The purpose of the Office District (O District) is to provide
areas for office development that are consistent with the overall
community character of the Village. The Office District regulations
are intended to assure that all office development is sensitive to
and has a minimal impact upon the countryside character of the residential
heart of the Village. A limited number of nonoffice uses may be allowed
pursuant to special use permit, but such uses are strictly regulated
to preserve and perpetuate high-quality office development in the
Village.
The Office District shall be mapped only at areas adjacent to
the Northern Illinois Toll Road and north of Duffy Lane, or east of
Waukegan Road, where office development will have a minimal impact
upon the Village's residential core. The Office District is inappropriate
for mapping in any other area of the Village.
[Amended 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-07]
The following uses and no others are permitted as of right in
the Office District:
A.
Business, professional and administrative offices. See § 260-1151 of this code regarding use interpretations.
B.
Personal wireless services antennas.
(1)
Personal wireless services antennas, provided that such antennas shall be mounted on an existing structure and be subject to the regulations of § 260-910.
(2)
Personal wireless services antennas mounted on a monopole with a height not more than 45 feet, provided that such monopole shall be located at least 200 feet from the center line of any street. Such antennas shall be subject to the regulations of § 260-910.
(3)
Personal wireless services antennas mounted on a monopole with
a height greater than 45 feet, but subject to the following additional
limitations:
(a)
Such antenna and antenna support structure shall be located
at least 500 feet east of the easterly right-of-way line of Waukegan
Road and at least 1,760 feet south of the southerly right-of-way line
of Half Day Road; or
(b)
Such antenna and antenna support structure shall be located
at least 500 feet north of the northerly right-of-way line of Half
Day Road and at least 900 feet west of the west line of the east half
of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 43, Range 12 east
of the Third Principal Meridian in Lake County, Illinois.
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Such antennas shall be subject to the regulations of § 260-910.
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Accessory structures and uses are permitted in the Office District, subject to the provisions of § 260-901 of this code.
Temporary uses are permitted in the Office District, subject to the provisions of § 260-903 of this code.
The uses listed in the following table may be permitted in the Office District, subject to the issuance of a special use permit as provided in § 260-1162 of this code. See § 260-1151 of this code regarding use interpretations.
A.
Retail trade.
(1)
Restaurants, but not including carry-out or drive-in establishments
(5812).
(2)
Cafeterias, but only when located within, and accessible only
from the interior of, a building otherwise housing only permitted
business, professional, and administrative offices, and intended solely
for use by tenants, employees, and guests of such offices, and, if
applicable, such offices in adjacent buildings under common ownership
or management. The Village Board may, in its sole discretion and as
part of the special use permit approval process, grant an express
exception to the interior access limitation by permitting exterior
access to and from an approved cafeteria, provided that:
[Amended 1-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-02]
(a)
Such exterior access does not extend to a sidewalk, public way,
or vehicular circulation element that is generally accessible to pedestrian
or vehicular traffic;
(b)
Such exterior access leads only to a patio or other exterior
amenity serving the building and its tenants, employees, and guests;
(c)
Such patio or other exterior amenity is properly buffered and
screened from any sidewalk, public way, or vehicular circulation element;
and
(d)
Any other condition imposed by the Village Board as part of
the special use permit is satisfied.
(3)
Cocktail lounges, but only when located within, and accessible
only from the interior of, a specially permitted restaurant, and intended
primarily to serve the patrons of such restaurant (5813).
B.
Services.
[Amended by Ord. No. 96-36; 4-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-08; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-28]
(1)
Single-chair barbershops accessory to office uses.
(2)
Membership sports and recreation facilities, limited to indoor
tennis, racquetball, squash, handball, and multi-sport courts; and
such other uses related thereto, including swimming pools, exercise
rooms, pro shops, and any outdoor facilities, as may be expressly
authorized by the special use permit (7997).
(3)
Special education facilities.
C.
Miscellaneous.
(1)
Planned unit developments, but only subject to the special procedures and standards set forth in this article and in § 260-1163 of this code.
(2)
Business headquarters, but only as a planned unit development
on a parcel in excess of 25 acres.
(3)
Nonoffice uses lawfully existing on the effective date of this
code, provided that sufficient compensating amenities in the form
of site and/or building design or redesign, additional landscaping
and/or buffering techniques, or such other measures as may be proposed
will be provided to assure that the purpose and goals of the Village's
Comprehensive Plan and this code are advanced, notwithstanding the
continued existence of such nonoffice use in the O Office District.
No special use permit shall be granted pursuant to this provision
after December 31, 2000.
