A. Applicability: The following standards shall apply to all nonresidential land uses when there are applications for building permits, rezoning, special use permits and planned developments unless otherwise approved by the village board.
B. Standards Of Development:
1. Setback, Bulk And Sign Regulations: Principal and accessory buildings and structures shall comply with yard and setback requirements; floor area and height limitations; and sign regulations, applicable to the district in which the use is located.
2. Vehicular Access:
a. Points of vehicular ingress and egress to the site shall be limited to maximize the safety and operational efficiency of Winfield's major and collector roadways.
b. The location, number and design of access drives shall be reviewed by the engineer for the village, and coordinated with adjacent uses and properties, to provide for safe and efficient movement of vehicles. Where possible, cross easements between properties shall be provided, to minimize the number of drives required on adjacent public streets.
3. Pedestrian Access:
a. Sidewalks, not less than five feet (5') wide, shall be provided along streets and access drives to provide safe pedestrian access to and from Winfield's business and industrial districts.
b. Where parking is proposed to be located perpendicular to an adjacent sidewalk, walks shall be increased to a minimum of six and one-half feet (61/2') in width.
4. Off Street Parking And Loading:
a. Parking and loading spaces and drive aisles shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9 of this title.
b. Plans shall demonstrate compliance with the Illinois accessibility code and Americans with disabilities act, as may be amended from time to time.
5. Screening: Where a nonresidential use abuts, or is across the street from a residential or institutional use, screening shall be provided in accordance with the following:
a. A landscaped berm, fence, wall or combination thereof shall be installed to provide year round screening. Placement of the landscape screen shall not impair the safety of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
b. Where off street parking is visible from a public right of way, screening shall be at least three feet (3') high upon installation, as measured from the surface elevation of the closest parking surface.
c. Where off street parking or loading abuts a residential or institutional use, screening shall be not less than five feet (5') high upon installation.
d. Landscape plantings shall be kept alive and in good condition, or replaced. Any property owner that does not maintain required screening in accordance with approved plans shall be subject to fines as described within section 10-11-8 of this title.
e. Screening shall be incorporated into a landscape plan prepared for the project, shall require review and recommendation of approval by the village board and shall be in compliance with the provisions of this title, including, but not limited to, those within chapter 9 of this title.
6. Landscaping: A landscape plan, prepared by a licensed landscape architect, shall be submitted for all projects involving sites in excess of one acre or a new structure in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet. The plan shall be subject to review and approval by the village board.
a. All areas of the site, which are not paved, shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or flowers to:
(1) Slow surface water runoff.
(2) Restrict blowing trash and litter.
(3) Deter improper access or site use by the public.
(4) Improve the visual quality of the site.
b. The landscape plan shall include identification of species, size and location of plant materials and all other landscape treatments including, but not limited to:
(1) Berms.
(2) Fences.
(3) Ground covers.
(4) Ornamental or accent lighting.
(5) Paving materials.
(6) Limits of seed and/or sod.
c. Trees and shrubs shall be keyed into a plant list.
d. Upon installation, trees shall not be less than the following sizes:
(1) Shade: Three inch (3") caliper, minimum, as measured twelve inches (12") above grade.
(2) Evergreen: Six feet (6') tall, minimum.
(3) Ornamental:
(A) Single stem: Two and one-half inches (21/2") caliper, minimum, as measured twelve inches (12") above grade.
(B) Multistem: Six feet (6') tall minimum.
e. All plant materials shall be kept alive and in good condition or shall be replaced.
f. Provision shall be made for perimeter landscaping through the use of plant materials, unless otherwise recommended by the plan commission and approved by the village board. Such screening shall include:
(1) The first thirty feet (30') of a front yard. Parking and parallel drive aisles shall not be permitted in this minimum thirty feet (30').
(2) A minimum ten foot (10') wide perimeter yard around the side and rear property lines, where a business or industrial use abuts another business or industrial use.
(3) A minimum twenty five foot (25') wide perimeter yard around the side and rear property lines, where a business or industrial use abuts a residential or institutional use.
(4) Shade and/or evergreen trees shall be installed in these yards, at a ratio of not less than one tree for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter yard. Trees may be informally clustered or grouped, rather than equally spaced.
7. Lighting:
a. Exterior lighting proposed for use on the site shall be planned, erected and maintained so that light is confined to the property, and does not cause direct glare or light spillage on adjacent properties or public rights of way.
b. A point by point photometric plan shall be submitted for parking lots containing more than forty (40) spaces that demonstrates:
(1) Average maintained illumination between one and three (3) foot-candles.
(2) Not more than 0.5 foot-candle beyond property lines except within thirty feet (30') of entrances/exits.
c. Light fixtures shall be designed to aesthetically relate to the character of the development.
d. Plans for parking lot, security, landscape and other building accent lighting shall be subject to review and approval by the village.
8. Mechanical Equipment: All roof mounted mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, heating, ventilating and air conditioning units (HVAC) shall be fully screened from public view on all sides of the building:
a. Screening shall be accomplished by the roof structure or parapet walls, unless otherwise recommended by the plan commission and approved by the village board.
b. Screening shall be designed to blend with, and complement the architecture of the building.
c. The height of the parapet walls, roof structure, or other approved method of screening shall equal the height of the tallest rooftop unit installed on the building.
9. Utility Meters/Transformers:
a. Wall mounted utility meters and ground supported transformers shall be painted to match the building.
b. If visible to the public, meters and transformers shall be screened by landscaping which, upon installation, shall equal the height of the tallest meter or transformer.
10. Trash Enclosure:
a. Trash receptacles shall be enclosed by masonry walls or quality wood fencing, designed to match the building.
b. Enclosures shall be constructed to be equal to or taller than the height of the tallest bin proposed for use.
c. Trash enclosures shall be provided with gates to contain blowing trash, and a concrete pad and approach apron.
11. Outdoor Storage:
a. All business, services, storage, merchandise display and processing shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, with the exception of:
(1) Off street parking and loading areas.
(2) Open sales lots.
(3) Outdoor sales of products for automobile service stations, provided they are related to servicing motor vehicles.
b. All outdoor storage facilities for accessory uses and products shall be enclosed by a fence, wall or plant materials adequate to conceal such facilities from adjacent properties and public rights of way. (Ord. 2010-04-07, 4-1-2010)