(a)

Purpose of PCD-1 Planned Commercial Development District.

The PCD-1 District is established to provide a location for retail-oriented commercial development that serves residents of the Village of Wilmette and the surrounding region. It is intended that the PCD-1 District be characterized by a somewhat intense, mixed-use development that is unified in design and unified in ownership or control. Given the intensity of such development, and the traffic it will generate, the PCD-1 District will be located specifically at the northwest corner of the intersection of Skokie Boulevard and Lake Avenue bounded on the west and northwest by the Edens Expressway. The development standards and range of allowable uses for the PCD-1 District are designed to make such development compatible with or buffered from nearby residential neighborhoods, and to provide a degree of flexibility in the mix and scale of uses located in a single development project in the PCD-1 District.

Prior to applying for a building permit, special use permit, or variation, the applicant shall participate in a preliminary review conference with the Appearance Review Commission.

(b)

Purpose of PCD-2 Planned Commercial Development District. The PCD-2 District is established to provide locations for retail-oriented commercial development that serves residents of the Village of Wilmette and the surrounding area. It is intended that the PCD-2 District be characterized by relatively small-scale mixed-use development that is unified in design and unified in ownership or control. Uses in the District shall include commercial uses and limited residential uses and to provide a degree of flexibility in the mix and scale of uses located in a single development. The development standards and range of allowable uses for the PCD-2 District are designed to make such development compatible with or buffered from nearby residential neighborhoods.

(c)

Purpose of PCD-3 Planned Commercial Development District. The PCD-3 District is established to provide locations for retail-oriented commercial development that serves residents of the Village of Wilmette and the surrounding area. It is intended that the PCD-3 District be characterized by relatively small-scale shopping center development that is unified in design and unified in ownership or control. The development standards and range of allowable uses for the PCD-3 District are designed to make such development compatible with or buffered from nearby residential neighborhoods.

(Code 1993, § 20-11.1)

Table 11-1: Planned Commercial Development District Permitted and Special Uses lists permitted and special uses for the planned commercial development district. A "P" indicates a permitted use within that district. An "S" indicates a special use in that district and must obtain a special use permit as required in Section 30-5.3 (Special Use). No letter (i.e., a blank space), or the absence of the use from the table, indicates that use is not permitted within that district.

Notes

(1)

Up to 47,000 square feet of the total ground floor commercial tenant space of the PCD-1 District may be used by non-retail/non-restaurant uses as a Permitted Use. Any non-retail/non-restaurant use shall be considered a Special Use if the PCD-1 District's total ground floor occupancy consists of greater than 47,000 square feet of non-retail/non-restaurant uses.

(2)

Not more than one special use shall be issued or outstanding at any one time for a dispensing organization to be located in the Village.

(Code 1993, § 20-11.2; Ord. No. 2019-O-18, § 3, 5-14-2019; Ord. No. 2021-O-56, § 5, 9-28-2021; Ord. No. 2021-O-71, § 2, 11-23-2021; Ord. No. 2025-O-48, § 3, 6-10-2025)

Table 11-2: Planned Commercial Development District Bulk and Setback Regulations establishes bulk and setback regulations for the planned commercial development districts.

NOTES:

(1)

Where the side lot line is adjacent to a residential zoning district, then the side yard requirement of the adjacent residential district shall apply along that side lot line; if an alley or a street intervenes between the property and the adjacent residential district, then the side yard shall be no less than fifty percent (50%) of the side yard requirement of the adjacent residential district.

(2)

Separate lots which do not front on a public street may be established and conveyed in the PCD-1 District, provided that the lot is part of a shopping center, and the lot is subject to a reciprocal operating agreement, covenant, or other instrument that ensures that any development on the lot will remain under common control or management with the rest of the shopping center.

(Code 1993, § 20-11.3)

(a)

Accessory Structures and Uses. See Section 30-13.4 (Accessory Structures and Uses) for standards covering accessory structures and uses.

(b)

Permitted Encroachments. See Section 30-13.5 (Permitted Encroachments) for standards governing encroachments.

(c)

Temporary Uses. See Section 30-13.6 (Temporary Uses) for standards governing temporary uses.

(d)

Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Article 30-14 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) for standards governing off-street parking and loading.

(e)

Landscaping and Screening. See Article 30-15 (Landscaping and Screening) for standards governing landscaping and screening.

(f)

Signs. See Article 30-16 (Signs) for standards governing signs.

(g)

Local Sign Ordinances. See Appendix A, Appendix B and Appendix C for additional sign requirements.

(Code 1993, § 20-11.4)