17-9-0103.1-A Purpose. Business live/work units allow limited residential use in street level commercial establishments in “B” and “C” (Business and Commercial) districts. The regulations of this section are intended to ensure that the residential use satisfies basic habitability standards and that the commercial viability of the unit is maintained.
1. Artist work or sales space;
2. Offices;
3. Personal services, except massage establishments and businesses that require a Children's Activities Facility (CAF) license from the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection or any successor agency; and
4. Retail sales, general, except the following: food and beverage retail sales, the sale of firearms or ammunition, and the sale of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes or cigarette papers, leaf tobacco, snuff, or any preparations containing tobacco.
1. No portion of a business live/work unit may be separately leased, subleased or sold as a work space to any person not living in the unit, or as a residential space to any person not working in the unit.
2. Business live/work units shall contain a minimum of 800 gross square feet and a maximum of 3,000 gross square feet. The work portion of the business live/work unit shall be a minimum of one-third of the total floor area of the unit or 400 square feet, whichever is greater, and a maximum of 50 percent of the total floor area of the unit. The residential portion of the business live/work unit shall be a minimum of 50 percent of the total floor area of the unit.
3. Business live/work units must be located on the ground floor or level and at street fronting elevations. The commercial floor area shall be directly accessible from and oriented towards the street, and the entrance must be clearly designated as a business entrance.
4. The residential portion of the business live/work unit shall include cooking space, sanitary facilities and sleeping space in compliance with Section 14B-4-419 of the Municipal Code and any other applicable codes, ordinances, laws, rules and regulations. The work portion of the business live/work unit shall be designed or equipped exclusively or principally to accommodate commercial uses and shall be regularly used for commercial activities and display space by one or more occupants of the unit.
5. Each business live/work unit shall have a pedestrian-oriented frontage that publicly displays the interior commercial space.
6. The residential portion of the business live/work unit shall be contiguous with and an integral part of the work space, with direct access between the two areas, and not as a separate stand-alone dwelling unit; provided, however, mezzanines and lofts may be used as living space, and living and work space may be separated by corridors, hallways, interior courtyards or similar private space. The residential portion of the business live/work unit shall not have a separate street address from the work space. Each business live/work unit shall be separated from other business live/work units and any other uses in the building and shall have separate access either from the building exterior or from an interior corridor, hall or other common access area that is separate from other units and uses.
7. A business live/work unit shall not be established or used in conjunction with any of the following activities:
(a) storage of flammable liquids or hazardous materials beyond those normally associated with a residential use;
(b) welding, machining, or any open flame work; and
(c) any other activity or use as determined by the Zoning Administrator to not be compatible with residential activities and/or to have the possibility of affecting the health or safety of business live/work unit residents, because of the potential for the use to create dust, glare, heat, noise, noxious gasses, odor, smoke, traffic, vibration or other impacts, or would be hazardous because of materials, processes, products, or wastes.
8. Business live/work units shall comply with the minimum lot area standards of Section 17-3-0402 for dwelling units; provided, however, in the case of buildings constructed prior to August 1, 2012, one business live/work unit per building shall be exempt from the minimum lot area requirements.
9. Business live/work units are prohibited in strip centers.
17-9-0103.1-E Required disclosures to new tenants or owners. For any business live/work unit, a statement of disclosure shall be provided to prospective owners or tenants before a unit, or building containing a unit, is leased or sold. This statement of disclosure shall contain the following acknowledgments: at least one resident of each business live/work unit must operate a business within the unit and possess a valid business license, if applicable, associated with the premises and based on the commercial activity conducted therein. Commercial activities within the business live/work unit are restricted to those listed in Section 17-9-0103.1-B.
* Editor's note – Coun. J. 6-8-11, p. 1725, § 5, added this section to the code as § 17-9-103.3. The numbering has been revised to § 17-9-0103.3 at the discretion of the editor. Future legislation will correct the provision if needed.
17-9-0103.3-A Urban farms shall be exempt from the landscaping and screening requirements of vehicular use areas of 17-11-0200.
17-9-0103.3-B Parkway vegetation that is complementary to allowed activities and that is acceptable to the Department of Planning and Development shall be allowed in lieu of the Parkway Tree requirements of 17-11-0100.
17-9-0103.3-D Composting must comply with the standards of Section 11-4-2545 of the Municipal Code. Incidental sales of such compost material is expressly allowed as an accessory use to the principal use of an urban farm.
17-9-0103.5-B Accessory buildings, such as sheds, greenhouses, hoophouses or farmstands shall comply with the requirements of 17-9-0201-D. Hoophouses or other fabric based shelters, which are not required to obtain a building permit, shall not be considered accessory buildings. Hoophouses or other fabric based shelters shall be securely attached to the ground and designed and constructed to comply with appropriate standards in the building provisions of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
17-9-0105-B Container storage areas must be screened from view by a 6-foot ornamental fence to be installed along the perimeter of the facility along any lot line adjacent to a residential district or public way, excluding alleys. The fence must be installed behind the landscaped area at a minimum distance of 7 feet from the lot line.
17-9-0105-C The ground adjacent to required fences must be landscaped to a distance extending not less than 7 feet from the front of the fence. The ground area must be covered with grass or other ground cover or plant material, and with hedges and trees planted in a manner that effectively screens the facility from public view. Hedges must consist of individual shrubs of a minimum of 24 inches in width planted at 36-inch intervals on center. Trees must be planted at the rate of one tree for every 25 feet of frontage adjacent to any residential district or public way. The landscaping must be installed in accordance with the standard practices of horticultural professionals and in good and workmanlike manner and must be maintained in good condition.
17-9-0105-D If containers are stacked along any lot line adjacent to a residential district, the outermost stack may not exceed 2 containers in height; the inner stack immediately adjacent to the outermost stack may not exceed 3 containers in height; and no other stack may exceed 5 containers in height.
17-9-0105.5-B Day care facilities may be allowed in PMD subarea B districts if such use is reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Section 17-13-0900, and the Zoning Board of Appeals is authorized to allow a maximum floor area of 12,000 square feet.
17-9-0106-A Drive-In and Drive-Through Queue Area. Each facility must provide sufficient queue area at a minimum of 20 feet per vehicle in advance of the service window to accommodate a minimum of 3 vehicles per establishment. The queue area may not interfere with other on-site circulation and parking facilities.
