(A) Purpose and intent. The dispersal standards contained in this section exist to prevent the clustering of certain uses to promote diversification within zoning districts and increase the availability of uses that will benefit the health, safety, and welfare of residents.
(B) Applicability.
(1) Dispersal standards contained in the table below shall apply to all proposed new uses, measuring the distance of that new use from all pre-existing uses of the same description. New uses shall be prohibited if the distance between the new use and a pre-existing use of the same description is equal to or less than the dispersal standard listed for that category or use. For the purposes of this section, distance shall be measured in a straight line between the nearest point on the lot line occupied by the pre- existing use to the nearest point on the lot line to be occupied by the proposed new use.
(2) The dispersal standards apply irrespective of whether a particular proposed use is permitted by right or permitted by special use.
(3) The dispersal standards apply to uses not listed in the table below if the proposed use is similar to a listed use, as determined by the Zoning Administrator (for permitted uses) or the Planning and Zoning Board Of Appeals (for special uses).
(4) If a conflict exists between a dispersal standard listed in this section and a dispersal standard listed elsewhere in the Blue Island Code of Ordinances or Illinois statutes, the larger distance shall apply.
(C) Table of Dispersal Standards.
Use | Minimum Dispersal Standard (feet) |
Use | Minimum Dispersal Standard (feet) |
All uses in “Group Residential” category except “Assisted Living Facility, Congregate Care, Nursing Home” | 2,500 |
All uses in “Adult Business” category | 2,500 |
All uses in “Adult-Use Cannabis Business” category | 1,500 |
Barber Shop | 1,000 |
Billboards | 500 |
Check Cashing, Payday or Title Loan Shop | 2,500 |
Community Home | 1,500 |
Currency Exchange | 2,500 |
Hair Salon (i.e. beauty shop or beauty parlor) | 1,000 |
Liquor Store (i.e., package goods) | 1,000 |
Pawn Shop | 5,000 |
Small Box Store | 5,000 |
Tattoo Parlor, Tattoo Studio, Body Piercing | 1,000 |
Tobacco/Vape Store | 2,500 |
Transitional Residence, Sober House | 1,500 |
(D) Variations. Variations from regulations of this section shall be considered an Authorized Variation under § 165.086, subject to the procedures contained therein.
(Ord. 2024-34, passed 8-27-2024)