10-2-1: ZONING DEFINITIONS:

Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases in this chapter shall be interpreted giving them the same meaning as they have in this code and in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable applications.

 

ACCESS DRIVE:	An internal drive that provides access to out lots within a major development.
ACCESSORY BUILDING:	See "BUILDING, ACCESSORY."
ACCESSORY USE:	A use of land that is incidental and subordinate to that of the main building or use of land and that is located on the same lot.
ADDITION:	Any act or process which changes one (1) or more of the exterior architectural features of a building or structure designated for preservation by adding to, joining with, or increasing the size or capacity of the structure.
ADULT USE:	Adult use includes the following:
Adult Bookstore:	An establishment having a substantial or significant portion of its sales or stock in trade, books, magazines, films for sale or viewing on premises by use of motion picture devices or any other coin-operated means, and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their emphases on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material, or an establishment that holds itself out to the public as a purveyor of such materials based upon its signage, advertising, displays, actual sales, presence of video

 

 

	review or coin-operated booths, the exclusion of minors from the establishment's premises, or any other factors showing that the establishment's primary purpose is to purvey such material.
Adult Cabaret:	A public or private establishment which (1) features topless dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators; or (2) not infrequently features entertainers who display specified anatomical areas; or (3) features entertainers who by reason of their appearance or conduct perform in a manner which is designed primarily to appeal to the prurient interest of the patron or entertainers who engage in, or engage in explicit simulation of specified sexual activities.
Adult Massage Parlor:	An establishment where, for any form of consideration, massage, alcohol rub, fomentation, electric or magnetic treatment, or similar treatment or manipulation of the human body is administered for the primary purpose of sexual stimulation or arousal, unless such treatment or manipulation is administered by a medical practitioner, chiropractor, acupuncturist, physical therapist, or similar professional person licensed by the state. This definition does not include an athletic club, health club, school gymnasium, reducing salon, spa, or similar establishment where massage or similar manipulation of the human body is offered as an incidental or accessory service.
Adult Mini Motion Picture Theater:	An enclosed building with a capacity for fewer than fifty (50) persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or "specified anatomical areas."
Adult Modeling Studio:	An establishment where the primary business is the provision to customers of figure models who are so provided with the intent of providing sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to such customers and who engage in specified sexual activities or display specified anatomical areas anatomical areas while being observed, painted, painted upon, sketched, drawn, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted by such customers.

 

Adult Motion    Picture Theater:	An enclosed building with a capacity for fifty (50) or more persons used regularly and routinely for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
Adult Paraphernalia Store:	Any retail store specializing in the sale of paraphernalia, devices, or equipment distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
Adult Video Store:	An establishment having a substantial portion of its stock in trade films, video tapes, video disks, or similar items whether for sale or rental, which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
ALLEY:	A public right of way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property.
ALTERATION:	Any act or process which changes one (1) or more of the exterior architectural features of a structure, including, but not limited to, the erection, construction, reconstruction or removal of any structure.
ANIMAL GROOMING SERVICE:	An establishment or place where animals are bathed, clipped, or combed for the purpose of enhancing their aesthetic value and/or health and for which a fee is charged.
ANIMAL HOSPITAL:	A facility where animals are given medical or surgical treatment and are cared for during the time of such treatment. Use as a kennel is limited to short time boarding and is only incidental to such hospital use.
ANIMAL SHELTER:	A facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by a public body, an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.
ANNUAL:	Plants whose life cycle lasts only one (1) year, from seed to blooms to seed.

 

 

APPLICANT:	Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization applying for a permit.
ARCADE, AMUSEMENT:	An establishment where the primary business is based on the offering for public use five (5) or more of any form of game machine, instrument or apparatus operated by coin, slug, or similar medium.
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE:	An element of a building design intended to be functional or ornamental.
ARCHITECTURAL GRADE VINYL:	Vinyl siding meeting ASTM D3679 standards including a minimum thickness of .044 with foam-backed corners.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:	Embodying the distinctive characteristics of a type, period style or method of construction or use of indigenous construction, or representing the work of an important builder, designer, architect, or craftsman who has contributed to the development of the community, county, state or nation.
AREA:	A specific geographic division of the Village of Antioch.
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY:	A home, building, residence, or any other place where sleeping accommodations are provided for at least three (3) unrelated adults, at least eighty percent (80%) percent of whom are fifty five (55) years of age or older, and where the following are provided: a.   Community-based residential care for persons who need assistance with activities of daily living, including personal, supportive, and intermittent health-related services available twenty four (24) hours per day, if needed, to meet the scheduled and unscheduled needs of a resident; and b.   Mandatory services, whether provided directly by the facility or by another entity arranged for the facility, with the consent of the resident or the resident's representative; and c.   A physical environment that is a homelike setting that includes individual living units and common space that permits individual and group activities.

 

	"Assisted living facility" does not mean: a.   A long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; b.   A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness.
ATTENTION- GETTING DEVICE:	A pennant, propeller, spinner, streamer, string of lights, searchlight, or similar device or ornamentation; a sign with a bright, intense, or fluorescent color scheme or background.
AUTO BODY AND REPAIR SERVICE:	An establishment, building, or land used for the repair and maintenance of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, or similar vehicles including, but not limited to, body, fender muffler or upholstery work, oil change and lubrication, painting, brake service, tire service and sales, or installation of CB radios, car alarms, stereo equipment or cellular telephones, but excluding dismantling and salvage (see "JUNKYARD") and establishments and facilities where the servicing and repair of vehicles is incidental to marketing and selling activities (see "AUTOMOBILE, LIGHT TRUCK SALES AND SERVICE").
AUTOMOBILE, LIGHT TRUCK SALES AND SERVICE:	An establishment, building, or land used for the display and sale of automobiles, motorcycles, and light trucks, either new or used, and which may include any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.
AWNING:	A temporary or permanent shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building which extends over a doorway or window.
BAKERY, RETAIL:	An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of baked products for consumption off-site. The products may be prepared either on or off-site. Such use may include incidental food service.
BALLED AND BURLAPPED (B&B):	Trees and shrubs dug from soil with a soil left intact around the roots and secured with burlap.
BANNER:	A temporary sign made of lightweight durable, all-weather material, either enclosed or not enclosed in a rigid frame and secured or mounted to a permanent structure.