17-9-0107 Equipment Sales and Rental. All areas used for the display of motor vehicles or other light or heavy equipment for sale or lease must have proper drainage and must be connected to the municipal sewer system, all in compliance with applicable provisions of the Municipal Code. Any existing areas used for the display of motor vehicles or other light or heavy equipment for sale or lease must be brought into compliance with this standard by June 1, 2003.
17-9-0109-A Special use approval is required for all new gas stations and for additions to existing gas stations that would result in adding 2 or more new gas pumps, 5 or more parking spaces (or equivalent paved area) or floor area in excess of 25% of the existing floor area or 1,500 square feet, whichever is less. Special use approval is not required for new gas pumps or excavation work required to ensure compliance with state or federal regulations.
17-9-0109-C Gas stations are subject to compliance with the applicable landscape regulations of Chapter 17-11, expressly including the vehicular use area standards of 17-11-0200.
17-9-0109-F All driveways must be located and designed to ensure that they will not adversely affect the safety and efficiency of traffic circulation on adjoining streets. The Chicago Department of Transportation must review the proposed gas station plans before the public hearing on the special use application.
17-9-0110-A Inter-Track. New inter-track wagering facilities must be established pursuant to Section 17-13-1405 and the applicable special use criteria of Section 17-13-0900 and are not allowed to be established within 500 feet of the property line of a lot containing a religious assembly, school or household living use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an inter-track wagering facility existing in a Downtown District on May 11, 2005 may relocate as a special use within a DC, DX or DS District if the facility demonstrates compliance with paragraph (h)(8.2) of Section 26 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (230 ILCS 5/26(h)(8.2)), and obtains all applicable approvals necessary to the establishment of a special use.
17-9-0110-B Sports. Sports wagering facilities must be established pursuant to Section 17-13-1405 and shall be deemed permitted by-right, if established as a clearly incidental and accessory use to, and fully contained:
1. inside an inter-track wagering facility; or
2. inside a casino, as such term may be defined, or as a facility meeting such definition may be authorized to be established, pursuant to the Chicago Municipal Code; or
3. at a single location either (i) inside of, or (ii) inside of a permanent structure located within a five-block radius of, any of the following entertainment and spectator sport large venues as named currently (or as may be re-named in the future) so long as each remains a "sports facility" as defined under the Sports Wagering Act:
a. Wrigley Field.
b. Guaranteed Rate Field.
c. Soldier Field.
d. United Center.
e. Wintrust Arena.
f. all entertainment and spectator sport large venues identified in Section 17-9-0110-B.3 are allowed only one primary sports license.
17-9-0111-B A private club organized for the purpose of promoting knowledge of and participation in the fine or performing arts need not restrict use of its premises to its members and their guests, if revenue derived from the presence of additional persons is necessary for the club's program of support for the fine or performing arts and is used for that purpose.
17-9-0111-C A private club's program of supporting the fine or performing arts must include offering residential facilities to performers or artists; offering a venue for practice and performances; and availability of facilities for the discussion, promotion and development of skills and interests in the fine or performing arts.
17-9-0111-F The sale of alcoholic beverages to members and their guests is allowed provided it is secondary and incidental to the promotion of some other common objective by the organization, and further provided that such sale of alcoholic beverages is in compliance with the applicable Federal, State and Municipal laws.
17-9-0111.3-A Motor vehicle repair shops are subject to the provisions of Municipal Code Chapter 4-228 .
17-9-0111.5 Non-Accessory Parking. Non- accessory parking is a permitted use in RT4 and higher R districts when located on those areas of elementary or high school grounds currently devoted to accessory parking. Such non-accessory parking is permitted only when the school is not in session. All other non- accessory parking in RT4 and higher R districts requires special use approval in accordance with Sec. 17-13-0900.
17-9-0112 Personal Services. Hair salons, barber shops, beauty shops, and nail salons are permitted by- right in “B” districts if located more than 1,000 feet from any other hair salon, barber shop, beauty shop or nail salon. Special use approval is required for hair salons, barber shops, beauty shops, and nail salons in “B” districts when such use is located within 1,000 feet of any other hair salon, barber shop, beauty shop, or nail salon.
17-9-0113.1 Residential Storage Warehouse. Residential storage warehouses are permitted in DX districts only as an adaptive re-use of existing buildings that have been in existence for twenty (20) years or more. Residential storage warehouses are prohibited on lots abutting pedestrian streets. To the extent possible, residential storage warehouses in DX districts must be designed to preserve the architectural features of existing facades including building materials, windows, doors and other features. Window openings must retain their transparency and should not be blocked with interior or exterior barriers including signage with an exception of business identification signage of the facility where such signage is otherwise permitted by the Chicago Zoning Ordinance.
17-9-0114-B Location and Maximum Area. Residential support services may be located only on the first two floors of a building. Individual business, service or office uses within the Residential Support Service category are limited to a maximum of 5,000 square feet in area. Additional floor area requires special use approval in accordance with Sec. 17-13-0900.
17-9-0114-C Outdoor Patio (if located at grade level). An outdoor patio (if located at grade level) as defined in Sec. 17-17-0104-K(3), may be allowed in conjunction with a restaurant if reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Sec. 17-13-0900.
17-9-0115-A Notwithstanding any other provision of this Zoning Ordinance, any transitional shelter or temporary overnight shelter in existence as of December 21, 1983, is considered a permitted use regardless of district in which it is located. Any expansion of such existing transitional overnight shelter or temporary overnight shelter will be considered as a new use for purposes of this Zoning Ordinance.
17-9-0116-A Site Plan Review. Strip centers are subject to the Site Plan Review procedures of Sec. 17-13-0800.
1. General. The site plan and elevations for a proposed strip center should demonstrate the proposed building's compatibility with the existing pattern of development in the neighborhood in which it is to be located. This compatibility must be judged in terms of: building orientation, massing and scale; building materials; access, circulation and parking; service facilities; utility/mechanical equipment, outdoor storage, buffers and screens; landscaping; signs and lighting.
2. Building Orientation.
(a) The proposed building's primary façade should abut the front property line where the existing pattern of development is characterized by buildings built to the front property line. In such cases, store entries should face or be adjacent to the property line that abuts the street. All walls facing a public street must have show windows, entryways, piers, and/or masonry detailing to enhance the appearance of the building at the street and avoid the appearance of blank walls at the street.
(b) On corner sites, the proposed building must abut one street property line and should abut both street property lines where the existing pattern of development at the intersection is characterized by buildings built to both property lines on the street (aka: “holding the corner”). The front door of each store or office should face or be adjacent to the street. All walls facing a public street must have show windows, entryways, priers, and/or masonry detailing to enhance the appearance of the building at the street and avoid the appearance of blank walls at the street.
