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W U .-� ao� r.'r�+xe Cl) 1a r*1s 4-a rn`� 1fl tegular meeting of the Council of the City Of Elgin, Illinois was held on Thursday,
0 In CO In � �;' `�' "4 .4 "4 C1� '+ ch 8, 1962 at ,7:00 P.M. in the Court Room at the City Hall. In the absence of the
c� rj ! ! Clerk, Councilman Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilman Johnson, to
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jp r,t. Stephen Lk _rd to act as City Clerk for the purpose t31' the Meeting;,. Yeas;
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a to u b O A • m1 cc, a14 x a 1J I )Wyor called the meeting to order, and roll call was answered by Councilmen
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N rge Hauser, Pastor of the Calvary Lutheran Church, gave the invocation.
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c ilman Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilman Johnson, to approve the minutes
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Z W K w r: 4fid �� t �` i Q,otion, seconded by Councilman Barber, Lt: approve the minutes of the adjourned
4 meeting of March 7, 1962 as publishe,.l. Yeas: Councilmen Barber, Johnson, Schroeder,
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w { C 0, <r� y c a l�+ o It o 0 W 0 0 ^ " c , Shales, and Mayor Mote. Nays: Nune.
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w rn � c�4y .t �a,r • j.�is were received for tlx4 construction, furnishing and installing of submersible
E e �I pump,.=g equipment, :including pulling the existing pump in Well #2, Slade Avenue;.
The specifications called for complete stainless steel enclosed motor to deter the
z� aftects of hydrogen sulphide corrosion from our water supply. Only the bid of
a .� I M. P. Schneller & Associates including a Byron-Jackson pump, met this requirement.
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r ( Co., $16,900; Layne-Western Co. , $17,700; Wehling Well Works, $18,020. Because
06 10 u1 C 0 o 0 0 o N of 00� of the problem created by the Hydrogen-Sulphide content of our water, the Council
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w tees: Councilmen Barbers, Johnson, Schroeder, Shales and Mayor Mote. Nays: Bone.
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e, referred back to the Zoning Commission for consideration of certain items,
>4 �1 again brought before the Council, together with a report from the Zoning Commission
the items which had been under stud Mayor Mote read the report of the Zoning
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a; i° '`� f4 '`' es, " l4j `', ssion, signed by Mr. Harold E. Corr, Chairman, and thanked Mr. Corr and the
%J VN 0 or) omission for their fine work over the past three years.
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dt GP M 00 Attorney Robert Chapski, representing a group of residents on North Clifton and North
wston Avenues stated the group's dissatisfaction with the zoning of the vacant East
half of the block bounded by McLean Blvd., Wing St. , Weston Ave. and Eagle Drive. He
µ4 4 IJ 4 W, that the zoning.be changed from "B,•l Community Business District" to "R-3 Two-
rn O u : P; u v, --I fs7 w F• +1 � -� .a o cr, co y Residence District;' stating that the vacant property is overwhelmed by the
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, that Weston Avenue was built for residential traffic that the off-street
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Mr. Chapski also stated that Andresen Brothers, the developers of the pro ert Ordinance No. G-967
had assured the property owners that the Commercial District would not be expanded AN ORDINANCE
into the property in question, presenting affidavits from the property owners 0HENSIVELY AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, BEING
supporting this contention. :J �pNCE No. G-685 PASSED ON MARCH 13, 1950, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE "REVISED
� ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELGIN" TO CLASSIFY, REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE
Councilman Barber asked Mr. Chapski if the property owners were aware of the exist ;OOG rIONS OF TRADES AND INDUSTRIES AND THE LOCATIONS OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR
ing commercial zoning of the property in question. Mr. Chapski replied that the aENT
was originally zoned. 1=� UIL, COMMERCIAL, AND OTHER SPECIFIED USES: AND TO REGULATE AND LIMIT THE
were, but that the character of the neighborhood has changed since the property AND BULK OF BUILDINGS HEREAFTER ERECTED, TO REGULATE AND LIMIT THE INTENSITY
USE OF LOT AREAS, DETERMINE AND REGULATE THE AREAS OF YARDS, COURTS, AND
rTR OPEN SPACES WITHIN AND SURR011NDING SUCH BUILDINGS, AND TO ESTABLISH THE
Attorney Ernest Akemann represented the developers of the area, Andresen Brothers, ,N%RIES OF DISTRICTS FOR THE SAID PURPOSES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE�
He refuted the assertion that the property in question was not intended for coder• .CATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS.
cial use. Mayor Mote asked Mr. Akemann to state the present owners of property
across from the property in question and the character of the property. Mr. Akez,n. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
mentioned that only one present owner had purchased property directly from Andresen
Brothers. Therefore, no pressure could have been put on the present property owners Section 1. That Chapter 21 of the City Code of Elgin, being Ordinance No. G-685,
by Andresen Brothers to construct their homes in a manner over and above the 15sed on March 13, 1950, as amended, known as the "Revised Zoning Ordinance of the
construction of the development. Replying to a question from the Council, Attorney ;y of Elgin", be and the same hereby is repealed in its entirety and substituted
Akemann stated that due to the B-3 zoning many unattractive uses are prohibited; - lieu thereof in the City Cade of Elgin is the following:
that there would be either clinics, small shops, or office buildings. There would
be adequate parking and all development would be consistent with the residential CHAPTER 21
uses of adjacent property. He said that the entire property is owned by Andresen
Brothers with the exception of 2 lots. A restriction was placed in the deed to the THE ELGIN ZONING ORDINANCE
owner of these lots prohibiting the use of the property for business purposes, so
that there would be no competition with the present commercial development. Mr. 101 TITLE 107 RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Akemann concluded that if the existing zoning is changed to residential zoning, it 102 PURPOSE AND INTENT 108 BUSINESS DISTRICTS
would not be in keeping with the philosophy of the Zoning Commission as the Commiss::. 103 RULES AND DEFINITIONS 109 MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
has specifically refrained from charging existing zoning in the new ordinance, citin; 104 GENERAL PROVISIONS 110 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
a court decision to this effect. (Hoffner Electronics, Inc. v. Gerhard, Jr.). 105 NON-CONFORMING USES Ill ADMINISTRATION
Councilman Shales asked if Mr. Akemann thought property owners perjured themselves 106 ZONING DISTRICTS
in stating that Andresen Brothers had told them that the Commercial District would
not be expanded. Mr. Akemann stated that they had not. 21-101 TITLE. This ordinance shall be known, cited, and referred to as:
'ie Elgin Zoning Ordinance".
Paul Wewetzer, 549 N. Weston Ave. ; Clarence Schult, 578 N. Clifton Avenue; Raymond
Kerchal, 524 N. Weston Ave. ; Robert Fritz, 529 N. Weston Ave. ; and Vernon Price, 21-102 PURPOSE AND INTENT. This ordinance is adopted for the purpose of:
567 N. Weston Ave. , spoke for residential zoning for this property. Earl Handy,
584 N. Melrose Ave. , stated that Andresen Brothers exerted no pressure on the proper 1 Promoting the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience, and general
owners for the reasons that these owners state; the owners only having been toldt, welfare.
keep their homes up to the standards of the entire development. i Securing
Mayor Mote read a letter from Edward E. Johnson and Kenneth E. Battin requestingB'' adequate light, Pure air, and safety from fire and other dangers.
Zoning for the three properties on the West side of Dundee Avenue between Glenwood Conserving the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the City of Elgin.
and Trout Park Blvd. , which would be more consistent with present area development g g y g
than the B-1 Zoning provided. William Jordan, 629 Trout Park Blvd. , spoke against liviidding the entire City of Elgin into districts, and restricting and regulating
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B-3 Zoning for this property, stating that this would hamper the development of bui therein
She location, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of
good residential area along Trout Park Blvd. or g , structures, and land, whether for residence, business, manufacturing,
other specified uses.
Councilman Barber made a motion seconded by Councilman Johnson to pass Ordinance
G-967 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance. Yeas: Councilmen Barber, Johnson, Schroeder, °� ' Avoidin
g or lessening congestion in the public streets.
Mayor Mote. Nays: Councilman Shales. Mayor Mote stated that his affirmative
vote was based on the fact that the Zoning classifications mapped as a part Of the Prevting the overcrowding of land, through regulating and limiting the height
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Elgin Zoning Ordinance, if changed to suit the property owners, would amount he bulk of buildings hereafter erected as related to land area. g
changing existing zoning. This is not consistent with good zoning practices, stab
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said. sstb"shing) regulating, and limiting the building or setback lines on or along
alleys, or property lines.
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deterainng and limiting the intensity of the use of lot areas, and regulating and
terinining the area of open spaces, within and surrounding buildings.
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(9) Establishing standards to which buildings or structures therein shall conform. ALLEY, A right-of-way, with a width not exceeding 24 feet, which affords a
(10) Prohibiting uses, buildings, or structures incompatible with the character of ;trondmeans of access to abutting property.
the residence, business, or manufacturing districts.
ALTER, Any change in size, shape or character of a building or structure.
(11) Preventing additions to, ,and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings IML HOSPITAL, Any building or portion thereof designed or used for the care,
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or structures in such a wsy as to avoid the restrictions and limitations
imposed hereunder. vation, or treatment of domestic animals.
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(12) Providingu
for the those s APARTMENTS. See Dwellings, Multiple-Family.
which are incompatible with lthe ncharacter ofthes idistrictsinswhich they areas,
made or located, y AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRY. Any building or portion thereof where automobiles are
gashed, using a conveyor, blower, steam-cleaning equipment, or other mechanical
(13) Providing for the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, of ' device of production line nature.
any buildings or structures which do not conform to the standards fixed by
the City of Elgin. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION (GAS STATION Any building or portion thereof or
Fremises used for dispensing, or offering for sale at retail, any automotive fuels
(14) Def Wing and limiting the ( or oils; having pumps and storage tanks theron, or where battery, tire, and other
g Powers and duties of the administrative officers and similar services are rendered, but only if rendered wholly within lot lines. Auto-
bodies as provided hereinafter.
mobile set-vice stations do not include open sales lots as deined herein.
(15) Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this ordinance, AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD. Any area of land where three or more motor vehicles
or of any amendment thereto,
rot in running condition, or the parts thereof, are stored in the open and are not
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21-103 RULES AND DEFINITIONS. The language set forth in the text of this ing restored orstoring of suchation, or auto-mobilesyorathe partsing, or thereofstructure used for the wreck-
ordinance shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction;
a. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the sin ular. AWNING. See MARQUEE. A ,roof-like cover temporary in nature, which projects
g from the wall of a building and which may overhang a street.
b. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future the BASEMENT.
present, A portion of a building located partly underground, but having less
than half its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoin-
ingc. The word "shall" is mandatory, while the word ma is ground.
"may" permissive.
d. BLOCK. A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of one or more
The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, bulkhead lines, or
e. Whenever a word or term defined hereinafter appears in the text of this shorelines of waterways, or corporate boundary lines.
1 ordinance, its meaning shall be construed as set forth in the definition BOARDING HOUSE. See ROOMING HOUSE.
thereof; and any word appearing in parenthesis, between a word and its
definition herein, shall be construed in the same sense as that word. BUILDING. Anything constructed for the shelter, or enclosure of persons, an-
f. All measured distances, expressed in feet, shall be to the nearest integral 8, chattels, or movable property of any kind, and which is permanently affixed
to the land.
foot; if a fraction is one-half foot or more the integral foot next above
shall be taken, BUILDING ACCESSORY. A subordinate buildingportion of a or p principal building,
tae use of which is incidental to that of the principal building and customary in
g. The following words and terms, wherever they occur in this ordinance, shall onnection with that use.
be construed as here defined.
BUILDINGg COMPLETELY ENCLOSED. A building separated on all sides from the ad-
h. Words herein not defined shall be interpreted in accordance with definitions a,ent open space, or from other buildings or other structures, by a permanent roof
contained in Webster's Dictionary, and by exterior walls having only windows and normal entrance or exit doors, or by
AIRCRAFT. Any contrivance, now known or hereafter invented, for use in or arty walls.
designed for navigation of or flight in the air. BUILDINGS DETACHED. A principal building surrounded by open space on the same
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AIR PORT (LANDING STRIP HELIPORT OR HELISTOP). Any premises which are used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft; and any BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the established curb level
appurtenant areas which are used or intended for use for airport buildings or other `Othe highest point of the under side of the ceiling beams, in the case of a flat
airport structures or right-of-way, together with all airport buildings and 'Of; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean level of the under side
structures located thereon.
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of rafters between the eaves and the ridge of .a gable, hip, or gambrel roof. _, - ESTABLISHMENT. An establishment which accommodates the patrons'
Chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks, and similar projections tomobiles, from which the occupants nay watch, purchase, or be served.
other than signs, shall not be included in calculating the height. N
.1. Dom. Any building, or portion thereof, but not including hotels, motels,
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL. Anon-accessory building in which is conducted the
principal use of the lot, on which it is located.
miming houses, nursing homes, tourist homes, or trailers.
BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT. A group of rooms constituting all or part of a dwelling, which
. A building arranged, design�:d, used, or intended to ed designed, used, or intended far use exclusively as living quarters
be used for residential occupancy by one or more families. ,, arranged,P Y Residential buildings g
include but are not limited to the following types: (1) single-family detached �rone family, which includes cooking facilities.
dwellings, (2) two-family dwellings, (3) multiple-family dwellings, and 4
( ) a row DWELLING SINGLE-FAMILY. A residential building containing one dwelling unit.
of one-or-two family attached dwellings initially under single ownership or control.
BUILDING, TEMPORARY DWEL`NG, DETACHED. A residential building entirely surrounded by open space
. Any building not designed to be permanently located the in the place where it is, or where it is intended to be placed or affixed. same lot.
BULK. A composite characteristic of a given building as located upon a given
DWELLING,__TWO-FAMILY. A residential building containing two dwelling units.
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lot -- not definable as a single quantity but involving all of these characteristics: DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A building or portion thereof containing three or
(1) size and height of building, (2) location of exterior walls at all levels in pre dwelling units.
relation to lot lines, streets, or to other buildings, (3) gross floor area of the
building in relation to lot area (floor area ratio), (4) all open spaces allocated
to the building, and (5) amount of lot area provided per dwelling unit. EFFICIENCY UNIT. A dwelling unit consisting of one principal room together with
-mthroom, kitchen, hallway, closets, and/or dining alcove directly off the principal
room, provided such dining alcove does not exceed 125 square feet in area.
BUSINESS. An occupation, employment or enterprise which occupies time,
attention,, labor and materials, or wherein merchandise is exhibited or sold, or FAMILY. One or more persons each related to the other by blood, marriage, or
where services are offered,
adoption, or a group of •ztot more than three persons riot all so related, together
2 open sides. Iwith his or their domestic servants, maintaining a common household in a dwelling
CARPORT. A roofed automobile shelter with at least two
( ) P unit. A family may include not more than two roamers, boarders, or permanent guests -
CELLAR. The portion of a building located partly or wholly underground, and rhether or not gratuitous.
having half or more of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of FENCE, SOLID. A fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, which effectively
the adjoining ground. conceals from viewers in or on adjoining properties and streets, materials stored and
operations conducted behind it.
CLINK. A place where patients go for observation and treatment by a group o:
doctors and/or dentists who are practicing medicine together. FLOOR AREA - for the use of determining the floor area ratio, conversions of
existing structures, and maximum_size of business establishments. The sum of the
CLUB OR LODGE. PRIVATE. A non-profit association of persons who are bonafide gross horizontal areas of the several floors, measured in square feet including the
members paying dues, which owns, hires, or leases a building or portion thereof, the basement floor, but not including the cellar floor, of the building; measured from
use of such premises being restricted to members and their guests. the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating
:uobuildings. The floor area of a building shall also include elevator shafts and
CONFORMING BUILDING, OR STRUCTURE. Any building or structure which: (a) com- iatair wells at each floor; floor space used for mechanical equipment, except equip-
plies with all the regulations of this Ordinance or of any amendment thereto governing lent, open or enclosed, located on the roof; penthouses; attic space having headroom
bulk of the zoning district in which said building or structure is located, and (b) 'fseven feet ten inches or more; interior balconies and mezzanines; enclosed porches;
is designed or intended for a use permitted in such zoning district. 'id floor area devoted to accessory uses; provided that any space devoted to off-
CURB LEVEL. The level of the established curb in front of a building or 1 :reet parking or loading shall not be included in floor area.
structure, measured at the center of such front. Where no curb level has been FLOOR AREA - for the purpose of determining off-steet parking and off-street
established, it shall be deemed to be the established level of the center line of 1oad _requirements The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
the street surface in front of a building or structure, measured at the center line O the building, or portion thereof, devoted to a use requiring off-street parking
of such front. °rloading. This area shall include accessory storage areas located within selling
lorlorking space, such as counters, racks, or closets, and any basement floor area
DECIBEL. A unit of measurement of the intensity (loudness) of sound. Sound 4`w0ted to retailing activities, to the production or processing of goods, or to
level meters which are employed to measure the intensity of sound are calibrated in I iness or professional offices. However, floor area for purposes of determining
decibels, f"street, parking spaces and off-street loading spaces shall not include floor area
le"Oted primarily to storage purposes (except as otherwise noted herein) ; nor floor
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DOG KENNEL. Any premises where three or more dogs, over four months of age, sea devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities, including ramps, aisles,
-are boarded, bred and/or offered for sale. ad maneuvering space; nor cellar floor area other than area devoted to merchandising
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activities, to the production or processing of goods, or to business or professional �oging facilities and with or without an individual bathroom. In a suite of
offices.
