In order to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance, the Village of Niles is divided into the following zoning districts:

A.

Residential Districts.

R-1 Single-Family Residential District

R-2 Single-Family Residential District

R-2-35 Single-Family Residential District

R-3 Two-Family and Townhouse Residential District

R-4 Multi-Family Residential District

B.

Commercial Districts.

C-1 Corridor Commercial District

C-2 General Commercial District

C-3 Milwaukee Avenue Form-Based District

C-4 Milwaukee Avenue Mixed-Use District

C-5 Urban Village District

C.

Industrial Districts.

M Limited Industrial District

ENT-MU Office, Industrial, and Cultural/Entertainment Mixed-Use District

OR Office/Research District

D.

Special Purpose Districts.

P-I Public/Institutional Lands District

C-E Cannabis Establishment Overlay District

(Ord. No. 2019-32, § 2, 10-8-19)

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A.

Location of Districts.

1.

The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this Ordinance are set forth in the Official Zoning Map, as periodically amended. The Official Zoning Map is incorporated into, and made part of, this Ordinance.

2.

It is the intent of this Ordinance that the entire area of the Village, including all land and water areas, are included in the zoning districts established by this Ordinance. Any land lying within the Village, but not shown on the Official Zoning Map as being included within a district, is classified as the R-1 Single-Family Residential District.

B.

Interpretation of Boundary Lines.

1.

Right-of-Way Lines. Where zoning district boundary lines coincide with rights-of-way, the boundary line is construed to be the centerline of the right-of-way.

2.

Property Lines. Where zoning district boundary lines coincide with a recorded property line, the property line is construed to be the boundary line of the district.

3.

Scaled Lines. Where the district boundary lines do not coincide with a right-of-way line or recorded property line, the district boundary is determined by measuring such boundary line(s) using the map scale as provided on the Official Zoning Map.

4.

Clarification of Boundary Lines. Where the application of Paragraphs 1 through 3 above leaves doubt as to the boundary between two zoning districts, the Director of Community Development will decide any interpretations of zoning district boundary lines. Decisions of the Director of Community Development may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning Board.

Any territory annexed into the Village is automatically, upon annexation, zoned as the R-1 Single-Family Residential District, unless otherwise provided for in the annexation agreement or until the territory is rezoned.

1.

The provisions of this Ordinance do not apply to land located within rights-of-way.

2.

The following utility uses are exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance and permitted in any district: wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes, mains, hydrants, valves and water supply wells.

3.

This exemption does not include utilities, as defined in Article 8, wireless telecommunications, amateur HAM radio towers, solar farms, or wind energy systems. All such structures must comply with this Ordinance and any other applicable Village ordinances.