Shorewood City Zoning Code

The ORI office, research and light industrial district is intended to provide an environment suitable for and limited to research and development activities, engineering and testing activities, office uses, warehousing and limited manufacturing that will not have an adverse effect upon the environmental quality of the community. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

No building, structure or parcel of land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one of the following uses:

   Banks and financial institutions.

   Civic buildings.

   Clinics – medical and dental.

   Commercial kitchens.

   Engineering and testing laboratories and offices.

   Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, including basic, applied, development and technical services conducted by or for any individual, organization or concern, whether public or private.

   Low nuisance industrial activities, including, but not limited to, electronic and scientific precision instruments manufacture, cloth products manufacture, light machinery production and assembly, printing and publishing.

   Massage uses, when accessory to personal care or heath and fitness uses.

   Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process, including commercial viability.

   Production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability.

   Tattoo uses, when accessory to personal care uses.

   Warehouses and storage facilities, but excluding motor freight terminals and miniwarehouses and self-storage facilities. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993; amd. Ord. 02-1129, 10-8-2002; Ord. 20-1988, 9-22-2020)

The following conditional uses may be permitted in specific situations in accordance with the procedures outlined in section 10-12-4, 10-3-34, and chapter 11 of this title, as appropriate:

   Accessory Wind Energy Facility.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Craft Grower Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Infuser Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Processing Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Transporting Organization.

   Airports and heliports.

   Cartage and freight facilities.

   Floor area ratio premiums as specified in subsection 10-7A-5D2 of this article.

   Food manufacture, packaging and processing.

   General retail and services located within one of the permitted uses, including, but not limited to, drugstores, personal care, dry cleaning establishments, laundries, shoe repair and tailor shops.

   Health and fitness uses.

   Height limit increase as specified in subsection 10-7A-5D1 of this article.

   Instructional uses.

   Planned unit development. The primary use within a planned unit development shall be one or more of the principal permitted uses and may include any of the following uses:

      A.   Cultural and recreational facilities, churches, auditoriums and public gathering places.

      B.   Eating and drinking establishments.

      C.   Schools, college or university or trade or vocational.

   Public and private utility facilities.

   Sales and storage of building materials and products.

   Warehousing, receiving and moving van distribution centers. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993; amd. Ord. 95-787, 5-23-1995; Ord. 20-1978, 7-14-2020; Ord. 20-1988, 9-22-2020; Ord. 25-2149, 7-8-2025)

The following conditions shall be required:

   A.   Warehouse and storage facility functions shall be conducted within enclosed buildings and structures.

   B.   All business, servicing or processing, except for off street parking and off street loading shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

   C.   All outside storage areas of goods, materials, and other products shall be enclosed with fences or landscaping of at least 75 percent opacity and have a paved surface. Lighting of the facility shall be directed away from surrounding properties. (Ord. 05-1307, 8-9-2005)

   D.   Parking and loading requirements shall be set forth in chapter 8 of this title. All parking and loading areas shall be landscaped and maintained.

   E.   Processes and equipment employed in the ORI district shall comply with the provisions of article D of this chapter.

   F.   The business uses in the ORI district shall be located within a building or structure containing a permitted use and shall not contain advertising visible from the outside of the building or structure. Such business uses shall be primarily for the service and convenience of the tenants and employees of the ORI district in which located. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

   A.   Lot Area: The minimum area in the ORI district shall be 2 acres, except for planned unit developments which shall have no minimum area required.

   B.   Lot Width: The minimum lot width, at the front yard line in the ORI district shall be 100 feet.

   C.   Yards: The minimum yards required in the ORI district shall be as follows:

      1.   Yards Facing Existing Or Proposed Roadways (Not Including Interior Circulation Roads Or Drives Within An Individual Tract): There shall be a required yard adjacent to each existing or proposed roadway which bounds an individual tract. Such required yard shall not be less than 30 feet in depth; provided, however, that such yard shall be increased in depth by 1 foot for each 3 feet in height by which any building or structure on the lot exceeds the height of 30 feet and also provided, however, that such a yard located across a street from a residence district shall equal 1 foot in depth for each foot of building height but in no event shall the yard be less than 100 feet in depth.

