Every lot must have frontage on a public street and must be provided with facilities for ingress and/or egress to and from that public street conforming to all applicable requirements of the Superintendent of Highways and approved by the road authority onto whose road or street such ingress and/or egress is to be made.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   (A)   The Zoning Administrator may require the submittal of trip generation data for proposed developments using data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers' publication Trip Generation.

   (B)   The Zoning Administrator or any review and decision-making body involved in the review of a development or permit application may require a traffic study for any proposed development that generates 250 or more average daily (week-day) trips or 100 or more peak-hour trips.

   (C)   Required traffic studies must provide adequate information to allow the county engineer to assess the impact of the proposed development on nearby roads and intersections, including its impacts on pedestrians and bicyclists.

   (D)   Decision-making bodies may require traffic control improvements, including off-site access and traffic control and require the applicant to finance and construct those traffic improvements that are directly attributable to the proposed development.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   A system of pedestrian walkways must be provided to connect each principal building on a site with the following: adjacent public sidewalks, on-site parking lots or parking structures, other on-site primary use buildings, bicycle storage areas, and common outdoor use areas. The pedestrian walk-way system must comply with all applicable county requirements.

(Ord. effective 10-1- 2012)

   Every new and existing use must provide water supply and sewage disposal facilities conforming to standards of design and location approved by the Will County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health. These regulations may, in some cases, impose larger minimum lot area requirements than this zoning ordinance and/or require connection to central water and sanitary sewer facilities when such infrastructure is located nearby. Compliance with applicable health regulations will be confirmed prior to issuance of building permits.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   No lot may be used for vehicle access to any other lot unless the proposed accessway ensures perpetual access to the subject property.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   No lot may be divided into two or more lots for the purpose of transfer of ownership, unless the division complies with all applicable regulations of this zoning ordinance and the subdivision ordinance.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   At the intersection of roads or at the point of ingress and egress onto roads, no structure, parked vehicle, or plant material may obstruct a clear path of motor vehicle drivers' vision of approaching vehicles within a triangular square determined by a diagonal line connecting two points measured 75 feet equidistant from the point of intersection with the center lines of the roads and the points of ingress and egress. These "vision clearance" provisions prohibit structures that obstruct a clear path of motor vehicle drivers' vision within the sight triangle area illustrated below.

(Ord. effective 10-1- 2012)

   (A)   Fences and walls up to seven feet in height are permitted in side and rear yard areas in residential and agricultural districts.

   (B)   Fences and walls up to eight feet in height are permitted in side and rear yard areas in commercial and industrial districts.

   (C)   Fences and walls up to four feet in height above natural grade level are permitted in street yard areas of all zoning districts. Street yard fences in agricultural zoning districts may be up to five feet in height.

   (D)   For double-frontage lots (in a yard from which street access is not allowed), fences may be up to six feet in height in the rear yards.

   (E)   No permits are required for fences.

   (F)   Erecting fences in drainage easements is not recommended.

   (G)    Barbed wire, razor concertina, concertina wire fences are prohibited in residential zoning districts and on lots abutting residential zoning districts. Electric wire fences are prohibited in residential zoning districts and on lots abutting residential zoning districts, except in the E-1 and E-2 zoning districts when used for the containment of horses, farm animals, and micro-livestock as may be authorized by § 155-10.10.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012; Ord. 17-257, passed 10-19-2017)

   (A)   Outdoor (sales) display.

      (1)   Applicability. The standards of this section apply to all outdoor display areas in commercial and industrial districts except the following:

         (a)   The sale of food, flowers, newspapers, periodicals and similar materials that are not left outdoors overnight; and

         (b)   Temporary sales events, such as weekend sidewalk sales (on private sidewalks), seasonal vegetable sales, Christmas tree sales and sales of customary holiday items. See § 155-10.20 for temporary use regulations.