(4)
More than one separate business establishment on a zoning lot,
provided that:
(a)
The separate business establishments are complementary and compatible,
meaning that they are either:
[1]
Uses that are closely related either through similar functions
or similar operators; or
[2]
Uses that can coexist on a zoning lot without creating any negative
impacts on each other, the subject property or adjoining properties,
or the Village with respect to use, parking, traffic, public services
and utilities; and
(b)
The zoning lot must be solely owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, a person or entity constituting one of the separate business establishments (the "host business"), which host business may use the zoning lot for any use permitted or specially permitted pursuant to this Article V; and
(c)
No separate business establishment other than the host business
shall use the zoning lot for any use other than business, professional
and administrative offices; and
(d)
No zoning lot may be occupied by more than one separate business
establishment unless at least 67% of its gross floor area is occupied
by the host business; and
(f)
Except for zoning lots occupied by private tennis and racquetball
facilities, no more than 50% of the gross floor area on any zoning
lot occupied by more than one separate business establishment shall
be devoted to non-office-related activities; and
(g)
No new signage or change in signage on any zoning lot occupied
by more than one separate business establishment shall be permitted
unless its size, shape, color, illumination (if any), and location
are expressly approved by the Board of Trustees; and
(h)
Every zoning lot occupied by more than one separate business
establishment shall satisfy all requirements of this code, including,
without limitation, all setback and parking regulations.
(5)
Storage of gasoline, fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum gas to
be used solely in connection with the permitted or specially permitted
principal use.
(6)
Roof-mounted antennas and antenna support structures in excess of the area, dimension, or height restrictions of § 260-901D(8)(d)[1] and [2], subject to the limitations of § 260-901D(8)(d)[3].
(7)
Off-site provision of required parking spaces, subject to the provisions of § 260-904B(2)(b).
(8)
Collective provision of required parking, spaces, subject to the provisions of § 260-904B(2)(c).
(10)
Parking structures.
(11)
Off-premises identification or joint identification or nameplate signs as provided in § 260-906H(1)(f), H(1)(i) or H(1)(h).
[Amended 6-23-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-23; 1-10-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-01; 6-27-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-13]
(12)
Real estate signs in excess of the size limitation of § 260-906G(12).
(13)
Hotels, but only in connection with a specially approved office
park abutting the Tri-State Tollway and consisting of not less than
32 acres.
[Added by Ord. No. 97-04]
(14)
Personal wireless services antennas mounted on a tower or on any support structure over 65 feet but not greater than 100 feet in height, provided that any support structure greater than 45 feet in height shall be limited to the locations identified in § 260-503B(3) of this code, and provided further that such antennas shall be subject to the regulations of § 260-910.
[Added 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-07]
(15)
Exterior lighting exceeding the maximum illumination, as provided in § 260-901D(10), but only in locations at least 500 feet east of the easterly right-of-way line of Illinois Route 43 (Waukegan Road), and in no event closer than 500 feet to the nearest outside wall of any single-family dwelling. Types, orientation, and location of fixtures, as well as landscaping and buffering, shall be primary considerations in, and may be conditions upon, the granting of the special use permit.
[Added 12-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-26]
(16)
A special use may authorize a site plan in which accessory uses
occupy more than 30% of required rear and side yards for purposes
of improved circulation, enhanced screening, preservation of trees,
or, when associated with other special uses, improvement of lot utilization.
[Added 6-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-15]
(17)
A special use may be authorized for any lot whose owner dedicates
to the Village, without compensation, right-of-way for highway and
other public purposes along Illinois Route 43. Such special use shall
allow the prededication lot area and dimensions to be applied for
purposes of calculating lot area and dimensions, yards, floor area
ratio, and lot coverage requirements.
[Added 6-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-15]
(18)
To permit an existing membership sports and recreation facility on a lot to exceed the maximum lot coverage limitations of § 260-511E of this code to authorize the installation of outdoor paddle tennis courts on the lot, subject to:
[Added 9-24-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-31]
(a)
The total lot coverage on the lot not exceeding 51%;
(b)
The Village Engineer's determination that the installation of
the outdoor paddle tennis courts will not adversely impact stormwater
drainage on the lot or on any adjacent properties; and
(c)
Any conditions imposed on the special use permit by the Board
of Trustees.
(19)
A special use may authorize the erection and maintenance of
an outdoor shelter as an accessory structure, provided that the structure
is:
[Added 7-28-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32]
(20)
Live entertainment accessory to a membership sports and recreation
facility.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-41]
(21)
Lot coverage for a membership sports and recreational facility in excess of the fifty-percent lot coverage restriction contained in § 260-511E of this code; provided, however, that in no event may such lot coverage exceed 51.2%.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-41]
(22)
Self-storage and mini-warehouse facilities, which may include authorization
of a site plan that permits multiple principal buildings on the same
zoning lot. Multiple principal structures shall be subject to such
conditions established as part of the special use permit approved
by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 2-24-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-04]
(23)
A special use may authorize lot coverage in excess of the fifty-percent lot coverage restriction contained in § 260-511E of this code, provided that:
[Added 8-10-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-15]
(a)
The lot coverage authorized by special use may not exceed 52%;
(b)
The owner of the lot previously dedicated to the Illinois Department
of Transportation, without compensation, right-of-way for highway
and other public purposes along Illinois Route 22 after the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy for such lot;
(c)
The owner of the lot installs a rain garden approved by the Village
Engineer to mitigate all or a portion of the excess lot coverage;
and
(d)
A portion of the excess lot coverage is attributable to the installation
of an outdoor electric generator to serve an existing building on
the lot.
