West Chicago City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE V
- ZONING ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- 5.1-1. - Responsibilities.
- 5.1-2. - Records.
- 5.1-3. - Minor variances.
- 5.2. - Certificates of zoning compliance.
- 5.2-1. - Application.
- 5.2-2. - Corrective action orders.
- 5.2-3. - Contents of order.
- 5.2-4. - Service of order.
- 5.2-5. - Stop orders.
- 5.2-6. - Emergency measures.
- 5.2-7. - Complaints.
- 5.2-8. - Penalty.
- 5.3. - Appeals.
- 5.3-1. - Initiation of appeal.
- 5.3-2. - Filing; record transmittal.
- 5.3-3. - Stay of further proceedings.
- 5.3-4. - Public hearing; notice.
- 5.3-5. - Decision by the zoning board of appeals.
- 5.3-6. - Rehearing after denial.
- 5.4. - Variations.
- 5.4-1. - Types of variations.
- 5.4-2. - Application.
- 5.4-3. - Public hearing; notice.
- 5.4-4. - Findings of fact.
- 5.4-5. - Recommendation by zoning board of appeals.
- 5.4-6. - Action by city council.
- 5.4-7. - Rehearing after denial.
- 5.5. - Special uses.
- 5.5-1. - Types of special uses.
- 5.5-2. - Application.
- 5.5-3. - Public hearing; notice.
- 5.5-4. - Findings of fact.
- 5.5-5. - Recommendation by zoning board of appeals.
- 5.5-6. - Action by city council.
- 5.5-7. - Rehearing after denial.
- 5.5-8. - Expiration.
- 5.6. - Amendments.
- 5.6-1. - Application.
- 5.6-2. - Public hearing; notice.
- 5.6-3. - Findings of fact.
- 5.6-4. - Action by city council.
- 5.6-5. - Protest.
ARTICLE VI
ZONING DISTRICTS GENERALLY
Sections
- 6.1.- Establishment.
- 6.2. - Official zoning map.
- 6.3. - District boundaries.
- 6.4. - Zoning of public rights-of-way.
- 6.5. - Zoning of unclassified and annexed land.
- 6.6. - General prohibition.
- 6.7. - Unlisted uses prohibited.
- 6.8. - Temporary uses.
- 6.9. - Meeting minimum zoning requirements.
- 6.10. - Consolidation.
- 6.11. - Access required.
- 6.12. - Front setbacks—Corner/through lots.
- 6.13. - Front setbacks in certain built-up areas.
- 6.14. - Intrusions into yards.
- 6.15. - Exceptions to height limits.
- 6.16. - Sewers, septic tanks.
- 6.17. - Accessory structures.
- 6.18. - Reserved.
- 6.19. - Private garages.
- 6.20. - Lot coverage.
- 6.21. - Rezoning of public and semipublic areas.
- 6.22. - Existing special uses.
- 6.23. - Reserved.
- 6.24. - Reserved.
- 6.25. - Refuse containers.
- 6.26. - Principal structures.
- 6.27. - Outside vending—Continuous.
- 6.28. - Short-term home rentals.
- 6.29. - Donation collection bins.
ARTICLE VII
SUPPLEMENTARY USE AND BULK REGULATIONS
Sections
- 7.1.- Fences.
- 7.2. - Home occupations.
- 7.3. - Lighting controls.
- 7.4. - Swimming pools.
- 7.5. - Greenhouses and plant nurseries.
- 7.6. - Reserved.
- 7.7. - Kennels.
- 7.8. - Reserved.
- 7.9. - Auto service stations.
- 7.10. - Use of commercial truck trailers for storage.
- 7.11. - Reserved.
- 7.12. - Antennas and towers for personal wireless services.
- 7.13. - Design standards and review.
- 7.14. - Above ground service facilities.
ARTICLE VIII
NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- 8.1.- Purpose of article.
- 8.2. - Nonconforming lots.
- 8.3. - Residential districts.
- 8.4. - Commercial and manufacturing districts.
- 8.5. - Two or more lots in common ownership.
- 8.6. - Nonconforming structures.
- 8.7. - Nonconforming uses occupying a structure.
- 8.8. - Nonconforming uses of land.
- 8.9. - Resumption of a discontinued nonconforming use.
ARTICLE IX
RESIDENTIAL
Sections
- 9.1.- ER-1 Estate residential.
- 9.1-1. - ER-2 Estate residential district.
- 9.2. - R-1 Single-family residence district.
- 9.2-1. - Use restrictions.
- 9.2-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.2-3. - Permitted uses.
- 9.2-4. - Special uses.
- 9.2-5. - Elm Road Overlay District.
- 9.2-5.1. - Accessory uses.
- 9.2-5.2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.3. - R-2 Single-family residence district.
- 9.3-1. - Use restrictions.
- 9.3-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.3-3. - Permitted uses.
- 9.3-4. - Special uses.
- 9.4. - R-3 Single-family residence district.
- 9.4-1. - Use restrictions.
- 9.4-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.4-3. - Permitted uses.
- 9.4-4. - Special uses.
- 9.5. - R-4 Single-family residence district.
- 9.5-1. - Use restrictions.
- 9.5-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.5-3. - Permitted uses.
- 9.5-4. - Special uses.
- 9.6. - R-5 Single-family residence district.
- 9.6-1. - Use restrictions.
- 9.6-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.6-3. - Permitted uses.
- 9.6-4. - Special uses.
