17-3-0500 Pedestrian streets.

17-3-0301 Establishments Requiring Public Place of Amusement (PPA) Licenses. In all B and C districts, establishments that require a public place of amusement (PPA) license under Article III of Chapter 4-156 of this Code may not be located within 125 feet of any RS1, RS2 or RS3 district. This required distance must be measured from the nearest property line of the lot containing the establishment requiring the PPA license to the nearest RS1, RS2 or RS3 zoning district boundary. Establishments holding a valid PPA license that were lawfully established before August 16, 1997 may continue in operation as long as they maintain a valid PPA license. The restriction imposed by this section shall not apply to a performing arts venue, as defined by Section 4-156-710 of the municipal code.

17-3-0302 Commercial establishment size limits.

17-3-0302-A B1, B2, C1-1, C1-1.5 and C1-2 Districts. The gross floor area of commercial establishments in B1, B2, C1-1, C1-1.5 and C1-2 districts may not exceed 25,000 square feet.

17-3-0302-B B3, C1-3, C1-5, C2 and C3 Districts. Commercial establishments are not subject to size limits in the B3, C1-3, C1-5, C2 and C3 districts, but some large commercial establishments require review and approval in accordance with the planned development review procedures of Sec. 17-13-0600. The mandatory planned development review thresholds for large commercial establishments are established in Sec. 17-8-0510.

17-3-0303 Industrial Establishment Size Limits. The gross floor area of industrial establishments in C1 and C2 districts may not exceed 25,000 square feet.

17-3-0304 Indoor/Outdoor Operations.

17-3-0304-A B1, B2, B3, and C1 Districts. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, allowed business, service and commercial activities in the B1, B2, B3, and C1 districts must be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. This requirement does not apply to the following:

l. off-street parking or loading areas;

2. automated teller machines;

3. outdoor seating areas;

4. drive-through facilities that are allowed in such districts as a special use;

5. produce merchants as defined in Section 4-8-010;

6. walk-up service windows as defined in Section 4-4-339 operating at eating and drinking establishments;

7. mobile food vehicles operating on private property as provided in Section 7-38-115(k); and

8. any other exception provided in this Code.

17-3-0304-B C2 and C3 Districts.

1. Outdoor display and storage. Outdoor display and storage is permitted in C2 and C3 districts, subject to the screening requirements of this section.

2. Screening.

(a) Outdoor storage or display areas that abut R districts along a side property line or rear property line or are separated from an R district by only an alley along a side property line or rear property line must be effectively screened from view of the R district by a solid wall, solid fence, or dense vegetative screen not less than 6 feet in height and not more than 8 feet in height. Fences and walls must be masonry or wood, sight-obscuring and planted with vines. Chain- link fencing is prohibited.

(b) The view of outdoor areas used to store goods and materials that are not available for retail sale to the general public must be visually screened from all contiguous streets other than alleys either by permitted structures or by a vegetative buffer that is at least 6 feet in height or by a combination of such features. Required screening must be located between the perimeter of the outdoor storage area and any property line abutting a public street, other than an alley. This screening requirement is not intended to prohibit openings reasonably necessary for access drives and walkways.

Figure 17-3-0304-B2

17-3-0305 Floor-to-Floor Heights and Floor Area of Ground-floor Space. In B and C districts with a dash 1, dash 1.5, dash 2, dash 3, or dash 5 suffix (e.g., B1-3), all commercial floor space provided on the ground floor of a multi-floor building, other than floor space devoted to off-street parking, must have a minimum floor-to-floor height of 13 feet and must contain the following minimum floor area:

17-3-0305-A at least 800 square feet or 25% of the lot area (whichever is greater) on lots with lot frontage of less than 50 feet (as measured along the shorter lot frontage on lots containing multiple frontages); or

17-3-0305-B at least 20% of the lot area on lots with 50 feet of lot frontage or more (as measured along the shorter lot frontage on lots containing multiple frontages).

17-3-0306 Strip Centers. Strip centers are subject to the standards of Sec. 17-9-0116.

17-3-0307 Exceptions.

