Zoning for a property

Disclaimer

(Click here to view an Adobe Acrobat Reader version of this section)

5.0 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

To provide lands to be used for the full range of the business and commercial establishments needed to serve the citizens of Will County and the related service areas outside the County.

To provide regulations intended to govern the locations, intensity, and methods of development of the business and commercial uses needed to serve the citizens of Will County.

To establish commercial zoning districts at such locations as to provide for groupings of business and commercial establishments that are compatible in scope of services and methods of operation and to place in separate districts those businesses which may create noise, odors, or unsightliness or which may generate excessive traffic.

To promote those groupings of commercial activities which tend to draw trade that is mutually interchangeable so that by doing so, the public convenience is enhanced and vehicular and pedestrian traffic congestion minimized.

To promote the establishment of off-street parking facilities and limited access to roads so as to alleviate traffic problems and engender public safety and convenience.

To provide commercial areas of such size, shape, and accessibility that development of land for these purposes will preclude the hazards to safety and nuisance of traffic congestion generated by "strip-commercial" development.

5.1 C-1 LOCAL SHOPPING DISTRICT (12,000 sq. ft.)

5.1-1 Purpose

To provide areas to be used by retail or service establishments to supply convenience goods or personal services for the daily needs of the residents living in adjacent residential neighborhoods.

5.1-2 Policy:

To achieve the purpose of commercial districts and the C-1 local shopping district it shall be the policy of the County:

To centrally locate C-1 local shopping districts on primary or secondary thoroughfares within residential districts.

To require adequate off-street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads.

To foster the location of C-1 districts in groups rather than in a fragmented manner to promote the use of frontage roads.

To insure sufficient land be available for future expansion of local shopping districts to meet growing needs of local citizens.

To zone land as C-1 when surrounding land has been platted for residential use of sufficient extent to provide a service area for the district.

To foster the use of heavily landscaped buffer areas between adjoining districts.

5.1-3 Permitted Uses:

No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

1. Retail businesses which supply commodities on the premises:

1. Bakery, in which the manufacture of goods is limited to goods retailed on the premises only.
2. Candy and confectionery store.
3. Dairy products store.
4. Delicatessen.
5. Drug store.
6. Grocery and food store.
7. Hardware store.
8. Ice cream store.
9. Meat market.
10. Restaurants, excluding drive-in service.
11. Use, operation, sale and rental of video games and recordings except, and not including, video arcades.

2. Personal service establishments which perform services on the premises:

1. Beauty parlor.
2. Dry cleaner, but not a central plant servicing more than one retail outlet.
3. Laundry and dry cleaner, self-service only.
4. Undertaking establishment and funeral parlor.
5. Day care center for adults and/or children.

3. Business service establishments which perform services on the premises:

1. Bank, not including drive-in facilities.
2. Currency exchange.
3. Financial institution.
4. Insurance agency.
5. Loan agency.
6. Real estate office.
7. Savings and loan, not including drive-in facilities.

4. Professional Office Establishments:

1. Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping.
2. Attorney and law office.
3. Chiropodist’s office.
4. Chiropractor’s office.
5. Dentist’s office.
6. Doctor’s, surgeons, and/or physician’s office.
7. Medical and dental clinics.
8. Optician’s office.
9. Osteopath’s office.
10. Private clinic.

5. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities:

1. Churches.
2. Essential service-gas regulator stations, telephone exchanges, and electric substations.
3. Office building.
4. Post office.
5. Public utility establishments.

5.1-4 Special Uses Permitted

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the County Board as allowed in Sections 14.10.

1. Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as "permitted uses" in this district.

2. Recreation places including swimming pools, ice skating rinks, billiard parlors, and bowling alleys.

3. Automobile service stations, for the sale of gas, lubricants, coolants, and minor accessories only.

4. Drive-in banking and savings and loan facilities.

5. Home occupation.

6. Liquor stores (package sales).

7. One residence when secondary to the business use of the premises, not occupying more than fifty percent (50%) of the floor area.

8. Theaters, indoor only.

9. Outdoor advertising sign, that advertises a group of commercial uses.

10. Planned unit developments (see Section 15)

11. Bars.

12. Taverns.

13. Cocktail lounges.

14. Sewage treatment plant.

15. Ancillary liquor in restaurants.

Establishment serving meals in a permanent building other than "Drive-Ins" with the serving of alcoholic drinks from only a service bar as an ancillary use not exceeding fifty percent of the retail sales of the establishments.

