The purposes of the town center district are:

   A.   To implement pertinent village goals and policies for the town center district as expressed in the Winfield comprehensive development plan, as amended, and general development plan map, as amended;

   B.   To strengthen the town center of Winfield;

   C.   To cause the town center to continue to be a focal point of community life;

   D.   To encourage economic, social and cultural activity within the town center;

   E.   To influence the town center to be compact and consolidated;

   F.   To strengthen the town center as a key business area within Winfield;

   G.   To cause the town center to be an active, prosperous, pleasant place to be; and

   H.   To create a unique identity by causing new development in the town center to harmonize with the commercial architecture of the turn of the century. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

The following uses are permitted in the town center district:

Accessory uses in accordance with the provisions of section 10-2-7 of this title.

Antique shops.

Apparel shops.

Art and craft material stores.

Art galleries and studios, on other than main floor.

Bait shop.

Bakery shops, including the baking of food products when prepared for retail sale on the premises only.

Banks and financial institutions including drive-in teller facilities.

Barbershop.

Beauty shop.

Bed and breakfasts.

Bicycle stores; sales, rental and repair.

Book and stationery stores.

Business daycare facilities.

Cameras and photographic supply shops for retail sale only.

Candy and ice cream shops.

Carpet and rug stores.

Catalog office for mail order stores.

China and glassware stores.

Cleaners, dry cleaning and laundry receiving only, processing to be done elsewhere.

Clothing stores.

Clubs and lodges, private.

Coin and philatelic stores.

Computer office and sales, retail only.

Currency exchanges.

Delicatessens.

Drugstores.

Dry goods stores.

Dwelling, existing single-family.

Dwelling, existing single-family attached or two-family.

Dwelling units above the first floor only.

Flower shop/florist shops, but excluding conservatories and greenhouses on the premises.

Food, meat and fruit stores.

Furrier, when conducted for retail trade on premises only.

Gift shops.

Group care homes.

Hardware stores (retail only).

Hat shops.

Heating and ventilating store, not including any manufacturing or assembling.

Hobby stores.

Home business office.

Home daycare facility, in existing residences only.

Jewelry and watch sales and small repair shops.

Leather goods and luggage stores, primarily retail with incidental repair only.

Loan offices and finance companies.

Locksmith.

Medical and dental clinics.

Millinery shops.

Music and record shops (retail sales only).

Musical instrument sales and repair.

Newsstands.

Offices and artist/designer studios.

Package liquor stores.

Paint and wallpaper stores.

Parks and playgrounds, public or private.

Real estate offices.

Recreation facilities and community centers, public or commercial.

Restaurant, sit down only.

Restricted office.

Savings and loan associations, including walk-up and drive- in teller facilities.

Shoe repair.

Shoe stores.

Tailor and dressmaking shops.

Tanning salons.

Taverns or pubs.

Tobacco and smoking equipment shops.

Toy stores.

Travel bureaus.

Utility and public service uses limited to the following:

Fire and police stations.

Libraries, public.

Municipal parking lots for motor vehicles.

Post offices.

Public utility collection offices.

Village governmental administrative facilities.

Veterinary clinics; no outside pens or runways for animals or outside storage for supplies are permitted. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of this title:

Boarding, lodging or rooming houses.

Funeral homes and undertaker parlors.

Hotel, apartment.

Hotels and motels.

Launderette.

Multi-family townhouses and/or condominiums having one or more buildings per lot.

Planned developments.

Public parking lots.

Restaurants, carryout and outdoor dining.

Other retail service uses not specifically listed above when determined by the village board to have compatibility with the established uses on abutting property.

In the review of an application for a special use permit within the town center district, the plan commission and village board shall seek compatibility between uses both within and adjacent to the town center district and shall seek consistency with the Winfield comprehensive development plan update and the stated purpose of this district. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

All dwelling, single-family or dwelling, single-family attached or two-family uses existing prior to January 1, 2011, when renovated or altered shall be exempt from the requirement to be processed under chapter 10, article A of this title, as long as the use does not change.

All other uses allowed in this district as a permitted or special use shall be subject to the following conditions:

   A.   All ground floor uses permitted in the retail corridor subarea use designation of the town center plan shall be retail and service establishments dealing directly with consumers.

   B.   Establishments of the "drive-in" type, offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in motor vehicles, other than banks and savings and loans, are not permitted.

   C.   There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly incidental and essential to the retail business and office uses conducted on the same premises.

   D.   Such uses, operation or products shall not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or other similar causes.