1. Any application seeking a zoning map amendment, pursuant to Section 17-13-0300, in order to establish a residential, day care, hospital, parks and recreation, school, eating and drinking establishment with an outdoor patio or outdoor assembly use that is proposed to be established within 660' of any (a) windrow composting facility, (b) intensive manufacturing, production and industrial service use, (c) Class III, Class IVA, Class IVB and Class V recycling facility, (d) warehousing, wholesaling, and freight movement use, (e) container storage, (f) freight terminal, (g) outdoor storage of raw material as a principal use, (h) waste-related use, or (i) manganese-bearing material operation use may be allowed only if farther reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Section 17-13-0900, unless it otherwise meets a planned development threshold of Section 17-8-0500.

2. Newly established detached houses and two-flats are prohibited uses in B and C districts that are within community preservation areas, as that term is defined in Section 2-44-085(B), and are also within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or within 1,320 feet of a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B. Where a multi-unit residential building cannot be established pursuant to the applicable bulk and density standards, a two-flat may be established. Furthermore, only in those instances when no two-flat can be established pursuant to the applicable bulk and density standards, a detached house may be established.

3. In B and C districts, elderly housing cannot be established in the form of a detached house or two-flat.

17-3-0308 Specific Criteria for Transit-Served Locations. In B and C districts, any new construction within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit must satisfy all of the following specific criteria:

1. The project complies with the applicable standards of Section 17-10-0102-B;

2. The project complies with the standards and regulations of Section 17-3-0504, except paragraph H if the project is not located along a pedestrian street and except paragraph C if the land use is designated in a non-commercial use group, pertaining to pedestrian streets and pedestrian retail streets, even if the project is not located along a pedestrian street or a pedestrian retail street;

3. The project complies with the general goals set forth in the Transit Friendly Development Guide: Station Area Typology, and any other station-specific plans, designs or guidelines adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission;

4. Residential building projects shall not have a number of parking spaces in excess of 50% of the Minimum Automobile Parking Ratio for the applicable district listed in Section 17-10-0207 with any fractional result rounded up to the next higher whole number, unless additional parking spaces are approved as an administrative adjustment under the provisions of Section 17-13-1003-EE; and

5. The project complies with the Travel Demand Study and Management Plan rules of the Chicago Department of Transportation. The City's Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to issue Travel Demand Study and Management Plan rules consistent with this section.

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44391; Amend Coun. J. 11-30-05, p. 62481, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28654, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31326, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51227, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-15, p. 106578, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. V, § 40; Amend Coun. J. 3-24-21, p. 29065, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50878, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59796, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 3-15-23, p. 61261, § 2)

17-3-0400 Bulk and density standards.

17-3-0401 General. Bulk and density standards in the "B" and "C" districts vary according to the applicable bulk and density designation. Bulk and density designations are indicated by the numeral following the dash (–) in the district name, as in "B1-2" (B1 dash 2).

17-3-0402-A Standards. Where allowed, all residential development in B and C districts is subject to the following minimum lot-area-per-unit standards:

District	Minimum Lot Area per Unit (square feet)
District	Per Dwelling Unit	Per Efficiency Unit	Per SRO Unit
Dash 1	2,500	2,500	Not Allowed
Dash 1.5	1,350	1,350	Not Allowed
Dash 2	1,000	700	700
Dash 3	400	300	200
Dash 5	200	135	100

(See Sec. 17-17-0304 for rules governing the measurement of lot area per unit.)

17-3-0402-B MLA Reduction for Transit-Served Locations. All projects in B-3 and C-3 districts located within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or within 1,320 feet of a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B and which are in compliance with Section 17-3-0308 are eligible to use the reduced lot area per unit standards as established in the table below. These minimum lot area reductions are allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600):

District	Proportion of ARO requirement on-site per 2-44-085 (Must include a minimum of one affordable unit under 2-44-085)	Minimum Lot Area per Unit (square feet)
District		Per Dwelling Unit	Per Efficiency Unit	Per SRO Unit
Dash 3	50%	350	250	180
	75%	325	225	160
	100%	300	200	135

17-3-0403 Floor Area Ratio.

