Mettawa City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
SECTION 15.501. PURPOSE.
A. O/R Planned Office/Research District. The O/R Planned Office/Research District is intended for office uses and limited business service uses to be developed within a park-like setting. The O/R District is required to be developed as a planned unit development and a minimum of ten acres in size in common ownership.
B. H Office/Hotel District. The H Office/Hotel District, is intended for office uses and limited business service uses to be developed and maintained within a park-like setting in locations which abut or are adjacent to heavily traveled, multi-laned major roadways. The uses allowed may include facilities related to the traveler or highway user, as well as commercial activities that require large land areas. Certain facilities that serve governmental, educational, recreational, outdoor commercial, and other needs of the area may also be appropriate for the H District, subject to subject to standards that preserve and protect compatibility with adjacent districts.
C. TC Tollway Commercial District. The TC Tollway Commercial District is intended for highway convenience commercial uses within a coordinated development that is limited to uses directed to those using or traveling on the tollway with main public access taken directly from the tollway. The TC District must front upon the tollway and be a minimum of ten acres in size.
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)
SECTION 15.502 USES.
Article 7 lists permitted and special principal uses and temporary uses for the commercial districts.
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)
SECTION 15.503. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
A. Table 5-1: Commercial Districts Dimensional Standards establishes the dimensional standards for the residential districts. These regulations apply to all uses within each district unless a different standard is listed for a specific use.
B. The following restrictions apply to the O/R District:
1. All development in the O/R District is required to be a planned unit development.
2. A minimum district size of ten acres is required.
3. The standards of Table 5-1 apply to individual lots unless such standards are specifically modified by the PUD.
C. The following restrictions apply to the TC District:
1. The TC District may only be mapped on land that fronts upon the tollway and has main public access from the tollway and is oriented toward tollway users.
2. A minimum district size of ten acres is required.
O/R | H | TC |
O/R | H | TC | |
BULK | |||
Minimum Lot Area | 40,000 sf | 60,000 sf | 40,000 sf |
Minimum Lot Width | 100' | 100' | 100' |
Maximum Building Height | 45' | 45' | 45' |
Maximum FAR | .50 | .50 | .50 |
Maximum Impervious Surface | 75% | 75% | 80% |
SETBACKS | |||
Minimum Front Setback | 20' | 50' | Abutting highway: None required Abutting other ROW: 20' |
Minimum Interior Side Setback | 15' | 50' | None required |
Minimum Corner Side Setback | 20' | 50' | Abutting highway; None required Abutting other ROW: 20' |
Minimum Rear Setback | 50' | 50' | 50' when abutting any district other than TC District |
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)
SECTION 15.504. GENERAL STANDARDS OF APPLICABILITY.
A. Site Development Standards. See Article 8 for additional on-site development standards and requirements, such as exterior lighting, accessory structures and uses, and permitted encroachments.
B. Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Article 9 for off-street parking and loading standards and requirements.
C. Landscape. See Article 10 for landscape, buffering, and screening standards and requirements.
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)