   E.   From and after March 1, 2002, all uses in this district shall be allowed only as a special use planned development when introduced as part of a new development or as an addition to an existing structure, and all applications therefor shall be processed under chapter 10, article A of this title.

   F.   From and after March 1, 2002, no new building, structure or addition shall be constructed in the town center district nor shall the facade of any existing building or structure therein be renovated unless the following terms and conditions have been met:

      1.   Detailed architectural and site plans for the new or renovated building or structure, in accordance with the early 1900's commercial architecture of the district, shall be submitted to the plan commission.

      2.   The plans for the new or renovated building or structure shall be consistent with and shall meet the standards and requirements of the town center plan (as set forth in the comprehensive plan of the village, as amended), which town center plan is incorporated by reference herein.

      3.   The plans for the new or renovated building or structure shall comply with the design guidelines of the town center plan for the particular subarea in which the building or structure will be located, which design guidelines shall be construed as mandatory in this district.

      4.   The use proposed for the new or renovated building or structure shall comply with the town center plan subarea use designation for the property on which the building or structure will be located.

      5.   The applicant shall have the burden of demonstrating that the new or renovated building or structure meets the requirements of this article and the other applicable provisions of this code.

      6.   The new or renovated building or structure shall only be constructed in accordance with the detailed architectural plan and site plan as may be approved by the village board of trustees pursuant to this article and chapter 10, article A of this title. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

The off street parking and loading requirements set forth in chapter 9 of this title shall apply to the town center district. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

All dwelling, single-family or dwelling, single-family attached or two-family uses existing prior to January 1, 2011, shall follow the yard areas set forth in section 10-4A.3-6 of this title.

All other uses allowed in this district as a permitted or special use shall be subject to the following conditions:

   A.   Front Yard: No front yard requirement.

   B.   Side Yard: No side yard requirement. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than ten feet (10') wide.

   C.   Rear Yard: No rear yard requirement.

   D.   Transitional Yards: Where the town center district abuts a residence district, transitional yards shall be required in accordance with the following regulations:

      1.   Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a side yard of fifteen feet (15') shall be required.

      2.   Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a rear yard of fifteen feet (15') shall be required.

      3.   Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be twenty feet (20') in depth.

      4.   Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front line of an adjacent lot located in a residence district, a yard of not less than ten feet (10') shall be provided.

      5.   Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from the lowest level to the sky except as may be allowed in subsection 10-2-7A of this title.

The village board, upon the recommendation of the plan commission, may vary any transitional rear or side yard area requirement in the town center district or part of the special use permit requirements if it finds that such variance would cause improved compatibility among uses within the town center district or between uses within the town center district and uses within districts abutting the subject property.

   E.   Special Uses: Yard requirements shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

   A.   Maximum Height: Unless otherwise approved by the village board for good cause shown consistent with the purpose of the town center plan, the height of any structure shall not exceed three (3) stories or thirty five feet (35').

   B.   Special Uses: Maximum height limitations shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

All signs shall comply with the provisions of chapter 2 of this title, unless specifically exempted in accordance with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2012-02-02, 2-2-2012)

The purpose of the B-1 district is to provide for higher intensities of land use and building bulk than permitted and/or practical within the town center district so as to allow for a diversity of business, commercial and limited service uses, thereby increasing the selection of goods and services for residents of Winfield and surrounding communities while simultaneously increasing revenues for the village. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The following retail and service uses are permitted, provided they are operated entirely within a building unless expressly permitted in accordance with chapters 2 and 9 of this title:

Any of the primary or accessory uses permitted within the TC town center district.

Accessory uses, including off street parking and loading facilities as permitted or required in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2 of this title.

Amusement establishments limited to the following:

Billiard parlors.

Bowling alleys.

Ice skating rinks.

Roller skating rinks.

Automobile repair, minor only with no convenience retail sales.

Automotive parts accessory stores, new or rebuilt.

Clubs and lodges, private.

Dry cleaning establishments, retail; employing not more than five (5) persons and equipment for dry cleaning not to exceed one unit or thirty (30) pounds' capacity.

Electric and household appliance store including radio and television sales and repair.

Employment agencies.

Food supermarkets.

Furniture stores, including upholstering when conducted as part of the retail operation and secondary to the principal use.

Furrier shops, including storage and conditioning of furs.

Garden supply and feed stores.

Hand laundries.

Home improvement stores.

Launderette.

Office supply stores.

Parks and playgrounds, public or private.

Pet shops, not including animal hospitals.

Schools; music, dance or business.

Telephone answering services.

Tobacco and smoking equipment shops. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010; amd. Ord. 2011-02-04, 2-17-2011)

The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of this title:

   Any of the primary or accessory uses permitted as special uses within the TC town center district.

