Village of Orland Park, IL Definitions and Rules of Construction

For the purposes of these regulations, certain words and terms are defined within this Code. Any word not defined within this section or not defined within another section of the Land Development Code shall be construed in their generally accepted meanings as defined in the most recent publication of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

[Amended by Ord. 5312, 7-16-2018]

A.A.S.H.T.O.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

ABUTTING

Having property boundaries or lot lines in common with, but not being separated by a street or alley.

ACCESSORY

A use, building or structure, or part of a building or structure which:

Is subordinate to and serves the principal building or structure or principal use;

Is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or structure or principal use served;

Contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use;

Is located on the same lot as the principal building or structure or principal use served, with the exception of such accessory off-street parking facilities as are permitted to locate elsewhere than on the same lot as the building or use served;

Is not a home occupation or storage for a business.

ADAPTIVE REUSE

The process of adapting a building to a use other than that for which it was originally designed, such as a residence converted into offices. This may involve restoration and/or rehabilitation, and may be accomplished with varying changes to the appearance of the structure from minimal to major.

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

ADJACENT, ADJOINING

Abutting or being directly across a street or alley from.

ADULT ARCADE

Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin operated, slug-operated, or for any form of consideration, or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, video or laser disc players, or other image producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

ADULT BOOKSTORE, ADULT NOVELTY STORE or ADULT VIDEO STORE

Any commercial establishment which has as a significant or substantial portion of its stock-in-trade or derives a significant or substantial portion of its revenues or devotes a significant or substantial portion of its interior business or advertising to the sale or rental, for any form of consideration, of any one or more of the following:

Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or other visual representations which are characterized by the depiction of description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".

Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use or marketed primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or for sadomasochistic use or abuse of themselves or others.

An establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not involve the offering for sale, rental or viewing of materials depicting or describing "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" and still be categorized as adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store so long as one of its principal business purposes is offering for sale or rental, for some form of consideration, the specified materials which depict or describe "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities".

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

ADULT CABARET

A restaurant or similar commercial establishment, which regularly features: a) persons who appear in a state of nudity or semi-nude; or b) live performances which are characterized by the exposure of "specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities"; or c) films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

ADULT DAY CARE CENTER

Also classified as day care centers, means an individual, agency or organization which regularly provides adult or senior companion services and care on a regular basis for less than 24 hours per day for one or more seniors. Services may include, but are not limited to providing companionship in social interactions, peer counseling, fostering client contact with family and friends, assisting clients in applying for public services, addressing unmet needs with community leaders, healthcare professionals and other care providers, health monitoring, medication supervision, personal care and recreational/educational/therapeutic activities. Adult Day Care Centers must comply with all applicable state and federal laws, and be registered, if required, with the Illinois Department on Aging or other applicable State agency.

[Ord. 4880, 2-3-2014]

ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATRE

Any commercial establishment used regularly and routinely for presenting films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or similar photographic reproductions having as a dominant theme material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" for observation by patrons therein.

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

ADULT USE RETAIL AREA

An area of a commercial retail establishment dedicated to the sale of adult use retail items. Adult use retail areas cannot exceed 15% of the gross retail floor area and must be segregated from the retail floor space by walls and doors to prevent access, visibility and sales to minors. If the adult use retail area exceeds 15% of the gross retail floor area, the commercial retail establishment will be considered an adult use.

[Ord. 4647, 5-16-2011]

ADULT USES

Any private or public establishment or business that regularly offers on its premises entertainment, which is characterized by the depiction or description of nudity, "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities" and that derives a significant or substantial portion of its revenues from said entertainment. Adult uses shall include adult arcade, adult bookstores, adult novelty store or adult video store, adult motion picture theatres, adult cabarets and commercial establishments where the adult use retail area exceeds 15% of the gross retail floor area.

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY

Any manufacturing and assembly housed entirely within a building, including Business Incubator Facilities, relating to the use or application of advanced manufacturing technologies, precision tooling (including 3-D Printing), equipment and process technologies, environmental and energy technologies and information technology. It often requires a high level of unique skill training that is specific to each company.

[Ord. 5168, 2-20-2017]

AGGRIEVED PARTY OR PERSON

A person whose legal right has been invaded or infringed, or whose pecuniary interest is directly affected, by a government act complained of.

ALLEY

A private or public right-of-way which affords secondary means of vehicular access to abutting properties, but which does not include a street, utility easement or railroad right-of-way.

ALTERATION

Any act or process which changes the "exterior architectural appearance" of an improvement or modifies a site designed for preservation as an historic landmark or within a historic preservation district.

ANIMAL HOSPITALS, BOARDING OR SHELTERS

See animal services.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

ANIMAL RUN

A completely enclosed fenced area for the exercising and/or containment of a domestic animal.

ANIMAL SERVICES

Any business or establishment providing services to animals for a time period of more than four hours. Examples include:

Any premises where more than three domestic animals over one year of age are kept.

Any premises where one or more domestic animals are maintained, boarded, bred or cared for in return for remuneration, or are kept for the purpose of sale.

Animal Hospitals and Veterinarian Clinics.

Kennels provided they are located a minimum of 300 feet from any residential zoning district, measured from the closest run or kennel to the nearest residential property line.

Animal Shelters provided they are located a minimum of 300 feet from any residential zoning district, measured from the closest run or kennel to the nearest residential property line.

Pet shops with designated outdoor exercise areas or enclosures, provided all designated outdoor areas are located a minimum of 300 feet from any residential zoning district.

Animal boarding.

Exemptions. Any premises five acres or more in area used for a single family detached dwelling, agricultural, institutional, or recreational use where more than three such domestic animals owned by the occupant of the principal use are kept, bred and offered for sale shall not be considered an animal hospital, kennel, boarding or shelter.

For animal services less than four hours, see the Personal Service Establishment definition.

For pet shops without designated outdoor exercise areas or enclosures, see the Commercial Retail Establishment definition.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4664, 8-1-2011; Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

ANTENNA

Any structure or device used to collect or radiate electromagnetic waves, including both directional antennas, such as panels, microwave dishes and satellite dishes, and omnidirectional antennas, such as whips.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

APPLICANT

A person who has filed an application for development approval under the provisions of these regulations. See also petitioner.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL

Any application for approval of development under the provisions of these regulations.

APPROACH

See apron.

APRON

That portion of a privately maintained driveway lying within the dedicated street right-of-way or private street right-of-way.

ARBOR

An open landscaping structure that may serve as a passage which is designed and intended to support vegetation and which may include lattice work.

[Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Importance as an area, site, place or landscape that has yielded or is likely to yield information concerning past patterns of human settlement, or artifacts or information concerning previous cultures in Orland Park or previous periods of the present culture. Area, sites or landscapes of archaeological significance may include, but are not limited to, campsites, burial grounds, historic or prehistoric ruins, foundations, or other locations.

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE, EXTERIOR

The general arrangement and components of all of the outer surfaces of a building, structure, or object, including, but not limited to the color and texture of the building material and the type and style of all windows, doors, lights, signs and other fixtures appurtenant to a building or structure.

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

A historic building, structure or object that:

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

Is associated with a noted architect, builder or architectural firm whose individual work has influenced the development of the area; or

Is associated with the lives of persons significant in local, state or national past; or

Is one of the few remaining examples of a particular architectural style, period, or method of construction that was once prevalent and that reinforces the architectural significance of the area.

ARRAY

A set of antennas for one service or service provider that is placed on a structure at a given height above ground, and spaced so as to avoid interval interference. An array is often sectored into three directions and separated vertically from another service or another service provider's array when collocated on the same structure.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE

See congregate elderly housing.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

AUTO-ROW LANDSCAPE CORRIDOR

Any parcel occupied by a Village-licensed auto- dealership with frontage along an arterial roadway.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM)

An unmanned accessory device which dispenses cash.

AUTOMOBILE

A two-axle motor vehicle, including a pick-up truck or van, designed and used primarily for the conveyance of not more than nine persons.

AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION

See motor vehicle services.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

BALCONY

A platform which projects from the exterior wall of a building above the ground floor of the building, is exposed to the open air, has direct access to the interior of the building, and is not supported by posts or columns extending to the ground.

BERM

A man-made hill or contour of land that acts as a landscaping or grading feature or that is intended as a visual and/or sound barrier between a lot and adjacent properties, alleys or streets.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

An effective integration of stormwater management systems, with appropriate combinations of landscape conservation, enhancement, structural controls, impervious cover, schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices that provide an optimum way to convey, store, and release run-off, in order to reduce peak discharge, remove pollutants, and enhance the environment.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

BICYCLE LANE

A portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping or signing and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists for recreational purposes.

BICYCLE PATH

A bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way.

BICYCLE ROUTE

Any road, path, or way which in some manner is specifically designated with appropriate directional and informational markers, with or without specific bicycle route number.

BILLBOARD

An off-premises free-standing identification sign.

BIOSWALE

A gently sloped landscaped swale generally designed to retain and temporarily store specific quantities of stormwater runoff, which typically are planted with native vegetation to enhance infiltration, filtration, and pollutant removal from surface runoff water.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

BLOCK

A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, or other lines of demarcation.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park.

BODY PIERCING (PER ILLINOIS STATE STATUTE 410 ILCS 54/1)

Penetrating the skin to make a hole, mark, or scar that is generally permanent in nature. "Body piercing" does not include practices that are considered medical procedures or the puncturing of the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear using a pre-sterilized, single-use stud and clasp ear piercing system.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

BUFFER

A combination of vegetation, fencing and open space which is used to separate land uses.

BUFFERYARD

The required installation of landscaping and screening materials between zoning districts and certain land uses.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

BUILDABLE AREA

See Net Buildable Area.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

BUILDING

A temporary or permanent structure that has a roof supported by walls and which can be used to shelter, house, or enclose persons, animals or goods.

BUILDING ELEVATIONS

Architectural plans or drawings prepared to scale and fully dimensioned, illustrating the exterior design and character of the building, construction types, specific building materials, and colors on all four sides of the proposed structure.

[Ord. 5476, 1-20-2020]

BUILDING FACIA OR WALL

All window and wall area of a building in one plane.