      (2)   Type 1 outdoor display. Type 1 outdoor displays are areas where the majority of items for sale to the general public are displayed outdoors, such as garden nurseries, vehicle and equipment sales lots, mobile home sales, play equipment sales and other similar uses. Type 1 outdoor displays are permitted as of right in C-3, C-4 and industrial districts and may be approved by special use permit in the C-2 district. All Type 1 outdoor displays are subject to the following regulations:

         (a)   Location. Type 1 outdoor display areas are prohibited in drive aisles, fire lanes, required parking spaces and required landscape areas.

         (b)   Height limitations. Individual items attached to a building wall surface may not exceed eight feet in height. Stacked items may not exceed eight feet in height, provided that this height limit does not apply to items stored on racks or shelves.

         (a)   Location. Type 2 outdoor display areas are prohibited in drive aisles, fire lanes, required parking spaces, required landscape areas, required setbacks and within three feet of a building entrance.

         (b)   Area and height.

            1.   Outdoor display areas may not exceed 15% of the indoor floor area of the principal use.

            2.   Individual items attached to a building wall surface may not exceed eight feet in height. Stacked items may not exceed eight feet in height, provided that this height limit does not apply to items stored on racks or shelves.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012; Ord. 18-1, passed 1-18-2018; Ord. 20-478, passed 12-17-2020)

      (1)   Public street lights;

      (2)   Single-family detached houses and agricultural uses identified as exempt under § 155-1.50(A);

      (3)   Lighting in swimming pools and other water features governed by the building ordinance;

      (4)   Exit signs and other exit illumination required by the building ordinance;

      (5)   Lighting for stairs and ramps required by the building ordinance;

      (6)   Temporary holiday lighting, used fewer than 30 days in one calendar year;

      (7)   Low-voltage landscape lighting; and

      (8)   Active outdoor recreational facilities within a public park and schools, subject to the following requirements:

         (a)   The mounted height of outdoor lighting associated with such uses may not exceed 60 feet.

         (b)   Lights may not be illuminated after 11:00 p.m.

         (c)   All light sources must be shielded to prevent light and glare spillover to adjacent property and abutting rights-of-way.

   (B)   Standards. Non-exempt outdoor lighting must comply with the following standards:

      (1)   Outdoor lighting may not exceed 0.50 footcandles at any point on the abutting property if the subject property abuts a residential zoning district or a lot containing a residential use.

      (2)   Outdoor lighting may not exceed 1.00 footcandles at the right-of-way line or at any point on the abutting property if the subject property abuts a non-residential zoning district or lot containing a nonresidential use.

      (3)   All light sources must be shielded to prevent light and glare spillover to adjacent property and abutting rights-of-way.

      (4)   Flickering lights, flashing lights, search lights and laser source lights are prohibited.

   (C)   Measurements.

      (1)   Metering equipment. Lighting levels must be measured in footcandles with a direct-reading, light meter. The meter must be read within an accuracy of plus or minus 5%.

      (2)   Method of measurement. The meter sensor must be mounted or maintained not more than six inches above ground level in a horizontal position at the property line. Readings may be taken only after the cell has been exposed long enough to provide a constant reading. Measurements must be made after dark with the light sources in question on, then with the same sources off. The difference between the two readings must be compared to the maximum permitted illumination. This procedure eliminates the effects of moonlight and other ambient light.

(Ord. effective 10-1- 2012; Am. Ord. 15-168, passed 6- 18-2015; Ord. 18- 1, passed 1-18- 2018; Am. Ord. 18-194, passed 7-19-2018)

   See the Water Resource Ordinance.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   For the purpose of this zoning ordinance, boundary lines of incorporated villages, cities, and municipalities are those that have been determined upon adoption by due process of law and made a matter of record in the office of the Will County Recorder.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012)

   Inoperable automobiles, trucks, or other vehicles may not be stored for a period exceeding seven days unless located in a zoning district that allows auto salvage.

(Ord. effective 10-1-2012; Ord. 18-1, passed 1-18-2018)