3. Traffic.
(a) Site plans must demonstrate safe and attractive accommodation of pedestrians, as well as vehicles.
(b) Driveways must be located as far as possible from street intersections and adjoining residential properties.
(c) The number and width of curb cuts should be kept to the minimum necessary for pedestrian and traffic safety.
(d) Traffic leaving the strip center should be directed away from any adjacent residential area through the use of channelized curbs and signs.
4. Landscaping and Fencing.
(a) Landscaping must be used to screen residential properties from the vehicle noise and headlights associated with strip centers and to soften the visual impact of the parking and vehicular use areas in a manner that is also consistent with the goal of traffic safety and maintenance of appropriate lines-of-sight.
(b) When strip centers are set back from front property lines or side property lines, added landscaping and fencing must be provided along the street frontage to maintain the existing street wall and edge condition typical of urban commercial streets.
(c) Fencing along street frontages must be designed to be integrated with the building's façade and should be constructed of masonry columns and/or decorative metal materials.
(d) The rear property line adjacent to an alley must be fenced.
5. Signs.
(a) The total allowable area of all signs on the site may not exceed 4 square feet for each linear foot of street frontage.
(b) Signs should be attached to the building.
(c) The use of individual lettering for signs is encouraged and the use of box signs, raceway signs and reader boards is discouraged.
(d) Free-standing sign (i.e., pylon signs) must be reviewed in terms of the character of signage in the area and the existing pattern of development. Monument signs are preferred, and such signs may not exceed 10 feet above finished grade (measured at the point where the sign is installed) and must be landscaped at the base.
6. Garbage Facilities.
(a) Facilities generating 50 cubic yards or more of garbage a week must install a trash compactor.
(b) All exterior trash receptacles and compactors must be enclosed using materials compatible with the building façade.
7. Loading Facilities. When alley access is authorized by City Council, all loading facilities must be located behind the building or otherwise screened from visibility from the public right- of-way and should be accessed from the alley.
8. Lighting. All lighting must be directed downward and shielded to prevent illumination of adjoining residential property.
17-9-0117 Waste-related Uses, Recycling Facilities, Intensive Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Service Uses, Warehousing, Wholesaling and Freight Movement, Container Storage, Freight Terminal, Outdoor Storage of Raw Material as a Principal Use, Coke & Coal Bulk Material Uses, Windrow Composting and Manganese-bearing Material Operation Uses.
17-9-0117-A Waste-Related Uses, Recycling Facilities, Container Storage, Freight Terminal, Outdoor Storage of Raw Material as a Principal Use, Windrow Composting and Manganese-bearing Material Operation Uses. Buildings, storage areas and work areas on the site of all (a) windrow composting facilities, (b) container storage, (c) freight terminal, (d) outdoor storage of raw material as a principal use, (e) waste-related uses, (f) Class III, Class IVA, Class IVB and Class V recycling facilities, or (g) manganese-bearing material operation uses must be established pursuant to the planned development standards of Section 17-13-0600 if the subject site's net site area meets or exceeds 10 contiguous acres or if the subject site is located within 660' of any R, B, C or POS zoning district.
(1) Neither the storage, placement, retention, loading, unloading, stockpiling, or processing of coke and coal bulk material, nor the undertaking of any improvements or development associated therewith (collectively, “coke and coal bulk material uses”), shall be permitted in any zoning district, with the exception that this prohibition does not apply to any material used in manufacturing cement at any location for which a construction permit and new source review approval from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has been obtained prior to the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-B, which cement manufacturing may commence and continue as a non-conforming use.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection 17-9-0117-B(1), coke and coal bulk material uses that have been in continuous operation in accordance with lawfully established zoning requirements for at least one year prior to the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-B shall be deemed nonconforming and may be continued. Suspension of any such operation before, on, or after the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-B in order to obtain any non-zoning governmental approvals (legislative, judicial, regulatory, or other) required to operate a coke and coal bulk material use shall not affect the operation's status as a continuous use. In the event of such a suspension, subsections 17-15-0304-A1 and 17-15-0304-A3 of this zoning ordinance shall not apply so long as the operator of the suspended coke and coal bulk material use is actively engaged in obtaining the aforesaid approvals.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection 17-15-0302-B of this zoning ordinance, no nonconforming use may be changed to, or substituted with, any coke and coal bulk material use.
(4) No expansion of any coke and coal bulk material use shall be permitted. For purposes of this subsection 17-9-0117-B(4), “expansion” means any extension or increase in the boundaries of the land upon which any existing coke and coal bulk material use is located, based on the lawful boundaries in existence as of the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-B.
(5) Owners and operators of coke and coal bulk material uses allowed under this subsection 17-9-0117-B shall report and certify, under penalty of perjury, the following data, expressed in both tons and cubic yards, in quarterly reports submitted to the department of planning and development, pursuant to a form, format, and schedule set by that department:
(a) the total monthly amount of coke and coal received;
(b) the total monthly amount of coke and coal leaving the facility by truck, barge, boat, railcar, or other means of conveyance;
(c) the maximum daily amount of coke and coal present at the facility in each calendar month; and
(d) the monthly coke and coal throughput, i.e., the amount of coke and coal received at a facility in a given calendar month, plus the amount of coke and coal leaving the facility in that same month, divided by 2.
The owners and operators shall include in each quarterly report the method used for determining the values of subsections 17-9-0117-B(5)(a), (b), and (c), and shall maintain for inspection all documents used in preparing the reports for a period of at least 3 years. Violators of this subsection 17-9-0117-B(5) shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Utilizing these reports and other relevant data, the commissioner of planning and development shall determine what limitations on (1) coke and coal throughput, and (2) the maximum daily amount of coke and coal present at the facility in each calendar month, are necessary to abate the negative impact on the community resulting from the secondary effects of coke and coal bulk material uses (including impaired enjoyment of real and personal property in neighborhoods located near such uses), and shall, no later than March 31, 2015, issue one or more administrative orders setting throughput limitations and maximum daily amount limitations for all owners and operators of coke and coal bulk material uses subject to this subsection 17-9-0117-B(5).
(6) All coke and coal bulk material uses are subject to all applicable sections of the Municipal Code of Chicago, including, but not limited to, sections 11-4-760 and 11-4-770 of that Code, as amended; and to the Rules and Regulations for Control of Emissions from the Handling and Storage of Bulk Material Piles, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations promulgated under any applicable sections of the Municipal Code of Chicago (collectively, “bulk material regulations”).