 

BANNER, ADVERTISING:	A temporary sign made of cloth or a similar durable all-weather material, typically without a rigid frame, used for a specific time period to advertise a grand opening, a sale, or any other temporary special event.
BANNER, CIVIC:	A temporary canvas sign installed on a light pole or wall for the purpose of advertising the village logo, seasonal messages, or community events.
BAR:	See "TAVERN."
BARE ROOT:	Plants that are not transplanted in soil at time of installation, rendering them effectively dormant.
BED AND BREAKFAST:	A private, owner-occupied business in a single-family residence where overnight accommodations and a morning meal are provided to transients for compensation.
BILLBOARD:	A large, changeable ground or wall-mounted sign that exceeds three hundred (300) square feet in sign face area and twenty five (25) feet in height.
BLOCK:	An area of land bounded by a street, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, exterior boundaries of a subdivision, waterways, or corporate boundaries.
BOAT AND RV SALES, SERVICE, OR STORAGE:	An establishment, building, or land which is primarily engaged in or used for the retail sales, service, or storage of (1) RVs and trailers used for camping, and/or recreational purposes, or (2) boats sixteen feet (16) or more in length.
BODY ART:	The practice of physical body adornment by establishments or artists using, but not limited to, the techniques of body piercing and tattooing. For the purposes of this code, body art does not include the use of a mechanized, pre-sterilized ear-piercing system that penetrates the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear or both.
BORDER PLANTINGS/ FOUNDATION PLANTINGS:	Perennial flowers, shrubs or bushes of various height and diameter used to screen building foundations, appurtenances and property boundaries.
BREW PUB:	A restaurant that brews beer as an accessory use, either for consumption on site or in hand-capped,

 

 

	sealed containers in quantities up to one half (1/2) barrel sold directly to the consumer. Production capacity is limited to five thousand (5,000) barrels of beverage (all beverages combined) per year. The area used for brewing, bottling and kegging shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the commercial space. A barrel is equivalent to thirty one (31) gallons. See also "MICROBREWERY" and "BREWERY."
BREWERY:	A facility that brews malt beverages on site for retail or wholesale distribution, with a capacity of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more barrels per year. A barrel is the equivalent of thirty one (31) gallons. See also "BREW PUB" and "MICROBREWERY."
BUILDBABLE ACREAGE:	A parcel of land or portion of an existing parcel or lot of record with sufficient area and dimensional configuration to be developed independently of preceding improvements and in accordance with village zoning and subdivision standards.
BUILDING:	Any support, enclosure, or shelter for persons, animals, or property created principally to shelter any form of human activity; may also refer to a historically and functionally related unit such as a courthouse and jail or a house and a barn.
BUILDING, ACCESSORY:	a.   A building which: i.   Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use; and ii.   Is subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the principal building or principal use served; and iii.   Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use served; and iv.   Is located on the same zoning lot as the principal building or principal use served, with the single exception of any accessory off-street parking facility permitted to locate elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the building or use served.

 

 

	b.   An accessory building, structure or use includes but is not limited to the following: i.   A children's playhouse, garden house, or private greenhouse; ii.   A garage, shed, or building for storage incidental to a permitted use; iii.   Incinerators, incidental to a permitted use; iv.   Storage of goods used in or produced by manufacturing activities, on the same zoning lot with such activities, unless such storage is excluded by the district regulations; v.   The production, processing, cleaning, servicing, altering, testing, repair, or storage of merchandise normally incidental to a retail service or business use if conducted by the same ownership as the principal use; vi.   Off-street motor vehicle parking areas and loading facilities; vii.   Carports; viii.   A non-paying guest house (without kitchen facilities) or rooms for guests within an "accessory building," providing such facilities are used for the occasional housing of guests of the occupants of the principal building and not for permanent occupancy by others.
BUILDING COVERAGE:	The horizontal area measured within the outside of the exterior walls of the ground floor of all principle and accessory buildings on a lot.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE SERVICE:	Establishments or places of business engaged in the repair, maintenance, and remodeling of existing buildings and grounds. Such services include, but are not limited to, those of a general contractor, electrician, plumber, carpenter, roofer, and mason.
BUILDING MATERIAL SALES:	Establishments or places of business that have a substantial portion of their business and require that a substantial portion of the floor or lot area be devoted to sale and rental or storage of building materials such as lumber, cement, bricks, paving stones, garden and landscaping items, and finished or semi-finished building components such as windows and doors. Building material sales does not include hardware stores where the substantial portion of the business and floor area is devoted to power tools, and smaller construction and maintenance items such as nails, screws, plumbing fixtures, electrical supplies, cleaning supplies.

 

 

BUILDING, PRINCIPAL:	A building or structure in which the primary use of the lot on which the building is located is conducted.
BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES:	Establishments or places of business engaged in the sale, rental, or repair of office equipment, supplies, and materials, or the provision of services used by office, professional, or service establishments. Typical uses include office and equipment and supply firms, small business machine repair shops, convenience printing and copying establishments, as well as temporary labor services.
CAFÉ:	An establishment primarily offering coffee, tea and other non-alcoholic beverages, and where light refreshments and limited menu meals may also be sold. Also referred to as "COFFEE SHOP."
CALIPER:	A size measurement (usually the diameter in inches) of the trunk or main leader of an overstory, ornamental, or parkway tree.
CAMP, DAY OR YOUTH:	The use of a site for provision of indoor or outdoor activities for children, including sports, arts and crafts, entertainment, recreation, educational activities, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, and incidental food service. Also see "CAMPGROUND."

 

 

CAMPGROUND:	Any area that is occupied, intended, designed, or improved for occupancy by transients using recreational vehicles, motor homes, mobile trailers or tents for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes and is held out as such to the public. Also see "CAMP, DAY OR YOUTH."
CANOPY:	A structure deriving its support from a framework of posts or other means independent of a connected structure for the purpose of shielding from the elements, commonly found at a bank or gasoline service station.
CAR WASH:	Mechanical facilities for the washing or waxing of private automobiles, light trucks and vans, but not commercial fleets.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA):	A certificate authorizing issuance of a permit for alteration, construction, removal, or demolition of a landmark or a building, structure, site, or other improvement within a designated historic district.
CERTIFICATE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP (COEH):	A certificate authorizing alteration, construction, relocation of, or removal or demolition of a landmark or a building, structure, site, or other improvement within a designated historic district when such property, in its current state, cannot be put to a reasonably beneficial use or the owner cannot obtain a reasonable economic return thereon without the proposed alteration, construction, relocation, removal or demolition.
CHARACTER:	Special physical characteristics of an existing or proposed building or structure or an area that set it apart from its surrounding and contributes to it individually. Character-defining considerations include, but are not limited to, building height, shape, materials, orientation and architectural style and features, as well as the site's interior spaces and relationship to the surrounding area.
CHILD CARE FACILITY:	Any person, group of persons, agency, association or organization, whether established for gain or otherwise, who or which receives or arranges for care or placement of one (1) or more children, unrelated to the operator of the facility, apart from the parents, with or without the transfer of the right of custody in any facility as defined under Illinois law that is established and maintained for the care of children. "Child care facility" includes a relative who is licensed under Illinois law as a foster family home under Illinois law.

 

COFFEE SHOP:	See "CAFÉ."
COMMERCIAL ENTRY:	The entryway of a commercial building that would be perceived by the public to be an entrance available for public use.
COMMISSION:	As referred to in this chapter, the established Historic Preservation Commission for the Village of Antioch.
COMMON OPEN SPACE:	The land and water areas within a PD that are devoid of buildings and other structures, other than accessory recreational and pedestrian facilities and uses, and are suitable for active and passive recreational activities. Common open space specifically excludes parking lots, streets, required setbacks for individually-owned lots and buildings, the building footprint of schools, and retention ponds that are unsuitable for water-based recreation. Common open space can include areas intended for active (for example, softball fields) and passive (for example, picnic areas) recreation.
COMMUNICATIONS SALES AND SERVICE:	Establishments or places of business engaged in the sale, rental, and repair of communications devices such as telephones, cellular telephones, and ancillary electronic supplies and devices.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:	The village of Antioch community development department.
CONSTRUCTION:	The act of altering an existing structure, building an addition to an existing structure, or the erection of a new principal or accessory structure on a lot or property.
CONTAINER, CARGO:	See "OUTDOOR STORAGE FACILITY."
CONTRIBUTING (BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR SITE):	A building, structure, or site that may not necessarily have architectural or historic significance as a single property, but which adds to the overall character and significance of an historic district due to its architectural or historical merit and its compatibility