   Automobile laundry, including tunnel with conveyor, self- service or roll over as accessory uses.

   Automobile repair, major.

   Automobile sales.

   Automobile service stations, including convenience retail sales.

   Catering establishments.

   Drive-through/drive-in establishment.

   Kennel, commercial or noncommercial.

   Mobile home or manufactured home parks as defined in 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes 115/2.5 consisting of at least ten (10) contiguous acres including ancillary uses for park management, rental of home sites with or without manufactured homes sited thereon, and the sale of manufactured homes and related products including, but not limited to, garages and storage sheds.

   Movie and other theaters, not including outdoor theaters.

   Nursery, with or without retail sales.

   Recreation facility and community centers; commercial, institutional or public.

   Restaurant, carryout.

   Utility and other public service uses limited to the following:

      Electric substations and distribution centers.

      Fire and police stations.

      Gas regulator stations.

      Libraries, public.

      Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and telephone transmission equipment buildings.

      Wells, pumping stations, water reservoirs, and water towers.

All uses permitted in this district shall be subject to the following conditions:

   A.   There shall be no manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than those which are clearly incidental and essential to the business conducted on the same premises.

   B.   Such uses, operation or products shall not be objectionable odors, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or other similar attributes.

   C.   Special conditions: All mobile home parks shall be governed solely by and shall comply with the minimum site size per unit, perimeter property setback lines, spacing between units and other bulk, development and operational regulations as set forth in the Illinois mobile home park act, 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes 115 et seq., and other state of Illinois statutes and regulations governing mobile homes or mobile home parks or mobile homes as defined in said act.

(Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010; amd. Ord. 2022-12-14, 12-15-2022)

Parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9 of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

   A.   Front Yard: No front yard requirement.

   B.   Side Yard: No side yard requirement. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet (5') wide.

   C.   Rear Yard: No rear yard requirement.

   D.   Transitional Yards: Where a B-1 district abuts a residence district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:

      1.   Where a side or rear lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a side yard of fifteen feet (15') shall be required.

      2.   Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a rear yard of fifteen feet (15') shall be required.

      3.   Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be twenty feet (20') in depth.

      4.   Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front line of an adjacent lot located in a residence district, a yard of not less than ten feet (10') shall be provided.

      5.   Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from the lowest level to the sky except as may be allowed in subsection 10-2-7A of this title.

   E.   Special Uses: Yard requirements shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

   A.   Maximum Height: The height of any structure shall not exceed two (2) stories or forty feet (40'), whichever is lower.

   B.   Special Use Permit: Maximum height limitations shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

All signs shall comply with the provisions of title 9, chapter 3 of this code, unless specifically exempted in accordance with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The B-2 district is established to provide support uses for the B-2A district; support for a human health center complex including any allied uses which may be located in this district and in separate buildings or on individual parcels of land within this district. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The following uses are permitted:

Accessory structures or uses, including off street parking and loading facilities as permitted in accordance with the provisions of section 10-2-7 of this title.

Ambulance facilities.

Bed and breakfasts.

Business daycare facilities and other institutions for the care of the aged and for children.

Flower shops.

Home business office.

Home daycare facilities.

Hospitals.

Laboratories, including medical, dental, research and testing and other research laboratories.

Launderette.

Medical and dental offices.

Nursing homes.

Offices or clinics for medical, dental or other health professionals only.

Opticians, optometrists.

Orthopedic and medical appliance stores, but not including the assembly or manufacturing of such articles.

Sanatoriums. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of this title:

Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses.

Drive-through/drive-in establishments.

Hotel, apartment.

Hotels and motels.

Nursery, with or without retail sales.

Planned developments.

Recreation facility; commercial, institutional or public.

Rehabilitation centers.

Utility and other public service uses limited to the following:

Electric substations and distribution centers.

Fire and police stations.

Gas regulator stations.

Libraries, public.

Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and telephone transmission equipment buildings.

Wells, pumping stations, water reservoirs, and water towers. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

Parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in chapter 9 of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

No minimum lot size requirement. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

   A.   Front Yard: No front yard requirement.

   B.   Side Yard: No side yard requirement. If an interior yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet (5') wide.

   C.   Rear Yard: No rear yard requirement.

   D.   Transitional Yards: Where a B-2 district adjoins a residence district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:

      1.   Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a side yard of fifteen feet (15') shall be required.

      2.   Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a rear yard of fifteen feet (15') shall be required.

      3.   Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be twenty feet (20') in depth.

      4.   Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from the lowest level to the sky except as allowed in subsection 10-2-7A of this title.