(7) Nothing in this subsection 17-9-0117-B shall preclude a finding by the City that coke and coal bulk material uses are also waste-related uses and thus subject to the regulations applicable to such uses as well.
(8) Nothing in this subsection 17-9-0117-B shall prohibit or impair the construction or installation of any improvements, nor the undertaking of any operations or maintenance that is required or provided for by the bulk material regulations, with the exception of compliance with subsection 17-9-0117-B(4), the prohibition on expansion of land boundaries.
(9) In the event of any conflict between this subsection 17-9-0117-B and any other provision of this zoning ordinance, the former shall govern.
Composting areas in an outdoor urban farm accessory composting operation must be located at least 150 feet from all R zoning district boundaries or at the farthest distance from all R zoning district boundaries, whichever is greater. This section does not apply to an urban farm accessory composting operation conducted within a completely enclosed building. For purposes of an outdoor urban farm accessory composting operation that composts landscape waste only and, otherwise operates in compliance with Section 415 ILCS 5/21(q)(2.5) (A) to (D) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, the setback requirement specified in this section is established pursuant to Section 415 ILCS 5/21(q)(2.5)(E) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act.
(1) Neither the storing, loading, unloading, stockpiling, handling on-site, blending, mixing, crushing, screening, breaking, wet or dry cleaning, thermal drying, chemically treating or any other processing of manganese-bearing material, nor the undertaking of any improvements or development associated therewith (collectively, “manganese-bearing material operation uses”), shall be permitted in any zoning district. This section shall not apply to any licensed manufacturing establishment if the manufacturing establishment: (i) uses or processes manganese-bearing materials for the purpose of manufacturing of finished or unfinished products at the site of the manufacturing establishment; (ii) has obtained applicable air permits, if any, required by City, State of Illinois or federal; and (iii) does not store non- packaged manganese-bearing material outdoors and is not subject to the Rules and Regulations for Control of Emissions from the Handling and Storage of Bulk Material Piles.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection 17-9-0117-D(1), manganese-bearing material operation uses that have been in continuous operation in accordance with lawfully established zoning requirements for at least one year prior to the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-D shall be deemed nonconforming and may be continued. Suspension of any such operation before, on, or after the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-D in order to obtain any non-zoning governmental approvals (legislative, judicial, regulatory, or other) required to operate a manganese-bearing material operation use shall not affect the operation's status as a continuous use. In the event of such a suspension, subsections 17-15-0304-A1 and 17-15-0304-A3 of this Zoning Ordinance shall not apply so long as the operator of the suspended manganese-bearing material operation use is actively engaged in obtaining the aforesaid approvals.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection 17-15-0302-B of this Zoning Ordinance, no nonconforming use may be changed to, or substituted with, any manganese-bearing material operation use.
(4) No expansion of any manganese- bearing material operation use shall be permitted. For purposes of this subsection 17-9-0117-D(4), “expansion” means any extension or increase in the boundaries of the land upon which any existing manganese-bearing material operation use is located, based on the lawful boundaries in existence as of the effective date of this subsection 17-9-0117-D.
(5) Owners and operators of manganese-bearing material operation uses allowed under this subsection 17-9-0117-D shall report and certify, under penalty of perjury, the following data, expressed in both tons and cubic yards, in quarterly reports, due within thirty days of the end of each quarter, submitted to the department of planning and development, pursuant to a form and format set by that department:
(a) the total monthly amount of non-packaged manganese-bearing material received;
(b) the total monthly amount of non-packaged manganese-bearing material leaving the facility by truck, barge, boat, railcar, or other means of conveyance;
(c) the maximum daily amount of non-packaged manganese-bearing material present at the facility in each calendar month; and
(d) the monthly non-packaged manganese-bearing material throughput, i.e., the amount of manganese-bearing material received at a facility in a given calendar month, plus the amount of non-packaged manganese-bearing material leaving the facility in that same month, divided by 2.
The owners and operators shall include in each quarterly report the method used for determining the values of subsections 17-9-0117-D(5)(a), (b), and (c), and shall maintain for inspection all documents used in preparing the reports for a period of at least 3 years. Violators of this subsection 17-9-0117-D(5) shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Utilizing these reports and other relevant data, the commissioner of planning and development, in consultation with the commissioner of health, is authorized to determine limitations on: (1) non-packaged manganese-bearing material throughput, and (2) the maximum daily amount of non-packaged manganese-bearing material present at the facility in each calendar month, that are necessary to abate the negative impact on the community resulting from the secondary effects of manganese-bearing material operation uses (including impaired enjoyment of real and personal property in neighborhoods located near such operations). The commissioner of health shall, on at least a quarterly basis, compare the reports with any complaints, inspection reports, monitoring data, and other relevant information, and provide recommendations to the commissioner of planning and development. The commissioner of planning and development is also authorized to issue one or more administrative orders setting throughput limitations and maximum daily amount limitations for all manganese- bearing material operation uses.
(6) All manganese-bearing material operation uses are subject to all applicable sections of the Municipal Code of Chicago, including, but not limited to, sections 11-4-760 and 11-4-770 of that Code, as amended; and to the Rules and Regulations for Control of Emissions from the Handling and Storage of Bulk Material Piles, as well as all other applicable rules promulgated under any applicable sections of the Municipal Code of Chicago (collectively, “bulk material rules”).
(7) Nothing in this subsection 17-9-0117-D shall preclude a finding by the City that manganese-bearing material operation uses are also waste-related uses and thus subject to the regulations applicable to such uses as well.
(8) Nothing in this subsection 17-9-0117-D shall prohibit or impair the construction or installation of any improvements, nor the undertaking of any operations or maintenance that is required or provided for by the bulk material rules, with the exception of compliance with subsection 17-9-0117-D(4), the prohibition on expansion of land boundaries.
(9) In the event of any conflict between this subsection 17-9-0117-D and any other provision of this Zoning Ordinance, the former shall govern.
17-9-0117-E Intensive Manufacturing and Production and Industrial Service Uses. Storage areas and work areas on the site of all intensive manufacturing and production and industrial service uses must be conducted within completely enclosed buildings or structures; and, if the subject site's net site area meets or exceeds 10 contiguous acres or if the subject site is located within 660' of any R, B, C or POS zoning district, such uses must be established pursuant to the planned development standards of Section 17-13-0600.