BUILDING FOOTPRINT

The horizontal area measured within the outside of the exterior walls of the ground floor of the main building.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

BUILDING HEIGHT

The vertical distance from grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface. Chimneys, towers, spires, elevator penthouses, cooling towers and similar customary accessory structures and equipment, other than signs, shall not be including in calculating building height.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003; amended by Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

BUILDING MOUNTED/CO-LOCATION

A system or device that is located on an existing structure including buildings, monopoles, lattice towers, light poles etc.

[Ord. 4594, 10-18-2010]

BULK

The term used to indicate the size and setback of buildings or structures, and the location of buildings or structures with respect to one another, and includes the following: (a) size and height of buildings; (b) location of exterior walls at all levels in relation to lot lines, streets, or to other buildings; (c) floor area ratio; (d) all open space allocated to buildings; and (e) amount of lot area and lot width provided per dwelling unit.

BUSINESS

An occupation, employment or enterprise which occupies time, attention, labor and materials, or wherein merchandise is sold or where services are offered.

BUSINESS INCUBATOR FACILITIES

A facility and/or program, managed by public and/or private agencies, used for the start-up and growth of one ore more small businesses, typically providing rental space with common areas and shared resources (e.g., clerical staff, office equipment, etc.).

[Ord. 5168, 2-20-2017]

CANDLEPOWER

The amount of light that will illuminate a surface one foot distant from a light source to an intensity of one footcandle. The maximum (peak) candlepower is the largest amount of candlepower emitted by a lamp, light source or luminaire.

CANOPY or AWNING

A permanent roof-like shelter which may be freestanding or extending from part or all of a building face and is constructed of some durable material such as metal, glass or plastic.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN (CIP)

The plan for construction of public improvements adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-102 of these regulations.

CAR WASH

See motor vehicle services.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

A certificate from the Board of Trustees authorizing plans for alterations, construction, removal or demolition of an improvement(s) within its jurisdiction as defined by these regulations.

CLINIC

See medical office.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

CLUB or LODGE

A private, not-for-profit association, corporation, or other entity consisting of persons who are bona fide paying members and which owns, leases or uses a building or portion thereof, the use of such premises being restricted primarily to members and their guests.

CO-LOCATION

The placement of wireless communication equipment from more than one service or service provider on a single site.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

COLLECTION BOXES

A metal container, receptacle, or similar object that is located on any parcel or lot of record within the Village that is used for the collecting of clothing, household items or other personal property. This term applies to all such containers regardless of ownership or intent. This term does not include recycle bins for the collection of recyclable material, any rubbish or garbage receptacle or any collection box located within an enclosed building.

[Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

COLLEGE

An institution providing full-time or part-time education beyond the high school level, including any dormitories, lodging rooms or other housing for students or faculty.

COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

The first placement of permanent evidence of a structure on a site pursuant to a duly issued building permit, such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation, including the relocation of a structure. "Commencement of construction" does not include the installation of streets or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds, not occupied as dwelling units or not a part of the main structure.

COMMERCIAL LIVING UNIT

A building that includes commercial uses on the first floor and residential dwelling units above the first floor intended to be lived in by the owner of the commercial use. Sometimes referred to as a 'live work' unit.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

COMMERCIAL RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT

A building, property, or activity the principal use or purpose of which is the sale of goods, products, or materials directly to the consumer. This includes, but is not limited to, clothing stores, appliance stores, bakeries, food stores, grocers, caterers, pharmacies, book stores, florists, furniture stores, hardware stores, commercial pet shops without designated outdoor exercise areas or enclosures, toy stores, and variety stores but does not include restaurants or personal service establishments.

[Amended by Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OR TRUCK

A motor vehicle which has a gross weight in pounds, including vehicle and maximum load, in excess of 8,000 pounds and which is not primarily designed for carrying passengers.

COMMISSION

The Plan Commission of the Village as established and described in Section 3-102 of these regulations.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

The body that makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees, except when the Board of Trustees has granted specific powers and duties to act on a specific matter, as established by Title 1, Chapter 5, Section 1-5-7N of the Orland Park Village Code. For the purpose of this Land Development Code, the Committee of the Whole may be referred to as the Committee.

[Amended by Ord. 5476, 1-20-2020]

COMMON AREA

An area within a development conveniently accessible to all residents or occupants of the development, designed as a significant focus, centrally located, not including required setbacks, private open space, or impervious surface, designed to accommodate some group social functions.

COMMUNITY CENTER

A building for social, educational and recreational activities of a neighborhood or community, including a social hall or lodge, not operated primarily for commercial purposes.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

The plan adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-101 of these regulations.

CONGREGATE ELDERLY HOUSING

A building or use housing more than one family, with or without separate dwelling units for each family, the occupancy of which is limited to persons who are at least 55 years of age (or, if two or more persons occupy a unit, at least one shall be 55 years of age or more), and which provide coordinated social and support services to residents, such as meals, housekeeping, laundry, recreation, education and transportation. This shall include a range of care levels from independent to assisted to skilled care.

[Ord. 3070, 10-20-1997; amended by Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

CONSERVATION EASEMENT

A recorded legal agreement between a landowner and a qualified conservation agency that transfers development rights from the owner to the agency to protect natural or historic features and includes a right to ensure the preservation of: (a) the significant physical character and visual characteristics of structures having architectural, historical, or cultural significance, together with any associated real property, whether or not improved; (b) land or water areas predominantly in their natural scenic, open or wooded condition, or as suitable habitat for fish, plants or wildlife; or (c) the integrity of archaeological sites and the artifacts or information which they may contain pending properly supervised excavation and investigation. The instrument conveying or reserving a conservation right may require, prohibit, condition, limit or control any or all of the following:

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

Access or public visitation;

Affirmative acts of alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, repair, maintenance, investigation, documentation, payment of taxes, or compliance with public law and regulations;

Conditions of operation, use, restoration, alteration, repair or maintenance;

Acts detrimental to the preservation of a place;

The alteration or removal of roads, signs, billboards or other advertising, utilities or other structures on or above the ground;

The excavation, dredging or removal of loam, peat, gravel, soil, rock or other material substance in such manner as to affect the surface or to otherwise alter the topography of the area;

The removal or destruction of trees, shrubs, or other vegetation;

Surface use inconsistent with preservation of water or land areas, or the improvement or appurtenance thereto;

Activities affecting drainage, flood control, water conservation, erosion control or soil conservation, or fish and wildlife habitat preservation; or

10.

Any other acts or uses having relation to the preservation of structures, sites and water or land areas or the improvements or appurtenances thereto.

CONSTRUCTION

The act of adding to a building or structure that requires a building permit or the act of building a new improvement on a vacant parcel or site, including the building of an accessory structure.

CONTIGUOUS

Abutting or adjoining.

CONVENIENCE STORE

A retail store with a floor area of less than 5,000 square feet, which sells groceries and is open 15 to 24 hours a day, but not including an automobile service station.

[Ord. 4880, 2-3-2014]

COOPERATIVE HOUSING

A multiple-family dwelling where the housing units and common areas are collectively owned and maintained by the residents. This differs from a condominium dwelling where individual units are under separate individual ownership.

[Ord. 4044, 7-5-2005]

CREMATORIUM

A place, at a funeral parlor or cemetery, at which cremation of bodies is done. A crematory or crematorium is permitted as an accessory use to funeral parlors and cemeteries only.

[Ord. 4647, 5-16-2011]

CRITICAL AND SENSITIVE AREAS

Those areas as defined and designated in the Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Orland Park.

CULTURAL CENTER

An indoor or outdoor building or structure designed, intended or used primarily for musical, dance, dramatic or other performances, or a gallery operated primarily for the display, rather than the sale, of works of art.

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

The improvement or site is associated with and effectively illustrates broad patterns of cultural history characteristic of the nation, state or community. Cultural history is reflected in the following themes: education, arts and letters; science and engineering; law and medicine; philosophy; economics, humanitarian and social programs; recreational pursuits; business and industry; and ethnic settlement.

CULVERT

A structure designed to carry drainage water or small streams below barriers such as roads or railway embankments.

CUTOFF

A point at which all light rays emitted by a lamp, light source or luminaire are completely eliminated at a specific angle above the ground.

CUTOFF, ANGLE

The angle formed by a line drawn from the direction of light rays at the light source and a line perpendicular to the ground from the light source, above which no light is emitted.

CUTOFF-TYPE LUMINAIRE

A luminaire with elements such as shields, reflectors or refractor panels which direct and cut off the light at a cutoff angle that is less than 90°.

DAY CARE CENTER

An individual, agency or organization which regularly provides pre-school through kindergarten instruction or supervision and care on a regular basis for less than 24 hours per day for one or more children in a facility other than a detached dwelling, who are not related by blood or marriage to, and who are not the legal wards or foster children of, the supervising adult. The use must be licensed by or registered with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in accordance with the Child Care Act of 1969 (225 ILCS 10/1 et seq.) or the appropriate State agency.

[Ord. 4880, 2-3-2014; amended by Ord. 5312, 7-16-2018]

DAY CARE HOME

Any detached dwelling which receives more than four but no more than eight children for less than 24 hours per day. The maximum of eight children received shall be reduced in number by the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons under the age of 14 residing in the home. This does not include an operation which receives only children from a single family. The use must be licensed by or registered with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in accordance with the Child Care Act of 1969 (225 ILCS 10/1 et seq.).

[Ord. 2860, 3-18-1996]

DEAD PLANT

Vegetation lacking green leaves during the growing season, which cannot be rejuvenated by proper pruning practices.

[Ord. 3281, 8-16-1999]

DECK

An open, outdoor flooring area for sitting and gathering, usually constructed of wood above the ground surface.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998]

DEMOLITION

Any act or process which destroys in part or in whole an improvement.

DENSITY

The number of dwelling units per Net Buildable Acres on the site.

[Ord. 4096, 12-5-2005]

DETACHED PARKING LOT ISLAND

A parking lot island not physically connected in any way to the perimeter of a parking lot.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016; amended by Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

DETENTION

The temporary impoundment or holding of stormwater runoff.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

DETENTION BASIN/DRY BOTTOM POND

A stormwater management facility which temporarily impounds runoff and discharges it through a hydraulic outlet structure to a downstream conveyance system. Since an extended detention basin impounds runoff only temporarily, it is normally dry during non-rainfall periods.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

DETENTION/RETENTION FACILITY

A facility which could be wet or dry, respectively and which provides for storage of storm water runoff and controlled release of this runoff during and after a flood or storm.

