Woodridge City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 10
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
9-10-1: PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY:
This Chapter provides that properties in nonresidential zoning districts or nonresidential uses in residential zoning districts shall not create dangerous, injurious, or noxious condition that may adversely affect adjoining properties, surrounding areas or other portions of the Village. All such uses may be conducted so long as acceptable measures and safeguards are employed to limit potential adverse impacts to acceptable limits, as established by the following performance standards and other requirements of the Village Code.
A. Any use established in nonresidential districts shall be operated in such a manner as to comply with the applicable performance standards of this Chapter and other requirements of the Village Code and as may be applicable.
B. No use already established on the effective date of this Title shall be so altered or modified as to conflict with this Chapter and other requirements of the Village Code and as may be applicable. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-2: PROVISIONS REGARDING NOISE:
The following requirements shall apply to all nonresidential uses:
A. Sound pressure levels shall be in keeping with current State of Illinois standards as prescribed by the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Subtitle H: Noise), as may be amended from time to time.
B. Requirements of the Village of Woodridge Building Code Section: 8-1A-16
and Nuisance Ordinance Section: 4-1-1.N shall apply.
C. Exceptions: The following activity shall be exempted from the rules and regulations of this Subsection 9-10-2
-A.
1. Sound emitted from emergency warning or safety devices.
2. Sound emitted from equipment being used for construction between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., on any day except Sunday, or for such additional hours as may be authorized by the Zoning Officer.
3. Sound emitted from trucks and vehicles entering or leaving industrial zoned property, except as may be caused by idling engines, off the road vehicles, mixers on ready mix concrete trucks, and trailer mounted refrigeration units. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-3: EARTHBORNE VIBRATION:
The following requirements shall apply to all nonresidential uses:
A. Any process or equipment that produces intense earth-shaking vibrations - such as are created by drop forges, hydraulic surges or other processes - shall be set back at least five hundred feet (500') from the property boundaries on all sides. However, in no case shall such vibrations be allowed to create a Public Nuisance or hazard beyond the property boundaries.
B. Exceptions: The provisions of Subsection 9-10-3
A. shall not apply to sound emitted from equipment being used for permitted construction between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. of each day. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-4: AIR POLLUTION (SMOKE AND PARTICULATE MATTER):
Any visual emissions, particulate matter emissions, odor, airborne toxic material and other air pollution shall meet the current standards of the Illinois Pollution Control Board; Title 35, Subtitle B, "Air Pollution", Chapter I, Pollution Control Board, as may be amended from time to time. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-5: TOXIC MATTER:
No use shall for any period of time discharge across the boundaries of the lot wherein it is located toxic or noxious matter in such concentrations as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort or welfare, or cause injury or damage to property, resident or business. Standards by which to determine impacts to public health, safety and welfare may be drawn from the Village of Woodridge Nuisance Ordinance (Title 4, Chapter 1 of the Woodridge Village Code), state or federal agencies, or other organizations as may be deemed most appropriate by the Zoning Officer. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-6: ODOROUS MATTER:
The release of materials intrinsically odorous or capable of being odorous, either by bacterial decomposition or chemical reaction, which renders it perceptible from beyond the lot shall be prohibited. The emission of odorous matter in such a quantity as to be readily detectable at any point along lot lines, or as to produce a public nuisance or hazard beyond lot lines is prohibited. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-7: FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
A. In all nonresidential districts, the storage, utilization or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from incombustible to moderate burning is permitted.
B. The storage, utilization or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from free or active burning to intense burning is permitted, provided one of the following conditions is met:
1. Said material or products shall be stored, utilized or manufactured within completely enclosed buildings having incombustible exterior walls and protected with an automatic fire extinguishing system complying with installation standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association; or if the materials, goods, or products are liquids, the protection thereof shall be in conformity with standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association.
2. All such buildings or structures shall be set back no less than fifty feet (50') from lot lines, or in-lieu-thereof, all such buildings or structures shall be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system (or a carbon dioxide system of equal protection).
C. The storage, utilization or manufacture of flammable liquids shall be permitted in accordance with the following table, exclusive of storage of finished products in original, sealed containers, which shall be unrestricted. Flammable liquid and gas storage tanks shall be setback no less than feet (50') from all lot lines.