17-9-0117-F Warehousing, Wholesaling and Freight Movement Uses. Storage areas and work areas on the site of all warehousing, wholesaling and freight movement uses must be conducted within completely enclosed buildings or structures; and, if the subject site's net site area meets or exceeds 10 contiguous acres, such use must be established pursuant to the planned development standards of Section 17-13-0600.
17-9-0117-G Waste-Related Uses, Recycling Facilities, Intensive Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Service Uses, Warehousing, Wholesaling and Freight Movement, Container Storage, Freight Terminal, Outdoor Storage of Raw Material as a Principal Use, Coke & Coal Bulk Material Uses, Windrow Composting and Manganese-bearing Material Operation Uses. All such newly-established uses or existing uses that change or increase their area, bulk, or function are subject to the following site plan review criteria, in addition to the requirements of Section 17-13-0800:
17-9-0117-G.1 The site plan review application must include a traffic study and an air quality impact evaluation, and the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation must review each traffic study and the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health must review each air impact evaluation, and the Commissioners shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment on each traffic study and air impact evaluation, and forward their joint written recommendation on the proposal to the Zoning Administrator before a zoning certification may be issued.
17-9-0117-G.2 All such uses are subject to compliance with the applicable landscape regulations of Chapter 17-11, expressly including the vehicular use area and screening standards.
17-9-0117-G.4 Before filing an application for site plan review, but after submitting for City review the traffic study and air impact evaluation required under Section 17-9-0117-G.1, the applicant must hold at least one community meeting in the ward in which the use is proposed to be located for the purpose of explaining the proposal, including the traffic study and air impact evaluation, and soliciting comments on it. Such community meeting must be held no later than two weeks prior to the date of filing the application; notice for such community meeting must be issued, pursuant to this Section, no later than two weeks prior to such community meeting. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to review and approve the day, time, location and format of the community meeting to promote public access. The applicant must notify the Zoning Administrator and the Alderman of the ward in which the use is proposed to be located in writing of the time, place and purpose of the community meeting. The applicant must publish notice of the community meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the ward and the applicant must send written notice by USPS first class mail to the property owner of the subject property and to all property owners within 250 feet of the property lines of the subject property. Such applicant shall furnish a complete list of the names and last known addresses of the persons provided with such written notice as well as a written affidavit certifying compliance with such written notice to the Zoning Administrator in a form prescribed by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development on or before the date of filing of an application for site plan review.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 1, renumbered former § 17-9-0117 as § 17-2-0500.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2, renumbered § 17-9-0117.5 as § 17-9-0117.
1. No wind energy meteorological tower may rise more than 300 feet.
2. No wind energy meteorological tower may be constructed within a distance equal to one-and-a-half times the height of an existing wind energy meteorological tower.
3. Wind energy meteorological towers must be constructed so that if a failure does occur, the tower will collapse into itself and will not fall onto structures near the site.
4. Wind energy meteorological towers must be enclosed by security fencing not less than 6 feet high and must also be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device. The anti-climbing device may not include barbed wire, razor wire, or similar sharp barrier.
5. Wind energy meteorological towers must be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the tower and associated equipment from adjacent residential properties.
a. The standard buffer must consist of a landscaped strip at least 5 feet wide outside the perimeter of the facility.
b. In locations where the visual impact of the facility would be minimal, the landscaping requirement may be reduced or waived altogether.
c. Existing mature trees (more than 3 inches in diameter) and natural land forms on the site must be preserved to the maximum extent possible. If mature trees are removed, the same number of trees must be planted on the site within 6 months following completion of the tower. In some cases, such as towers sited on large, wooded lots, natural growth around the property perimeter may be sufficient buffer.
17-9-0117.7-B Review and Approval Procedure. Each applicant requesting a permit for a wind energy meteorological tower must submit with the application a scaled site plan and a scaled elevation view and other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation, signed and sealed by appropriate licensed professionals, showing:
a. the location and dimension of all improvements;
b. information concerning topography;
c. tower height requirements and setbacks;
d. drives, parking, fencing, landscaping, and adjacent uses; and
e. any other information deemed by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary to assess compliance with this Zoning Ordinance.
1. All wireless communication facilities must meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and any other agency of the federal government with the authority to regulate wireless communication facilities.
(a) If such standards and regulations are changed, then the owners of each wireless communication facility governed by this Zoning Ordinance must bring such facility into compliance with such revised standards and regulations within 6 months of the effective date of such standards and regulations, unless a more stringent compliance schedule is mandated by the controlling federal agency.
(b) Failure to bring a wireless communication facility into compliance with the federal standards and regulations, as revised, will constitute grounds for the removal of the wireless communication facility at the owner's expense.
2. Wireless communication facilities must be designed so as not to cause interference with radio, TV, or other electric appliances.
3. Wireless communication facilities must be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the top of the bank of any waterway.
4. Wireless communication facilities must be designed, constructed and installed to minimize their aesthetic impact on adjoining properties. The design of wireless communication facilities must, to the maximum extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend the tower and associated equipment with the natural setting and built environment.
5. Wireless communication towers must maintain a galvanized steel finish or, subject to any applicable standards of the FAA, be painted a neutral color, so as to reduce visual obtrusiveness.
6. Towers and antennas may not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority. If lighting is required, the Zoning Administrator or Zoning Board of Appeals, as appropriate, must review the available lighting alternatives and approve the design that would cause the least disturbance to the surrounding views, consistent with FAA rules.
7. No off-premise sign is allowed on a wireless communication facility, except for co-located facilities attached to an existing and approved sign or its support structure. Wireless communication facilities may have safety or warning signs in appropriate places.
8. No wireless communication facility or accessory structure or any portion thereof, including but not limited to, any associated mounting equipment, hardware or wiring, shall be located on or attached to any rooftop gravity tank or rooftop gravity tank supporting structure.
17-9-0118-C Co-Location by Attachment to Existing Structure.
This subsection addresses the installation of a tower or antenna and associated equipment on an existing structure, other than a wireless communication facility wireless tower, including but not limited to buildings, light poles, commercial signs, church steeples, and any other freestanding structures. Such co-located wireless communication facilities, including associated equipment and accessory structures, are subject to the following minimum standards:
1. R, B1, B2, and POS Districts. In Residential (R) and Neighborhood Business (B1, B2) districts, co-located wireless communication facilities may not extend above the highest point of the structure to which it is attached by more than:
(a) 10 feet, if the structure is up to 40 feet high; or
(b) 15 feet, if the structure is more than 40 feet high.
