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River Forest City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 16

PRI PUBLIC, RECREATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT

10-16-1: PERMITTED USES:

In a PRI district, no building, parcel or use shall be permitted, except for the following:
   Accessory uses.
   Commissaries for dispensing incidental merchandise, for students and faculty.
   Dwelling units and lodging rooms, owned and operated by the institution, for housing students and faculty.
   Rectories, parsonages and parish houses.
   Other accessory structures, customarily incidental to the principal use, for mechanical equipment, storage of equipment and vehicles, and athletic fields and stands.
   Civic or community centers.
   Colleges or universities.
   Convents, monasteries and seminaries.
   Electrical distribution centers and substations.
   Fire station(s).
   Houses of worship.
   Library.
   Membership organizations, related to recreational facilities and accessory buildings.
   Municipal offices and buildings including water filtration plants, pumping stations and reservoirs.
   Parks, forest preserves, related recreational facilities, administrative offices and storage buildings.
   Police station(s).
   Schools, public and private, elementary, junior high and high schools.
   Village owned buildings or property.
Prior to the construction of any new building or addition to an existing building on village owned property, the zoning administrator shall provide advanced written notice of the village board meeting where such new construction will be considered. The purpose of said notice will be to allow any interested persons the opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the project being proposed. Said notice shall be sent to all the owners of property within five hundred feet of the subject property at least fifteen days and not more than thirty days in advance of the village board meeting. Failure to provide or receive notice shall not invalidate any subsequent action taken by the village board of trustees.
The development of village owned buildings or property shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 2657, 11-13-1995; Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-2: SPECIAL USES:

In the PRI district, special uses may be allowed by the zoning board of appeals in accordance with chapter 18 of this title, as follows:
   A.   Special uses for this district as indicated on the land use chart in chapter 21 of this title.
   B.   Cellular telephone antennas and accessory apparatus no higher than one hundred twenty feet. (Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-3: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION:

   A.   No new construction, expansion of any building or the addition of any parcel(s) or change of use shall be permitted in a PRI district, except as approved as a planned development under chapter 19 of this title.
   B.   Overall scaled plan(s) of existing parcel(s) and development within all PRI districts shall be submitted to the zoning administrator by the property owner within twelve months of the effective date hereof. Plan(s) shall indicate the location, bulk, height, use and areas of all building(s), accessory structures, roadways, etc. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-4: UNITS PER ACRE:

In a PRI district no residential units, other than those accessory uses contained in section 10-16-1 of this chapter, may be erected unless approved under a planned development permit in accordance with chapter 19 of this title. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-5: LOT AREA AND SIZE:

In a PRI district, no building may be erected or altered on any parcel after the effective date hereof which is less than twenty five thousand square feet and one hundred twenty five feet wide throughout its depth. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-6: LOT COVERAGE AND FLOOR AREA RATIO:

In a PRI district, no building(s) with its accessory buildings or structures shall occupy (cover) more than fifty percent of the parcel and the maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.0. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-7: HEIGHT REGULATIONS:

In a PRI district, no building shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed forty feet in height except that the maximum height of a building may be increased one additional foot, up to a maximum of fifteen additional feet, for every five feet by which the setback of the building exceeds twenty five feet from the nearest residential zoning district. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-8: SETBACK REGULATIONS:

In a PRI district, buildings shall be set back from every lot line to provide an open yard in accordance with the following regulations. Every yard shall be unobstructed from ground level to sky except as allowed in subsection 10-20-2A of this title.
   A.   Front Yard: Thirty five feet, except fifty feet when facing an R1, R2 or R3 residential district. A building on a lot which has frontage on two or more streets shall provide the required front yard on all streets.
   B.   Side And Rear Yards: Twenty five feet.
   C.   Lot Without Structures: On any lot occupied by a use without structures, the minimum front, side and rear yards requirements that would otherwise be required for such lot shall be provided and maintained. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-9: OFF STREET PARKING:

In a PRI district, no building may be erected or structurally altered unless there shall be provided on the same lot, off street parking as follows:
   A.   Elementary Schools: One for each two employees, one for each fifteen students or one for each classroom, whichever is greater.
   B.   Secondary Schools: One for each five students or one for each three persons of auditorium design capacity, whichever is greater, plus one for each two employees.
   C.   Colleges And Universities: One for each two students, plus one for each two employees.
   D.   Libraries: One for each two hundred fifty square feet of public area, plus one for each two employees.
   E.   Public Parks: None for the first two acres, plus five for each additional acre, one for each five persons of design capacity of any structure or facility in the park.
   F.   Membership Organizations: One for each two hundred fifty square feet of net floor area or one for each four persons of design capacity, whichever is greater.
   G.   Municipal Buildings: One for each two hundred fifty square feet of net floor area or one for each three persons of design capacity, whichever is greater.
   H.   Off Street Parking: No off street parking spaces shall be allowed in the required front yard(s) or in any yard adjoining a residential district.
   I.   Paving: All driveways and places where vehicles stand shall be paved with concrete, asphalt or paving bricks. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)

10-16-10: OFF STREET LOADING:

In a PRI district, there shall be provided off street loading spaces for trucks or similar vehicles in accordance with the following provisions:
   A.   One loading space for each twenty five thousand square feet of floor area in excess of the first twenty five thousand square feet of gross floor area exclusive of any residential or church/temple worship space.
   B.   One loading space for each seventy five dormitory residential dwelling units.
   C.   Off street loading spaces shall not be located within the required front or side yards or any yard adjoining a residential district.
   D.   Each loading space shall be at least ten feet wide by twenty five feet long and shall have a vertical clearance of fourteen feet.
   E.   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 title. (Ord. 2640, 5-23-1995; amd. Ord. 3245, 6-23-2008)