   E.   Special Uses: Yard requirements shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

   A.   Maximum Height: The height of any structure shall not exceed three (3) stories, nor shall it exceed forty five feet (45'), except as provided herein.

   B.   Special Use Permit: Maximum height limitations shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

All signs shall comply with the provisions of title 9, chapter 3 of this code, unless specifically exempted in accordance with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

From and after November 1, 2007, all uses in this district shall be allowed only as a special use planned development when introduced as part of a new development or as an addition to an existing structure and all applications therefor shall be processed under chapter 10, article A of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The B-2A district is established to provide for a human health center complex, including various facilities therein and any allied uses which may be located in this district and in separate buildings or on individual parcels of land within this district. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The following uses are permitted:

Any of the primary or accessory uses permitted within the B-2 general services district, excluding bed and breakfasts.

Restaurants/cafeterias, as incidental uses to a hospital use only. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of this title:

Any of the primary or accessory uses permitted as special uses within the B-2 general services district, with the exception of retail and nonretail nurseries.

Helistops.

Planned developments. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

Parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9 of this title, or as otherwise provided herein. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

No minimum lot size requirement. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

All buildings, structures and uses permitted in this district shall be subject to the following conditions:

   A.   Front Yard: Where a B-2A district abuts a public street right of way, a front yard shall be provided along such right of way, the width of which shall be no less than ten feet (10').

   B.   Side Yard: Where an interior side yard is adjacent to a nonresidential district, a side yard shall be provided, the width of which shall be no less than five feet (5').

   C.   Rear Yard: Where a rear yard is adjacent to a nonresidential district, a rear yard shall be provided, the width of which shall be no less than five feet (5').

   D.   Transitional Yards: Where a B-2A district abuts a residence district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:

      1.   In a B-2A district, where a side or rear lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such side or rear lot line, the width of which shall be no less than:

         a.   Fifty feet (50') for permitted uses.

         b.   Twenty feet (20') for accessory uses.

      2.   Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from the lowest level to the sky, except as allowed in subsection 10-2-7A of this title, or as otherwise provided herein. Surface parking and roadways are permitted within transitional yards, but not closer than five feet (5') to the property line.

   E.   Special Uses: Yard requirements shall be specified with the granting of a special use permit. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The height of any structure shall not exceed the following:

   A.   Building additions attached to the main building will not exceed the height of the existing building on a horizontal plane.

   B.   Freestanding buildings in the permitted use category shall not exceed sixty five feet (65') in height.

   C.   Any permitted use building over fifty feet (50') in height shall be set back from the applicable setback line one additional foot for each one foot (1') that said building exceeds fifty feet (50').

   D.   Freestanding accessory use buildings shall not exceed forty eight feet (48') in height.

   E.   Accessory use buildings within a transitional yard abutting a residential district between twenty feet (20') and fifty feet (50') from the property line shall not exceed thirty feet (30') in height; except, that parking structures between twenty feet (20') and thirty feet (30') shall not exceed seventeen feet (17') in height, and parking structures between thirty feet (30') and fifty feet (50') shall not exceed twenty four feet (24') in height.

   F.   No parking structure shall exceed forty eight feet (48') in height, and in buildings combining parking and other permitted uses, the parking component of said building shall not exceed forty eight feet (48') in height.

   G.   No parking structure between fifty feet (50') and one hundred feet (100') from the property line of a transitional yard abutting a residential district shall exceed thirty six feet (36') in height.

   H.   In the case of parking structures, "height" means the vertical distance between the average elevation of the ground along the side of the structure facing a residential district and the top of the parking deck or roof. In the event that more than one side faces a residential district, computation of height shall be based on the side which results in the lowest height. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

All signs shall comply with the provisions of title 9, chapter 3 of this code, unless specifically exempted in accordance with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

From and after November 1, 2007, all uses in this district shall be allowed only as a special use planned development when introduced as part of a new development or as an addition to an existing structure and all applications therefor shall be processed under chapter 10, article A of this title. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)

The RW-PD district is established to provide for the development of a compatible mixture of commercial, open space, and limited office uses that will serve to expand the village sales and property tax base. It is intended to permit the establishment of unified commercial developments, not single lot or use buildings, with carefully organized structures, service areas, parking areas, stormwater and landscaped open space; with design features that preserve wetlands; consolidated access which reduce traffic conflicts; and with landscaping and buffers which protect property values in surrounding neighborhoods. Specific land uses, design standards, open spaces, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access, and landscape areas allowed in the RW-PD district shall adhere to the principles and guidelines described in the comprehensive plan for the village of Winfield, as amended. The procedures and standards that govern the RW-PD district are set forth in subsection 10-10A-3D, "Roosevelt And Winfield Road Corridor - Planned Development (RW-PD) District", of this title unless otherwise noted in this chapter. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

