A. A special use may be granted for a social service center when listed as a special use in the applicable district regulations. A "social service center" means a nonresidential facility in which social, cultural, athletic and educational and similar community based services (as opposed to home based services) are provided by the trained staff of a private membership organization to members who are persons with developmental disabilities, which disabilities are expected to continue indefinitely, constitute a substantial handicap and are primarily attributable to intellectual disability or other condition which results in similar impairment. A social service center shall not be operated for the purpose of providing alcohol or substance abuse treatment services or rehabilitation services to juvenile delinquents or persons convicted of criminal offenses or confined under the terms of any parole order. A social service center shall not be operated to provide services to persons who are determined to have "severe autism", "severe mental illness" involving mental disorders other than mental retardation or "severe or profound mental retardation", as such terms are defined in the home-based support services law for mentally disabled adults, 405 Illinois Compiled Statutes 80/2-1 et seq., and the family assistance law for mentally disabled children, 405 Illinois Compiled Statutes 80/3-1 et seq. Before granting a special use for a social service center, the board of trustees shall find that the proposed development satisfies the criteria set forth below: (Ord. 98-12-41, 12-15-1998; amd. Ord. 15-02-04, 2-3-2015)
1. The site has frontage on, and is accessed from, one of the following major roads: Lake Cook Road, Milwaukee Avenue, or the portion of Saunders Road which is south of Deerfield Road.
2. The site area for the social service center is at least three and one-half (31/2) acres. The site is to be consolidated as a single lot of record under the village's subdivision control ordinance. The orientation of the buildings on the site minimize the visual impact on any adjacent residential areas. All building setbacks, at a minimum, must conform to the requirements of the R-1 42,000 square feet single-family residential district.
3. For purposes of this section, the terms "floor area ratio" or "FAR" and "impervious surface ratio" or "ISR" shall have the same meaning as given in subsection 9-5C-3C of this title; and the term "building height" shall have the same meaning as given in section 9-2-3 of this title. The FAR, ISR and building height restrictions applicable to a special use for a social service center are:
FAR | 0.14 |
ISR | 0.31 |
Building height | 35 feet |
4. The natural topographic and landscape features of the site are preserved and incorporated into the development, wherever possible.
5. Landscaped buffers with shrubs and trees are provided around the perimeter of the property, preferably exhibiting continuity throughout the development, to provide a high level of screening and minimize the visual impact on any adjacent properties, particularly residential areas.
6. Stormwater detention facilities are designed as a visual amenity for the project, wherever possible.
7. The building facade design minimizes the total building bulk, and the exterior elevations of the buildings require the use of higher grade finishes, primarily masonry, granite, marble or stone walls, and pitched or mansard roofs where feasible and demonstrate an architecturally harmonious development throughout the entire site which harmonizes well with any adjacent residential areas. No vinyl siding shall be permitted. (Ord. 98-12-41, 12-15-1998)
8. If located in or adjoining a residential district, lighting standards on the property shall conform to the requirements of the residential outdoor lighting ordinance (title 5, chapter 6 of this code). (Ord. 15-02-04, 2-3-2015)
9. Perimeter fencing and pedestrian access substantially conform to the recommendation of the plan commission.
B. A special use application for a social service center in the R-1 42,000 square feet single-family residential district shall be made to the plan commission, in accordance with sections 9-11-9 and 9-11-10 of this title. The application shall include a preliminary site plan containing the information required by the subdivision control ordinance. The application shall also contain any other information requested by the plan commission or the village board necessary to reasonably clarify the proposal and its impact or economic feasibility. Such information may include, but not be limited to, any of the following:
1. A traffic study by a qualified traffic engineer indicating the volume of traffic to be generated by the social service center and proposing any special engineering design features and/or traffic regulation devices needed to ensure the proper safety of traffic circulation to, through and around the site.
2. A conceptual landscaping planting plan, indicating the height, size, location, quantities and variety of plant materials.
3. An analysis of the marketability of the demand for proposed services or uses.
4. Architectural drawings, elevations and renderings depicting the design features of the development and a specifications list for materials and finishes. (Ord. 98-12-41, 12-15-1998)
In addition, the applicant for a social service center shall have the burden of showing that the proposed development complies with the definitions, regulations and standards contained in sections 10-1-5, 10-1-9, subsections 10-2-3-6H and I, sections 10-5-3, 10-5-4, 10-5-5, 10-5-6, 10-5-7, 10-5-8, 10-5-9, 10-5-12, 10-5-13, 10-5-15, 10-5-16 and 10-5-17 of this code, unless and to the extent such provisions are waived by the building officer and zoning officer. All references contained in the foregoing sections of the subdivision control ordinance to the "subdivision" shall be deemed references to the proposed social service center; references to the "subdivider" shall be deemed references to the applicant for the special use. For a social service center located in the R-1 42,000 square feet single-family residential district, the board of trustees may modify: 1) the standards otherwise required in such district for off street parking and loading, buildings per lot, natural areas and landscaping, access, permitted signage, accessory buildings, and building and parking setbacks, and 2) the FAR and ISR standards set forth in subsection A3 of this section. Such modifications, if approved in the ordinance granting the special use for a social service center, may enhance or reduce the foregoing standards as deemed necessary by the board in order that the special use will satisfy the requirements of subsection 9-11-9D of this chapter. To the extent the regulations of the R-1 42,000 square feet single-family residential district are modified by the ordinance authorizing a special use for a social service center, the applicant shall not be required to obtain a variance from the zoning board of appeals. (Ord. 98-12-41, 12-15-1998; amd. Ord. 15-02-04, 2-3-2015)
C. The plan commission shall forward its report and recommendations to the village board of trustees. The village board, after receipt of the report and recommendations of the plan commission shall review the special use application and supporting materials and make its findings with respect to the criteria set forth in subsection A of this section. The village board may condition granting the special use upon compliance with the specific elements of "project documents" to be referenced in the ordinance approving the special use, including a final site plan, landscaping plan, stormwater management plan, elevation drawings and similar project documents and upon completion of the proposed improvements within a specified period of time. Failure to commence within that time period, unless an extension has previously been granted by the village board, shall entitle the village board to adopt an ordinance repealing the special use permit. If the village board votes to approve the special use, the village clerk shall amend the official zoning map of the village to show the approved underlying zoning district and the number of the ordinance approving the special use; after such approval, the use of land and construction, modification or alteration of any buildings or structures thereon will be governed by the controlling project documents and all applicable village ordinances not specifically waived in the ordinance approving the special use. (Ord. 98-12-41, 12-15-1998)