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Oak Lawn City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 9

PUBLIC LANDS DISTRICTS

4-9A-1: PURPOSE:

The nonmunicipal public lands district provisions are designed to designate ownership of land and to provide, upon return to private ownership, a reasonable means of rezoning these areas to uses compatible with surrounding development.

4-9A-2: SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS:

All buildings, structures and uses in the nonmunicipal public lands district shall comply with all the requirements for a special use, as provided in chapter 14 of this title.

4-9A-3: USES PERMITTED:

A building, lot, tract or premises shall be used only for the following:
Electronic billboards, subject to title 6, chapter 8 of this code.
Federal, state, county, township, school or park district building relating to the public welfare of the area.
Federal, state, county, township, school or park district lands, either vacant or occupied, relating to the public welfare of the area.
Satellite dish antennas subject to section 4-2-12 of this title (permit required, $25.00).

4-9A-4: REZONING:

Any building or area within this classification shall not be used for any other purposes, and when the use of the area is discontinued, it shall remain in the nonmunicipal public lands district zoning category until a proper petition is filed with the Zoning and Planning Commission for rezoning, in accordance with section 2-1-7-1 of this code. Except with respect to the use designations identified above, nonmunicipal public lands shall be considered to be R-1 single-family for the purposes of applying the other regulations in this title. (Ords. 09-16-34, 19-16-66)

4-9B-1: PURPOSE:

The municipal public lands district provisions are designed to designate ownership of municipal land and to provide, upon return to private ownership, a reasonable means of rezoning these areas to uses compatible with surrounding development.

4-9B-2: PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY VILLAGE:

In light of the provisions of section 4-9B-1 of this article, and pursuant to the village's home rule powers as provided by article VII, section 6 of the 1970 Illinois constitution, when the village acquires fee simple title to a parcel of real property, the zoning classification for said parcel shall automatically be established as municipal public lands district, and said parcel shall be subject thereafter to the provisions of this article.

4-9B-3: USES PERMITTED:

A building, lot, tract or premises shall be used only for the following:
A municipal building relating to the public welfare of the area.
Municipal lands, either vacant or occupied, relating to the public welfare of the area.
Public utility and service uses, as follows:
Electric substations.
Fire stations.
Gas regulator stations.
Police stations.
Telephone exchanges, telephone transmission equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.
Utility service substations; electric, gas, telephone and water.
Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations and filtration plants.
Satellite dish antennas subject to section 4-2-12 of this title (permit required, $25.00).

4-9B-4: REZONING:

Any building or area within this classification shall not be used for any other purposes, and when the use of the area is discontinued, it shall remain in the municipal public lands district zoning category until a proper petition is filed with the Zoning and Planning Commission for rezoning, in accordance with section 2-1-8-1 of this code. Except with respect to the use designations identified above, municipal public lands shall be considered to be R-1 single-family for the purposes of applying the other regulations in this title. (Ords. 09-16-34, 19-16-66)