�oms each room shall be counted as one lodging room.
FLOOR AREA RATIO. The numerical value obtained through dividing the gross LOT. A parcel of land (whether legally so described or subdivided as one or
floor area. of a building or buildings by the net lot area of which such building re i Ls or parts of lots) located within a single block, occupied by, or intended
or buildings are located. or occupancy by one principal building or principal use, and fronting on a public
j FREQUENCY, The number of oscillations .per second in a .sound wave, measuring I street.
the pitch of the resulting sound.
LO��oA. The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the vertical planes
rough Front, side, and rear lot lines.
FRONTAGE. (of a block). All the property fronting on one side of a street
measured along the line of the street. If the street is dead ended, the frontage is LOT CORNER. A lot situated at the junction of, and abutting on two or more
measured to the dead end of the street. tersecting streets; or a lot at the point of deflection in alignment of a single
Greet, the interior angle of which dues not exceed 135 degrees.
GARAGE, PRIVATE, An accessory building or an accessory portion of the
principal building including a carport, which is intended for and used for storing LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance between the front lot lines and the
the private passenger vehicles of the family or families resident upon the premises, ( tear lone of a lot, measured within the lot boundaries.
and in which no business, service, or industry connected directly or indirectly
with automobile vehicles is carried on.
L0 LINE. A property boundary line of any lot held in single or separate owner-
ship; except that where any portion of the lot extends into the abutting street or
GARAGE, PUBLIC. Any building where automotive vehicles are painted, re- t11ey, the lot line shall be deemed to be the street or alley line.
paired, rebuilt, reconstructed, or stoned for compensation. i
LOT LINE, FRONT. That boundary line of any lot which is along an existing or
GARAGE, STORAGE. A building or premises used for housing, only, of motor dedicated street lot line, as the front lot line, as designated at the time of
vehicles pursuant to previous arrangements and not by transients; and where no Iepplication for building permit.
are or parts are sold; and vehicles re not rebuilt, serviced, repaired,
hired, or sold, except that fuel, grease, or oil may be dispensed within the ( LOT LINE, REAR. That boundary of a lot which is most distant from and is, or
building to vehicles stored therein. is approximately parallel to the front lot line. If the rear lot line is less than
( ten (10) feet in length, or if the lot forms a point at the rear, the rear lot line
GROUND FLOOR AREA. See FLOOR AREA for the purpose of determining the floor shall be deemed to be a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot, parallel to,
area ratio, conversions of existing structures and maximum size of business estab- and at the maximum distance from, the front lot line.
lishments.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Any boundary of a lot which is not a front or rear lot line.
GUEST, PERMANENT. A person who occupies, or has the right to occupy a
residence accommodation for a period of 30 days or more. LOT OF RECORD. A lot which is separately designated as such on a plat of subdiv-
ision duly filed for record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in the County in
HOME OCCUPATION. Any gainful occupation engaged in by the occupant of a Which said lot is located; or a parcel of land, the deed to which is recorded in
dwelling at or from the dwelling, office of said Recorder, showing title as a separate entity and which is assessed as
separate entity for tax purposes.
HOTEL. A building which provides a common entrance, lobby, halls, and
stairways, and in which lodging is offered with or without meals to transcient LOT, REVERSED CORNER. A corner lot where the street-side lot line is substanti-
guests. elly a continuation of the front lot line of the first lot to its rear.
HOTEL, APARTMENT. A hotel in which at least 50 per cent of the hotel LOT, THROUGH. A lot which has a pair of opposite lot lines along two substantially
accommodations are for occupancy by permanent guests. Krallel streets, and which is not a corner lot. On a through lot both street lines
. shell be deemed front lot lines, but in the case of two (2) or more contiguous
JUNK YARD. An open area where waste,, used or second-hand materials are throw h
� g lots there shall be a common front Tot line.
bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled, or handled; including,
but not limited to, scrap iron and other metals, paper, rags, rubber tires, and 1 �UEE (CANOPY). See AWNING. A roof-like structure of permanent nature,
bottles. A junk yard includes an auto-wrecking yard, but does not include uses Which projects from the wall of a building and may overhang the public way.
carried on entirely within enclosed buildings.
! ti M0�_ An establishment consisting of a group of living or sleeping accomm
LODGING HOUSE (See Rooming House). A residential building or portion oda-
hi as With individual bathrooms, designed essentially for use by transcient automo-
thereof , other than a motel, apartment hotel, or hotel, containing lodging rooms le tourists.
for accommodation of three (3) or more persons who are not members of the keeper's MOTOR F
family and where lodging without meals is provided by prearrangement and for die �_ REIGHT TERMINAL. A building or premises in which freight is received or
definite periods. Patched by motor vehicle.
LODGING ROOM. A room rented as sleeping and living quarters, but without -AL,
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MOTOR VEHICLE. Any self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed primarily for RESEARCH LABORATORY, A building or group of buildings in which are located
transportation of persons or goods along public streets. Willties for scientific
research,
investigation,
testing or experimentation,
but not o products.
NAMEPLATE. A sign indicating the name and address of a building or the RINGELMANN CHART. A chart which is described in the U.S. Bureau of Mines
name of an occupant thereof and the practice of a permitted occupation therein.
ormation Circular 6888, and on which are illustrated graduated shades of grey
NEW LOT AREA. The area inside of lot lines, exclusive of streets and alleys, for use in estimating the light obscuring capacity of smoke,
NON-CONFORMING BUILDING. Any lawful building or structure which: (a) does RINGELMANN NUMBER. The number of the area on the Ringelmann Chart that coin-
not comply with all the regulations of this Ordinance or of any amendment hereto gov-
� cides most nearly with the light-obscuring capacity of smoke.
erning bulk of the zoning district in which such building or structure is located; ROOMING HOUSE. A building, or portion thereof, containing lodging rooms which
or (b) is designed or intended for a use not permitted in such zoning district, gcor=odate three or more persons who are not members of the keeper's family, and
NOXIOUS MATTER. Material which is capable of causing i:ijur°y to living
where lodging or meals, or both are provided for compensation.
organisms or is capable of causing detrimental effects upon the health, or the SCREENING. A structure erectµd or vegetation planted for concealing from
psychological; social, or economic well-being of human beings. .,1eWers the area behind it.
NURSING HOME. A private boarding home, institution, building, residence, SIGN. A name, identification, description, display, or illustration which is
or other place operated for profit which through its ownership or management provides affixed to or painted or represented directly or indirectly upon a building or
maintenance, personal care, nursing and shelter care for the aged, infirm and piece of land, and which directs attention to an object, product, place, activity,
chronically ill, and in conduct of which provides such service or services to not it
person, institution, organization, or business.
are than three persons who re not related to the owner by blood or marriage.
However,as used herein the word "sign" does not include a_ay display of official
OCTAVE BAND. A term denoting all the frequencies between any given frequency court, or public office notices, or the flag emblem, or insignia of a nation, Pol-
and double that frequency. itical unit, school, or religious group. A sign shall not include a sign located
completely within an enclosed building unless the context shall be primarily visible
OCTAVE BAND FILTER. An electrical frequency analyzer, designed according from a street. Identification and addresses of establishments on awnings and mar-
to standards formulated by the American Standards Association and used in conjunction quees shall not be considered to be: signs.
with a sound-level meter to take measurements in specific octave intervals.
(American Standard for Sound-Level Meters, A.S.S. -- No.224.3 -- 1944). SIGN. ADVERTISING (BILLBOARD OR POSTER PANEL). A sign which directs attention
to business, profession, commodity, service, or entertainment not necessarily
ODOROUS MATTER. Any material or matter that yields an odor which is offensive, conducted, sold, or offered upon the premises where such a sign is located, or to
as related to odor threshold value, which it is affixed.
ODOROUS 'THRESHOLD VALUE. A minimum concentration of odorous material in the SIGN, BUSINESS. A sign which directs attention to a business, profession,
air which can be detected as determined by the Manufacturing Chemists Association or .ommodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold or offered, upon the premises
other qualified laboratories. ',here such sign is located, or to which it is affixed.
OPEN SALES LOTS. Any land used or occupied for the purpose of buying and SIGN, FLASHING. Any illuminated sign on which the artificial light is not main-
selling farm machinery, nursery stock, passenger cars, trucks, motor scooters, ;wined stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times when such sign is
motorcycles, boats, and monuments, or for the storing of the same prior to sale - use. For the purpose of this ordinance, any moving illuminated sign shall be
but not including trailers. '01sidered a flashing sign.
PARTICULATE MATTER. Material which is suspended in or discharged into the SIGN. PAINTED WALL A sign which is painted directly upon a building and
atmosphere in finely divided form as a liquid or solid at atmospheric pressure and Which includes no other attachments or appurtenances to said building.
temperature.
A criterion to control noire, odor, smoke, toxic, or
SIGN. SURFACE AREA OF. The entire area within a single continuous perimeter
PERFORMANCE STANDARD. ='closing the extreme limits of the actual sign surface. It does not include any
noxious matter, vibration, fib and explosive hazards, or glare or heat generated by - sing
elements outside the limits of such sign and not forming an integral part
or inherent in uses of land or buildings. lithe display. Each display surface of a sign shall. be used in computing surface
ea' except only one side of a double-face sign structure shall be used in computing
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. A unified development in a single ownership or control -'tal surface area.
and which includes two or more principal buildings, where the specific requirements
of a given district may be modified. SMOKE UNITS, NUMBER OF. The number obtained by multiplying the smoke density
:41C'n8elmann numbers by the time of emission in minutes, For the purpose of this
REFUSE. All. waste products resulting from human habitation, except sewage, It,
culation a Ringelmann density reading is made at least once every minute during
eriod of observation; each reading is then multiplied by the time in minutes
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during which it is observed; the various products are then added together to give omitted Uses of the zoning district in which said building, structure, and use is
the total number of smoke units observed during the total period under observation, Ncated,
SOUND-LEVEL METER. An instrument standardized by the American Standards USE PRINCIPAL. The main use of land or building as distinguished from a sub-
Association for measurement of intensity of sound. etdinate or accessory use.
STORY. That portion of a building included between the surface of any USE SPEGw,. Any building, structure, and use which on the effective date of
floor and the surface of the floor next above; or if there is no floor above, .bis ordinance complies with the applicable regulations governing Special Uses of
the space between the floor and the ceiling next above. A basement shall be
counted as a story, And a cellar shall not be counted as a story. :he zoning district in which such building, structure, and use is located.
STORY, HALF. A space under a sloping roof which has the line of inter- YARD. An open space on a lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed from its
West level to the sky, except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance. A yard
section of roof decking and wall not more than three feet above the top floor tends along a lot line and at right ettgles to such line to a depth or width
level, and in which space not more than 60 percent of the floor area is com-
pleted for principal and accessory use. specified in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot is located.
YARD FRONT. A yard extending along the full width of the front lot line be
STREET (AVENUE, PLACE, ROAD. TERRACE, OR PARKWAY). A right-of-way, not -
less than 24-.feet wide, which affords a primary means of access toabutting property. :peen side lot lines and from the abutting front-street right-of-way line to the
p y. fraat-building line in depth.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS. Any change, other than incidental repairs, in YARD REAR. The portion of the yard on the same lot with the principal building,
the supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls or par-
titions, columns, beams, or girders; or any substantial change in the roof or :ocated between the rear line of the building and the rear lot line and extending
exterior walls, for the full width of the lot; provided that in those locations where an alley is
platted in the rear of the lots, one-half of the width of the platted alley may be
included in the rear yard requirements.
STRUCTURE. Anything erected, the use of which requires more or less per-
manent location on the ground; or attached to something having a permanent location YARD, SIDE. A yard extending along a side lot line between take front and rear
on the ground. An advertising or business sign or other advertising device, if , yards.
attached or projecting, shall be construed to be a separate structure.
TOXIC MATERIAL. A substance (liquid, solid or gaseous) which by reason of 11-104 GENERAL PROVISIONS
an inherent deleterious property tends to destroy life or impair health.
1. Interpretation.
TRAILER. Any vehicle, house car, camp car, or any portable or mobile
vehicle on wheels,_ skids, or rollers or blocks, either self-propelled or propelled r 1. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this ordinance
by any other means, which is used for living, sleeping, or commercial purposes, shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public
TRAILER PARK. An remises on which are health, safety, morals, and welfare.
y p parked two or more trailers on any
premises used or held for the purpose of supplying to the public a parking space 2. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this ordinance upon the
for two or more such trailers. Does not include sales lots 'oaa which automobiles or (a) use of land or buildings, (b) the bulk of buildings, (c) floor area
unoccupied trailers - new or used - are parked for purposes of inspection or sale. requirements, (d) lot area requirements, and (e) yard requirements are
either more restrictive or less restrictive than comparable conditions
USE. The purpose of activity for which the land, or building thereon, is imposed by any other provisions of this ordinance or of any other law,
designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained, ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of any kind, the regulations
USE A I which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or re.quire-
CCESSORY. A subordinate use, such as a private garage, which is ` meats shall govern.
clearly and customarily incidental to the principal use of a building or premises; 1
and which is located on the same lot as the principal building or use, except for 3. This ordinance is not intended to abrogate any easement, covenant, or
such accessory parking facilities as are specifically authorized to be located other private agreement; provided, that where the regulations of this
f elsewhere.
ordinance are more restrictive or impose higher standards or require-
meats than such easements, covenants, or other private agreements, the
USE, NON-CONFORMING. Any use of a building or premises which on the effective requirements of this ordinance shall govern.
date of this ordinance does not, even though lawfully established, comply with all
of the applicable use regulations of the zoning district in which such building or I 4, No building, structure or use not lawfully existing at the time of the
a
premises is located. s
adoption of this ordinance, shall become or be made lawful solely by reason
of the adoption of this ordinance; and to the extent that, and in any manner
USE, PERMITTED. Any building, structure, and use, which on the effective ' that said unlawful building, structure or use is in conflict with the
date of this ordinance, complies with the applicable regulations governing requirements of this ordinance, said building, structure, or use remains
unlawful hereunder.
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B. Separability. property may be improved, altered and remodeled, provided that it meets all
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the City other regulations of the district in which it is located.
of Elgin that the several provisions of this ordinance are separable, in Control Over Bulk.
accordance with the following: Con
All new buildings shall conform to the bulk regulations established herein
1. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision for the district in which each building is located. Further, no existing build.
of this ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any ings shall be enlarged, reconstructed, structurally altered converted, or re-
other provision of this ordinance not specifically included in said l�eated in sofhthis�ordinancenner as ofornthecdistrictt or to fintwhichher osuchcbuilding t with hshall kbe
judgment. regulations
located.
2. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge invalid the e�cessory Buildings and Uses.
application of any provision of this ordinance to a particular d,
property, building, or other structure, such judgment shall not I
affect the application of said provision to any other property, ! 1. Accessory uses shall be compatible with the principal use and shall not be
building, or structure not specifically included in said judgment. established prior to the establishment of the principal use, and shall not
include the keeping or propagation of poultry or livestock - whether or not
C. Building on Lot.
for profit.
In Single-Family Districts, every dwelling hereafter erected or structurally 2. No accessory buildings, unless it is structurally a part of the principal
altered shall be located on a lot, and there shall not be more than one principal ( building and unless it conforms with requirements of accessory buildings
building on one lot.
for Special Uses, shall be erected or altered at, nor moved to, a location
D. Allowable Use of Land or Buildings. within ten feet of the nearest wall of the principal building, nor within
the required area for front or side yard of the lot, as set forth for the
The following uses of land or buildings are allowed in the districts district, and in Residence Districts, an accessory building in a rear yard
indicated hereinafter in Sections 21-107, 21-108, and 21-109 under the con- hall be not less than three feet from any property line, or less than ten
ditions specified in this ordinance, I }�
gP6 an alley, nor shall they occupy more than 30% of the rear yard.
1. Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this ordinance. 3. No accessory building shall encroach upon that side yard of a corner lot
I which is adjacent to the street, nor upon that side yard of a reversed
2. Permitted uses as designated in Sections 21-107, 21-108, and 21-109. corner lot which is adjacent to the street, nor upon t rear yard of a
3. Special Uses. through lot.
4. No accessory building shall exceed 15 feet in height unless otherwise per-
E. Prohibited Use of hand or Buildings. mitted as accessory to business and manufacturing uses, or to authorized
No building or tract of land shall by devoted to any use other than one Special Uses.
which is specified as a Permitted or Special Use in Sections 21-107, 21-108
! ' and 21-109 in the zoning district in which such building or land is located. � I. Special Uses.
However, where a building permit for a building or structure has been issued
in accordance with law prior to the effective date of this ordinance and where 1. To provide for the location of certain uses hereinafter specified which
construction has been begun within six months of such effective date and are deemed desirable for the public welfare within a given district or
diligently prosecuted to completion, said building or structure may be completed districts but which might have an adverse effect upon nearby properties
in accordance with approved plans on the basis of which the building permit was or upon the character and future development of the district in which
issued; and further, may upon completion be occupied under a certificate of they are located, a classification of Special Uses is hereby established. I�
occupancy by the use originally designated, subject to the provisions of Procedures for Special Uses are set forth in Section 21-111.
Section 21-105 of this ordinance.
F. Control Over Use. 2. Where a use exists on the effective date of this ordinance and it is
classified in this ordinance as a Special Use in the district in which
No building or premises shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building it is located it shall be considered to be a lawful Special Use. Addi-
or structure or part thereof shall be erected, raised, moved, reconstructed, tions or alterations to existing buildings or land improvements for ex
extended, enlarged, or altered except in conformity with the regulations herein ansion of lawful Special Uses may be made within the area of the lot
specified, for the district in which it is located; except that in residence included in the ownership existing at the time of adoption of this ordinance,
districts a parcel of land which was a lot of record as of the effective date and they shall be subject to yard, floor area ratio, and building height
of this ordinance and for which a building permit could have been issued under requirements set forth in this ordinance for permitted uses in the
the terms and conditions of Ordinance No. C-685, known as the "Revised Zoning districts in which they are located.
Ordinance of the City of Elgin, Illinois", passed on March 13, 1950, even though
not meeting the requirements of this ordinance as to area and width, may be used J. Permitted Obstructions in Required Yards.
for single-family purposes in all residence districts and for either single-family The following shall not be considered to be obstructions when located in
or two-family dwellings in the R3, R4, R5, and R6 districts, and such residence the required yards specified:
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1. In any yard: r.104
k. , Fall-out shelter in accordance with regulations set forth in the applic-
` a. Chimneys projecting 18 inches or less into a yard; able City of ELGIN Ordinance.
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b. Open terraces not over four feet above the average level of the adjoin b. in side yards:
ground, but not including permanently roofed-over terraces or ing I
porches; a. overhanging g projecting g
Overhan in eaves and uttersnot more than eighteen (18)
c. Steps for access to a permitted building or for access to a lot from a inches into the yard;
street or alley, in accordance with regulations of the City of Elgin Building Code; b. Open off-street parking spaces; and
d. Awnings, and marquees, except in single-family residence districts C. Fences, walls or hedges - six (6) feet or less in height.
they shall not project more than three feet into a required yard;
Yards General.
e. Flagpoles and ornamental light standards; and
The minimum yard space required for one (1) structure shall not again be
f. Trees and shrubs. 1� considered as yard space for another adjoining structure.
In front yards: (any yard adjoining a street shall be considered a front 2. No lot shall be reduced in area so that the yards or other open spaces
yard) become less than required by this Ordinance.
a.One story bay windows projecting three feet or less into the yard; 3. On streets where a front-yard setback has been maintained, for buildings
existing on lots or tracts having a frontage of fifty (50) percent or more
b. Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into or the total frontage on one (1) side of that portion of any street lying
the yard; and between two (2) intersecting streets, there shall be maintained a front-
yard setback of not less than the average setback of the aforementioned
c. Fences, walls, or hedges three feet or less in height, except on a existing buildings, or thirty (30) feet, whichever is the smaller.
corner lot no fence, wall, hedge, or other shrubbery shall be erected,
constructed, grown or maintained to a height exceeding 30 inches and 4. On a vacant through or corner lot, either of the lot lines abutting
no tree branch lower than eight feet above the grade of the adjoining street right-of-way lines may be established as its front lot line; except
streets on that portion of the required yards situated within 20 feet of that where two (2) or more through lots are contiguous, and a front line
a lot corner formed by the intersection of any two street right-of-way I has been duly established, the same street lot line shall thereafter be
lines. I deemed to be the front lot line of all such contiguous lots. On a through
lot, a front yard shall be provided along any lot line abutting a street.
In rear yards:
Flood-Plain Area.
a. Attached or detached enclosed off-street parking spaces;
In the continuous area and three feet beyond such area adjacent to a stream
b. Open off-street parking spaces: or stream bed whose elevation is equal to or lower than the flood-crest elevation
including also any land of higher elevation, having an area of less than ten
c. Accessory sheds, tool rooms, and similar buildings or structures for sores, which is completely surrounded by land having an elevation equal to or
storage; lower than the flood crest elevation, no building or structure shall be erected
with the elevation of a habitable floor, including a basement, lower than three
d. Balconies, breezeways, and open porches; feet above the flood-crest elevation, established by the City Engineer of the
City of Elgin.
e. One story bay windows projecting three feet or less into the yard;
Any point shall be deemed to be within the flood-plain area if it falls below
f. Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting not more than three feet the elevation of a high-water mark, as the elevation of the mark is projected in
into the yard; a direction perpendicular to the flow of the nearest downhill stream and thence to
intersections at an equal elevation with the land on either side of the stream.
g. Recreation and laundry-drying equipment; Any point between the aforedescribed projections of any two high-water marks
shall be deemed within the flood-plain area if it is at an elevation equal to or
h. Arbors and trellises; lower than similar projections of the inter-polated flood-crest elevation. The
interpolated flood-crest elevation is the elevation of the flood-crest at the center
i. Fences, walls, or hedges six (6) feet or less in height; line of the stream between the center line intersections of projections of the
nearest upstream and downstream high-water marks, and the difference in elevation
j. Swimming pools and tennis courts in accordance with regulations between the flood-crest at this location and at either of the high-water mark pro-
set forth in the applicable City of ELGIN ORdinance; and jections is directly proportional to the difference in stream center line distance
between the two high-water mark projections.
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21-105. NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES regulations of the district into which they are moved.
A. Statement of Purpose Restoration of Damaged Non-Conformin Buildin
The purpose of this Section is to provide for the re ulation of non- 4. A buildingor structure all or substantially all of which is designed
ing uses, buildings, structures, and to specify those circumstances and conform- or intended for a use which is not permitted in the district in which it
conditions under which those non-conforming buildings, structures and uses is located, and which is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty
ndi-
shall be allowed to continue as legal non-conforming structures and uses or per cen t of act of God, to the extent that the cost of restoration to the t of
l the
accordance with the authority granted by Section 11-13-1 of Chapter 24 of the
tion in which it was before the occurrence will exceed 30
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois.
cost of restoration of the entire building or structure new, shall not e
restored unless said building or structure and the use thereof shall con-
Authority to Continue Non-Conforming Buildings, Structures, and Uses. form to all regulations of theor
inishichstthana30 peracent of. In
B. the
at such
the event
les
Any non-conforming building, structure, or use which existed lawfull a cost of restoration of the entire building or structure new, no repairs
time of the adoption of this ordinance and which remains non-conformin lawfully
the or reconstruction shall be made unless such restoration is started within
such building, structure, or use which shall become con-conforming upon�the any one year from date of the partial destruction and is diligently prosecuted
adoption of this ordinance or of any subsequent amendment thereto, may be con- to completion.
tined -- subject to the regulations which follow:
5. Discontinuance of Use of Non Conforming Building or Structure.
C. Restrictions on Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures, and Uses Thereof
A building, structure or portion thereof, all or substantially all of
Any lawfully existing building or structure which does not conform with which is designed or intended for a use which is not permitted in the dis-
te of
the regulations of the district in which it is located shall be subject to trict in which it is located, and which is vacant on the effective da
the provisions of this Subsection.
this ordinance or thereafter becomes vacant and remains unoccupied or is no
used for a period of 180 consecutive days, shall not thereafter be occupied
1. Repairs and Alterations.
or used except by a use which conforms to the use regulations of the district
in which it is located.
Ordinary repairs and alterations may be made to a non-conforming building use which has not been lost through discontinuation or
or structure, provided that no structural alterations shall be made in or to A non-conforming
such building, all or substantially all of which is designed or intended for destruction of the premises, may be changed to another use in the same or
a use not permitted in the district in which it is located, except those re- a higher classification only after a public hearing before the Zoning Board
quired by law or except to make the building or structure and use thereof of Appeals and approval by such Board.
conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located. For the
purpose of this Section, ordinary repairs shall include the replacement of For the purpose of this Subsection only, the R1 District shall be consid-
storage tanks where the safety of operation of the installation requires p p
q ered the most restrictive and the M2 District the least restrictive district.
such replacement.
2. _Additions and Enlargements. 6. Expansion of Uwe in Non-Conforming Building or Structure.
A
The non-conforming use of a part of a building or structure may be expanded
a. A non-conforming building or structure - all or substantially all of within the building or structure in which said use is presently located, but
which is designed or intended for a use not permitted in the district in no changes or structural alterations shall be made unless such changes or
which it is located - shall not be added to or enlarged in any manner unless structural alterations and the use thereof conform to all the regulations of
such non-conforming building or structure and use thereof, including all the district in which the building or structure is located.
additions and enlargements thereto, is made to conform to all the regulations I
of the district in which it is located. 7. Change of Use in Non-Conforming Building or Structure.
b. A non-conforming building or structure - which is non-conforming only a. The non-conforming use of a building or structure may be changed to a use
as to bulk - shall not be added to or enlarged in any manner unless such permitted in the district in which the building or structure is located, but
additions and enlargements thereto are made to conform to all regulations no change chall extend or otherwise modify any provision made in this ord-
of the district in which it is located. g inance for elimination of such non-conforming building or structure and the
use thereof.
3. Moving.
b. A non-conforming use which has not been lost through discontinuance or
No building or structure which does not conform to all of the reg ulations destruction of the premises, may be changed to another non-conforming use
of the district in which it is located shall be moved in whole or in part in the same or a higher classification only after a public hearing before
to any other location unless every portion of such building or structure is the Zoning Board of Appeals and approval by such Board.
moved, and such building, and the use thereof, is made to conform to all
For the purpose of this Subsection only, the R1 District shall be considered
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ZONING DISTRICT'S.
to a, aIse permitted in the district in which the land is located.
the most restrictive and the M2 District the least restrictive district.
D. Non-Conforming Use of Buildings or Structures. 106.
f yablL�'=62t of Districts.
The lawfully existing non-conforming use of part or all of a building or �0
structure, all or substantially all of which building or structure is designed In order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this ordinance, the
or intended for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, may be f Elgin is hereby divided into the following districts:
continued subject to the following provisions: City '"
1. Expansion of Non-Conforming Use. 1, Ri ce b�lstricts
Rl Single-Family Residence
The non-conforming use of a part of a building or structure, all or
substantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended R2 S1r!g16_F3:,mily Residence
for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, shall not be
expanded or extended into any other portion of such building or structure. R3 T ': -Fmi1y R`;`slde'nce
2. Discontinuance. R4 Cp�neral Residence
If a non-conforming use of a building or structure, all or substantially
all of which building or structure is designed or intended for a use R5n,e=;N1 Re*iderce
permitted in the district in which it is located, is discontinued for a Rf Cee��al Rsidence
period of 180 consecutive days, it shall not be renewed; and any sub-
sequent use of the building or structure shall conform to the use regu-
lations of the district in which the premises are located. 2.
3. Change of a Non-Conforming Use. B1 CoMna:nity
i
A non-conforming use located in a building or structure, all or sub- B2 Central. Business
stantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended for B3 Sen;ice Business
a use permitted in the district in which it is located may be changed to
another non-conforming use only after public hearing and approval by the
Zoning Board of Appeals. B General Sea ,ifie
For the purpose of this Subsection only, the Rl District shall be con- 3. ManufacturLng Dist�:'ct
sidered the most restrictive and the M2 District the least restrictive
Ml L ,�nited Mangy fctyl i*
district. ug E. Non-Conforming Use of Land 0- M2 General Manufacturing
The non-conforming use of land not involving a building or a structure, B.
MAR or in connection with which an building or structure thereon is incidental The location and bcun:d`sries of the districts established by this ordinance
Y principal Y g a Y a J are set forth in the "Zoning District Map", dated February 8, 1Th2, which is
or accessory to the rinci a1 use of the land may be continued subject "` g The; said map, m
to the following provision: incorporated herein and hereby made a part of this ordinance.
together with everything shown thereon and all amendments thereto, shall be pub
1. Expansion. lisk�el ae; provided by l,aw as a. part of this ordinance as though fully set forth
and described herein. The said map shall be filed with the office of the City
A non-conforming use of land shall not be expanded or extended beyond Cleyrk and certified copiestherea�'f in the office of the Engineering and
Inspection
the area it occupies. Department, and shall be op,:n to pu?a:�ic inspection at all braes during Inspection
those offices are open,
2. Discontinuance.
Bo�,,n:l��;rie.s of D�,��;r�.cit�;.
If a non-conforming use of land is discontinued for a period of 180 p
When unc.e�tain��.� exists with respect to the
�heboundaries
followingf rul the
esyshallsapply.
consecutive days, it shall not thereafter be renewed, and any subsequent districts a shoes or, the Zoning Di�tric_t Map,
use of the land shall conform to the regulations of the district in which lines of railroad*, highway`,,
the land is located. Diatrict bo,��adary lirbe a are either the cents
streets, l ey , or easem&n4. , t a ct ��T lot lane;: or such lines extended,
3. Change of Use. unless otherwise indicated.
A non-conforming use of land shall not be changed to any other use except
20 The Elgin Zonimg .Ordinance 21-106 �,106 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21.
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2. In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a district is ind actual resident of the particular dwelling, and he shall not be allowed
Gated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a street, highway, or railroad, to employ in his home others of that principal occupation as disting-
the depth of such strips shall be in accordance with dimensions shown onI uished from employees. Exterior display or exterior signs shall not
the maps measured at right angles from the center line of a street, highway be permitted except as such are permitted by the Sign Regulations for
or railroad, and the length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimen- ' Residence Districts. There shall be no exterior storage of equipment
signs shown on the map from center lines of streets, highways, or railroad I or materials used in such home occupations.
rights-of-way unless otherwise indicated.
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3. Annexed Territory 2. igns
The erection and maintenance of signs shall be limited as follows:
Any additions to the incorporated area of the city, resulting from dis-
connection by the county or otherwise, shall be automatically classified a. Unilluminated nameplates are permitted subject to the following reg-
among the R1 Single-Family Residence District until otherwise classified ulations•
by amendment. I
4. Exemptions In RI through R3 and on single-family or two-family dwellings in
R4, R5 or R6 Districts, a nameplate shall not exceed 36 square
inches in area and shall indicate only the name or name and address
The following public utility uses are permitted in any district: poles, of the occupant; there shall be not more than one such nameplate
towers, wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes, mains, valves, or per dwelling unit, provided that it may be located elsewhere on an
any other similar distributing equipment, provided, that installation shall ( accessory structure or building or piece of land within the boun-
conform with rules and regulations of the applicable administrative author- daries of the lot.
sties.
In the R4 through R6 Districts for a multiple-family dwelling a
21-107. RESIDENCE DISTRICTS nameplate may not be more than three square feet in area and it
shall indicate only the name or name and address of the dwelling
A. General Requirements - All Residence Districts and such nameplate shall be affixed flat against the building but
not located higher than one story or 20 feet above curb level,
1. Home Occu ations shall be whichever is lower. Such a nameplate may also be located in a
p governed by the following reg•�lationa: I yard adjoining a street provided it is not nearer to the street
line than one-half the depth of the yard, and does not exceed four
a. Permitted home occupations may include any of the following: feet in height.
