(A) SCHOOL. An institution for the teaching of children or adults including public and private primary and secondary schools.
(B) SEED STORE. See GARDEN SUPPLY STORE.
(C) SELF STORAGE. A building or group of buildings consisting of individual, self-contained units used for the storage of personal property where individual owners or lessees control individual storage spaces.
(D) SENIOR COHOUSING. A residential development targeted to people aged 55 and over where residents have individual dwelling units but share communal spaces, meals, and group activities.
(E) SERVICE WALK. A hard surface walkway for pedestrians located on private property and internal to a site.
(F) SEXUALLY-ORIENTED MATERIAL. Any media which displays sexually specified area(s) or specified sexual activities, as those terms are defined in this Article 2.
(G) SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT BOOKSTORE. An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade, books, magazines, and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis 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.
(H) SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. Any exhibition of sexually- oriented motion pictures, live performance, display or dance of any type which has as a significant or substantial portion of such performance any actual or simulated performance of specified sexual activities or exhibition and viewing of specified anatomical areas, removal of articles of clothing or appearing unclothed, pantomime, modeling, or any other personal service offered customers.
(I) SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CABARET. A public or private establishment which features topless or nude dancers and/or waitresses, strippers, male or female impersonators and/or similar entertainers.
(J) SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. An enclosed building with the capacity for less than 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 for observation by patrons therein.
(K) SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT GIFT SHOP. An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade pictures, photographs, drawings, diagrams, paraphernalia, apparatus or other objects which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted for the sale or display of such material.
(L) SEXUALLY ORIENTED USE, ADULT MOVIE THEATER. An enclosed building with a capacity of 50 persons or more used primarily for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein.
(M) SEXUALLY SPECIFIED AREAS.
(1) Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, the female breast below a point immediately above the areola to a point immediately below the areola, said opaque cover covering the entire areola, or anal area.
(2) The display of the human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, real or simulated, even if completely and opaquely covered.
(N) SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES. Actual or simulated human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts or simulated acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; acts or simulated acts of oral sexual conduct; fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast; or excretory functions as part of or in connection with any activities set forth in this definition.
(O) SHED. A detached accessory structure used primarily for storage purposes whose use is incidental and subordinate to that of the principal building or structure.
(P) SIDEWALK. A paved walkway for pedestrians located in the public right-of-way.
(Q) SIGHT TRIANGLE. The portion of a lot within the triangular area formed by two measurements 25 feet in length from the point of intersection of two street right-of-way lines forming a corner lot, or 25 feet in length from the point of intersection of a street right-of-way line and the edge of an intersecting driveway, or two intersecting private roadways.
(R) SIGN. Any object, device, display, structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event, or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination, or projected images.
(1) SIGN, A-FRAME. See SIGN, SANDWICH BOARD.
(2) SIGN, ANIMATED. The presentation of pictorials and graphics on signs displayed in a progression of frames which give the illusion of motion, including but not limited to the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or bands of light, or expanding or contracting shapes.
(3) SIGN, AWNING. A business or identification sign attached directly to an awning, or weather resistant paint directly affixed to the awning material.
(4) SIGN, BILLBOARD. See SIGN, OFF PREMISES.
(5) SIGN, BLADE. See SIGN, PROJECTING.
(6) SIGN, BOX. A sign that is self- enclosed and which may be multi-sided incorporating a rigid frame, which supports and retains removable sign face panels and/or background constructed of plastic or similar translucent material.
(7) SIGN, CANOPY. A sign attached directly to a canopy, or weather resistant paint directly affixed to the canopy material.
(8) SIGN, CHANGEABLE COPY. A sign or portion thereof designed to accommodate frequent message changes composed of characters, letters, or illustrations and that can be changed or rearranged manually without altering the face or surface of such sign.
(9) SIGN COPY. Any graphic, word, numeral, symbol, insignia, text, sample, model, device, or combination thereof on a sign.
(10) SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD. A sign or portion thereof designed to accommodate frequent message changes composed of characters, letters, or illustrations and that can be changed or rearranged electronically without altering the face or surface of such sign.
(11) SIGN, FEATHER. A flexible or rigid pole to which one side of a flexible fabric, generally in the shape of a feather or similar shape, is attached, and which upon which temporary sign copy is displayed. Such banners are also known and sold under names which include, but are not limited to, "quill sign," "banana banner," "blade banner," "flutter banner," "flutter flag," "bowflag," "teardrop banners," and others. The definition includes functionally similar display devices.
(12) SIGN, GROUND MOUNTED. A temporary sign on a frame, pole, or other support that is not attached to any building.
(13) SIGN, MONUMENT. A sign permanently affixed to the ground by means of a base with a solid appearance that is as wide or wider than the sign face and is appurtenant to a single-tenant building.
