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Melrose Park City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

36 - "F" LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT

17.36.010 - Use.

A.

No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered, within any "F" light manufacturing district, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for uses permitted in other districts, but not the "IO" industrial overlay district, and the following uses:

Bakeries, employing more than eight persons.

Blacksmith or horse shoeing shops.

Building material storage yards.

Carting, express, hauling or storage yards.

Contractors, plant or storage yards.

Coal, coke or wood yards.

Dyeing and cleaning works, employing more than five persons.

Laundries, employing more than five persons.

Printing shops employing more than five persons.

Public service buildings and use.

Public stables.

Lumber yards.

Milk bottling and distributing stations.

Stone yards.

Storage warehouses and storage yards.

Light manufacturing establishments of a nature which create no objectionable noise, odor, smoke fumes, gas or vapor.

B.

Gaming.

1.

Gaming prohibited establishments in "F" light manufacturing district. Video gaming establishments are prohibited in "F" light manufacturing district except for video gaming cafes as defined in this section.

2.

Video gaming cafe definition: for purposes of this section a "video gaming cafe" shall be defined as an establishment whose primary or major focus is to operate video gaming terminals as defined under the Illinois Video Gaming Act and whose service of alcohol and food is incidental to the operation of video gaming. The following factors may be considered by the building commissioner when determining if the establishment is a video gaming cafe:

a.

The layout and design of the establishment;

b.

The preparation and variety of food and beverages offered;

c.

The absence of a full-service kitchen and does not meet the definition of a "restaurant" or "tavern" as set forth in the village code;

d.

The number of video gaming machines relative to the customer seating capacity of the establishment;

e.

The square footage of space devoted to video gaming relative to the amount of space devoted to other activities;

f.

The source of proposed or actual revenue derived from the establishment. Annual revenue must be at least sixty (60) percent generated from video gaming activities;

g.

The number of employees at the establishment and their proposed function;

h.

The design of the facilities, including, but not limited to:

i.

The length of the bar, if any;

ii.

The size of the waiting area;

iii.

The presence of other modes of entertainment (i.e., televisions, video games, etc.)

i.

Any other factors determined as relevant by the building commissioner and local liquor control commissioner.

3.

Video gaming cafes are permitted in any "F" light manufacturing district only if authorized by an ordinance granting a special use permit after a hearing before the zoning board of appeals.

C.

Drinking establishments.

1.

Drinking establishments prohibited in "F" light manufacturing district: drinking establishments are prohibited in "F" light manufacturing districts, as defined in this section.

2.

Drinking establishment definition: for purposes of this section, a "drinking establishment" shall be defined as an establishment whose primary or major focus is the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises by individuals who are over twenty-one (21) years of age. Drinking establishments may also serve food, or have entertainment or dancing, but their main purpose is to serve alcoholic beverages. Drinking establishments consist of class "B," "B-1," and "B-2" taverns; class "F" private clubs and associations; and class "G" cafes as defined in Section 5.12.100 of the village code.

(Ord. 836 § 10(A), 2004; prior code § 182.9(a); Ord. No. 2479, § 5, 2-13-2023; Ord. No. 2494, § 5, 4-10-2023)

17.36.020 - Height.

No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height.

(Ord. 836 § 10(A), 2004; prior code § 182.9(b))

17.36.030 - Area.

A.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) percent of the depth of the lot, provided, however, such yard need not exceed ten (10) feet in depth.

B.

Side Yard. A side yard, if provided, shall be not less than three feet wide.

C.

Outer Court. An outer court shall be not less than three feet wide, nor less than one-ninth the length of such court from the closed end.

D.

Inner Court. An inner court shall be not less than six feet wide, nor shall its area be less than twice the square of its required least dimensions.

(Ord. 836 § 10(A), 2004; prior code § 182.9(c) (part))

17.36.040 - Intensity and use of lot.

No building, with its accessory buildings to be used for business of light manufacturing purposes, shall occupy in excess of ninety (90) percent of the area of the lot. Buildings or parts of buildings used wholly for residential purposes shall conform to the restrictions provided for such buildings in the "B" residence districts.

(Ord. 836 § 10(A), 2004; prior code § 182.9(c) (part))