The B1 Business District regulations are intended to provide areas and govern uses therein for a range of shopper and personal service types of establishments in order to serve the general shopping needs of a consumer population that is located in one or more of the neighborhoods adjoining or in the vicinity of the shopping district.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .010, passed 2-15-1999)

   Permitted uses in the B1 Business District are:

   (A)   Antique shops;

   (B)   Art and school supply stores;

   (C)   Bakeries, retail sales where not more than 50% of the floor area may be devoted to processing of goods, and goods so processed shall be sold only on the premises;

   (D)   Banks and financial institutions;

   (E)   Barbershops and beauty parlors;

   (F)   Bookstores;

   (G)   Camera and photographic supply stores;

   (H)   Candy and ice cream stores;

   (I)   Carpet and rug stores;

   (J)   Catalogue sales office;

   (K)   Clothes pressing establishments;

   (L)   Clothing stores;

   (M)   Clubs or lodges, private, fraternal or religious;

   (N)   Drugstores;

   (O)   Dry-cleaning and laundry receiving stations, including self-service coin-operated equipment;

   (P)   Dwelling units when located above the ground floor;

   (Q)   Flower shops;

   (R)   Food stores, meat and fish markets, and delicatessens;

   (S)   Furniture stores;

   (T)   Furrier shops;

   (U)   Garden supply store;

   (V)   Gift shops;

   (W)   Grocery store or supermarket;

   (X)   Hardware stores;

   (Y)   Hobby shops for retailing of items to be assembled or used away from the premises;

   (Z)   Household appliance stores, including radio and television sales with incidental repair facilities;

   (AA)   Interior decorating shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slipcovers, and other similar articles when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the principal use;

   (BB)   Investment institutions;

   (CC)   Jewelry stores;

   (DD)   Launderettes and hand laundries;

   (EE)   Leather goods and luggage stores;

   (FF)   Library;

   (GG)   Liquor stores, package;

   (HH)   Loan offices;

   (II)   Locksmith shops;

   (JJ)   Medical and dental clinics, including laboratories incidental thereto;

   (KK)   Millinery shops;

   (LL)   Musical instrument sales and repair;

   (MM)   Music stores, photographs, photograph records and sheet music;

   (NN)   Newspaper offices, not including printing;

   (OO)   Newsstands;

   (PP)   Offices, professional, business, public or institutional;

   (QQ)   Paint and wallpaper stores;

   (RR)   Photography studios, including developing and printing of photographs when conducted on the premises as part of the retail business;

   (SS)   Post offices;

   (TT)   Restaurants, which may include accessory cocktail lounges when the restaurant has facilities for serving 50 or more persons at the same time;

   (UU)   Shoe stores;

   (VV)   Shoe and hat repair stores;

   (WW)   Sporting good stores;

   (XX)   Tailor shops;

   (YY)   Telephone booths;

   (ZZ)   Temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction;

   (AAA)   Toy stores;

   (BBB)   Variety stores;

   (CCC)   Vending machines; and

   (DDD)   Accessory uses to the above permitted uses, including but not limited to off-street parking, off-street loading, and awnings, marquees and business signs as regulated by this chapter.

   (EEE)   Tavern;

   (FFF)   Restaurant, where the principal business is serving food; and

   (GGG)   A combination of both a tavern and restaurant.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .020, passed 2-15-1999; Ord. 2020-04, passed 7-20-2020)

   Conditional permitted uses in the B1 District are:

   (A)   Other business uses similar to permitted uses listed above;

   (B)   Public utility and governmental service uses, the location, width and lot area of each use shall be as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board and approved by the Village Board;

   (C)   Schools, nursery, nonboarding, on a lot not less than 100 feet in width and not less than 15,000 square feet in area;

   (D)   Theaters, indoor; provided that only the outer lobby has frontage on a street;

   (E)   Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors, on a lot not less than 100 feet in width and not less than one acre in area;

   (F)   Accessory uses to the above permitted uses, including but not limited to off-street parking, off-street loading, and awnings, marquees and business signs as regulated by this chapter; and

   (G)   (1)   School bus garage and depot, an accessory building designed and used for the storage, servicing, equipping or repairing of school buses or school transportation vehicle, the location and use of which shall be as recommended by the Zoning Board of Appeals and approved by the Village Board after the required public hearing.

      (2)   The terms SCHOOL BUSES or SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES shall be defined by the ordinance consistent with 65 ILCS 5/1-182 as every motor vehicle owned and operated by or for any of the following entities for the transportation of persons regularly enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with any activity of such entity: any public or private primary or secondary school, any primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution or any public, private or religious nursery school.

   (H)    ANIMAL SHELTER means a not for profit corporation registered with the state for the purpose of temporary accommodation of dogs and cats. Such shelters may also provide secondary services such as an animal placement, vaccination and other similar services.

   (I)   Adult-use cannabis dispensing organization; except that the number of adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations shall be limited to one within the corporate limits of the village. No on-premises consumption of cannabis shall be allowed for any adult-use cannabis dispensing organization.

