Report
of the Committee on Zoning and Building
The
Honorable,
The Board
of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
President Stroger and Chairman Silvestri, Vice Chairman
Murphy, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Daley, Gainer, Gorman,
Goslin, Moreno, Peraica, Reyes, Schneider, Steele, Sims and Suffredin (16) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner
Collins (1) |
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Zoning and Building,
having had under consideration the matter hereinafter mentioned, respectfully
reports and recommends as follows:
Section
1
Your Committee has considered the following items and upon
the adoption of this report the recommendations are as follows:
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289034 |
DOCKET #8301 – T. KADROWICZ, Owner, Application (No.
V-07-71): Variation to reduce left
interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 1.28 feet (existing shed A);
reduce right interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 5.15 feet; and reduce
rear yard setback from 5 feet to 2.92 feet (existing shed B) for storage
sheds in the R-5 Single Family Residence District. The subject property consists of
approximately 0.41 of an acre, located on the south side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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289043 |
DOCKET #8312 – M. & S. FITZGERALD, Owners, Application
(No. V-07-81): Variation to reduce
left interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 4 feet (existing) reduce
distance between principal and accessory structure from 10 feet to 3 feet;
reduce left interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 0 feet for a pool
surround deck; and reduce rear yard setback from 40 feet to 30 feet for a
deck addition in the R-5 Single Family Residence District. The subject property consists of
approximately 0.15 of an acre, located on the south side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
Commissioner Peraica,
seconded by Vice Chairman Murphy, moved the approval of Communication Nos.
289034 and 289043. The motion carried
unanimously.
Section
2
Your Committee has considered the following items and upon
the adoption of this report the recommendations are as follows:
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301826 |
AN AMENDMENT TO THE The following is a synopsis of the Proposed Ordinance
Amendment: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMEMDMENT TO THE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Appendix A
Zoning, Sections 4.1.9, 4.2.9, 4.3.9, 4.4.9, 4.5.9, 4.5A.9, 4.6.9, 4.7.9 and
4.8.9 of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows: 4.1. R-1 Single-Family Residence District. 4.2. R-2 Single-Family Residence District. 4.3. R-3 Single-Family Residence District. 4.4. R-4 Single-Family Residence District. 4.5. R-5 Single-Family Residence District. 4.5A. R-5A Residential Transition District. 4.6. R-6 General Residence District. 4.7. R-7 General Residence District. 4.8. R-8 General Residence District. Effective Date: This Ordinance Amendment shall be in effect immediately
upon adoption. *Referred to the
Committee on Zoning and Building on *Public Hearing held
on |
Vice Chairman Murphy,
seconded by Commissioner Butler moved to accept the proposed substitute
ordinance amendment for (Communication No. 301826).
Submitting a Proposed Ordinance
Amendment sponsored by:
JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY,
SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
For Communication No. 301826
AMENDMENT TO THE
REGARDING PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES,
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
BE IT
ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that
Appendix A Zoning, Sec. 4.1.9, 4.2.9, 4.3.9, 4.4.9,
4.5.9, 4.5A.9, 4.6.9, 4.7.9 and 4.8.9 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended
as follows:
4.1.
R-1 Single-Family Residence District.
4.1.9. Special
provisions. The uses in the R-1 Single-Family District shall conform to the
following requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall
not be erected, used or maintained on
any lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles and other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles parked or stored must be owned or legally controlled by
the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up trucks and vans
used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this requirement. Pursuant
to adoption by local ordinance by the township board of trustees, commercial
vehicles may be parked on a residential zoning lot subject to the
following:
1. Size/Weight Limitation. No commercial vehicle having a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location. Except
as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The parking of
commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing in the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by
either a
municipal or private community sewer and
water system, or a private individual sewage disposal and water supply system.
The systems used shall be approved by the Cook County Health Department.
4.2. R-2 Single-Family Residence District.
4.2.9.
Special provisions . The uses in the R-2 Single-Family
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking and
loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles and other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles parked or stored must be owned or legally controlled by
the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up trucks and vans
used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this requirement. Pursuant
to adoption by local ordinance by the township board of trustees, commercial
vehicles may be parked on a residential zoning lot subject to the
following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location. Except
as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The parking of
commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing in the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer and
water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by either a
municipal or, a private community sewer and
water system, or a private individual sewage disposal and water supply system.
The systems used shall be approved by the Cook County Health Department.
4.3. R-3 Single-Family Residence District.
4.3.9.
