A. Senior housing in the R-6 district, subject to the following additional standards:
1. Community Need: No special use permit for senior housing shall be granted except on evidence satisfactory to the board of trustees that there is, and will for the foreseeable future continue to be, a ready market demand among current area residents for all of the dwelling units in the senior housing development.
2. Location: Every senior housing development shall be located in an area of the village that is conducive to the special needs of senior citizens. This typically will require a location with convenient access to public transportation, retail stores, and medical services.
3. Facilities And Staff: Every senior housing development shall provide such on site facilities and staff as may be necessary and appropriate to satisfy the social, cultural, recreational, and, when appropriate, medical needs of its residents, including walkways, ramps, benches, special lighting, and the like. The name and telephone number of at least one person having direct responsibility for the operation of the development shall be kept on file with the village manager and shall be listed in the Lake Zurich telephone directory under the name of the development.
4. Required Approvals: No senior housing development shall be established without the prior licensing, certification, or other approval of every public agency charged with the regulation or supervision of any facet of the activity of the proposed facility. Every application for a special use permit for a senior housing development shall set forth each agency that must approve the establishment or operation of the facility and shall be accompanied by a formal acknowledgement of approval from each such agency; provided, however, that in the event any such approval has been delayed, the application shall set forth the status of each such application and shall state any facts known to the applicant that might have contributed to the delay of any required approval that has not been obtained as of the time of the filing of the application for a special use permit.
5. Financial Stability: No special use permit for a senior housing development shall be granted unless the applicant therefor shall establish, to the satisfaction of the board of trustees, that there exists a reasonably certain source of continuous and sufficient funds to provide for the operation and maintenance of such facility in accordance with the representations of the application and the various standards applicable to such facility by reason of this zoning code and other laws and regulations.
6. Fire Protection: Every senior housing development shall be equipped with a fire suppression system, a fire protection signaling system, and an automatic fire detection system in accordance with the requirements of the Lake Zurich municipal code.
B. Nursing and personal care facilities in the R-6 district, subject to the following additional standards:
1. Supervision: Every nursing or personal care facility shall provide qualified and experienced supervisory personnel in sufficient numbers, and during sufficient and appropriate hours of the day, to meet all standards of any agency responsible for the licensing or regulation of the nursing or personal care facility and such additional services as may be required by the board of trustees. The special use permit shall specifically establish minimum standards for supervision. The name and telephone number of at least one person having direct responsibility for the operation of the facility shall be kept on file with the village manager and shall be listed in the Lake Zurich telephone directory under the name of the facility.
2. Availability Of Facilities: Every nursing and personal care facility shall be provided with, or have ready access to, facilities and services necessary and appropriate to the needs of its residents for active and passive recreation; medical care; educational, cultural, and religious activities; consumer goods and services; and public transportation.
3. Required Approvals: No nursing or personal care facility shall be established without the prior licensing, certification, or other approval of every public agency charged with the regulation or supervision of any facet of the activity of the proposed facility. Every application for a special use permit for a nursing or personal care facility shall set forth each agency that must approve the establishment or operation of the facility and shall be accompanied by a formal acknowledgement of approval from each such agency; provided, however, that in the event any such approval has been delayed, the application shall set forth the status of each such application and shall state any facts known to the applicant that might have contributed to the delay of any required approval that has not been obtained as of the time of the filing of the application for a special use permit.
4. Financial Stability: No special use permit for a nursing or personal care facility shall be granted unless the applicant therefor shall establish, to the satisfaction of the board of trustees, that there exists a reasonably certain source of continuous and sufficient funds to provide for the operation and maintenance of such facility in accordance with the representations of the application and the various standards applicable to such facility by reason of this zoning code and other laws and regulations.
5. Fire Protection: Every nursing or personal care facility shall be equipped with a fire suppression system, a fire protection signaling system, and an automatic fire detection system in accordance with the requirements of the Lake Zurich municipal code.
C. Transitional service facilities for up to six (6) transitional service facility residents in the R-6 district, subject to the following additional standards:
1. Supervision: Every transitional service facility shall provide qualified and experienced supervisory personnel, in sufficient numbers and during sufficient and appropriate hours of the day and night, to meet all standards of any agency responsible for the licensing or regulation of the transitional service facility and such additional services as may be required by the board of trustees. The special use permit shall specifically establish minimum standards for supervision. The name and telephone number of at least one person having direct responsibility for the operation of the facility shall be kept on file with the village manager.
2. Concentration: No transitional service facility shall be located within one-fourth (1/4) mile of any other existing transitional service facility, whether or not such existing facility is located within the village.
3. Structure Type: Every transitional service facility shall be located in a dwelling of the type permitted in the district where the facility is located. No alteration of any dwelling that would prevent its future use as a dwelling shall be permitted.
4. Availability Of Facilities: Every transitional service facility shall be provided with, or have ready access to, facilities and services necessary and appropriate to the needs of its residents for active and passive recreation; medical care; educational, cultural, and religious activities; consumer goods and services; and public transportation.
