The B4 Commercial-Recreation District regulations are intended to provide for the orderly, compatible development and operations of buildings and structures and the uses thereof or the uses of land where no buildings are involved for such specialized uses as will provide for maximum utilization of the recreation potential of lands adjoining suitable natural features such as the Illinois River, and abandoned strip mines.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.010; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(part))

Permitted uses in the B4 Commercial-Recreation District shall be as follows:

(1)

Agriculture provided on a tract of land not less than 20 acres in area;

(2)

Clubs, lodges, and fraternities which may have outdoor recreation facilities for boating, swimming, tennis, golf, skiing, fishing and similar activities, provided that buildings, other than detached buildings containing only dwelling units on lodging rooms are not located nearer than 100 feet from a lot line; and further, provided that the principal activity is not one carried on as a business;

(3)

Clubhouses and facilities for equestrian sports, provided that buildings and seating facilities for spectators are not nearer than 100 feet from a lot line;

(4)

Golf courses, standard or par 3, including accessory miniature golf courses and golf driving ranges, provided the clubhouse and maintenance buildings are located not less than 100 feet from a lot line and artificial lighting for night play installation is approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning commission;

(5)

Hotels and motels;

(6)

Resorts, which may contain the following uses set forth below:

a.

Dwelling units and lodging rooms for guests and employees of the resort;

b.

Indoor recreation facilities for use only by guests of the resort when located in the principal building or detached recreation building or clubhouse as follows: swimming pools, ice skating rinks, tennis courts, gymnasiums, theaters, bowling alleys, and other indoor recreation facilities as approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning commission;

c.

Outdoor recreation facilities, boating, swimming, fishing, ice skating, skiing, basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis courts, golf courses (standards par 3, pitch and putt or miniature), theaters, and other outdoor recreation facilities as approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning commission;

(7)

Parks and playgrounds, public, including recreation building, bathing beaches and piers, and boat landing facilities;

(8)

Riding academies, provided buildings for shelter of horses are located not less than 200 feet from a lot line;

(9)

Schools, public, elementary, junior high or high;

(10)

Accessory uses including off-street parking and off-street loading and when accessory to hotels, motels, clubhouses, resorts, and lodges and located within the principal buildings, such uses as restaurants with cocktail lounges, gift shops, beauty parlors and barbershops;

(11)

Archery ranges (indoor);

(12)

Gas stations;

(13)

Museums;

(14)

Bait shops;

(15)

Motor vehicle service stations (gas stations);

(16)

Multifamily dwelling units;

(17)

Party supply stores;

(18)

Restaurants;

(19)

Body art establishments.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.020; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(1); Ord. No. 3976, § 18, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 4174, § 5, 4-17-2017; Ord. No. 4613, § 8, 2-5-2024)

Conditionally permitted uses in the B4 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Amusement establishments, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, gymnasiums, swimming pools, ice skating rinks, miniature or pitch and putt golf courses, and clubs and recreation centers containing one or more of the above uses and other recreation uses as approved by the city council after receiving the recommendation of the planning commission;

(2)

Marinas, private or semipublic, not less than 100 feet of frontage on a river or lake and including boat storage and incidental service facilities and clubhouses or recreation buildings which may include accessory uses as set forth herein under accessory uses to permitted uses in this district, on a lot not less than 40,000 square feet in area;

(3)

Parks, and playgrounds, private or semipublic, including recreation buildings, bathing beaches, and piers on a tract of land not less than ten acres in area;

(4)

Schools, boarding or lodging, nursery, elementary, junior high, or high, on a tract of land not less than five acres in area for nursery, eight acres for elementary, and 25 acres for junior high and high schools;

(5)

Communications and cellular towers;

(6)

Commercial-recreation facilities (indoor and outdoor);

(7)

Planned developments;

(8)

Campgrounds;

(9)

Psychic and fortunetelling establishments;

(10)

Railroad rights-of-way and passenger stations;

(11)

Recreational areas or camps, private or not-for-profit;

(12)

Restaurants, including live entertainment and dancing;

(13)

Colleges or universities including dormitories and housing accommodations;

(14)

Self-storage (indoor);

(15)

Seminaries, convents, monasteries;

(16)

Utility substations;

(17)

Planned developments;

(18)

Dispensary organizations.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.030; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(2); Ord. No. 3876, § 4, 11-7-2011; Ord. No. 3976, § 19, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 4048, § 5, 11-3-2014)

Except as may herein otherwise be required for a specific permitted or conditionally permitted use, lot area shall not be less than five acres in area.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.040; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(3))

Lot width shall be not less than 200 feet in width, except as may be herein otherwise regulated for a specific permitted or conditionally permitted use.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.050; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(4))

There are no height limitations in the B4 district.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.060; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(5))

Floor area ratio in the B4 district shall not exceed 0.8.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.070; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(6))

Except as may be herein otherwise regulated for a specific permitted or conditionally permitted use, yards shall be provided as follows:

(1)

Front yard: Not less than 40 feet in depth;

(2)

Side yards: Two side yards, neither of which is less than 20 feet in width, except a side yard adjoining a street, not less than 40 feet in width;

(3)

Rear yard: Not less than 50 feet in depth.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.080; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(7))

Regulations for awnings, marquees and signs shall be as in the B3 district, except the gross surface area in square feet of all signs on a lot shall be not more than 0.1 times the length of the front lot line.

(Code 2012, § 17.45.090; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(8))

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

(Code 2012, § 17.45.100; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 8(F)(9))