A. Required Compliance: All applicants for a rezoning, planned development, or special use permit for property located within the following districts and those districts which may hereafter be created, as well as all applicants for the following types of building permits for property located within the following zoning districts and those districts which may hereafter be created shall comply with the standards for development set forth in this chapter: a new building; building addition; or modification to a nonresidential building that has maintained a vacancy of greater than fifty percent (50%) of that building's gross floor area for a period of at least six (6) months:
ER-1 Estate residence district.
R-1 Single-family residence district.
R-2 Single-family residence district.
R-2A Single-family residence district.
R-2B Single-family residence district.
R-2C Single-family residence district.
R-3 General residence district.
R-4 Multiple-family dwelling residence district.
R-5 Multiple-family dwelling high rise district.
B-1 Neighborhood business district.
B-2 Community business district.
B-3 General service business district.
B-4 Automotive Service Business District.
R-R Hotel-Motel Resort and Recreational District.
O-D Office District.
Business Park Planned Unit Development District of 75 to 250 acres.
Planned Unit Development District of 250 acres or more.
OTP Old Town Preservation District. (Ord. 2008-14, 3-24-2008; amd. 2012 Code; Ord. 2014-46, 10-27-2014)
B. Minor Modifications: This chapter shall not, however, apply to minor interior or exterior modifications which do not affect the type or intensity of use, or substantially alter the facade of the building.
C. Old Town: Standards of development which are specific to the Old Town District are presented in chapter 11 of this title. In all instances, the provisions of chapter 11 of this title shall supersede those of this chapter. (Ord. 93-42, 8-9-1993)
D. Single-Family Residence Buildings:
1. All new buildings or building additions in the Estate, Single-Family, and General Residence Districts identified in subsection A of this section shall be compatible with the existing buildings in the surrounding neighborhood in which the new building or building addition is proposed to be located. The compatibility of new buildings or building additions with the surrounding neighborhood shall be determined on the basis of architectural style, size, mass, height, building materials, roofline, color, and grading, and as more fully identified herein. Should the building and zoning official make a determination that a proposed building or addition in any Single-Family Residence District is not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, the owner of the subject property shall be required to comply with the requirements of this chapter pursuant to a review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval by the Village Board. (Ord. 2007-24, 7-9-2007; amd. 2012 Code; Ord. 2014-48, 10-27-2014)
2. Section 11-4-4-1 of this chapter establishes the standards to be used in evaluating compatibility and in recommending modifications to increase the level of compatibility of a proposed building or building addition with the character of the surrounding neighborhood in which the building or building addition is proposed to be located. The Village Board may amend these standards from time to time to reflect changes in development trends or standards as and when necessary.
3. For purposes of this subsection, the term "surrounding neighborhood" is defined as follows:
a. The full block on which the subject property is located, including both sides of the street.
b. The block face in both directions, if the subject property is a corner lot.
c. The adjoining block face to the rear of the subject property.
d. The general character of the larger neighborhood in which the subject property is located, two (2) blocks in each direction from the subject property. (Ord. 2007-24, 7-9-2007)