16. Outdoor billboards in accordance with Section 13 of this Ordinance.

17. Floodplain Development (see Section 10).

5.1-5 Temporary Permit Uses Permitted

1. Temporary building, trailer, or yard for construction materials and/or equipment, both incidental and necessary to construction in the zoning district. Each permit shall specify the location of the building, trailer or yard and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six (6) calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than four (4) successive periods.

2. Temporary office, both incidental and necessary for the sale or rental of real property. Each permit shall specify the location of the office and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one (1) year and shall not be renewed for more than five (5) successive periods.

3. Bazaar and/or dance, provided, however, that each permit shall be valid for a period of not more than seven (7) days, provided, further, that a period of at least ninety (90) days shall intervene between the termination of one permit and the issuance of another permit.

4. Christmas tree sales, each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than sixty (60) days.

5. Parking lot designated for a special event, provided, however, that each permit shall be valid only for the duration for the designated special event.

6. Temporary mobile sign as provided in Section 13.12.

5.1-6 Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or a special use may be permitted, provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted or special use.

5.1-7 Prohibited Uses

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 5.1-3, 5.1-4, 5.1-5 and 5.1-6.

5.1-8 Site and Structure Requirements

1. Minimum Lot Area – Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet of separate ground area shall be provided for each use permitted and each residential use shall have a landscaped area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

2. Minimum Lot Width – A minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each lot used for a permitted or special use.

3. Front Yard – All structures shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from the front lot line on dedicated roads and eighty (80) feet from the center line of the road on non-dedicated roads.

4. Side Yards – All structures shall be set in from the side lot line a distance of not less than ten (10) feet on the least side with the sum of the two (2) sides not less than twenty-five (25) feet for one (1) or one and one-half (1½) story structures, the least side shall be increased by two feet and the sum of the two (2) sides by three (3) feet for each additional story.

5. Rear Yard – All structures shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from the rear lot line.

6. Maximum Height – No structure or portion thereof shall exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet, except as provided in Section 8.6.

7. Floor Area Ratio – Not to exceed 1.0.

8. Maximum Floor Area – Two thousand (2,000) square feet per permitted use.

5.1-9 Special Provisions

1. Enclosure of operations – All business, serving or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings except:

1. Off-street parking or loading.
2. Accessory uses when allowed by the Zoning Administrator.

2. Parking requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 12. In addition, the parking of trucks when accessory to the conduct of a permitted use, shall be limited to vehicles having not over one and one-half (1½) tons capacity, except for pick-up and delivery service.

3. Sign requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 13.

4. Scope of operations – All business establishments shall be retail trade or service establishments dealing directly with consumers and all goods produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises where produced.

5. Screening and Landscaping – Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided as set forth in Section 8.10.

5.2 C-2 LOCAL SHOPPING DISTRICT (12,000 sq. ft.)

5.2-1 Purpose

To provide areas to be used as the primary shopping area for communities which meet their needs for goods and services that may arise on a weekly basis.

To provide a district centrally located to provide for groupings of business and commercial establishments which tend to draw trade that is mutually interchangeable and a district of sufficient size which will promote the convenience of the public and enhance vehicular and pedestrian traffic, thereby, lessening or avoiding congestion in public streets.

5.2-2 Policy:

To achieve the purpose of the C-2 district it shall be the policy of the County:

To encourage the location of C-2 districts at the intersection of primary thoroughfares.

Promote the grouping of C-2 uses and insure sufficient lands be available for future expansion to meet the expected growth forecast within a continuous area and oppose and discourage the hazards to safety and nuisance of traffic congestion generated by strip commercial development.

To encourage the location of C-2 districts that foster the development of sewage disposal systems serving these districts that are logical extensions of existing systems or the development of new systems, which are or can become recognized elements or a regional wastewater disposal plan; thereby discouraging the proliferation of small "package" treatment plants which effect fragmentation of service and impede the development of a regional plan for wastewater treatment.

To so locate C-2 districts to other districts nearby or adjacent to available municipal police and fire protection so as to protect these areas from the dangers of fire, explosion, or noxious fumes, and the irritations of offensive odors, noise, smoke, vibrations, glare, or other threats to health and well being.

