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River Forest City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 15

ORIC OFFICE/RESEARCH/INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

10-15-1: PERMITTED USES:

In the ORIC District, no building, parcel or use shall be permitted except for the uses indicated on the land use chart in Chapter 21 of this Zoning Title. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-2: SPECIAL USES:

In the ORIC District, a special use permit may be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with Chapter 18 of this Zoning Title. Such special uses are limited to those indicated on the land use chart in Chapter 21 of this Zoning Title. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-3: UNITS PER ACRE:

In an ORIC District, no residential units may be erected unless approved under a planned development permit in accordance with Chapter 19 of this Zoning Title. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-4: LOT AREA AND SIZE:

In the ORIC District, no building shall be erected on any lot less than fifty feet wide (measured parallel to the street on which it fronts) throughout its depth. Further, no lot shall contain less than ten thousand square feet. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-5: LOT COVERAGE AND FLOOR AREA RATIO:

In the ORIC District, any building and its accessory building erected or altered after the effective date hereof may occupy one hundred percent of the lot on which it is built. The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-6: HEIGHT REGULATIONS:

In the ORIC District, no building shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed fifty feet. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-7: SETBACK REGULATIONS:

In the ORIC District, buildings shall be set back from a lot line to provide an open yard only if the property adjoins an R1, R2, R3 or R4 District in the same block, in which case each yard that adjoins a residential district shall conform to the regulations of the respective adjoining residential district. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-8: OFF-STREET PARKING:

In the ORIC District, no building shall be erected or structurally altered unless the following off-street parking is provided:
   A.   The off-street parking regulations of the R4 and C1 Districts shall apply to the respective uses in the ORIC District.
   B.   Warehouse, one parking space for each two thousand square feet of floor area.
   C.   Assembly/plant operation, one parking space for each one thousand square feet.
   D.   All driveways and places where vehicles stand shall be paved with concrete, asphalt or paving bricks. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)

10-15-9: OFF-STREET LOADING:

In the ORIC District, no building shall be erected or structurally altered unless off-street loading facilities are provided as follows:
   A.   One loading space shall be provided for each business, retail, commercial, or industrial use regardless of size.
   B.   For business or commercial uses exceeding one hundred thousand square feet, one additional loading space shall be provided for each one hundred thousand square feet exceeding one hundred thousand square feet.
   C.   For retail uses exceeding fifty thousand square feet, one additional loading space shall be provided for each twenty five thousand square feet.
   D.   For warehouse uses one loading space shall be provided for each twenty five thousand square feet, in addition, one loading space shall be provided for each fifteen thousand square feet exceeding twenty five thousand square feet.
   E.   Each loading space shall be at least ten feet wide by twenty five feet long and shall have a vertical clearance of fourteen feet.
   F.   Each loading space shall be paved with concrete, asphalt or paving bricks and shall not be used for storage or to satisfy the parking requirements of this Zoning Title. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-95)