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Mount Prospect City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVIII

B-4 CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

14.1801: PURPOSE:

The B-4 corridor commercial district is intended to accommodate those motorist oriented commercial activities which may be incompatible with uses encouraged in other business districts, and whose service area is not confined to any one specific area. This district is located along major commercial corridors. (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993)

14.1802: PERMITTED USES:

Land uses shall be permitted within the B-4 corridor commercial district in accordance with the provisions listed in section 14.604 of this chapter. (Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009)

14.1803: CONDITIONAL USES:

Land uses shall be allowed by conditional use within the B-4 corridor commercial district in accordance with the provisions listed in section 14.604 of this chapter. (Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009)

14.1804: BULK REGULATIONS:

   A.   Yard Requirements: All buildings in the B-4 district shall meet the following setback requirements:
 
1. Front yard
30 feet
2. Side yard
10 feet
3. Corner side yard
30 feet
4. Rear yard
20 feet
 
All off street parking and loading areas shall be set back a minimum of ten feet (10') from each property line.
   B.   Building Height: The maximum height of any building in the B-4 district shall be three (3) stories or thirty five feet (35'), whichever is less.
   C.   Lot Coverage: The total area of all buildings, structures and parking lots in a B-4 district shall be no more than seventy five percent (75%) of the total land area.
   D.   Transitional Setbacks: Where a side or rear setback in the B-4 district is contiguous to any single-family residential property, all buildings, structures, and parking lots shall meet the minimum required yard setback in the underlying zoning district or the minimum required yard setback in the adjacent zoning district, whichever is greater.
   E.   Restrictions On Business Uses: The operation and design of business uses shall conform to the following restrictions:
      1.   All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing with customers.
      2.   All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, with the exception of permitted outdoor sales in section 14.311 of this chapter. The normal sales and services offered at automobile service stations, drive-in/carryout restaurants and retail sales of motor vehicles are excluded from this provision. (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993; amd. Ord. 4709, 3-7-1995; Ord. 5034, 7-20-1999; Ord. 5173, 3-6-2001; Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009)