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28 - ZONING ORDINANCE
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28.100ART. General Provisions.
28.100SEC. Title.
28.101. Intent and purpose.
28.102. Conformance With Zoning Ordinance Required.
28.103. Violations: penalties.
28.104. Transition - Severability.
28.200SEC. General Provisions.
28.200ART. Interpretation
28.201 Definitions.
28.300ART. Administration
28.300SEC. Director - Powers and Duties.
28.301. Improvement Location Permits.
28.302. Certificate of Occupancy.
28.303. Appeal From Decision of Director.
28.304. Petitions.
28.305. Fees.
28.306. Public Hearing Notices.
28.307. Public Hearings Procedures.
28.308. Time Periods.
28.400ART. Use Districts
28.400SEC. Zoning district classifications established.
28.401. Zoning Map.
28.402. Annexation of land to the Village.
28.403. Zoning of streets, alleys, public ways and railroad right-of-ways.
28.404. Uncertainty as to boundary lines.
28.405. Minimum areas for zoning districts.
28.500SEC. Residence Districts - General Provisions.
28.500ART. Residence District
28.501. R-1 District-permitted uses.
28.502. R-1 District-special uses.
28.503. R-2 District-permitted uses.
28.504. R-2 District-special uses.
28.505. R-3 District-permitted uses.
28.506. R-3 District-special uses.
28.507. R-4 District-permitted uses.
28.508. R-4 District-special uses.
28.509. R-5 District-permitted uses.
28.510. R-5 District-special uses.
28.511. R-5A District-permitted uses.
28.512. R-5A District - special uses.
28.513. R-6 District-permitted uses.
28.514. R-6 District-special uses.
28.600SEC. Business Districts - General Provisions.
28.600ART. Business Districts
28.601. B-1 District - General Provisions.
28.602. B-1 District - Permitted uses.
28.603. B-1 District - Special uses.
28.604. B-2 District - General Provisions.
28.605. B-2 District - Permitted uses.
28.606. B-2 District - Special uses.
28.607. B-3 District - General Provisions.
28.608. B-3 District - Permitted Uses.
28.609. B-3 District - Special uses.
28.610. DB Downtown Business District.
28.611. DT Downtown Transition District.
28.700ART. Office/Research District (O-R)
28.700SEC. O-R District - General Provisions.
28.701. O-R District - Permitted uses.
28.702. O-R District - Special Uses.
28.800SEC. O-R-M District - General Provisions.
28.800ART. Office-Research-Manufacturing District (O-R-M)
28.801. O-R-M District - Permitted uses.
28.802. O-R-M District - Special uses.
28.900SEC. Manufacturing Districts - General Provisions.
28.900ART. Manufacturing Districts
28.901. M-1 Districts - General Provisions.
28.902. M-1 Districts - Permitted uses.
28.903. M-1 Districts - Special Uses.
28.904. M-2 District - General Provisions.
28.905. M-2 District - Permitted uses.
28.906. M-2 District - Special Uses.
28.1000SEC. General Provisions.
28.1000ART. Use Regulations
28.1001. Funeral Parlor.
28.1002. Temporary real estate sales offices.
28.1003. Group homes.
28.1004. Professional offices.
28.1005. Reserved.
28.1006. Reserved.
28.1007. Recycling collection facilities.
28.1008. Reserved.
28.1009. Reserved.
28.1010. Self-storage facilities, including mini-warehouses.
28.1011. Adult Entertainment Establishment.
28.1012. Reserved.
28.1013. Nursing homes and sheltered care facilities.
28.1014. Home Occupations.
28.1015. Extended Family Accessory Housing.
28.1016. Trailer parks.
28.1017. Day Care Centers.
28.1018. Automobile Service Station.
28.1019. Automobile Repair.
28.1020. Churches.
28.1021. Animal Surgical Office.
28.1100ART. Lot and Bulk Regulations
28.1100SEC. Yards and open spaces - miscellaneous requirements.
28.1101. Frontage.
28.1102. Corner lots.
28.1103. Lot Area.
28.1104. Lot Width.
28.1105. Height.
28.1106. Open space - landscaped green space.
28.1107. Lot coverage.
28.1108. Floor Area.
28.1109. Floor Area Ratio.
28.1110. Front Yard.
28.1111. Side Yard.
28.1112. Rear Yard.
28.1113. Transitional Yard.
28.1200ART. Nonconforming Structures, Lots and Uses
28.1200SEC. General Provisions.