(1) Artist's studio " " " e�
b. Unilluminated For Sale" , For Rent and Sold signs are permitted
(2) Dressmaking,
subject to the following:
(3) Professional offices of a clergyman, lawyer, physician, dentist,
architect, professional engineer, accountant or real estate broker. There shall be not more than one sign per lot, except that on a
(4) Teaching including musical instruments or dancing, but limited to corner lot two signs - one facing each street - shall be permitted.
one pupil at a time.
No sign shall exceed 12 square feet in area and be closer than
eight feet to any side and rear lot line, nor closer to the front
b. Permitted home occupations shall not include any other occupation, such lot line than one-half the depth of the front yard. Such a sign,
as, but not limited to the following:
when affixed flat against the building, shall not project higher
than one story or 20 feet above curb level, whichever is lower,
(1) The operation of any wholesale or retail business unless conducted and a ground sign shall not project higher than six feet above
entirely by mail, and does not involve the sale, receipt, or ground grade.
delivery of merchandise on the premises.
(2) Any manufacturing business. c. Illuminated and unilluminated, non-flashing church-bulletin signs are
(3) A repair shop or service establishment of any kind operating on permitted subject to the following regulations:
or from premises.
(4) A clinic or hospital. ?
( There shall be not more than one sign per lot except that on a
(5) A barber shop or beauty parlor. I corner lot two signs - one facing each street - shall be permitted,
(6) A stable or kennel. provided that such a sign or signs shall be located on the same
(7) A restaurant, nor lot as the principal church use. No sign shall exceed 16 square
(8) Any activity that produces noxious matter. I feet in area and be closer than eight feet to any side and rear
l lot line nor closer to the front lot line than one-half the depth
c. Permitted home occupations may include the employment of one additional of the front yard. Such a sign, when affixed against the building,
person in addition to the occupant of the home in performance of such shall not project higher than one story, or 20 feet above curb
services, but the principal home occupation shall be limited to the level, whichever is lower, and a ground sign shall not project
higher than eight feet above ground grade.
22. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-106 1
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3. Conversions (8) Telephone exchanges, micro-wave relay towers, and telephone
transmission-equipment buildings.
In all Residence Districts except R1 and R2, conversions of existing (9) Water filtrations plants, pumping stations, and reservoirs.
residential buildings shall be governed by the following: j Accessory uses to the above allowable Special Uses including,
but not limited to, off-street parking and off-street loading.
a. The quotient secured by dividing the floor area of all dwelling units I
on a lot by the number of dwelling units on such lot shall not be I 3. Lot Area
less than 500 square feet.
No less than 8,750 square feet.
b. Where applicable, an efficiency dwelling unit or a lodging room may
be considered 0. 75 dwelling unit in determining compliance with (a) 4. Lot Width
above,
Not less than 70 feet measured at the narrowest width within the first
B. R1 Single-Family Residence District I 30 feet of the lot depth directly in back of the front yard setback.
1. Permitted Uses 5. Floor Area Ratio
a. Single-family detached dwellings. Not to exceed 0.4.
b. Parks and playgrounds - publicly owned and operated
C. Schools - non-boarding, elementary, junior high, high. 6. Ground Floor Area Per Dwelling
d. Signs - as regulated in this Section, part A-2, hereof.
e. Temporary buildings for construction purposes - for a period not to One-story dwellings not less than 1,500 square feet and dwellings having
exceed such construction. more than one story, not less than 1,000 square feet.
f. Accessory uses to the above permitted uses including but not limited
to off-street parking and off-street loading. ( 7. Front Yard
Special Uses i Not less than 30 feet in depth.
a. Art galleries and museums. 8. Side Yards
b. Churches.
C. Cemeteries. I a. Two side yards, each not less than ten feet wide.
d. Convents, monasteries, and seminaries. b. A side yard abutting a street not to be less than 30 feet wide.
e. Colleges and universities and uses accessory and incidental thereto - ( C. If a corner lot, subdivided and duly recorded prior to the effective
but not colleges or trade schools operated for profit. date of this ordinance, has insufficient width to provide such side
f. Golf courses - but not including commercially-operated driving ranges yard of 30 feet width and still to maintain a buildable width of
or miniature golf courses. 30 feet including the required side yard adjoining the interior lot
g. Home occupations - as regulated in this Section, part A-1 hereof. line - then, the side yard abutting the street may be reduced in
h. Hospitals. width by the distance necessary to maintain such a buildable width of
i. Libraries. I 30 feet.
j. Nurseries and truck gardens, provided that no livestock, poultry, or
pigeons are kept, and that no offensive odors or dusts are created; and 9. Rear Yard
further, that no retail sales are conducted from a store erected or
maintained on the premises. Not less than 40 feet in depth.
k. Municipal or privately-owned recreational buildings and community centers.
1. Nursing homes. 10. Off-Street Loading
M. Off-street parking-open.
n. Parks and playgrounds - privately owned and operated. Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 21-110
o. Planned developments, on a tract of land not less than 40 acres in area. of this ordinance.
p. Schools - private boarding.
q. Utility and public service uses, including: ( 11. Off-Street Parking
(1) Bus turn-arounds - off-street.
(2) Electric distribution centers. Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 21-110
(3) Fire stations. of this ordinance.
(4) Gas regulators.
(5) Police stations. �' R2 Single-Family Residence District
(6) Railroad rights-of-way.
(7) Transit and public transportation facilities - including shelters, 1. Permitted Uses
terminals, parking areas, and service buildings. Uses permitted in the Rl District.
24. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-106 5,.lo6 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 25•
2. Special Uses b. Two-Family detached dwellings.
c. Home occupations - as regulated in this Section, part A-1 hereof.
Special uses allowed in the R1 District. I
3. Lot Area
2. Special Uses
Special Uses allowed in the R1 District, except that a Planned
Not less than 7,500 square feet. Development shall be on a tract of land of not less than 20 acres in area.
4. Floor Area Ratio
3. Lot Area
�
Not to exceed 0.5. Not less than 6,000 square feet for a single-family dwelling, and not
less than 3,300 square feet for each dwelling unit in a two-family dwelling.
5. Lot Width
4. Lot Width
Not less than 60 feet measured at the narrowest width within the first
30 feet of lot depth directly in back of the front yard setback. Not less than 50 feet measured at the narrowest width within the first
30 feet of lot depth directly in back of the front yard setback.
6. Ground Floor Area Per Dwelling
I 5„ Floor Area Ratio
a. One-story dwellings not less than 900 square feet.
b. Dwellings having more than one story, not less than 750 square feet. Not to exceed 0.6.
7. Front Yard 6. Front Yard
Not less than 25 feet in depth. I Not less than 25 feet in depth.
8. Side Yard 7. Side Yard
a. Two side yards having a combined width of 14 feet and neither side a. Two side yards having a combined width of 14 feet and neither side
yard less than six feet in width. I yard less than six feet in width.
b. A side yard abutting a street not to be less than 25 feet wide. b. A side yard abutting a street not to be less than 25 feet wide.
C. If a corner lot, subdivided and duly recorded to the effective date C. If a corner lot, subdivided and duly recorded prior to the effective
of this ordinance, has insufficient width to provide such yard of date of this ordinance, has insufficient width to provide such yard
25 feet width and still to maintain a buildable width of 30 feet i of 25 feet width and still to maintain a buildable width of 30 feet
including the required side yard adjoining the interior lot line, including the required sideyard adjoining an interior lot line, then
then the side yard abutting the street may be reduced in width by the side yard abutting the street may be reduced by the distance nec-
the distance necessary to maintain such a buildable width of 30 feet. essary to maintain such a buildable width of 30 feet.
9. Rear Yard I 8. Rear Yard
Not less than 30 feet in depth. Not less than 30 feet in depth.
10. Off-Street Loading 9. Off-Street Loading
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 21-110 I Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
of; this ordinance. 21-110 of this ordinance.
11. Off-Street Parking 10. Off-Street Parking
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 21-110 i Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
of this ordinance. 21-110 of this ordinance.
D. R3 Two-Family Residence District @. R4 General Residence
1. Permitted Uses 1. Permitted Uses
a. Uses permitted in the R1 District a. Uses permitted in the R3 District.
b. Libraries
C. Multiple-family dwellings.
26. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-106 21.106 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 27.
2. Special Uses
10. Off-Street Parking
a. Special Uses allowed in the R3 District, except libraries. I Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
b. Institutions for the aged and for children. 21-110 of this ordinance.
c. Municipally-operated health centers.
d. Nursery schools P• R5 General Residence District
e. Sanitariums.
f. Schools - boarding, elementary, junior high and high. , 1. Permitted Uses
3. Lot Area a. As in the R4 District.
Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit b. Apartment hotels.
Type of Dwelling Unit in Square Feet c. Churches.
A. s d. Convents, monasteries, and seminaries.
. Single-family detached dwellings g 6,000 ( e. Institutional headquarters for educational, fraternal, professional,
b. Two-family detached dwellings 3,300 religious, and other non-profit organizations.
C. Multiple-family dwellings: f. Hospitals and sanitariums.
4 bedroom and over 3,000 g. Municipally-operated health centers.
3 bedroom 2,700
h. Private clubs and lodges - not operated for profit, provided that not
2 bedroom
2,400 I more than 20 per cent of the gross floor area, or 2,000 square feet,
1 bedroom 2,100 whichever is greater, shall be used as office space.
efficiency units in multiple-family i. Rooming houses.
dwellings 1,800 j. Nursing homes.
4. Lot Width k. Boarding Schools - nursery, elementary, junior high, and high.
2. Special Uses
Not less than 50 feet, measured at the narrowest width within the
first 30 feet of lot depth, directly in back of the front yard setback. a. Special Uses allowed in the R4 District, except such as are permitted
5. Floor Area Ratio I uses in an R5 District.
b. Awnings - which may include identification of establishment and its
address.
Not to exceed 0.6. I
c. Marquees - which may include identification of establishment and its
6. Front Yard address.
3. Lot Area
Not less than 25 feet in depth. Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling
Type of Dwelling Unit Unit in Square Feet
7. Side Yard ;
a. Single-family detached dwellings 5,000
a. Two side yards having a combined width of 16 feet and neither side I b. Two-Family detached dwellings 3,000
yard less than six feet in width. c. Multiple-family dwellings:
b. A side yard abutting a street not to be less than 25 feet wide. One bedroom and over 1,800
C. If a corner lot, subdivided and dulyrecorded 900
prior to the effective Efficiency
date of this ordinance, has insufficient width to provide such yard d. Lodging rooms - not less than 600 square feet of lot area for each
of 25 feet width and still to maintain a buildable width of 27 feet I lodging room in a rooming house or a lodging room or dwelling unit
including the required side yard adjoining an interior lot line - in an apartment hotel.
then, the side yard abutting the street may be reduced by the distance
necessary to maintain such a buildable width of 27 feet. 4• Lot Width
8. Rear Yard
As in the R3 District.
Not less than 30 feet in depth. I 5. Floor Area. Ratio
i
9. Off-Street Loading Not to exceed 1.5
Loading berths in. accordance with provisions set forth in Section 6. Front Yard
21- 110 of this ordinance.
Not less than 15 feet in depth.
29.
28. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-106 Z1-106 the Elgin Zoning Ordinance
7. Side Yards 6. Building HeiEht
a. Two side yards, each of which shall be not less than five feet wide. Not to exceed 84 feet.
b. A side yard abutting a street not to be less than 15 feet wide.
i
C. If a corner lot, subdivided and duly recorded prior to the effective 7• El_ena °S' Service
date of this ordinance, has insufficient width to provide such a side Elevator service shall be required in, all structures of four stories
yard of 15 feet width and still to maintain a buildable width of 27 feet or Elev constructed under the. provisi ,� � wT'f th.r, district.
including the required side yard adjoining an interior lot line, then
the side yard abutting a street may be reduced in width by the distance $. Front Yard
necessary to maintain such a buildable width of 27 feet.
As in the R5 District.
8. Rear Yard
• 9. Side Yard
Not less than 25 feet in depth.
As in the R.5 District for buildings less than 45 feet or four stories
9. Off-Street Loading I in height, and for buildings four stories or more or in excess of 45 feet
1 in height, a side yard not adjoining a street shall be increased in width
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 1111 by one foot for each five feet of additional building height above 45
21-110 of this ordinance. I feet.
10. Off-Street Parking 10. Rea„ ar Yard
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section As in the R5 District.
21-110 of this ordinance.
11. Off-Street Loading
G. R6 General Residence District
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
1. Permitted Uses I 21-110 of this ordinance.
As in the R5 District.
i 12. Off-Street Parking
2. Special Uses Parking spaces in accordance with proyvis:lons set forth in Section
21-110 of this ordinance.
As in the R5 District. y
3. Lot Area 21-107 BUSINESS DISTRICTS
a. As in the RS District for single-family detached dwellings, two-
' A. General Requirements - All business Districts
family detached dwellings, and multiple-family dwellings, rooming i., p
houses, or apartment hotels less than four stories in height. 1. All businesses, service, storage, amerc a.ndise, display, and where er-
b. For multiple-family dwellings and apartment hotels four stories matted, repair and processing, shal',, be conducted wholly within an en-
A y g P
and over in height - not less than 500 square feet of lot area closed building, except where specifically provided otherwise• owever,
per dwelling unit. off-street parking lots, off-street loading facilities, and open-sales
lots in districts where they are permitted need not be enclosed.
4. Lot Width
I
2. Goods sold shall consist primarily of new merchandise, s.nd any goods pro-
Not less than 100 feet measured at the narrowest width within the duced on the premises shall be sold at retall� primarily on the premises,
first 30 feet of lot depth, directly in back of the front yard setback. unless otherwise permitted for specified uses.
5. Floor Area Ratio ( . 3. Processes and equipment employed, and goods processed or sold, shall be
» limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust,
a. For buildings less than four stories or 45 feet in height - not ( smoke, cinders, gas, nose, vibration, refuse matter, or water-carried
to exceed 1.5. ( waste.
b. For buildings four stories or more in excess of 45 feet in height - '
B. E1 Community Business District
not to exceed 2.0.
1. General Conditions
31.
The Elgin Zoning Ordinance
30. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-107 08
a, Each business establishment is restricted to not more than 25,000 gg. Hardware stores.
square feet of floor area, of which not more than 2.5 percent may be hh. Hobby shops - for retailing of items to be assembled or used away from
used for processing and repair. Uses designated hereinafter with an the premises.
asterisk shall not be located on the first story nearer than 50 feet ii. Hotels - including dining and meeting rooms, and business uses permitted
to a street, and processing, and repair activities in connection in this district. holster and making of draperies, slip
with such uses may extend over more than 2.5 percent of the floor area, jJ• Interior decorating shops - upholsteryart
covers, and other snd�rartotthe principalduse,dmay occupyfuphtor40aper .
2. Permitted Uses as p
operations and sec. y
4
cent of the floor area.
a. Antique shops. kk. Jewelry stores - including watch repair.
b. Art and school supply stores. 11. *Laboratories - medical and dental, also research and testing.
ice type or hand, employing not more
c. * Art galleries -� private. nun. Laundrettes - automatic self-sery
than two persons in addition to one owner or manager, peach. that
d. Bakeries - including the sale of bakery products to branch stores under
the same ownership, restaurants, hotels, club:, and other similar washing machines shall not exceed ten pounds capacity,
Leather goods and luggage stores.
establishments, when conducted as a part of the retail business on the nn. Libraries - branch.
premises, except that processing may occupy more than 25 percent of oo. Lib rar stores a package, expressly subject, however, to the provisions
the floor area. pp. Liquor
e. Banks and financial institutions, and requirements of Chapter 24 of the City Code of Elgin, entitled
f. Barber shops. "Alcoholic Liquor Dealers".
g. Beauty parlors qq. Loan offices.
h. Bicycle stores - sales, rental , and repair. + rr. *Locksmith shops.
i. Book and stationery stores. ss. Mail order service stores.
j. Candy and ice cream stores. ( tt. Medical clinics and dental clinics.
k. Camera and photographic supply stores. uu. *Meeting halls. ,
vv. Millinery shops.
1. Carpet and rug stores,
m. China and glassware stores. ww. Musical instrument sales and repair.
Newspaper offices.
n. Clothing pressing establishments. xx. Offices - business, professional, and public.
o. Clothing stores. yy•
p. *Clubs and lodges - private, fraternal, or religious. zz. Office supply stores.
aaa. Opticians and optometrists.
q. Coin and philatelic stores.
r. Currency exchanges. I bbb. Paint and wallpaper stores. of
S. *Custom dressmaking, ccc. Photography studios - including developing and printing us photographs
t. Department stores.
when conducted on the premises as a. part of the retail business.
u. Drug stores. ddd. *Physical culture and health services, gymnasiums, reducing salons,
v. Dry cleaning establishments, retail - having not more than five (5)
masseurs, and public baths.