      2.   Front Yard: There shall be a required front yard not less than 50 feet.

      3.   Yards Adjacent To Interior Or Rear Property Lines: There shall be a required yard adjacent to each interior side lot line or rear lot line of not less than 20 feet in depth; except, that such side yard or rear yard shall be increased by 1 foot for each 3 feet in height that any building or structure on the lot exceeds a height of 30 feet, and except, that requirements for side yards or rear yards adjacent to interior side or rear property lines shall not be applicable to buildings or structures erected adjacent to a railroad or railroad siding. Where any interior side or rear property line abuts upon a residence district, there shall be provided a required yard 1 foot in depth for each foot of building height but in no event shall this yard be less than 50 feet in depth.

      4.   Landscaping: All required setback areas shall be landscaped and maintained.

   D.   Height Limitations; Bulk Regulations: The maximum height and floor area ratio for all buildings and structures in the ORI district shall be as follows:

      1.   The maximum height for all buildings and structures in the ORI district shall be 50 feet; however, this limit may be increased to 100 feet by a conditional use issued by the village board, and after public hearing before the zoning board in accordance with the provisions of section 10-12-4 of this title. Any such increased height shall be reasonably required for the particular research or development use to which the property in question is to be put.

      2.   The basic floor area ratio in the ORI district shall be 0.70. However, for those buildings and structures that provide special design improvements, a floor area ratio premium may be granted as a conditional use by the village board and after public hearing before the zoning board in accordance with the provisions of chapter 11 of this title. This premium may be added to the basic floor area ratio in accordance with the following:

         a.   If 75 percent or more of the required parking is provided underground or within the building, then a floor area ratio premium of 0.20 shall be allowed.

         b.   As the lot size increases, a floor area ratio premium of 0.02 will be granted for each additional acre in lot size above 2 acres to a maximum of 10 acres.

   E.   Signs: In accordance with chapter 10 of this title.

   F.   Off Street Parking And Loading: In accordance with chapter 8 of this title. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

The I-2 industrial district is intended to accommodate industrial activities which are more intensive than light industrial uses. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

No building, structure or parcel of land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended or designed for other than 1 of the following uses:

   Abrasive manufacture.

   Adult oriented businesses, subject to the restrictions set forth in title 3, chapter 17 of this code.

   Banks and financial institutions.

   Boot and shoe manufacture.

   Bottling companies.

   Building materials and products sales and storage.

   Business, professional, medical and dental offices.

   Cartage and express facilities.

   Civic buildings.

   Commercial kitchens.

   Contractor and construction offices, shops and yards.

   Dairy products processing.

   Dry cleaning establishments and laundries employing more than 10 persons.

   Electronic and scientific precision instruments manufacture.

   Electroplating.

   Food manufacture, packaging and processing.

   Furniture, bedding and carpet manufacture.

   General manufacturing.

   Glass products production and sales.

   Health and fitness uses, maximum floor area of 7,500 SF.

   Instructional uses, maximum floor area of 7,500 SF.

   Light machinery production.

   Lithographing.

   Machine shops.

   Massage uses, when accessory to personal care or heath and fitness uses.

   Paper products manufacture.

   Personal Care Uses, when accessory to health and fitness uses.

   Plastics processing.

   Pottery and ceramics manufacture.

   Printing and publishing establishments.

   Radio and television stations and studios.

   Schools, trade or vocational.

   Tattoo uses, when accessory to personal care uses.

   Warehouses, storage and distribution facilities, but excluding miniwarehouses and self-storage facilities.

   Wearing apparel manufacture.

   Woodworking.