Special provisions . The uses in the R-3 Single-Family
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking and
loading. Uses shall conform to in Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles and other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles parked or stored must be owned or legally controlled by
the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up trucks and vans
used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this requirement. Pursuant
to adoption by local ordinance by the township board of trustees, commercial
vehicles may be parked on a residential zoning lot subject to the
following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location. Except
as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The parking of
commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing in the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer and water.
Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by either a
municipal or private community sewer and
water system, or a private individual sewage disposal and water supply system.
The systems used shall be approved by the Cook County Health Department.
4.4. R-4 Single-Family Residence Districts.
4.4.9. Special provisions . The uses in the R-4 Single-Family
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles and other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally
controlled by the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up
trucks and vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this
requirement. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance by the township
board of trustees, commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential
zoning lot subject to the following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location. Except
as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s
signage is limited to the identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The parking of
commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing in the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by
either a
municipal or private community sewer and
water system or a private individual sewage disposal and water supply system.
The systems shall be approved by the Cook County Health Department. If both an
individual sewage disposal system and an individual water supply system are
used to serve the same lot, a minimum lot area of 40,000 square feet shall be
required.
4.5. R-5 Single-Family Residence District.
4.5.9 . Special provisions . The uses in the R-5
Single-Family Residence District shall conform to the following
requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles and other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally
controlled by the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up
trucks and vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this
requirement. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance by the township
board of trustees, commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential
zoning lot subject to the following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location. Except
as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The parking of
commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing in the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by
either a
municipal or sewer and water system, a
private community sewer and water system or an individual water system.
Individual sewage disposal units may be used for single-family detached
dwellings located on zoning lots with at least 20,000 square feet of area.
Individual sewage disposal systems and individual water supply systems must be
approved by the Cook County Health Department. If both an individual sewage
disposal system and an individual water system are used to serve the same lot,
a minimum lot area of 40,000 square feet is required.
F. Lots
of record. A single-family residence, on a lot of record on the
effective
date of this comprehensive
ordinance, may be established regardless of the area of the lot or the lot
width, provided there shall always be sufficient ground area left unoccupied by
a structure or paving for a proper system of sewage disposal and water supply
conforming with the standards and requirements of the Cook County Plumbing Code
and all amendments relative thereto, the Cook County Health Department, the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, and the Health Department of the State
of Illinois. Approved sewer and water connection permits and/or an approved
private sewage system permit and an approved individual well permit must be
submitted in conjunction with a building permit application.
4.5A. R-5A Residential Transition District.
4.5A.9 . Special
provisions. The uses in the R-5A Residential Transition
District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles and other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally
controlled by the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up
trucks and vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this
requirement. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance by the township
board of trustees, commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential
zoning lot subject to the following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location.
Except as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b.
The vehicle’s signage is limited to the identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The
parking of commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing
in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring water and sewer facilities shall be served
by
a municipal sewer and water
system.
4.6. R-6 General Residence
District.
4.6.9. Special provisions . The uses in the R-6 General
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to in Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles or other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not be visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally
controlled by the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pick-up
trucks and vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this
requirement. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance by the township
board of trustees, commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential
zoning lot subject to the following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location.
Except as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The
parking of commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing
in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by
either a
municipal or private community sewer and
water system, or an individual water system. Individual sewage disposal units
are not permitted. Individual water supply systems must be approved by the Cook
County Health Department.
4.7. R-7 General Residence
District.
4.7.9. Special provisions . The uses in the R-7 General
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles or other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally
controlled by the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pickup
trucks and vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this
requirement. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance by the township
board of trustees, commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential
zoning lot subject to the following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location.
Except as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The
parking of commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing
in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by
either a
municipal or private community sewer and
water system.
4.8. R-8 General Residence
District.
4.8.9. Special provisions . The uses in the R-8 General
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Parking
and loading. Uses shall conform to Article 11.
B. Tents.
Tents shall not be used as a place of permanent residence and shall not
be erected, used or maintained on any
lot, except for a limited period of time. Tents shall not be used for the
permanent storage of vehicles or other equipment.
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers, and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots.
D. Trucks.
Trucks, commercial vehicles and other commercial equipment shall
not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally
controlled by the residents or occupants of the principal use. Small pickup
trucks and vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this
requirement. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance by the township
board of trustees, commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential
zoning lot subject to the following:
1. Size/Weight
Limitation. No commercial vehicle having
a license class
designation greater than “B” under the residential
zoning lot. This limitation shall not
apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation
of “D”. All other Class “D” vehicles are
prohibited.
