	75	100	200	100	75	100	30	40	50	3	25	1
	Single and two-family dwelling	13,5001	90	30	25	15	6	3015	6	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
CR	Single-family dwelling:
	With Village sewer	20,0001	902	3011	25	23	9	3015	9	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Without Village sewer	40,000	100	30	25	20	10	30	10	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
	Any other permitted use10	40,0008	190	30	20	40	20	30	20	30	-	35	2.5	25	1
SB	Suburban Business	40,0008	150	50	20	30	15	50	30	70	80	40	3	25	1
CB	With Village sewer	10,0001	50	30	12	243	12	3015	30	30	60	40	3	25	1
CB	Without Village sewer1,2,3,6,8	20,000	100	30	12	243	12	3015	30	30	60	40	3	25	1
CBD	Central Business District	-	-	- 12	- 13	- 3	- 3	- 12	- 13	50	200	50	4	25	1
LI	Light Industrial4,6,8	40,000	130	50	205	40	20	50	50	60	80	409	3	30
LI-2	Light Industrial 21,2,3,4	20,000	90	50	205	20	10	50	50	40	80	409	3	25
RD	Railroad District	10,0001	50	30	125	15	6	3015	6	40	80	40	3	25	1