17-3-0403-A Standards. All development in B and C districts is subject to the following maximum floor area ratio standards:

District	Maximum Floor Area Ratio
Dash 1	1.2
Dash 1.5	1.5
Dash 2	2.2
Dash 3	3.0
Dash 5	5.0

(See Sec. 17-17-0305 for rules governing the measurement of floor area ratio.)

17-3-0403-B FAR Increase for Transit- Served Locations. All projects in B-3 and C-3 districts located within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or within 1,320 feet of a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B and which are in compliance with Section 17-3-0308 may increase the maximum floor area ratio standard as established in the table below. This floor area ratio increase is allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type 1 Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600).

District	Proportion of ARO requirement on-site per 2-44-085-G	Maximum Floor Area Ratio

Dash 3	50%	3.5
	75%	3.75
	100%	4

17-3-0404 Front Setbacks. No front setback is required in B or C districts, except on B- or C-zoned lots abutting R-zoned lots that have lot frontage on the same street. The required front setback in those cases must equal at least 50% of the front yard that exists on the abutting R-zoned lot. If the abutting R-zoned lot is vacant, the 50% must be calculated on the basis of the abutting lot's required front setback. (See Sec. 17-17-0306 for rules governing the measurement of front setbacks.)

17-3-0405 Rear Setbacks. All development in B and C districts is subject to the following minimum rear setback standards:

17-3-0405-A For floors containing dwelling units, the minimum rear setback is 30 feet. This does not apply to existing buildings where there is a change of use or interior alterations and where there are no additions to the existing structure which are proposed within the rear setback. (See Sec. 17-17-0307 for rules governing the measurement of rear setbacks.)

17-3-0405-B For floors without dwelling units:

1. When the rear property line of B- or C-zoned property abuts a side property line of R-zoned property, a rear setback is required on the B- or C- zoned property that is equal in dimension to the minimum side setback required for a residential building on the adjacent R-zoned lot.

2. When the rear property line of B- or C-zoned property abuts a rear property line of R-zoned property, the minimum rear setback for the B- or C- zoned property is 16 feet. In such cases, the rear setback may begin 15 feet or one story above grade, whichever is lower.

17-3-0406 Side Setbacks. No side setbacks are required in B and C districts, except when B- or C- zoned property abuts R-zoned property, in which case the side setback required for a residential use on the R- zoned lot applies. Townhouse developments, where allowed, are subject to the townhouse development standards of Sec. 17-2-0500. (See Sec. 17-17-0308 for rules governing the measurement of side setbacks.)

17-3-0406-A Reversed Corner Lot Setback Standards. In all B and C districts, the minimum side setback on a reversed corner lot must be equal to at least 50% of the front yard that exists on any R-zoned lot abutting the rear of the reversed corner lot. If the abutting R-zoned lot to the rear is vacant, the 50% is to be calculated on the basis of the abutting lot's required front setback. Moreover, no accessory building on a reverse corner lot may be located within 5 feet of any part of a rear lot line that coincides with a side lot line of property in an RS1, RS2, or RS3 district.

Figure 17-3-0406-A

17-3-0407 Building (Wall) Separation.

17-3-0407-A Purpose; Applicability. The building separation standards of this section are intended to ensure adequate separation between exterior building walls that serve as a primary source of natural light and air for dwelling units. These standards apply to courtyard buildings, buildings with car courts, or other developments when dwelling units face or are adjacent to one another. Townhouse developments are exempt from these standards; they are subject to the standards of Sec. 17-2-0500.

17-3-0407-B General. Unless otherwise expressly stated, exterior building walls are subject to the minimum setback standards of the underlying zoning district.

17-3-0407-C Front and Rear Walls.

1. Facing Interior Side Property Line. When a front wall faces the subject property's interior side property line, the wall must be setback from the interior side property line a distance equal to at least 12 feet, or in the case of a rear wall, a distance equal to at least 10% of the lot width or 12 feet, whichever is less. (See Sec. 17-17-0310 for rules governing the measurement of building wall separation.)