I employees and not more than one (1) dry cleaning machine of not more than I eee• *Picture framing - when conducted on the premises for retail trade.
thirty (.30) pounds capacity, provided operation conforms to the City of fff. Post offices.
of Elgin Building Code. ggg. *Radio and television broadcasting studios.
f w. Dry goods stores. I cing or entertainment other than music is provided
hhh. Restaurants where no dan .
X. Dwelling units and lodging rooms. - In accordance with regulations set
iii. *Restricted production and repair limited to the following: art needle
forth in "1 a. General Conditions" of this District. ( work clothing: custom manufacturing, and alterations for retail only,
y. Electrical and household appliance stores - including radio and television of jewelry from precious metals and watches.
sales. jjj. *Schools - music, dance, or business.
Z. Flower shops and conservatories. kkk. Sewing machine sales and service - household machines only.
aa. Food stores, grocery stores, meat markets, bakeries, and delicatessens. ill. Shoe and hat repair stores.
bb. Furniture stores - includingupholstery when conducted as mmm. Shoe stores•
p y part of the I
retail operation and secondary to the principal use. nnn. Signs as regulated in this subsection.
i cc. Furrier shops - including the incidental storage and conditioning of furs. 000. Sporting goods stores.
dd. Garden supply and seed stores. ppp. Tailor shops.
ee. Gift shops. qqq. Tobacco shops.
ff. Haberdashery. rrr. Telegraph offices• ur poses - for a period not to
1 sss. Temporary buildings for construction p
exceed the duration of such construction.
ttt. Toy shops.
uuu. Variety stores.
vvv. Wearing apparel shops.
www. *Wholesale establishments with storage of merchandise limited to samples.
xxx. Accessory uses to the above Permitted Uses.
32. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21- 108 Z1.108 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 33• , I
3. Special Uses coincides with the front line: of an adjacent lot location in a
� Business District, guLh bide yard need not be greater than the
a. Art galleries and museums - public. front yard setback line established by an existing building,
b. Churches. permitted. I- the. Bu3iress District, cn the adjacent lot.
C. Schools - commercial or trade - including those teaching music, dance 6. Lot Area for DwF:llin. U : t
business, commercial or technical subjects, when not thereby involving
increased danger of fire and explosion; nor of noise, vibration g
Not less than 1'904R M1�<<��,.ar�:�feet' of i �� aN�:a f '°r eachdwellingelling unit,
smoke, dust, odor, glare, heat, and other objectionable influences
• and for efficiency :<n.� ,N ; 4at ass than 1 feet v,,,f the total lot
d. Convents, monasteries, theological schools, rectories, and parish housee� area per dT�ell.i g h:�.t, and f'r lodging r ;cma's other than in, hotels, not
e. Health centers.
f. Parking lots and storage garages - for passenger vehicles and trucks of less than 400 square feet of the: total lot area Pe:r lcdging room.
not more than one and one-half (12) ton load capacity. ( 7. Signs
g. Planned development on a tract of land not less than five (5) acres.
h. Public utility and public service uses, including: Business signs, awnings, and marquees are permitted subject to regulations
(1) Electric substations and distribution centers. set forth elsewhere i the City Code of ELGIN arld the following:
(2) Fire Stations.
(3) Gas regulators. v
(4) Police stations. a. Flashing signs 3'hal.! �.+? permitted or�.l,„y wybixzg }sizsiness hours and not 1
(5) Railroad rights-of-way. between the hcur5 of 10:00 P.M. and b 00 A.N. Whereas sign is illuminated
by light reflecting up n it, direct rays of ll,ght shall not beam upon
(6) Telephone exchanges, micro-wave relay towers, and telephone any part of any exict�r_n e°esi.de-zt�,ai b, b�'_Ji gs, nor into a Residence
transmission-equipment buildings. District or into, s tkte r.. Ili mineloon of signs it direct line of a
(7) Transit and transportation facilities, including shelters, traffic controli, ,na,l s .all not be red, greeT , or amber color.
terminals, parking areas, and service buildings.
(8) Water filtration plants, pumping stations, reservoirs, and b. The gross surface ar .4 .a.uarre feet of b sin,..aos signs on a lot shall "
sewage treatment plants. ,L,
not exceed six (6" � the lineal. feet of frontage of the lot, and
(9) Other similar uses.
� - each ride of the: �;:r which us�on a street ,;hall be considered as a
i. Radio and television towers.
separate fro. :.ae.
j. Recreation buildings and community centers - non profit.
k. Other business uses similar to permitted uses in this district, but
excluding uses permitted only in the B2, B3 or B4 Districts. c. No proje-ti.rgsbgnTshalk project meprt".gran forty-eght (48) inches into
a street ri.gh, d tea.; , nr� r in any vase beyond a ve._t;tcal plane twelve
4 (12) inches inside the �c r-- ll.ce.
Floor Area Ratio
Not to exceed 2.0. d. A sign iocatad within three ( ) f t_tt f a, lr a=,> ay, parking area, or
within fifty (50� fee ,+f the inter sectzo}. of awl, (2) or more streets,
5. Yards shall have the lowest elevation of at least twelve (12) feet above the
curb level.; signs affixed flat ggainst the building and not projecting
a. Front Yards: not less than five feet in depth, except where a front more than eighteen: (18) inches shill be exempt from this requirement.
yard setback line has been established by existing buildings occupying e. No sign affixed to building shall project higher than the building height
50 per cent or more of the total frontage on one side of the segment or thirty-two (32) feet above the curb level, whichever is lower, and a
of a street located between two intersecting streets, such yard shall ground sign shall proje:c.t, no higher than thirty-two (32) feet above the
be equal to not less than the average front yard setback of such curb level.
existing buildings, but on a segment of such street 100 feet or less
in length located between lots containing buildings the front yard f. In a unified shopping center, in single ownership or control, one (1)
setback line need not be greater than the setback line of the adjacent additional sign may b : erected fcr it; the sign shall not exceed one
existing buildings.
b. Side Yards hundred fifty (150) square feet in area. nest display more than the. name
and the location of the shopping center; such a sign shall be set back
(1) If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than at least half the required yard-depth from each abutting street and its
bottom edge shall be ; >_ least eight (8) feet above the level of the
five feet wide, except where a side lot line coincides with a ground, and its overall height shall not exceed thirty-two (32) feet
side lot line in an adjacent Residence District, a yard shall above the curb level.
be provided along such side lot line - equal in dimension to
the minimum side yard which would be required under this omarqueesinance for a residential use on an adjacent residential lot, g• Awnings and marquees shall have headroom- , as regulated in the City of
J ELGIN Building Code.
(2) A side yard adjoining a street shall be not less than five feet
in width, except where the extension of the side lot line
34. The Elgin Zoning ;.ordinance 21-1 $ The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 35.
h. A painted wall sign "business" only, the gross area which does not or Piers supporting upper stz�ries or a w':;of. However, if in
cover in excess of fifty (50%) per cent of the exposed wall area addition to the first story, all other stories above grade
shall be so set back for w�t. le
upon which it is located, shall be permitted upon each side and tear �.0 fo�,� ast 20 feet, such premiums may
be further increased to each such street.wall of a building erected in this zoning classification. Such signs
shall be permitted in addition to other signs expressly permitted in
this section. (2) On fayny lot when the building from, gr::t�s:nd level up is set back.from one or more lot lines, a pre=_aiyam equal to two and one-half
8. Off-Street Loading ti�fies the open ,area of the lot at g,r..�,nd' level divided by the
gross lot area may be added try the .er,nissible floor area ratio;
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 21 such open area shall include all lat, area, at ground level open
of this ordinance. directly to the sky and ex tendir between exterior building walls
and lot lines for a distance of at least eight feet.
9. Off-Street Parking
(3) On any lot for each floor above th=� ground floor which is set
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section back from one or mere :ct lines, a ,premium equal to 0.5 times
21-I10 of this ordinance. the open area of the lot at the level of such floor divided by
= the gross lot area my be added- t,�- the pu�rmi.ssible floor area
C. B2 Central Business District ratio; such open area shall i c .ude all area open directly_ to
the sky and extending between ext :s°ior building walls and lot
1. General Conditions lines in a hors.-intaaA plane n .-nta.ining the subject floors for a
— distance of at 'Least eight feet.
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Business establishments are not restricted as related to maximum gross
floor area in this district. (b) No floors exceeding the. flo�)r ratioais lts established in sub-
paragraph (1) a�}cave, and added t� a ?�°.ai1.[a.Jng by virtue of unused
2. Permitted Uses basic floor area, ratio, or by virtuit of flcor area ratio premiums
shall in turn .serve a3 a. basis for --re.ating additional premiums.
a. Uses permitted in the B-1 District.
b. Restaurants. 5. Yards
c. Signs as regulated in this Subsection.
d. Taverns and cocktail lounges, expressly subject, however, to the As in Bl District except a front yard nee:3 ±. t be provided,
provisions and requirements of Chapter 24 of the City Code of ELGIN,
entitled "Alcoholic Liquor Dealers". 6. Lot Area for DWelling
e. Accessory uses to the above Permitted Uses.
Not less than 400 square feet of the total lot area for each dwelling
3. Special Uses unit.
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a. Special Uses allowed in the BI District. 7• Signs
b. Business signs which project higher than twelve (12) feet above
Business and advertising signs, aw=_,ings9 andn-:,�.a:quee:s are permitted
building height.
c. Advertising signs which project higher than the building height. subject to regulations set forth elsewhere in the City Code of ELGJIN and
the following:
4. Floor Area Ratio
a. Signs may have constant or flashing illumination provided that such a
Not to exceed 7.0 except: sign located in direct line of vision of any traffic control signal
shall not have constant or flashing intermittent illumination of red,
(a) Where building floors, which come within the permissable floor area green, or amber color. Where a sign i+ m.illumin A ed by light reflected
ratio limits established above are set back from one or more lot upon it, direct rays of light shall n,�+, bea upon any Part of any
lines and such setback areas are not used for off-street parking or existing residential building;, nor into a. Residence District or into
loading facilities, floor area ratio premiums may be added to such a street.
permissible floor area ratio in accordance with each of the following:
b. The gross surface area in square feet of all signs in a lot shall not
(1) On any lot where the first story above grade is set back at least exceed ten (10) times the lineal feet of frontage of the lot, and each
20 feet from the lot line for the entire frontage of the lot on side of the lot which abuts upon a. street shall be considered a
a a
public street a premium of 2.0 for each such street may be separate frontage; provided rot mo?pe than one (1) advertising sign
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added to the permissible floor area ratio, provided that the lot structure shall be erected on a lot of 100 lineal feet of frontage or
area within such 20 feet of the street shall be suitably paved less, nor more than one: (1) edd.itiDnal such sign for each 100 lineal
and/or landscaped and otherwise unobstructed, except for columns feet of additional lot, frontage or less. An advertising sign shall not
contain over two(2) signs per fac.ir!g nor exceed fifty-five (55) feet in
total length.
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_I 36. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-108 The Elgin Zoniasg Ordlinance 37.
1 c. A business sign may project not more than eight (8) feet nor in any e. Automobile service stations
case further than twelve (12) inches inside the vertical plane of the f. Blueprinting and photo-ccpyin,g establishment's
curb line. g. Catering establishments
d. A business sign affixed to a building whether or not located on a h. Clothing and costume hmen il shop,
g g i. Contractors' establishme�n.ts--when operating one entirely within enclosed
building roof may not project higher than twelve (12) feet above the buildings.
building height, and a ground business sign shall not project higher j. Clubs and lodges--priv,,te, fraternal and reli.gi,ous.
than thirty-two (32) feet above the curb level. t
k. Dry-cleaning establ�.shments �w�ne,�e floor area used for equipment n
processing does net exceed 2,500 square feet.
e. Advertising signs when affixed flat against building walls, shall not 1. Employment agencies
project therefrom more than 24 inches, nor project higher than building m. Feed Stores
height. Free standing advertising sign structures shall be Located n. Fire stations
not less than five (5) feet from front or side lot lines and shall not o. Garages, public--service. automotive vehicles of four tons load capacity
project higher than the building height, or 32 feet whichever is lower. and under, and including body repair ,and painting, as incidental to
the principal use.
f. A sign located within three (3) feet of a driveway, parking area, or p. Greenhouses
within fifty (50) feet of the intersection of two or more streets shall q. Motels
have the lowest elevation at least twelve (12) feet above the curb r Laboratories--medical snd dentpsl
level; signs affixed flat against the building and not projecting more s. Laundries--when flab-I- reLpLp used for eTa.i.pment in pr'acessJng does not
than eighteen (18) inches shall be exempt from this requirement. exceed 2,500 square feet.
t. Libraries
g. Awnings and marquees shall have headroom, as regulated in the City of u. Meat markets--including the ;sale cf meat anc'l meet products, to res-
ELGIN. Building Code.. taurants, hotels, clubs, and ct;he;y similar establishments, when con-
ducted as past of the retail business on the pr4:mises.
h. A painted wall sign "business or advertising", the gross surface area V. Motor vehicles- sa:Ies
of which does not ever in excess of fifty (50%) per cent of the ex oe w. Privately-owned recreation buildings or community centers--non-profit.
wall area upon which :it is located, shall be permitted upon each side x. Orthopedic And medical-appliance stores, but not including the assembly
and rear wall of a building erected in this zoning classification. F or manufacture of such articles.
Such signs shall be permitted in addition to the other signs expressly y. Parking lots and storage Wages-
permitted in this section. z. Pawn shops.
aa. Pet shops.
8. Off-Street Loading bb. Pest exterminating e.stabl.ishments°
CC. Plumbing, heating and electrical appliances--shcwrc,oms and shops°
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section dd. Police stations.
21-110 of this ordinance,
ee. Radio and television service and repair shops.
ff. Recording studios.
9. k P Off-Street Parking— - gg. Signs as regulated in this Subsection.
hh. Schools-commercial or trade, not involving any danger of fire, explosion,
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section nor of offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, glares heat or
21-110 of this ordinance. other objectionable influences.
ii. Second-hand stores and ru ,ge shops.
Jj° Taverns and ccc.ktail lounges expressly subject, however, to the pro-
D. B3 Service Business Districts
visions and requirements of Chapter 24 of tl:e City Cade of Elgin,
1. General Conditions entitled "Alcoholic Liquor De4,lmrs
kk. Taxidermists.
a. As set forth in Bl and B2 Districts. 11. Telephone exchanges, micro-wave relay towers, and telephone trans-
mission-equipment buildings.
2. Permitted Uses mm. Theaters.
nn. Ticket agencies.
a. Uses permitted in the Bl District except Permitted Uses in the Bl oo. Travel bureaus and transportation ticket offices.
District designated with an asterisk need not be fifty ( )50 feet Typewriter and adding machtne sales and service. establishments.
from a street line when located on the first story. qq. Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.
b. Amusement establishments--bowling alleys, pool halls, gymnasiums, rr. Accessory uses to the above Permitted Uses°
swimming pools, and skating rinks.
c. Auction rooms 3. Special Uses
d. Automobile accessory stores,
a. Any Special Use allowed in the B2 District, except such as are
permitted uses in the B3 District.
�1.108
The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 39
38. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-
108
9. Off-Street Parkin
i b. Animal hospitals.
c. Open-sales lots. Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
V d. Dairy Processing Plants 21-110 of this ordinance.
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4. Floor Area Ratio B4 General Service District
E.
Not to exceed 2.0 except in a B3 District where one or more of the 1. General Conditions
district boundary lines is contiguous with a B2 District, the "Floor ( B1 and B2 Districts.
Area Ratio" regulations set forth herein for a B2 District shall apply. , a. As set forth in
5. Yards 2. Permitted Uses
(a) Side Yards a. Uses permitted in the B3 District.
b. Animal hospitals.
If interior side yards are provided they shall be not less than five c. Boat showrooms.
feet in width. d. Cartage and express facilities, including outside storage of motor
I trucks and truck trailers.
(b) Yards, General e. Currency exchanges. 1
f. Dry-cleaning, dyeing, and rug-cleaning establishments.
(1) Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line in g. Frozen food lockers.
an adjacent Residence District, a yard shall be provided along h. Ice sales -- retail only.
such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the i. Garages, public.
minimum side yard which would be required under this ordinance j. Greenhouses -- whole:sale, without restriction as to gross floor area.
for a residential use on the adjacent residential lot. k. Laundries -- with no limitation on number of employees.
