Villa Park City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
- INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Sections
- SEC. 1.1.- OFFICIAL NAME (TITLE)
- SEC. 1.2. - AUTHORITY
- SEC. 1.3. - EFFECTIVE DATE
- SEC. 1.4. - APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
- SEC. 1.5. - PURPOSES
- SEC. 1.6. - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- SEC. 1.7. - COMPLIANCE REQUIRED
- SEC. 1.8. - ONE BUILDING PER LOT
- 1.9.1. - Conflict with State or Federal Regulations
- 1.9.2. - Conflict with Other Village Regulations
- 1.9.3. - Conflict with Private Agreements
- 1.10.1. - Meanings and Intent
- 1.10.2. - Public Officials and Agencies
- 1.10.3. - Computation of Time.
- 1.10.4. - Tenses and Usage
- 1.10.5. - Conjunctions
- 1.10.6. - Headings and Illustrations
- 1.10.7. - Current Versions
- 1.10.8. - Lists and Examples
- 1.10.9. - Delegation of Authority
- 1.11.1. - Establishment
- 1.11.2. - Maintenance, Updates and Publishing
- 1.11.3. - Zoning District Boundaries
- 1.11.4. - Zoning Map Interpretations
- 1.11.5. - Zoning of Public Ways and Rights-Of-Way
- 1.11.6. - Zoning of Annexed Land
- Sec. 1.12. - Transitional Provisions
- 1.12.1. - Applications, Permits and Approvals
- 1.12.2. - Violations Continue
- Sec. 1.13. - Severability
ARTICLE 2
- RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 2.1.1. - The Districts.
- 2.1.2. - Purposes
- SEC. 2.2. - ALLOWED BUILDING TYPES
- SEC. 2.3. - LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- SEC. 2.4. - ALLOWED USES
- 2.5.1. - Anti-Monotony Regulations
- 2.5.2. - Attached Garage Design
- 2.6.1. - Parking
- 2.6.2. - Accessory Uses and Structures
- 2.6.3. - Fences and Walls
- 2.6.4. - Home Occupations
- 2.6.5. - Permitted Obstructions and Encroachments
ARTICLE 4
- MX DISTRICTS2
Sections
- 4.1.1. - The Districts
- 4.1.2. - Purposes
- 4.1.3. - Uses
- 4.2.1. - Primary Streets
- 4.2.2. - Street Extensions
- 4.3.1. - General
- 4.3.2. - Descriptions
- 4.3.3. - Where Allowed
- 4.3.4. - General Regulations
- Sec. 4.4. - Building Type Regulations
- 4.4.2. - Storefront Building
- 4.4.3. - General Building
- 4.4.4. - Row Building
- 4.4.5. - Civic Building
- Sec. 4.5. - Building Types—Measurements
- 4.5.1. - Minimum primary frontage lot line coverage.
- 4.5.2. - Build-to Zone
- 4.5.3. - Heights in Stories
- 4.5.4. - Minimum and Maximum Height Per Story
- 4.5.5. - Minimum Required Transparency
- Sec. 4.6. - Roof Types
- 4.6.1. - General
- 4.6.2. - Parapet Roof
- 4.6.3. - Pitched Roof
- 4.6.4. - Flat Roof
- 4.6.5. - Towers
- Sec. 4.7. - General Design Requirements
- 4.7.1. - Materials and Color
- 4.7.2. - Windows, Awnings, and Shutters
- 4.7.3. - Balconies
- 4.7.4. - Treatments at Terminal Vistas
- 4.7.5. - Building Variety
- 4.7.6. - Building Lighting
- 4.7.7. - Principal Entryway
