(A) Definition: "Motor freight terminal" shall mean a building in which freight brought by motor truck is assembled, sorted or stored for routing in intrastate or interstate shipment; and for the purpose of this chapter shall include any building, structure or vacant land occupied for the storage, warehousing, parking or garaging of motor trucks used as common, contract or special carriers operating under intrastate or interstate certificated rights.
1. Activities involving motor freight terminals shall be permitted only in the F or motor freight terminal district as herein legally described. The following additional uses of land or buildings are permitted in the F or motor freight terminal district:
Automobile service stations.
Battery and tire service stations.
Garages and parking lots for automobiles.
Heliports.
Motor vehicle service shops for passenger and commercial vehicles, including body repair, automobile painting and engine rebuilding.
Packing and crating.
Parcel delivery stations.
Parks and playgrounds.
Planned developments, business or commercial.
Public utility and public service uses.
Warehouses.
(B) Setbacks: No building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or rebuilt in the motor freight terminal district so as to place its street wall nearer than twenty feet (20') from the front lot line. On corner lots, no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or rebuilt so as to place its side wall nearer than fifteen feet (15') from any side property line on any side street.
(C) Side Yards And Areas Between Buildings: There shall be a side yard on each side of the building of at least fifteen feet (15') from the lot line to the building line. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, sufficient space shall be maintained between and around buildings to permit free and unobstructed access of firefighting equipment.
(D) Parking: On street parking is expressly prohibited in the motor freight terminal district. The owner or lessee of any property which is actually used for truck terminal purposes shall provide sufficient off street parking facilities to reasonably accommodate customers, guests and employees of such owner or lessee.
(E) Temporary Buildings: No temporary buildings shall be constructed or erected in the motor freight terminal district except temporary shells or buildings to be used in conjunction with building construction. For the purpose of this chapter, quonset huts, corrugated metal or prefabricated buildings are hereby classified as temporary buildings.
(F) Fencing: All property in the motor freight terminal district, whenever used for such purpose, shall be surrounded on all sides with cyclone, chainlink or other suitable fencing not less than six feet (6') in height, together with 3-strand wire at the top thereof.
(G) Paving: All property actually used for truck terminal purposes shall be improved with blacktopping or other hard surface material approved by said enforcing officer.
(H) Utilities: Ten feet (10') shall be set aside on each side of all private or public streets in the motor freight terminal district for public or municipal utilities. Water supply in the motor freight terminal district shall be furnished through mains from the Harlem Avenue pumping station of the village of Bedford Park. (Ord. 145, 8-3-1961)