A. Purpose: The B-1, B-2 and B-3 Districts set forth herein are established to: protect the public health; promote public safety, comfort, convenience and the general welfare; and to protect the economic base of, and property values within, the Village. These general purposes include, among others, the following objectives:
1. To promote the most desirable use of land in accordance with a well considered plan so that adequate space is provided in appropriate locations for the various types of business uses, thereby protecting and strengthening the economic base of the Village.
2. To place in separate districts those businesses which may create noise, odors, hazards, unsightliness, or which may generate excessive traffic.
3. To encourage the grouping of compatible commercial uses which will tend to draw trade that is mutually interchangeable, and so promote public convenience and business prosperity and contribute to the alleviation of traffic and pedestrian congestion by encouraging the use of a common ingress and egress.
4. To promote the establishment of off street parking facilities so as to alleviate traffic congestion and so promote shopping convenience and business prosperity.
5. To promote design appearance, style and construction of structures in the commercial districts which will be essentially compatible with the residential character of the Village.
B. District Classifications: All commercial uses are contained in the following business district classifications:
B-1, Community Shopping District
B-2, General Business District
B-3, Regional Business District
C. Special Uses:
1. It is recognized that there are certain uses which, because of their unique characteristics, cannot be properly classified without consideration of the impact, in each case, of these uses upon neighboring land and the public need for the particular use at the particular location. These uses include:
a. Uses publicly operated or traditionally affected with a public interest.
b. Private uses of such an unusual nature that their operation may give rise to unique problems with respect to their impact on neighboring property.
2. The special uses listed in each district may be permitted by the adoption of a special use ordinance by the Village Board, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals. Procedures for requesting a special use permit are set forth in chapter 13 of this title.
D. Accessory Uses:
1. For the purpose of this chapter, accessory uses shall include buildings or other structures customarily incidental to, and commonly associated with a permitted or special use. These uses shall be permitted, provided they:
a. Are operated and maintained under the same ownership and are located on the same lot as the permitted or special use.
b. Do not include structures or structural features inconsistent with these uses.
2. Standards for accessory buildings and uses are described in chapter 4 of this title.
E. Performance Standards: All uses in the Commercial Districts shall comply with the performance standards in Section 11-4-24.
F. Planned Developments: A commercial planned development shall be permitted in any commercial district according to criteria and procedures set forth in chapter 11 of this title.
G. Special PUD Provisions: All commercial developments which consist of three (3) or more acres, and/or include more than one type of business use, and/or include residential uses, and/or include institutional uses, and/or propose more than one building on a zoning lot shall be processed as a commercial planned unit development. (Ord. 2002-01-15B, 1-15-2022; Ord. 2018-03-20C, 3-20-2018; Ord. 2023-0516A, 5-16-2023)
The following standards shall apply to properties hereinafter zoned, developed or redeveloped with permitted or special uses in a B-1, B-2 or B-3 District:
A. Sidewalks: Five foot (5') wide, concrete walks shall be provided in all street rights-of-way, as required by the Village Engineer.
B. Street Trees: One (1) 21/2-inch caliper shade tree shall be installed in the right-of-way per each fifty (50) linear feet of frontage, as required by the Village Engineer.
C. Building Design/Materials:
1. B-1 District: Buildings in the B-1 District shall be constructed primarily of brick, stone, wood or stucco. Aluminum or vinyl siding shall not be allowed.
2. B-2 And B-3 Districts: Buildings in the B-2 or B-3 District shall be constructed primarily of masonry, wood, brick, stone, EIFS, or decorative concrete block (excluding plain concrete block), architectural steel and glass, or precast panels. Aluminum or vinyl siding shall not be allowed as a primary building material.
D. Roof Mounted Mechanical Equipment:
1. Screening of all heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment shall be provided on all sides of the building that are exposed to public view.
2. Roof screens and/or parapet wall screens shall be allowed in these districts, provided they are designed to blend with the architectural style, materials and color of the building. The height of the approved screening shall be equal to the height of the tallest rooftop unit installed on the building.
3. Flues, goosenecks or other equipment that is mounted on the roof shall also be screened when heights exceed four feet (4').
