Park Ridge City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIIIB
RP Residential/Professional Office Zone
§ 101-58.13 Zone established.
A.
Residential/Professional Office Zone (RP).
(1)
Principal permitted uses. The principal permitted uses allowed in this district shall include single-family detached dwellings; municipal buildings and facilities; and community residences.
(2)
Conditional uses.
(a)
Professional office use which comply with the following conditions:
[1]
The existing principal structure (existing, as of date of the adoption of this article) must be retained.
[2]
Buildings being used for professional office use must front on Park Avenue.
[3]
Vehicular access must be from Park Avenue.
[4]
Parking shall not be permitted in the front yard; all parking shall be to the rear of the existing structures.
[5]
A buffer area of minimally 25 feet shall be required from the rear property line along Storms Avenue, and no access/egress from Storms Avenue shall be permitted. A minimum twenty-five-foot buffer shall also be provided along the sidelines of Lots 3, 4 and 6 where such lot lines abut adjoining residences. A minimum buffer of 10 feet shall be required from all other property lines abutting adjoining residences, with the exception of driveways providing access from Park Avenue.
(b)
Mixed professional office/residential uses, which comply to the following conditions:
[1]
The existing principal structure (existing, as of date of the adoption of this article) must be retained.
[2]
Properties being used for mixed use must front on Park Avenue.
[3]
Apartments must be located above the first floor of the structure.
[4]
Vehicular access must be from Park Avenue.
[5]
Parking shall not be permitted in the front yard; all parking shall be to the rear of the existing structures.
[6]
A buffer area of minimally 25 feet shall be required from the rear property line along Storms Avenue, and no access/egress from Storms Avenue shall be permitted. A minimum twenty-five-foot buffer shall also be provided along the side lines of Lots 3, 4 and 6 where such lines abut adjoining residences. A minimum buffer of 10 feet shall be required from all other property lines abutting adjoining residences, with the exception of driveways providing access from Park Avenue.
(3)
Accessory uses. The permitted accessory uses allowed in this district shall include private garages, subject to § 101-21C regulations; swimming pools and tennis courts, subject to § 101-21D regulations; garden houses, sheds and playhouses; fences and walls, subject to § 101-21E regulations; signs, subject to § 101-21F regulations; off-street parking, subject to § 101-62 regulations; and office of resident professionals, subject to § 101-21G regulations.
(4)
Area and bulk regulations:
Regulation | RP Single-Family | RP Non- residential Uses | |
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area (square feet) | 10,000 | 15,000 | |
Minimum lot width (feet) | 100 | 100 | |
Minimum lot depth (feet) | 100 | 150 | |
Minimum front yard (feet) | 25 | 30 | |
Minimum side yard (feet) | 20 | 20 | |
Minimum rear yard (feet) | 30 | 30 | |
Maximum building height (feet) | 35 | 35 | |
Maximum impervious coverage | 45% | 60% | |
Maximum floor area ratio | 20% | 30% |