 

	with other buildings, structures, and sites within an architectural or historic setting such as a neighborhood. Contributing buildings, structures, and sites are an integral part of a historic district.
CONVENIENCE STORE:	A retail store with a floor area of less than four thousand (4,000) square feet that sells a limited line of groceries, tobacco, periodicals, and other household goods. See also "SERVICE STATION, AUTOMOTIVE." Convenience stores are distinct from other retail uses because their operating characteristics, traffic generation, hours of operation, noise and litter, tend to be more intensive than many other retail uses.
COPING:	The top layer or course of a masonry wall, usually having a slanting upper surface to shed water.
COURTYARD DEVELOPMENTS:	Developments having their main or public entrance facing a central public open space or parking area that serves the overall development. Such buildings shall be geared towards pedestrian traffic versus typical automobile traffic.
CULTIVATION CENTER:	A facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the department of agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with usable medical cannabis.
DAY CARE CENTER:	Any childcare facility which regularly provides day care for less than twenty four (24) hours per day for (i) more than eight (8) children in a family home, or (ii) more than three (3) children in a facility other than a family home, including senior citizen buildings. (225 ILCS 10, Sec 2.09.)
DAY CARE HOME:	A family home that receives more than three (3) and up to a maximum of twelve (12) children for less than twenty four (24) hours per day. (225 ILCS 10, Sec 2.18.)
DAY CARE HOME, GROUP:	A family home which receives more than three (3), up to a maximum of sixteen (16), children for less than twenty four (24) hours per day. The number counted includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons under the age of twelve (12).

 

DECIDUOUS:	A term that indicates that a plant sheds its foliage at the end of the growing season. The term, deciduous is used especially in reference to trees and shrubs.
DECK:	A platform, either freestanding or attached to a building, without a roof, three (3) or more feet above grade. Also see "PATIO" and "PORCH."
DEMOLITION:	Any act or process which destroys in part or in whole a landmark or a building, structure, or site within an historic district.
DENSITY:	The total number of dwelling units divided by the site acreage. Density is not based upon gross area of the site but upon "Gross Buildable Area" as defined herein.
DESIGN CRITERIA:	Standards of appropriate activity that will preserve the historic, architectural, scenic, or aesthetic character of a historic landmark or district.
DISPENSARY:	A facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the department of financial and professional regulation to acquire cannabis from a registered cultivation center for the purpose of dispensing cannabis, paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials, to registered qualifying patients.
DONATION COLLECTION BOX:	A container used to temporarily store donated items, typically operated by a charitable organization.
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY:	An establishment in a building which has an opening in the wall of the structure which is designed to provide for sales to and/or service to patrons who remain in their vehicles.
DRIVEWAY:	A private roadway providing access for vehicles to a parking space, garage, dwelling, or other building.
DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDRY PICKUP FACILITY:	An establishment or business for the delivery and pickup of dry cleaning and/or laundry without the maintenance or operation of any laundry or dry-cleaning equipment or machinery on the premises.
DRY CLEANING PLANT:	A building, or portion of a building for the cleaning of fabrics, textiles, wearing apparel, or articles of any sort by immersion and agitation, or by immersion only, in volatile solvents.

 

DUPLEX:	A building containing two (2) dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside.
DWELLING:	A building, or portion the portion of a building, used for residential occupancy, including single-family detached dwellings, two-family dwellings, duplexes, single-family attached dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, boarding and rooming houses, dormitories, and apartment hotels, but excluding cabins, tents, hotels, motels, trailers, and recreational vehicles.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY:	A building or portion of a building containing three (3) or more dwelling units with separate cooking and toilet facilities for each dwelling unit.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY:	A building designed exclusively for occupancy by one (1) family, detached from all other dwellings, and surrounded by open space, but not including manufactured housing.
DWELLING UNIT:	A room or group of rooms providing complete, independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. A single-family home is one (1) dwelling unit; each apartment within a multi-family residential building is a separate dwelling unit.
E.I.F.S.:	Exterior insulation and finish systems meeting ASTM C1535-04 standards of application.
EMERGENCY:	A life or health threatening condition requiring immediate attention, as determined by the fire chief or building official.
EVERGREEN:	A term meaning having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year, in contrast to plants that are classified as deciduous.
EVERGREEN TREE:	Needle bearing, self-supporting woody plant with a single trunk or leader and an expected mature height of thirty (30) feet or more.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE:	The architectural character and general composition of the exterior of a building or structure including, but not limited to, the kind and texture of the building materials and the type, design, arrangement, and character of all architectural elements.

 

FACADE FRONTAGE:	The facade frontage is the width of the face of the front building wall or the width of the front wall face of the area devoted to an individual tenant of a commercial retail center.
FAMILY:	Two (2) or more persons related to each other by blood, marriage, or legal adoption living together as a single housekeeping unit; or a group of not more than four (4) persons who need not be related by blood, marriage or legal adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit and occupying a single dwelling unit.
FARM STAND:	A small, often open-air structure, situated at the side of a road, in which agricultural products are publicly displayed and offered for sale. Its use is generally seasonal. Also see "ROADSIDE MARKET."
FIBER-CEMENT BOARD:	Cement based siding such as Hardie-board or Hardie-plank siding designed to have the look of wood siding with reduced maintenance requirements.
FINDINGS OF FACT:	A list of conclusions concerning a zoning issue properly adopted by an administrative body. Such conclusions are arrived at by examination of documents, listening to testimony, or listening to statements at a public hearing or public meeting. Findings of fact are generated in order to ensure that the grounds for an administrative decision are clearly disclosed and adequately sustained.
FLAG:	A sign printed or painted on cloth, plastic, canvas, or other like material with distinctive colors, patterns or symbolic devices used for attracting attention to the public.
FLAG, CORPORATE:	A sign printed on a flag representing the symbol of any corporation.
FLAG, OFFICIAL:	Any sign printed on a flag representing the symbol of any nation, state or political subdivision.
FLOOR AREA:	See "GROSS FLOOR AREA."
FLOOR AREA RATIO:	The gross floor area of all buildings on a zoning lot divided by the area of the zoning lot.
FREIGHT TERMINAL, TRUCK:	A facility for the receipt, transfer, short-term storage, and dispatching of goods transported by truck. Truck

 

	freight terminals include express and other mail and package distribution facilities, including those operated by the U.S. Postal Service.
GARAGE:	A building or part of a building used or designed to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles.
GARDEN CENTER:	A building and outside sales areas in which annual plants, potted plants, nursery stock, fertilizer, pesticides, tools, or related items are offered for sale.
GFA:	See "GROSS FLOOR AREA."
GOVERNMENTAL FACILITY:	Property owned and occupied by the federal, state, county, municipal, or township government or a school district, park district, library district, fire district, or police department.
GRADE:	The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
GRAIN STORAGE:	A facility or land primarily used for the storage of more than one (1) ton of unprocessed grains such as corn, soybeans, or wheat.
GREENHOUSE, COMMERCIAL:	A structure covered with transparent material that uses solar radiant energy to grow plants intended for retail or wholesale distribution. The structure may have heating and ventilating equipment for the purpose or optimum temperature control.
GROCERY STORE:	A retail establishment with the primary business of selling foodstuffs, to include fruits and vegetables, and with a floor area of less than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet.
GROSS BUILDABLE AREA:	The total acreage of the property minus the following: 1.   Wetlands: Only those wetlands which fall under current regulations by the Army Corps of Engineers shall be considered in this calculation; 2.   All the floodway shown on the official FEMA maps or as approved by the Army Corps of Engineers. Where a defined floodway is not known, an area seventy five feet (75') on both sides of the creek or river centerline shall be used for this calculation until additional engineering studies detail the actual floodway;