To require adequate off street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads.

5.2-3 Permitted Uses:

No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

1. Retail business, which supply commodities on the premises.

1. Retail business permitted in the C-1 district.
2. Antique store.
3. Appliance store.
4. Apparel store.
5. Art and school supply store.
6. Art gallery.
7. Automotive service station, for the sale of gas, lubricants, coolants, and minor accessories only, and the performance of incidental services such as tire changing, battery changing, and accessory installations.
8. Bicycle store – sales, rental, and repair.
9. Book and stationery store.
10. Business machines store.
11. Camera store.
12. China and glassware store.
13. Department store.
14. Drapery store.
15. Dry goods store.
16. Floral shop.
17. Floor coverings, including rugs and carpets.
18. Furniture store.
19. Gift shop.
20. Hobby shop.
21. Jewelry store.
22. Leather goods and luggage store.
23. Linoleum and tile store.
24. Locksmith.
25. Merchandising machines, sale of products.
26. Music store.
27. Newsstand.
28. Notions store.
29. Office supplies and stationery.
30. Paint and wallpaper store.
31. Pet shop.
32. Radio and television sales.
33. Record shop.
34. Shoe store.
35. Sporting goods store.
36. Tackle shop.
37. Tobacco shop.
38. Toy store.
39. Trading stamp store.
40. Variety store.
41. Taxidermist.

2. Personal service establishments, which perform services on the premises:

1. Personal service establishments permitted in the C-1 district.
2. Clothing rental agency.
3. General minor repair or fix-it shop.
4. Interior decorating shop.
5. Laundry.
6. Tailor or dressmaker.
7. Travel bureau.
8. Undertaking establishment and funeral parlor.
9. Meeting hall.
10. Day care center for adults and/or children.

3. Business service establishments which perform services on the premises:

1. Business service establishments permitted in the C-1 district.
2. Better Business Bureau.
3. Billiard and Pool Halls.
4. Blueprinting establishment.
5. Bowling alley.
6. Business and management consultant.
7. Business office.
8. Business school.
9. Chamber of Commerce.
10. Charitable organization.
11. Civic association.
12. Credit agency.
13. Detective agency.
14. Employment agency.
15. Indoor skating rink or other indoor recreation facilities.
16. Insurance carrier.
17. Investment company.
18. Labor union and organization.
19. Mail order house.
20. Merchants association.
21. News syndicate.
22. Newspaper office.
23. Parking lot, commercial.
24. Picture framing.
25. Political organization.
26. Professional membership association.
27. Racquet clubs.
28. Radio and television service and repair.
29. Real estate agency.
30. Security and commodity broker.
31. Social service and fraternal association.
32. Swimming pool, commercial.
33. Taxicab stand.
34. Tennis clubs.
35. Trade association.
36. Theater, indoor only.

4. Professional Office Establishments:

1. Professional office establishments permitted in the C-1 District.
2. Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping.
3. Artists and industrial designers.
4. Engineering and architectural services.
5. Laboratories – medical and dental.
6. Landscape architects.
7. Land surveyors.
8. Professional consultants.
9. Professional offices.
10. Scientific research agencies.

5. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities:

1. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities permitted in the C-1 district.
2. Bus passenger station.
3. Hospital.
4. Museum, art gallery.
5. School and college.
6. Transit and transportation facilities.
7. Vocational school.
8. Swimming pool.

5.2-4 Special Uses Permitted

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the County Board as allowed in Sections 14.10.

1. Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as "permitted uses" in this district.

2. Child care nursery.

3. Residence of the proprietor of a commercial use.

4. Residence when on the second floor and secondary to the business use of the premises and not occupying more than fifty percent (50%) of the floor area.

5. Residential uses:

1. Apartments only when one or more stories above the floor at ground level.
2. Apartment hotel.
3. Convalescent, nursing home, rest home, or sanitarium.
4. Dormitories, fraternities and clubs.
5. Hotel and/or motel.
6. Rooming or boarding house.