DEVELOPER

Any person seeking approval under these regulations for any form of development.

DEVELOPMENT

The carrying out of any building activity, the making of any material change in the use or appearance of any structure or land, or the subdividing of land into two or more parcels.

Except as provided in Subsection 3 hereof, for the purposes of these regulations, the following activities or uses shall be considered to involve "development:"

A reconstruction, alteration of the size, or material change in the external appearance of a structure on land or water.

A change in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of dwelling units in a structure or on land or a material increase in the number of businesses, manufacturing establishments, offices, or dwelling units in a structure or on land.

Alteration of the shore or bank of a pond, lake, river, or other waterway.

Commencement of drilling (except to obtain soil samples), mining, or excavation on a parcel of land.

Demolition of a structure which is designated on Exhibit 1 as an architecturally significant or historic structure.

Clearing of land, including clearing or removal of vegetation and any significant disturbance of vegetation or soil manipulation, but not including farming.

Deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste, or fill on a parcel of land.

"Development" includes all other activity customarily associated with it. When appropriate to the context, "development" refers to the act of developing or to the result of development of land within the Village and within 1 1/2 miles beyond the corporate limits of the Village. Reference to particular operations is not intended to limit the generality of this definition.

For the purpose of these regulations the following operations or uses shall not be taken to involve "development:"

Except as provided in Section 5-111 of these regulations, work involving the maintenance, renewal, improvement, or alteration of any structure, if the work affects only the color or decoration of the exterior of the structure or interior alterations that do not change the use for which the structure was constructed.

Work involving the maintenance of existing landscaped areas and existing rights-of-way such as yards and other non-natural planting areas.

Work involving the maintenance of areas of native vegetation through prescribed burns, selective removal of alien plant species or similar activities intended to upgrade the quality of areas of native vegetation.

Work involving the installation of landscaping of a single family dwelling.

A change in use of land or structure from a use within a specified category of use to another use in the same category unless the change involves a change from a use permitted as of right to one permitted as a special use.

[Amended by Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

A change in the ownership or form of ownership of any parcel or structure.

The creation or termination of rights of access, riparian rights, easements, covenants concerning development of land, or other rights in land unless otherwise specifically required by law.

Demolition of buildings not listed on Exhibit 1 which shows historic and architecturally significant structures.

DISTILLERY

A processing facility for the production and packaging of less than 5,000 gallons of alcoholic beverages or spirits per year through fermentation and usually concentrating on exotic or specialty spirits. Distilleries may include a production facility where fruits are crushed, fermented or pressed, where bulk still/spirits are stored in tanks or barrels, or where distillery operations such as racking, filtering, blending or bottling of spirits are carried out. The facility may also bottle, warehouse and distribute spirits. The facility may contain an on-site retail area where taste testing and sales directly to a consumer are allowed as ancillary uses to the main operation through a liquor license but such on-site retail area cannot generate more than 50% of total sales annually.

[Ord. 4792, 2-4-2013; amended by Ord. 4839, 9-16-2013]

DOMESTIC PET SERVICES

Any business or establishment providing services to animals for a time period not to exceed four hours. Services may include grooming, training and short term veterinarian care. See Personal Service Establishments.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4664, 8-1-2011]

DORMITORY

A building containing kitchen and bathroom facilities available for common use by the residents of the building, which is occupied or intended to be occupied as the dwelling for more than six persons who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption but who are affiliated with or employed by the same educational, religious, or health institution, and which is not located on the principal lot occupied by that institution. "Dormitory" shall not include an overnight accommodation or health institution.

[Amended by Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

DRIPLINE

The outer perimeter of the largest branches or limbs of a tree or bush as measured on the ground around the base of the tree or bush.

DRIVE-IN SERVICE or DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE WINDOW

A facility which is accessory to a commercial retail establishment, personal service establishment, office, financial institution, or fast-food restaurant and is designed or intended to enable a customer, without exiting a motor vehicle parked on or moving through the premises, to transact business with a person outside the motor vehicle.

DRIVE-THROUGH ACCESSORIES

Are Menu Boards, Drive-Through Structure, Preview Board and Order Confirmation Points.

DRIVE-THROUGH STRUCTURE

Any accessory structure that exists in a drive-through area.

[Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

DRIVEWAY

A privately maintained access roadway serving a limited number of residential, commercial or industrial structures, buildings, or parking areas and providing access to a dedicated or private street.

DRIVEWAY APRON

That portion of the driveway located between the sidewalk and the street.

DRIVEWAY, RESIDENTIAL

A privately maintained access roadway serving no more than three dwelling units and providing access to a dedicated or private street.

DWELLING

A building or portion of a building designed or used exclusively for residential purposes, including single family and multiple family dwellings, but not including mobile homes or other trailers and lodging rooms in hotels, motels or lodging houses.

DWELLING UNIT

One or more rooms which are arranged, designed, or used as living quarters for one family only. Individual bathrooms and complete kitchen facilities that are permanently installed to serve the entire family shall always be included within each dwelling unit.

DWELLING, ATTACHED

A dwelling unit that shares common walls with at least one other dwelling unit, and includes multi-family dwelling units and townhouses.

DWELLING, DETACHED

A dwelling unit that is developed with open yards on all sides, but not including recreational or motor vehicles.

DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY

Four or more dwelling units, including modular homes, attached along and sharing one or more common walls between any two units and/or stacked one above another.

DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE

An attached group of up to eight dwelling units, including modular homes, which share one or more common walls between any two units and in which each unit has living space on the ground floor and in a separate entrance on the ground floor.

EASEMENT

A designated parcel of land on, over or under which a liberty, privilege or advantage of or use of land is recorded as distinct from ownership of the land and granted either to the public, a particular person or firm, or a combination of both.

ENGINEER, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL

A professional engineer registered under the provisions of "The Illinois Professional Engineering Act" and any act amendatory thereof.

ENTRYWAY FEATURE

A free-standing structure made of metal, masonry, composition, wood, or a combination thereof, including gates, resting on or partially buried in the ground, rising above ground level, and used to identify a particular development or subdivision.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998]

ENVIRONMENTAL/CLEAN TECHNOLOGY (ECT)

The application of the environmental sciences to conserve the natural environment and resources, and to curb the negative impacts of human involvement and development; Includes renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro, geo, and biomass), information technology, sustainable transportation, electric motors, lighting and other appliances and systems such as devices that are sustainable and part of or accessory to a building or site as a feature, and/or a utility that serves multiple economic and environmental purposes including, but not limited to, green roofs, white roofs, green walls, above and below ground storm water cisterns, ground source heat pumps, smart lighting systems, pervious surface pavements, recyclable collection facilities, bio-swales, bioretention areas etc.; Technology that helps make buildings energy efficient and environmentally benign; A diverse range of products, services and processes that harness renewable materials and energy sources, reduce the use of natural resources and cut or eliminate emissions and wastes.

[Ord. 4594, 10-18-2010]

ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS

Lands that are primarily characterized by the presence of wetlands, waterbodies, shorelines or slopes of greater than 15% and that are designated as such on Environmentally Sensitive Lands Map identified in the Village's Comprehensive Plan.

EROSION

The general process whereby soils are moved by flowing surface or subsurface water.

EXCAVATION

Any act by which organic matter, earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated or bulldozed and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.

EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE

The architectural character, general composition and general arrangement of the exterior of an improvement, including the kind and texture of the building material and the type and character of all windows, doors, light fixtures, signs and architectural details such as brackets, cornices, and moldings, and appurtenant elements visible from public streets and thoroughfares.

EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

That land lying outside the corporate boundaries of the Village over which the Village has jurisdiction pursuant to Illinois law or boundary agreement with another municipality.

FACING

That a building has a wall approximately parallel to a public right-of-way line.

FAMILY

An individual, or two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit; or a group of not more than four persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit.

[Ord. 3281, 8-16-1999]

FENCE

A structure made of metal, masonry, composition, or wood, or a combination thereof, including gates, rising above ground level, and used to delineate a boundary or as a barrier or means of protection, confinement or screening. The term "fence" does not include arbors, trellises or non-permanent garden decorations lower than three feet.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

FENCE, HEIGHT

That height as measured from the existing grade level of the property on which the fence is installed to the highest point located on the fence.

FENCE, OPEN

A permanent fence of which open spaces afford direct views through the fence that comprise at least 50% of each one-foot wide segment extending over the entire length and height of the fence, and includes gates.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

FENCE, PERIMETER

A fence that follows the outward boundaries of the property on which it is located.

FENCE, PERIMETER OF

That outer most point as measured by a perpendicular line drawn along the edge of a fence facing outward and perpendicular to the ground.

FENCE, SOLID

A fence that conceals some view of adjacent property, streets or alleys and any and all activities conducted behind it, and includes gates.

FILL

Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other material is deposited, placed, replaced, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported or moved by man to a new location and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.

FILTER

Divisions between adjacent land use areas that benefit from separation because the two sides conflict, such as an industrial area adjacent to residential homes.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

A bank, savings and loan association or other similar entity or organization which provides retail/commercial transactional banking or other similar financial assistance which operates or has a place of business in the State of Illinois.

[Ord. 3130, 5-18-1998]

FINISHED GRADE

The vertical location of the ground or pavement surface after the grading work is completed in accordance with the site development plan.

FLAGPOLE

Any freestanding flag pole or a joint use of another structure upon which to hang a flag.

FLOOD PLAIN

That land adjacent to a body of water with ground surface elevations at or below the 100-year frequency flood elevation.

FLOOR AREA

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of each floor of the principal building, measured from the exterior walls or from the center line of party walls, including the floor area of accessory buildings and structures. The term does not include any area used exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles.

FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)

The total floor area of the building or buildings on a lot or parcel divided by the gross area of the lot or parcel.

FOOD CONCESSION

An accessory use to a principal use within an existing building where prepackaged foods, foods not prepared on site, or sandwiches made up on site from ingredients prepared off site are sold, where no cooking takes place said foods being for consumption on or off the premises. This category includes, but is not limited to employee cafeterias, theater concessions and recreational facility concession stands. Vending machine, alone, do not constitute a food concession.