2. Other B, C and D Districts. In Business (B), Commercial (C), and Downtown (D) districts, other than those specified in Sec. 17-9-0118-C1, co-located wireless communication facilities may extend up to 15 feet above the highest point of the structure to which it is attached. Such wireless communication facilities exceeding the height limits established in this section are allowed only if reviewed and approved as special uses in accordance with the procedures of Sec. 17-13-0900.
3. M and T Districts. In Manufacturing (M) and Transportation (T) districts, such wireless communication facilities may extend up to 15 feet above the highest point of the structure to which it is attached. Such wireless communication facilities exceeding the height limits established in this section are allowed only if reviewed and approved as special uses in accordance with the procedures of Section 17-13-0900.
4. Antenna Dimensions. Antennas on co-located facilities may not be more than:
(a) 4 feet high or wide, if the structure is up to 40 feet high; or
(b) 6 feet high or wide, if the structure is more than 40 feet high.
5. Antenna Projection. The antenna of such a co-located wireless communication facility may not project more than 3 feet from the side of the structure, nor may any equipment shelter or platform or other supporting electrical or mechanical equipment that is mounted on the structure be located within 5 feet of the outer edge of the structure.
6. Antenna Design. The antenna and associated equipment of such a co-located wireless communication facility must be of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure or building so as to make the antenna and associated equipment as visually unobtrusive as possible.
1. An application for a freestanding facility must include an affidavit of intent committing the site owner, his successors and assigns, the operator, and his successors and assigns to allow the shared use of the tower and to offer at least one potential additional user reasonable terms and conditions for co-location. Failure to abide by such commitment constitutes a violation of this Zoning Ordinance and may result in revocation of the building permit associated with the facility.
2. When a freestanding facility requires special use approval, it may not be granted unless the applicant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Zoning Board of Appeals that no existing facility or structure can accommodate the applicant's proposed facility. Evidence submitted to demonstrate that no existing facility or structure can accommodate the applicant's proposed facility may consist of any of the following:
(a) No existing wireless communication facilities are located within the geographic area required to meet applicant's engineering requirements.
(b) Existing wireless communication facilities are not of sufficient height to meet applicant's engineering requirements.
(c) Existing wireless communication facilities do not have sufficient structural strength to support applicant's proposed antenna and associated equipment.
(d) The applicant's proposed facility would cause electromagnetic interference with an antenna on the existing tower, or vice versa.
(e) The fees, costs, or contractual provisions required by the owner in order to share an existing wireless communication facility, or to adapt an existing wireless communication facility for sharing, are unreasonable. Costs exceeding new facility development are presumed to be unreasonable.
3. No freestanding facility may rise more than 75 feet above curb level, or 150 feet in Manufacturing (M), Planned Manufacturing (PMD) and Transportation (T) districts. The height limit may be increased, as provided in Sec. 17-9-0118-G2 to 100 feet for one additional user and 120 feet for two additional users.
4. In Residential (R), Business (B), Commercial (C), and Downtown (D) districts, freestanding facilities must be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the rear property line and 20 feet from the front property line. On a corner lot, the 20-foot setback requirement applies to both property lines fronting on the public way.
5. In M, PMD and T districts, freestanding facilities must be set back a minimum of:
(a) 30 feet from a property line that serves as a common boundary line between an M, PMD or T district and an R district or is located in an alley adjacent to an R District; and
(b) 20 feet from any property line adjoining a public way. On a corner lot, the 20-foot setback requirement applies to both property lines fronting on the public way.
6. There may be no more than one freestanding facility per zoning lot, except in M, PMD or T districts, which may have more than one freestanding facility.
7. Except in M, PMD and T districts, no freestanding facility may be located within 1,320 feet of any existing freestanding facility.
8. Towers must be of monopole construction (cylindrical, tapering steel tubes without guy wires).
9. Towers must be constructed so that if a failure does occur, the tower will collapse into itself and will not fall onto structures near the site.
10. Freestanding facilities must be enclosed by security fencing not less than 6 feet high and must also be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device. The anti-climbing device may not include barbed wire, razor wire, or similar sharp barrier.
11. Wireless communication facilities must be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the tower and associated equipment from adjacent residential properties.
(a) The standard buffer must consist of a landscaped strip at least 5 feet wide outside the perimeter of the facility.
(b) In locations where the visual impact of the facility would be minimal, the landscaping requirement may be reduced or waived altogether.
(c) Existing mature trees (more than 3 inches in diameter) and natural land forms on the site must be preserved to the maximum extent possible. If mature trees are removed, the same number of trees must be planted on the site within 6 months following completion of the tower. In some cases, such as towers sited on large, wooded lots, natural growth around the property perimeter may be sufficient buffer.
12. Freestanding facilities which are accessory to police and fire operations, and used only for public safety purposes, may rise up to 150 feet above curb level and may be within 1,320 feet of another freestanding facility. Any required setback may be reduced by the Zoning Administrator or the Zoning Board of Appeals, as applicable, pursuant to Section 17-13-1003-I, Section 17-13-1101-B or Section 17-13-1101-L of this Code.
1. At such time as the operator of a wireless communication facility plans to abandon or discontinue operation of the facility, the operator must notify the Zoning Administrator by certified mail of the proposed date of abandonment or discontinuation of operation. Such notice must be given no less than 30 days before abandonment or discontinuation of operation.
2. In the event that the operator fails to give such notice, the facility will be deemed abandoned upon such discontinuation of operation.
3. Upon such abandonment or discontinuation of use, the operator must physically remove the wireless communication facility within 120 days from the date of abandonment or discontinuation of use. “Physically remove” includes, but is not limited to:
(a) removal of tower, antennas, mount, equipment shelters or platforms and security barriers from the subject property;
(b) proper disposal of the waste materials from the site in accordance with applicable solid waste disposal regulations; and
(c) restoration of the location of the wireless communication facility to its natural condition, except that any landscaping and grading must remain.
4. In the event that the operator fails to remove a wireless communication facility in accordance with the provisions of this section, upon the city's provision of 30 days written notice to the operator, the city or its agents has the authority to enter the subject property and physically remove the facility. The operator of the facility, or the owner if different from the operator, is liable to the city for all costs associated with entry and removal. This liability will be collectible in the same manner as any other personal liability.
1. A building permit is required for each wireless communication facility installation.
(a) When a wireless communication facility requires special use approval, such approval must be obtained before any building permit may issue.
(b) If the Zoning Board of Appeals does not render a final decision on a special use application for a wireless communication facility within 120 days after the application is filed, the application will be considered to be approved, provided that this limitation does not apply during any period of time during which consideration of the application has been delayed at the request of the applicant.