2. Location.
Except as hereafter provided, no commercial vehicle shall be
parked on a residential zoning lot
unless parked in a garage or a fully enclosed structure. A commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential
zoning lot if one of the following criteria is met:
a. The vehicle has no signage.
b. The vehicle’s signage is limited to the
identification of the owner or
operator, affixed by name or logo. Such identification may appear on not more
than two separate portions of the vehicle.
3. The
parking of commercial vehicles on residential lots shall be limited to
one.
4. Nothing
in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
trucks and other service vehicles from
being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries or
rendering service to the property as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
E. Sewer
and water. Uses requiring sanitary facilities shall be served by
either a
municipal or private community sewer and
water system.
Effective Date: This Ordinance Amendment shall be in
effect immediately upon adoption.
Vice Chairman Murphy,
seconded by Commissioner Moreno, moved approval of the proposed substitute
ordinance amendment (Communication No. 301826) as amended.
The motion carried.
ROLL
CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 301826
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Yeas: |
Chairman Silvestri, Vice Chairman Murphy, Commissioners |
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Nays: |
Commissioners Gorman, Goslin, Peraica and Schneider (4) |
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Present: |
Commissioner Beavers (1) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Collins (1) |
Approved as amended. (See Attached)
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301827 |
AN AMENDMENT TO THE The following is a synopsis of the Proposed
Ordinance: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMEMDMENT TO THE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Appendix A
Zoning, Sections 4.0.1, 4.1.9, 4.2.9, 4.3.9, 4.4.9, 4.5.9, 4.5A.9, 4.6.9,
4.7.9, and 4.8.9 of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE 4.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS 4.0. Purpose. 4.1. R-1 Single-Family Residence District. 4.2. R-2 Single-Family Residence District. 4.3. R-3 Single-Family Residence District. 4.4. R-4 Single-Family Residence Districts. 4.5. R-5 Single-Family Residence District. 4.5A. R-5A Residential Transition District. 4.6. R-6 General Residence District. 4.7. R-7 General Residence District. 4.8. R-8 General Residence District. Effective Date: This
Ordinance Amendment shall be in effect immediately upon adoption. *Referred to the
Committee on Zoning and Building on #Public Hearing held
on |
Vice Chairman Murphy,
seconded by Commissioner Butler moved to accept the substitute proposed ordinance
amendment for (Communication No. 301827).
Submitting a Proposed Ordinance
Amendment sponsored by:
JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY,
SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
for Communication No. 301827
AMENDMENT TO THE
FOR TRAILERS,
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND BOATS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of
Commissioners that Appendix A Zoning, Sec. 4.0.1,
4.1.9, 4.2.9, 4.3.9, 4.4.9, 4.5.9, 4.5A.9, 4.6.9, 4.7.9, and 4.8.9 of the Cook
County Code is hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE 4. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
4.0. Purpose.
4.0.1 Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply to Article 4:
A. Camper
Trailer (Pop-up). A partially collapsible structure designed to
provide
temporary living quarters primarily for
recreational use, constructed with integral wheels to make it mobile and/or towable by motor vehicle.
B. Motor
Vehicle Repair, Major. “Major motor
vehicle repair” includes: engine
rebuilding or major reconditioning of worn or
damaged motor vehicles or trailers; collision service, including body, frame or
fender straightening or repair; and overall painting of vehicles.
C. Travel
Trailer. A rigid, non-collapsible
structure designed to provide temporary
living quarters primarily for recreational
use, constructed with integral wheels to make it mobile and/or tow able by a
motor vehicle.
D. Vehicle
- Commercial. Any type of vehicle
used or maintained for commercial
purposes, primarily to transport material or
operate a power attachment or tool, such as a snowplow or any vehicle
containing cargo for commercial purposes.
For purposes of this Article, any vehicle with advertising or a business
designation affixed to it shall be considered a commercial vehicle.
E. Vehicle
– Recreational (RV). An RV shall
include, but not be limited to, camper
trailer (pop-up), motor home, off-road
vehicle, open trailer, pickup camper, snowmobile, travel trailer and water
craft.
F. Vehicle
– Trailer. Any motorized or non-motorized
vehicle intended to carry or
store a recreational vehicle. An open trailer or a trailer not carrying or
storing an RV shall be considered an RV for the purposes of this code.
4.1.
R-1 Single-Family Residence District.
4.1.9 . Special
provisions. The uses in the R-1 Single-Family District shall conform
to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local ordinance
by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a zoning lot
which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c.
Any RV may be parked in a fully
enclosed garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or crushed
stone.
f.
RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so
as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.2. R-2 Single-Family
Residence District.