[Ord. 3354, 4-17-2000; amended by Ord. 3672, 8-5-2002]

FOOD PROCESSING PLANT

A commercial operation that manufactures, packages, labels or stores food for human consumption and does not provide food directly to a consumer. Food processing plants do not include wineries or microbreweries.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

FOOTCANDLE

A unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points of which are one foot from a uniform point source on one candle.

FREESTANDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY

A wireless communication facility that consists of a stand-alone tower, antennas and associated equipment.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

FRONTAGE

The length of the property line on any one premises parallel to and along each public right-of-way it borders.

FRONTING

That the front or primary entrance to a building or unit faces a public right-of-way line.

FUNERAL PARLOR

A building containing facilities for preparation of bodies for burial, and/or for the hosting of ceremonies and rituals related to burial.

[Ord. 4647, 5-16-2011]

GARAGE

A building designed for the storage of motor-driven vehicles, under the control of the owner or tenant of the premises and which is not operated or leased for commercial gain.

GLARE

The brightness of a light source which causes eye discomfort.

GOLF COURSE

A nine-hole or 18 hole course for playing golf, including any accessory driving range, clubhouse, office, restaurant, concession stand, picnic tables, pro shop, maintenance building, restroom facility or similar accessory use or structure. This term shall not include miniature golf courses as a principal or accessory use, nor shall it include driving ranges which are not accessory to a golf course.

GOVERNMENTAL USE

A building, use or structure (including a wireless communications antenna) owned or occupied by a federal, state, or local government agency and serving as an agency office, police station, fire station, library, post office, or similar facility, or an unoccupied facility providing a government service. But not including a vehicle storage yard, jail, sanitary landfill, solid waste transfer or disposal facility, wastewater treatment facility, hazardous waste treatment or storage facility, food irradiation facility, educational or health institution, university, military facility or housing for persons who are participating in work release programs or who have previously served and completed terms of imprisonment for violations of criminal laws.

[Ord. 4015, 5-2-2005; amended by Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

GRADE PLANE

A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet (1,829 mm) from the building, between the building and a point six feet (1,829 mm) from the building.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

GRADING

Excavation or fill or any combination thereof and shall include the conditions resulting from any excavation or fill.

GREEN SPACE

Ground soil planted with vegetative groundcovers, excluding detention and retention basins below the point halfway between the normal and high water lines.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

GREENHOUSE

A permanent building with a foundation whose roof and sides are made largely of glass or other transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants for subsequent sale or for personal enjoyment.

GUYED TOWER

A tower that is tied to the ground or other surface by diagonal cables.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

HALF-STORY

A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than 4 1/2 feet above the finished floor of the story immediately below. Maximum area of half-story shall not exceed 40% of habitable space of the floor/story below.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

HEALTH CLUB or FITNESS CENTER

A privately-owned building, or enclosed structure over 5,000 square feet, containing recreational facilities, such as athletic or physical conditioning equipment, racquet courts, and/or a swimming pool, which is operated on a private membership basis and restricted to use by members and their guests.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

HEDGE

A row of small shrubs or trees growing close together, usually dividing one area or site from another.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

HERITAGE TREE

Any healthy tree that is 24 inches in diameter, or greater, measured four feet from the ground, from any lot, developed or undeveloped.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

HISTORIC DISTRICT

A geographic area designated as a "historic district" by ordinance of the Village Board and which contain within defined boundaries a significant collection of individual resources having historical, cultural and/or architectural significance at the national, state and/or local level, and which may have within its boundaries other buildings or structures, that, while not of such historical, cultural, or architectural significance, nevertheless contribute to the overall visual setting or characteristics of significant buildings located within the district.

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The improvement has a strong association with the life or activities of a person or persons who have contributed to or participated in the historic events of the nation, state, or community.

The improvement is associated with an organization or group (whether formal or informal) from which they have contributed to or participated in the historic events of the nation, state, or community.

The improvement is associated with an antiquated use due to technological or social changes in the nation, state or community, such as but not limited to, a blacksmith shop, hitching post, brick street or wooden sidewalk, etc.

The improvement is a monument to or a cemetery of an historic person.

HOME BUSINESSES

A business, profession, occupation, or trade which is conducted within a residential portion of a building for the economic gain or support of a resident of the dwelling, and which is incidental and secondary to the residential use of the building.

[Ord. 3672, 8-5-2002]

HOSPITAL

A public or private institution, whether organized for profit or not, which is devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis and treatment or care of two or more unrelated persons, whose principal residence is located elsewhere, and who are admitted for overnight stay or longer in order to obtain medical and/or psychiatric treatment of illnesses, diseases, injuries and deformities.

HOSPITAL, ANIMAL

See animal services.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

ILLUMINATION, MAXIMUM

The maximum illumination measured in footcandles at the interior bufferyard line at ground level.

IMPERVIOUS SURFACE

A surface or ground cover that resists the absorption of surface water into the soil. Such surfaces include those constructed of stone, brick, asphalt, concrete, tile, terrazzo, gravel composite, or any other paving material, used for parking, driveways, patios, terraces, walkways, and the like, as well as areas covered by buildings, decks, porches, swimming pools, retention and detention basins (up to the high water level), and tennis courts.

[Ord. 3672, 8-5-2002; amended by Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

IMPROVEMENT

Any building, structure, object, parking facility, fence, gate, cemetery, wall, work of art or other object constituting a physical betterment of real property, or part of such betterment.

INDEPENDENT ELDERLY HOUSING

A building housing more than one family, the occupancy of which is limited to persons who are at least 55 years of age (or, if two or more persons occupy a unit, at least one shall be 55 year of age or more) and generally capable of living on their own, which typically provide limited support services.

[Ord. 3281, 8-16-1999]

INDOOR RECREATION AREA

A recreational facility conducted entirely indoors for commercial purposes, with or without seating capacity for spectators, and providing accommodations for a variety of individual, organized or franchised sports, entertainment or recreational uses. Indoor recreation area includes, but is not limited to, laser tag, miniature golf, soccer fields, hockey rinks, staking rinks, bowling alleys, paintball, go-carts, batting cages, racquetball courts, rock climbing walls, or other courts, or sports training facilities. Dance, martial arts or yoga studios greater than 5,000 square feet fall under the definition of Indoor Recreation Area (for dance, martial arts or yoga studios less than 5,000 square feet, see Personal Service Establishment definition). An indoor recreation area may contain secondary uses such as snack bars and retail sales of related merchandise.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998; amended by Ord. 4610, 12-20-2010; Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

INDUSTRY, LIGHT

The assembly, fabrication, or processing of goods and materials using processes that ordinarily do not create noise, smoke, fumes, odors, glare or health or safety hazards outside of the building or lot where such assembly, fabrication, or processing takes place, where such processes are housed entirely within a building, or where the area occupied by outdoor storage of goods and materials used in the assembly, fabrication, or processing does not exceed 25% of the floor area of all buildings on the lot. This includes research laboratories which are designed or equipped for basic or applied research or experimental study, testing, or analysis in the natural sciences or engineering, including any educational activities associated with and accessory to such research. This shall not include uses that constitute "heavy manufacturing," resource, extraction, or recycling and salvage operations.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Any physical system or facility that provides essential services, such as transportation, utilities, energy, telecommunications, waste disposal, drainage systems, sidewalks, roadways, sewer systems, water systems and other physical systems or facilities as generally described above that may not be specifically enumerated in this definition.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

INTERFERENCE

Disturbances in reception caused by intruding signals or electrical equipment.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

INTERIOR PROPERTY LINE

Property lines other than those fronting on street, roadway or highway.

KENNEL

See animal services.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

LAKE or POND

Any inland waterbody fed by spring or stormwater drainage.

LAND IMPROVEMENT

Includes, but is not limited to: any sanitary sewage system, water distribution systems, storm drainage systems, public utility systems, sidewalk systems, street systems, street lighting systems, pedestrian ways, no-access strips, off-street parking areas, and other improvements.

LANDMARK

Any improvement or site which has special character or special historical, cultural, archaeological, and/or architectural significance as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the Village of Orland Park, the State of Illinois or the nation which has been designated as a "landmark" in compliance with the provisions of these regulations.

LANDSCAPE AREA

A designed area in which required landscaping shall be located.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

LANDSCAPE CORRIDOR

The width of parcel frontage from property line to property line and the length of a parcel from the parkway to the edge of the foundation plantings along the facade of the principal structure.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

LANDSCAPING

Includes trees, shrubs, flowers, vines, potted plants, ground cover, walkways, ponds, fountains, sculptures, earth berms, fences, stone, bark, and other materials used to create an outdoor environment.

LATTICE TOWER

A structure that is self-supporting with multiple legs and cross-bracing of structural steel.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

LIGHT, CUTOFF

An artificial outdoor light source designed to ensure that no light is directly emitted above a horizontal line parallel to the ground.

LIGHT, NON-CUTOFF

An artificial outdoor light source designed to allow light to be directly emitted above a horizontal line parallel to the ground.

LIGHTING, OUTDOOR

Any artificial light source that is installed or mounted outside of a building, but not including street lights installed or maintained by the Village along public streets.

LIVE GROUNDCOVER

Turf grass, low-growing ornamental grass, or a spreading plant that grows densely near the ground.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

LOADING SPACE

A space with access to a street or alley for the standing, loading, or unloading of motor vehicles delivering or picking up goods and materials.

LOT

A parcel of land legally described as a distinct portion or piece of land or lot of record under single unit control.

LOT COVERAGE

A calculation, usually expressed as a percentage, of the total impervious and pervious surface on a parcel.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

LOT LINE, RESIDENTIAL

A lot line bounding a lot that is located in a residential zoning district and occupied by a dwelling or dwellings.

LOT LINES

The property lines bounding the lot.

LOT OF RECORD

A single lot which is part of a subdivision plat which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds or Registrar of Titles of Cook County or Will County, Illinois, prior to the effective date of these regulations, or a single parcel of land, the deed of which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds or Registrar of Titles of Cook County or Will County, Illinois, prior to the effective date of these regulations, both of which have been approved by the Board of Trustees.

