(A) Purpose. The purpose of the TCD - Town Center District is to create a traditional town center; a center of energy for the whole village. Recalling the characteristics that typically made up a mid-1800's Midwestern town, the Town Center will offer something unique to the Chicagoland area.
(1) The Town Center will be the vibrant heart of Channahon, the community's "living room", with parks, shops, offices, entertainment, a government center, churches, a library and post office. It will also incorporate a variety of housing types, such as apartments above retail, town homes and single-family homes. It is intended to be a people place, one where the pedestrian comes first, with accommodations for the automobile.
(2) The design of all elements of the Town Center will be of utmost importance. Typical of a Midwestern town, the vehicular circulation will include streets connected to each other and narrower than today's counterpart. Buildings may be built right up to the public sidewalk, and will have rich, detailed architectural character. Front porches will likely be found on many of the houses and garages will most likely be located towards the rear property line, where an alley would serve them.
(3) Mixed land-uses and higher densities are allowed in the Town Center for the purpose of creating urban people spaces and "walkability" within the Center.
(4) Please see the Channahon Town Center Design Standards and Town Center plans for a more thorough explanation of the purpose as well as all aspects of the Town Center.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the TCD, however each use is only allowed in certain areas of the Town Center. Please see the Channahon Town Center Design Plans and Standards for more detailed information.
(1) Retail.
(a) Antique shops.
(b) Appliance stores.
(c) Art galleries.
(d) Art and school supplies.
(e) Bakeries, in which the manufacture of goods is limited to goods retailed on the premises only.
(f) Bicycle sales and repairs.
(g) Book stores.
(h) Bridal shops.
(i) Business machine sales and service.
(j) Brewpub.
(k) Butcher shops.
(l) Camera stores.
(m) Camping equipment sales and rental (excluding trailers and similar campers).
(n) Candle shops.
(o) Candy and confectionery stores.
(p) Card shops.
(q) Carpet stores.
(r) Children's apparel shops.
(s) China and glassware stores.
(t) Christmas shops.
(u) Compact disc, cassette tape and phonograph record stores.
(v) Computers, sales and service.
(w) Drug stores and pharmacies.
(x) Florist shops.
(y) Food stores, including grocery, convenience and specialty (coffee, fudge, health, etc).
(z) Furniture stores.
(aa) Gift shops.
(bb) Handmade crafts.
(cc) Hardware stores.
(dd) Hearing aid stores.
(ee) Hobby shops.
(ff) Ice cream stores or stands.
(gg) Jewelry stores.
(hh) Ladies apparel stores.
(ii) Leather goods and luggage stores.
(jj) Linen and bath shops.
(kk) Men's apparel stores.
(ll) Millinery and haberdasheries.
(mm) Musical instrument sales and repairs.
(nn) Office supply stores.
(oo) Orthopedic and medical appliance stores.
(pp) Paint and wallpaper sales.
(qq) Physical culture and health services.
(rr) Pottery shops.
(ss) Retail, mail-order stores.
(tt) Sewing machine sales and services.
(uu) Shoe stores.
(vv) Special import stores.
(ww) Sporting goods.
(xx) Sports card stores.
(yy) Tobacco shops.
(zz) Toy stores.
(aaa) Variety and notion stores (dime stores.
(2) Business services.
(a) Artists and design studios.
(b) Banks and/or financial institutions, excluding drive-in and drive-through establishments (excluding drive-up and pay day loan store).
(c) Beauty and barber shops.
(d) Bed and breakfast.
(e) Brokerage houses.
(f) Business schools.
(g) Catering services.
(h) Chambers of Commerce.
(i) Charitable organizations.
(j) Civic associations.
(k) Clothing and costume rental stores.
(l) Clubs and lodges, private, fraternal or religious.
(m) Commercial or trade schools (dance studios, music schools or martial arts).
(n) Credit agencies.
(o) Currency exchanges.
(p) Data processing centers.
(q) Delicatessens.
(r) Dry cleaning shops.
(s) Employment agencies.
(t) Electrical and household appliance sales and repair.
(u) Funeral parlors.
(v) Furniture repair.
(w) Furrier shops, storage and conditioning.
(x) General repair shops.
(y) Gift wrapping and mailing services.
(z) Interior decorating shops.
(aa) Laundries.
(bb) Libraries.
(cc) Locksmiths.
(dd) Merchants' associations.
(ee) Newspaper offices.
(ff) Pawn shops.
(gg) Photocopying and printing.
(hh) Photographic and art studio.
(ii) Picture framing.
(jj) Radio and television: service, repair and studios.
(kk) Real estate offices.
(ll) Restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through establishments.
(mm) Security and commodity brokers.
(nn) Shoe repair shops.
(oo) Tailor or dressmaker shop.
(pp) Travel agency.
(qq) Upholstery stores.
(rr) Video rentals.
