The M-1 light industrial district is intended to provide lands for development by industrial firms that have high standards of performance and that can locate in close proximity to residential and business uses. The district regulations are designed to permit the operations of most manufacturing, wholesaling and warehousing activities with adequate protection to adjacent district uses and sufficient control of external effects to protect one industry from another. All industrial operations shall be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings. This article shall apply to such districts. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

The following uses are permitted in the M-1 district:

Industrial type uses:

Laboratories and research firms involved in the research experimentation or testing of materials or products.

Manufacturing and industrial activities, including fabrication, processing, assembly, disassembly, repairing, cleaning, servicing, testing, packaging, and storage of materials, products and goods that can be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings.

Printing, publishing or lithography establishments.

Public, quasi-public and governmental buildings and facilities:

Essential services.

Hospital.

Office buildings.

Public utility establishment.

State, county or municipal garage.

Vocational school.

Water filtration plant.

Water reservoir.

Wholesale and warehouse uses:

Direct selling establishments, where products are stored and distributed, but not displayed for retail sales.

Establishments that warehouse and distribute beverages.

Wholesale and warehouse establishments that deal in commodities which are the product of a use permitted in the M-1 district. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

The following special uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of section 11-2-9 of this title:

Outdoor storage.

Planned development - industrial, in accordance with chapter 3 of this title. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

All permitted and special uses in the M-1 District are subject to the following conditions:

   A.   Access: In all lots with less than two hundred feet (200') of frontage on a dedicated street, access is limited to one (1) combined point of ingress and egress having a minimum width of twenty feet (20') and a maximum width of thirty five feet (35'). On all lots having two hundred feet (200') or more of frontage on a dedicated street, access is limited to two (2) separate points of combined ingress and egress, each having a minimum width of twenty feet (20') and a maximum width of thirty five feet (35'). Location and construction specifications shall meet all relevant State, County and Village requirements.

   B.   Guarantee Of Improvements: A performance bond, irrevocable letter of credit, certificate of deposit or other guarantee of improvements for an amount determined by the Village Engineer in a form approved by the Village Attorney shall be provided to guarantee all requirements of this title not completed at the time of the issuance of the occupancy permit or business license.

   C.   Landscaping: With the exception of ingresses and egresses, sidewalks, permitted signs and permitted decorative fences or walls, a twenty foot (20') strip of land abutting and running parallel to the front and corner side (where applicable) yards for the width or depth of the lot shall be landscaped. Landscaping shall consist of a combination of the following materials: grass, trees, low living plant materials and defined areas of nonliving ground cover materials.

   D.   Fences: A five foot (5') to eight foot (8') high, opaque fence, wall, hedge or earth berm in accordance with the provisions of section 11-6-7 of this title shall be provided in the following instances:

      1.   The industrial use abuts a residential district; screening shall be provided along such lot lines (excluding front and corner side lot lines) that abut the residential district;

      2.   When outdoor storage, occurring under the conditions of this section exists.

   E.   Storage Of Equipment, Materials: The outdoor storage of equipment, materials and supplies is allowed, provided the following conditions have been met:

      1.   The storage occurs within that portion of the lot located within the setback lines.

      2.   The storage is screened from view from all nearby public streets, rights-of-way and alleys and all adjacent zoning lots that are not within an industrial district.

      3.   No equipment, materials or supplies shall be stored upon the lot in such a manner that they may be transferred off the property by wind or precipitation. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

   F.   Performance Standards: The standards contained in section 11-10-2 of this title shall be adhered to. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997; amd. 1999 Code)

Accessory uses and buildings incidental to and on the same zoning lot as the principal uses and subject to the provisions of section 11-6-1 of this title are permitted. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

With the exception of planned developments, a separate ground area, herein called the "zoning lot", shall be designated, provided and continuously maintained for each structure containing a permitted or special use. The minimum lot area shall be thirty thousand (30,000) square feet. The minimum lot width shall be one hundred feet (100'). (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