LOT, BUILDABLE

A lot of record which after improvement shall conform with all the applicable District Regulations of the zoning district in which he property is located and the Bulk Regulations as listed in Section 6-301.[1]

[Ord. 2570, 5-2-1994]

LOT, CORNER

A lot which occupies the interior angle at the intersection of two street lines which make an angle of less than 135° with each other.

LOT, THROUGH OR DOUBLE FRONTAGE

A lot, other than a corner lot, fronting on more than one street.

LOT, WIDTH

The distance between the side lot lines measured along the front right-of-way, however, lots fronting cul-de-sac bulbs shall have a minimum lot width of 50 feet at the right-of-way line and meet zoning district lot width at the front setback, or if no front setback is required, the distance between the side lot lines measured along the street line.

[Ord. 3672, 8-5-2002]

LUMINAIRE

A complete lighting unit consisting of a light source and all necessary mechanical, electrical and decorative parts.

MANAGE

The planned and designed control, direction, and maintenance of growth of naturalized vegetation and the detention and infiltration of stormwater runoff in a naturalized landscape area, including restoration or preservation or a combination of the two within a naturalized landscape area.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

MAP, OFFICIAL

A map of the Village and its 1 1/2 mile jurisdiction drawn according to III. Rev. Stat. ch. 24, par. 11-12-6 and incorporated into Section 5-111 of these regulations by reference, on file with the Village Clerk and available at all times during business hours for public inspection.

MARINA

A commercial or club type of establishment that is designed and operated for profit, or operated by any club or organized group where hull and engine repairs, boat and accessory sales, packaged food sales, restaurants, personal services, fueling facilities, storage and overnight guest facilities and mooring facilities or any combination of these facilities is provided.

MARINA, PRIVATE NONCOMMERCIAL

A marina designed and intended to be used for mooring of boats by residents of the general neighborhood with noncommercial facilities other than those necessary for minor servicing and repairs.

MARQUEE

A roof-like structure that projects over an entrance to a building.

MEDICAL OFFICE

Any building or portion thereof, the principal use of which is for offices of one or more licensed physicians, ophthalmologists, dentists, psychologists, physical, occupation and recreational therapists or the like for the examination and treatment of persons on an out-patient basis. See Office definition.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4664, 8-1-2011; Ord. 5336, 9-17-2018]

MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTER

See medical office.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

MENU BOARD

Any screen, panel, or surface that is adherent to a drive through structure or preview board.

[Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

MICROBREWERY

A brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer. The facility may also bottle, warehouse and distribute beer. The facility may contain an on-site retail area where taste testing and sales directly to a consumer are allowed as ancillary uses to the main operation through a liquor license but such on-site retail area cannot generate more than 50% of total sales annually.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4839, 9-16-2013]

MITIGATION

A system by which a developer causing some adverse agricultural, environmental, or fiscal impact is required to counterbalance that impact by creating an equivalent benefit through dedication, payments, offsets and alternative construction of self-imposed restrictions.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

MIXED USE BUILDING

A building that contains two or more of the following major use types: residential, office, or retail.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

A development that is comprised of a group of two or more types of development, such as multifamily, commercial and retail, constructed on the same lot or parcel of land under single ownership, and planned and developed with a unified design of buildings and coordinated common open space and service areas in accordance with the zoning district in which it is located.

MOBILE HOME

A movable or transportable dwelling unit other than a modular home or manufactured home, of at least eight feet in width and at least 32 feet in length, constructed to be transported on its own chassis and including one or more components that can be retracted for transporting the unit.

MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

A near- and long-term plan which details specific methodologies and performance standards related to how the ecological viability of a specific site will be monitored and managed.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

MONOPOLE TOWER

A type of self-supporting tower consisting of a single pole constructed of steel, wood, concrete, or other suitable structural material.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

MOTOR VEHICLE

An automobile, automobile truck, automobile wagon, motorcycle, or any other self-propelled vehicle designed for running on land.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

MOTOR VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL

Any building, structure or lot used for the sales or rental of motor vehicles, either on site or through the internet. Includes any building or open area, other than a street or required automobile parking space, used for the display, sale or rental of new or used automobiles and where the only repair work allowed must be accessory to the primary use of the sale or rental of vehicles.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES

Any building, structure, or lot used for one or more of the following:

Dispensing, selling or offering for retail sale, gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oil, or grease for the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles.

The business of maintaining motor vehicles including lubrication, tire and battery installation.

The business of repairing motor vehicles including minor and major repairs, auto body work, welding and painting.

Car washes, both automatic and self service.

Marine equipment sales, service or rental.

Such establishment shall not include facilities only selling or offering for retail sale, automotive parts or accessories provided that such establishment does not provide any service repair or installation. In addition to meeting Village Code requirements including Title 6 Chapter 2 Nuisances and Title 6 Chapter 4 Noise Control, Motor Vehicle Services abide by the following performance standards:

All work is conducted indoors.

Garage doors facing residential areas remain closed at all times except for the exchange of vehicles.

Vehicles parked more than five business days are considered outdoor storage.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4664, 8-1-2011]

MULCH

A permeable arrangement of organic materials that help to retain soil moisture, suppress weeds, and allow free movement of oxygen into and out of the soil.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

NATIVE VEGETATION

The growth of various grasses, sedges, rushes, forbs (wildflowers), ferns, trees, shrubs, and vines identified as species native to northern Illinois in commonly accepted publications, including "Plants of the Chicago Region," by Floyd Swink and Gerould Wilhelm (1974); "Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie, the Upper Midwest," by Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roosa (1989); "Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region," by the Audobon Society (1979); and "Native Illinois Herbs and Forbs," by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

NATURAL DRAINAGE

Those channels formed by the existing surface topography of the earth prior to changes made by unnatural causes.

NATURAL WATERCOURSE

A channel formed in the existing topography of the earth prior to changes made by unnatural causes. Should a question arise as to whether a watercourse is natural, reference may be made to the earliest known existing aerial photograph.

NATURALIZED LANDSCAPE

Ecologically sensitive landscaping that uses regionally native vegetation to create, improve or restore specialized and self-sustaining plant communities.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

NATURALIZED LANDSCAPE AREA

A designed area in which required naturalized landscaping is located. These areas typically, although not exclusively, surround a stormwater detention area, occupy a portion of a residential side or rear yards or are located on a development site that intends to preserve or restore a native landscape and/or ecology.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

NET BUILDABLE ACREAGE

Can include:

Private and common open space;

Internal roads, bikepaths and dedicated transitways;

Environmental and historic areas conserved that would otherwise be buildable; and

Underground utility easements that may be usable for yard space.

NET BUILDABLE ACRES

Lands within one site that are contiguous and accessible by the same local or internal road system. Net Buildable Acres shall be calculated by deducting the following from the Gross Acreage of Land:

[Ord. 4096, 12-5-2005]

50% of Com Ed easement if owned by the petitioner and the space serves as a public open space amenity;

50% of land required for a Park or School dedication;

Perimeter road right-of-way dedication;

Floodplain that must be conserved;

Detention and retention areas up to the high water level; and

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

Wetlands that must be conserved either by Federal, State or Local requirements.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

NON-VILLAGE COMMUNICATION TOWER

Any communication tower not under direct ownership of the Village of Orland Park such as existing towers operated by the Fire District or telecommunication companies.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

NONCONFORMING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE

Any building or structure lawfully existing on the effective date of these regulations, or any amendment to it rendering such building or structure nonconforming, which does not comply with all of the standards of these regulations or any amendment thereto.

NONCONFORMING USE

Any use lawfully being made of any land, building, or structure on the effective date of these regulations or any amendment thereto rendering such use nonconforming, which does not comply with all of these regulations or any amendment thereto.

NONCONFORMING VACANT LOT

Any lot of record which does not contain a use or building and which does not meet the minimum area or width requirements established in these regulations or any amendment thereto.

NUDITY or STATE OF NUDITY

a) The appearance of human bare buttock, anus, male or female genitals, or the areola or nipple of the female breast; or b) A state of dress which fails to opaquely and fully cover human buttocks, anus, male or female genitals, pubic region or areola or nipple of the female breast.

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

NURSERY

Land or greenhouses to raise flowers, shrubs and plants for sale.

NURSING HOME

See congregate elderly housing.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

OBJECT

A material thing of functional, architectural, cultural, historical or archaeological significance that may be, by nature of design, movable yet related to a specific setting or environment.

OFFICE

A use or building where business is conducted which does not primarily involve the sale or transfer of goods by the business to the customer at that location. This includes, but is not limited to, general business offices, government offices, insurance offices, medical offices, mortgage offices, credit unions, law offices and real estate sales and management offices.

[Ord. 3130, 5-18-1998; amended by Ord. 4664, 8-1-2011]

OPEN SPACE

Any portion of a parcel or area of land or water which is open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky including areas maintained in a natural and undisturbed character. The term "open space" shall not include water below the mean high water line, or areas covered with buildings, structures, sidewalks, patios, parking areas, except that 50% of any area paved with permeable materials shall be considered "open space."

OPEN SPACE, COMMON

A parcel(s) of land or an area of water or a combination of both land and water located within a development site and designed and intended for the use and enjoyment of residents of the development or for the general public, but not including streets or off-street parking areas.

ORDER CONFIRMATION POINT

An audio speaker, screen, or other device that is used to convey information to a drive-through patron.

[Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

ORDINARY REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

Activities considered common for maintaining a property in order to prevent deterioration, decay or damage to a building or structure, and for retaining the building or structure in its condition without such deterioration, decay or damage, using the same materials or materials which are, in appearance, as close as possible to the original.

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

ORNAMENTAL TREE

A self-supporting woody plant having at least one well-defined stem or trunk and normally attaining a mature height and spread of less than 30 feet.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Any light source that is installed or mounted outside of an enclosed building, but not including street lights installed or maintained along public streets by a government agency or public utility.

OUTLOT

A site suitable for a freestanding building on the periphery of a large complex.