- 9.7. - R-6 Multiple-family dwellings district.
- 9.7-1. - Use restrictions.
- 9.7-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 9.7-3. - Permitted uses.
- 9.7-4. - Special uses.
ARTICLE X
- BUSINESS
Sections
- 10.1-1. - Business land usage.
- 10.2. - B-1 Central business district.
- 10.2-1. - Use restrictions.
- 10.2-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 10.2-3. - Permitted uses.
- 10.2-4. - Special uses.
- 10.3. - B-2 General business district.
- 10.3-1. - Use restrictions.
- 10.3-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 10.3-3. - Permitted uses.
- 10.3-4. - Special uses.
- 10.4. - B-3 Regional shopping district.
- 10.4-1. - Use restrictions.
- 10.4-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 10.4-4. - Permitted uses.
- 10.4-5. - Special uses.
- 10.5 - The Airport Zoning District.[3]
- 10.5-1. - General regulations.
- 10.5-2. - Definitions.
- 10.5-3. - Sub planned unit development (PUD).
- 10.5-4. - Architectural and development guidelines.
- 10.5-5. - Landscape standards.
- 10.5-6. - Accessory structures and uses.
- 10.5-7. - Off-street parking.
- 10.5-8. - Off-street loading.
- 10.5-9. - Signs.
- 10.5-10. - Variance procedure.
ARTICLE XI
MANUFACTURING
Sections
- 11.1.- Manufacturing.
- 11.2. - M - Manufacturing district.
- 11.2-1. - Use restrictions.
- 11.2-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 11.2-3. - Permitted uses.
- 11.2-4. - Special uses.
- 11.2-5. - Adoption of studies and findings as to adult business uses.
- 11.2-6. - Amortization of existing adult business uses.
- 11.2-7. - Performance standards.
- 11.3. - ORI Office, research and light industrial district.
- 11.3-1. - Use restrictions.
- 11.3-2. - Lot and building requirements.
- 11.3-3. - Permitted uses.
- 11.3-4. - Special uses.
ARTICLE XII
SIGNS4
Sections
- 12.1.- Purpose.
- 12.2. - Sign permit.
- 12.2-1. - Permit required.
- 12.2-2. - Application.
- 12.2-3. - Certificate of appropriateness.
- 12.3. - Exempt signs.
- 12.4. - Prohibited signs.
- 12.5. - Sign area.
- 12.5-1. - Calculation of sign area.
- 12.5-2. - Sign area exclusions.
- 12.6. - General sign regulations.
- 12.6-1. - Design standards.
- 12.6-2. - Illumination.
- 12.6-3. - Intersection visibility.
- 12.6-4. - Landscaping required.
- 12.6-5. - Structural and maintenance requirements.
- 12.7. - Regulation based on sign type.
- 12.7-1. - Changeable copy signs.
- 12.7-2. - Flush-mounted signs.
- 12.7-3. - Freestanding signs.
- 12.7-4. - Projecting signs.
- 12.7-5. - Window signs.
- 12.7-6. - Sidewalk signs.
- 12.8. - Regulation based on use.
- 12.8-1. - Automobile service station signs.
- 12.8-2. - Development signs.
- 12.8-3. - Drive-through restaurant signs.
- 12.8-4. - Institutional signs.
- 12.8-5. - Shopping center signs.
- 12.9. - Regulation based on location.
- 12.9-1. - Residential districts.
- 12.9-2. - Business and manufacturing districts.
- 12.9-3. - Historic districts.
- 12.10. - Temporary signs.
- 12.10-1. - Temporary sign permit.
- 12.10-2. - Temporary sign regulations.
- 12.11. - Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE XIII
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections
- 13.1-1.- Purpose.
- 13.1-2. - Applicability of article.
- 13.1-3. - Existing parking/loading facilities.
- 13.1-4. - Submission of plot plan.
- 13.1-5. - Accessible parking.
- 13.1-6. - Parking area design standards.
- 13.1-7. - Access ways.
- 13.1-8. - Surfacing.
- 13.1-9. - Reserved.
- 13.1-10. - Lighting.
- 13.1-11, 13.1-12. - Reserved.
- 13.1-13. - Location of parking.
- 13.1-14. - Design and location of off-street loading facilities.
- 13.1-15. - Maintenance requirements.
- 13.2. - Computation of required parking/loading spaces.
- 13.3. - Number of parking and loading spaces required.
ARTICLE XIV
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS5
Sections
- 14.1.- Scope of regulations.
- 14.2. - Plan preparation.
- 14.3. - Submittal requirements.
- 14.4. - Landscape standards.
- 14.5. - Plant materials standards.
- 14.6. - Safety and maintenance.
- 14.7. - Intersection visibility.
- 14.8. - Landscape yards.
- 14.9. - Landscaping required.
- 14.10. - No plant zones.
- 14.11. - Reserved.
- 14.12. - Prohibited vegetation.
ARTICLE XV
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS6
Sections
- 15.1.- Purpose and intent.
- 15.2. - Application and interpretation.
- 15.3. - Procedure for planned unit development.
- 15.4. - Changes and Modifications of the planned unit development.
- 15.5. - Revocation of a special use permit for a planned unit development.
- 15.6. - Content of plans and plats.
- 15.7. - General Standards.
- 15.7.1. - Residential standards.
- 15.7.2. - Nonresidential standards.
- 15.8. - Findings.
- 15.9. - Administration and enforcement.
- 15.10. - Maintenance and use of planned unit development.