E. Tree Preservation/Mitigation: The intent of this provision is to mitigate the loss of healthy, mature trees in the Village, by requiring replacement trees:
1. Existing trees, six inches (6") in diameter or greater, as measured at breast height (dbh), shall be preserved, when possible, according to a tree preservation plan prepared by the developer with input from the zoning official or designee. The tree preservation plan shall show:
a. Protective fencing planned to be installed around the critical root zone of those trees identified for preservation, on both grading and landscape plans.
b. Trees that will have their roots pruned by a certified arborist, to avoid tearing and other damage during construction.
c. Locations where limestone and other materials that might negatively affect trees planned to be preserved will be stored on the property.
2. Where it is determined that trees six inches (6") dbh or greater must be removed to allow for proposed development, tree replacement will be required:
a. Not less than one (1) 3-inch caliper tree shall be required for each six inches (6") of tree proposed to be removed, as measured at breast height. However, in no instance shall more than three (3) 3-inch caliper replacement trees be required for any tree removed.
b. Unless otherwise determined by Village Board or zoning official, replacement trees shall be required in addition to any other landscaping that may be required by this title, except landscape screening.
c. The number of trees that an individual property can support, according to good forestry practices, shall determine the number of replacement trees that will be required on an individual lot.
F. Waste Materials: No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such a form that they might be transferred off the property by natural causes or forces, such as water, wind or snow. (Ord. 2002-01-15B, 1-15-2002; Ord. 2018-03-20C, 3-20-2018)
Drawings (number of sets to be determined by the Village) that include the information set forth below are required for processing permitted uses in the B-1, B-2 and B-3 Business Districts. Chapter 13 of this title includes requirement for processing map amendments (rezoning), special uses and planned developments.
A. Site information, including:
1. Name and address of the owner, applicant, planner, architect, engineer, and landscape architect.
2. Date, scale and north arrow.
3. Total acreage of the site.
4. Title by which the property or project is to be referred.
5. Proof of ownership.
B. A copy of a survey, prepared by a registered land surveyor, including a legal description of the subject property.
C. Existing zoning of the subject property.
D. Existing zoning of adjacent parcels.
E. Adjacent development, including buildings, drives, fences, walls, parking lots, etc., within a minimum of one hundred feet (100') of the subject property.
F. Location and size of all buildings and structures, both existing and proposed.
G. Ground elevations of the property, both existing and proposed.
H. Locations of floodplain, floodway, wetlands and existing vegetation.
I. Soil analysis, if required by the Village Engineer.
J. Existing and proposed building setbacks from street rights-of- way and all property lines.
K. Yards and spaces between all structures, existing and proposed.
L. Location and dimensions of all fences and walls, existing and proposed.
M. A landscape plan, prepared by a qualified landscape architect, which includes spot elevations, or is superimposed on a halftoned grading plan to show the relationship between proposed plantings and final grades.
N. Identification of vehicular, pedestrian and service access, including:
1. Distance from the driveway opening at the curb to the prolongation of the property line of the nearest intersecting street.
2. Width of proposed access drives and drive aisles.
3. Identification and location of:
a. Curb lines.
b. Property lines.
c. Sidewalks.
d. Existing driveways, if any.
e. Parking regulations and signs.
f. Traffic signals.
g. Utility poles.
h. Light standards.
i. Fire hydrants.
O. Off street parking and loading facilities, including the number of spaces and dimensions of spaces, drive aisles and loading zones.
P. Elevations of the proposed structure or addition, including:
1. Height, length and width.
2. Proposed materials and colors for all elements of the building.
3. Cross sections showing the relationships between all roof mounted mechanical equipment and the top of the screen wall.
4. Location of utility meters and ground supported transformers, and proposed method of screening these elements when visible to the public.
Q. Photometric plan, superimposed on the site plan, showing:
1. Point by point foot-candle intensities, extended to all property lines.
2. Locations of light standards.
3. Average maintained foot-candle intensities.
4. Method of illumination.
5. Catalog cuts and specifications for light standards and luminaries.
R. Outdoor storage areas, if any, and proposed method of screening of these areas from public view.
S. Waste disposal facilities, including trash bins, compactors, etc., and provision for screening these elements from public view.
T. Preliminary engineering, drainage, and grading plans, if required by the Village Engineer. Final engineering plans shall, however, be approved by the Village Engineer prior to the issuance of a building permit. (Ord. 2002-01-15B, 1-15-2002)
Loading...