28.1201. Nonconforming Structures - In General.
28.1202. Nonconforming uses - Expansion, Change or Discontinuance.
28.1203. Nonconforming lots.
28.1204. Reserved.
28.1205. Nonconforming Off Street Parking.
28.1206. Nonconforming fences.
28.1300ART. Structures
28.1300SEC. General Provisions.
28.1301. Fences.
28.1302. Sheds.
28.1303. Swimming Pools.
28.1304. Air Conditioning Units.
28.1305. Antennas.
28.1306. Courts.
28.1307. Telecommunications Towers.
28.1308. Garages and Driveways.
28.1309. Front Porches.
28.1310. Flag Poles.
28.1400SEC. Scope of Article.
28.1400ART. Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas
28.1401. Control of off-site parking facilities.
28.1402. Restrictions on use of off-street parking facilities.
28.1403. Access to parking space and parking facilities.
28.1404. Location of parking spaces.
28.1405. Size of parking spaces and stacking lanes.
28.1406. Design of off-street parking areas for five (5) or more parking spaces.
28.1407. Parking of certain commercial vehicles and equipment in residence districts.
28.1408. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational equipment, utility trailers and portable storage containers in residence district restricted.
28.1409. Off-street loading spaces.
28.1410. Number of off-street parking and off-street loading spaces required.
28.1411. Disabled Persons Parking Spaces.
28.1412. Bicycle Parking.
28.1500SEC. Purpose and scope.
28.1500ART. Signs
28.1501.01 Illumination.
28.1501. General Regulations.
28.1501.02 Landscaping Requirements.
28.1501.03 Prohibited Signs.
28.1501.04 Signs Not Requiring Permit.
28.1501.05 Temporary Signs.
28.1502.01 Monument Signs and Shingle Signs.
28.1502. General Commercial Signs.
28.1502.02 Wall Signs.
28.1502.05 Awning Signs.
28.1502.03 Menu Boards.
28.1502.04 Projecting Signs.
28.1502.06 Under Canopy Signs.
28.1502.07 Window Signs.
28.1503.01 Monument, Shingle and Freestanding Signs.
28.1503. DB Downtown Business District/DT Transition District/Fairview Concentrated Business District
28.1503.02 Wall Signs.
28.1503.05 Awning Signs.
28.1503.03 Menu Boards.
28.1503.04 Projecting Signs.
28.1503.06 Under Canopy Signs.
28.1503.07 Window Signs.
28.1503.08 Protected Signs.
28.1503.09 Sandwich Board Signs.
28.1504. Ornamental Entry Gate Signs.
28.1505. Home Occupation Signs.
28.1506.. Signs Accessory to Parking Areas.
28.1507.. Institutional Signs.
28.1508.. College and University Signage.
28.1509.. Maintenance.
28.1510.. Enforcement.
28.1511. Permit Process.
28.1512. Non-Conforming Signs/Amortization Period.
28.1513. Modifications and Variations by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
28.1600ART. Planned Developments
28.1600SEC. General Provisions.
28.1601. Planned development process.
28.1602. Pre-Petition Consultation Required.
28.1603. Preliminary Approval.
28.1604. Final Approval.
28.1605. Amendments.
28.1606. Processing of Petitions.
28.1607. Standards for Approval.
28.1608. Building and occupancy permits.
28.1609. Extension or Repeal of a Planned Development.
28.1610. Exceptional uses.
28.1611. Height regulations.
28.1612. Permanent common open space.
28.1613. Public improvements.
28.1614. Lot area requirements for residential planned developments.
28.1615. Yard and Open Space Requirements.
28.1616. Floor area ratio requirements for business and manufacturing planned developments.
28.1700ART. Amendments
28.1700SEC. Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
28.1701. Amendment to Zoning Classification.
28.1702. Standards for approval of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance
28.1800ART. Variations
28.1800SEC. General Provisions.
28.1801. Procedures.
28.1802. Authorized variations.
28.1803. Standards for granting a variation.
28.1804. Time limitation.
28.1900SEC. General Provisions.
28.1900ART. Special Uses
28.1901. Procedures.
28.1902. Standards for Approval.
28.1903. Conditions for Approval.
28.1904. Time Limitation.
28.2000SEC. Petition.
28.2000ART. Environmental Regulations
28.2001. Noise regulations.
28.2002. Smoke and particulate matter regulations.
28.2003. Odors; toxic or noxious matter.
28.2004. Fire and explosion hazards.
28.2005. Vibration regulations.
28.2006. Glare or heat regulations.
28.2007. Registration of pollutants.