6. Planned unit development (See Section 15).

7. Drive-in banking and savings and loan facilities.

8. Railroad right-of-way and passenger stations, but not including railroad yards and shops.

9. Liquor store (package sales).

10. Bars.

11. Taverns.

12. Cocktail lounges.

13. Ancillary use in restaurants.

Establishments serving meals in a permanent building other than "Drive-Ins" with the serving of alcoholic drinks from only a service bar as an ancillary use not exceeding fifty (50%) of the retail sales of the establishment.

14. Drive-in restaurants.

15. Outdoor Storage – All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials, and products shall be enclosed by a fence, wall, or plant materials adequate to conceal such facilities from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.

16. Outdoor billboards in accordance with Section 13 of this Ordinance.

17. Floodplain Development (See Section 10).

18. Self-service automobile laundry.

19. Exterior drive-through automobile laundry – as an accessory use to gas stations.

20. Self-service storage facilities.

5.2-5 Temporary Permit Uses Permitted

Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:

1. "C-1" temporary permit uses.

5.2-6 Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted; provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.

5.2-7 Prohibited Uses

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 5.2-3, 5.2-4, 5.2-5, and 5.2-6.

5.2-8 Site and Structure Requirements

1. Minimum Lot Area – Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet of separate ground area shall be provided for each use permitted and each residential use shall have a landscaped area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

2. Minimum Lot Width – A minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each lot used for a permitted or special use.

3. Front Yard – All structures shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from the lot line on dedicated roads and eighty (80) feet from the center line on non-dedicated roads.

4. Side Yard – All structures shall be set in from the side lot line a distance of not less than ten (10) feet on the least side with the sum of the two (2) sides not less than twenty-five (25) feet for one and one-half (1½) story structures; the least side shall be increased by two feet and the sum of the two sides by three feet for each additional story.

1. Outer Court – The width of an outer court shall not be less than ten (10) feet or less than one-half (½) of the height of each court, or less than one-half (½) the length of such court, whichever is greater.
2. Inner Court – The width of an inner court shall not be less than twenty (20) feet, the length shall not be less than one-half (½) the height of such court and the area shall not be less than twice the square of its required least dimension.

5. 5. Rear Yard – All structures should be set back at least twenty (20) feet from the rear lot line.

6. 6. Maximum Height – No structure or portion thereof shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet, except as provided in Section 8.6.

7. 7. Floor Area Ratio – Not to exceed 2.0.

5.2-9 Special Provisions

1. Outdoor storage – No outdoor storage shall be permitted, except as a special use.

2. Parking Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulation set forth in Section 12.

3. Sign Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 13.

4. Scope of Operations – All business establishments shall be retail trade or service establishments dealing directly with consumers and all goods produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises where produced.

5. Screening and Landscaping – Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided as set forth in section 8.10.

5.3 C-3 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (12,000 sq. ft.)

5.3-1 Purpose:

To provide areas to be used for large space uses and those with customers who do not make frequent purchases.

To provide lands for retailing service and certain wholesale and warehousing use and some limited industrial activities that are normally associated with commercial uses where adequately sized parcels of land allow for large setbacks, clear vision, and safe ingress and egress.

5.3-2 Policy:

To achieve the purpose of the C-3 General Business District it shall be the intent of the County:

To promote the grouping of C-3 uses and oppose and discourage the hazards to safety and nuisance of traffic congestion generated by multiple access ways at close intervals over extended lengths.

To encourage the location of C-3 districts that foster the development of sewage disposal systems serving these districts that are logical extensions of existing systems of a regional wastewater disposal plan; thereby, discouraging the proliferation of small "package" treatment plants which effect fragmentation of service and impede the development of a regional plan for wastewater treatment.

To so locate C-3 districts to other districts nearby or adjacent to available municipal police and fire protection so as to protect these areas from the danger of fire, explosion, or noxious fumes, and the irritations of offensive odors, noise, smoke, vibrations, glare, or other threats to health and well being.

To require adequate off-street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads.

5.3-3 Permitted Uses:

No land shall be used or occupied and no buildings, structures, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

1. Retail business:

1. Retail businesses permitted in the C-2 district.
2. Automobile service station.
3. Boat dealer.
4. Bottled gas dealer, no storage outdoors, retail use only.
5. Building services and supplies.
6. Camper sales.
7. Direct selling and establishments where products are stored and distributed.
8. Drive-in restaurants.
9. Farm and garden supply store.
10. Hay, grain, and feed store.
11. Ice cream refreshment stand.
12. Lumber yard.
13. Manufactured home dealer.
14. Motor vehicle dealer.
15. Motorcycle sales.
16. Tire, battery, and accessory dealer.
17. Tombstone and monument sales.