[Ord. 3672, 8-5-2002]

OUTSIDE STORAGE

Overnight (or longer) placement, not in a building, of materials, equipment and/or vehicles other than employee and visitor parking.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

OUTSIDE, OPEN MARKET

The sale of any merchandise or goods from a fixed location upon privately owned property not within any permanent building or structure designed for the sale of such goods. The term "outside, open market" shall specifically include the sale of merchandise or goods from stands, stalls, vehicles, tents and all other sales not within a permanent structure. The term "outside, open market", however, shall not include activity of itinerant vendors who continuously move about from place to place, and who do not occupy any particular parcel of private property as a permanent or stationary place for the conduct of their business.

OVERLAND FLOW

Stormwater run-off that is not confined by any natural or man-made channel, such as a creek, drainage ditch, or storm sewer. Involves the movement of run-off in a thin layer (usually less than one inch in depth) over a wide surface, which begins when the water ponded on the surface of the land becomes deep enough to overcome surface retention forces.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

OVERLAY PLAN

The plan containing development policies for a discrete area of the Village adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-103 of these regulations.

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION

A facility offering transient lodging accommodations at a daily rate to the general public and which may also provide additional services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms and recreational facilities.

OWNER

A person or persons recorded as such on official records and includes a duly authorized agency or notary, a trustee, a purchaser, or a devisee; any person having a vested or contingent interest in the property in question.

PARCEL

Any quantity of land and water capable of being described with such definiteness that its location and boundaries may be established as distinct from other parcels which are designated by their owner or developer as land to be used or developed as a unit, or which has been used or developed as a unit.

PARK

A lot, or portion thereof, or aggregation of contiguous lots, used by the public for outdoor recreational activities, including any accessory office, picnic tables, maintenance building, restroom facility, storage facility, or similar accessory use or structure.

PARKING AREA

Any area containing one or more parking spaces.

PARKING DECK

A structure or building in which automobiles are parked on two or more levels or stories. This shall not include any parking area which is located within the same building as the use served by the parking area.

PARKING LOT

A parking area that is open to the sky, but not including the uppermost level of a parking deck.

PARKING LOT ISLAND

A landscaped area surrounded by a parking lot on three or more sides.

PARKING SPACE

An area, enclosed or unenclosed, reserved for the parking of one motor vehicle, and which is accessible to and from a street or alley.

PARKWAY

The area located within a public right-of-way between the outer curb line and the adjacent property line.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

PATIO

An open, outdoor flooring area for sitting and gathering, usually constructed of pavement on the ground surface.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998]

PAVEMENT WIDTH

The distance from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement, or where applicable, from the edge of curb to the edge of curb.

PAWN SHOP/PAWNBROKER (per Illinois State Statute 205 ILCS 510/1)

Every individual or business entity which lends money on the deposit or pledge of physically delivered personal property, other than property the ownership of which is subject to a legal dispute, securities, printed evidence of indebtedness or printed evidence of ownership of the personal property, or who deals in the purchase of such property on the condition of selling the property back again at a stipulated price, shall be held and is hereby declared and defined to be a pawnbroker. The business of a pawnbroker does not include the lending of money on deposit or pledge of title to property.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

PERGOLA

A landscaping structure with overhead coverage that frames a space and which may be designed to support vegetation.

[Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

PERSON

An individual, corporation, governmental agency, business, trust estate, partnership, two or more persons having joint or common interest, or any other legal entity.

PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT

An establishment primarily engaged in providing services involving the care or betterment of a person or the repair, care, cleaning, or maintenance of a person's apparel. This includes but is not limited to laundry cleaning and garment services, carpet and upholstery cleaning, photographic studios, beauty shops, tanning salons, barber shops, shoe repairs, day spas, funeral services (except funeral parlors), reducing salons, travel agencies, postal agencies, domestic pet services, and clothing rental. Dance, martial arts or yoga studios less than 5,000 square feet fall under the definition of Personal Service Establishment (for dance, martial arts or yoga studios greater than 5,000 square feet, see definition for Indoor Recreation Area). Personal service establishments are required to have appropriate licensure as regulated by the State of Illinois.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4664, 8-1-2011; Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

PERVIOUS PAVEMENT

A pavement system with traditional strength characteristics but which allows rainfall to percolate through it rather than running off. A pervious pavement system may include use of a porous asphalt, pervious concrete, or porous paver block system.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

PETITIONER

A person who has filed an application for development approval under the provisions of these regulations. See also applicant.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

PLACE OF WORSHIP

A church, synagogue, temple, mosque or other place of religious worship, including any accessory use or structure, such as a school, day care center or dwelling that is located on the same lot.

PLAN, FINAL

That document consistent with the approved preliminary plan of subdivision, which also includes easement provisions, other specialized provisions and signature lines for applicable parties, which is approved in accordance with Section 5-112E of these regulations.

PLAN, PRELIMINARY

The drawings and documents required by the Village and approved in accordance with Section 5-112D of these regulations.

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

A parcel or tract of land initially under unified ownership or control, and which is or is intended to be the site for two or more principal buildings for one or more principal uses, or one principal building for two or more principal uses. The term "planned development" includes all County planned developments or planned unit developments and all planned developments, whether residential, commercial or otherwise in nature, regardless of whether an actual division of property is required or not, and regardless of whether it is specifically labeled a planned development or not, it being the intent of this Land Development Code to apply to all types of development, including planned developments, both within the Village of Orland Park and where applicable, to areas lying within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate limits of the Village of Orland Park. A special use permit is required for all planned developments.

[Ord. 3130, 5-18-1998; amended by Ord. 5336, 9-17-2018]

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, LARGE SCALE

A parcel or tract or parcels or tracts of land of at least a combined total of 1,000 acres initially under unified ownership and control and which is or is intended to be the site for two or more principal buildings.

[Ord. 2514, 1-17-1994]

PLANTING BED

A space within a landscape area that is typically defined by an edged boundary which includes, although not limited to, trees, shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses and ground covers.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

PLAT, RECORD

An approved final plan that has been recorded in accordance with the provisions of Section 5-112F of these regulations.

PLAYGROUND

A park which contains playground equipment.

PORCH

A roofed over, unheated, flooring area for sitting and gathering, usually attached to a home and considered part of the home with respect to setbacks.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998]

PREMISES

A lot and all the structures or uses thereon.

PRESERVATION COMMISSION

The Historic Preservation Commission established in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-103 of these regulations.

PREVIEW BOARD

Any subordinate structure that contains a smaller secondary menu board and exists in a drive through area.

[Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

PRINCIPAL BUILDING OR STRUCTURE

A building or structure containing the principal use of the lot.

PRINCIPAL USE

The primary purpose or function that a lot serves or is proposed to serve.

PROJECT AREA

Any area of land, regardless of the number of individual parcels contained therein on which development is proposed under these regulations.

PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH

A perpendicular distance across a public street, measured from property line to property line. For the purpose of these regulations, the property line shall be the right-of-way as established by the Transportation Map of the Village's Comprehensive Plan.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

Passenger terminals, stations, shelters and related facilities primarily intended for the transportation of commuters.

PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURE

An electricity or gas substation, water or wastewater pumping station, telephone repeater station or similar structure used as an intermediary switching, boosting, distribution or transfer station for electricity, cable television, or telephone services between the point of generation and the end user, or a private wastewater treatment plant, but not including satellite dish antennas, facilities for the handling of solid waste, or radio, television, or microwave transmission or relay towers.

RAIN GARDEN

A shallow depression typically planted with native perennial plants and strategically located to collect, infiltrate and filter smaller scale quantities of runoff water than bioswales.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

RECREATION AREA

A building, open or enclosed structure, outdoor field or playground containing recreational facilities, such as a tennis court, swimming pool and/or gymnasium, and operated by a government agency or as a business. Recreation area includes outdoor amphitheaters, playing fields, tennis courts and swimming pools.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

Any vehicle or boat designed for temporary living quarters/human habitation or recreation and not used as a commercial vehicle, including, but not limited to, the following: boat/watercraft, camper trailer, conversion van, motorized trailer/home, off-the-road vehicle, racing car or cycle, snowmobile, specially constructed vehicle, travel trailer, and truck camper. Mobile homes, as defined in these definitions are not included in the definition of recreational vehicle.

BOAT/WATERCRAFTA vehicle for traveling in or on water, including all types of personal watercraft whether impelled by wind, oars, or mechanical devices. For the purpose of this ordinance, boats/watercraft mounted on a trailer shall be considered one vehicle.

CAMPER TRAILERA folding or collapsible vehicle without its own motorized power designed and constructed as temporary living quarters for travel, camping, recreation or vacation use.

CONVERSION VANA conventional van having its cargo area equipped with living facilities, extra windows, and often increased headroom.

MOTOR HOMEA temporary dwelling designed and constructed for travel, camping, recreational or vacation uses as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.

OFF-THE-ROAD VEHICLEA vehicle intended principally for recreational use of off roads where state vehicle licenses are required, such as a dune buggy, go-cart, and all-terrain vehicle.

RACING CAR OR CYCLEA vehicle intended to be used in racing competition, such as a race car, stock car, or racing cycle.

SNOWMOBILEA self-propelled vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice, generally steered by skis or runners. For the purpose of this ordinance, snowmobiles mounted on a trailer shall be considered one vehicle.

SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLEAny vehicle which was not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model or type, or which, if originally constructed has been materially altered by the removal of essential parts, or by the addition or substitution of essential parts, new or used, derived from other vehicles or makes of vehicles and used for temporary living quarters or recreation.

TRAVEL TRAILERA rigid vehicular structure, without its own motorized power, designed as a temporary living quarters for travel camping, recreation or vacation use, and is required to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use.

10.

TRUCK CAMPER/SLIDE IN PICK-UP CAMPERA structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis and designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, camping, recreation or vacation use. When mounted on a truck, such structure and the truck shall together be considered one vehicle.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

RECYCLING CENTER

An operation designed or intended for the collection and processing of clean, source-separated, and recyclable papers, glass, metals, or plastics, including the sorting, compacting, and shipping of recyclable materials collected from recycling drop-off stations located in the Village. This shall not include a facility which handles, collects, or otherwise stores or processes automobile bodies or parts, toxic or hazardous materials, or recyclable materials mixed with other refuse.

REHABILITATION

The act or process of returning a building, object, site or structure to a state of utility through repair, remodeling or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving portions or features of the property that are historically, architecturally, or culturally significant.

