A. Intent: The intent of the M district is to provide an area in which manufacturing enterprises can operate in a clean and safe manner consistent with the purpose of this title.
B. Permitted Uses: The only uses permitted in an M district are:
Agricultural services uses.
Bulk materials storage.
Manufacturing, industrial and processing uses.
Solar energy systems, building-mounted.
Veterinary hospitals.
Any uses permitted in the B and/or O districts, including, but not limited to, structures which are more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area on the ground floor, which structures, when located in the M district shall not require a special use unless otherwise specifically required by this section.
All uses which are not expressly permitted are prohibited, except uses which are permitted by special permit which shall be prohibited unless expressly authorized by a specific special use permit approved by the board of trustees.
C. Special Uses: The following special uses are allowed in an M district only if approved by the board of trustees:
Adult entertainment cabaret.
Adult mini-motion picture theater.
Adult motion picture theater.
Adult stores.
Animal uses (nonveterinary), provided, however, that if any portion of such animal use(s) are conducted, in whole or in part, out of doors, said outdoor use(s) shall be conducted only in an area which is not located in any front yard, which is within a fully enclosed, fenced area, the fencing for which area shall be at least five feet (5') in height and shall fully comply with section 8-3-8 of this title.
Indoor recreation.
Massage parlor.
Massage school.
Medical cannabis cultivation center.
Medical cannabis dispensing organization.
Planned unit development.
Schools, including playgrounds and athletic fields.
Senior citizen housing planned development.
Shelters, terminals, parking areas and service buildings for school bus transportation.
Small wind energy systems, whether ground-mounted or building-mounted.
Solar energy systems, ground-mounted.
Special uses permitted in the B district.
Utility and public service uses, including:
Electric substations.
Fire and police stations.
Municipal facilities.
Sanitary sewage treatment facilities.
Water filtration plants, pumping stations and reservoirs.
Vehicle dealer, vehicle service station, vehicle repair service and garage, and vehicle wash.
D. Prohibited Uses: The following are prohibited in an M district:
Acid manufacture.
Arsenals.
Concrete and/or asphalt batch plants.
Crematories.
Dumping or reduction of garbage, dead animals, offal or refuse.
Fireworks or explosive manufacture or storage.
Geothermal energy systems.
Gutta perchas manufacture or treatment.
Large wind energy systems.
No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials or products which decompose by detonation shall be permitted. Such materials shall include, but not be limited to, all primary explosives such as lead azide, lead styphnate and tetracene; all high explosives such as TNT, RDX, HMX, OETN and picric acid; propellants and components thereof such as nitrocellulose, black powder, boron hydrides, hydrazine and its derivatives; pyrotechnics and fireworks such as magnesium powder, potassium chlorate and potassium nitrate; blasting explosives such as dynamite and nitroglycerin; unstable compounds such as acetylides, tetrazoles, perchloric acid, perchlorates, chlorates, hydrogen peroxide in concentrations greater than thirty five percent (35%); nuclear fuels, fissionable materials and products and reactor elements such as uranium 235 and plutonium 239; and radioactive materials having a whole body radiation of more than seven (7) mR per hour or more than a total of five (5) R per year at the radiation source.
Ore reduction.
Petroleum processing or refining.
Saltworks.
Smelters.
Tar distillation or manufacture.
E. Location Of And Restrictions On Certain Activities:
1. Enclosed Building Or Screening Required:
a. All storage or activities involving the manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, repairing, storing, cleaning, servicing and testing of materials, products and goods shall be within completely enclosed buildings, or may be out of doors, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Such open storage or other outdoor activities shall be permitted only if completely screened by a solid fence of eight feet (8') in height and said fence shall comply with section 8-3-8 of this title; and
(2) There shall be no open storage or other outdoor activities permitted at a height greater than that of the enclosing wall or fence, and there shall be no open storage or other outdoor activities permitted within any front yard, side yard, or rear yard as provided herein.