 

 

	3.   Land within the right of way or easement of an existing roadway; 4.    Land within an existing permanent easement prohibiting development (including electrical transmission lines and pipelines); 5.   Land identified in the comprehensive plan for exclusive business use such as commercial or industrial areas.
GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA):	The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floors of the building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. The floor area includes: basement floor area when more than one half (1/2) of the basement height is above the established curb level or above the finished lot grade level where the curb level has not been established; elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor; floor space used for mechanical equipment; attic space having head-room of six feet, nine inches (6'9") or more; interior balconies and mezzanines; and enclosed porches, and floor area devoted to accessory uses. However, any space devoted to off-street parking or loading shall not be included in the floor area.
GROUND COVER, LIVING:	Grass from sod or seed, other low-lying planted material no more than twelve inches (12") in height used for erosion control. Not including pollen producing varieties, not briars, brambles, nor plants generally accepted as weeds.
GROUP HOME:	A dwelling or facility used to provide a socially dependent family environment for developmentally or mentally disabled patients, as specified in the 1988 Fair Housing Act Amendments of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. For purposes of this title, this definition shall not include "halfway houses," uses for the recovering chemically dependent, prison work release programs or any use that does not house solely the developmentally or mentally disabled.
GROUP LIVING:	A group of five (5) or more persons, not related by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or foster care status residing in a single dwelling unit or facility. Examples

 

 

	of group living arrangements include, but are not limited to, fraternity houses, halfway houses, and transitional shelters. Also see "FAMILY" and "GROUP HOME."
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL:	Any substance that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, poses a significant hazard or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment. The term includes, but is not limited to, hazardous substances and hazardous wastes.
HEALTH CLUB:	A facility where members or non-members use equipment or space for the purpose of physical exercise. The facility may also offer sauna, massage, or spa services, but does not include "ADULT USE, Adult massage parlor."
HEAVY EQUIPMENT:	A movable or transportable vehicle or other apparatus commonly used in commercial, industrial, or construction enterprises, such as, but not limited to, trucks, trailers, bulldozers, cranes, backhoes, rollers, loaders, and lifts having a weight of two and one half (2.5) tons or more.
HEIGHT, BUILDING:	For buildings with flat roofs, the building height shall be the vertical distance to the highest point of the roof. For buildings with mansard roofs, the building height shall be the vertical distance to the deck line. For buildings with gable, hip, and gambrel roofs, the building height shall be the vertical distance to the eaves plus one half (1/2) of the vertical distance from the eaves to the exterior ridge of the roof. Regardless of the type of roof, the vertical distance shall be from the curb level if the building is not more than ten feet (10') from the front lot line or from the top of foundation in all other cases.
HELIPORT:	An area designed to be used for the landing or takeoff of helicopters including operations facilities, such as maintenance, loading and unloading, storage, fueling, or terminal facilities.
HISTORIC DISTRICT:	An area designated as a "historic district" pursuant to this title and which contains within definable geographic boundaries one (1) or more historic landmarks and which may have within its boundaries other properties, areas, sites, landscapes, or structures, while not of such historic, architectural, or

 

	scenic significance to be designated as landmarks, nevertheless contribute to the overall visual characteristics of the district. A district may comprise an individual site or individual elements separated geographically but linked by association, plan, design or history.
HISTORIC LANDMARK:	A building, structure, or site which has been designated as a "historic landmark" pursuant to this title which is worthy of rehabilitation, restoration, or preservation because of its historic, architectural, or scenic significance or by its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE:	Having character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage, or culture of the community, county, state or nation; as the location of an important local, county, state or national event; or through identification with a person or persons who made important contributions to the development of the community, county, state or nation.
HOME OCCUPATION:	A business, profession, or other activity engaged in for income or profit by any owner, tenant, or occupant of a residential property.
HOSPITAL:	An institution which maintains and operates facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, medical care or surgical care of persons suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity or other abnormal physical condition and which permits overnight lodging for patients.
IMPERVIOUS AREA COVERAGE:	The horizontal area of a lot that is covered by an impervious surface.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE:	Any hard-surfaced, man-made area that does not readily absorb or retain water, including, but not limited to, building roofs, parking and driveway areas, sidewalks, graveled areas, and paved recreation areas.
INCONSPICUOUS AREA:	For the purposes of regulating prohibited truck signs, an inconspicuous area shall be defined as follows: (1)   An area designated for truck or semi-trailer only parking; or (2)   An area on the interior side yard or rear yard area of the subject site.

 

INDUSTRIAL PARK:	A planned, coordinated development of a tract of land with two (2) or more separate industrial buildings. Such development is planned, designed, constructed, and managed on an integrated and coordinated basis with special attention given to on-site vehicular circulation, parking, utility needs, building design and orientation, and open space.
INDUSTRY, HEAVY:	Enterprises in which goods are generally mass produced from raw materials on a large scale through use of an assembly line or similar process. Heavy industry produces significant external effects-such as smoke, noise, soot, dirt, vibration, or odor. Heavy industry may also pose substantial risks due to the involvement with explosives, radioactive materials, poisons, pesticides, herbicides, or other hazardous materials used in the manufacturing process.
INDUSTRY, LIGHT:	Enterprises engaged in the processing, manufacturing, compounding, assembly, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of materials and products, from processed or previously manufactured materials. Light industry operates in such a manner as to control the external effects of the manufacturing process, such as smoke, noise, soot, dirt, vibration, or odor. A machine shop is included in this category.
INDUSTRY, MEDIUM:	Enterprises in which goods are generally mass produced from raw materials on a large scale through use of an assembly line or similar process. Medium industry produces moderate external effects such as smoke, noise, soot, dirt, vibration, or odor.
JUNKYARD:	Any space for storage, abandonment or sale of junk, scrap material or similar waste, including the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of vehicles, machinery or parts. Junkyard shall be synonymous with salvage yard.
KENNEL:	A facility for the keeping, boarding, raising, or training of four (4) or more dogs, cats, or other household pets of any age not owned by the owner or occupant of the premises, except for pet shops or animal hospitals.
KEY LOT:	Lots within a residential development that are located at highly visible intersections as well as other strategic points within the development.
LAND USE:	A description of how land is occupied or utilized.

