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VOLUME II

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Published in 2004 by Order of the Mayor and Board of Trustees

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CURRENT OFFICIALS

of the

VILLAGE OF

SKOKIE, ILLINOIS

(January 2026)

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Ann Tennes

Mayor

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Minal Desai

Village Clerk

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Jim Iverson

Kimani Levy

Lissa Levy

Alison Pure Slovin

Keith Robinson

Gail Schechter

Board of Trustees

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Steven M. Elrod

Corporate Counsel

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John T. Lockerby

Village Manager

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Johanna Nyden

Community Development Director

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Paul Luke, Chairman

Jeff Burman, Secretary

Scott Berman

Boyd Black

Cindy Franklin

Talia Gevaryahu

Ross Mathee

Sigalle Shpayher

Richard Witry

Plan Commission

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Brian O'Donnell, Chairman

Nick Werth, Vice Chairman

Sean Arden

Elaine Jacobson

Sharon Roos Kirkpatrick

David Putrus

David Solovy

Daniel Strauss

Jay Trivedi

Zoning Board of Appeals

OFFICIALS

of the

VILLAGE OF

SKOKIE, ILLINOIS

AT THE TIME OF THIS RECODIFICATION

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George Van Dusen

Mayor

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Michele L. Bromberg

Michael A. Gelder

Frank G. McCabe

Donald P. Perille

Randall E. Roberts

Edie Sue Sutker

Board of Trustees

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Marlene Williams

Village Clerk

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Albert J. Rigoni

Village Manager

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J. Patrick Hanley

Corporation Counsel

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Peter W. Peyer

Director of Community Development

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Paul Luke, Chairman

Michael Lorge, Vice Chairman

Herb Sweetow, Secretary

David J. Marek

George Mitchell

Morton Paradise

Mel Septon

Lawrence Stasica

Plan Commission

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Ralph Klein, Chairman

Robert Davis

Marilyn D. Glazer

Omprakash Kamaria

Robert Leifer

James McCarthy

Syed Najiullah

David Solovy

Roberta Sweetow

Zoning Board of Appeals

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Herbert Dubrow

Assistant Corporation Counsel

PREFACE

This Code volume contains the zoning chapter for this recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of the Village of Skokie, Illinois.

Source materials used in the preparation of the zoning chapter were the zoning ordinance, as supplemented through 1999 and subsequent ordinances. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this volume, the reader can locate any section of the zoning ordinance Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the zoning chapter is included at the back of this Code.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 118 is numbered 118-2. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 118-1 and 118-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 118-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. The following are the parts of volume II, and their corresponding prefixes:

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Bill Carroll, Senior Code Attorney, and Connie Timmons, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Barbara Meyer, Corporation Counsel, Mark Vanderpool, Assistant Village Manager, and Keith Glatz, Purchasing Agent and Marlene Williams, Village Clerk, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the village readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the village's affairs.

Copyright

All editorial enhancements of this Code are copyrighted by Municipal Code Corporation and the Village of Skokie, Illinois. Editorial enhancements include, but are not limited to: organization; table of contents; section catchlines; prechapter section analyses; editor's notes; cross references; state law references; numbering system; code comparative table; state law reference table; and index. Such material may not be used or reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Municipal Code Corporation and Village of Skokie, Illinois.

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Municipal Code Corporation and the Village of Skokie, Illinois. 2004.

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 05-1-C-3333

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 118 OF THE SKOKIE VILLAGE CODE PERTAINING TO THE INCLUSION OF EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCES INTO THE SKOKIE VILLAGE CODE

WHEREAS, on April 15, 2002, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie adopted the recodification of the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Skokie into the Skokie Village Code (hereinafter "SVC") that provided the additional benefit of making the SVC available to the public in an electronic format; and

WHEREAS, at the time the recodification was adopted, Chapter 118 was reserved for the Skokie zoning ordinances, however, they were not included in the recodification process because there were numerous amendments under consideration by the Skokie Plan Commission; and

WHEREAS, the Skokie Plan Commission and the Mayor and Board of Trustees have since completed their review of most major sections of the Village of Skokie zoning ordinances in 2004 and as a result, the Community Development Department and the Municipal Code Corporation (hereinafter "MCC") were able to complete the zoning ordinances recodification process; and

WHEREAS, Chapter 118 will contain the Skokie zoning ordinances and the content will be the same as the existing zoning ordinances, however, the numbering system will be consistent with the rest of the Village Code. In addition, the order of some sections have been changed to make them easier to find and use; and

WHEREAS, the Community Development Director recommended in his memorandum dated November 1, 2004, that the recodified zoning ordinances be incorporated into the SVC as Chapter 118; and

WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed Chapter 118 is attached hereto as Exhibit "1";

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois;

Section 1: That Chapter 118, of the SVC be and the same is hereby amended by adopting and incorporating the proposed Chapter 118, as attached hereto in Exhibit "1", being comprised of the newly recodified zoning ordinances of the Village of Skokie.

Section 2: That the provisions of the amended Chapter 118, insofar as they are substantively the same as the existing Village of Skokie zoning ordinances regardless of their location and numbering, shall be construed as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments. In the event the term or terms, "Skokie Zoning Ordinance," "Amended Zoning Ordinance" or a similar word or phrase is referenced in any Village of Skokie Ordinance or Resolution, the Skokie Village Code, or any Village issued document whatsoever, then such term or terms shall mean and be construed as if it referenced Chapter 118.

Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.

ADOPTED this 3rd day of January, 2005.

Ayes: 5 (McCabe, Perille, Roberts, Sutker, Van Dusen)

Nays: 0

Absent: 2 (Bromberg, Gelder)

Approved by me this 3rd day of January, 2005.

Attested and filed in my office this 4th day of January, 2005; and published in pamphlet form according to law from January 4th, 2005 to January 14th, 2005.