The RW-PD district is intended to be applied to lands in the immediate vicinity of the Roosevelt Road and Winfield Road intersection, having substantial frontage along either roads, at the village's southern boundary. When mapped, the district shall have a minimum size of eight (8) acres, in accordance with the area shown on the future land use plan as "Roosevelt-Winfield corridor mixed use" of the village's comprehensive plan, and shall be served by public water and sewer. Any future right of way taking for the improvement or expansion of Roosevelt Road or Winfield Road shall be counted in satisfying the minimum district size requirement. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

The following uses may be permitted in the RW-PD district, subject to approval as part of an approved planned development in accordance with the design standards and planned unit development (PUD) process requirements contained in subsection 10-10A-3D of this title:

   A.   Commercial and all other uses allowed in the B-1 general business district as either a permitted or special use, unless prohibited below.

   B.   Any other use authorized in a planned development district ordinance approved by the village board for individual developments in accordance with the procedures and standards of chapter 10, article A, "PUD Planned Unit Development District", of this title. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

   A.   Billiard parlors.

   B.   Roller and ice skating rinks.

   Automobile repair, major.

   Automobile repair, minor only with no convenience retail sales.

   Banks and offices over two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.

   Body piercing, body art or tattoo parlors or businesses.

   Child or adult daycare facilities.

   Clubs and lodges, private.

   Currency exchanges and payday loan agencies.

   Electronic gaming or video stores, without retail sales.

   Employment agencies.

   Hand laundries.

   Kennel, commercial or noncommercial.

   Launderette.

   Libraries, public.

   Mobile home or manufactured home parks as defined in 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes 115/2.5 consisting of at least ten (10) contiguous acres including ancillary uses for park management, rental of homesites with or without manufactured homes sited thereon, and the sale of manufactured homes and related products including, but not limited to, garages and storage sheds.

   Nursery, without retail sales.

   Outdoor theaters.

   Parks and playgrounds, public or private.

   Pawnshops or precious metal purchasers.

   Recreation facility and community centers; commercial, institutional or public.

   Schools; music, dance or business.

   Telephone answering services. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015; amd. Ord. 2019-11-26, 11-21-2019)

From and after the date of adoption of this article, all uses in RW-PD district shall be allowed only as a special use planned development when introduced as part of a new development, or as an addition to an existing structure over five percent (5%) of the building gross floor area. All applications in the RW-PD district shall be processed as a planned unit development (PUD) under chapter 10, article A of this title. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

All applications for a project in the RW-PD shall be processed in accordance with the requirements and procedures of this chapter, and chapter 10, article A, "PUD Planned Unit Development District", of this title. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

   A.   All minor reconstruction or expansion as defined in subsection 10-10A-7B2 of this title shall only require the approval of the community development director, after review and approval of all relevant village departments.

   B.   All variations as defined below shall only require the approval of the community development director, after review and approval of all relevant village departments. If a request for an administrative variation is denied, the petitioner may appeal the decision to the zoning board of appeals.

      1.   To permit a reduction in any required yard setback not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the required setback required by the applicable regulations or PUD ordinance approving the project;

      2.   To reduce the applicable off street parking or loading facilities required by not more than twenty percent (20%);

      3.   To increase the maximum height by not more than ten percent (10%); and

      4.   To increase the maximum lot coverage ratio by not more than twenty percent (20%).

If the community development director determines that the proposed development plan is in substantial conformance with the general land use and design guidelines of the comprehensive plan, the petition will be submitted to the plan commission for public hearing, without the requirement for village board review as required in section 10-10A-6C2a of this title. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

If the community development director determines that the proposed development plan is in substantial conformance with the general land use and design guidelines of the comprehensive plan, the petitioner will have the option of submitting a combined preliminary and final plan simultaneously to the plan commission for public hearing, without the requirement for a two (2) step process as required in subsection 10-10A-6C2b of this title. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)

   A.   Existing land uses that are not permitted in the RW-PD zoning district (such as existing single-family homes) are considered legally nonconforming. Those uses of land may continue until such time as the properties are sold and redeveloped for the new use.

   B.   All dwellings (single-family detached dwelling, single-family attached dwelling, or two-family dwellings) existing prior to the date of the adoption of this article, when renovated or altered shall be exempt from the requirement to be processed as a planned unit development (PUD) under chapter 10, article A of this title, as long as the use does not change. (Ord. 2015-01-01, 1-15-2015)