(3) Professional offices.
(a) Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping offices.
(b) Attorney and law offices.
(c) Business and management consultants.
(d) Engineering and architectural services.
(e) Insurance agencies.
(f) Investment companies.
(g) Land surveyors.
(h) Landscape architects.
(i) Professional consultants.
(4) Medical offices.
(a) Chiropractor's offices.
(b) Dentist's offices.
(c) Doctor's, surgeon's and/or physician's offices.
(d) Opticians.
(e) Opthomologists.
(f) Osteopath's offices.
(g) Podiatrist's offices.
(5) Residential.
(a) Single Family Housing.
(b) Town Center Single-Family Housing.
(c) Senior Housing.
(d) Town homes.
(e) Flats.
(f) Carriage Housing.
(6) Institutional.
(a) Churches.
(b) Civic buildings.
(c) Community centers.
(d) Museum.
(e) Post office.
(f) Public parking garages.
(g) Theatres and auditorium.
(C) Special uses.
(1) Drive-through facilities for a bank and/or financial institution as described in the Channahon Town Center Design Standards. This special use listed may be permitted by the adoption of a Special Use Ordinance by the Village Board of Trustees, upon recommendation from the Town Center Architectural Review Committee and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(2) Planned unit developments.
(D) Accessory uses. For the purpose of this section, accessory uses shall include buildings or other structures customarily incidental to, and commonly associated with a permitted or special use. These uses shall be permitted, provided they:
(1) Are operated and maintained under the same ownership and are located on the same lot as the permitted or special use.
(2) Do not include structures or structural features inconsistent with these uses.
(E) Interpretation of uses. The Director of Development, or appointed designee, may allow a land use to be considered as a permitted or special use which, though not identified by name in a zoning district list of permitted or special uses, is deemed to be similar in nature, and clearly compatible with the listed uses. The Director of Development shall consult the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code to determine similarity or compatibility.
(F) Site development requirements. Properties hereinafter zoned, developed or redeveloped with permitted or special uses in a TC -Town Center District are subject to the provisions of the Town Center Design Standards and Plans. The Town Center Design Standards and Town Center Plans shall mean the design standards prepared by Lincoln Street Studio dated August 2, 2002 and the Town Center Master Site Plan prepared by Arete 3, Ltd. dated May 13, 2005 together with all exhibits to each and additionally, those amendments approved to the aforementioned materials. Each proposed improvement will be reviewed by the Channahon Town Center Architectural Review Committee. The ARC will recommend approval or denial to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their approval. Appeals of a decision may be made to the Channahon Village Board. The following requirements are addressed in detail in the Town Center Design Standards:
(1) Building and parking lot setbacks.
(2) Lot sizes.
(3) Structure heights.
(4) Building design/materials.
(5) Landscape requirements.
(6) Lighting.
(7) Parking requirements. In the commercial core, parking shall be provided as indicated on the Channahon Town Center approved by the Village Board. If additional parking is necessary, it shall be provided at a rate of 3.6 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of nonresidential space. In the residential neighborhoods, required off street parking shall be two spaces per unit (garage parking counts). See TCD design guidelines for compliance.
(8) Sidewalks and bicycle paths.
(9) Sign requirements.
(10) Street configuration.
(11) Outdoor sales. All outdoor sales space shall be provided with a permanent, durable and dustless surface, graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water.
(12) Outdoor storage. Storage of goods or materials shall be limited to the interior side or rear yard. A minimum six-foot tall screen wall or fence shall be required. Where the screen wall or fence is visible from a public street or otherwise visible to the general public from the interior of the lot, it shall be softened by landscaping.
(13) Roof mounted mechanical equipment.
(a) Screening of all heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment shall be provided on all sides of the building that are exposed to public view. Roof screens shall be allowed, provided they are designed to blend with the architectural style and color of the building.
(b) Flues, goosenecks or other equipment that is mounted on the roof shall also be screened when heights exceed four feet.
(14) Refuse screening. Bins used to store trash outside the building shall be enclosed by a fence or masonry wall which is at least equal to the height of the enclosure. A concrete pad and approach apron shall also be required, to bear the weight of receptacles.
(15) Seasonal sales. All outdoor seasonal sales will be required to have a building permit.
(G) Prohibited uses. All uses not expressly authorized in this section, including but not limited to:
(1) Air-inflated and air-supported structures, excluding temporary inflatable playground structures.
(2) Sexually oriented businesses, as defined in Chapter 115.
(Ord. 1257, passed 9-16-02; Am. Ord. 1383, passed 6-6-05; Am. Ord. 1451, passed 12-18-06; Am. Ord. 1477, passed 3-19-07; Am. Ord. 1501, passed 8-20-07; Am. Ord. 1570, passed 1-19-09; Am. Ord. 1835, passed 3-7-16; Am. Ord. 2031, passed 10-19-20)