Table 10-1: Total Capacity of Flammable Materials Permitted (in Gallons) | ||
Aboveground | Underground | |
Materials having a closed cup flash-point over 187° but less than 300° Fahrenheit | 20,000 | 100,000 |
From and including 105° to and including 187° Fahrenheit | 10,000 | 100,000 |
Materials having a closed cup flash-point of less than 105° Fahrenheit | 3,000 | 100,000 |
When flammable gases are stored, utilized or manufactured and measured in cubic feet, the quantity in cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure shall not exceed thirty (30) times the quantities listed above. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-8: LIGHTING:
A. Photometric Plan Required: A photometric plan shall be required for all land development applications where outdoor lighting is required or proposed, except for single-family residential developments where all streets are in public rights of way. The plan must show the location, mounting height, orientation, manufacturer, model number, photograph or catalog cut, light output in initial lumens, shielding or glare reduction devices, lamp type, and control devices for all outdoor lighting including wall mounted lighting. The plan must show the levels of illumination in foot-candles (fc) at ground level over the entire impacted area of the subject property and to all property lines.
B. Shielding Requirement: Any luminaire used for outdoor lighting shall have a fully shielded fixture, except for those fixtures used for sports field lighting.
C. Light Source Requirement: On property abutting a residential use, no direct light source (bulb) shall be visible at the property line at ground level. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the above regulation shall not be applicable to the light source from public streetlights, common area street lighting abutting individual lots, units or buildings within that residential development, or sports field lighting.
D. High Pressure Sodium Requirement: Any luminaire used for outdoor lighting shall use high pressure sodium, except for those luminaires used for sports field lighting and other lighting required by county, state or federal law. High pressure sodium luminaires may be substituted with an alternative luminaire not exceeding four thousand Kelvin (4,000°K) for new or replacement lighting installations. New and replacement lighting sources are subject to the requirements provided in this chapter.
E. Illumination Requirements: All outdoor lighting shall be subject to the minimum security code in title 8 of this code. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this section for sports fields, for all nonresidential uses and residential uses in developments with common area lighting, exposed sources of light shall be controlled so that direct and indirect illumination from any source shall not exceed one- tenth (0.1) foot-candle at lot lines abutting residential uses or one foot-candle at lot lines abutting nonresidential uses. In residential developments with common area lighting, the lot line foot-candle requirements shall apply only to the perimeter of the development and shall not apply to individual lots, units or buildings within the development.
F. Entrance/Exit: The maximum allowable light level measured at the point of intersection of an entrance drive of a nonresidential use with an adjacent street shall not exceed four (4) footcandles.
G. Sports Fields: Lighting levels for sports fields in conjunction with parks, recreational areas and recreational establishments shall comply with the following provisions:
1. Sports field lighting may be lit only during the hours between dusk and eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M.
2. When the sports field lights are on, light levels shall not exceed a maximum of nine (9) footcandles measured at the lot line abutting both residential and nonresidential districts and an average of three (3) foot-candles over that portion of the lot line that is illuminated by the sports field lights abutting both residential and nonresidential districts.
3. When the sports field lights are not on, regardless of the time of day, and for those portions of the property line not illuminated by the sports field lights, the light levels shall not exceed two-tenths (0.2) foot-candle at lot lines abutting residential uses and one footcandle at lot lines abutting nonresidential uses.
H. Under Canopy Lighting: All under canopy lighting must be recessed to reduce glare on surrounding properties. The lighting level under canopies shall not exceed a maximum of fifty (50) foot-candles.
Example of fully shielded fixture
I. Exempt Outdoor Lighting: The following outdoor lighting applications are exempt from all requirements of this chapter:
1. Underwater lighting used for the illumination of swimming pools and fountains;
2. Lighting required by municipal, county, state, or Federal regulations;
3. Public streetlights on public rights of way as required by title 10 of this code;
4. Temporary lighting used for holiday decoration;
5. Decorative yard, landscaping, and security lighting in residential districts when the light output does not exceed one thousand one hundred (1,100) lumens.
J. Nonconforming Lighting: All lighting fixtures subject to this title shall be brought into conformity at such time as a fixture is replaced, changed or added, with the exception of routine maintenance and bulb replacement of equal light output. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-9: WATER POLLUTION:
All land uses shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the State of Illinois Pollution Control Board regarding water pollution, Title 35, Subtitle C, entitled "Water Pollution", as amended from time to time. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-10: SEWAGE WASTE:
Sewers and sewage discharge shall meet the appropriate Village codes and all IEPA requirements. Example of glare reduced by recessed lighting. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)
9-10-11: ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE:
Electromagnetic interference from any equipment or business operations shall not adversely affect the operation of any equipment located adjacent or nearby properties. (Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)