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Mount Prospect City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

C-R CONSERVATION RECREATION DISTRICT

14.701: PURPOSE:

The C-R district is intended to provide for the location of public parks, golf courses, swimming pools, community facilities, and other open space uses or resources to serve the recreational needs of the citizens of the village. (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993; amd. Ord. 5138, 9-5-2000)

14.702: PERMITTED USES:

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

14.703: CONDITIONAL USES:

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

14.704: BULK REGULATIONS:

   A.   Yard Requirements; Buildings: Any building hereafter constructed or relocated in the C-R district shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All C-R zoned properties:
Front yard
30 feet
Exterior side yard
30 feet
2. Property lines abutting nonresidential property:
Interior side yard
Equal to the required setback in the adjacent district to the common property line
Rear yard
Equal to the required setback in the adjacent district to the common property line
3. Property lines abutting residential property:
Interior side yard
40 feet
Rear yard
40 feet
 
   B.   Yard Requirements; Other Structures: Any structure, other than a building, hereafter constructed or relocated in the C-R district shall maintain minimum yards as follows:
1. All C-R zoned properties:
Front yard
10 feet
Exterior side yard
10 feet
2. Property lines abutting nonresidential property:
Interior side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
10 feet
3. Property lines abutting residential property:
Interior side yard
25 feet
Rear yard
25 feet
 
   C.   Lot Coverage: No lot in the C-R district shall be developed with total impervious surfaces exceeding twenty five percent (25%) for a neighborhood park or seventy five percent (75%) for a community park.
   D.   Height Limitations:
      1.   No buildings or structures shall exceed thirty feet (30') in height except as prescribed in section 14.703 of this article.
   E.   Yard Requirements: No accessory structure shall be located in a required yard of the C-R district unless otherwise provided for in this section.
   F.   Permitted Obstructions In Required Yards: Structures shall be allowed to encroach into the required yards in the C-R district as follows:
      1.   Sidewalks, steps, bike paths, and similar facilities up to ten feet (10') in width.
      2.   Driveways.
      3.   Eaves, storm gutters, chimneys, and bay windows extending into such yards not more than twenty four inches (24"). (Ord. 4590, 9-21-1993; amd. Ord. 5138, 9-5-2000; Ord. 5751, 8-4-2009)

14.705: LANDSCAPING:

   A.   Parking lots and buildings in the C-R district shall be landscaped according to the requirements of article XXIII of this chapter. (Ord. 5138, 9-5-2000)