   Other uses which are of the same general character as the other permitted uses as determined by the zoning officer. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993; amd. Ord. 02-1129, 10-8-2002; Ord. 06-1373, 7-25-2006; Ord. 09-1549, 9-22-2009; Ord. 20-1988, 9-22-2020; Ord. 24-2121, 11-26-2024)

The following conditional uses may be permitted in specific situations in accordance with the procedures outlined in section 10-12-4, 10-3-34, and chapter 11 of this title, as appropriate:

   Accessory Wind Energy Facility.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Craft Grower Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Infuser Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Processing Organization.

   Adult-Use Cannabis Transporting Organization.

   Air, motor and railroad freight terminals.

   Airports and heliports.

   Animal grooming service.

   Asphalt products manufacture.

   Automobile service stations, repair facilities and car washes used in conjunction with an automobile service station.

   Boiler and tank manufacturing.

   Brick and structural clay products manufacture.

   Bulk storage of petroleum products.

   Car washes.

   Chemical and processing manufacture.

   Commercial solar energy facilities.

   Commercial wind energy facilities.

   Concrete mixing plants.

   Eating and drinking establishments.

   Feed mills.

   Foundries and forge plants.

   Fuel and ice sales.

   Garages for storage, repair and servicing of motor vehicles, including body repair, painting and engine rebuilding.

   Grain storage and processing.

   Health and fitness uses, floor area greater than 7,500 SF.

   Heavy machinery production.

   Instructional uses, floor area greater than 7,500 SF.

   Kennel.

   Leather tanning and processing.

   Meatpacking.

   Metal reduction and refinement.

   Metal stamping.

   Mining operations.

   Miniwarehouses and self-storage facilities.

   Petroleum products processing and storage.

   Petroleum refining.

   Planned unit developments.

   Public and private utility facilities.

   Recreation and social facilities.

   Recreational vehicle storage yard.

   Retail sale of trucks, truck trailers and associated parts.

   Rubber processing and manufacture.

   Stadiums.

   Steel manufacture.

   Stone products manufacture.

   Towing services. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993; amd. Ord. 02-1088, 3-12-2002; Ord. 02-1129, 10-8-2002; Ord. 04-1224, 6-22-2004; Ord. 13-1704, 6-11-2013; Ord. 20-1978, 7-14-2020; Ord. 20-1988, 9-22-2020; Ord. 23-2083, 11-28-2023; Ord. 24-2113, - - ; Ord. 25-2149, 7-8-2025)

The following conditions shall be required:

   A.   All outside storage areas of goods, materials, and other products shall be enclosed with fences or landscaping of at least 75 percent opacity and have a paved surface. Lighting of the facility shall be directed away from surrounding properties. (Ord. 05-1307, 8-9-2005)

   B.   Where the I-2 district abuts or is across an existing or proposed right of way from property located in a residence district, screening by fences or landscaping of at least 75 percent opacity shall be provided. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

   A.   Lot Area: The minimum area in the I-2 district shall be 1 acre.

   B.   Lot Width: The minimum lot width, at the front yard line in the I-2 district shall be 100 feet.

   C.   Yards: The minimum yards required in the I-2 district shall be as follows:

      1.   Yards Facing Existing Or Proposed Roadways (Not Including Interior Circulation Roads Or Drive Within An Individual Tract): There shall be a required yard adjacent to each existing or proposed roadway which bounds an individual tract. Such required yard shall not be less than 20 feet in depth; provided, however, that such a yard located across a street from a residence district shall equal 1 foot in depth for each foot of building height but in no event shall the yard be less than 100 feet in depth.

      2.   Front Yard: There shall be a required front yard of 50 feet.

      3.   Yards Adjacent To Interior And Rear Property Lines: There shall be a required yard adjacent to each interior side lot line and rear lot line of not less than 20 feet in depth, and except, that requirements for side yards and rear yards adjacent to interior side property lines and rear property lines shall not be applicable to buildings or structures erected adjacent to a railroad or railroad siding. Where any interior side property line or rear property line abuts upon a residence district, there shall be provided a required yard 1 foot in depth for each foot of building height but in no event shall this yard be less than 50 feet in depth.

