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Villa Park City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 3

- OFFICE, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

3.1.1. - The Districts

The office (O), commercial (C) and industrial (M) zoning districts are listed in Table 3-1. Whenever this zoning ordinance refers to "office," "commercial" or "industrial" zoning districts or "O," "C" or "M" districts, it is referring to these districts.

Table 3-1: Office, Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts

Map SymbolDistrict Name
O-R Office-Research
C-1 Convenience Business
C-2 Neighborhood Business
C-3 Service Business
M-I Light Industrial
M-2 General Industrial

 

3.1.2. - Purposes

A.

General

Office, commercial and industrial zoning districts are intended to accommodate and promote neighborhood, community- and region-serving commercial uses, as well as industrial and employment uses.

B.

O-R

The O-R district is primarily intended to accommodate office, service and other types of low-impact, non-retail commercial uses.

C.

C-1

The C-1 district is primarily intended to accommodate daily convenience retail and service uses in small-scale buildings.

D.

C-2

The C-2 district is primarily intended to accommodate neighborhood-serving retail and service uses.

E.

C-3

The C-3 district is primarily intended to accommodate automobile-oriented retail and service uses.

F.

M-1

The M-1 district is primarily intended to accommodate small-scale, low-impact industrial and service commercial uses.

G.

M-2

The M-2 district is primarily intended to accommodate industrial and high-impact commercial uses, generally on larger sites and in locations that will not cause adverse impacts on residential uses.

(Ord. No. 4036, § 2(Exh. A), 6-11-18)

Sec. 3.2. - Lot and Building Regulations

Lots and buildings in the O, C and M districts are subject to the regulations of Table 3-2.

Table 3-2: Lot and Building Regulations (O, C and M districts)

Lot RegulationO-RC-1C-2C-3M-1M-2
Minimum Lot Area (square feet) 5,000 - - - 15,000 20,000
Minimum Lot Width (feet) 50 - - - - -
Maximum Lot Coverage (%) 60 - - - 50 50
Building RegulationsO-RC-1C-2C-3M-1M-2
Minimum Building Setbacks
Front Street (feet) 20[1] 7[3] 7[3] 30[1] 35[1] 35[1]
Side Street (feet) 20[1] 7[3] 7[3] 20[1] 35[1] 35[1]
Interior Side (feet)
Abutting R District 10[2][5] 10[5] 10[2][5] 10[2][5] 30{5] 30{5]
Abutting Other District - - - - 10 25
Rear (feet)
Abutting R District 20[2] 20 [2][5] 20[2][5] 20[2][5] 30[5] 35
Abutting Other District 20 10[4] 10[4] 20 15 25
Maximum Building Height (feet) 90 28 45 45 35 35

 

[1] Contextual setback regulations apply to infill development. See 14.1.9.

[2] Plus one (1) foot of additional setback for each foot of building height above twenty (28) feet.

[3] Maximum setback of twenty (20) feet, provided that minimum and maximum setbacks for infill development are established by the contextual setback regulations of 14.1.9.

[4] Or twelve (12) feet from centerline of abutting alley, whichever results in greater setback.

[5] Setback must include perimeter landscape buffer with minimum width of ten (10) feet (see section 9.1 for landscaping requirements)

(Ord. No. 4036, § 2(Exh. A), 6-11-18; Ord. No. 4305, § 2, 10-24-22)

3.3.1. - Maximum floor area limits.

Commercial uses allowed in the C-1 district are subject to a maximum gross floor area limit of six thousand (6,000) square feet.

3.3.2. - Outdoor storage and display.

A.

No outdoor storage or display is allowed in the O-R district.

B.

All business, service, research, merchandise display, and manufacturing activities and operations in M districts must be conducted wholly within completely enclosed buildings except off-street parking, off-street loading, outside storage as an accessory use and/or conditional use in districts where they are permitted. Outdoor storage areas in M districts:

1.

May not be located in street yards;

2.

Must be set back at least thirty (30) feet from any R-zoned lot and at least 10 feet from all other non-M-zoned lots; and

3.

Must be screened from view of non-M-zoned lots and street rights-of-way.

3.3.3. - Accessory Uses and Structures

3.3.4. - Fences and Walls

3.3.5. - Parking

See article 7.

3.3.6. - Landscaping.

See article 9.

(Ord. No. 4036, § 2(Exh. A), 6-11-18)