 

vLIVING SPACE:	One (1) or more rooms in a building designed for occupancy by one (1) or more persons for living or sleeping.
LOT:	A parcel of land indicated as such upon a subdivision or assessment plat recorded in the office of the county recorder.
LOT AREA:	The area of the horizontal plane bounded by the front, side, and rear lot lines.
LOT, CORNER:	A lot located at the junction of two (2) or more intersecting streets, having an interior angle of less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees, with a boundary line bordering on two (2) of the streets.
LOT, FLAG:	A lot that has access to a public right of way by means of a narrow strip of land.
LOT, INTERIOR:	A lot other than a corner or through lot.
LOT LINE:	The lines bounding a lot.
LOT LINE, CORNER SIDE:	That boundary of a corner lot, which abuts a public street and is not a front lot line.
LOT LINE, FRONT:	That boundary of a lot which abuts a public street. In the case of a corner lot, the front lot line is the shortest of the lot lines abutting public streets. In cases where the lot lines abutting public streets are equal, the front lot line shall be the one that faces the primary building's main entrance. Both lots are at the intersection of two (2) streets. The lot on the left, with an interior angle at the intersection of one hundred thirty five degrees (135°), is not a corner lot. The lot on the right has an interior angle at the intersection of less than one hundred thirty five degrees (135°); therefore, it is a corner lot. In the case of a flag lot the front lot line is the closest boundary that is, in general, parallel to the street and is not the boundary line of the narrow strip of land that abuts the street.
LOT LINE, INTERIOR SIDE:	A lot line not abutting a public street.
LOT LINE, REAR:	The lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

 

LOT SIZE:	See "LOT AREA."
LOT, THROUGH:	A lot having a pair of parallel or approximately parallel lot lines that abut two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
LOT WIDTH:	The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the front yard line as established in this chapter and calculated on the arc measurement for curvilinear lots.
LOT, ZONING:	A parcel of land indicated as such upon a subdivision or assessment plat recorded in the office of the county recorder.
LUMBERYARD:	See "BUILDING MATERIAL SALES."
MAINTENANCE:	Regular upkeep of a property that does not significantly alter its historic character or identity and, therefore, does not require a permit.
MAJOR WORK:	Exterior changes that involve significant alterations, additions, or removals that could be determined to impair the integrity of a landmark or a district.
MANUFACTURED HOMES:	A dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at the building site and built in accordance with the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Also see "MOBILE HOME."
MARQUEE:	A permanent canopy often made of metal and glass, projecting over an entrance, usually of a hotel or theater.
MASSAGE PARLOR:	See "ADULT USE, Adult massage parlor."
MASSAGE THERAPIST:	A person who is licensed by the Illinois department of professional regulation and administers massage for compensation.
MASSAGE THERAPY:	A system of structured palpation or movement of the soft tissue of the body. The system may include, but is not limited to, techniques such as effleurage or stroking and gliding, petrissage of kneading, tapotement or percussion, friction, vibration, compression, and stretching activities as they pertain to massage therapy. These techniques may be applied by a licensed massage therapist with or

 

 

	without the aid of lubricants, salt or herbal preparations, hydro-massage, thermal massage, or a massage device that mimics or enhances the actions possible by human hands. The purpose of the practice of massage, as licensed under the “Illinois massage licensing act” (225 ILCS 57), is to enhance the general health and wellbeing of the mind and body of the recipient. Massage does not include the diagnosis of a specific pathology. Massage does not include those acts of physical therapy or therapeutic or corrective measures that are outside the scope of massage therapy as defined in the “Illinois massage licensing act.”
MEDICAL CLINICS:	A facility for providing medical, psychiatric, dental or eye services on an out-patient basis, including diagnostic services, training, administration, incidental or non-primary surgical procedures, and services to outpatients, employees or visitors.
MENU BOARD:	A ground sign identifying a menu associated with ordering at drive-thru facilities.
MICROBREWERY:	A facility for the production and packaging of malt beverages for retail and/or wholesale distribution, with a capacity of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels per year. The facility may include a restaurant or tavern where the beverages produced on site or sold directly to patrons, either for consumption on site or in hand-capped, sealed containers in quantities up to one half (1/2) barrel. A barrel is the equivalent of thirty one (31) gallons. See also "BREW PUB" and "BREWERY."
MINOR WORK:	Exterior changes that do not involve substantial alterations, additions, or removals that could impair the integrity of the property and/or the district.
MIXED USE:	A development or area in which more than one (1) type of land use is provided. Some examples of mixed uses are residential and retail, retail and office, residential and office.
MOBILE FOOD UNIT:	A mobile food unit (MFU), commonly referred to as a food truck, is a food and beverage service establishment that is a vehicle-mounted unit, either motorized or trailered, and readily movable, without disassembling, for transport to another location.

 

MOBILE HOME:	A dwelling that was fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility, designed to be a permanent residence, and built prior to enactment of the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Also see "MANUFACTURED HOME." This chapter makes a distinction between "manufactured homes," which are allowed, and "mobile homes," which are not allowed. Since, as defined by this section, mobile home means a dwelling, this prohibition against mobile homes would not apply to trailers or similar structures with limited use and temporary in nature, for example, a trailer on a construction site.
MOTORCYCLE SALES AND SERVICE:	See "AUTOMOBILE, LIGHT TRUCK SALES AND SERVICE."
MOVING AND STORAGE:	An area and/or building used for the storage of household furniture and effects, or office furnishings. Also, an enterprise engaged in the transfer of household or office furnishings and effects.
MULTI-FAMILY:	Residential buildings that contain a more than six (6) dwelling units and typically seen as condominiums and apartments.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING:	See "DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY."
NAMEPLATE:	A sign which displays only the name and/or address of the occupant, is non-electrical, and is no larger than two (2) square feet.
NEON OR OTHER GAS TUBE ILLUMINATION:	Illumination affected by a light source consisting of a neon or other gas tube which is bent to form letters, symbols, or other shapes.
NET DEVELOPED AREA:	The improved portion of a parcel, lot or tract of land including the land required to meet minimum yard requirements as established by this title.
NON-CONTRIBUTING (BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR SITE):	A building, structure, or site that may be a part of a historic landmark or district, but does not possess historic, architectural, or archaeological significance or integrity per se; however, the relationship of these buildings, structures, or sites to those that are contributing may be important to the preservation of the landmark or district. Inclusion of these properties

 

	within a historic district subjects these properties to those design review standards and guidelines applicable to non-contributing properties as defined by this title and by the historic preservation commission.
NURSING HOME:	A skilled nursing or intermediate long-term care facility, whether public or private, and whether organized for profit or not-for-profit, that is subject to licensure by the Illinois department of public health under the “nursing home care act.” The term "nursing home" does not include a facility operated solely as an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded within the meaning of Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
OBSTRUCTION:	Any apparatus, mechanical equipment, fence, or other construction of a long-term, fixed, and permanent nature placed above or on the ground within a yard.
OFFICE:	A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service industry, government, or governmental agency.
OFFICE PARK:	A planned, coordinated development of a tract of land with two (2) or more separate office buildings. Such development is planned, designed, constructed, and managed on an integrated and coordinated basis with special attention given to on-site vehicular circulation, parking, utility needs, building design and orientation, and open space.
ORNAMENTAL TREE:	A deciduous self-supporting woody plant with an expected mature height of between fifteen feet (15') and thirty five feet (35'). May either be single stemmed or multi-stemmed.
OUTDOOR SALES DISPLAY:	An outdoor arrangement of objects, items, products, or other materials, typically in a fixed position and capable of rearrangement, designed and used for the purpose of advertising or identifying a business, product, or service. See also "OUTDOOR SALES, SEASONAL."
OUTDOOR SALES, SEASONAL:	Temporary outdoor retail operations or display of plants, fruits and vegetables that are, by their nature, sold during a specific or peak season, including such items as Christmas trees, pumpkins, watermelons, sweet corn, and bedding plants.