1. Linens, towels, diaper, and other similar supply services.
(2) Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adja- m, Machinery sales establishments.
cent Residence District, a yard shall be provided along such rear n. Mail order sales and warehousing.
lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum o. Monument sales establishments.
side yard which would be required under this ordinance for a �. p. Motor vehicle sales.
residential use on the adjacent residential lot. I q. Open-sales lots.
r. Packaging and crating.
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(3) Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line in an adja- s. Printing and publishing establishments.Public utility and public service uses -- including:
cent Residence District, a yard shall be provided along such rear t, (1) Electric substations.
lot line. Such yard shall be not less than 20 feet in depth. (2) Gas regulators.
(4) Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with a ' (3) Railroad rights-of-way.
ities -- including shelters,
front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a Residence District, (4) Transit and public transportation facil terminals, parking areas, and service buildings.
a yard equal in depth to the minimum front yard, required by this
ordinance on such adjacent residential lot shall be provided along (5) Other similar uses.
U. Signs as regulated in this subsection.
such front or side lot line for a distance of at least 20 feet, ( p
including the width of an intervening alley, V. Storage, warehousing, and wholesale establishments -- exce t fuel
oil, gasoline, and other flammable materials.
6. Lot Area w. Accessory uses to the above Permitted Uses.
As in a B1 District. Special Uses
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7. Signs a. Any Special Use allowed in the B3 District, except such as are Permitted
Uses in the B-4 District.
Regulations governing signs, awnings and marquees in the B1 District I b. Airports.
shall apply; except in those B3 Districtt where one (1) or more of the c. Automobile laundries.
district boundary lines are contiguous with a B2 District; the regulations d. Building material sales with storage within fenced enclosures.
governing signs, awnings and marquees in the B2 District shall apply to e. Contractors' .shops with outside storage within fenced enclosures.
such B3 District. 1 f. Open-sales lots for uses other than as defined herein.
g. Trailer parks, containing not less than 1,800 square feet of lot area
8. Off-Street Loading for each trailer and in accordance with City of Elgin standards.
poll Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
21-110 of this ordinance.
40. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21.10 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 41.
8 11.109
h. Trailer sales and rental-for use with private passenger motor vehi
i. Stadiums and arenas. cle, fuels fissionable materials and products and reactor elements such as
Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239.
4. Floor ArearRatio
Not ea exceed 3.0. I 3. Within 300 feet of a Residence District boundary line all activities and
operations shall be within completely enclosed buildings or may be out-
of-doors if completely screened by a solid wall or uniformly-painted solid
5. Yards fence at least eight feet in height, and open storage shall not be of a
i I greater height than that of the enclosing fence, except that off-street
G Regulations governing yards in the Bl District shall apply, exce. 44 parking for vehicles in operable condition and off-street loading and un-
that a front yard not less than 15 feet in depth, shall be provided.pt loading spaces may be located in accordance with requirements set forth
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in Section 21-110.
6. Signs I
4. No building, structure, or land within 100 feet of a Residence District
Regulatio a�= governing signs, awnings, and marq�seea in the B2 Districts boundary line shall be used in connection with the operation of any estab-
shall apply, �:z::.�ft that no advertisingsign shall be located within � 1 lishment. Off-street parking and off-street loading spaces may be located
feet of Residence District boundary line. E +�� within this setback area in accordance with regulations hereinafter set
forth in Section 21-110.
7. Off-Street Loading
f 5. Any use established in a Manufacturing District hereafter shall be operated
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section in such a manner as to comply with applicable performance standards as
21-110 of this ordinance. hereinafter set forth governing noise, smoke, particulate matter, toxic
or noxious matter, odors, fire and explosive hazards, vibration, glare or
8. Off-Street heat, or radiation hazards; and no use already established on the effec-
tive date of this ordinance shall be so altered or modified as to conflict
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section with such applicable performance standards. Certification from a testing
21-110 of this ordinance. laboratory, approved by the Council, indicating compliance with the applic-
able performance standards shall accompany application for a building permit.
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21-109 MANUFACTURING DISTIt?CTS a. Performance Standards - Noise - Ml and M2 Districts. Sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band filter
manufactured according to standards prescribed by the American Standards
A. General requirements - MI and M2 Districts Association. Measurements shall be made using the flat network of the
sound level meter, and shall include continuous noise and those noises
1. No lot, parcel, or tract of land shall be used and no building or � which cause rapid fluctuations of the needle of the sound level meter
structure shall be erected, altered, or remodeled for any of the fo l I with a variation of no more than plus or minus two decibels. Noise
lowing uses: abattoirs; crematories; composting; fertilizer manufacture; ( incapable of being so measured shall be measured with the impact noise
fat rendering or reduction; dumping or reduction of garbage, dead animals, meter manufactured by the General Radio Company or its equivalent, and
offal or refuse; refining of petroleum or its products; salt works, shall comply with the applicable performance standards for noise.
stock yards or slaughter of animals or fowl; smelter; tanning, curing District does not adjoin
or storage of rawhides or skins; acid manufacture; creosote treatment or Manufacturing( In all instances in which a $
manufacture; synthetic rubber or gutta-percha manufacture or treatment; a Residence or Business District, the performance standards governing
sauerfraut manufacture; soap manufacture; tallow, grease or lard manu- l noise shall apply at the nearest Residence or Business District boundary
facture or treatment; or tar distillation or manufacture. I line.
2. No activities involving the storage, utilization, or manufacture of At no point on the boundary of a Residence or Business District
materials or products which decompose by detonation shallbe permitted, shall the sound pressure level of any individual operation or plant
except such as :are specifically licensed by the City of Elgin. Such (other than background noises produced by sources not under control
materials shall include but shall not be confined to all primary expo- of this ordinance such as the operation of motor vehicles or other
lives such as lead, azide, lead styphnate, fulminates, and tatracene; transportation facilities) exceed the decibel levels in the
all high explosives such as TNT, RDX, HMX, PETN, and picric acid; pro- designated octave bands shown in the following table:
pellants and components thereof such as cellulose nitrate of a nitrogen
content of 12.5 percent or greater, black powder, boron hydrides, hydra-
zine and its derivatives; pyrotechnics and fireworks such as magnesium
i powder, potassium chlorate, and potassium nitrate; blasting explosives
!I such as dynamite and nitroglycerine, unstable organic compounds such as
acetylides, tetrazoles, perchloric acid; perc.hlorates, chlorates,
hydrogen peroxide in concentrations greater than 35 percent; and nuclear
42. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 2 _109 -109 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 43.
Dust and other types of air pollution, borne by the wind from such
Octave Band Maximum Per sources as storage areas, yards, roads, And the like, within Ict boun-
daries shall be kept to a minim-um by appropriate landscaping, paving,
Along Along oiling, fencing, or ether acceptable means. Emission of particulate
(Frequency, Residence Business matter from such sources in excess of the weight limitation hereinafter
cycles District District specified is prohibited.
per second,) Boundaries Boundaries
(1) Smoke - MI District. The emmission of more than eight smoke
0 to 75 72 79 units per hour per stack is prohibited, including smoke of a den-
city in excess of Ringelmann No. 2. However, during one one-hour
150 to 300 59 66 period in each 24-hour day, each stack may emit up to 16 smoke
units when blowing scot or cleaning fires. Only during fire-
300 to 600 52 59 600 to 1,200 46 53 cleaning periods, however, shall smoke of Ringelmann No. 3 be per-
1,200 to 2,400 40 47 mitted, and then for not more than three minutes.
2,400 to 4,800 34 41
above 4,800 32 39 -
(2) Smoke M2 District. The emission of more than 16 smoke units
inciuding smoke of a density in
per hour per stack is prohibited,
b. Performance Standards Vibration MI and M2 District's. No trA-U,«t, ja excess of Ringelmann No. 2. However, during two tne-hour periods
r 24 smoke units,
operation or activity (except those not under the direct contt-ql, of! the in each 24-hour day, each stack may emit up to
twice for blowing soot and twice for cleaning fires. During fire-
manufacturer) shall cause at any time ground transmitted vibTAtllans in sity of Ringelmann No.3
excess of the limits set forth below. Vibration in the Ml District cleaning periods only shall smoke of a den
(the periodic displacement, measured in inches, or earth) shall be be permitted, and then for not more than four minutes per period.
measured at any point along a Residential District boundary line with
Council, d. Performance St
a three component measuring instrument approved by the Co, , and andards c- Toxic or Noxious Matter - M1 and M2 Districts.
shall be expressed as displacement in inches. Vibrations in the M2
District shall be measured in the same manner, but at the ea Oat poin period of time di
n r No use shall for any per scharge across the brnundaries of
along any district boundary line. In addition, if the M2 District the lot wherein it is located toxic or noxious matter in such concen
borders upon a Residential District,
it must meet the standarda set UP trations as to be detrLmentzl to or endanger the public health, safety,
comfort, or welfare or cause injury or des to property or business.
in column one for the M1 District at such points bordering on the Res-
idential District. e. Performance Standards L- Odors - Ml and M2 Districts. The emission of
Maximum Permitted Displacement it or
odorous matter shall be controlled in such a manner is to be a
Along Residence District Bnundaries part of a Residence District.
Frequency (in inches) below the odor threshold value within any
(cycles Per second) MI District M2 District I
f. Performance Sta-,4,,1!A - LEE - M1 &Eid Districts.
0 to 10 .0008 .0020ll M2_`
10 to 20 .0005 .0010 M1 Districts.
20 to 30 .0002 .0006 30 to 40 .0002 .0004 (1) The storage, utilization, or iranufacture of solid materials or
40 and over .0001 .0002 products ranging from incombustible to moderate burning is per-
ti
mitted.
c. Performance Standards Smoke and Particulate Matter - MI and M2 Districts.
(2) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of solid materials or
The emission of smoke or particulate matter in such manner or quantity as products ranging from free to active burning to intense burning
to endanger or to be detrimental to the public health, safety, comfort, is permitted provided the following conditions are met:
or welfare is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and shall hence-
forth be unlawful. (a) Said materials or products shall be stored, utilized, or
manufactured within completely enclosed buildings or structures
For the purpose of grading the density of smoke, the Ringelmann Chart, having incombustible exterior walls and handled in accordance
published and used by the United States Bureau of Mines, shall be emploYOd- with the standards and regulations of the City of Elgin and the
The emission of smoke or particulate matter of a density greater than National Fire Protection Association.
No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart is prohibited at all times excet as other-
wise provided hereinafter. p (b) All such buildings shall be set back at least 40 feet from
all lot lines or in lieu thereof, shall be protected throughout
The emission from all sources within any lot area of particulate mat- by an automatic fire extinguishing system installed in accordance
ter containing more than ten percent by weight of particles having a part' with the standards and regulations of the City of Elgin and the
icle diameter larger than 44 microns is prohibited. National, Fire Protection Association.
44. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-109, ,109 The Elgin Zoning Or 45•
(3) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of flammable liquids or of storage in underground tanks, and storage of finished products in a
materials which produce flammable or explosive vapors, shall be original sealed containers, t
permitted in accordance with the following limitations - exclusive r
of storage in underground tanks and exclusive of storage of finishe (a) Said material or products shall be stored, untilized, or manufactured
products in original sealed containers: d within completely enclosed buildings having incombustible exterior
walls, or may be stored out-of-doors, and handled in accordance with
(a) Said materials or products shall be stored utilized or the standards and regulations of the City of Elgin and the National
manufactured within completely enclosed buildings or structures Fire Protection Association and, in addition, all such buildings shall
having incombustible exterior walls and handled inaccordal-jeees be set back at least 25 feet from all lot lines or in lieu thereof,
with the standards and regulations of the City of Elgin and shall be protected throughout by an automatic fire extinguishing
the National Fire Protection Association. system installed in accordance with the standards and regulations of
the City of Elgin and the National Fire Protection Association.
(b) All such buildings shall be set back at least 40 feet from all
lot lines or in lieu thereof, shall be protected throughout (b) The capacity of flammable Liquids in excess of the following auanti- F�
by an automatic fire extinguishing system installed in ties shall not be permitted:
accordance with the standards and regulations of the Cit7 of
I � (gallo
uantity ns) ^�
Elgin and the National Fire Protection Association, Closed Cup Flash Point .
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(c) The Capacity of flammable liquids in excess of the following Less than 240 F 10000 '
quantities shall not be permitted: 240 F to less than 1050 F 50,000
1050 F to less than 1870 F 100,000
a"
Closes Cup Flash Point Quantity (gallons) Total of all flammable liquids permitted 150,000 ,
Less than 24° F 1,000
g• Performance Standards - Glare or Heat - M1 and M2 Districts
240 F to less than 1050 F 10,000
1050F to less than 1870 F 50,000 (1) Glare - Heat - M1 District
Total of all flammable liquids permitted 50,000
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M2 District � Any operation producing intense glare or heat shall be performed
within a completely enclosed building in such a manner as nod; to
create a public nuisance or hazard along lot lines.
(1) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of solid materials or
products ranging from incombustible to moderate burning is per- (2) Clare - Heat - M2 District
mitted.
Any operation producing intense glare or heat shall be performed
(2) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of solid materials or within an enclosure in such a manner as not to create a public
products ranging from free or active burning to intense burning nuisance or hazard along lot lines.
is permitted provided the following conditions are met:
I h. Performance Standards - Radiation Hazards - M1 and M2 Districts.
(a) Said materials or products shall be stored, utilized, or man-
ufactured within completely enclosed buildings or structures (1) In all Manufacturing Districts
having incombustible exterior walls and handled in accordance
with the standards and regulations of the City of Elgin and Airborne radioactive materials shall not exceed at any point
g y g°
the National Fire Protection Association.
on or beyond the lot line, the lowest concentration permitted for
the general population by applicable Federal and State laws and
(b) All such buildings shall be set back at least 25 feet from shall le regulations. Applicable Federal and State laws and regulations
all lot lines or in lieu thereof,
protected through- shall be those in effect on the day of the application for the
out by an automatic fire extinguishing system installed in Zoning Certificate.
accordance with the standards and regulations of the City of
Elgin and the National Fire Protection Association. ( (2) In all Manufacturing Districts
(c) Said materials may be stored outdoors in conformance he ` involving radiation hazards ghall be permitted
standards and regulations of the City of El ran e with t No activity nnvo g
g y gin and the which cause to any individual who may be continuously at any point
National Fire Protection Association.
on or beyond the lot line, radiation in excess of the smallest
amount permitted in the applicable Federal and State laws and
(3) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of flammable liquids or regulations on the day of the application for the Zoning
materials which produce flammable or explosive vapors, shall be Certificate.
permitted in accordance with the following limitations - exclusive
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46. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 47.
The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-109 0,109
B. M1 Limited Manufacturing District sign shall be erected within 100 feet of a Residence District boundary.
1. Permitted Uses
c. Free standing advertising sign structures shall not be erected within
any required front yard or side yard and business signs may not pro-
a. Uses permitted in the B4 District. I ject more than 60 inches into a required yard except that one such rR
sign, not more than 75 square feet -in surface area may be erected in
b. Dwelling units for watchmen and their families, located on th, premises a front yard not less than 15 feet from the street line.
where they are employed in such capacity.
d. Business signs may be located on a building roof, provided they do +'
c. Any use concerned with the operation of establishments for the: maa,ufact- not project higher than fifteen feet above building height.
uring, assembly, disassembly, fabricating, repairing, stoning, cleaning,
servicing, or testing of materials, goods, or products, provided oper- e. The gross surface area of all advertising signs shall not exceed two
ation of such use conforms with applicable regulations and performance times the lineal number of feet of frontage of the lot, or the gross
standards for the Ml District heretofore set forth in General Require-
surface area contained in one standard advertising sign structure of
ments - Al to A5 - of this Section and regulations set forth elsewhere , maximum size - as required by the Building Code of Elgin - whichever a`
in this ordinance. is smaller. Each side of the lot which abuts upon a street shall be
Iconsidered a separate frontage.
Special Uses
f. Advertising signs, when affixed flat against the building wall, shall
thany.
a. Planned developments, manufacturing - on tracts of land not less than not project therefrom more than 24 inches, nor project higher
40 acres in area. the building height or 30 feet, whichever is lower. Free-standing
advertising sing structures shall not be located within a required
b. Airports. front yard or side and or within 200 feet of a Residence District
y ,
boundary, or project higher than 20 feet above curb level.
Floor Area Ratio
I
6. Off-Street Loading
Not to exceed 1.5.
I
Yards I Loading berths in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
21-110 of this ordinance.
Not less than 25 feet in depth. I 7, Off-Street Parking
Side Yards I
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forth in Section
� 21-110 of this ordinance.
If a side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet in
width, except a side yard abutting a street shall be not less than 25 ( C. M2 General Manufacturing District
feet in depth.