- 4.7.8. - Storefront Design
- 4.7.9. - Arcade Design
- 4.7.10. - Fuel Stations and Car Washes
- 4.7.11. - Drive-Through Structures
- Sec. 4.8. - Streetscape Guidelines
- 4.8.1. - Typical Street Elements
- 4.8.2. - Street Configurations
ARTICLE 6
- USES
Sections
- 6.1.1. - Use Table
- 6.1.2. - Use Categories
- 6.1.3. - Use Subcategories
- Sec. 6.2. - Residential Use Category
- 6.2.1. - Household Living
- 6.2.2. - Group Living
- SEC. 6.3. - PUBLIC, CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USE CATEGORY
- 6.3.1. - Cemetery
- 6.3.2. - College or University
- 6.3.3. - Community Center
- 6.3.4. - Fraternal Organization
- 6.3.5. - Governmental Facility
- 6.3.6. - Hospital
- 6.3.7. - Library
- 6.3.8. - Museum or Cultural Facility
- 6.3.9. - Natural Resources Preservation
- 6.3.10. - Parks and Recreation
- 6.3.11. - Religious Assembly
- 6.3.12. - Safety Service
- 6.3.13. - School
- 6.3.14. - Utilities and Public Service Facility
- SEC. 6.4. - COMMERCIAL USE CATEGORY
- 6.4.1. - Animal Service
- 6.4.2. - Assembly and Entertainment
- 6.4.3. - Broadcast or Recording Studio
- 6.4.4. - Commercial Service
- 6.4.5. - Day Care
- 6.4.6. - Eating and drinking establishments
- 6.4.7. - Financial Service
- 6.4.8. - Funeral and Mortuary Service
- 6.4.9. - Lodging
- 6.4.10. - Medical Services
- 6.4.11. - Office
- 6.4.12. - Parking, Non-Accessory
- 6.4.13. - Retail Sales
- 6.4.14. - Self-service Storage Facility
- 6.4.15. - Sexually oriented Business
- 6.4.16. - Trade School
- 6.4.17. - Vehicle Sales and Service
- 6.4.18. - Cannabis Businesses.
- SEC. 6.5. - WHOLESALE, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE USES
- 6.5.1. - Equipment and Materials Storage, Outdoor
- 6.5.2. - Trucking and Transportation Terminals
- 6.5.3. - Warehouse
- 6.5.4. - Wholesale Sales and Distribution
- Sec. 6.6. - Industrial Use Category
- 6.6.1. - Artisan Industrial
- 6.6.2. - Limited Industrial
- 6.6.3. - General Industrial
- 6.6.4. - Intensive Industrial
- 6.6.5. - Junk or Salvage Yard
- 6.6.6. - Prohibited Industrial Uses
- 6.6.7. - Recycling Uses
- 6.6.8. - Recyclable Material Drop-Off Facility
- 6.6.9. - Recyclable Material Processing
- SEC. 6.7. - AGRICULTURAL USE CATEGORY
- 6.7.1. - Agriculture, Animal
- 6.7.2. - Agriculture, Crop
- 6.7.3. - Community Garden
- SEC. 6.8. - OTHER USE CATEGORY
- 6.8.1. - Drive-in or Drive-through Facility
- 6.8.4. - Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 6.9.1. - Detached House
- 6.9.2. - Attached House
- 6.9.3. - Duplex
- 6.9.4. - Multi-unit Building
- 6.9.5. - Live-above Unit
- 6.10.1. - Generally Applicable Regulations
- 6.10.2. - Residential Accessory Structures
- 6.10.3. - Nonresidential Accessory Structures
- 6.10.4. - Residential Garages and Carports
- 6.10.5. - Dog Runs
- 6.10.6. - Home Occupations.