4.2.9. Special provisions. The uses in the R-2 Single-Family Residence
District shall conform to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f.
RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so
as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.3. R-3 Single-Family
Residence District.
4.3.9. Special provisions. The uses in the R-3 Single-Family Residence District
shall conform to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f. RVs shall not have their wheels removed or
be affixed to the ground so as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.4. R-4 Single-Family
Residence Districts.
4.4.9. Special provisions . The uses in the R-4 Single-Family
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any permitted
area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f.
RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so
as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.5. R-5 Single-Family
Residence District.
4.5.9. Special provisions. The
uses in the R-5 Single-Family Residence District shall conform to the following
requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be screened
with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f. RVs shall not have their wheels removed or
be affixed to the ground so as to
prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.5A. R-5A Residential
Transition District.
4.5A.9. Special provisions.
The uses in the R-5A Residential Transition District shall conform to the
following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f.
RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so
as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h.
No major automobile repairs, as defined
in Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.6. R-6 General Residence
District.
4.6.9. Special provisions. The uses in the R-6 General
Residence District shall conform to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f.
RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so
as to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i. Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of
loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.7. R-7 General Residence
District.
4.7.9. Special provisions. The uses in the R-7 General Residence District
shall conform to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property. Parking
in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be considered a
dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any
permitted area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f.
RVs shall not have their wheels removed or be affixed to the ground so as
to prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory
structures in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
4.8. R-8 General Residence
District.
4.8.9. Special provisions. The uses in the R-8 General Residence District
shall conform to the following requirements:
C. Trailers,
recreational vehicles and boats. Travel
trailers, camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, boat
trailers and miscellaneous trailers shall not be parked or stored on a zoning
lot, except when located in a garage, a fully enclosed structure or in such a
location that they are not visible from adjacent rights-of-way or from other
zoning lots. Pursuant to adoption by local
ordinance by the township board of trustees, such uses shall be allowed on a
zoning lot which exceeds an acre or more in size subject to the following:
1. Front Yard.
a. RVs shall not be parked between the front
line of any portion of the
building and
the street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Article.
2. Side Yard.
a. No more than two RVs may be parked in a side
yard.
b. A single RV may not exceed 20 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, may not exceed a total combined
length of 20 feet.
c. A single RV may not exceed a height of four
feet in height, and two
RVs stacked shall not exceed a total
combined height of four feet.
d. Any RV located in an interior side yard,
shall be parked a minimum of
three feet from the side lot line.
e. Any RV located in an interior side yard
shall be screened with a single
row of evergreens a minimum of five
feet high at time of planting or a semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 1)
3. Rear
Yard.
a. No more than two RVs shall be parked in a
rear yard.
b. A single RV shall not exceed 32 feet in
length, and two RVs, if parked
end-to-end, shall not exceed a total combined
length of 32 feet.
c. A single RV shall not exceed a height of 12
feet in height and two RVs
stacked shall not exceed a total combined
height of 12 feet.
d. Any RV located in a rear yard, shall be
parked a minimum of five feet
from the rear lot line and a minimum of
three feet from any interior lot line.
e. Any RV located in a rear yard shall be
screened with a single row of
evergreens a minimum of five feet high at time
of planting or semi-open wood fence five feet high.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 2)
4. Exterior Side Yards and Rear Yards
Adjacent to a Street or Roadway.
a. No RVs shall be located in an exterior side
yard or that portion of a
rear yard that is between an adjacent
street or roadway and a line extended from the building.
(SEE ATTACHMENT # 3)
5. Additional Requirements.
a. Not more than two RVs may be parked on any residential
zoning lot.
b. At no
time shall a parked RV be used for living, sleeping or other
purposes.
No RV shall be connected to gas, water or sanitary sewer service.
c. Any RV may be parked in a fully enclosed
garage unless such parking
is specifically prohibited elsewhere
in the Code.
d. The owner of an RV shall not park the RV in
a manner as to create a
dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot
where parked or to adjacent property.
Parking in such fashion that the RV may readily tip or roll, shall be
considered a dangerous or unsafe condition.
e. The parking surface of an RV in any permitted
area shall be a hard
surface such as concrete, asphalt or
crushed stone.
f. RVs shall not have their wheels removed or
be affixed to the ground so as to
prevent ready removal of the vehicle.
g. RVs shall not be used as accessory structures
in any zoning district.
h. No major automobile repairs, as defined in
Article 4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, shall be performed on any RV except
within a garage or other structure.
i.
Temporary parking of RVs for the purpose of loading or unloading
shall be permitted for no more than two
days within any period of four consecutive days.