(14) SIGN, MOVING. Any sign or part of a sign that changes physical position by any movement or rotation or that gives the visual impression of such movement by use of lighting, or that exhibits intermittent or sequential flashing of natural or artificial light or color effects by any means whatsoever.
(15) SIGN, MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT. A sign permanently affixed to the ground by means of a base with a solid appearance that is as wide or wider than the sign face and is appurtenant to a multi-tenant building.
(16) SIGN, OFF PREMISES. A sign that constitutes a principal, separate, or secondary use, as opposed to an accessory use, of the parcel on which it is located.
(17) SIGN, ON-SITE TRAFFIC DIRECTIONAL SIGN. A sign that primarily provides information for directing and guiding vehicular or pedestrian traffic in order to protect public safety.
(18) SIGN, PERMANENT. Any sign which is not a temporary sign.
(19) SIGN, POLE. A sign with a supporting structure with a size less than 25% of the total width of the sign with more than two feet of clear space between the bottom of the face of the sign and the grade beneath the sign face.
(20) SIGN, PROJECTING. A small, pedestrian oriented sign that projects perpendicular from a structure.
(21) SIGN, ROOF. A sign erected, constructed, painted, or placed upon or over a roof or parapet wall of a building and which is wholly or partly supported by the building or roof structure.
(22) SIGN, ROTATING. See SIGN, MOVING.
(23) SIGN, SANDWICH BOARD. A sign not secured or attached to the ground or surface upon which it is located, but supported by its own frame, which is typically in the shape of an A.
(24) SIGN, SNIPE. An off-premises sign that is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued, or otherwise attached to trees, poles, stakes, fences, or to other objects.
(25) SIGN, TEMPORARY. A sign intended to be displayed for a limited length of time.
(26) SIGN, TRAILER-TYPE PORTABLE. A portable sign mounted on a trailer or similar.
(27) SIGN, WALL. A permanent sign attached directly to a building wall.
(28) SIGN, WALL MOUNTED BANNER. A temporary sign composed of lightweight, flexible, non-rigid material that is affixed to a building wall.
(29) SIGN, WINDOW. A sign which is visible to persons in the public right-of-way and which is placed within a building and within one foot of a window.
(30) SIGN, YARD. A temporary sign printed on corrugated plastic or similar material on a wire or plastic frame or similar support.
(S) SINGLE-UNIT ATTACHED. A dwelling designed to contain one dwelling unit from lowest level to roof, with a private outside entrance, but not necessarily occupying a private lot, and sharing a common wall adjoining dwelling units.
(T) SINGLE-UNIT DETACHED. A dwelling containing one dwelling unit only which is surrounded on all sides by open space on the same lot.
(U) SMOKE. The visible discharge from a chimney, stack, vent, exhaust or combustion process which is made up of particulate matter.
(V) SMOKING SHELTER. Any shelter in which smoking is permitted by a business or property owner and is not an "enclosed area", as defined by the Smoke-Free Illinois Act.
(W) SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM. A device or combination of devices, structure, or part of a device or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that contributes significantly to a structure's energy supply.
(X) SOUND LEVEL. The intensity of sound of an operation or use as measured in decibels.
(Y) SOUND LEVEL METER. An instrument standardized by the American Standards Association for measurement of the intensity of sound.
(Z) SPECIALTY FOOD STORE. A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies less than or equal to 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(AA) STORY. The portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. The floor of a story may have split levels; provided that, there are not more than four feet difference in elevation between the different levels of the floor. A basement shall be counted as a story and a mezzanine floor shall be counted as a story when it covers one-third the area of the floor next below it, or if the vertical distance from the floor next below it to the floor next above it is 24 feet or more.
(BB) STORY, HALF. A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates on which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than three feet above the floor of such story; except that, any partial story used for residence purposes, other than for a janitor or caretaker or his or her family, or by a family occupying the floor immediately below it, shall be deemed a full story.
(CC) STREET, FRONTAGE. All of the property fronting on one side of a street between two intersecting streets, or in the case of a dead-end street, all of the property along one side of the street between an intersecting street and the end of such dead-end street.
(DD) STRUCTURE. Any improvement upon land, the use of which requires a permanent or temporary location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent or temporary location on the ground. This includes, but is not limited to, signs, fences, driveways, pools, decks, sheds, buildings and tennis courts.
(EE) STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls, excepting such repair or replacement as may be required for the safety of the building.
(FF) STRUCTURE, PRINCIPAL. A non-accessory structure that houses or serves as the principal use of the zoning lot on which it is located.
(GG) SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION. Repairs, replacements, and improvements the cost of which exceeds 15% (exclusive of any soft costs) of the property's replacement cost (fair market value) after completion of all repairs, replacements, and improvements.
(HH) SWIMMING POOL. A structure, whether above or below grade level, designed to hold water more than 24 inches deep to be used for recreational purposes.
(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)