- 6.10.7. - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- 6.10.8. - Satellite Dish Antennas
- 6.10.9. - Solar Energy Systems
- 6.10.10. - Amateur Radio Facilities
- 6.10.11. - Apiaries
- 6.11.1. - General Regulations
- 6.11.2. - Permitted Uses
- Sec. 6.12. - OUTDOOR STORAGE CONTAINERS IN NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
- Sec. 6.13. - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
ARTICLE 7
- PARKING
Sections
- 7.1.1. - Purpose
- 7.1.2. - Applicability
- Sec. 7.2. - MINIMUM PARKING RATIOS
- SEC. 7.3. - CALCULATION OF REQUIRED PARKING
- 7.3.1. - Multiple Uses
- 7.3.2. - Calculations
- 7.3.3. - Occupancy- or Capacity-based Standards
- 7.3.4. - Bench Seating
- 7.3.5. - Outdoor Customer Seating/Dining Areas
- 7.3.6. - Unlisted Uses
- 7.3.7. - Establishment of Other Parking Ratios
- 7.4.1. - On-street Parking
- 7.4.2. - Shared Parking
- 7.4.3. - Long-term Bicycle Parking
- 7.4.4. - Alternative Compliance
- 7.5.1. - Purposes
- 7.5.2. - Spaces Required
- 7.5.3. - Location
- 7.5.4. - Design
- 7.5.5. - Administrative Adjustments
- 7.6.1. - Location
- 7.6.2. - Off-Site Parking
- 7.6.3. - Use
- 7.7.1. - Applicability
- 7.7.2. - Parking in Street Yards
- 7.7.3. - Parking in Rear Yards
- 7.7.4. - Parking in Side Yards
- 7.7.5. - Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parking
- 7.7.6. - Inoperable Vehicles and Repairs
- 7.7.7. - Trucks and Large Vehicles
- 7.8.1. - Applicability
- 7.8.2. - Number
- 7.8.3. - Location
- 7.8.4. - Dimensions
- 7.8.5. - Visibility at Driveways
- 7.8.6. - Driveway Turnarounds
- 7.8.7. - Driveway and Parking Pad Design
- 7.9.1. - General
- 7.9.2. - Parking Stall Sizes and Parking Lot Geometrics
- 7.9.3. - Striping
- 7.9.4. - Surfacing
- 7.9.5. - Wheel Stops
- 7.9.6. - Access
- 7.9.7. - Landscaping and Screening
- 7.9.8. - Lighting
- 7.9.9. - Drainage
- Sec. 7.10. - ACCESSIBLE PARKING
- 7.11.1. - Purpose
- 7.11.2. - Applicability
- 7.11.3. - Stacking Spaces Required
- 7.11.4. - Stacking Lane Dimensions, Design and Layout
- 7.11.5. - Setbacks
- 7.11.6. - Noise
- 7.11.7. - Site Plans
- 7.12.1. - Required
- 7.12.2. - Plans Required
- 7.12.3. - Location and Design
ARTICLE 8
- SIGNS
Sections
- 8.1.1. - Purpose
- 8.1.2. - Scope; Permit Required
- 8.1.3. - Content Neutrality
- Sec. 8.2. - PROHIBITED SIGNS AND SIGN CHARACTERISTICS
- Sec. 8.3. - SIGN EXCEPTIONS
- 8.3.1. - Nameplates, Commemorative Wall Plaques and Inscriptions
- 8.3.2. - Sandwich Board Signs
- 8.3.3. - Special Event/Recognitions Signs
- 8.3.4. - Driveway Signs
- 8.3.5. - Drive-through Signs
- 8.3.6. - Temporary Signs
- 8.3.7. - Other Sign Exceptions
- 8.4.1. - Location
- 8.4.2. - Sign Construction
- 8.4.3. - Placement
- 8.5.1. - Applicability
- 8.5.2. - Signs Allowed
- 8.6.1. - Applicability
- 8.6.2. - Freestanding Signs
- 8.6.3. - Wall Signs
- 8.6.4. - Projecting Signs
- 8.6.5. - Roof Signs
- 8.6.6. - Window Signs
- 8.6.7. - Awning and Canopy Signs
- 8.7.1. - Where Allowed
- 8.7.2. - Maximum Number and Sign Area
- 8.7.3. - Message Hold Time
- 8.7.4. - Graphics and Animation
- 8.7.5. - Brightness
- 8.7.6. - Operating Hours
- Sec. 8.8. - ADMINISTRATION
- 8.9.1. - Applicability
- 8.9.2. - Contents of Master Sign Plans
- 8.9.3. - Design
- 8.9.4. - Sign Structure Color
- 8.9.5. - Plan Approval and Amendments
- 8.10.1. - Description
- 8.10.2. - General Regulations
- Sec. 8.11. - ABANDONED SIGNS
- 8.12.1. - Definitions
- 8.12.2. - Measurements
ARTICLE 9
- SITE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- 9.1.1. - Purpose
- 9.1.2. - Applicability
- 9.1.3. - General Landscape Standards
