Palos Heights City Zoning Code
B-1 RESTRICTED
SERVICE DISTRICT
§ 153.160 PERMITTED USES.
(A) Applicability. Lots located within the B-1 District and located within the Harlem Avenue Overlay District are subject to the regulations of § 153.52. All other development in the B-1 District is subject to the following regulations.
(B) Permitted uses of land or buildings as hereinafter listed shall be permitted in the B-1 Restricted Service District under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of uses lawfully established on the effective date of this ordinance.
(C) The following uses are permitted in the B-1 Restricted Service District:
(1) Professional offices, including those of insurance, real estate, physicians, dentists, other health practitioners, lawyers, engineers, and architects.
(2) Medical and dental clinics. Sales of prescription medical supplies and proprietary drugs are also permitted in these clinics.
(3) Private vocational schools or professional schools, except those of an industrial character.
(4) Funeral parlors and mortuaries.
(5) Governmental facilities.
(6) Banks.
(7) Business or commercial schools, including music and dancing academies.
(8) Photographer, artist, or similar studios.
('69 Code, App. A, § 8.1-1; amend. Ord. O-29-74, passed 8-24- 74; amend. Ord. O-38-15, passed 10-6-15)
§ 153.161 MERCHANDISE SHIPPING, DISPLAY PROHIBITED.
No retailing or shipping of goods or merchandise, no exhibit or floor displays of goods or merchandise, and no window or other display shall be permitted in this district, whether or not in connection with any of the foregoing permitted uses.
('69 Code, App. A, § 8.1-2)
§ 153.162 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(Ord. O-25-77, passed 6-21-77)
§ 153.163 AREA REGULATIONS.
Every building hereafter erected shall comply with the regulations relating to setbacks, yards, lot areas, widths, and sidewalks.
(A) Front yard.
(1) There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet, unless 30% or more of the frontage on the same side of the street between 2 intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have observed front yard lines of a greater or lesser depth, in which case no building shall project beyond or behind that building line, so established by the majority of the then existing buildings.
(2) Preexisting single-family residences located in a B-1 district shall not be included when determining the front yard setback.
(3) Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard on a side street shall be in conformity with the contiguous zoning district, if different than the subject lot, on that side street.
(B) Side yard.
(1) Side yards shall be provided of not less than 10 feet or 10% of the lot, whichever is less.
(2) In every lot in a B-1 district that is contiguous to and facing the same street as an R district, a contiguous side yard shall be provided of not less than 20 feet in the case of a one-story building, 35 feet in the case of a two-story building, and 50 feet in the case of a three or more story building.
(C) Rear yard.
(1) In every B-1 district, there shall be provided in that district a rear yard of not less than 10 feet.
(2) In every B-1 district, where the rear yard is contiguous to an R district, there shall be provided in that district a rear yard of not less than 20 feet in the case of a one-story building, 35 feet in the case of a two-story building, and 50 feet in the case of a three or more story building.
(3) When a special use for the parking of automobiles is granted for an R district lot, then the 30-foot front yard setback requirement that would normally apply to that R district shall be observed regarding the parking therein approved. This front yard setback shall be landscaped and planted in grass. Required screening as set forth in § 153.18 (E) (2) (b) shall be placed in the front yard and side yard setback lines. No paving shall protrude beyond the setback lines. There shall be a 10-foot side yard setback planted in grass on each side of a parking lot. No egress or ingress for automobiles shall be permitted from 71st Court or 72nd Court. Any lighting for the parking area shall conform to § 153.18 (E) (3).
(D) Intensity of use. Every lot upon which any building is hereafter erected shall have an area of not less than 10,800 square feet, and a lineal width of not less than 60 feet measured at the building setback line.
('69 Code, App. A, § 8.1-4; amend. Ord. O-50-71, passed 11-16-71; amend. Ord. O-21-73, passed 4-17-73; amend. Ord. O-35-82, passed 12-7-82)
(E) Sidewalks shall be located on the street side of all buildings or structures hereafter erected in B-1 Restricted Service Districts, or in districts where special use for such construction has been granted, unless waived by the council.
(Ord. O-9-86, passed 3-18-86)
§ 153.164 OFF-STREET PARKING AND OFF-STREET UNLOADING REGULATIONS.
§ 153.165 RESIDENTIAL USE PROHIBITED.
No building located in the B-1 Business District shall be used for residential purposes.
(Ord. O-15-77, passed 3-15-77)
§ 153.166 SPECIAL USES.
(B) The following special uses may be allowed in the B-1 restricted service district:
(1) Day care centers.
(2) Martial arts training schools.
(3) Barber shops.
(4) Beauty parlors.
(Ord. 43-86, passed 11-5-86; amend. Ord. 90-23, passed 8-21-90)