 

OUTDOOR STORAGE:	The keeping of personal or business property or motor vehicles in a required open parking space or any other area outside of a building for a period exceeding seventy two (72) consecutive hours.
OUTDOOR STORAGE FACILITY:	Any unscreened accessory structure or container that is not permanently affixed to the ground or to a principal structure, not including solid waste and landscape waste containers, which is used to store any personal property or scrap or recyclable material not generated as a result of construction, demolition, or related activities.
OUTDOOR STORAGE, SEASONAL:	See "OUTDOOR SALES DISPLAY."
OVERSTORY TREE:	A deciduous, self-supporting woody plant with an expected mature height of thirty five feet (35') or greater, and a single straight trunk with limbs occurring on the trunk not less than five feet (5') above the ground.
OWNER CONSENT:	The determination of whether the application has the endorsement of the owners of record on behalf of a parcel shall be, if sole owner, by his or her signature, and if multiple owners, by the owners representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the title interest in the property. Each parcel is considered independently, regardless of single ownership of multiple parcels.
OWNER OF RECORD:	The person, corporation, or other legal entity listed as the owner of a property in the records of the Will and Kendall county recorders.
PARKWAY:	The area between the rear of the curb and the front of a sidewalk. In the absence of a curb, the area between the nearest edge of the street paving and the front of a sidewalk. Such areas are used for planting low ground cover and/or street trees.
PARKWAY TREE:	Same as an overstory tree, except located in the public right of way; typically, the area between the sidewalk and the street.

 

PATIO:	A level surfaced area directly adjacent to a principal building at or within three feet (3') of the finished grade, without a permanent roof and intended for outdoor lounging, dining, and the like. Also see "DECK" and "PORCH."
PATIO COVER:	A solid or open roof structure not exceeding twelve feet (12') in height and covering a patio. Patio covers may be detached or attached to another structure. Patio covers may be enclosed and used for recreational and outdoor living purposes, but do not include structures used as carports, garages, storage rooms, or habitable rooms.
PAWN SHOP:	Any business that loans money on deposit of personal property or deals in the purchase or possession of personal property on condition of selling the same back again to the pledger or depositor, or loans or advances money on personal property by taking chattel mortgage security thereon, and takes or receives such personal property.
PERENNIAL:	A plant (typically thought of as non-woody) whose life cycle lasts three (3) or more years.
PERIMETER OF A SUBDIVISION:	The edges of a subdivision that abut arterial and collector roadways.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PD):	A parcel of land which: a.   Is of sufficient size to create its own environment; b.   Is under single ownership or unified control at the time of zoning approval; and c.   May be granted waivers from specific land use regulations and design standards in order to accomplish the purposes of the planned development regulations as specified in this title.
PLANT UNIT:	A numerical equivalent given to trees and shrubs, based on size, which is used to calculate the planting requirements of this title.
PORCH:	A roofed structure, at an entrance to a building, not more than seventy five percent (75%) enclosed by walls and attached to the building for the purpose of

 

	sheltering from the rays of the sun and from the weather, exclusive of vehicles, either persons or inanimate objects. See also "DECK" and "PATIO."
PORCH, DOMINANT:	A porch having a minimum depth of three feet (3') and a minimum width of eight feet (8').
PORCH, NON-DOMINANT:	A porch with a dimension less than three feet (3') deep or eight feet (8') wide.
PREVIEW BOARD:	A ground sign identifying specials or highlighted menu items located ahead of the menu board at drive-thru facilities.
PUBLIC WAY:	Any street, alley, pathway, bridge, easement, right of way or other way in which the public has a right of use.
PUD:	See "PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT."
RECREATION FACILITY, PRIVATE, INDOOR:	A commercial or not-for-profit recreation or sports facility entirely within a building, including such uses as ice rink, indoor tennis court, bowling alley, swimming pool.
RECREATION FACILITY, PRIVATE, OUTDOOR:	An commercial or not-for-profit establishment devoted primarily to the pursuit of recreational activities, where the primary recreational activity is conducted outdoors, such as country club, golf course, riding stable, go-cart race track, amusement park, shooting range, water slide.
RECREATION VEHICLE:	A vehicular-type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. Excludes camper or other tops mounted on pick-up trucks or sport utility vehicles where the unit does not extend more than two (2) feet above the top of the cab of the vehicle.
RECYCLING FACILITY:	A building or enclosed area used for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. Processing means the preparation of material for shipment, or an end-user's specifications, by such means as baling, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning and re-manufacturing.
REHABILITATION:	The process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible

 

	efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural and cultural values.
RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY:	A use located in a permanent building providing regular organized religious worship and related incidental activities, except primary or secondary schools and non-residential child care facilities. A rectory or parsonage may be located on the same lot as the permanent building that provides the place for the religious assembly.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION:	A place of worship or religious assembly with related facilities such as rectory or convent; private school; meeting hall; offices for administration of the institution; licensed child or adult care, playground, cemetery.
REMOVAL:	Any relocation of a structure from its original site.
REPAIR:	To restore by replacing, in part or in whole, that which is worn, broken, or otherwise in a state of disrepair.
REPAIR SERVICE, CONSUMER:	An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households, rather than businesses, but excluding automotive and equipment repair use types. Typical uses include appliance repair shops, shoe repair, watch or jewelry repair shops, or repair of musical instruments.
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY:	The number of dwelling units divided by the gross buildable area of a property.
REST PERIOD:	The interim period between the removal of a balloon or trailer-mounted or wheel-mounted sign in a unified business center, multi-tenant office building, or a shopping center and the issuance of a subsequent permit in the same location where the installation of such signage is prohibited.
RETAIL SALES AND SERVICE:	An establishment primarily engaged in provision of goods and/or services directly to the consumer, where such goods are available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the purchaser, but excluding those commercial establishments classified more specifically by definition in this title.

 

ROADSIDE MARKET:	A building generally used year-round, in which fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts are offered for sale. Also see "FARM STAND."
ROOF LINE:	Either the edge of the roof or the top of the parapet, whichever forms the top line of the building silhouette; and where a building has several roof levels, this roof or parapet shall be the one belonging to that portion of the building on whose wall the sign is located.
SALVAGE YARD:	See "JUNKYARD."
SEAT:	Space intended for one (1) individual; in places where patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other seating facilities, each twenty inches (20') of such seating facilities shall be counted as one (1) seat.
SECONDARY FINANCIAL MARKET:	Any entity, except a bank, trust company, savings bank, or savings and loan association, credit union, or industrial loan and thrift company, engaged in the business of cashing checks, drafts, money orders, or travelers' checks for a fee. This use also includes any establishment such as a payday advance or title loan that offers short-term loans or cash advances, secured through collateral such as a personal check or automobile title, typically at a high interest rate.
SELF-STORAGE FACILITY:	A structure containing separate storage spaces of varying sizes leased or rented on an individual basis. Such facilities are also known as mini warehouses.
SERVICE STATION, AUTOMOTIVE:	Any building or land used primarily for the dispersal, sale, or offering for sale of automotive fuels, oils or accessories, including lubrication of automobiles and replacement of minor parts and accessories, but not including major repair work such as motor replacement or rebuilding, body and fender repair, or painting. Service stations may also offer a limited line of groceries, tobacco, periodicals, and other household goods, and may have a car wash as an accessory use.
SETBACK:	The minimum distance by which any building, structure, or obstruction is separated from a lot line, as measured from the lot line to the closest point of the building or obstruction, excluding open stairs or stoops.