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

REMOVAL

Any relocation of an improvement on its site or to another site.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Refers to energy derived from existing flows of energy generated by on-going natural processes, including, but not limited to, energy generated from the sun, flowing water, wind flows, and geothermal heat flows. The term shall not include energy generated from fossil fuels, nuclear fission, or any derivative of those energy sources.

[Ord. 4594, 10-18-2010]

RENEWABLE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (RECS)

Any device associated with the conversion of solar, wind or geothermal and non-fossil fuel energy, such as, but not limited to, a wind charger, windmill, wind turbine, solar panel, solar array, geothermal cables etc., into electrical or other form of usable kinetic energy.

[Ord. 4594, 10-18-2010]

RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

A development comprised of attached and/or detached dwelling units that has coordinated common open space and service areas and is built in accordance with densities specified in the zoning district in which it is located.

RESIDENTIAL USE

Any detached, duplex, townhouse, or multifamily dwelling, manufactured home, mobile home, boarding house or dormitory.

[Amended by Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

RESTAURANT

An establishment, including banquet halls, that is open to the public where food and/or beverages are regularly prepared, consumed and sold. This could include:

At a table or counter within the premises;

For consumption at a table or counter outdoors, but located on the premises;

For consumption in automobiles or other motor vehicles located in parking areas on the premises; and

For consumption off the premises.

Restaurants include sit down and take out establishments. They do not include caterers, wholesale bakeries, packaged tea and coffee shops, butcheries, or grocers.

[Amended by Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

Food establishments that brew beer (also known as brewpubs) or distill wine for consumption primarily on the premises are considered restaurants provided that revenue from food sales shall constitute at least 50% of the total business revenues.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

RESTORATION

The act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a building, object, site or structure and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work or by the repair or replacement of missing earlier work.

[Ord. 4143, 6-5-2006]

RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

The sale of goods and services in small quantities to the public.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

RETENTION

The permanent storage of stormwater.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

RETENTION BASIN/WET POND

A stormwater management facility which includes a permanent impoundment, or normal pool of water, for the purpose of enhancing water quality and, therefore, is normally wet, even during non-rainfall periods. Storm runoff inflows may be temporarily stored above this permanent impoundment for the purpose of reducing flooding, or stream channel erosion.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

RETENTION/DETENTION FACILITY

A facility which could be wet or dry, respectively (see definitions for descriptions), and which provides for storage of storm water runoff and controlled release of this runoff during and after a flood or storm.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

RIGHT-OF-WAY

A general term denoting a public way, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to access, utility or transportation purposes.

RIGHT-OF-WAY, OFFICIAL

The right-of-way as established by the Transportation Map of the Village's Comprehensive Plan.

ROADWAY

The portion of the highway or street, including shoulders, for vehicular use and bicycle use.

ROUGH GRADE

The vertical location of the ground after the initial excavation or filling is completed prior to the commencement of construction.

RUNOFF

The portion of precipitation on the land that is not absorbed by the soil or plant material and which reaches the drainage system.

SATELLITE DISH

A signal-receiving device, the purpose of which is to reserve communication or other signals from satellites in earth, orbit and other extraterrestrial sources. The term includes earth stations, ground stations, disk antennas and antenna structures, as well as low-noise amplifiers which magnify, store, transfer and/or transmit electronic or light signals, and coaxial cables which carry or transmit signals to a television set or radio receiver.

SCHOOL

A privately owned or publicly owned elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or high school which does not provide lodging for students.

SCHOOL, ARTS

A secondary or higher education facility primarily teaching skills in crafts and the fine arts and does not provide lodging or dwelling units for students or faculty.

SCHOOL, BOARDING

A privately-owned or publicly-owned elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or high school which provides lodging or dwelling units for students on the same property.

SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL

A secondary or higher education facility primarily teaching usable skills that prepare students for jobs in a trade or business and does not provide lodging or dwelling units for students or faculty. The term "vocational schools" does not include schools that teach repair skills for automobiles or other types of heavy machinery that require garage and/or outdoor work space.

SCREENING

Structures, solid fences, or evergreen vegetation maintained for the purpose of concealing from view the area or objects behind such structures, solid fences or vegetation.

SEAMS

Divisions between land use areas that benefit from unification of two adjacent sites.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY

A building consisting of individual, small, self-contained units that are leased or owned for the storage of business and household goods.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998]

SETBACK

The horizontal distance between any portion of a structure or any development activity and the bank of a perennial stream, the centerline of an intermittent stream, the ordinary high water mark of a lake or pond, and the edge of a wetland, measured at the structure's or development's closest point to the bank, centerline, ordinary high water mark, easement, property line, or other point on or near the site.

SETBACK, CORNER SIDE

An open space between the side of a building or structure and a side lot line abutting a street.

[Ord. 3070, 10-20-1997]

SETBACK, FRONT

An open space between a building or structure and the street line of the lot on which the building or structure is located, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except by fences or as otherwise provided in these regulations. The front setback on a corner lot shall be that area with the narrowest street frontage. If neither frontage is narrower, the front shall be designated in the application, and shall usually be the less busy street. In measuring a front setback, the horizontal distance between the streetline and the closest projection of the building shall be used. Every required front setback shall be measured at right angles 90° from the street line.

SETBACK, REAR

An open space between the rear of a building or structure and the lot line farthest from the street fronting the lot, projected to the side lines of the lot on which the building or structure is located.

SETBACK, SIDE

An open space between the side of a building or structure and a side lot line which does not abut a street, projected to the front setback and rear setback of the lot on which the building or structure is located.

[Ord. 3070, 10-20-1997]

SHADE TREE

A self-supporting woody plant having at least one well-defined stem or trunk and normally attaining a mature height and spread of at least 30 feet. Also referred to as canopy tree or overstory tree.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

SHRUB

A woody plant that produces branches or shoots from near its base.

[Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

SIGHT TRIANGLE

The area of the corner lot closest to the intersection which is kept free of visual impairment to allow full view of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

SITE GRADING OR STRIPPING

Any activity which removes or covers the vegetative surface cover including tree removal, clearing, filling or removal of topsoil.

SITE PLAN

A plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately the boundaries of a site and including but not limited to the location of all buildings, structures, uses, access drives, roadways, parking, sidewalks, and any other site development features proposed on a specific parcel of land.

[Amended by Ord. 5476, 1-20-2020]

SOIL EROSION CONTROL PLAN

A plan submitted by a person requesting issuance of a site development permit from the Village for the construction or alteration of ground improvements and structures for the control of erosion, runoff and grading.

SOLAR COLLECTOR

A device, structure, or a part of a device or structure for which the primary purpose is to transform solar radiant energy into thermal, mechanical, chemical, or electrical energy.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM (SES)

A system primarily used for the collection, storage, and/or distribution of solar energy for electricity generation, space heating, space cooling, or water heating. A SES is incidental and subordinate to a permitted use on the same parcel or lot. A SES shall supply electrical power solely for on-site use, except that when a parcel on which a system is installed also receives electrical power supplied by a utility company, excess electrical power generated and not needed for on-site use may be used by the local utility company. A SES consists of all exterior, above-ground, and below-ground parts and devices, including all collector panels, equipment, legs, braces, and/or supporting devices.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, BUILDING-INTEGRATED

A solar energy system that is an integral part of a permitted principal or accessory building or structure, rather than a separate mechanical device, and that replaces or substitutes an architectural or structural component of the building or structure. Systems shall be integrated into a structure as an architectural feature and include, but are not limited to, systems where solar collector units are built into and contained within roof shingles, windows, skylights, awnings, curtain walls, canopies, parking lot canopy shade structures, and similar architectural components.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, BUILDING-MOUNTED

A solar energy system that is affixed to or mounted on either the roof or façade of a principal or accessory structure. A building-mounted solar energy system includes roof-mounted, wall-mounted, and building-integrated systems.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, FREESTANDING

A self-supported solar energy system that is not attached to another building or structure and is ground-mounted on a rack or pole that is supported by the ground.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, ROOF-MOUNTED

A solar energy system that is structurally mounted to the roof of a building or structure.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, WALL-MOUNTED

A solar energy system that is structurally mounted to and is entirely supported by the exterior wall of a building or structure.

[Ord. 5389, 3-4-2019]

SOLID SCREEN

Either an earth berm, hill, solid wood fence, wall or a densely planted row of shrubs that cannot be seen through in any season.

SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS

Include a) the human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered; or b) less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES

Includes the fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation or sodomy; and excretory functions in connection with sexual activity.

[Ord. 4926, 9-15-2014]

SPORT COURT

Any outdoor hard surface court, not including parking lots, designed for athletic purposes (i.e., basketball court, tennis court, etc.) surrounded by fencing or on a stand-alone pad.

[Added 7-17-2023 by Ord. No. 5822]

STADIUM

A structure or facility designed, intended, or used primarily for athletic events and containing seating for spectators of those events, but not including a raceway or dragstrip.

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

The reduction of the quantity or rate of runoff, which affects flooding, or the reduction of pollutants generated at a development site and carried in stormwater.

[Ord. 3837, 12-1-2003]

STORY

That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above it, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. The floor of a story may have split levels provided that there is not more than a four foot difference in elevation between the different levels of the floor. A mezzanine floor shall be counted as a story when it covers more than one-third the area of the floor next below it, or if the vertical distance from the floor next below it to the floor next above it is 24 feet or more. "Story" shall not include any such area having part of its ceiling height below grade.

STREAM

An open body of running water flowing continuously or intermittently. Perennial and intermittent streams are designated in accordance with 7.5 minute topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey.

STREET

That portion of a public right-of-way, easement, or private easement which is improved to provide for the movement of motor vehicles.

[Ord. 2570, 5-2-1994]

STREET LINE

The outer boundary of a street right-of-way.

STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY

The shortest distance between the right-of-way lines of a given street.

STREET WIDTH

The shortest distance between backs of curbs.