The absolute building height of all uses shall not exceed an average of fifty feet (50') overall measured from floor to elevation. The maximum floor area ratio shall be 1:0. (Ord. 1718, 4-22-2015)

All principal buildings and structures shall adhere to the following setbacks: (Ord. 1086, 4-26-2000)

   A.   Front and corner side yards, forty five feet (45') with a twenty foot (20') landscaped buffer. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997; amd. 1999 Code)

   B.   Interior side yard, fifteen feet (15'); when abutting a residential district, fifty feet (50') which includes a twenty foot (20') buffer of proper fence or hedge.

   C.   Rear yard, twenty five feet (25'); when abutting a residence district, thirty five feet (35').

   D.   In planned industrial developments and industrial subdivisions, the board of trustees may vary the preceding requirements.

   E.   If there must be a front dock, there will be a minimum setback of ninety feet (90'). All loading and unloading areas/docks must be restricted to owner's property. No loading or unloading will be done on the public right of way. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this title when referred to in this article, are the regulations in the M-2 heavy industrial district. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

Land shall be used and all buildings shall be erected, altered or enlarged or used only for one or more of the following purposes:

Any and all uses permitted in M-1 districts.

Brick, tile and other clay products manufacture.

Bulk storage of gasoline, fuel oil, or other inflammable or explosive liquids for retail sale and distribution, provided the location, plans and construction shall conform to the laws and regulations of the state and have the approval of the state division of fire prevention.

Cement manufacture.

Chemical manufacturing plants.

Concrete products manufacture.

Contractors' yards and yards for the storage and sale of secondhand machinery.

Paper manufacturing.

Printing plants, including the printing and processing of wallpaper.

Railroad freight stations, service tracks, truck terminals, and other receiving storage and distributing facilities commonly required by light industry.

Railroad industrial and spur tracks.

Ready mix concrete plants and manufacture.

Sewerage disposal plants.

Wholesale establishments and their facilities (receiving, storage and distributing).

Yards for the storage and repair of maintenance and operating equipment of public agencies and public utilities.

Yards for the storage and sale of coal, wood, lumber and building materials, including commercial elevators and warehouses.

The uses hereinabove provided for need not be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, but shall comply with the pollution laws of the state. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

All uses listed under "special uses" in the M-1 district.

Asphalt manufacturing.

Roofing material manufacturing.

Wrecking or dismantling of motor vehicles and farm machinery storage of the parts and material from such operation and the storage of junk only within a completely enclosed building or if surrounded by a tight painted board or sheet metal fence or other wall, substantially built and not less than six feet (6') high. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

Same as in the M-1 district. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

Same as in the M-1 district. (Ord. 961, 2-12-1997, eff. 2-22-1997)

   A.   With the exception of ingresses and egresses, sidewalks, permitted signs and permitted decorative fences or walls, a twenty foot (20') strip of land abutting and running parallel to the front and corner side (where applicable) yards for the width or depth of the lot shall be landscaped. Landscaping shall consist of a combination of the following materials: grass, trees, low living plant materials and defined areas of nonliving ground cover materials.

   B.   All applicable landscaping requirements contained in this section shall be in full compliance not later than five (5) years from the effective date hereof; otherwise it shall be considered in violation of the zoning code. (Ord. 1126, 2-28-2001)

The purpose of the M-1A light manufacturing overlay district is to accommodate, in a limited manner, specific retail business uses appropriate to and easily accessible to the manufacturing district, which are not permitted uses in the underlying light manufacturing district. (Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999)

The M-1A light manufacturing overlay district is located as indicated on the official zoning map. The area covered by the overlay district includes a portion of Lot 7 in Hellman's Subdivision of part of the South East 1/4 of Section 20, Township 34 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the area bordered by Bruns Road on the South, by Lot 6 on the North, and including the area of Lot 7 from the border of Lot 7 on the West to 493.83 feet to the East.

(Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999)

Automobile service stations.

Car washes.

Convenience food stores.

Drive-in restaurants (fast food).

Restaurants. (Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999; amd. Ord. 1484, 7-9-2008)

Adult business, subject to the following standards:

   A.   Purpose And Intent: It is the intent of this section to protect and preserve the health, safety, welfare and morals of the citizens of the village by regulating adult business within the village.

   B.   General Standards:

      1.   Special Use Permit Issued: A separate special use permit must be issued for each "adult business" as defined in section 11-1-3 of this title.

      2.   Location Restrictions: No adult business shall be operated within one thousand feet (1,000') of a residential zoning district within Monee or any surrounding municipality. No adult business shall be operated within one thousand feet (1,000') of the property boundaries of any school, daycare center, public park, public housing, nursing home, rest home, sheltered care facility and place of religious worship. The distance limitation shall be measured in a straight line from the lot lines of said adult business and applicable residential zoning district, school, daycare center, cemetery, public park, public housing, nursing home, rest home, sheltered care facility and place of religious worship.

      3.   Number Permitted: Only one adult business shall be permitted per block face.

      4.   Alcoholic Liquor Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any adult business to sell, distribute or permit beer or alcoholic beverages on the premises.

      5.   Parking: Parking for an adult business shall be as required in chapter 11 of this title.

      6.   Signage: Signage will be regulated as follows:

         a.   Exterior Display: No adult business shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or anyone appearing nude or seminude by display, decorations, sign, show window or other opening from any public way.

         b.   Number Of Signs: One business wall sign shall be permitted for an adult business and said sign shall be permitted only on the front facade. Said signage shall meet all of the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located. Such requirements shall include direct access to a public street from that property and a full amount of required parking on the site with the use. All other sign structures shall be prohibited.

         c.   Sign Surface Area: The sign surface area of a business wall sign for an adult entertainment business shall not exceed an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the front building facade of the first floor elevation (first 10 feet of the premises occupied by the adult business or 100 square feet, whichever is the lesser).

      7.   Lighting: The permitted sign may be illuminated, provided, however, such illumination shall not be by way of exposed neon, exterior lighting (e.g., spot or flood lights) or any flashing or animated lights (either interior to the sign, on the exterior of the sign, or as a border to the sign).

      8.   Measurement Of Distances:

         a.   The distance between an adult business and any residential zoning district or school, daycare center, public park, public housing, nursing home, rest home, sheltered care facility and place of religious worship shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest adult business zoning lot line to the nearest zoning lot line of a residential zoning district or school, daycare center, public park, public housing, nursing home, rest home, sheltered care facility and place of religious worship.

         b.   If an adult business is located within a shopping center or integrated center, the closest exterior wall of the space occupied by the adult business shall be used in determining the point of measurement. (Ord. 1484, 7-9-2008)

No building shall be erected or enlarged to exceed a height of two (2) stories or forty feet (40'). (Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999)

   A.   Front Yard Requirements: Each building, or portion thereof, shall have a front yard of not less than twenty five feet (25') in depth, except that no use shall be within one thousand feet (1,000') of any residential use.

   B.   Side Yard Requirements: None, except where use abuts upon the side of a lot in an R district, in which case no use shall be within one thousand feet (1,000') of any residential use.

   C.   Rear Yard Requirements: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the depth of the lot, except where such use abuts upon the side of a lot in an R district, in which case no use shall be within one thousand feet (1,000') of any residential use. (Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999)

None. (Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999)

The conditions listed in section 11-9A-4 of this chapter do not apply to this overlay district. No liquor license shall be issued and no liquor shall be sold or consumed on the premises of any business in the overlay district. All businesses in the M-1A light manufacturing district are subject to village licensing requirements. (Ord. 1046, 4-14-1999; amd. Ord. 1484, 7-9-2008)