   (J)   Medical cannabis dispensing organization; except that the number of medical cannabis dispensing organizations shall be limited to one within the corporate limits of the village.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .030, passed 2-15-1999; Ord. 2004-11, passed 6-21-2004; Ord. 2013-04, passed 5-13-2013; Ord. 2020-06, passed 9-21-2020)

   Floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.0 for the total area under initial unified development. If the development is subsequently divided into lots, permitted floor expansion for each lot shall be specified upon the application for a zoning certificate and recorded as a restrictive covenant.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .040, passed 2-15-1999)

   (A)   Exterior boundary yards. Where property located within the B1 District abuts streets, railroads, residence districts or manufacturing districts, the following shall be provided:

      (1)   Along a street right-of-way, not less than 80 feet except that the area extending from the yard line to within 15 feet of the street right-of-way may be occupied by drives, vehicular parking, sidewalks, landscaping and similar facilities (all area between the street right-of-way and yard line which is not occupied by such facilities, including the 15 feet adjoining the street right-of-way, shall be appropriately landscaped);

      (2)   Along railroad rights-of-way or other business districts, not less than ten feet;

      (3)   Along manufacturing districts, not less than 20 feet; and

      (4)   Along residence district boundaries, not less than 35 feet which shall be maintained as landscaped area.

   (B)   Interior yards. No other yards are required; however, if a yard is provided, it shall be not less than ten feet in width.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .050, passed 2-15-1999)

   (A)   Awnings, marquees and non-flashing illuminated business signs with no moving parts are permitted subject to applicable regulations set forth in other ordinances of the village and the regulations set forth in this chapter.

   (B)   Flashing signs are permitted, but there shall only be one per business establishment and there shall not be more than 15 flashing bulbs for each side of the sign. The flashing parts of the sign shall not constitute more than 25% of the entire area of the sign. All of the flashing signs shall be subject to the applicable regulations set forth in other ordinances of the village and the regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .060, passed 2-15-1999)

   A sign in direct line of vision of any traffic signal shall not have red, green or amber illumination.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .070, passed 2-15-1999)

   The gross area in square feet of all signs on a lot shall not exceed three times the linear feet of street frontage of such lot, and no single ground sign shall exceed 300 square feet in area. On a corner or through lot, each lot line adjoining a street shall be considered a separate lot line.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .080, passed 2-15-1999)

   One ground sign facing each street which identifies the occupant and a bulletin area for advertising special features therein may be erected in addition to the sign affixed to the building walls. Such ground sign shall be not less than ten feet from any lot line and have a gross surface area of not more than 300 square feet. In a planned development or shopping center, the gross surface area of the ground sign may be in addition to the maximum gross surface area as permitted in this chapter.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .090, passed 2-15-1999)

   A sign affixed to a building shall not project higher than five feet above building height. A ground sign shall not project higher than 30 feet above the grade below it, provided that the sign will not interfere with the use of development of nearby residential areas, and when located within 50 feet of the intersection of two or more streets, it shall have its lowest level not less than eight feet above the grade below it, and when located within three feet of driveway it shall have the lowest level not less than 12 feet above the grade below it.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .100, passed 2-15-1999)

   One advertising sign structure may be erected on each street frontage of a lot, providing that the full face of the sign can be viewed along the line of travel to which it is exposed for a distance of at least 250 feet along the centerline of the frontage street measured from a point opposite the center of the sign and perpendicular to the street’s centerline and provided the following standards are adhered to:

   (A)   Each advertising sign structure shall contain not more than two display surfaces and have a total length and height of not more than such dimension necessary to secure two standardized poster panel display surfaces 15 feet by 25 feet or a standardized painted bulletin display surface 15 feet by 55 feet, except that advertising signs located along interstate highways may be increased in size, but the overall display surface shall not exceed 1,600 square feet;

   (B)   Each advertising sign shall be located not closer to the abutting street or highway than the minimum setback requirements of the prevailing district and not less than 100 feet from the nearest property line of a residence or institutional building;

   (C)   Roof signs are not permitted, except that signs on roofs which are normally required for aviation direction or safety are permitted; and

   (D)   Signs shall be designed and constructed to withstand wind pressures of not less than 30 pounds per square foot.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .110, passed 2-15-1999)

   Signs may have constant illumination provided direct rays of light shall not beam upon an existing dwelling, nor into a residence district, nor into a street. No rotating beam or beacon resembling an emergency light shall be used.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .120, passed 2-15-1999)

   A sign whereon the time and/or temperature is indicated by intermittent lighting shall not be deemed to be a flashing sign if the lighting changes are limited to the numerals indicating the time and/or temperature and are not more frequent than every ten seconds.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .130, passed 2-15-1999)

   Off-street parking and off-street loading shall be in accordance with regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 1999-2, Zoning § 12, subs. .140, passed 2-15-1999)