(c) The Alderman in whose ward a wireless communication facility is to be constructed must be provided by the operator with a copy of drawings for the proposed facility that show its configuration, location, base design, scale and size at least 10 days before filing of the application for a building permit or special use application. The operator may redact or exclude confidential or proprietary information before providing such drawings.
(d) All property owners within a 250-foot radius of the location of the proposed installation must be provided with a copy of the building permit application by the operator at least 10 days before filing of the application. Such copy shall be provided by first-class mail, with USPS proof of delivery. The operator shall furnish to the official responsible for accepting the application a written affidavit certifying compliance with the notice requirement of this subsection, such affidavit to be accompanied by USPS proof of delivery. The requirements of this subsection (d) shall not be required with respect to proposed installations in downtown districts.
(e) The operator shall also provide Posted Notice of the proposed installation pursuant to the requirements of Section 17-13-0107-C.
2. Each applicant requesting a permit for a wireless communication facility must submit with the application a scaled site plan and a scaled elevation view and other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation, signed and sealed by appropriate licensed professionals, showing:
(a) the location and dimension of all improvements;
(b) information concerning topography;
(c) radio frequency coverage;
(d) tower height requirements and setbacks;
(e) drives, parking, fencing, landscaping, and adjacent uses; and
(f) any other information deemed by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary to assess compliance with this Zoning Ordinance.
3. Applications for a wireless communication facility filed before the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance are subject to the requirements of all applicable ordinances in effect at the time the application was filed.
4. Approved wireless communication facilities may be transferred to successors and assigns of the approved party, subject to all of the conditions that apply to initial approval.
17-9-0118-G Waiver. The Zoning Board of Appeals may waive any of the non-federally-mandated requirements of this section pertaining to height limitations, setback requirements, and camouflage and landscaping if it determines that the goals of this section are better served thereby. Provided, however, that the Zoning Board of Appeals may not waive any of the non-federally-mandated requirements of this section pertaining to the prohibition of wireless communication facilities on rooftop gravity tanks and rooftop gravity tank supporting structures.
1. Setback requirements may be modified if the applicant shows, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Board of Appeals, that such modification will result in a reduction of the visual impact of the wireless communication facility.
2. The height increases authorized in Sec. 17-9-0118-C2 and Sec. 17-9-0118-D3 are available only if the applicant shows, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Board of Appeals, that:
(a) the facility will be constructed to safely and effectively accommodate co-location of one or more wireless communication facilities comparable in weight, size and surface area to the applicant's wireless communication facility; and
(b) certified letters have been sent to all other wireless carriers licensed to serve the Chicago market notifying them of the construction of the wireless communication facility and its availability for co-location.
17-9-0119 Location restrictions for certain retail food establishments – Live poultry. No retail food establishment that sells live poultry or other live fowl at retail, or that slaughters or causes to be slaughtered for sale live poultry or other fowl at retail, shall be located within 200 feet from any place or structure: (1) in which is located a retail or wholesale food establishment; (2) is used for residential purposes; or (3) is used as a place of religious assembly, primary or secondary school, library, hospital, public park or public playground, measured from property line to property line.
1. conducted within completely enclosed buildings;
2. located in a DX zoning district; and
3. established pursuant to the planned development standards of Section 17-8-0500.
1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, cannabis business establishments to be located on property within the area bounded by Division Street, Lake Michigan, Roosevelt Road, and Halsted Street, are authorized only if 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 otherwise qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600) instead of the special use procedures of Section 17-13-0900. In addition to all other applicable legal requirements, any Type I application or planned development application for a cannabis business establishment shall be processed in compliance with Section 55-28 of the State of Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 70/55-28). Any cannabis business establishment to be located not within the area bounded by Division Street, Lake Michigan, Roosevelt Road, and Halsted Street, requires special use approval in accordance with Section 17-13-0900 unless permitted under subsection (6) or located within a planned development specifically authorizing such use.
2. Cannabis craft growers may be allowed to conduct retail sales of cannabis products produced on-site only if such retail sales are reviewed and approved as a special use by the Zoning Board of Appeals, or as specifically authorized in a planned development (if the project otherwise qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600); provided, however, that if the subject property is located within the area bounded by Division Street, Lake Michigan, Roosevelt Road, and Halsted Street, then in lieu of review and approval as a special use such retail sales shall be reviewed 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 otherwise qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600). Such retail sales shall not exceed 20% of total floor area or 3,000 square feet, whichever is less, subject to the State of Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1-1 et seq.) and the State of Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (410 ILCS 130/1 et seq.), as well as any state administrative rule promulgated pursuant to these acts. The applicant for such proposed retail sales of cannabis products required under this subsection to be reviewed and approved pursuant to a special use procedures shall also hold a community meeting, pursuant to Section 17-13-0905-G, and the applicant for such proposed retail sales of cannabis products required under this subsection to be reviewed and approved under the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedure or planned development procedures, shall also hold a community meeting pursuant to subsection (7) of this section.
3. An adult use cannabis dispensary shall be located no closer than 500 feet from any school; such distance shall be measured on a straight line from the nearest property line of the school to the nearest property line of the lot to be occupied by the adult use cannabis dispensary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a proposed adult use cannabis dispensary is to be located within the area bounded by Division Street, Lake Michigan, Roosevelt Road, and Halsted Street, then the limitation as to the required distance from a school shall be 500 feet or such lesser distance as established in the Type I Zoning Map Amendment or a planned development authorizing such use.
4. A cannabis infuser or cannabis processor may share enclosed facilities with cannabis craft grow-ing, processing or dispensing organizations, provided all cannabis and currency is separately stored and secured.
5. A cannabis business establishment located within a planned development that specifically authorizes such use shall not be required to secure a special use or Type I map amendment
6. A cannabis cultivation center, cannabis craft grower, cannabis infuser or cannabis processor is a permitted use by-right in “M2” and “M3” districts if such use is located more than 660 feet from any residential district. Special use approval is required for a cannabis cultivation center, cannabis craft grower, cannabis infuser or cannabis processor in “M2” and “M3” districts when such use is located within 660 feet of any residential district.