(24)
A special use may authorize lot coverage in excess of the fifty-percent lot coverage restriction contained in § 260-511E of this code, provided that:
[Added 6-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-13]
(a)
The lot coverage authorized by special use may not exceed 55.5%;
(c)
The owner of the lot installs a rain garden approved by the Village
Engineer on the lot, or on adjacent property under common ownership,
to mitigate all or a portion of the excess lot coverage;
(d)
A portion of the excess lot coverage is attributable to the installation
of an outdoor patio or pedestrian walkways.
The sign regulations applicable in the Office District are set forth in § 260-906 of this code.
A.
No residential use. No residential uses shall be allowed in the Office
District.
B.
No retail use. No retail sales or services (except as specifically authorized by special use permit pursuant to § 260-506) shall be allowed in the Office District.
C.
Eating and drinking places limited. No eating or drinking places
shall be allowed in the Office District except by special use permit.
Under no circumstances shall an eating or drinking place be considered
to be an accessory use to any principal use in the Office District.
D.
Sports and recreation facilities limited. No uses related to the
athletic courts of any membership sports and recreation facility shall
be allowed in the Office District unless expressly authorized by the
special use permit authorizing such facility. Under no circumstances
shall any such related uses be considered to be permitted accessory
uses to any specially permitted membership sports and recreation facility.
E.
Research, development, and testing facilities limited. No research
or development laboratory or commercial testing facility shall be
established unless the building in which such use is established shall
be equipped with sprinkler systems, automatic fire detection and suppression
systems, and Class 1 electrical fixtures as required by the then-current
Village codes.
F.
Storage of Class II and III vehicles limited. No Class II or III vehicles shall be stored on any lot in the Office District unless located at least 200 feet from any residential district or in a fully enclosed structure. [See § 260-901D(6)(b) regarding the classification of vehicles.]
G.
Storage of certain materials limited. The storage, utilization, or
manufacture of materials ranging from free to active burning is permitted,
subject to the condition that said materials be stored, utilized,
or manufactured within completely enclosed buildings having incombustible
interior walls and protected throughout by an automatic fire extinguishing
system. The storage, utilization, or manufacture of flammable materials
which produce explosive vapors or gases is prohibited, except that
the storage of gasoline, fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum gas for
use solely for heating or the operation of vehicles in connection
with the principal use may be authorized by special use permit.
H.
Fire and explosive hazards. Materials that present potential fire
and explosive hazards shall be transported, stored, and used only
in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
I.
Special hazards. Hazardous, toxic, and radioactive materials shall
be transported, stored, and used only in conformance with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws.
J.
One principal building per lot. Except as otherwise approved as part
of a planned unit development or as authorized by special use permit
under this code, every principal building shall be located on a separate
zoning lot.
[Amended 2-24-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-04]
K.
One separate business establishment per lot. Unless specifically authorized by special use permit pursuant to § 260-506C, not more than one separate business establishment shall be located on a zoning lot; provided, however, that an owner-occupant of a building may temporarily lease, for a period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance of an occupancy permit to such owner or its tenant, a portion of such building to a separate business establishment for the sole purpose of accommodating a transition of exclusive occupancy of such building to, or from, such owner from, or to, such tenant. No party may occupy a building under the provisions of this subsection more than twice. For purposes of this subsection, a "separate business establishment" is a place of business carrying on operations the ownership and management of which are separate and distinct from those of any other place of business. This definition and this subsection shall not, however, be construed to prohibit the lease of space for use only as business, professional and administrative offices in a building designed and arranged exclusively for such use; and each such building shall be treated as a separate business establishment.
L.
Public water supply. All buildings and uses shall be served by the
Village public water supply system and shall not receive water from
any other source.
M.
Operations within buildings. All business and services, including
servicing, storage, processing or display of goods, except for off-street
parking and loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed
buildings, except outdoor facilities of membership sports and recreation
facilities and storage of gasoline, fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum
gas specifically authorized by a special use permit.
N.
Noise. No noise (other than ordinary vehicular noise) from operations
of any use in the Office District shall be detectable at any point
off the zoning lot on which the use is located; provided, however,
that this subsection shall not prohibit noise from live entertainment
or outdoor activities expressly authorized by a special use permit
issued pursuant to this code, in which case the noise from such use
that is detectable beyond the lot lines of the zoning lot may not
exceed a level comparable to allowable noise limits for vehicular
traffic on the right-of-way forming the front lot line of the zoning
lot.
[Amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-41]
O.
Glare and heat. No glare or heat from any operations of any use in
the Office District shall be detectable at any point off the zoning
lot on which the use is located.
P.
Vibration. No earthborne vibration from any operations of any use
in the Office District shall be detectable at any point off the zoning
lot on which the use is located.
Q.
Air pollution. No air pollution, including smoke or gas, odors, and
particulate matter, from any operations of any use in the Office District
shall be detectable at any point off the zoning lot on which the use
is located.
R.
Electromagnetic interference. Electromagnetic interference from any
operations of any use in the Office District shall not adversely affect
the operation of any equipment located off the zoning lot on which
such interference originates.
[Amended 6-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-15; 7-28-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-32; 1-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-05]
The building height, lot, yard, setback, floor area ratio and
coverage requirements applicable in the Office District are set forth
in the following table. Footnote references appear in Subsection F
of this section at the end of the table.
D.
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.32.(14)(15)
E.
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.(14)
F.
Exceptions and explanatory notes.
(1)
Height limitation for accessory structures. No accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height; 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 antennas shall be governed by § 260-901D of this code.
(2)
Nonconforming lots. See § 260-1005 for lot requirements with respect to legal nonconforming lots of record.
(3)
Lot dimensions and yards in planned unit developments.
(a)
Authority to waive. The Plan Commission may recommend and the
Board of Trustees may authorize the waiver of the lot dimension, yard,
and setback requirements when approving a special use permit for a
planned unit development in the Office District.
(b)
Special requirements; limitation of waiver authority. Special perimeter open space, setback, and spacing requirements for planned unit developments are set forth in § 260-1163E(2)(f) and (g) of this code. Such requirements shall not be waived under any circumstances.
(c)
Standards for waiver. Such waiver shall be recommended or authorized only if the development achieves the purposes for which planned unit developments may be approved pursuant to § 260-1163B of this code and satisfies the standards and procedures applicable to such developments as set forth in § 260-1163E and H of this code.
(5)
Permitted obstructions in required yards. See § 260-909 of this code for certain structures and uses that may be located in certain required yards.
(6)
Special setbacks from streets and certain uses. No building
or any part thereof shall be located within 200 feet of the center
line of Waukegan Road or Half Day Road; within 100 feet of any other
public or private street or road; nor within 62 feet of any property
line of property zoned or used for residential purposes or any use
permitted or specially permitted in the PLB District.
(8)
Side and rear yard regulations for accessory structures and
uses other than parking. Detached accessory structures and uses, when
located within the rear 20% of the lot, shall not be required to maintain
interior side or rear yards in excess of five feet; provided, however,
that this regulation shall not apply to yards abutting property zoned
or used for residential purposes or public parks nor to antennas and
antenna support structures or outdoor facilities of membership sports
and recreation facilities.
(9)
Side yards. The total width of side yards provided shall be
80 feet; provided that no side yard shall be less than 18 feet in
width; and provided further that where a side yard abuts a residential
district or public park, such side yard shall be not less than 62
feet in width.
(10)
Parking in side yards. Parking of passenger vehicles may be
permitted in any side yard of not less than 62 feet in width; provided
that where such side yard abuts a residential district or public park,
no parking space or access driveway shall be permitted within 18 feet
of such residential district or public park.
(11)
Increased rear yards. Rear yards abutting a residential district,
drainage ditch, or stream shall be not less than 50 feet in depth.
(12)
Parking in rear yards. Parking of passenger vehicles may be
permitted in any rear yard, provided that no parking space or access
driveway shall be permitted within 10 feet of the rear lot line nor
within 60 feet of any residential district or public park.
(13)
Accessory structures and uses in side or rear yards limited.
No accessory structure or use or combination of such structures or
uses located within an otherwise required side or rear yard pursuant
to Paragraph (8), (10) or (12) above shall occupy more than 30% of
such required yard, unless otherwise authorized pursuant to a special
use permit.
(14)
Credit for right-of-way dedication. Pursuant to a special use
permit, for any lot whose owner dedicates to the Village, without
compensation, right-of-way for highway and other public purposes along
Illinois Route 43, the prededication lot area and dimensions may be
applied for purposes of calculating lot area and dimensions, yards,
floor area ratio, and lot coverage requirements.
(15)
Outdoor shelters. The calculation of floor area ratio shall not include the area of outdoor shelters constructed pursuant to a special use permit issued in accordance with § 260-506C(18) of this code.
(16)
All lots created in the Office District on or after January
12, 2009, must have frontage along a public street of not less than
200 feet; except that a lot may be created with less than 200 feet
of frontage along a public street if such lot has a minimum lot area
of at least 225,000 square feet.