2. Personal service establishments:

1. Personal service establishments permitted in the C-2 district.
2. Day care center for adults and/or children.
3. Food Locker Rental.
4. Furniture Cleaning.

3. Business service establishments:

1. Business service establishments permitted in the C-2 district.
2. Automobile diagnostic center.
3. Automobile driving instruction.
4. Automobile rental.
5. Automobile painting.
6. Automobile repair shop.
7. Automobile storage, vehicles in self-operative condition.
8. Automobile undercoating service.
9. Bottling works.
10. Cartage, expresses, and parcel delivery establishments.
11. Commercial greenhouse or nursery.
12. Commercial swimming pool.
13. Commercial testing laboratory.
14. Disinfecting and exterminating service.
15. Electrical shop.
16. Equipment rental.
17. Furniture repair and reupholstering.
18. Furnace supply and service.
19. Lawn mower repair shop.
20. Motorcycle service and repair.
21. Paint shop.
22. Parking lot, commercial.
23. Plumbing and heating shop.
24. Refrigerator shop.
25. Sewer cleaning and rodding service.
26. Swimming pool sales and service.
27. Towing service.
28. Veterinary clinic, animal hospital.
29. Water softener service.
30. Drive-in Banking.
31. Used furniture and secondhand store.
32. Landscaping business.

4. Professional office establishments:

1. Professional office establishments permitted in the C-2 district.

5. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities.

1. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities permitted in the C-1 district.
2. Public service or municipal garages.
3. Ambulance service.

5.3-4 Special Uses Permitted

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the County Board as allowed in Section 14.10:

1. Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as "permitted uses" in this district.

2. Outdoor theater, drive-ins.

3. Full service automobile laundry.

4. Residential uses.

1. Convalescent, nursing home, rest home, or sanitarium.
2. Hotel and/or motel.
3. Tourist’s cabins or home.
4. Residence of the proprietor or caretaker of a permitted or special use.

5. Planned unit development (see Section 15).

6. Railroad right-of-way and passenger stations, but not including railroad yards or shops.

7. Liquor stores (package sales).

8. Cocktail lounges.

9. Ancillary use in restaurants.

Establishments serving meals in a permanent building other than "Drive-Ins" with the serving of alcoholic drinks from only a service bar as an ancillary use not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the retail sales of the establishment.

10. Bars.

11. Taverns.

12. Outdoor Storage – All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials, and products shall be enclosed by a fence, wall, or plant materials adequate to conceal such facilities from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.

13. Outdoor billboards in accordance with Section 13 of this Ordinance.

14. Floodplain Development (See Section 10).

15. Self-service storage facility (See Section 8.19).

5.3-5 Temporary Permit Uses Permitted

Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:

1. "C-1" temporary permit uses.

5.3-6 Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted; provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.

5.3-7 Prohibited Uses

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 5.3-3, 5.3-4, 5.3-5, and 5.3-6.

5.3-8 Site and Structure Requirements

1. Minimum Lot Area – Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet of separate ground area shall be provided for each use permitted and each residential use shall have a landscaped area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

2. Minimum Lot Width – A minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each lot used for a permitted or special use.

3. Front Yard – All structures shall be set back at least one hundred (100) feet from the lot line on dedicated roads and one hundred and fifty (150) feet from the center line on non-dedicated roads.

4. Side Yard – All structures shall be set in from the side lot line a distance of not less than ten (10) feet on the least side with the sum of the two (2) sides not less than twenty-five (25) feet for one and one-half (1½) story structures; the least side shall be increased by two feet and the sum of the two (2) sides by three (3) feet for each additional story.

5. Rear Yard – There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten percent (10%) of the depth of the lot, provided, however, such rear year need not exceed forty (40) feet in depth.

6. Maximum Height – No structure or portion thereof shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet, except as provided in Section 8.6.

7. Floor Area Ratio – Not to exceed 2.0.

5.3-9 Special Provisions

1. Parking Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulation set forth in Section 12.

2. Sign Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 13.

3. Performance Standards – All activities shall conform to the performance standards established for the I-1 limited industrial district.