1. Permitted Uses
Rear Yard
a. Uses as permitted in the M1 District.
Not less than 20 feet in depth, except a rear yard abutting an alley
or railroad right-of-way may be reduced to ten feet in depth. ( b. Any use concerned with the operation of establishments for manufacturing,
assembly, disassembly, fabricating, repairing, storing, cleaning, serv-
Signs, Marquees and Awnings I icing or testing of materials, goods, or products, provided operation of
l such use conforms with applicable regulations and performance standards
Business and advertising signs, marquees, and awnings are permitted for the M2 Districts heretofore set forth in General Requirements - Al
subject to regulations set forth elsewhere in the City Code of Elgin and through A5 - of this Section and regulations set forth elsewhere in this
the following:
ordinance.
a. Regulations governing signs, awnings and marquees in the B2 Central 2. Special Uses
Business District shall apply provided the additional regulations are
observed as specifiedrin' (b) and (c) below. As allowed in the Ml District.
b. The total surface area in square feet of all business signs on a lot ( 3. Floor Area Ratio
shall not exceed five times the number of lineal feet of frontage of
the lot, and not more than one adv ertising sign structure shall be Not to exceed 3.0
erected for each 100 feet of lot frontage or less and no advertising
10
1,110 -�
48. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance �-10y The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 49.
4. Yards Service
5. Repair and
As allowed in the M1 District. No storage of any kind, nor motor vehicle repair work or service of any
kind, shall be permitted within any required loading berth.
5. Signs, Marquees, and Awnings.
6. Space Allowed
As allowed in the MI District.
Space allowed to any off leading berth shall not, while so �l-
nts for any off-street
located,
6. Off-Street Loading be used to satisfy the space requireme
parking facilities or portions thereof.
Loading berths in accordance with provisions set, z, t`a .tr;. Section 21-110
of this ordinance. 7. Required Loading Berths
11
7. Off-Street Parking For the uses here listed l+sadiHig berths slt >ll be provided as 00 square
a. Auditoriums: for such9a building contal.I.fa,.g 10,000 to 100,Op0 square
Parking spaces in accordance with provisions set forthiYA Section 21-110 feet of floor area, one loading berth. For each
addition such a al
100,000 one
of this ordinance, Square feet of floor area, or
fractionthereof in
'additional loading barth:I Ioading berth for a building
y<< ha'vinW taore than 20,000`4k4a'%4f_"t r of` f loUrl area shall be not less
21-110 OFF-STREET LOADING AND OTrF-STREET PARKING than ten feet wide by 50 feet long.
A. Off-Street Loading b, Banks, �____ __ mum ate,
bowling a.11eys. business and professional offices,
schools, collepze.s, Public _admiREistratior�� �dingacontain�ngand
In connection with any building or structure which is to be: erected, extended other similar instittuuti�nal t of for s one loading berth. For
or enlarged, and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area,
merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided off.-street each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof
loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in this Section.
in such a building, one additional loading berth.
1. Location Hotels or rivate clu es
bs and lodes: for such a building containing
c.
10,000 to 100,000 square feet of f1°°r .area9 one loading berth. For
All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof
ing
to be served. No loading berth for vehicles of more than two-ton capacity
in such a building, one add2.0i0®0lsquaenfeetrof�floorh area dshall enot
�
shall be located less than 50 feet to any Residence District. No permitted for buildings in excess o a 1
or required loading berth shall be located within 25 -feet of the nearest
be less than ten feet in width by 50 feet in length.
point of intersection of any two streets nor shall it be located in a re-
quired front yard or side yard. d. Manufacturin fabricatin assembl disassembl warents: storing,
,
testing,_and re airing establishments: For such a
2. Size cleaning- servicing,._
building containing 5,000 to 40,000 square feet of floor area, one square
I 000 to 100,000 sq
loading berth. For such a building cont.aiusnone0additionalloading I
feet of floor area, two loading berths, p
Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance, a required off-street I berth for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area or fraction
loading berth shall be at least ten feet in width by gat least 2.5 feet in g
length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have vertical thereof. Each such loading hbberthall befor buildings less i excess in width by
clearance of at least 14 feet. square feet of floor area
I 50 feet in length.
3. Access
household equipment
e.
Retaa.l stores furniture and ap��iiance store��
required off-street loading berth shall be designed with eppro-
and furniture stores
aleepair and consum tionlofafoodtonetheanremises establish-
Each
priate means of vehicular access to a street or alleyin a manner which ments handiin t
he berths in accordance with the following schedule:
ber
will least interfere with traffic movements, and shall be subject to loading i
approval of the City Engineer of the City of Elgin. Minimum number and size of each berth
Square feet of Floor Aroma 1 - 10 x 25 feet
4. Surfacing 5,000 to 10,000 2 - 10 x 50 feet
10,000 to 40,000 g - 10 x 50 feet
All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted 40,000 to 100,000
macadam base not less than seven inches thick, or equal, surfaced with not For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area �o beaatileastere-
less than two inches of asphaltic-concrete or some comparable all-weather, of, in ,e a: builcling, one,a4di.tional loading berth,
dustless material
ten feet in width by 50feet in ,length
50. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-110 110 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 51.
f. atlesi for such a building containing 8,000 to 25,000 square feat or her heirs and assigns, to maintain or cause to be maintained, the re-
of floor area, one loading berth. For each additional 500000 square uired number of parking facilities until the end of the entire term of
of floor area one loading berth. q
, g For each additional 50,000 •quark � the original lease (irregardless of whether it is terminated prior
feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, one, additional loading be rah,
thereto) , or until the use which it serves is terminated, whichever
event occurs first.
8. Ygdortaking esg4j;grat for guph a build „
containing 5,000 to 'ZS,pop 4qogre f0ft df 1 0r Erea, 8}} lggdin 3. Floor Area and Exemptions
shall be provide,, �� INPO dui di } cpatn Ain$ �� ���� ���� 8 on a single lot only one exemption,
square feat, adMIt rAl 1814�41 Woh, Ai Olt h , � l pp� AE� Where two or mae. uses axe located g a 3' F
City Engineer, !. � r
�� �� ��A�l��p�. in terms of floor area as set forth hereinafter, shall be taken.gthsr i
• withr Uses:requirements 19g�#Ag b@fthp shall
lihe prW14@4 �P � AA 4• Computation w s aces required
"
�h fST At RM by thg 01 $ naor+ hggp� ���� �f�1�� When determination of the number of off-street parking p q If
�}etofore set fArh9phE RI9f s �.lsr upe
by this ordinance results in a requirement of a fractional space, any
�i�i 8 ru Parking fraction of one
car less may be disregarded; while a fractic.r. in
excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space. -J
ARV Q f-street F#x#4 I W � FORROP484 with �.
14�4 5, Collective Provisions for Non-Residential Uses. �+
� P� res on the effect �tf �� q �} . ardiaance sh&IJ i}A h! p�19Sg� �{} �
gg gtered except is cantAr }Rp thg requireiaente of this 9 � lonPg�
" Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided col-
�R Connection with 4RV WWR 9T gtpatura which to gfl�p�E�t lectively, if the total number of spaces so provided is not less Chan the
gg�E9�g�
9 !R14rged, and which r*44#@s 9f1-gtV@pF parking spares� hg gi f4# hE sum of the separate requirements of each such use; and if all regulations"
ggph pff-street parking RPORP �g OFFAT41pFg with ra$ulg�40gg ggt 19fth #g ptR' governing the location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the
g �gp' use served are observed. But, no parking space, or portion thereof, ry
. ,
for more than one use, unless other-
shall serve as the required space �N
RL wise authorized in accordance with this ordinance.
�� '
Except as may othp;Vtgg lip pfgv�4ed - as for Ar4tRg 8f qH&I €9£ 1 6. Repair and Service
gpecial uses, requirp4 gFEEggRF 8f#-streat park[ 44444g: pC�9�pg�
ge accessory to uses Itptpd hpr4Jn4 ghall be splfly for the pgFMp§ of No motor-vehicle repair work of any kind shall be permitted in parking p ,
passenger automobilaq pf pgprpnq! Rccup4nts, ar aMPIRY@04f lots. No gasoline or motor oil shall be sold in conjunction with any
cilities provided in a B1 or B2 District.
2, Location accessory parking fa P
a, Parking spaces re�iF@d f @F RtRgte - or two-family gHtt1§ §hall b@ 7• Size
1ppated in rear or aide ygrda on the same lot as the 4WBlliad §@rv@d, A required off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet in
Parking spaces requlr@d f@r gll ath@r uses except utasa in th@ 42 @@ntval width and at least 20 feet in length, exclusive of access drives, aisles,
Ruptness District, which Ora e4toblished after the aff@ptfy@ dot@ Pf thi@ ramps, columns, and office or work area. Such space shall have vertical
ordinance, shall be 1004tod an iho saute lot as th@ u§s §eVV@d. Ua@$j clearance of at least seven feet.
other than single- al tWo"f4MJJy dwellings, whiab .ar@ in @�€ist@no@ ®u th@
effective date of this ordinanos, and which are aubaequently Alt@r@d or 8. Access
enlarged, and new uses in the B2 Central Business Aiatrict, VAy b@
served in accordance with requirements of this ordinance by parking I Each required off-street a space
parkingspaall o provide endirectl upon an
fe
facilities located on land other than the lot on which the bui.lding or aisle or a driveway, of such width
use served is located, provided such facilities are located within800 efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street
feet walking distance from the main entrance to the use served. parking facilities sfaAl be provided with appropriate means of vehicular
access to an improved street or alley in a manner which will least inter-
b. In cases where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the fare with traffic movements.
Driveways across public property shall be
�. lot on which the building or use served is located, such facilities shall governed by applicable ordinances of the City of Elgin.
be in the same possession as the lot occupied by the building or use to
which the parking facilities are accessory. Such possession may be either f g. In yards
by deed or long-term lease, the term of such lease to be approved by the l be located in yards, except required
Zoning Board of Appeals. The owner of the land on which the parking Off-street parking spaces may
facilities are to be located shall be bounded by covenants, filed of front yards, and side yards adjoining a street.
record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County or the
Office of the City Clerk of the City of Elgin, requiring such owner, his
t-
52. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-1 10 .110 Ordinance 53.
The Elgin Zoning
10. Design and Maintenance d. Multiple-Family Dwellings _
a. Open and Enclosed Parking Spaces At least one parking:.space per dwelling unit.
Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot as occupied e. Hotels and Apartment Hotels
by the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building, ace for each three separate lodging rooa�s9 and for
Accessory parking spaces located elsewhere than on the same lot At least one space v ; rir,,. apace.
occupied by the use shall be open to the sky except when otherwise each three suites Of
r" b " g P
allowed,
f, °Roomin Hg_ Doses
11. Surfacing At least two 1Parking spaces plus one, pa,rk.iag space for each three
All open off-street parking areas except parking spaces accessory
persons for whom living accommod&tionz are provided.
to a single-family or two-family dwelling shall be improved with a private Clubs aaa41 l.odg ,
compacted macadam base, or equal, and surfaced with asphaltic concrete, g°
or comparable all-weather dustless material, in accordance with City At least two abk.iag spaces and parking space for each ten
of Elgin Standards. p
seats in accordance with design rapacity of the main meeting room.
12. Screening and Landscaping
h. Motels Tourist. Hosa:e.s o`r. To�!_ri_st. Coaxrts
All open automobile parking areas containing more than four parking At least one parkingy spac'= for each dwelling unit or lodging room. N
spaces shall be effectively screened, on each side adjoining or
fronting any property situated in a Residence District or any insti- Nursletar or High - Public or Private
tutional premises, by a wall or solid fence, five feet in height, or i• Schools, e
.R
a densely-planted, compact hedge not less than five feet in height, and � Arkin � ace for each three faculty members and other
wheel-stops of masonry, steel, or heavy timber shall be placed inside At least one parking P where applicable. h
of all lot lines in such a manner that no vehicle parked within the _-full-time employees, :{al�as the requirement of .item J. PP
confines of the parking area will in any manner project over the said
lot lines into the surrounding areas. j. Church School and Institutional Auditoriums
13. Lighting At .least one parking space for each two persons employed on the
parking ace for each ten seats, or for
premises and an additional pffi g space
Illumination of an off-street parking area shall be arranged so Each 180 inches of seating space in the main auditorium or assembly
as not to reflect direct rays of light into adjacent residential hall.
districts and streets.
k. Theatres
14. Required Spaces ,
' At least one parking space for each ten seats in the theatre.
Off-street parking spaces accessory to designed uses shall be pro-
vided as follows: 1. Hospitals-
a. Single-Family Dwellings At least on. parking space for each three: hospital beds, plus one
g v g �' 1 g other,than doctors, plus one
Perking space forx.,;pach,s.,.x employees, i
At least one parking space for each dwelling, plus one additional parking space for each four doctors a�s'�gn�=d to the staff
parking space for each two roomers or lodgers accommodated but I a rsin�r Homes
g m. . .Sanitariums, Conva .,scent Hras end_N_--. - —
no more than four parking spaces for each single-family dwelling. ( lus. one parking
b. Two-Family Dwellings At least one parking space for ��acti six beds, plus one '' rking
space for each six employees :)ther than doctors, p
At least one parking space, but not more than two, for each space for- each two. doctors assigned to the staff.
dwelling unit.
n. Libraries or Museur+1s
c. Dwellings - Attached At least one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of the floor
At least one parking space, but not more than one and one-half area,
for each dwelling unit.
54. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-110 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance
55.
010
o. Recreation Buildings or Community Centers z. Retail Stores, Other
At least one parking space shall be provided for each three employ... At least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the Plan Commission to ,
serve the visiting public, aa. Manufacturing, Fabricating Cleaning, Servicing, Testing or Repair
Establishments
p. Medical and Dental Clinics
At least Bane parkins s'p�ay.sk for ea,. k� three es�aplovees based upon
At least one and one-half parking space for each examining or the maximuan number of es�A"Loyees fop!a,:,=ed on the premises furing any
treatment room, plus one for each doctor and employee in the building, working period. -
q. Public Utility and Public Service Uses bb. Warehouse and Stor$ge Establishment �-a��d Freight Terminals
At least one parking space for each three employees, plus spaces in At least one off-street parking space for each two employees based
adequate number as determined by the Plan Commission to serve the on the maximum number of employees erbployed on the premises during
visiting public. I any working period.
r. Railroad Passenger Stations
cc. Other Uses
At least one parking space for each three employees, plus spaces Parking spaces on the same basis as required herein for the most
adequate in number as determined by the Plan Commission to serve the similar use as determined by the Plan Commission.
public.
s. Establishments Handling the Sale and Consumption on the Premises of
Food and Refreshment - Not Including Drive-In Establishments 21-111 ADMINISTRATION
At least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area. IA, Duties of the Office of En ineerin and Ins ection De artment
t. Bowling Alleys I The Building Inspector of the City of Elgin or other officials who have
CitAt least seven been or shall be duly
ly appointed
ted furtherance yof saidraut ority, shall nshall.force this ordinance
parking spaces for each alley, plus such additional and in addition tand
spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants
ning and occupancy and make and maintain records
and the like. 1. Issue all certificates of zo
thereof.
u. Banks, Business and Professional Office or Public Administrations Building structures, and uses of land, to determine
2. Conduct inspections of buildings,
At least one parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area. compliance with the terms of this ordinance.
v. Automobile Service Stations 3. Maintain permanent and current records of the ordinance, including, but
At least one parking space for each two employees, plus two for each not limited to, all maps, amendments, and special uses, variations, appeals
service stall. and applications therefor.
w. Furniture and Appliance Stores Wholesale Stores Household Bauipment 4. Receive, file, and forward to the City Manager all applications for Special
or Furniture Repair Shops Uses or petitions for amendments to this ordinance, which may be filed
initially in the office of the Engineering and Inspection Department.
At least one parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area.
l 5. Receive, from the Plan Commission, recommendations on all amendments
and
x. Motor Vehicle Sales or Machinery Sales 1 Special Uses, and transmit same to the Zoning Board of Appeals
City Council.
At least one parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area,
plus parking space required by the ordinance for repair facilities. 6. Receive and file copies of all applications for appeals, variations, and
other matters on which the Zoning Board of Appeals is required to pass,
y. Undertaking Establishments and Funeral Parlors ' under this ordinance.
At least ten parking spaces for each chapel or parlor, plus one 7. Provide such clerical and technical assistance as may be required by the
parking space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises. Zoning Board of Appeals in the exercise of its duties.
56. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-111. 21,111 The Elgin Zoning Ordinance
57.
