ARTICLE V

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

5-101 PURPOSES

Four zoning districts are provided for commercial uses. When taken together, these districts are intended to permit development of property for the full range of commercial uses needed to serve the citizens of La Grange and surrounding areas in a suburban setting.

Specifically, the C-1 Central Commercial District is intended to provide for the development and maintenance of a concentrated, pedestrian-oriented commercial shopping center, with special provisions protecting, in the core of that district, the retail environment at street level.

The C-2 Limited Service Commercial District is intended to provide areas in the Burlington-Hillgrove commercial corridor for existing commercial uses. This district is designed to encourage both the retention of existing businesses and the redevelopment of new uses compatible with nearby residential uses.

The C-3 General Service Commercial District is intended to provide areas for the development of service, commercial, and retail uses requiring direct vehicular access.

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5-102 PERMITTED USES

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

A. Construction, Special Trade Contractors

1. Plumbing, Heating, and

Air-Conditioning Contractors

and Showrooms (171) - P P P

2. Painting & Paper Hanging Contractors

& Showrooms (172) - P P P

3. Electrical Work Contractors (173),

but not highway lighting and elec-

trical signal construction - P P P

4. Terrazzo, Tile, Marble, and Mosaic

Work Contractors (1743) - P P P

5. Carpentry and Floor Work

Contractors (175) - - P -

6. Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal

Work Contractors (176) - - P -

7. Glass and Glazing Work Contractors

and Showrooms (1793) - P P P

8. Special Trade Contractors not

elsewhere classified (1799) - - P -

B. Printing, Publishing, and Allied

Industries

1. Commercial Printing (275) P - P -

C. Retail Trade

1. Stationery and Office Supply

Stores (5112) P P P -

2. Lumber and Other Building Materials

Dealers (521) when conducted wholly

within a building - P P -

3. Paint, Glass, and Wallpaper

Stores (523) P P P P

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

4. Hardware Stores (525) P P P P

5. Retail Nurseries, Lawn, and

Garden Supply Stores (526) - P P -

6. Department Stores (531) P P P P

7. Variety Stores (533) P P P P

8. Miscellaneous General Merchandise

Stores (539) P P P P

9. Food Stores (54) P P P P

10. New and Used Motor Vehicle

Dealers (551) - P P -

11. Retail Auto and Home Supply

Stores (553), but not including

service bays P P P P

12. Boat Dealers (555) - - P -

13. Apparel and Accessory Stores (56) P P P P

14. Home Furniture and Home Furnishings

Stores (571) P P P -

15. Household Appliance Stores (572) P P P P

16. Radio, Television, Consumer

Electronics, and Music Stores (573) P P P P

17. Eating Places (5812), including

carry-out but not including drive-in

establish­ments P P P P

18. Drinking Places (5813) accessory

to eating places P P P P

19. Drug Stores and Proprietary

Stores (591) P P P P

20. Used Merchandise Stores (593) P P P P

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

21. Sporting Good Stores and Bicycle

Shops (5941), but not including

the retail sale of firearms and

ammunition P P P P

22. Book Stores (5942) P P P P

23. Stationery Stores (5943) P P P P

24. Jewelry Stores (5944) P P P P

25. Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops (5945) P P P P

26. Camera and Photographic Supply

Stores (5946) P P P P

27. Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir

Shops (5947) P P P P

28. Luggage and Leather Goods

Stores (5948) P P P P

29. Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods

Stores (5949) P P P P

30. Florists (5992) P P P P

31. Tobacco Stores and Stands (5993) P P P P

32. News Dealers and Newsstands (5994) P P P P

33. Optical Goods Stores (5995) P P P P

34. Furrier Shops (including the

storage and conditioning of furs

when conducted as an incidental

part of the principal use) P P P P

35. Miscellaneous Retail Stores (5999),

but not including auction rooms,

firework sales, gravestone sales,

sales barns, or tombstone sales P P P P

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

D. Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

1. Depository and Nondepository Credit

Institutions (60-61), but not includ-

ing drive-in establishments or auto-

matic teller machines, except

automatic teller machines attached

to the principal structure on the lot P P P P

2. Security and Commodity Brokers,

Dealers, Exchanges, and Services (62) P P P -

3. Insurance Carriers, Agents, Brokers,

and Services (63-64) P* P P P

4. Real Estate Offices (65) P* P P P

5. Holding and Other Investment Offices

(67) P* P P -

E. Services

1. Veterinary Services for Animal

Specialties (0742) - - - P

2. Grooming Services for Pets (0752) - - - P

3. Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment

Services (721), but not including

dry-cleaning plants (7216) or indus-

trial launderers (7218) P P P P

4. Photographic Studios, Portrait (722) P* P P P

5. Beauty Shops (723) P P P P

6. Barber Shops (724) P P P P

7. Shoe Repair Shops (725) and Shoeshine

Parlors when accessory to such shops P P P P

8. Tax Return Preparation Services (7291) P* P P -

9. Advertising Services (731) P* P P -

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

10. Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial

Art and Photography, and Stenographic

Services (733) P* P P -

11. Services to Dwellings and Other

Buildings (734) P* P P -

12. Employment Agencies (7361) P* P P P

13. Computer Programming, Data

Processing, and Other Computer

Related Services (737) P* P P P

14. Interior Decorating (with retail

inventory on display) (7389) P P P P

15. Electrical Repair Shops (762), but

not including refrigeration and

air-conditioning service and repair

shops (7632) - P P P

16. Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repair

(763) P P P P

17. Reupholstery and Furniture

Repair (764) - P P P

18. Video Tape Rental and Sales (784) P P P P

19. Offices and Clinics of Doctors of

Medicine, Dentists, Osteopaths,

Chiropractors, Optometrists, Podia-

trists, and Other Health Practi-

tioners (801-804) P* P P P

20. Legal Services (81) P* P P P

21. Engineering, Architectural, and

Surveying Services (871) P* P P -

22. Accounting, Auditing, and

Bookkeeping Services (872) P* P P P

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

23. Management and Public Relations

Services (874) P* P P -

24. Miscellaneous Services not elsewhere

classified (89) P* P P -

F. Transportation and Utility Services

1. Office of Local and Suburban Transit

and Interurban Highway Passenger

Transportation Companies (41), but

not including terminals, stations,

vehicle yards, or garages P* - - -

2. Travel Agencies (4724) P* P P P

3. Tour Operators (4725) P* P P -

4. Airline, Bus, and Railroad Ticket

Offices (4729) P* P P -

5. Offices of Communications and

Utility Companies (48-49) P* P P -

G. Multiple Family Dwellings, but not on

the first floor of any structure in

the C-1 District P P P -

H. Personal Wireless Services Antennas

and Related Electronic Equipment and

Equipment Structures, but not on the

first floor of any structure and only

when the antenna and any necessary

antenna support structure are fully

enclosed in a structure otherwise

permitted on the zoning lot, and such

antenna, support structure, and equipment

fully comply with all standards and

requirements applicable thereto including

without limitation the standards set forth

in Section 9-106 of this Code: P - - -

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5-103 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES

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5-104 TEMPORARY USES

Temporary uses are permitted in all Commercial Dis­tricts subject to the provisions of Section 9-103 of this Code.

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5-105 SPECIAL USES

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A. Retail Trade

1. Retail Nurseries, Lawn, and Garden

Supply Stores (526) - - S S

2. Auto and Home Supply Stores (553),

with service bays - - S -

3. Gasoline Service Stations (554) - S S S

4. Live Entertainment accessory to S S S -

permitted eating places, subject

to the use limitations established

in Subsection 5-109E of this Code.

(See also Paragraph 9-103C13.1 of this

Code regarding a temporary use permit

authorizing occasional live entertainment.)