4. Outdoor Sales – All outdoor sales space shall be provided with a permanent durable and dustless surface, and shall be graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water.

5. Outdoor storage – No outdoor storage shall be permitted, except as a special use.

6. Waste Materials – No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such a form that they may be transferred by natural causes or forces.

7. Screening and Landscaping – Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided as set forth in section 8.10.

5.4 C-4 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (20,000 sq. ft.)

5.4-1 Purpose:

5.4-1 Purpose:

To provide areas which primarily serve the needs of motorists in a manner not conductive to generating strip-commercial development or unsightly, dangerous intersections.

To provide regulations for highway-associated uses through adequately sized parcels of land allowing for large set backs, clear vision, and safe ingress and egress.

5.4-2 Policy:

To achieve the purpose of the C-4 district it shall be the policy of the County:

To promote the groupings of C-4 uses and oppose and discourage the hazards to safety and nuisance of traffic congestion generated by "strip-commercial development."

To require adequate off-street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads.

5.4-3 Permitted Uses:

No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, for other than one or more of the following specified uses.

1. Retail business, which supplies commodities on the premises:

1. Automobile accessories store.
2. Automobile service station.
3. Boat dealer.
4. Camper sales.
5. Restaurants.
6. Mobile home dealer.
7. Motor vehicle dealer.
8. Motorcycle sales.
9. Tire, battery, and accessory dealer.
10. Used car lot.
11. Agricultural implement sales and service.
12. Antique shop.

2. Business service establishment which performs services on the premises:

1. Automobile diagnostic center or clinic.
2. Automobile driving instruction.
3. Automobile rental.
4. Automobile repair shop.
5. Automobile undercoating service.
6. Equipment rental and leasing service.
7. Motorcycle service and repair.
8. Repair service.
9. Taxicab garage and facility.
10. Towing service.

3. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities.

1. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities permitted in the C-1 District.
2. Bus passenger station.
3. Public service or municipal garages.
4. Ambulance service.

5.4-4 Special Uses Permitted

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the County Board as allowed in Section 14.10:

1. Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as "permitted uses" in this district.

2. Hotels and motels.

3. Residence, secondary to the business use of the premises.

4. Drive-in restaurants.

5. Planned unit development (see Section 15).

6. Drive-in banking facilities.

7. Automobile laundry or car wash.

8. Railroad right-of-way and passenger stations but not including railroad yards or shops.

9. Package liquor sales.

10. Cocktail lounge.

11. Bars.

12. Taverns.

13. Ancillary use in restaurants.

Establishment serving meals in a permanent building other than "Drive-Ins" with the serving of alcoholic drinks from only a service bar as an ancillary use not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the retail sales of the establishment.

14. Outdoor billboards in accordance with Section 13 of this Ordinance.

15. Self-service storage facility (See Section 8.19).

16. Floodplain Development (see Section 10).

5.4-5 Temporary Permit Uses Permitted

Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:

1. "C-1" temporary permit uses.

5.4-6 Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted; provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.

5.4-7 Prohibited Uses

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 5.4-3, 5.4-4, 5.4-5, and 5.4-6.

5.4-8 Site and Structure Requirements

1. Minimum Lot Area – Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of separate ground area shall be provided for each use permitted and each residential use shall have a landscaped area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

2. Minimum Lot Width – A minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each lot used for a permitted or special use.

3. Front Yard – All structures shall be set back at least eighty (80) feet from the lot line on dedicated roads and one hundred and thirty (130) feet on non-dedicated roads.

4. Side Yard – All structures shall be set in from the side lot line a distance of not less than ten (10) feet on the least side with the sum of the two (2) sides not less than twenty-five (25) feet for one and one-half (1½) story structures; the least side shall be increased by two (2) feet and the sum of the two (2) sides by three (3) feet for each additional story.

5. Rear Yard – There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten percent (10%) of the depth of the lot, provided, however, such rear year need not exceed forty (40) feet in depth.

6. Maximum Height – No structure or portion thereof shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet and no accessory structure shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, except as provided in Section 8.6.

7. Floor Area Ratio – Not to exceed 2.0.

5.4-9 Special Provisions

1. Parking Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulation set forth in Section 12.

2. Sign Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 13.

3. Outdoor Sales – All outdoor sales space shall be provided with a permanent durable and dustless surface, and shall be graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water.