Effective Date:
This Ordinance Amendment shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
Vice Chairman Murphy,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved approval of the proposed substitute ordinance
amendment (Communication No. 301827) as amended.
The motion carried.
ROLL
CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 301827 AS AMENDED
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Yeas: |
Chairman Silvestri, Vice Chairman Murphy, Commissioners |
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Nays: |
Commissioners Gorman, Goslin, Peraica, Schneider and
Suffredin (5) |
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Present: |
Commissioner Beavers (1) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Collins (1) |
(See attached). Approved As Amended
Section 3
Your Committee has considered the
following item and upon the adoption of this report the recommendation is as
follows:
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301828 |
AN AMENDMENT TO THE COOK COUNTY BUILDING ORDINANCE
(PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT).
Submitting a Proposed Ordinance Amendment sponsored by Peter N.
Silvestri, County Commissioner; Co-Sponsored by Todd H. Stroger, President,
William Beavers, Jerry Butler, Forrest Claypool, John P. Daley, Bridget
Gainer, Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman, Gregg Goslin,
Roberto Maldonado, Joseph Mario Moreno, Joan Patricia Murphy, Anthony J.
Peraica, Timothy O. Schneider, Deborah Sims, Robert B. Steele and Larry
Suffredin, County Commissioners. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of
Commissioners that the Cook County Building Ordinance, Article III, Sec. 3.2
is hereby amended as follows: 3.2 DEFINITIONS Family consists of one or more persons, each related to
the other by blood, marriage Effective Date: This Ordinance Amendment shall be
effective upon adoption. Referred to the
Committee on Zoning and Building on #Public Hearing held
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Vice Chairman Murray, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the
approval of Communication No. 301828 as amended. The motion carried.
Section 4
Your Committee has considered the
following items and upon the adoption of this report the recommendations are as
follows:
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302406 |
DOCKET #8559 – S. GUERRERO, Owner, Application (No.
V-09-49): Variation to reduce left
side yard setback from 10 feet to 3 feet; and reduce rear yard setback from 5
feet to 4 feet for a new storage shed in the R-5 Single Family Residence
District. The subject property
consists of approximately 0.25 of an acre, located on the north side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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302407 |
DOCKET #8560 – D. & M. MINKO, Owners, Application (No.
V-09-50): Variation to increase height
of fence in front yard from 3 feet to 4 feet in the R-5 Single Family
Residence District. The subject
property consists of approximately 0.07 of an acre, located on the west side
of Long Avenue, approximately 72 feet south of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
Chairman Silvestri
notified the Committee that the above Communication Nos. 302406 and 302407 were previously approved,
therefore they are being withdrawn.
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302606 |
DOCKET #8551 – Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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302607 |
DOCKET #8561 – F. Garcia, Owner, Application (No.
V-09-51): Variation to reduce left
side yard setback from 10 feet to 4 feet (shed existing); reduce left side
yard setback from 10 feet to 6 feet (existing principal); and reduce right
side yard setback from 10 feet to 7 feet (existing principal) for a 2nd
story addition in the R-5 Single Family Residence District. The subject property consists of
approximately 0.17 of an acre, located on the south side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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302608 |
DOCKET #8562 – J. Knaperek,
Owner, Application (No. V-09-52):
Variation to reduce rear yard setback from 40 feet to 23 feet
(existing); and reduce distance between principal and accessory detached
garage from 10 feet to 4 feet (existing) for a deck addition in the R-5
Single Family Residence District. The
subject property consists of approximately 0.17 of an acre, located on the
west side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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302609 |
DOCKET #8563 – J. Horn, Owner, Application (No.
V-09-53): Variation to reduce rear
yard setback from 50 feet to 32 feet for a deck addition in the R-4 Single
Family Residence District. The subject
property consists of approximately 0.30 of an acre, located on the west side
of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
Vice Chairman Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the
approval of Communication Nos. 302606, 302607, 302608 and 302609. The motion
carried unanimously.
SECTION 4
Your Committee has considered the
following items and upon the adoption of this report the recommendations are as
follows:
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302610 |
LARRY & MIRA SKROBOT, Owners, |
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302611 |
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Commissioner Daley,
seconded by Commissioner Butler moved to suspend the rules Section 2-108 (h)(1) of the County Code to consider Communication No. 302611.
The motion carried unanimously.
Vice Chairman Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Steele, referred the New Applications to the Zoning Board of
Appeals. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Beavers, seconded by Commissioner Gainer, moved to adjourn,
the motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
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Respectfully submitted, Committee on Zoning and Building xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Peter N. Silvestri, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B. DeLeon,
Secretary