2. Facing Other Front or Rear Walls. When the front wall or rear wall of a dwelling unit faces the front wall or rear wall of another dwelling unit located on the same zoning lot, the minimum required separation between such walls is as follows:

District	Minimum Separation (feet)
Dash 1	30
Dash 1.5	30
Dash 2	30
Dash 3	30
Dash 5	26

17-3-0407-D End Walls Facing Front or Rear Walls. When the end wall of a dwelling unit faces the front wall or rear wall of a dwelling unit located on the same zoning lot, the minimum required separation between such walls is 20 feet.

17-3-0408 Building Height.

17-3-0408-A Standards. Maximum building height limits in B and C districts vary by building type and lot frontage, as follows:

District	Maximum Building Height (feet)
District	Lot frontage of 25 feet or less	Lot frontage of more than 25 and less than 50 feet	Lot frontage of 50 to 99.9 feet	Lot frontage of 100 feet or more
Buildings with Ground-floor Commercial Space that complies with Sec. 17-3-0305
Dash 1	38	38	38	38
Dash 1.5	38	38	38	38
Dash 2	47	50	50	50
Dash 3	50	55	65	65
Dash 5	50	55	70	80 [1]
Buildings without Ground-floor Commercial Space that complies with Sec. 17-3-0305
Dash 1	38	38	38	38
Dash 1.5	38	38	38	38
Dash 2	45	45	45	45
Dash 3	50	50	60	60
Dash 5	50	50	65	75 [1]

Notes: See Sec. 17-17-0311 for rules governing the measurement of building height.

On lots with multiple lot frontages, allowable building height must be based on the shortest lot frontage.

[1] Buildings may exceed the maximum height standard applicable to 100+-foot lots in dash 5 districts only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the Planned Development procedure of Sec. 17-13-0600; no minimum land area standard applies to projects seeking such PD approval.

17-3-0408-B Building Height Increase for Transit-Served Locations.

1. All projects in B-3 and C-3 districts located within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or within 1,320 feet of a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B and which are in compliance with Section 17-3-0308 are eligible for increases in maximum building height as established in the table below. These building height increases are allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600).

2. All projects in B dash 3 and C dash 3 districts subject to Sec. 2-45-115 that (a) qualify for and are granted a building height increase under Sec. 17-3-0408-B.1 above, and (b) provide at least 50% of the required affordable units on-site, are eligible for additional increases in maximum building height as established in the table below. These building height increases are allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Sec. 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Sec. 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600).

District	Maximum Building Height (feet)
District	Lot frontage of 25 feet or less	Lot frontage of more than 25 and less than 50 feet	Lot frontage of 50 to 99.9 feet	Lot frontage of 100 feet or more
Buildings with Ground-Floor Commercial Space that Complies with Section 17-3-0305
Dash 3	50	55	70	75 [1]
Dash 3 - with at least 50% Section 2-44-080 Units	55	60	75	80 [1]
Buildings without Ground-Floor Commercial Space that Complies with Section 17-3-0305
Dash 3	50	50	65	70 [1]
Dash 3 - with at least 50% Section 2-44-080 Units	55	55	70	75 [1]

[1] Buildings may exceed the maximum building height standard applicable to 100+ foot lots in dash 3 districts only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the planned development procedure of Section 17-13-0600; no minimum land area standard applies to projects seeking such PD approval.

17-3-0408-C Exemption for Wrigley Field Adjacent Area. The building height limits of Sec. 17-3-0408 do not apply to residential construction in the "Wrigley Field Adjacent Area", as defined in Chapter 4-388 of the Municipal Code.

17-3-0409 Average Dwelling Unit Size. The gross residential floor area developed on a lot divided by the total number of dwelling units on such lot may not be less than 500 square feet. No existing residential use may be converted to conflict with or further conflict with this standard.

17-3-0410 Number of Efficiency Units.

17-3-0410-A Standards. In B and C districts the total number of efficiency units may not exceed the following standards except as specified in Sec. 17-3-0410-B:

District	Maximum Number of Efficiency Units (% of total units)
Dash 1	10
Dash 1.5	15
Dash 2	20
Dash 3	20
Dash 5	30

17-3-0410-B Exemption.