7. When a cannabis business establishment requires review and approval as a Type I Zoning Map Amendment or is to be reviewed and approved as a planned development, then before a public hearing is held before the City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards to consider a Type I application or before a public hearing before the Chicago Plan Commission for a planned development application, the applicant must hold at least one community meeting in the ward in which the cannabis business establishment is proposed to be located for the purpose of explaining the proposal and soliciting comments on it. Such community meeting must be held no later than two weeks prior to the date of the anticipated public hearing before the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standard or Chicago Plan Commission, as applicable, and notice of such community meeting must be provided pursuant to this section no later than two weeks prior to such community meeting. The applicant must notify in writing the Chair of the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards or the Chair of the Chicago Plan Commission, as applicable, and the Alderperson of the ward in which the cannabis business establishment is proposed to be located in writing of the time, place, and purpose of such community meeting. The applicant must publish notice of the community meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the ward and the applicant must send written notice of such meeting in accordance with the applicable written notice requirements of Section 17-13-0107-A. No Type I Zoning Map Amendment or planned development to establish a cannabis business establishment may be approved unless the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards finds that the criteria of this section have been satisfied. When a special use is required the community meeting shall be held in accordance with Section 17-13-0905-G.
(a) The parking requirements for an industrial private event venue located in a planned manufacturing district shall be the same as the parking requirements for an industrial private event venue located in a manufacturing district.
(b) An industrial private event venue is only permitted in a building that has been in lawful existence for no less than 50 years prior to the effective date of this section and the total floor area of the building has not been expanded by more than 10% of the building's total floor area in existence on the effective date of this section.
17-9-0130.1-A New indoor event venues must be reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Section 17-13-0900, in addition to receiving all applicable permits, licenses, or approvals necessary to the establishment of the indoor event venue. Each special use approval for an indoor event venue shall contain a provision indicating that such approval is issued and accepted subject to the representations made in the special use application.
17-9-0130.1-B The owner of every indoor event venue shall post diagrams, drawn to scale, showing the locations of the exits in the same locations as the occupancy signs required under Section 14A-8-802 . The diagrams shall be made of a durable material, illuminated, and shall measure not less than 11 inches in width and 17 inches in height. Violators of this Section 17-9-0130.1-C* shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
* Editor’s note – As set forth in Coun. J. 7-17-24, p. 14728, § 3; intended reference is likely “this Section 17-9-0130.1-B”. Future legislation will correct if needed.
17-9-0130.1-C At no time may any live or recorded music be played or performed on the outdoor premises of an indoor event venue. Violators of this Section 17-9-0130.1-D* shall be subject to a fine of not less than $400 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
* Editor’s note – As set forth in Coun. J. 7-17-24, p. 14728, § 3; intended reference is likely “this Section 17-9-0130.1-C”. Future legislation will correct if needed.
1. A building permit for a conversion unit may not be issued for a zoning lot located outside of an Additional Dwelling Unit-Allowed Area.
2. Prior to issuance of a building permit for a new conversion unit, the permit applicant must provide written notice to abutting property owners and to the local alderman. The written notice must include: (a) the street address of the existing building; (b) a statement that a conversion unit will be established at the address; and (c) the name and mailing address of the applicant. The applicant must submit a written affidavit certifying compliance with the notice requirements with the permit application.
3. Conversion units are subject to Section 17-2-0303-C.
4. Conversion units are not subject to the minimum lot area per unit provisions of Sections 17-2-0303-A, 17-7-0702, 17-7-0802, 17-7-0902 or 17-7-1104.
6. Conversion units may be established without corresponding accessory parking.
7. Conversion units must be maintained as affordable housing units to the extent required under Section 2-44-106 .
8. Conversion units may not be established on any zoning lot that contains a coach house.
9. Conversion units may not be rented, leased, or otherwise made available for compensation of any type for transient occupancy, as defined in Section 4-6-290 , by persons other than members of the unit owner's or tenant's household. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates this Section 17-9-0131(9) will be subject to a fine of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $3,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense. The Department of Planning and Development, Department of Housing, Department of Buildings, and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection are each authorized to enforce this Section 17-9-0131(9).
10. The following additional requirements apply to conversion units in the West, South, and Southeast Zones of Additional Dwelling Unit-Allowed Areas:
a. A building permit may not be issued to add a conversion unit to a zoning lot with three or fewer established dwelling units unless the principal building on the zoning lot is owner-occupied at the time of permit application.
b. A building permit may not be issued to add a conversion unit to a zoning lot where two other zoning lots on the same block face and opposite block face have obtained permits to add a conversion unit or coach house unit during the same calendar year.
17-9-0132 Walk-Up Service Windows. Eating and drinking establishments with a walk-up service window, as the term "walk-up service window" is defined in Section 4-4-339 , must provide sufficient queuing area at a minimum of 6 square feet per customer in advance of the walk-up service window to accommodate a minimum of 8 persons, either (i) on the same zoning lot as the use served or (ii) on the abutting public way, subject to public way use approval by the Department of Transportation and, if the establishment is proposing any structure to control or direct customer queuing on the public way, approval by the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection pursuant to Chapter 10-28 of this Code.
17-9-0133-A Location. A new or expanding small box retailer may not be located within one mile of an existing small box retailer that is owned or managed by the same controlling person, as defined in Section 4-4-005 of the Municipal Code, as the new or expanding small box retailer.
(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44391; Amend Coun. J. 4-6-05, p. 46179; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-05, p. 55917; Amend Coun. J. 2-8-06, p. 70306, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84912, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-9-08, p. 24657, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 4-22-09, p. 59710, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-13-09, p. 62733, §§ 1, 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-13-09, p. 62736, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-12-10, p. 92101, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-9-10, p. 93530, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 6-9-10, p. 94410, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-9-11, p. 112149, § 24; Amend Coun. J. 6-8-11, p. 1725, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7541, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7562, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-2-11, p. 12140, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 17064, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, §§ 191, 192; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-12, p. 30744, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31627, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 247; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45370, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45622, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, 47141, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 30; Amend Coun. J. 4-30-14, p. 80394, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86194, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86203, §§ 15 – 17; Amend Coun. J. 12-10-14, p. 101210, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-21-15, p. 102089, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-15, p. 106130, § 17, 18; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 4110, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 4122, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18795, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-24-17, p. 50364, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74512, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, §§ 109 – 111; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100809, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-16-19, p. 7854, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VII, §§ 27, 28; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-20, p. 26066, § 13; Amend Coun. J. 2-26-21, p. 28054, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-24-21, p. 29065, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-21, p. 36844, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42674, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 5-25-22, p. 48413, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59796, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 3-15-23, p. 61261, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-21-23, p. 1515, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 2-21-24, p. 9904, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-22-24, p. 12069, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-17-24, p. 14728, § 3)
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