The following regulations apply to all business districts within the village, and each use must comply with them:
A. Minimum Lot Area, Two Or More Uses On A Lot: Wherever two (2) or more permitted uses or special uses, each requiring a minimum lot area, are located in the same building or on the same lot, the required minimum lot area shall be the sum of the areas required for each use individually. When one or more uses has a required minimum lot area and is located on a lot with a use which does not have a minimum required lot area, the total lot area shall equal the sum of the required lot areas, plus an additional area equivalent to the average minimum lot area devoted to the use which does not have a required minimum lot area. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this section to the contrary, uses contained within shopping centers, office buildings and multi-tenant office/warehouse buildings shall be considered exempt from this requirement. (1976 Code §22-11-1)
B. Types Of Businesses; Businesses To Be Enclosed: All business establishments shall be retail trade or service establishments dealing directly with consumers, and all goods produced on the lot shall be sold on the lot where produced, and all business, service, storage, merchandise, display and, where permitted, repair and processing, shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building except as otherwise permitted in the district regulations or as permitted by any ordinance granting or amending any special use permit for a planned unit development.
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this section to the contrary, special outdoor sales or promotions may be conducted on specific dates and at specific locations when approved by the village administrator. Application to conduct a special outdoor sale or promotion shall be made to the village and shall contain such information as may be required from time to time by the village board. The special outdoor sales or promotions provided for by this subsection may not be granted with respect to any business establishment more than three (3) times during any twelve (12) consecutive month period. (1976 Code §22-11-1)
C. Outdoor Display And Sales: Outdoor display and sale of merchandise, including all vending machines licensed under title 3 of this code, shall be permitted in all business districts for gas stations, warehouse retailers, hardware and home improvements stores, pharmacies, and grocery stores over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, provided they meet the following standards:
1. Merchandise may not be displayed in any parking stalls, loading berths, drive aisles, landscape areas, required building setbacks, etc. All merchandise must be displayed on an impervious surface. If merchandise is displayed on pedestrian walkways, a minimum of five feet (5') in width must be maintained free and clear except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this section.
2. The outdoor display shall be restricted to private property and no display shall be permitted on public property.
3. The outdoor display shall not exceed eight feet (8') in height.
4. The square footage of the area in which outdoor display occurs may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total gross square footage of the principal structure up to a maximum of five hundred (500) square feet, whichever is less.
5. For gas stations: In addition to the standards outlined in this section, outdoor display and sales may only occur immediately adjacent to the principal structure and underneath the fuel pump canopy.
D. Sidewalks: A private sidewalk of not less than five feet (5') in width shall be provided connecting a primary entrance of the principal building to a public sidewalk or bike path located in the public right of way adjoining the lot on which the building is located. Said public sidewalk or bike path shall be located in the parkway adjacent to the lot on which the principal building is located. In the event there is no public sidewalk or bike path in the parkway adjacent to the lot on which the principal building is located, no such private sidewalk shall be required.
E. Outdoor Seasonal Landscape Storage, Display, And Sales - Grocery Stores: For grocery stores greater than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in gross floor area, outdoor storage, display, and sales of seasonal landscaping and plant products shall be permitted as follows:
1. The outdoor storage, display and sales shall be limited to seasonal plants, landscape materials, and bags of soil, mulch, fertilizer, and stone.
2. The outdoor storage, display, and sales shall only be permitted from April 1 through August 31.
3. The outdoor storage, display, and sales shall be permitted on the sidewalk directly in front of the store provided that a minimum five foot (5') sidewalk width shall remain unobstructed for pedestrian passing, and further provided that the view of automobile traffic is not impaired.
4. A temporary tent may be permitted on paved parking areas to store, display, and sell such materials on site provided the site can continue to meet minimum parking requirements and drive aisle width once the tent is erected, as specified in chapter 10 of this title, and provided that traffic circulation is not impaired.
5. Application to conduct outdoor storage, display, and sales shall be made to the village and shall indicate the location and duration of the storage, display, and sales and shall contain such information as may be required from time to time by the village board.
F. Cannabis Dispensaries: Cannabis dispensaries listed herein are subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Cannabis Dispensaries, their "principal officers," as defined and referred to in the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1, et seq.), as amended, and the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (410 ILCS 130/1, et seq.), as amended, their agents and their employees shall strictly comply with all laws, regulations, ordinances and directives of the State and the Village, including, but not limited to, licensing requirements, registration requirements, operations requirements, zoning approvals, special use conditions and zoning requirements.
2. No Cannabis Dispensary may operate in the Village of Woodridge without first receiving all the approvals required for the operation if the cannabis business establishment, including, but not limited to, from the Village, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Proof of receipt of all required approvals must be provided to the Zoning Officer prior to operation of a Cannabis Dispensary.
3. Any part of a building (also known as a tenant space) that is occupied by a Cannabis Dispensary shall be at least one thousand feet (1,000') from the perimeter lot line of any property within the corporate limits of the Village of Woodridge that is used for a school serving students in any grade level between kindergarten and twelfth grade.
4. Any part of a building (also known as a tenant space) that is occupied by a Cannabis Dispensary shall be at least one hundred feet (100') from the perimeter lot line of any property within the corporate limits of the Village of Woodridge that is zoned for or used as a dwelling.
5. There shall be a maximum of two (2) Cannabis Dispensaries within the corporate limits of the Village of Woodridge. (Ord. 2000-04, 2-10-2000; amd. Ord. 2001-02, 1-25-2001; Ord. 2003-17, 4-24-2003; Ord. 2007-16, 4-5-2007; Ord. 2011-21, 5-12-2011; Ord. 2022-41, 7-21-2022)