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Will County Zoning Ordinance

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  1. Renewed June 16, 1988
  2. Amended April 20, 1989 Resolution 89-50 (R-5 Zoning District)
  3. Amended June 15, 1989 Resolutions 89-96 (Applications and Notifications) (Corrected July 20, 1989)
  4. Amended June 15, 1989 Resolution 89-97 (Undertaking/Funeral Parlors)
  5. Amended June 15, 1989 Resolution 89-98 (Auto Repair Shops in I-1)
  6. Amended January 18, 1990 Resolution 90-1 (Garage Spaces, Foundations, Manufactured Homes)
  7. Amended March 15, 1990 Resolution 90-37 (Zoning Certificates/CO’s)
  8. Amended May 17, 1990 Resolution 90-38 (Parking of RV’s)
  9. Amended October 18, 1990 Resolution 90-211 (E.C.H.O. Housing)
  10. Resolution 90-212 (Recycling Centers/Landscape Waste)
  11. Amended December 20, 1990 Resolution 90-233 (Fence Heights, Airports)
  12. Amended December 20, 1990 Resolution 90-272 (Automobile Laundries)
  13. Amended June 20, 1991 Resolution 91-140 (R-1, R-2, R-2A Districts)
  14. Amended July 18, 1991 Resolution 91-173 (Signs)
  15. Amended September 19, 1991 Resolution 91-223 (Nurseries/Greenhouses in R-2/R-2A, Site Development Permits)
  16. Renewed October 17, 1991 Resolution 91-253 (Renewal of Zoning Ordinance)
  17. Amended June 18, 1992 Resolution 92-121 (Resident Care Facilities)
  18. Amended November 19, 1992 Resolution 92-236 (Golf Courses)
  19. Amended January 21, 1993 Resolution 93-05 (Self-Service Storage Facilities)
  20. Amended February 18, 1993 Resolution 93-33 (Resident Care Facilities)
  21. Amended June 16, 1994 Resolution 94-146 (Landscaping)
  22. Renewed February 16, 1995 Resolution 95-23 (Renewal of Zoning Ordinance)
    Amended March 16, 1995 Resolution 95-47 (Variances
  23. Expansion of Legal Non-Conforming Use)
    Amended June 15, 1995 Resolution 95-111 (Lot Frontage Variances)
  24. Amended July 20, 1995 Resolution 95-141 (Erosion & Sediment Control)
  25. Amended June 20, 1996 Resolution 96-121 (Signs)
  26. Amended August 15, 1996 Resolution 96-168 (Parks & Forest Preserves/A-1)
  27. Amended September 19, 1996 Resolution 96-188 (Accessory Structure Variances)
  28. Amended December 18, 1997 Resolution 97-282 (Communication Towers)
  29. Amended December 18, 1997 Resolution 97-283 (Special Uses: Objections)
  30. Amended March 19, 1998 Resolution 98-87 (Communication Towers)
  31. Renewed July 16, 1998 Resolution 98-175 (Renewal of Zoning Ordinance)
  32. Amended October 15, 1998 Resolution 98-267 (Appeal to Variance Process)
  33. Amended March 18, 1999 Resolution 99-78 (Agricultural/ Residential & General Provisions)
  34. Amended May 20, 1999 Resolution 99-154 (Administrative Variance Replacing Resolution 98-98 on April 16, 1998)
  35. Amended May 20, 1999 Resolution 99-155 (Effective Period for Variances)
  36. Amended May 20, 1999 Resolution 99-156 (Temporary Permits: Fireworks)
  37. Amended May 20, 1999 Resolution 99-157 (Exemptions for Special Use Permits for Floodplain Development)
  38. Amended September 16, 1999 Resolution 99-330 (Scrivener Errors)
  39. Amended October 21, 1999 Resolution 99-369 (Special Use Permit for Horses In the R-2 Zoning District,
    Non-Conforming Structures, Effective Period for Special
    Use Permits)
  40. Amended October 21, 1999 Resolution 99-421 (Requirements for Adult Entertainment Facility in the I-3 District)
  41. Amended December 16, 1999 Resolution 99-465 (Amending Special Use Permits)
  42. Amended August 17,2000 Resolution 00-308 (Amending Site Development)
  43. Amended August 17, 2000 Resolution 00-313 (Amending Zoning Ordinance Regarding Wholesale Power Generators)
  44. Amended October 19, 2000 Resolution 00-381 (Notification Time Frame for Map Amendments)
  45. Amended November 16, 2000 Resolution 00-423 (Amendment Regarding Power Generation Facilities)
  46. Amended November 16, 2000 Resolution 00-424 (Amendment Regarding Section 10)
  47. Amended April 19, 2001 Resolution 01-173 (Amendment Regarding Section 13)
  48. Amended April 19, 2001 Resolution 01-174 (Amendment Regarding Section 8)
  49. Renewed July 19, 2001 Resolution 01-281 (Renewal of Zoning Ordinance)
  50. Amended December 20, 2001 Resolution 01-498 (Permitted Residential uses in the A-1 District)
  51. Amended June 20, 2002 Resolution 02-229 (Section 4: Height Restrictions in E-1, E-2, R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, and R-4 Zoning Districts)
  52. Amended December 19, 2002 Resolution 02-556 (Section 13: “Signs” - Permits and Fees Required)
  53. Amended January 16, 2003 Resolution 03-01 (Section 6.3 and 16.2: Cargo Container Storage and Maintenance Facilities)
  54. Amended March 20, 2003 Resolution 03-93 (Section 7: Agricultural District)
  55. Amended March 20, 2003 Resolution 03-94 (Section 8.18: E.C.H.O.)
  56. Amended March 20, 2003 Resolution 03-95 (Section 10: Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance)
  57. Amended June 19, 2003 Resolution 03-243 (Section 6.3-4 & Section 8.26: Cargo Container Storage)
  58. Amended September 18, 2003 Resolution 03-345 (Section 16.2 Swimming Pool Definition)
  59. Amended December 18, 2003 Resolution 03-543 (Section 13.5 Signs)
  60. Renewal July 15, 2004 Resolution 04-263 (Renewal of Zoning Ordinance)
  61. Amended December 16, 2004 Ordinance 04-529 (Section 14.8-4 (1)&(16) Variations)
  62. Amended July 20, 2006 Ordinance 06-281 Sign Posting Requirements (Section 14.8-2, Section 14.10-3. & Section 14.11-3)
    Amended February 15, 2007 Resolution 07-39 (Section 11: Non-Conforming Uses)


Last Modified: 05/09/2007