G31-78 Ordinance No. G31-78
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
ADDING A CLASSIFICATION KNOWN AS
THE 0 - LIMITED OFFICE DISTRICT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Title 19 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended,
be and is hereby further amended by adding Chapter 19.27 entitled, "Chapter
19.27, 0-LIMITED OFFICE DISTRICT", to read as follows:
Chapter 19.27
0-LIMITED OFFICE DISTRICT
19.27.010 Purpose and Intent
1. To preserve the character of existing small scale office develop-
ments offering personal services of a professional nature which
typically generate less vehicular traffic and require less
visibility and accessibility from major arterial streets than other
commercial uses.
2. To permit the development of small scale office facilities in
areas unsuitable for other commercial uses, or residential or
industrial uses.
3. To serve as a buffer between residential uses and other commercial
or industrial uses.
19.27.020 Permitted Uses
1. Offices - business, banking,professional, and public- including lawyer,
physician, dentist, architect, professional engineer, accountant,
real estate and insurance agents.
2. Medical laboratories and pharmacies, limited to the sale of pre-
scription drugs, only when operated in conjunction with a medical
office complex.
3. Municipal facilities, fire stations, police stations, water filtra-
tion plants, pumping stations, and reservoirs.
4. Temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to
exceed the duration of such construction.
5. Accessory uses to the above permitted uses, including off-street
parking and off-street loading.
6. Other office uses substantially similar to the permitted uses in
this district as determined by the Land Use Administrator or his
designee, after notice and hearing as in the case of variations.
19.27.030 Special Uses
1. Libraries, branch;
2. Post offices, branch; ''
3. Off-street parking;
4. Veterinary office; :
5. Drive-in banks;
6. Public utility and public service uses, including:
a. Electrical substations and distribution center;
b. Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and telephone
transmission equipment buildings.
7. Accessory uses to the above special uses including off-street parking
and off-street loading.
19.27.040 Floor Area Ratio
In the 0 district, floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.5, except that
existing buildings which exceed the floor area ratio shall be considered
conforming.
19.27.045 Height
In the 0 district, building height shall not be greater than twenty-five
feet above grade, except that existing buildings which do not exceed the
height restriction by more than twenty percent, shall be considered con-
forming.
19.27.050 Front Yard
In the 0 district, the front yard shall be:
A. Not less than fifteen feet in depth, except where a front yard set-
back line has been established by existing buildings occupying fifty
percent or more of the total frontage on one side of the segment of
a street located between two intersecting streets, such yard shall
be equal to not less than the average front yard setback of such
existing buildings, but on a segment of such street one hundred
feet or less in length located between lots containing buildings,
the front yard setback line need not be greater than the setback
line of the adjacent existing buildings.
B. A side yard adjoining a street shall be considered a front yard.
C. Where the extension of a front lot line coincides with a front lot
line of a residential district, a yard equal in depth to the mini-
mum front yard required by this title for such adjacent residential
district shall be provided along the front lot line.
19.27.055 Rear Yards
In the 0 district:
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A. If a rear yard is provided, it shall be not less than five feet in
depth, except where a lot line coincides with a residential dis-
trict or institutional premise.
B. Where a lot line coincides with a lot line in an adjacent residence
district or institutional premises, a yard shall be provided along
such lot line. Such yard shall be not less than twenty feet in depth
and shall be effectively screened by a solid wall or fence, or a
densely planted, compacted hedge not less than five feet nor more
than six feet in height or any combination of wall, fence and hedge.
19.27.060 Side Yards
In the 0 district:
A. If an interior side yard is provided, it shall be not less than five
feet in width, except where a lot line coincides with a residential
district or institutional premise.
B. Where a lot line coincides with a lot line in an adjacent residence
district or institutional premises, a yard shall be provided along
such lot line. Such yard shall be not less than twenty feet in
depth and shall be effectively screened by a solid wall or fence,
or a densely planted, compacted hedge not less than five feet nor
more than six feet in height or any combination of wall, fence and
hedge.
19.27.070 Signs
Signs shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in Chapter 19.45
of Title 19 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended for B-1
district.
19. 27.080 Off-Street Loading
Loading berths shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in
Chapter 19.44 of Title 19 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended
for B-1 district.
19.27.090 Off-Street Parking
Parking spaces shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in
Chapter 19.44 of Title 19 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended
for B-1 district.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten days
after its passage and publication in pamphlet form.
s/ Richard L. Verbic
Richard L. Verbic, Mayor
Presented: April 26, 1978
Passed: April 26 , 1978
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
l Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearnan; G%tlerl