This document shall be known and may be referred to as the "Bannockburn
Zoning Code."
This code is adopted pursuant to the authority granted to the
Village by the Illinois Municipal Code for the following purposes:
A.
Overall purpose. The overall purpose of this code is to implement
and foster the goals and policies of the Village's Comprehensive Plan.
The intent of this code is to preserve Bannockburn's community character
through regulations designed specifically for that purpose. This code
should provide a means of maintaining the distinctive character which
provides the Village with its identity and serves as a needed contrast
to surrounding suburban development in the region.
B.
Land use patterns. The purposes of this code related to land use
patterns are to:
(1)
Preserve the rational pattern of land uses that has been established
in the Village and encourage the most appropriate consistent use of
individual parcels of land in and around the Village; and
(2)
Encourage and promote detached single-family homes on large
lots as the principal land use in the Village; and
(3)
Encourage compatibility between different land uses; and
(4)
Protect the existing residential, business, office, and other
areas of the Village from the encroachment of incompatible uses; and
(5)
Provide for the gradual elimination of nonconforming uses that
adversely affect the character and value of permitted development;
and
(6)
Secure adequate natural light, clean air, privacy, a safe environment,
and convenience of access to property; and
(7)
Promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, and general
welfare of the Village.
C.
Development scale. The purposes of this code related to development
scale are to:
(1)
Preserve the community character of the Village, which is unique
to the greater metropolitan area of which the Village is a part; and
(2)
Limit the bulk and density of new and existing structures to
preserve the scale of development of the Village; and
(3)
Encourage the preservation and enhancement of natural features
and resources and aesthetic amenities.
D.
Public infrastructure. The purposes of this code related to public
infrastructure are to:
(1)
Facilitate the most efficient use of existing and planned public
facilities and utilities; and
(2)
Protect existing public facilities and utilities from being
overloaded due to excess development; and
(3)
Protect all Village streets from degradation by nonresidential
traffic; and
(4)
Reduce congestion and promote safety on streets and highways
by limiting traffic generation through the control of land use intensity;
and
(5)
Protect and enhance a pattern of quiet rural roads intended
for limited residential access and not intended to be integrated into
neighboring street systems or regional roadway networks; and
(6)
Maintain the residential character of Village streets through
the preservation of narrow cartways and enhancement of the landscaped
visual corridors; and
(7)
Avoid or lessen the hazards of flooding and stormwater accumulation
and run-off; and
(8)
Encourage development in all districts that is consistent with
the predominantly low-density, countryside character of the Village
and its consequent limited public service capabilities.
E.
Justifiable expectations and taxable value. The purposes of this
code related to justifiable expectations and taxable value are to:
F.
Administration. The purposes of this code related to administration
are to:
(1)
Define the powers and duties of administrative officers and
bodies necessary to administer this code; and
(2)
Establish procedures for the efficient and effective use of
the provisions of this code; and
(3)
Establish standards for the review of applications filed pursuant
to this code; and
(4)
Prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this
code.