4. Outdoor storage – All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials, and products shall be enclosed by a fence, wall, or plant material adequate to conceal such facilities from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.

5. Waste Materials – No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such a form that they may be transferred off the property by natural causes or forces.

6. Screening and Landscaping – Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided as set forth in section 8.10.

5.5 C-5 OFFICE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT (20,000 sq. ft.)

5.5-1 Purpose:

To provide lands for large, attractively landscaped sites for office buildings, research activities, or specialized compatible industrial activities.

5.5-2 Policy:

To achieve the purpose of the C-5 Office and Research Park District it shall be the policy of the County:

To require adequate off-street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads.

To promote the grouping of C-5 uses and oppose and discourage the hazards to safety and nuisance of traffic congestion generated by "strip-commercial development."

To so locate C-5 districts to other districts nearby or adjacent to available municipal, police and fire protection so as to protect these areas from the dangers of fire, explosion, or noxious fumes, and the irritations of offensive odors, noise, smoke, vibrations, glare, or other threats to health and well-being.

5.5-3 Permitted Uses:

No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied or used, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

1. Business service and/or office establishments:

1. Bank and/or financial institutions.
2. Business offices.
3. Personnel training center, including dormitory facilities.
4. Professional offices.
5. Regional sales offices.
6. Merchandise and product display space, but not direct sales.
7. Clinics in conjunction with research.
8. Undertaking establishment and funeral parlor.

2. Industrial type uses:

1. Design firms.
2. Electronic industries.
3. Laboratories.
4. Research firms.

3. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities:

1. Essential services – electric substation, sewage disposal plant, and well site.
2. Museum, art gallery.
3. Office building.
4. Post office.

5.5-4 Special Uses Permitted

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the County Board as allowed in Section 14.10:

1. Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as "permitted uses" in this district.

2. Planned unit development (see Section 15).

3. Railroad right-of-way and passenger stations, but not including railroad yards and shops.

4. Hospitals.

5. Outdoor billboards in accordance with Section 13 in this Ordinance.

6. Floodplain Development (see Section 10).

5.5-5 Temporary Permit Uses Permitted

Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:

1. Temporary building, trailer, or yard for construction materials and/or equipment, both incidental and necessary to construction in the zoning district. Each permit shall specify the location of the building, trailer or yard and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six (6) calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than four (4) successive periods.

2. Temporary office, both incidental and necessary for the sale or rental of real property. Each permit shall specify the location of the office and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one (1) year and shall not be renewed more than five (5) successive periods.

5.5-6 Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted; provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.

5.5-7 Prohibited Uses

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 5.5-3, 5.5-4, 5.5-5, and 5.5-6.

5.5-8 Site and Structure Requirements

1. Minimum Lot Area – A separate ground area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall be designated, provided, and continuously maintained for each structure or land containing a permitted or special use.

2. Minimum Lot Width – A minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each lot used for a permitted or special use.

3. Front Yard – All structures shall be set back at least eighty (80) feet from the lot line on dedicated roads and one hundred and thirty (130) feet from the center line on non-dedicated roads.

4. Side Yard – All structures shall be set in a distance of not less than thirty (30) feet from the side lot line.

5. Rear Yard – All structures shall be set in a distance of not less than thirty (30) feet from the rear lot line.

6. Maximum Height – No structure, or portion thereof, shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet, except as provided in Section 8.6.

7. Floor Area Ratio – Not to exceed 1.0.

8. Maximum Lot Coverage – Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures including accessory buildings.

5.5-9 Special Provisions

1. Enclosure of operations – All business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except:

1. Off-street parking or loading.
2. Accessory uses when allowed by the Zoning Administrator.

2. Parking Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulation set forth in Section 12.
3. Sign Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 13.
4. Screening and Landscaping – Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided as set forth in section 8.10.

5.6 C-6 COMMERCIAL RECREATION DISTRICT (20,000 sq. ft.)

5.6-1 Purpose:

To provide lands and structures for establishments that provide amusement, recreation or entertainment for the general public.

5.6-2 Policy:

To achieve the purpose of the C-6 Commercial Recreation District, it shall be the policy of the County:

To foster the location of uses and the C-6 district adjacent or contiguous to other commercial districts when the uses are compatible and processed as a special use.