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

5. Outdoor Seating accessory to

permitted eating places S S S S

6. Drive-in Eating Places (5812) - - S S

7. Firearms and Ammunition - retail (5941) S - - -

8. Microbreweries accessory to an S S S -

eating place

9. Drive-in facility in the C-3

District accessory to a use

authorized in the C-3 District

by Section 5-102C of this Code - - S -

B. Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

1. Drive-in Depository and Nondepository

Credit Institutions (60-61) S S - S

2. Automatic Teller Machines when not

attached to the principal structure

on the lot S S S -

C. Services

1. Grooming Services for Pets (0752) - S S -

2. Dry-cleaning Plants, Except Rug

Cleaning (7216), but not including

drive-in establishments - - S -

3. Medical and Miscellaneous Equipment

Rental and Leasing (7352/7359),except

gun or shooting clubs - S S -

4. Photofinishing Laboratories (7384) - S - -

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

5. Automobile Parking Lots (752) when

intended to serve primarily the

employees, customers, or visitors

of an establishment(s) located on

the same lot, or within the same

block or any block immediately

adjacent thereto, where the

principal use is located within

the municipal boundaries of the

Village of La Grange, but not

tow-in parking lots S S S S

6. Parking Structures not otherwise

permitted (7521) S S S -

7. Automotive Repair Shops (753), but

not including tire retreading (7534) - - S -

8. Car Washes (7542) - - S S

9. Processing or Assembly of Electrical,

Electronic, Optical Equipment or

Components, Scientific and Medical

Instruments (76) - S S -

10. Motion Picture Theaters, except

drive-in establishments (7832) S - - -

11. Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls

(7911) S* - - S

12. Physical Fitness Facilities (7991) S* - - S

13. Membership Sports and Recreation

Clubs, except gun or shooting

clubs (7997) S* - - S

14. Yoga Instruction (7999) S* - - -

15. Optical, Medical, and Dental

Laboratories (807) - S S -

16. Home Health Care Services (808) - - S -

17. Correspondence, Business, Secretar-

ial, and Vocational Schools (824) S* - - S

18. Adult Day Care Services (832) - - S S

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4

19. Child Day Care Services (835) - S S S

20. Business Associations (861) S* - S -

21. Professional Membership

Organizations (862) S* - S -

22. Labor Organizations (863) S* S S -

23. Civic, Social, and Fraternal

Associations (864) S* S S -

24. Political Organizations (865) S* S S -

25. Membership Organizations not

elsewhere classified (869) S* S S -

26. Research, Development, and

Testing Services (873) - S S -

27. Business and Professional Offices

not otherwise listed S* S S S

D. Miscellaneous

1. Planned Developments S S S S

2. Multiple Family Dwellings - - - S

3. Veterinary and Grooming Services

for Pets (0742/0752) not otherwise

permitted in the C-4 District - - - S

4. Assembling (but not manufacturing

of Electronic Components and

Accessories (367), Surgical,

Medical, and Dental Instruments

and Supplies (384), Ophthalmic

Goods (385), and Photographic

Equipment and Supplies (386) - S S -

5. Landbanking of required parking,

subject to Subsection 10-101E of

this Code S S S S

* This use shall not be permitted on the first floor of any structure in that portion of the C-1 Central Business District bounded by Burlington Avenue, 6th Street, Cossitt Avenue and Ashland Avenue.

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5-106 PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

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5-107 SIGN REGULATIONS

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5-108 BUFFERS, LANDSCAPING, AND FENCE

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5-109 USE LIMITATIONS

A. Performance Standards. All activities involving the production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, or repairing of materi­als, goods, or products shall conform to the use limitations established for the I-1 Light Industrial District.

B. Noise. No use shall produce noise of such volume or pitch as to cause a nuisance in any residential district at any time or within any residential dwelling unit located in any district between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.

C. Exterior Lighting. Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any property located in any residential district.

D. Enclosed Structure. All business, service, storage, and display of goods, other than off-street parking and loading and the sale of motor vehicles fuels and related products when the same are allowed as a special use, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

E . Live Entertainment . No special use permit for live entertainment shall be granted except in accordance with all of the following conditions and limitations:

1. Conditions and Limitations Applicable to All Uses.

Application Requirements . Each application shall describe the nature of the business and its operation, including hours of operation, number of employees, menu items (if applicable), and all other significant characteristics. Each application also shall describe the anticipated impacts of the proposed special use on adjacent property and on the Village and shall provide plans and information regarding the following matters:

(1) Traffic circulation and parking; and

(2) Crowd control and security; and

(3) Sanitation; and

(4) Noise control.

(e)Time Limitations . No live entertainment shall extend or continue for more than four hours on any single calendar day, or take place between the hours of 12 a.m. and 9 a.m. on any day.

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5-110 BULK, YARD, AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS

he building height, lot, yard, setback, coverage, and floor area ratio requirements applicable in the Commercial Districts are set forth in the following table. Foot­note references appear in Subsec­tion F of this Section at the end of the table.

A. Maximum Height (1)(2)

1. Stories (whichever) 3 3 3 3

2. Feet ( is less ) 45 45 45 45

B. Minimum Lot Area and Dimensions (3)

1. Total Lot Area (square feet)

(a) Multiple Family

Uses (per unit) 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,300

(b) All Other Uses N/A N/A N/A N/A

2. Lot Width (feet)

(a) Multiple Family

Use 50 100 100 100

(b) All Other Uses N/A N/A N/A N/A

C. Minimum Yards and Setbacks (feet) (4)(5)(6)(7)

1. Front and Corner Side N/A N/A N/A N/A

2. Interior Side (8)(9) N/A N/A N/A N/A

3. Rear (9) N/A N/A N/A N/A

D. Maximum Total

Building Coverage 100% 75% 50% 50%

E. Maximum Floor Area Ratio (10) 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.0

F. Exceptions and Explanatory Notes

1. Height Limitation for Accessory Structures. No accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height measured from grade; provided, however, that flag­poles may extend to a height of 10 feet above the highest point of the roof of the principal structure and the height of any antenna with a surface area in excess of 10 square feet shall be governed by Subsection 9-101C of this Code.