1. The limits on efficiency units do not apply to elderly housing developments, provided that the Zoning Administrator determines that such developments constitute bona fide elderly housing developments.

2. The limits on efficiency units do not apply to transit-served developments within 660 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B.

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44391; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 243; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 60173, §§ 1 – 3; Amend Coun. J. 3-18-15, p. 105476, §§ 3, 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-24-15, p. 7499, §§ 1 – 4; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94981, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-21-21, p. 29627, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50878, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59796, § 4)

17-3-0500 Pedestrian streets.

17-3-0501 Purpose. The regulations of this section are intended to preserve and enhance the character of streets and intersections that are widely recognized as Chicago's best examples of pedestrian-oriented shopping districts. The regulations are intended to promote transit, economic vitality and pedestrian safety and comfort.

17-3-0502 Description and Criteria for Designation. Pedestrian streets exhibit most or all of the following characteristics:

17-3-0502-A have a high concentration of existing stores and restaurants;

17-3-0502-B abut a street with a right-of-way of 80 feet or less;

17-3-0502-C have a continuous or mostly continuous pattern of buildings that are built abutting or very close to the sidewalk;

17-3-0502-D have doors and entrances abutting the sidewalk;

17-3-0502-E have many storefront windows abutting the sidewalk; and

17-3-0502-F have very few vacant stores.

17-3-0503 Designation and Boundaries.

17-3-0503-A Pedestrian streets must be identified in the text of this Zoning Ordinance and shown on the Official Zoning Atlas.

17-3-0503-B The "pedestrian street" designation may be established or removed only in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance Text and Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Sec. 17-13-0200 and Sec. 17-13-0300. Both a text and map amendment is required.

17-3-0503-C The "pedestrian street" designation applies to all zoning lots that abut the right- of-way of a pedestrian street.

17-3-0503-D [Pedestrian Streets and Pedestrian Retail Streets.]

1. The following street segments are classified as pedestrian streets:

Street	Segment		Coordinates
Street	From	To	From	To
103rd	Longwood	Wood	1800W	2000W
18th	Sangamon	Marshfield	932W	1614W
18th	Paulina	Wood	1700W	1800W
26th	St. Louis	Pulaski	3500W	4000W
53rd	Kenwood	Lake Park	1350E	1600E
Argyle	Sheridan	Broadway	1000W	1200W
Ashland	Grace	Waveland	3720N	3722N
Belmont	Ashland	Paulina	1600W	1700W
Cermak	Washtenaw	California	2700W	2800W
Cermak	Marshall	Troy	2900W	3100W
Cermak	Wentworth	Princeton	200W	300W
Chicago	Ashland	Damen	1600W	2000W
Clark	Montrose	Bryn Mawr	4400N	5600N
Clark	Albion	Touhy	6600N	7200N
Commercial	88th	92nd	8800S	9200S
Devon	Western	California	2400W	2800W
Division	Milwaukee	Ashland	1535W	1599W
Division	1619W	Leavitt	1619W	2200W
Halsted	Belmont	Grace	3200N	3800N
Halsted	Fullerton	Wrightwood	2400N	2600N
Kedzie	Montrose	Lawrence	4400N	3800
Larrabee	Chicago	Chestnut	847N	861N
Lawrence	Laramie	Long	5200W	5400W
Lawrence	Sacramento	Central Park	3000W	3600W
Milwaukee	Rockwell / Francis	Gresham / Drake	2149N / 2156N	2923N / 2898N
Milwaukee	Giddings	Higgins / Ainslie	4744N	4830N / 4819N
Montrose	C.T.A. Brown Line	Seeley	1814 north side; 1821 south side	2044 north side; 2017 south side
Montrose	California	Kimball	2800W	3400W
Roscoe	Damen	Leavitt	2000W	2200W
Taylor	Carpenter	Ashland	1050W	1600W
Wells	Division	North	1200N	1600N
Wentworth	Cermak	24th Place	2200S	2400S