STREET, ARTERIAL, MAJOR

A street or roadway classification which has as its primary function intercommunity and intrametro area traffic movement. The secondary function of this roadway is to provide access to land. Major arterials include, but are not limited to, LaGrange Road, Harlem Avenue, Wolf Road (south of 159th Street), 159th Street and 183rd Street.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

STREET, ARTERIAL, MINOR

A street or roadway classification which has as its primary function intercommunity traffic movement. The secondary function of this roadway is to provide access to land. Minor arterials include, but are not limited to, 135th Street, 143rd Street, 151st Street (east of LaGrange Road and west of Harlem Avenue), 151st Street (between Wolf Road and Will-Cook Road), 153rd Street (between Wolf Road and LaGrange Road), 167th Street, 179th Street, 80th Avenue (south of 151st Street), 82nd Avenue (135th Street to 151st Street), Wolf Road (north of 159th Street), Will-Cook Road, and Southwest Highway.

[Ord. 3354, 4-17-2000; amended by Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

STREET, COLLECTOR, MAJOR

A street or roadway classification, which has as its primary function to collect and distribute traffic between local streets and the arterial system. The secondary function of this roadway is to provide access to land. The tertiary function of this roadway is to provide traffic movement between neighborhoods. Major collectors include, but are not limited to, 94th Avenue, 104th Avenue, 108th Avenue, Ravinia Avenue, West Avenue and John Humphrey Drive.

[Ord. 3672, 8-5-2002; amended by Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

STREET, COLLECTOR, MINOR

A street or roadway classification which has as its primary function to collect and distribute traffic between neighborhoods. The secondary function of this roadway is to provide access to lands. Minor collectors include Wheeler Drive, Orlan Brook Drive and 151st Street.

STREET, CUL-DE-SAC

A local street that has only one open end.

STREET, FRONTAGE

All of the property fronting on one side of a street between two intersecting streets, or in the case of a dead-end street, all of the property along one side of the street between an intersecting street and the end of such dead-end street.

STREET, LOCAL

A street intended and designed to provide access to abutting properties.

STRUCTURAL ALTERATION

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls, excepting such repair or replacement as may be required for the safety of the building. The addition or installation of siding or a masonry veneer to a building, the enclosure of the open area below a roof projection, the enclosure of a doorway, the enclosure of an open stairway, the enclosure of a roofed patio or roofed carport, shall not be considered structural alterations.

STRUCTURE

Anything constructed, installed, or portable, the use of which requires a location on a parcel of land. This includes a fixed or movable building which can be used for housing, business, commercial, agricultural, or office purposes, either temporarily or permanently. "Structure" also includes, but is not limited to, parking lots, walkways, paths, swimming pools, tennis courts, poles, pipelines, transmission lines, tracks, signs, cisterns, sewage treatment plants, sheds, docks, mooring areas, and other accessory construction.

SUBDIVISION

The division of a parcel of land into two or more lots or parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development; provided that a division of land which may be ordered or approved by a court or affected by testamentary or intestate provisions, shall not be deemed a subdivision. The term includes resubdivision and consolidation, and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing the land subdivided. The term shall also apply to any other development, whether an actual division of property is required or not, and regardless of whether the same is labeled a subdivision or not, including planned development, it being the intent of this Code to apply to all types of development, both within the Village of Orland Park and to areas lying within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate limits of the Village of Orland Park.

SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT

Any repair, reconstruction, expansion, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which exceeds 50% of the assessed value of a structure as determined either before the expansion or improvement begins or before the damage occurred giving rise to the repair or reconstruction. "Substantial improvement" shall not include, however, any repair or improvement required to bring the structure into compliance with existing state or county or Village health, sanitary, safety, or building code specifications necessary to ensure safe habitation of the structure.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Construction that can be maintained over time without damaging the environment. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet future needs.

[Ord. 4594, 10-18-2010; amended by Ord. 5061, 1-18-2016]

SWIMMING POOL

A man-made rigid or semi-rigid receptacle for water, whether intended for indoor or outdoor use, having a depth at any point greater than 24 inches and with a capacity of more than 1,000 gallons or with a water surface area exceeding 250 square feet, which is used or intended to be used for swimming, wading, bathing, immersion, or partial immersion of human beings, and which is constructed, installed and maintained in or above ground.

TATTOO/BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENT

A business establishment where tattooing or body piercing is performed. A special use permit is required for tattoo establishments when the tattoo activity constitutes the principal activity of that business at a given location. The intent of providing permanent make-up services and other cosmetically related uses of tattoo technology at a location is to do so as one of several services offered at a beauty salon, and not as a principal use. If other services like cutting hair, manicures, waxing are offered, permanent make-up does not require a special use permit.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010; amended by Ord. 5221, 9-18-2017]

TATTOOING

(Per Illinois State Statute 410 ILCS 54/1) To make permanent marks on the skin of a live human being by puncturing the skin and inserting indelible colors [often to produce an indelible mark resulting in a design, picture, or words visible through the skin]. Tattooing includes imparting permanent makeup on the skin, such as permanent lip coloring and permanent eyeliner. Tattooing does not include any of the following:

The practice of electrology as defined in the Electrologist Licensing Act;

The practice of acupuncture as defined in the Acupuncture Practice Act;

The use, by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, of colors, dyes, or pigments for the purpose of obscuring scar tissue or imparting color to the skin for cosmetic, medical or figurative purposes.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

TEMPORARY USE

A use that is established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time, and does not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structure.

TENSILE CANOPY

A membrane that is attached to three or more independent anchor points to create rigidity, and is used as protection from weather elements.

[Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

TENSILE CANOPY STRUCTURE

A freestanding structure that the membrane of a Tensile Canopy is independently anchored to.

[Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

TERRACE

An open, outdoor flooring area for sitting and gathering, usually constructed of pavement on the ground surface.

[Ord. 3199, 11-16-1998]

TOPSOIL

The uppermost layer of the ground that is usually the most fertile, being dark in color and crumbly.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

TOWER

Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including lattice towers, guyed towers, and monopole towers.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

TRELLIS

A vertical landscaping structure or wall section which is designed and intended to support vegetation and which may include lattice work.

[Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

USE

The purpose or activity for which the land, or any structure thereon, is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained.

USE, PERMITTED

Any use which is or may be lawfully established in a particular district or districts, provided it conforms with all requirements of these regulations for the district in which such use is located.

USE, SPECIAL

A use (to be defined in the zoning districts) that has operational, physical and other characteristics that may be different from those of the predominant permitted uses in a zoning district, but which is a use that complements or is otherwise compatible with the intended over-all development within a district, provided that specified standards are met.

[Ord. 5167, 2-20-2017]

UTILITY OR HAUL TRAILER

A vehicle, enclosed or non-enclosed, without its own motorized power that is designed and constructed to transport another vehicle, such as a car, boat, motorcycle or snowmobile, or to transport equipment and/or tools, such as lawn mowers, bobcats, etc., and that is eligible to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use. For the purpose of this ordinance, a utility or haul trailer with vehicles mounted on it shall be considered one vehicle.

[Ord. 4574, 7-6-2010]

UTILITY SUBSTATION

Water storage tanks, radio, television and microwave transmission or relay towers and antennae, and electric or gas substations, water or wastewater pumping stations, reservoirs, filtration plants and storage towers, telephone repeater stations, or similar structures used as an intermediary switching, boosting, distribution, or transfer station of electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater, cable television, or telephone services between the point of generation or treatment and the end user, but not including broadcasting studios or satellite dish antennas.

VEGETATION

All plant growth.

VEHICLE REPAIR

See motor vehicle services.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

VEHICLE SALES AND RENTAL

See motor vehicle sales.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008]

VILLAGE

The Village of Orland Park, Illinois.

WAREHOUSING OR DISTRIBUTION ESTABLISHMENTS

A business or government agency operation whose primary purpose is: (1) the storage of goods or materials, or (2) the distribution of goods and materials to another location for the purposes of resale or use at the placed distributed to, so long as no more than 30% of the square footage of the interior of the building may be devoted to retail or showroom facilities, but not including the storage of vehicles, trailers or boats, or heavy manufacturing, resource extraction, scrap operations or salvage operations, or mini-storage warehouses.

WATERCOURSE

Any river, stream, creek, brook, branch, natural or artificial depression, slough, gulch, draw, ditch, channel, circuit, conduit, culvert, swale, gully, ravine, wash, or natural or man-made drainageway, which has a definite channel, bed and banks, in or into which stormwater runoff and floodwater flow either regularly or intermittently.

WETLAND

An area that is permanently or periodically inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater or otherwise has hydric soil conditions at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, or that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. The term "wetland" includes all wetlands that are defined as such by federal and/or state statutes and regulations for the purposes of regulating development or other activities within wetlands.

WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENTS

The sale of goods and materials in large quantity primarily for resale to other sellers or contractors, but not including heavy manufacturing, resource extraction, scrape operations, or salvage operations.

WINDOW DISPLAY

One or more objects set inside a building in a display case or on a window ledge which displays merchandise or relates to services offered but which is not affixed to any window.

WINERY

An agricultural processing facility producing wine from fruit or fruit juices through fermentation or the refermenting of still wine into sparkling wine. Wineries may include a production facility where grapes are crushed, fermented or pressed, where bulk wine is stored in tanks or barrels, or where winery operations such as racking, filtering, blending or bottling of wines are carried out. The facility may also bottle, warehouse and distribute wine. The facility may contain an on-site retail area where taste testing and sales directly to a consumer are allowed as ancillary uses to the main operation through a liquor license but such on-site retail area cannot generate more than 50% of total sales annually.

[Ord. 4434, 12-1-2008; amended by Ord. 4839, 9-16-2013]

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Digital wireless technology such as portable phones, pagers, faxes, and computers.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY

A parcel of land that contains wireless communication infrastructure such as antennas, support structures, equipment, accessory buildings, parking, and other uses associated with and ancillary to wireless communication transmission.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDER

A company that provides wireless service.

[Ord. 3168, 9-8-1998]

YARD, FRONT

An area extending the full width of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest principal structure.

[Ord. 4647, 5-16-2011]

YARD, REAR

An area extending the full width of a lot between the rear lot line and the nearest principal structure.

[Ord. 4647, 5-16-2011]

YARD, SIDE

An area extending the depth of a lot from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and the nearest principal structure.

[Ord. 4647, 5-16-2011]

ZONING DISTRICTS

The districts into which the Village of Orland Park, Illinois has been divided as set forth on the Zoning District Map.

[Ord. 5564, 12-21-2020]

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Editor's Note: See now Section 6-104, Bulk Regulations.