      4.   Landscaping: All required setback areas shall be landscaped and maintained.

   D.   Bulk Regulations: The maximum floor area ratio for all buildings and structures in the district shall be 0.70.

   E.   Signs: In accordance with chapter 10 of this title.

   F.   Off Street Parking And Loading: In accordance with chapter 8 of this title. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

The I-3 planned industrial district is intended to provide lands for the development of a wide variety of intensive industrial uses.

This district generally includes those activities which cannot be operated economically without creating some conditions which might be objectionable to adjoining properties. The district, therefore, must be located in accordance with the comprehensive plan as a planned unit development. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

Within this district, no building, structure or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected or altered until and unless there shall have been filed with the plan commission a written application for approval of a contemplated use within said district, which application shall be accompanied with the following information:

   A.   A plot plan indicating the location of the present and proposed buildings, driveways, parking lots and other necessary uses.

   B.   Preliminary architectural plans for the proposed building or buildings.

   C.   An estimate of the maximum number of employees contemplated for the proposed development and the number of shifts during which they would work. Also, a description of the industrial operations proposed in sufficient detail to indicate the effects of those operations in producing of excessive auto and traffic congestion or problems of noise, glare, odor, sewerage, air pollution, water pollution, fire or safety hazards or other factors detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the area.

   D.   Engineering and architectural plans for the handling of any problem of the type outlined in subsection C of this section, including a designation of sewers to be used and necessary plans for controlling of smoke and other nuisances such as those enumerated under subsection C of this section.

   E.   Any other information the plan commission or village board of trustees may need to adequately consider the effect that the proposed uses may have upon the environment and the cost of providing municipal services to the area. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

   A.   Lot area: Planned industrial districts shall be a minimum area of at least 80 acres. Individual lots shall be of such size that the development will have the architectural unity and flexibility in arrangements and be of such size that all space requirements provided in this title are satisfied.

   B.   Yards: As required in the I-2 district.

   C.   Building height: Not to exceed 35 feet.

   D.   Building coverage: Not to exceed 40 percent.

   E.   Off street parking and loading: In accordance with chapter 8 of this title. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

   A.   Outside Storage: All outside storage of materials must be screened with berms and fencing to a height exceeding that which is stored and have a paved surface.

   B.   Performance Standards: In accordance with article D of this chapter.

   C.   Accessory Wind Energy Facilities: Accessory wind energy facilities require a conditional use permit to be installed in any industrial development in the I-3 zoning district. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993; amd. Ord. 05-1307, 8-9-2005; Ord. 25-2149, 7-8-2025)

Upon the finding by the plan commission that the contemplated development will constitute an industrial development of sustained desirability and stability, that it will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and consistent with the overall long range plans for the community, that it will not result in undue traffic congestion or traffic hazards, that the plans indicate that it will be adequately landscaped, buffered and screened and otherwise promote the health, safety and welfare of the community, the plan commission may authorize the issuance of a permit or permits for a proposed development in any planned industrial district. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)

   A.   It is the intent of this Article to provide that business, utilities, light industry, research and related activities shall be established and maintained with proper appearance from streets and adjoining properties and to provide that each such permitted use shall be a good neighbor to adjoining properties by the control of emission of noise, odor, glare, light, vibration, smoke, particulate matter, gases and wastes.

   B.   It is further the intent of this Article to state the conditions of construction and operation with which uses will be expected to comply. In many cases, the relation of a prospective use to all these performance standards cannot be judged properly at the time of building permit issuance. In such cases, the recipient of the building permit should note that these standards, like all other provisions of this Title, are continuing obligations, and that all uses shall be expected to operate in compliance with these standards. The building plans shall bear the signature of a qualified professional stating that all performance standards will be complied with based upon the submitted building plans. The Village retains the option to conduct its own investigation to determine compliance with the performance standards. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-93)

The performance standards set forth in Section 10-7D-4 of this Article shall be complied with, and any use which fails to comply with these standards shall be in violation of this Title and shall be subject to penalties provided for such violation. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-93)