2. The following street segments are classified as pedestrian retail streets:

Street	Segment		Coordinates
Street	From	To	From	To
Armitage	Halsted	Racine	800W	1200W
Belmont	Halsted	Southport	800W	1400W
Broadway	Diversey	Cornelia	2800N	3500N
Bryn Mawr	Kenmore	Broadway	1038W	1200W
Clark	Belden	Diversey	2300N	2800N
Clark	Newport	Addison	3432N	3600N
Clark	Diversey	Wellington	2800N	3000N
Diversey	Pine Grove	Burling	500W	750W
Halsted	Willow	Webster	1800N	2200N
Lincoln	Webster	Belden	2200N	2300N
Lincoln	Fullerton	Belmont	2400N	3200N
Lincoln	Roscoe	Waveland	3400N	3659N (east side) 3700N (west side)
Lincoln	Grace	Berteau	3800N	4200N
Lincoln	Hutchinson	Montrose	4217 (east side) 4218 (west side)	4400N
Lincoln	Sunnyside	Lawrence	4500N	4800N
Lincoln	Western	Bryn Mawr	4870N	5600N
Milwaukee	Division	North	1200N	1600N
Southport	Henderson	Grace	3323N	3800N

17-3-0503-E Pedestrian streets also radiate from the following six-corner intersections.

Diagonal Street	Coordinates		East-West Street	Coordinates		North-South Street	Coordinates		Intersection Coordinates
Blue Island	From	1637S	18th	From	1300W	Loomis	From	1600S	1800S	1400W
Blue Island	To	1671S	18th	To	1357W	Loomis	To	1726S	1800S	1400W
Blue Island	From	1810S	18th	From	1413W	Loomis	From	1809S	1800S	1400W
Blue Island	To	2000S	18th	To	1500W	Loomis	To	1900S	1800S	1400W
Broadway	From	4700N	Lawrence	From	1100W	Racine	From	4700N	4800N	1200W
Broadway	To	4900N	Lawrence	To	1230W	Racine	To	4800N	4800N	1200W
Clark	From	2700N	Diversey	From	500W	Broadway	From	2800N	2800N	600W
Clark	To	2900N	Diversey	To	700W	Broadway	To	2900N	2800N	600W
Lincoln	From	3200N	School	From	1600W	Marshfield	From	3300N	3300N	1630W
Lincoln	To	3400N	School	To	1700W	Marshfield	To	3400N	3300N	1630W
Lincoln	From	3900N	Irving Park	From	1900W	Damen	From	3900N	4000N	2000W
Lincoln	To	4100N	Irving Park	To	2100W	Damen	To	4100N	4000N	2000W
Milwaukee	From	1500N	North	From	1900W	Damen	From	1500N	1600N	2000W
Milwaukee	To	1700N	North	To	2100W	Damen	To	1700N	1600N	2000W
Milwaukee	From	2700N	Diversey	From	3300W	Kimball	From	2700N	2800N	3400W
Milwaukee	To	2860N	Diversey	To	3500W	Kimball	To	2816N	2800N	3400W
Milwaukee	From	3900N	Irving Park	From	4650W	Cicero	From	3900N	4000N	4800W
Milwaukee	To	4100N	Irving Park	To	4930W	Cicero	To	4100N	4000N	4800W

17-3-0504 Standards.

17-3-0504-A Applicability. The standards of this section apply to all development on lots that abut the right-of-way of designated pedestrian streets unless otherwise expressly stated. For purposes of Title 17, the criteria, standards and regulations that apply to pedestrian streets shall apply to pedestrian retail streets, except as more specifically regulated herein.

17-3-0504-B Building Location.

1. The entire building façade that faces a designated pedestrian street must abut the sidewalk or be located within 5 feet of the sidewalk.

2. These building location standards do not apply to permitted arcades, public plazas or parks, entries to through-block connections, or recessed entries. Recessed entries are subject to the following standards:

(a) The entrance width may not exceed 12 feet or 5% of the building's street-facing façade width;

(b) The entrance depth may not exceed the entrance width; and

Figure 17-3-0504-B

17-3-0504-C Transparency.

1. A minimum of 60% of the street- facing building façade between 4 feet and 10 feet in height must be comprised of clear, non-reflective windows that allow views of indoor commercial space or product display areas. This standard applies to building façades that face pedestrian streets.