5. Required Approvals: No transitional service facility shall be established without the prior licensing, certification, or other approval of every public agency charged with the regulation or supervision of any facet of the activity of the proposed facility. Every application for a special use permit for a transitional service facility shall set forth each agency that must approve the establishment or operation of the facility and shall be accompanied by a formal acknowledgement of approval from each such agency; provided, however, that in the event any such approval has been delayed, the application shall set forth the status of each such application and shall state any facts known to the applicant that might have contributed to the delay of any required approval that has not been obtained as of the time of the filing of the application for a special use permit.
6. Financial Stability: No special use permit for a transitional service facility shall be granted unless the applicant therefor shall establish, to the satisfaction of the board of trustees, that there exists a reasonably certain source of continuous and sufficient funds to provide for the operation and maintenance of such facility in accordance with the representations of the application and the various standards applicable to such facility by reason of this zoning code and other laws and regulations.
D. Public utility stations in any district, subject to the following additional standards:
1. Structure Appearance And Screening: All buildings and structures shall have exteriors which give the appearance of a structure permitted in the district where located.
2. Safety Fencing: All such uses shall be fenced where any hazard to the safety of human or animal life is present.
3. Service And Storage Prohibited: No service or storage yard or building shall be permitted except as permitted for other uses in the district.
E. Planned unit developments in any district.
F. Bed and breakfast establishments in the R-5 district, subject to the following additional standards:
1. Location Restricted: A special use permit for a bed and breakfast establishment may be granted only for property that abuts property classified in the B-2 central business district.
2. Standards: In addition to satisfying all of the standards set forth in section 9-19-3 of this title applicable to special use permits, every bed and breakfast establishment also shall meet all of the following standards:
a. Every bed and breakfast establishment shall comply with the standards set forth in sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Illinois bed and breakfast act, 50 Illinois Compiled Statutes 820/4, 820/5, and 820/6.
b. Every bed and breakfast establishment shall comply with the regulations of the Lake County health department.
c. Every bed and breakfast establishment shall maintain certification and membership in good standing with the Illinois Bed And Breakfast Association or a similar association approved by the village manager.
3. Owner Operated And Occupied Only: Every bed and breakfast establishment shall be managed and operated by its owner, which owner also shall be the owner of the property on which the establishment is located and which owner shall occupy the establishment as the owner's principal place of residence.
4. Maximum Number Of Guestrooms: The maximum number of guestrooms for rent in any bed and breakfast establishment shall be five (5).
5. Meals: No meals may be served at a bed and breakfast establishment except only breakfast, which may be served only to registered guests of the establishment.
6. Maximum Length Of Stay: The maximum continuous length of stay for any guest in a bed and breakfast establishment shall be limited to thirty (30) days.
7. Minimum Annual Days In Operation: An approved bed and breakfast establishment shall be open to the public for business and in operation not fewer than one hundred eighty (180) days in any twelve (12) month time period.
8. Signage: Notwithstanding any other code, ordinance, or regulation of the village, no signage of any kind shall be allowed for a bed and breakfast establishment except only one ground sign. The ground sign may consist of two (2) sign faces, with each sign face not exceeding six (6) square feet in area. The ground sign message shall be restricted to the name and address of the establishment and no other message. The ground sign shall be made with materials, style, and lettering appropriate to the architecture of the establishment and in compliance with applicable village sign regulations.
9. Lighting: Except as may be specifically approved by the board of trustees at the time of approval of the special use permit for the bed and breakfast establishment, no exterior lighting shall be permitted at any bed and breakfast establishment except only small accent lighting of the type and quantity that may be typically found accessory to a single-family detached dwelling. All exterior lighting shall be depicted on the site plans approved by the village.
10. Exterior Statuary, Decorations: No exterior statuary, fountains, or similar attention getting devices shall be permitted except only of the type and quantity that may be typically found accessory to a single-family detached dwelling. All such statuary, fountains, and other attention getting devices shall be depicted on the site plans approved by the village.
11. Trash Containers: Trash containers shall be located only within a fully enclosed area. All trash containers shall be depicted on the site plan approved by the village.
12. Special Events Prohibited: No special events of any kind, including, without limitation, receptions, weddings, and the like, and no meetings of religious, political, business, fraternal, governmental, civic, or social organizations, and no events for which a fee is charged or remuneration is received, shall be permitted at a bed and breakfast establishment at any time, except only events conducted for registered guests of the establishment and to which only those registered guests are invited and permitted to attend.
13. Exterior Appearance Review Required: No construction or development of a bed and breakfast establishment shall be permitted except after approval of the building permit application therefor pursuant to chapter 21 of this title.
14. Compliance With Lakefront Corridor Development Guidelines: Every bed and breakfast establishment shall comply with the Lakefront corridor development guidelines, including, without limitation, compliance with regulations pertaining to architectural design, parking, and signage.
15. Landscape And Tree Preservation Plans: No construction or development of a bed and breakfast establishment shall be permitted except after approval of a landscape plan and a tree preservation plan, which plans shall include, without limitation, depictions of the proposed screening of vehicular and pedestrian areas and of adjacent properties.
16. Compliance With Village Codes And Ordinances: Except only as specifically provided otherwise in this subsection F, every bed and breakfast establishment shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Lake Zurich municipal code and the provisions of this zoning code, including, without limitation, the provisions of section 9-9-1 of this title related to accessory uses and structures, section 9-9-2 of this title related to temporary uses, sections 9-10-1 and 9-10-2 of this title related to parking and loading. (Ord., 10-2004)