Each measurable standard shall be measured at the appropriate indicated location in accordance with the provisions of Section 10-7D-4 of this Article. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-93)

The following performance standards shall be adhered to:

   A.   Noise: Noise shall be measured on any property line of the tract on which the operation is located. Noise shall be muffled so as not to become objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency, shrillness or intensity. At the property line, the sound pressure level of noise radiated continuously from a facility shall not exceed the value given in Tables 1 and 2 of the octave band frequency. The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter and an octave band analyzer that conform to specifications published by the American Standards Association. Octave band analyzers shall be calibrated in the Preferred Frequencies (American Standards Association S1.6-1967). Preferred Frequencies for Acoustical Measurements shall be used.

 

If the noise is not smooth and continuous, one or more of the corrections in Table 2 shall be added or subtracted from each of the decibel levels given in Table 1.

 

 

   * Apply one of these corrections only.

   B.   Odors: Odors from any use hereafter begun shall not be discernible at the property line and shall not exceed the odor threshold concentration. The measurement of the threshold odor shall be in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials Method DI391-57 Standard Method for Measurement of Odor in Atmosphere (Dilution Method) (Philadelphia: American Society of Testing and Materials, 1957). Detailed plans for the prevention of odors crossing property lines may be required before the issuance of a building permit.

   C.   Glare: Glare, whether direct or reflected, such as from floodlights or high temperature processes and as differentiated from general illumination, shall not be visible at any property line.

   D.   Exterior Lighting: Any lights used for exterior illumination shall direct light away from adjoining properties.

   E.   Vibration: Vibration shall not be discernible at any property line to the human sense of feeling for three (3) minutes' or more duration in one hour. Vibration at any time shall not produce at any time an acceleration of more than 0.1 gravities or shall result in any combination of amplitudes and frequencies beyond the "safe" range of Table 7 United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin No. 442 Seismic Effects of Quarry Blasting, on any structure. The methods and equations of said Bulletin No. 442 shall be used to compute all values for the enforcement of this provision.

   F.   Smoke: Measurement shall be done at the point of emission. The Ringelmann Smoke Chart published by the United States Bureau of Mines shall be used for the measurement of smoke. Smoke not darker or more opaque than No. 0 on said Chart may be emitted; except that smoke not darker or more opaque than No. 1 on said Chart may be emitted for periods not longer than 4 minutes in any 30 minutes. These provisions, applicable to visible grey smoke, shall also apply to visible smoke of a different color but with an equivalent apparent opacity.

   G.   Particulate Matter: Solid or liquid particles shall not be emitted at any point in concentrations exceeding 0.1 grains per cubic foot of the conveying gas or air. For measurement of the amount of particles in gases resulting from combustion, standard corrections shall be applied to a stack temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 percent excess air.

   H.   Gases: Fumes or gases shall not be emitted at any point in concentrations or amounts that are noxious, toxic or corrosive. The values given in Table I (Industrial Hygiene Standards - Maximum Allowable Concentration for 8 hour day, 5 days per week), Table III (Odor Thresholds), Table IV (Concentrations of Substances Causing Pain in the Eyes), and Table V (Exposures to Substances Causing Injury to Vegetation) in the latest revision of Chapter 5, Physiological Effect, that contains such tables, in the Air Pollution Abatement Manual, by the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc., Washington, D.C., are hereby established as guides for the determination of permissible concentration or amounts. Detailed plans for the elimination of fumes or gases may be required before the issuance of a building permit.

   I.   Hazard: Any operation allowed in Articles A and B of this Chapter shall be carried on with reasonable precautions against fire and explosion hazards.

   J.   Waste: All sewage and industrial wastes shall be treated and disposed of in such a manner as to comply with the water quality standards applicable to the classification assigned to the receiving waters by the Village, the State, and the USEPA approval of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of all plans for waste disposal facilities shall be required before issuance of any building permit. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-93)