 

SETBACK, CORNER SIDE:	A setback measured from the corner side lot line.
SETBACK, FRONT:	A setback measured from the front lot line.
SETBACK, INTERIOR SIDE:	A setback measured from the interior side lot line.
SETBACK, REAR:	A setback measured from the rear lot line.
SHADE TREE:	See "OVERSTORY TREE."
SHOPPING MALL:	A concentration of retail stores or service establishments that share customer parking areas and are located within an enclosure having public walkways whereby a customer in one store or establishment may walk to another store without leaving the enclosure.
SHRUB, LARGE:	A deciduous or evergreen, self-supporting woody plant with an expected mature height of not less than five feet (5'), and generally not larger than fifteen feet (15'), with multiple trunks and/or leaders.
SHRUB, SMALL:	A deciduous or evergreen, self-supporting woody plant with an expected mature height of less than five feet (5'), with multiple trunks and/or leaders.
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLING:	See "DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY."
SIGN:	A symbol, lettering, pictorial representation, or combination thereof attached to fixed property, buildings, or structures readily visible from public property and used for information, identification, or directional purposes or to sell or advertise products, services, activities, or events.
SIGN, AREA:	The part of the sign that is or can be used to identify, advertise, or communicate information or for visual representation that attracts the attention of the public for any purpose, plus the area surrounding such parts except for frame, supports, or structural members. The frame, supports, or structural members may be considered as part of the sign face if it is so designed with lighting or other ornamentation that is incorporated for the sign design.

 

SIGN, AWNING:	A sign incorporated into or attached to an awning.
SIGN, BANNER:	A sign applied to cloth, paper or fabric of any kind, with only such non-rigid material for background.
SIGN, BILLBOARD:	A board, panel, or tablet used for the display of posters, printed or painted advertising matter, that directs attention to goods, entertainment, or service offered elsewhere than the premises where the sign is located.
SIGN, CIVIC EVENT:	A sign installed by the village on public property for the purpose of advertising public service information.
SIGN, CONSTRUCTION IDENTIFICATION:	A temporary sign used to advertise the company or companies involved in the construction of a specific structure or development or announcing a future occupant at a location.
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL, OFF-SITE:	Signage installed for the purpose of directing traffic to a lot, site, or subdivision.
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL, ON-SITE:	Signage used to circulate and direct traffic within a lot.
SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE:	A sign that uses changing lights to form a messages or messages wherein the sequence of messages and the rate of change are electronically programmed and may be modified by electronic processes.
SIGN, EXEMPT:	A sign that is permitted in the village that does not require a permit yet is subject to the provisions and restrictions regarding installation, maintenance, size, style, and location.
SIGN, FACE:	The surface on which the text or copy is printed including framing on internally illuminated signs. Individually lettered signs have a sign face including only each letter.
SIGN, FLASHING:	A sign that contains an intermittent or sequential flashing light source or a sign that contains changing graphics, animation, moving or rotating elements or devices which otherwise create the illusion of movement.
SIGN, GARAGE SALE:	A temporary sign used to advertise the sale of second-hand merchandise from the garage or driveway of a residence.

 

SIGN, GRAND OPENING:	A temporary sign advertising the opening of a new business not previously located on the premises or the re-opening of an established business which has been severely damaged by catastrophe and has been closed for at least sixty (60) consecutive days for renovation.
SIGN, GROUND:	A freestanding sign including, but not limited to, a monument sign, pylon sign, real estate sign, subdivision project sign, or subdivision entrance sign that is supported by posts or other supports independent of any building or structure.
SIGN, HEIGHT:	The vertical distance from grade level at the base of the sign to the top of the sign structure.
SIGN, ICON:	A two (2) or three (3) dimensional (for example plywood, plastic cut-out, or cold-air inflatable device) ground sign shaped to resemble or depict a specific object, animal, person, or place, which is regulated according to the provisions set forth regarding ground signs in this title.
SIGN, ILLUMINATED:	Illuminated signs can be either "internally illuminated" or "externally illuminated."
Sign externally illuminated:	A sign, which is illuminated by lamps, not installed on or within the sign face.
Sign internally illuminated:	A sign, which is illuminated by means of light, transmitted through the sign face. Internally illuminated signs include signs where the lamps are mounted on the sign face.
SIGN, INDIVIDUAL LETTER:	Any sign, which is comprised of individual letters and mounted independently to a wall, surface, or brackets.
SIGN, INFLATABLE:	A sign or other device that is inflated by cold air, hot air, or other inflatable gas.
SIGN, INFORMATIONAL:	An auxiliary sign provided for the sole purpose of providing information to pedestrian or vehicular traffic as to a particular use or function of a building or structure.
SIGN, MANUALLY CHANGEABLE COPY:	A sign whereby a message or messages are created on a sign face by manually affixing the lettering onto/into the sign face.

 

SIGN, MARQUEE:	A permanent roof like structure extending from part of the wall of a building but not supported by the ground and constructed of durable material such as metal or glass. A marquee sign normally incorporates changeable copy.
SIGN, MONUMENT:	A freestanding sign supported primarily by an internal structural framework or integrated into landscaping or other solid structural features other than support poles.
SIGN, NAMEPLATE:	A sign which displays only the name and/or address of the occupant, is non-electrical, and is no larger than two (2) square feet.
SIGN, NON-COMMERCIAL:	A sign that does not contain information or advertising for any business, commodity, service, entertainment, product, or other attraction.
SIGN, NON-CONFORMING:	A sign, lawful prior to enactment of this title, which does not comply with all the regulations of this title. Existing non-conforming signs that are prohibited upon adoption of this title shall not be considered legal non-conforming.
SIGN, OFF-PREMISES:	A sign that directs attention to or advertises a use, business, commodity, service, or activity not conducted, sold or offered upon the premises where the sign is located.
SIGN, PERMANENT:	A sign intended for permanent display.
SIGN, POLE:	A freestanding sign that is affixed, attached, or erected on a pole that is not itself an integral part of or attached to a building or structure.
SIGN, POLITICAL:	A temporary sign identifying a political candidate, issue, or party.
SIGN, PORTABLE:	A sign designed to be moved from place to place. Portable signs are commonly, but not always, attached to a trailer.
SIGN, PROJECTING:	A sign attached to a building or other structure and extending in whole or in part more than twelve inches (12") beyond the building.

 

SIGN, PROMOTIONAL:	A temporary sign installed for a short, fixed period of time for the purpose of promoting a special event or sale.
SIGN, REAL ESTATE:	A sign located for purposes of advertising a parcel of land, building, or dwelling unit as available for sale, rental, or lease.
SIGN, ROOF:	A sign erected, maintained or displayed above the parapet or placed or mounted on any roof surface or any surface constructed at an angle of more than eight degrees (8°) from the horizontal.   The allowance of signs where the roof is at an angle of eight degrees (8°) or less is intended to accommodate signs on mansard roofs.
SIGN, SIDEWALK:	A temporary sign placed near the sidewalk in front of a business that is used to advertise the business (for example, menu items, daily specials, promotions, sales, and the like).
SIGN, SNIPE:	A sign fastened to a stick, tree, light, or utility pole and is not a banner.
SIGN, SPECIAL EVENT:	A temporary sign (excluding a banner) displaying a special event sponsored by a church, school, or any other community service organization; or a special event held by any business or organization, which event is associated with a temporary outdoor use that has been approved by the village president and board of trustees in accordance with this code.
SIGN, SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE:	A ground sign at the street entrance to a subdivision.
SIGN, TEMPORARY:	A sign installed, affixed, or maintained on a premise for a short, fixed, period of time.
SIGN, TRAILER-MOUNTED (also known as a "wheel-mounted sign"):	A temporary sign, usually mounted on wheels or a trailer, installed and displayed for a short, fixed, period that is designed for easy transport from one (1) location to another by motor vehicle.
SIGN, WALL:	A sign affixed against or painted on the outside surface of a wall or building in a plane parallel to that of the supporting wall, but not including window signs.

