A form-based code is established for the core area of the village, which is divided into the following districts.
(A) LS - Lakeshore District. The Lakeshore District is intended to provide a primarily residential setting along the lake while protecting waterfront and lake resources and preserving the historic character of the neighborhood.
(B) CM - Church/Maple Street District. The Church/Maple Street District is intended to provide a quiet, single-family residential setting while preserving the historic character of the neighborhood.
(C) MA - Michigan Avenue District. The Michigan Avenue District is intended to provide a mixed- use district that is primarily residential in character but allows other compatible uses. The intent of this district is to preserve the historic character and sense of arrival as a person travels into the village. To achieve this, the regulations encourage maintaining the grand scale of larger buildings and lots along Michigan Avenue. It is also the intent of this district to calm traffic traveling through the village.
(D) WS - Water Street District. The Water Street District is intended to be a transitional district on the edge of downtown that is primarily residential, but also allows for infill development that would help support the downtown.
(E) GC - General Commercial District. The General Commercial District is intended for commercial uses that provide convenience goods and services for residents of the village and the surrounding area. It is further the intent of this district that sites develop or redevelop in a manner that is consistent with the goal to maintain the historic character and enhance the walkability of the village.
(F) USG - Union Street Gateway District. The Union Street Gateway District is intended to provide a node of activity centered at the intersection of Union Street and Michigan Avenue. The intent of this district is to create a gateway district around the key Michigan Avenue/Union Street crossroad that is compatible with the surrounding residential character.
(G) CBD - Central Business District. The Central Business District is intended to protect the historic, small town character of the downtown and enhance the traditional, pedestrian-oriented environment of the village. The district provides for a mixture of retail stores, offices, entertainment, public spaces, residential uses and related activities that are mutually supporting and serve the needs of the community. The intent of this district is to encourage a lively social environment and economically viable downtown with a wide variety of uses in a pedestrian-oriented, unified setting with shared parking.
(H) LI - Light Industrial. The Light Industrial District is intended to permit low-impact manufacturing uses and certain heavy commercial uses that provide services to the community. Because of the small size of this district and the close proximity of other uses, this district is intended to redevelop with a mixture of uses that will be compatible with other uses as opposed to heavier, high-impact industrial uses.
(Ord. passed 5-20-2009, § 4.3.2; Ord. passed 7-17-2018)