- 9.1.4. - Landscape Plan
- 9.1.5. - Landscape and Screening Requirements
- 9.1.6. - Completion Guarantee
- 9.1.7. - Maintenance
- 9.1.8. - Plant List:
- 9.2.1. - General
- 9.2.2. - Allowed Fence Heights and Locations
- 9.3.1. - Intersections
- 9.3.2. - Driveways
- 9.4.1. - Applicability
- 9.4.2. - Exceptions
- 9.4.3. - General Regulations
- 9.4.4. - Glare
- 9.4.5. - Prohibited
- 9.4.6. - Parking Lot Standards
- 9.4.7. - Measuring Light Levels
- 9.4.8. - Exterior Lighting Plans
- 9.5.1. - Applicability
- 9.5.2. - Noise
- 9.5.3. - Smoke and Emissions
- 9.5.4. - Vibrations
- 9.5.5. - Glare and Heat
- 9.5.6. - Stormwater
ARTICLE 10
- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Sections
- SEC. 10.1.- APPLICABILITY
- SEC. 10.2. - WHERE ALLOWED
- SEC. 10.3. - APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
- SEC. 10.4. - APPLICATIONS FOR NEW TOWERS
- 10.5.1. - Small Wireless Facilities
- 10.5.2. - Other Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 10.5.3. - Notice to Applicant
- 10.6.1. - New and Modified Towers
- 10.6.2. - Other Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 10.6.3. - [Transmission Equipment]
- SEC. 10.7. - VARIATIONS, APPEALS AND REGULATORY RELIEF
- SEC. 10.8. - DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 11
- REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Sections
- 11.1.1. - Applicability
- 11.1.2. - Review and Decision-making Authority
- 11.1.3. - Applications and Fees
- 11.1.4. - Public Hearing Notices
- 11.1.5. - Public Hearing Procedures
- 11.1.6. - Action by Review and Decision-Making Bodies
- 11.1.7. - Decision-Making Criteria; Burden of Proof or Persuasion
- 11.1.8. - Required Time-frames for Action
- 11.2.1. - Purpose
- 11.2.2. - Authority to File
- 11.2.3. - Application Filing
- 11.2.4. - Review and Report—Community Development Director
- 11.2.5. - Notice of Hearing
- 11.2.6. - Hearing and Recommendation—Planning and Zoning Commission
- 11.2.7. - Final Action—Village Board
- 11.2.8. - Protest Petitions
- 11.2.9. - Review and Approval Criteria
- 11.2.10. - Successive Applications
- 11.2.11. - Pending Rezonings
- 11.3.1. - Purpose and Intent
- 11.3.2. - Authority
- 11.3.3. - Definition and Size Limitations
- 11.3.4. - Procedures for Establishment
- 11.3.5. - Preapplication Conference
- 11.3.6. - Concept PUD Plan Review
- 11.3.7. - PUD Development Plan
- 11.3.8. - PUD Site Plans
- 11.3.9. - Amendments to Approved PUD Development Plans
- 11.3.10. - Conditions for Approval
- 11.3.11. - Development Standards and Design Criteria
- 11.3.12. - Fees
- 11.3.13. - Effective Period of Planned Unit Development
- 11.4.1. - Intent
- 11.4.2. - Authority to File
- 11.4.3. - Application Filing
- 11.4.4. - Review and Report—Community Development Director
- 11.4.5. - Notice of Hearing
- 11.4.6. - Hearing and Recommendation—Planning and Zoning Commission
- 11.4.7. - Final Action—Village Board
- 11.4.8. - Review and Approval Criteria
- 11.4.9. - Lapse of Approval
- 11.4.10. - Transferability
- 11.4.11. - Amendments
- 11.4.12. - Successive Applications
- 11.5.1. - Intent
- 11.5.2. - Authorized Variations
- 11.5.3. - Authority to File
- 11.5.4. - Application Filing
- 11.5.5. - Notice of Hearing
- 11.5.6. - Hearing and Recommendation—Planning and Zoning Commission
- 11.5.7. - Final Action—Village Board
- 11.5.8. - Transferability
- 11.5.9. - Amendments
- 11.5.10. - Lapse of Approval
- 11.5.11. - Successive Applications
- 11.6.1. - Intent
- 11.6.2. - Authorized Administrative Adjustments
- 11.6.3. - Authority to File