 

SIGN, WINDOW:	A sign installed inside a window for purposes of viewing from outside the premises. This term does not include merchandise or displays located in a window.
SITE:	The location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, demolished, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural, agricultural, environmental, or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure.
SODA FOUNTAIN:	An establishment primarily offering ice cream and non-alcoholic, carbonated beverages, and where light refreshments and limited menu meals may also be sold, and where the refreshments can be consumed on the premises.
SOLAR FARM:	A solar panel or array composed of multiple solar panels on ground mounted rack or poles which are one of the primary use(s) for the parcel of land on which it is located, or any solar energy system that has a primary purpose for wholesale or retail sales of generated electricity.
SPECIAL USE:	A zoning device which enables the zoning authorities to place into a zoned district, in addition to the uses permitted there as of right, certain other designated uses, subject to the zoning authorities' specific approval.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS:	These areas are (1) less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals or public region or buttock or female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and (2) human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES:	(1)   Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; (2)    Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; or (3)   Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast.
STABLE:	A structure or land used, designed, or arranged for the sheltering and keeping of horses.
STORY:	That part of a building between any floor and the floor next above, and if there is no floor above, then the ceiling above. A basement is a story if its ceiling is four and one half feet (4.5') above the level from which the height of the building is measured.
STREET, LOCAL:	A street primarily for access to abutting properties.

 

STREET, MINOR COLLECTOR:	A street which carries traffic from local streets to the major street system. Minor collector streets include the principal entrance streets of subdivisions and streets intended for circulation within subdivisions.
STRIP MALL:	Linear commercial development, usually one (1) store deep, that fronts on a major street, with shallow on-site parking between the stores and the street.
STRUCTURE:	That functional construction (for example, bridge, statue, railroad grade, canal, corn crib) made for a purpose other than creating shelter.
SUPERMARKET:	A retail establishment primarily for the sale of foodstuffs and with a floor area of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet or more.
TAVERN:	An establishment in which the primary business is the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and where sandwiches and snacks may be served or sold as an accessory use. Also sometimes referred to as a bar, pub, or lounge.
THEATER:	An outdoor or indoor area, building, or part of a building, devoted to showing motion pictures, or for dramatic, dance, musical, or other live performances.
THROUGH LOT:	Single family lots that have exposure to two (2) streets as seen from the front and rear elevations. An out lot at the rear of the lot does not remove it's through lot designations.
TOWNHOUSE:	Three (3) or more dwelling units that are attached to each other by vertical party walls. The party walls extend from the uppermost ceiling or roof to the ground, or to the roof of a common garage if it is located below the units. The front and rear walls are typically perpendicular to the party wall, are totally exposed, and provide access, light, and ventilation. Used interchangeably with "Townhome."
TREE, ORNAMENTAL:	Deciduous trees generally smaller in stature than shade trees and ranging in size between fifteen feet (15') and thirty five feet (35').
TREE, SHADE:	Deciduous (hardwood) tree having a mature height of twenty five feet (25') or greater and having a broad spread of branches with leaves providing shade during summer months and shedding leaves each autumn.

 

UNIFIED BUSINESS CENTER:	A group of commercial establishments, planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking provided on-site. Shopping malls, strip malls, and lifestyle centers are all examples of a unified business center.
UNIFIED SHOPPING CENTER:	A multi-tenant building occupied by service commercial, retail commercial, and/or office uses, also referred to as a "commercial retail center."
USE:	The purpose or activity for which the land or building is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it occupied or maintained.
USE, PERMITTED:	A use which may be lawfully established in a zoning district or districts, provided it conforms with all requirements, regulations and standards of this ordinance.
USE, PRINCIPAL:	The primary purpose or function of a building, structure, or parcel of land. A principal use may be either a permitted use or a special use.
USE, SPECIAL:	Permission for an owner to use his or her property in a manner contrary to the zoning district in which the property is found, provided that the intended use is one of those specifically listed in this title and provided the use is approved only after special consideration of its impact upon neighboring land and of the public need for the use at the particular location.
VARIANCE:	Dispensation permitted on individual parcels of property as a method of alleviating unnecessary hardship by allowing a reasonable use of the building, structure or property, which, because of unusual or unique circumstances, is denied by the terms of this title.
VEHICLE, INOPERABLE:	An inoperable vehicle is: a.   A motor vehicle that does not have a valid license plate and does not have a valid village registration sticker; or b.   A motor vehicle incapable of moving under its own power.

 

VEHICLE STORAGE AND TOWING:	An establishment, building or land primarily engaged in the removal and temporary storage of vehicles but does not include the dismantling or demolition of vehicles (see "JUNKYARD").
VETERINARY CLINIC:	See "ANIMAL HOSPITAL."
VILLAGE:	The Village of Antioch.
VILLAGE BOARD:	The president and the board of trustees of the village.
VIOLATION:	The act of disregarding, disobeying, neglecting, omitting or refusing to comply with the regulations or enforcement of this title.
VISION TRIANGLE:	A triangular area starting from the intersection two (2) right of way lines at a corner of the intersection of two (2) roadways extending twenty feet (20') from the corner along both right of way lines in which signage is prohibited.
WAREHOUSE:	A facility for the storage and distribution of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment, but not involving the manufacture of such products, and characterized by frequent heavy trucking or rail transportation activity. Also see "FREIGHT TERMINAL, RAIL" and "FREIGHT TERMINAL, TRUCK."
WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT:	A commercial activity, building, or land primarily engaged in or used for the display, storage, and sale of goods to other firms for resale, or an off-price and/or a retail/warehouse establishment exceeding thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of floor area and offering a range of general merchandise to the public.
WINDOW:	An opening in the wall of a building containing transparent or translucent material such as glass.
YARD:	An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure, except as otherwise provided in this title.
YARD, CORNER SIDE:	A yard located on a corner lot, immediately adjacent to a street or public right of way, occupying an area that extends from the front yard the entire length of the street to the rear lot line.

 

 

YARD DEPTH, MINIMUM:	The closest distance between a lot line and the principal structure that occupies the lot. See also "SETBACK."
YARD, FRONT:	A yard extending across the full length of the front lot line between the side lot lines.
YARD, INTERIOR SIDE:	A side yard located immediately adjacent to another lot or to an alley or other public right of way other than a street separating such side yard from another lot.
YARD, REAR:	A yard extending across the full length of the rear lot line between the side lot lines, except on corner lots, where the rear yard's width extends from the interior side lot line to a line that extends from the corners of the building nearest the street and continuing to the rear lot line.
YARD, SIDE:	A yard extending along a side lot line. There are two (2) types of side yards: "interior side yards" and "corner side yards."
ZBA:	Abbreviation for the zoning board of appeals. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020; Ord. 23-04-09, 4-26-2023)