2. The bottom of any window or product display window used to satisfy this requirement may not be more than 4.5 feet above the adjacent sidewalk.

3. Product display windows used to satisfy these requirements must have a minimum height of 4 feet and be internally lighted.

Figure 17-3-0504-C

17-3-0504-D Doors and Entrances.

1. On lots abutting pedestrian streets, buildings must have a primary entrance door facing the pedestrian street. Entrances at building corners facing a pedestrian street may be used to satisfy this requirement.

2. Building entrances may include doors to individual shops or businesses, lobby entrances, entrances to pedestrian-oriented plazas or courtyard entrances to a cluster of shops or businesses.

Figure 17-3-0504-D

17-3-0504-E Off-Street Parking Requirements. No off-street parking is required for nonresidential uses on lots abutting pedestrian streets unless such uses exceed 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, in which case off-street parking must be provided for the floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet. (See Sec. 17-10-0200 for off-street parking ratios)

17-3-0504-F Parking Location. All off-street parking spaces must be enclosed or located to the rear of the principal building and not be visible from the right-of-way of a pedestrian street.

17-3-0504-G Driveways and Vehicle Access. Vehicle access to lots located along pedestrian streets must come from an alley. No curb cuts or driveways are allowed from a pedestrian street. (See Sec. 17-13-1003-S).

17-3-0504-H Prohibited Uses. The following uses are expressly prohibited on lots abutting pedestrian streets:

1. strip centers;

2. drive-through facilities;

3. vehicle sales and service uses involving any outdoor storage of vehicles or goods;

4. gas stations;

5. car washes; and

6. residential storage warehouses.

17-3-0504-I Special Uses.

1. Non-accessory parking facilities are allowed on lots abutting pedestrian streets only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Section 17-13-0900.

2. A bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, currency exchange, or automated teller machine facility is permitted on lots abutting pedestrian retail streets: provided that a proposed bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, currency exchange, or automated teller machine facility that will be located within 600 feet of a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, currency exchange, or automated teller machine facility that already exists on the pedestrian retail street is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Sec. 17-13-0900; provided further that the review and approval for such special use shall not be required if:

(i) the bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, currency exchange, or automated teller machine facility is located above or below curb level of a building with permitted or special uses on the curb level;

(ii) the bank, savings bank, savings and loans association, credit union, currency exchange, or automated teller machine facility is accessory to a retail or commercial use; or

(iii) the bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or currency exchange, automated teller machine facility is located: (1) in the rear of the building that abuts the pedestrian retail street; and (2) 50 feet or more from the sidewalk that abuts the building façade that faces the pedestrian retail street; and (3) in a building in which a retail or commercial use faces the pedestrian retail street.

17-3-0504-J Encouraged Uses. The following uses are encouraged on lots abutting pedestrian streets:

1. Sidewalk cafes and outdoor eating areas; and

2. Outdoor display of produce, flowers and plants.

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 2-9-05, p. 42415; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44391; Amend Coun. J. 11-30-05, p. 62724; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-06, p. 79813, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-07, p. 97055, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-07, p. 97057, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-07, p. 97059, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-07, p. 5248, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-09, p. 66111, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 80791, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95597, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95599, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95601, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95603, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-9-11, p. 112463, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-11, p. 18117, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 25071, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-12, p. 30538, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-12, p. 30540, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31632, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-12, p. 44399, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51743, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-8-13, p. 53468, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 60183, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-15-14, p. 73272, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-15-14, p. 73274, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-15-14, p. 73276, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-28-14, p. 82412, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-5, p. 96196, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-5-14, p. 96199, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98825, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 12-10-14, p. 100862, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-24-15, p. 7508, §§ 4, 5; Amend Coun. J. 9-24-15, p. 7511, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 25016, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 38285, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-29-17, p. 45471, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-29-17, p. 45473, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-24-17, p. 49766, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74521, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76897, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76900, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76902, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84905, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84907, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94979, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14592, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-20, p. 16146, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21782, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-21-21, p. 33513, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35946, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37719, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-23-22, p. 45128, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50878, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 1-24-24, p. 8647, § 2)

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