- 11.6.4. - Application Filing
- 11.6.5. - Notice of Filing/Intent to Approve
- 11.6.6. - Action by Community Development Director
- 11.6.7. - Review and Approval Criteria
- 11.6.8. - Conditions of Approval
- 11.6.9. - Transferability
- 11.6.10. - Amendments
- 11.6.11. - Lapse of Approval
- 11.6.12. - Appeals
- 11.7.1. - Authority
- 11.7.2. - Right to Appeal
- 11.7.3. - Application Filing
- 11.7.4. - Effect of Filing
- 11.7.5. - Record of Decision
- 11.7.6. - Notice of Hearing
- 11.7.7. - Hearing and Final Decision
- 11.7.8. - Decision-Making Criterion
ARTICLE 12
- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- 12.1.1. - Community Development Director
- 12.1.2. - Promulgation of Administrative Rules
- 12.1.3. - Planning and Zoning Commission
- 12.2.1. - Responsibility for Enforcement
- 12.2.2. - Violations
- 12.2.3. - Continuing Violations
- 12.2.4. - Administrative Adjudication
- 12.2.5. - Remedies and Enforcement Powers
- 12.2.6. - Continuation of Previous Enforcement Actions
- 12.2.7. - Remedies Cumulative
- 12.2.8. - Persons Subject to Penalties
- 12.2.9. - Enforcement Procedures
ARTICLE 13
- NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- 13.1.1. - Scope
- 13.1.2. - Intent
- 13.1.3. - Authority to Continue
- 13.1.4. - Determination of Nonconformity Status
- 13.1.5. - Repairs and Maintenance
- 13.1.6. - Change of Tenancy or Ownership
- 13.2.1. - Description
- 13.2.2. - Use of and Building on Nonconforming Lots
- 13.3.1. - Description
- 13.3.2. - Change of Use
- 13.3.3. - Expansion of Use
- 13.3.4. - Remodeling and Improvements
- 13.3.5. - Relocation
- 13.3.6. - Loss of Nonconforming Status
- 13.3.7. - Accessory Uses
- 13.4.1. - Description
- 13.4.2. - Use
- 13.4.3. - Alterations and Expansions
- 13.4.4. - Relocation
- 13.4.5. - Loss of Nonconforming Status
- 13.5.1. - Description
- 13.5.2. - Regulations
- SEC. 13.6. - SIGNS
ARTICLE 14
- MEASUREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 14.1.1. - Rounding
- 14.1.2. - Lot Area
- 14.1.3. - Lot Area per Dwelling Unit
- 14.1.4. - Building Footprint
- 14.1.5. - Floor Area
- 14.1.6. - Lot Width
- 14.1.7. - Lot Depth
- 14.1.8. - Lot Coverage
- 14.1.9. - Setbacks
- 14.1.10. - Height
- 14.2.1. - General
- 14.2.2. - Use-Related Terms
- 14.2.3. - Sign-Related Terms
- 14.2.4. - Measurements and Calculations
- 14.2.5. - Words and Terms Beginning with "A"
- 14.2.6. - Words and Terms Beginning with "B"
- 14.2.7. - Words and Terms Beginning with "C"
- 14.2.8. - Words and Terms Beginning with "D"
- 14.2.9. - Words and Terms Beginning with "E"
- 14.2.10. - Words and Terms Beginning with "F"
- 14.2.11. - Words and Terms Beginning with "G"
- 14.2.12. - Words and Terms Beginning with "H"
- 14.2.13. - Words and Terms Beginning with "I"
- 14.2.14. - Words and Terms Beginning with "J"
- 14.2.14.5. - Words and Terms Beginning with "K"
- 14.2.15. - Words and Terms Beginning with "L"
- 14.2.16. - Words and Terms Beginning with "M"
- 14.2.17. - Words and Terms Beginning with "N"
- 14.2.18. - Words and Terms Beginning with "O"
- 14.2.19. - Words and Terms Beginning with "P"
- 14.2.20. - Words and Terms Beginning with "Q"
- 14.2.21. - Words and Terms Beginning with "R"
- 14.2.22. - Words and Terms Beginning with "S"
- 14.2.23. - Words and Terms Beginning with "T"
- 14.2.24. - Words and Terms Beginning with "U"
- 14.2.25. - Words and Terms Beginning with "V"
- 14.2.26. - Words and Terms Beginning with "W"
- 14.2.27. - Words and Terms Beginning with "X"
- 14.2.28. - Words and Terms Beginning with "Y"
- 14.2.29. - Words and Terms Beginning with "Z"