To require adequate off-street parking and limited access through the use of frontage roads.

To locate C-6 districts to other districts nearby or adjacent to available municipal police and fire protection so as to protect these areas from the dangers of fire, explosion, or noxious fumes, and the irritations of offensive odors, noise, smoke, vibrations, glare, or other threats to health and well being.

5.6-3 Permitted Uses:

No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

1. Commercial uses:

1. Amusement parks.
2. Boat marina.
3. Commercial fishing pond.
4. Commercial swimming pool and/or beaches.
5. Day camps.
6. Fair grounds.
7. Go-cart and motorbike tracks.
8. Golf courses and/or country clubs.
9. Horse race tracks.
10. Hunting preserves and/or clubs.
11. Ice skating rinks.
12. Miniature golf courses.
13. Private recreational clubs.
14. Practice golf driving ranges.
15. Restaurants.
16. Riding stables.
17. Rifle range, pistol range, trap and/or skeet shooting, provided that such facilities are not less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from a residential use or zone.
18. Ski slope.
19. Video arcades.

2. Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities permitted in the C-1 district.

1. Public parks, public playgrounds, public golf courses, and public community center buildings.
2. Forest preserves.

5.6-4 Special Uses Permitted

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the County Board as allowed in Section 14.10:

1. Similar and compatible uses to those allowed as "permitted uses" in this district.

2. Residential uses:

1. Hotel and/or motel.
2. Resort and/or recreational cabins.
3. Ski lodge.
4. Overnight camps and cabins.

3. Residence of the proprietor, caretaker, or watchman of permitted or special uses.

4. Planned unit development (see Section 15).

5. Theater, outdoor drive-in.

6. Restaurants (drive-in) refreshment stands.

7. Commercial and/or industrial picnic grounds.

8. Railroad right-of-way and passenger stations, but not including railroad yards and shops.

9. Bars.

10. Taverns.

11. Cocktail lounge.

12. Liquor store.

13. Discotheque, dance halls.

14. Night clubs.

15. Race tracks.

16. Outdoor billboards in accordance with Section 13 of this Ordinance.

17. Floodplain Development (see Section 10).

18. Recreational private campground.

5.6-5 Temporary Permit Uses Permitted

Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:

1. Temporary building, trailer, or yard for construction materials and/or equipment, both incidental and necessary to construction in the zoning district. Each permit shall specify the location of the building, trailer or yard and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six (6) calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than four (4) successive periods.

2. Temporary office, both incidental and necessary for the sale or rental of real property. Each permit shall specify the location of the office and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one (1) year and shall not be renewed more than five (5) successive periods.

3. Parking lot designated for a special event; provided, however, that each permit shall be valid only for the duration of the designated special event.

4. Outdoor concerts except each permit shall be processed as a special use in accordance with Section 14.10.

5.6-6 Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted; provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same lot, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.

5.6-7 Prohibited Uses

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 5.6-3, 5.6-4, 5.6-5, and 5.6-6.

5.6-8 Site and Structure Requirements

1. Minimum Lot Area – Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of separate ground area shall be provided for each use permitted or special use and each residential use shall have a landscaped area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

2. Minimum Lot Width – A minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each lot used for a permitted or special use.

3. Front Yard – All structures shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from the front lot line on dedicated roads and one hundred (100) feet from the center line on non-dedicated roads.

4. Side Yard – All structures shall be set in from the side lot line a distance of not less than ten (10) feet on the least side with the sum of the two (2) sides not less than twenty-five (25) feet for one and one-half (1½) story structures; the least side shall be increased by two (2) feet and the sum of the two (2) sides by three (3) feet for each additional story.

5. Rear Yard – All structures shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from the rear lot line.

6. Maximum Height – No structure, or portion thereof, shall exceed a height of two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet.

7. Floor Area Ratio – Not to exceed .5.

5.6-9 Special Provisions

1. Parking Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulation set forth in Section 12.

2. Sign Requirements – In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Section 13.

3. Health and Sanitation – All uses shall conform with the health and sanitation requirements of the Will County Health Department.

4. Screening and Landscaping – Where a commercial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening and landscaping shall be provided as set forth in section 8.10.

5. Outdoor Sales – All outdoor sales space shall be provided with a permanent, durable and dustless surface, and shall be graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water.