[Adopted 2-25-2015 by Ord. No. 15-011]
As used in this Part 9, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
A hard surface which has been permitted by the Village, suitable
for parking vehicles, consisting of concrete, asphalt, or paver stone
material providing access from the street to a place of residence
for the storage of vehicles, trailers, or other recreational-type
vehicles.
The line nearest the front of and across a residential lot,
establishing the minimum open space to be provided between the front
line of a building or structure and the street right-of-way line.
Any vehicle operated for the transportation of persons, equipment
or property in the furtherance of any commercial, construction or
industrial enterprise or that has been registered with the State of
Illinois as a commercial vehicle.
That portion of a lot used to provide access from the street
to a place of residence and which has been graded or surfaced with
concrete, asphalt, or paver stone materials.
Any motor vehicle from which, for a period of seven days,
the engine, wheels, or other parts have been removed, or in which
the engine, wheels, or other parts have been altered, damaged, or
otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable of being driven
under its own motor power. "Inoperable motor vehicle" shall not include
a motor vehicle which has been rendered temporarily incapable of being
driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service
or repair operations.
Commercial truck classification determination based on the
vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Light-duty truck gross
vehicle weight ranges from 0 to 14,000 pounds.
A platted parcel of land intended to be separately owned,
developed and otherwise used as a unit.
Any building, structure, or land lawfully occupied by a use which was lawfully established at the time of the adoption of this article, or amendments thereto, and which does not conform after the effective date of this article, or amendments thereto, with the use regulations of this article and shall be deemed a legal nonconforming or grandfathered use. Said use shall be an active and actual use of the land and/or buildings which existed prior to the effective date of Chapter 220, Zoning, of the Village Code.
The keeping, in an unenclosed area, of any goods, equipment,
junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more
than 24 hours.
A nonaccessory building in which the primary use of the lot
on which it is located is conducted.
Any sidewalk, street, alley, highway, or other public thoroughfare.
Includes travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches, motorized
dwellings, tent trailers, boats and boat trailers, and the like, and
cases or boxes used for transporting recreational equipment, whether
occupied by such equipment or not.
Any vehicle used or so constructed as to permit it being
used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways, and licensable
as such, which is constructed in such a manner that will permit occupancy
as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons, including
also a self-propelled vehicle having a body designed as living quarters.
An activity less than 24 hours in duration associated with
a particular property, including but not limited to construction activities,
delivery or services.
Any type of equipment used to transport people in the performance
of recreational activities, including but not limited to snowmobiles,
all-terrain vehicles, jet-skis, personal watercraft, canoes, boats,
go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, or aircraft.
A use established for a limited duration with the intent
to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.
A vehicle standing on wheels or on rigid supports which is
used for transporting boats, cargo, or property.
The purpose or activity for which the land, or building thereon,
is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied and
maintained.
The map or maps incorporated into Chapter 220, Zoning, of the Village Code as part thereof, designating zoning districts.
This article shall apply and regulate the outdoor parking of recreational equipment, recreational vehicles, sport craft, trailers, construction and commercial related vehicles in the R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-3B, R-4, R-5, R-6, and R-6A Zoning Districts. All other outdoor parking of recreational equipment, recreational vehicles, sport craft, trailers, construction and commercial related vehicles shall comply with the rules and regulations as defined in Chapter 220, Zoning, of the Village Code for the zoning district in which it is located.
All recreational vehicles, sport craft, trailers, construction
or commercial related vehicles shall be parked on an approved hard
surface consisting of concrete, asphalt, or paver stone. Only one
recreational vehicle, sport craft, trailer, and one construction or
commercial related vehicle shall be parked between the principal building
line of a property and the public way adjacent to that particular
property. At no time are recreational equipment or vehicles, sport
craft, trailers, construction and commercial related vehicles allowed
to be parked or located on any portion of public sidewalks, in public
rights-of-way or so as to affect roadway sight lines.
All vehicles must be operable and have current state licenses
and registrations. Recreational vehicles, recreational equipment,
sport craft, and trailers shall be registered to the address at which
they are being stored. All vehicles, recreational equipment, and sport
craft shall be well maintained and stored in a safe manner. Inoperable
vehicles shall not be stored or parked outdoors.
Any commercial or construction vehicle stored in a residential
area shall be classified as light duty or below as determined by the
vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Storage or parking of
vehicles larger in size than the light-duty classification shall be
prohibited in all R zoned properties. All vehicles must meet the approved
hard surface requirement.
Parking of vehicles larger in size than the light-duty classification
on any public street shall be prohibited unless they are actively
being utilized for a short-term activity, the delivery of goods or
services, loading or unloading of products or materials, or providing
a service directly associated with a property at the location.
Any nonconforming use/parking of recreational equipment, recreational vehicle, sport craft, trailer, construction or commercial related vehicle which is stored on a hard surface location that was lawfully established at the time of the adoption of Chapter 220, Zoning, or amendments thereto, and which does not conform after the effective date of Chapter 220, Zoning, or amendments thereto, with the use regulations prior to the effective date of Chapter 220, Zoning, shall be deemed a legal nonconforming or grandfathered use. The limitation on the number of recreational vehicles, sport craft, or trailers stored between the principal building line of a property and the public way adjacent to that particular property shall be one. Additionally, the number of commercial or construction related vehicles stored between the principal building line of a property and the public way adjacent to that particular property shall be one. All nonconforming use situations shall be determined by the Village of Homer Glen.