B. i Zonng Board of Appeals
— special uses and amendme:n*s, and submit reports to the City Council
1. Creation and Procedure setting forth its findings and recommendations in the manner prescribed
in this Section for special uses and amendments.
a. There is hereby established a Zoning Board of Appeals for the Cit d. To hear and decide. all matter ref
erred eferred to it or upon which it is re-
rye re- t
of Elgin; said Board shall consist of seven members to se y uired to pass under q I d this ordinance.
spectively for the following terms; one for one year, one for two #'
years, one for three years, one for four years, one for five years, 3. Decisions
one for six years, and one for seven years. The successor to each
member so appointed to serve for a term of five years. a. All final administrative ,jecision of 'th', Zoning Board of App6.: ls on
P:
variations arrived at ai-ter the: hearing shall be subject to judicial
b. All appointments to the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be made by the
r' review in accordance Stith t.,::e provisions of
_ the Illinois Revised
City Council. One of the members so appointed shall be named as Statutes.
Chairman at his time of appointment. Vacancies shall be filled as
soon as possible for the unexpired term of any menber whose place has
b, The City Council, upon report of the Zoning Board of Appc��a i s �,�rd
become vacant. In the event that the office of Chairman is vacated without further public 1,+ta'ing, Ewa' ad,-'Pt or de,'- any �y °EStAT! x?.'; amendment
for any reason, the City Council shall immediately appoint, at its o' may refer it bac=k to Y;!ne Za"inrg "ard or Appeals for t° Sher consid-
option, either one of the remaining members on the Board or any eraticn,
member who is appointed to fill such vacancy on the Board, as the
new Chairman.
c. All decisions of the Z:i:�ni��g Board of: Appeals on appz,a.ls from decisions
of the Building Inspector shall in all instances be final administrative
c. All meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be held at the call determinations.
of the Chairman and at such other times as the Board may determine.
All testimony by witnesses at an hearing Plan Commission J"arisdictinn
y g provided for in this Zoning C. ---
Ordinance shall be given under oath. The Chairman, or in his absence
the acting Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance The Plan Commission shall have; the following duties under this ordinance,
of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public;
the Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of ( 1. To receive from the City 'Manager copies of all applications for amendments
each member upon every question, or if absent or failing to vote in ( or special uses. The Plan Commission shall submit reports to the Zoning
dicating that fact, and shall also keep records of its examinations Board of Appeals and the City Council setting forth its findings and recom-
and other official actions. Every rule, regulation, every amendment mendat:ions on all proposed special uses and may submit reports relative to
or repeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision or determi- proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance in the manner prescribed in this
nation of the Board shall immediately be filed in the Office of the Section for amendments and special uses.
Board, if there to one, or in the Office of the City Clerk, and shall
be of public record. 2. To initiate, direct", and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions
ity
g Appeals is hereby designated as the proper com-
d. The Zoning Board of A of this ordinance, and to make reports of its recommendations to the C
Council not less frequently than once each year.
mission or committee to post or publish notices as required by Statute,
and to hold public hearings required by Statute and this ordinance, 3. To hear, and decide all matters upon
which a.t. is required to pass under this
pertaining to special uses and proposed amendments to the regulations ordinance.
imposed and the districts created by the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Elgin, and to make a written report and recommendation to the City D. Procedures for Administrative Functions
Council on any such proposed amendments.
1, Zoning Certificates
2. Jurisdiction and Authority
No permit pertaining to the use of land or buildings shall be issued
The Zoning Board of Appeals is hereby invested with the following unless the Building Inspector has certified after examination that it
jurisdiction and authority: complies with all. provisions of this ordinance.
a. To hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or 2. Occupancy Pe.'�"its
determination made by the Building Inspector under this ordinance.
No land shall he .occupied or used and no building hereafter erected
b. To hear and decide variations from the terms provided in this ordin- ' or altered shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose
ance, in the manner and subject to the standards set forth in this whatsoever until a. certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the
Section. Building Inspector stating that the building complies with all the building
° and health laws and ordinances, and with the provisions of these regula-
c. To hold public hearings in matters pertaining to applications for
tions. No change of use shall be made in any building or part thereof
now or hereafter erected or altered, without a permit having been issued
z
58. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-111 '
by the Building Inspector, and no permit shall be issued to make such
change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance
and amendments thereto.
! Nothing in this Section shall prevent the continuance of the present
occupancy or use of any existing building except as may be necessary for
! safety of life and property.
i
Certificates for occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coinci-
dent with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within
ten days after the erection or alteration of such building has been com-
pleted. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the Office
of the Building Inspector and copies shall be furnished, on request, to
any person having propriety or tenancy interest in the building affected.
A fee of $3.00 shall be charged for each commercial use certificate and
$2.00 for each residential certificate. Additional copies of certificate
shall be available for $1.00
E. Variations
1. Purpose I
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall decide variations of the provisions
of this ordinance in harmony with its general purpose and intent, and
shall vary them only in the specific instances hereinafter set forth,
where the Zoning Board of Appeals shall have made a finding of fact
based upon the standards hereinafter prescribed that there are practical
difficulties or particular hardship in the way of carrying out the j
strict letter of the regulations of this ordinance.
2. Standards
a. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall not vary the provisions of this
ordinance, as authorized in thi§> Section, unless it shall have made J
findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific
case:
(1) that the property in question cannot yield a reasonable return
if permitted to be used only under the conditions allowed by the
regulations governing the district in which it is located; or
(2) that the plight of the owner is due to unique circumstances; or ~
(3) that the variation, if granted, will not alter the essential
character of the locality. - -- - -
b. For the purpose of supplementing the above standards, the Zoning
Board of Appeals shall also, in making this determination, whether - — - - —
there are practical difficulties or particular hardship, take into
consideration the extent to which the following facts, favorable to
the applicant, have been established by the evidence:
required parking spaces are permiLrea Lo oe iocdLeu LLwn the use
�(1) that the particular physical surroundings, shape, or topograph-
served;
ical conditions of the specific property involved would bring a
particular ha�ship upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere in- (b) to allow any permitted non-residential use in a Residence District
to exceed the Floor Area Ratio imposed by the applicable regulations;
convenience, if the strict letter of the regulation were to be
carried out;
(7) to permit an existing non-conforming use to be changed to another
non-conforming use in a higher classification.
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(2) that the conditions upon which the petition for variation is based,
would not be applicable generally to other property within the same
zoning classification;
(3) that the purpose of the variation is not based exclusively upon a
desire to make more money out of the property;
(4) that the alleged difficulty or hardship has not been created by
any person presntly having an interest in the property;
� (5) that the granting of the variation will not be detrimental to the
^' public welfare or injurious to other property or improvements in the
neighborhood ixi which the property is located;
(6) that the proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply
`r{ of light and air to adjacent property, or substantially increase the
danger of fire or otherwise endanger public safety, or substantially
diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood.
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C. The Zoning Board of Appeals may require such conditions and restrictions
,) upon the premises benefitted by a variation as may be necessary to comply
a with the standards set forth in this Section to reduce or minimize the
injurious effect of such variation upon other property in the neighborhood,
and to implement the general purpose and intent of this ordinance.
3. Authorized Variations
a. Variations from the regulations of this ordinance may be decided by the
i Zoning Board of Appeals only in accordance with the standards set forth
j in this Section, and only in the following instances and no others:
(1) to permit a yard less than the yard required by the applicable
regulations;
(2) to permit the use of a lot for a use otherwise prohibited solely
because of the insufficient area of the lot - but in no event
shall the area of the lot be less than 90 per cent of the required
lot area;
(3) to permit the same off-street parking spaces to qualify as required
spaces for two or more uses ; provided that the maximum use of such
facility by each user does not take place during the same hours or
on the same days of the week;
(4) to reduce the applicable off-street parking or loading required,
to the extent of not more than one parking space or loading berth,
or 20 per cent of the spaces required by applicable regulations
whichever number is greater;
T — (5) to increase by not more than 25 per cent the maximum distance that
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required parking spaces are permitted to be located from the use
(1) that the particular physical surroundings, shape, or topograph- )
served;
i ical conditions of the specific property involved would bring a 1
particular haidship upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere in- (6) to allow any permitted non-residential use in a Residence District
convenience, if the strict letter of the regulation were to be to exceed the Floor Area Ratio imposed by the applicable regulations;
{ carried out;
(7) to permit an existing non-conforming use to be changed to another
non-conforming use in a higher classification.
60. The Elgin Zoning Ordinance 21-111 ;`' The Elgin Zoning Ordinance: 61.
F. S21.111 Cope of Appeal
2. Authorization
An appeal may be taken to the Zoning Board of Appeals by any person
or corporation, or by any office, department, board, bureau, or commission, M Special uses may be authorized by the Cityaj��,arby t provided that no
application for a Special Use shall be acted exprrn by the Council until
aggrieved by a decision of the Building Inspector or other authorized officials, after°
G. Amendments ( °
a° A written report is prepared and forwarded !, the Zoning Board of
1° Authority Appeals and the City Council by the Plan Co',nii.ssion.
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A public hearing has been held by the Zonixs,�, Board of Appeals after
The regulations imposed and the districts created under the authority o. due notice by publication as provided. by Statute, and its findings
of this ordinance may be amended from time to time by ordinance, in accord- and recommendations have been reported to the City Council°
ance with a Zoning Statute of the State of Illinois as pertaining to cities
and villages, but, no such amendment shall be made without a public hearing Application
before the Zoning Board of Appeals which shall report its findings and
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recommendations to the City Council,
An application for special use shall be filed and processed in the
2. Initiation of Amendment manner prescribed for applications for am0ndment,s, and shall be of such
form, accompanied by such information as shall be established, from time
Amendments may be proposed by the City Council, by the Plan Commission, to time, by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
or by any resident of or owner of property in the City of Elgin.
The Building Inspector shall process such applications in the manner
3° Processing prescribed herein for amendments to this ordinao ce.
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All applications for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance shall be filed
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in quadruplicate with the Engineering and Inspection Department of the City No special use shall be granted by the Cit ' Council unless the special
of Elgin. The City Engineer shall forward one copy of such application to
the Zoning Board of Appeals with a request to hold a public hearing and to use.
submit a report and recommendations thereto to the City Council, Two copies
of such application shall be transmitted to the City Manager, who shall for- a° Is deemed necessary for the public convenit; xLe at that location.
ward one of such copies to the office of the City Clerk, and the other copy t
b. Is so designed, located, and proposed to be operated that the public
to the Plan Commission, who may make a report of its findings and recommend- t. health, safety, and welfare will be protected.
ations relative thereto to the City Council and the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The City Manager shall transmit the recommendations of the Plan Commission,
if any, to the Zoning Board of Appeals and the City Council c, Will not cause substantial injury to the value of other property in
the neighborhood in which it is located.
H. Special Uses
Conditions
1° Purpose
The Plan Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals may recommend,
The development and execution of the zoning ordinance is based upon the and the City Council many provide, such conditions and restrictions upon
division of the city into districts, within any one of which the use of
the construction, location, and operation of a special use, including,
land, buildings, and the bulk and location of buildings or structures as but not limited to, provisions for off-street parking and loading, as may
related to the land, are essentially uniform. It is recognized, however, be deemed necessary to promote the general objectives of this ordinance
that there are special uses which, because of their unique character, can- I ,and to minimize the injury to the value of property in the neighborhood,
not be properly classified in any particular district or districts without
consideration, in each case, of the impact of those uses upon neighboring Planned Developements
lands and upon the public need for the particular use or the particular
location. Such special uses fall into two categories: Planned developments are of such substantially different character
from other special uses that specific and addit.:$ anal standards and excep
a° Uses operated by a public agency or publicly-regulated utilities, or Lions are hereby set out to govern the recomueudation of the Plan Com-
uses traditionally affected with a public interest. ( mission and the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the. action of the City Council.
b° Uses entirely private in character but of such a nature that the oper- a< Use Exceptions
ation may give rise to unique problems with respect to their impact
In the case of business or manufacturing planned developments or
upon neighboring property or public facilities.
residential planned developments, the Plan Commission and the Zoning
Board of Appeals may recommend, and the City Council may authorize,
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that there be, in part of the area of such development and for the
duration of such development, specified uses not determined or per_ Violation penalt Enforcement
mitted by the use regulations of the district in which said devel- firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, '
opment is located; provided that the Zoning Board of Appeals shall Any person, Y
find: or refuses to comply with, or who resists the enforcement of an of the pro-
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visions of this ordinance shall, upon coiioe fined
violat
ion lisspermit?ted
(1) that the uses permitted by such exception are necessary and de- nor more than $200 for each ,f*ea"se• Each
day that a
sizable and are appropriate with respect to the primary purpose of to exist shall constitutue a separate offense. The Building Inspector is
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the development. hereby designated and authorized To extforce this ordinance.
(2) That the uses permitted by such exception are not of such nature Section 2. That all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are
or so located as to exercise a detrimental influence on the hereby repealed and of no further force and effect.
surrounding neighborhood. d after
$ection 3. That this ordinance
effective
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(3) That not more than 20 percent of the ground area or of the floor as provided by law and shall be published in pamphlet
area of such development would be devoted to the uses permitted co ncil. .
by said exceptions.
Presented, February 8, 1962
b. Bulk Regulations
passed* March 8, 1962
Yeas �. Nays 1 LeRoy A. Mote, Mayor
Vote March S, 1962
In the case of any planned development, the Plan Commission and Recorded: Myrtle E. Spiegler, City Clerk
the Zoning Board of Appeals may recommend, and the City Council may published: March S, 1962 Attests
authorize, exceptions to the applicable bulk regulations of this
ordinance within the boundaries of such development, provided that Elgin Junior Service Board Granted Use of Public Property for Promotion
the Zoning Board of Appeals shall find: of Annual Follies Show,
(1) That such exception would be solely for the purpose of promoting Hcs. Richard E. Smith, for the Elgin Junior Service Board, asked permission to hold
a unified site plan; a pavade through the business district on Monday evening, May 7th, to advertise the
fo117;es "Spring Fever" at the Masonic Temple. They asked parking tlotlace theause sign
ofadvertising
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(2) That the overall Floor Area Ratio of a residential planned the show on Fountain Square and also at Ackemannes p g
development would not exceed, by more than 15 percent, that walk; in front of the Elgin Federal Savings and Loan Association for a contest board;
prescribed in this ordinance for the district in which it is to have a soft drink stand on the sidewalk at the Masonic Temple, Geneva Street
located; entrance. Councilman Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilman Johnson, to
grant the requests, details regarding the proposed advertising sign in Fountain
g- q quace to be worked out b the CityManager as there is a conflict in requests for
(3) That the minimum lot-area-dwelling-unit requirements of this Y this period. Yeas: Councilmen Barber, Johnson, Schroeder, Shales, and Mayor Mote.
ordinance would not be decreased b more than 15 percent in an
such development containing residential uses, and that there . Nays: None.
shall be available to each residential building, including the
land upon which it is erected, the minimum amount of land area American Association of Uriversity Women to Sponsor Art Fair in High
required for such building under the lot-area-dwelling-unit School Park
provisions of this ordinance;
t The American Association of University Women sought permission to hold their Annual
principal g equivalent I Art Fair in High School Park and to place a sign in Fountain Square advertising the
( ) That spacing between rinci al buildings shall be at least uivalen
to such spacing as would be required between buildings similarly event from Mayg7th to May 12th. Councilman Shales made a motion, seconded by
developed under the terms of this ordinance on separate lots, Councilman Johnson, to grant permission to hold the Annual Art Fair in High School
due consideration being p given to the openness normallyafforded Park from 11 AM to 7 PM on May 12, 1962, and to authorize the City Manager to work
by intervening streets and alleys; and out the conflict regarding the request for the advertising sign in the Square.
Yeas: Councilmen Barber, Johnson, Schroeder, Shales and Mayor Mote. Nays: None.
(5) That along the periphery of such planned developments, yards shall
be provided not less than those required by the regulations of the Elgin Jay---- Granted Permit to Sponsor Circus Within Corporate Limits
district in which said development is located. I`
The Elgin Jaycees sought a permit to sponsor the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Combined
I. Fees Circus at the Town and Country Shopping Center on South McLean Blvd. either July 22
ocks of tickets by telephone, and
or 24. There has been objection to the sale of bl
Any application for an Amendment or Special Use, filed by or on behalf a representative of the organization stated that this would not occur.
Councilmanr
Of the owner or owners of the property affected shall be accompanied by a Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilman Barber, to grant permission
fee of $75 and any application for a Variation shall be accompanied by a the circus, but to deny the request to hang an advertising banner across a downtown
fee of $25.
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