12-7-5: SPECIAL DISTRICTS REGULATIONS:

   A.   Institutional District:

      1.   Purpose: The I-1 institutional district is designed to recognize the public or semipublic nature of the institutional district and to provide guidelines for their continued use and future development. The I-1 institutional district shall provide protection for existing institutional facilities by prohibiting the encroachment of noncompatible uses.

      2.   Permitted Uses: The uses specified as permitted in table 7, "Institutional District Use Matrix", of this section, shall be considered permitted as of right in the institutional districts, subject to any limitations therein or in this chapter, and the securing of a zoning certificate. The uses shall also be required to comply with all other applicable requirements of this title and the city code.

      3.   Conditional Uses: The uses specified as conditional uses in table 7, "Institutional District Use Matrix", of this section, may be allowed in the institutional districts, subject to any limitations therein or in this chapter, and the securing of a conditional use permit pursuant to section 12-3-4, "Conditional Uses", of this title. The uses shall also be required to comply with all other applicable requirements of this title and the city code.

      4.   Bulk Regulations: The bulk regulations that apply to the I-1 institutional district are listed within table 8, "Institutional District Bulk Matrix", of this section.

      5.   Standards For Site Plan Review:

         a.   Parking In Rear Yard Only: Off street parking and loading areas shall not be permitted in any required front or side yard in the institutional district, and the parking areas shall be set back a minimum of five feet (5') from the rear property lines, except in such a situation where the rear property line is also a dedicated street right of way line. In this case, there shall be a setback from such right of way lines of at least 25 feet.

         b.   Spacing Of Detached Buildings On The Same Zoning Lot: No more than one principal building may be placed on a lot less than four (4) acres in size. On lots of more than four (4) acres in size, more than one principal building may be located provided that two (2) acres of land area shall be required for each principal building. All detached buildings shall maintain a minimum separation of twenty five feet (25').

      6.   Institutional Use Matrix:

TABLE 7

INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT USE MATRIX

P = Permitted use

C = Conditional use permit required

Use	I-1
Accessory uses and structures	P
Assisted living facility	P
Cemetery, mausoleums, and crematoriums	P
Childcare center	C
Colleges and universities	P
Commercial indoor recreation	C
Commercial outdoor recreation	C
Congregate housing	P
Convents and monasteries	P
Forest preserves	P
Government offices	P
Hospitals	P
Institutional headquarters, educational, professional, and religious	P
Institutionally zoned assembly uses (located along an arterial roadway)	P
Institutionally zoned assembly uses (not located along an arterial roadway)	C
Massage establishment	C1
Offices	P
Parks	P
Planned developments	C
Public utilities	C
Rectories and parish houses	P
Restaurants	P2
Schools, private - elementary and high school	P
Schools, public - elementary and high school	P

 

Notes:

   1.   When located on the same zoning lot as a hospital or medical office building.

   2.    When located on the same zoning lot as lawfully established commercial indoor or outdoor recreation, college/university, park, or institutionally zoned assembly uses.

      7.   Institutional Bulk Matrix:

TABLE 8

INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT BULK MATRIX

Bulk Controls		I-1
Maximum height:
	Adjacent nonresidential	100 ft.
	Adjacent residential	45 ft. plus 5 ft. for each 10 ft. of additional setback provided
Minimum front yard		50 ft.
Minimum side yard		25 ft.
Minimum rear yard		50 ft.
Minimum lot size		2 acres
Maximum lot coverage		40% 1

 

   Note:

      1.   Graves shall not be counted toward lot coverage, provided that no individual aboveground memorial exceeds 30 square feet in face area or 10 feet in height.

   B.   Mobile Home Park District:

      1.   Purpose: The purpose of the MH-1 mobile home park district is to provide appropriate locations for individual mobile/manufactured homes in a parklike setting which are adequately served by public utilities.

      2.   Permitted Uses: The uses specified as permitted in table 9, "Mobile Home Park District Use Matrix", of this section, shall be considered permitted as of right in the mobile home park districts, subject to any limitations therein or in this chapter, and the securing of a zoning certificate. The uses shall also be required to comply with all other applicable requirements of this title and the city code.

      3.   Conditional Uses: The uses specified as conditional uses in table 9, "Mobile Home Park District Use Matrix", of this section, may be allowed in the mobile home districts, subject to any limitations therein or in this chapter, and the securing of a conditional use permit pursuant to section 12-3-4, "Conditional Uses", of this title. The uses shall also be required to comply with all other applicable requirements of this title and the city code.

      4.   Bulk Requirements: The bulk regulations that apply to the mobile home park district are listed within table 10, "Mobile Home Park District Bulk Matrix", of this section.

      5.   Standards For Site Review: Mobile home park districts shall be subject to the following standards:

         a.   Minimum Separation: A minimum separation of ten feet (10') shall be maintained between a mobile home and any other structure.

         b.   Access: Every mobile home lot shall have access to and abut a private driveway. The driveway shall have an unobstructed access to a public thoroughfare.

         c.   Street And Driveways: All streets and driveways, in every mobile home park shall be paved with a minimum width of twenty four feet (24').

         d.   Common Open Space: Common open space equal to two hundred fifty (250) square feet per home shall be provided at common locations within the park.

         e.   Designated Operator: Every mobile home park shall have a designated operator for the park. The operator shall provide the zoning administrator with his name, office hours, office mailing address, and emergency contact persons and numbers.

         f.   Maintenance: It shall be the duty of the mobile home park operator to secure the maintenance of the park and ensuring that the park meets all applicable state or local laws, ordinances or regulations.

         g.   Incidental Retail Sales: Incidental retail sales of mobile homes may be permitted in a mobile home park provided no mobile home models are located on the site of the mobile home park.

         h.   One For One Replacement: For the purposes of this title, the one to one replacement of a mobile home with another mobile home shall be permitted, notwithstanding the prohibitions set forth in sections 12-5-5, "Nonconforming Uses", and 12-5-6, "Nonconforming Structures", of this title.

   C.   Mobile Home Park Use Matrix:

TABLE 9

MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT USE MATRIX

Uses	MH-1
Accessory uses and structures	P
Convents and monasteries	C
Forest preserves	P
Mobile/manufactured homes	P
Parks	P
Places of worship	P
Rectories and parish houses	C

 

   D.   Mobile Home Park Bulk Matrix:

TABLE 10

MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT BULK MATRIX

Bulk Controls	MH-1
Maximum height of any mobile home	14 ft.
Maximum height of buildings and structures other than mobile homes	21/2 stories to 35 ft.
Minimum floor area per mobile home unit	700 sq. ft.
Minimum mobile home slip size	1,500 sq. ft. per unit
Minimum open space per mobile home park1	250 ft. per unit
Minimum setback from any publicly dedicated street	25 ft.
Minimum setback from any mobile home park boundary	25 ft.
Maximum building coverage for entire mobile home park	50%

 

   Note:

      1.   Impervious surface devoted to driveways, roadways, and walkways shall not be used to calculate open space requirements.

(Ord. Z-8-98, 9-21-1998; amd. Ord. Z-3-13, 2-4-2013; Ord. Z-3-22, 2-22-2022; Ord. Z-8-24, 6-3-2024; Ord. Z-12-24, 6-17-2024)