2. Height Adjustments in Planned Developments. No adjustment pursuant to Section 14-508 of this Code of the maximum allowable height requirement shall increase the maximum allowable height to more than the greater of five stories or 70 feet in any commercial district.

3. Nonconforming Lots. See Section 12-105 of this Code for lot requirements with respect to nonconforming lots of record.

4. Specified Structures and Uses in Required Setbacks. The following structures and uses, except as limited below, may be located in any required yard:

(a) Statuary, arbors, trellises, and ornamental light standards having a height of 10 feet or less; and

(b) Awnings, canopies, eaves, and gutters project­ing not more than three feet into the required yard; and

(c) Bay windows and balconies projecting not more than three feet from an exterior wall for a distance not more than 1/3 of the length of such wall; provided that such projections shall come entirely within planes drawn from the main corners of the building at an interior angle of 22-1/2 E with the wall in question; and

(d) Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilas­ters, lintels, ornamental features, cornices, and the like project­ing not more than two feet from an exterior wall; and

(e) Outside stairways projecting from an exterior wall not more than three feet and having a height of four feet or less; and

(f) Flagpoles; and

(g) Terraces; and

(h) Recreational devices, except in front yards; and

(i) Fences, walls, and hedges, subject to the limitations of Sections 9-104 and 9-105 of this Code.

(j) Parking areas and lots, except in front yards and except in the C-1 District.

5. Platted Building Lines. See Subsection 15-101F of this Code.

6. Special Setbacks - La Grange Road. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, in the area lying between 47th Street and the southerly limits of the Village, no building or other structure in any area now or hereafter zoned for any commercial use shall be erected or maintained, having any wall or other portion of said building or struc­ture within 50 feet of the centerline of La Grange Road; nor shall any such building or structure be required to be set back further than 50 feet from the centerline of La Grange Road; nor shall any such building or structure designed for multiple family dwellings be erected or maintained having any wall or other portion of said building or structure within 75 feet of the centerline of La Grange Road.

7. Certain Yard Dimensions in Commercial Districts. No yard or setback is required except as provided in Paragraph F8 below or where the use directly abuts an R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-5 District. In such latter case, a setback shall be provided in accordance with the requirement of the adjacent district. For purposes of this Paragraph, properties separated by a street, alley, or other right-of-way shall not be considered to be "directly abutting" properties.

8. Side Yards in Commercial Districts. No side yard is required for commercial uses except as provided in Para­graph F7 above. Multiple family uses shall provide side yards of at least five feet plus two feet for each story over one or as provided in Paragraphs F6 and F7 above, whichever is greater.

9. Side and Rear Yard Regulations for Accessory Struc­tures and Uses. Parking lots and areas wherever located and other detached accessory structures and uses when located within the rear 20 percent of the lot shall not be required to maintain an interior side or rear yard or setback; provided, however, that this regulation shall not apply to antennas and antenna support structures and provided fur­ther, however, that no accessory structure or use, or combination of such structures or uses, located within an otherwise required side or rear yard pursuant to this Paragraph shall occupy more than 50 percent of such required yard.

10. Floor Area Ratio Adjustments. No adjustment pursuant to Section 14-508 of this Code of the maximum allowable floor area ratio requirement shall increase the maximum allowable floor area ratio to more than 4.25 in the C-1 District, 3.0 in the C-2 District, and 1.8 in the C-3 District. No increase of the maximum allow­able floor area ratio shall be allowed in the C-4 District. No such adjustment shall be recommended or authorized except on the basis of the devel­opment's excellence in achieving the purposes of this Code. In determining whether such excellence has been shown, special consideration shall be given to the following factors:

(a) The extent to which the developer has consolidated lots to achieve and exceed the minimum lot area required; and

(b) The extent to which adjacent residential areas are buffered from the effects of the development; and

(c) The quality and extent of land­scaping, including special elements such as water features and public art; and

(d) The quality of design of vehicular circulation elements and parking facilities; and

(e) The care taken to maximize energy conservation in site design, building design, and building systems; and

(f) The quality of roof design and finishes in terms of consistency with adjacent residential uses and the avoidance of flat roofs.

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