2. Location Of And Other Restrictions Relative To Medical Cannabis Uses:
a. Medical Cannabis Cultivation Centers:
(1) Medical cannabis cultivation centers located within the village shall be and are required to be established, operated, and maintained in full compliance with the compassionate use act and all other applicable village ordinances and Illinois statutes.
(2) Medical cannabis cultivation centers shall not be located within a specified distance of preexisting public or private preschools, elementary schools, secondary schools, daycare centers, home daycare, group daycare homes or part day childcare facilities as and to the extent provided by the compassionate use act and all other applicable Illinois statutes.
(3) Medical cannabis cultivation centers shall not be located in any building containing, in whole or in part, residential uses and/or any building which is zoned for residential uses.
(4) Drive-through facilities accessory to such medical cannabis cultivation centers shall not be permitted.
(5) Outdoor, window, and/or on site media displays of merchandise and/or products related to a medical cannabis cultivation center shall not be permitted.
(6) All operations of a medical cannabis cultivation center must be fully enclosed within a locked building.
(7) A medical cannabis cultivation center shall not be located in any other zoning district than the M district, and such a use shall be located in the M district only pursuant to a special use.
b. Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organizations:
(1) Medical cannabis dispensing organizations located within the village shall be and are required to be established, operated, and maintained in full compliance with the compassionate use act and all other applicable village ordinances and Illinois statutes.
(2) Medical cannabis dispensing organizations shall not be located within a specified distance of preexisting public or private preschools, elementary schools, secondary schools, daycare centers, home daycare, group daycare homes or part day childcare facilities as and to the extent provided by the compassionate use act and all other applicable Illinois statutes.
(3) Medical cannabis dispensing organizations shall not be located in any building containing, in whole or in part, residential uses and/or in any building which is zoned for residential uses.
(4) Drive-through facilities accessory to such medical cannabis dispensing organizations shall not be permitted.
(5) Outdoor, window, and/or on site media displays of merchandise and/or products related to a medical cannabis dispensing organization shall not be permitted.
(6) All exterior signage associated with a medical cannabis dispensing organization shall be in compliance with the sign regulations as established in chapter 9 of this title. In addition, no exterior signage, including window treatments over eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (81/2" x 11") in size, shall use the word "marijuana", "cannabis", or any other word, phrase, or symbol commonly understood to refer to marijuana or cannabis.
(7) A medical cannabis dispensing organization shall not be located in any other zoning district other than the M zoning district, and such a use shall be located in the M district only pursuant to a special use.
F. Off Street Loading And Parking: Off street parking and loading areas must be provided as specified in chapter 8 of this title.
G. Lot Size: Any principal use, together with all accessory uses, shall be located on a lot having a minimum area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
H. Floor Area Ratio: The combined floor area ratio for any principal building together with all accessory buildings shall not exceed seventy five hundredths (0.75) on any lot within the M district.
I. Building Size: The minimum ground floor area under roof for buildings in an M district shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet.
J. Height Of Buildings And Other Structures: The height of any building or other structure shall not exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories above a basement story or thirty five feet (35'), whichever is lower.
K. Yards:
1. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard setback having a minimum depth of thirty feet (30') wherein there shall be no building, fencing, or other structure(s), nor any parking, or storage permitted. Front yard setbacks shall be provided for each side of a corner or through lot bordering on a public or private roadway.
2. Side Yard: On each side of a lot there shall be a side yard setback having a minimum depth of ten feet (10') wherein there shall be no building or other structure(s), nor shall any parking, driveway or storage be permitted, except that fencing and berms shall be permitted only in compliance with section 8-3-8-2 of this title, provided, however, that the side yard setback adjoining a street or a residential zoning district shall be not less than thirty feet (30').
3. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard setback having a minimum depth of twenty feet (20') wherein there shall be no building or other structure(s), nor shall any parking, driveway or storage be permitted, except that fencing and berms shall be permitted only in compliance with section 8-3-8-2 of this title.
(Ord. 2011-O-24, 11-1-2011; amd. Ord. 2014-O-03, 2-4-2014; Ord. 2023-O-04, 2-15-2023)