Unified Development Ordinance
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Village of Carol Stream UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Draft for Review Purposes Only March 2021 Table of Contents Article 1: General Provisions…………………………………………………….3 Article 2: Definitions………………………………………………………………6 Article 3: District Specific Standards………………………………………….31 Article 4: Use Specific Standards……………………………………………...55 Article 5: Development Standards…………………………………………….74 Article 6: Sign Standards………………………………………………………128 Article 7: Planned Development Standards…………………………………152 Article 8: Administration and Enforcement………………………………...159 Article 9: Subdivision Standards……………………………………………..199 Article 10: Nonconforming Lots, Buildings, Structures, and Uses……….216 DRAFT FOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY Article One – General Provisions 1-1 - Title........................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1-2 - Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1-3 - Intent ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1-4 - Interpretation ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 1-5 - Private Agreements .............................................................................................................................................. 2 1-6 - Rules and Construction of Language ................................................................................................................... 2 1-7 - Incorporation by Reference .................................................................................................................................. 3 1-8 - Disclosure by Trustee of Land Trust ..................................................................................................................... 3 1-9 - Successor to Rule or Standard Making Agencies ................................................................................................. 3 1-1 - Title This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the “Carol Stream Unified Development Ordinance”, the “Carol Stream Unified Development Code”, Unified Development Ordinance or the “UDO”. 1-2 - Purpose This chapter is adopted for the following purposes: A. Promoting and protecting the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience and general welfare; B. Securing adequate natural light, pure air and safety from fire and other dangers; C. Limiting and controlling the pollution of the environment; D. Conserving the taxable value of land and buildings; E. Enhancing aesthetic values throughout the village; F. Implementing the Comprehensive Plan of the village; and G. Detailing the developmental policy of the village with respect to the use of land, intensity of use of land and location of land uses throughout the village. 1-3 - Intent To these ends, this chapter is intended to meet certain standards and objectives by: A. Categorizing the entire village into districts and regulating therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration and use of buildings, structures and land, whether for residential, business, manufacturing or other specified uses; B. Avoiding or lessening congestion in the public streets; C. Preventing the overcrowding of land through regulating the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected as related to land area; D. Establishing, regulating and limiting the building or setback lines on or along streets, easements or property lines; E. Regulating the intensity of the use of lot areas, and regulating the area of open spaces within and surrounding such buildings; F. Establishing standards to which buildings or structures therein shall conform; Village of Carol Stream Article 1: General Provisions Unified Development Ordinance Page 1 of 3 DRAFT FOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY G. Prohibiting uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character of the residence, business or industrial districts; H. Preventing additions to or remodeling of existing buildings or structures in such a way as to avoid the restrictions and limitations herein imposed; I. Limiting the deterioration of the environment by establishing standards whereby emissions, noise and other potential nuisances or hazards are regulated; J. Providing for the gradual elimination of those uses, buildings and structures which are incompatible with the character of the districts in which they are located, including, but not necessarily limited to: 1. Elimination of such uses of unimproved lands or lots when the existing rights of the persons in possession thereof are terminated, the uses to which they are devoted are discontinued or a reasonable time of use after the passage of this chapter shall have elapsed; 2. Elimination of uses to which such buildings and structures are devoted, if they are adaptable for permitted uses; and 3. Elimination of such buildings and structures when they are destroyed or damaged in a major part as hereinafter provided, or when they have reached the age fixed as a normal useful life of such buildings or structures. K. Defining and limiting the powers and duties of the administrative officers and official bodies as hereinafter provided; and L. Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of any amendment thereto. 1-4 - Interpretation The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted and applied so as to best promote the public health, safety, morals, convenience and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statute, other ordinance or regulation shall be controlling. 1-5 - Private Agreements This chapter is not intended to abrogate any easement, covenant or other private agreement; provided that, where the regulations of this chapter are more restrictive or impose higher standards or requirements than easements, covenants or other private agreements, the requirements of this chapter shall be controlling. 1-6 - Rules and Construction of Language In the construction of this chapter, the rules of language contained herein shall be observed and applied, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise. A. The particular shall control the general. B. In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this chapter and any caption or illustration, the text shall control. C. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not discretionary. The word “may” is permissive. D. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; and words used in the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. E. The phrase “used for” includes “arranged for”, “designed for”, “intended for”, “maintained for” and “occupied for”. F. Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, where a regulation involves two or more items, conditions, provisions or events connected by the conjunction “and”, “or” or “either - or”, the conjunction shall be interpreted as follows: Village of Carol Stream Article 1: General Provisions Unified Development Ordinance Page 2 of 3 DRAFT FOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY 1. “And” indicates that all the connected items, conditions, provisions or events do or shall apply. 2. “Or” indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events shall apply either singly or in combination. 3. “Either - or” indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events shall apply either singly or in combination. G. All measured distances or standards shall be to the nearest integer; if a fraction is one-half or less, the integer next below shall be taken. H. All words and terms as set forth in Article 2, “Definitions”. wherever they occur in this chapter shall be interpreted as therein defined. Any word or terms not listed shall be construed in their general accepted meanings as defined in the most recent publication of Webster’s Dictionary. 1-7 - Incorporation by Reference Any and all standards and other codes, regulations and public records incorporated by reference into this UDO have been adopted in accordance with the requirement established in Illinois State Statutes. 1-8 - Disclosure by Trustee of Land Trust Whenever any trustee of a land trust or any beneficiary or beneficiaries of a land trust make application to the village or any of its agencies pursuant to the provisions of this chapter relating to the land which is the subject of such trust, any interest therein, improvements thereto, or use thereof, such application shall identify each beneficiary of such land trust by name and address and define his or her interest therein. All such applications shall be verified by the applicant in his or her capacity as trustee, or by the beneficiary as the beneficial owner of an interest in such land trust. 1-9 - Successor to Rule or Standard Making Agencies Whenever in this chapter a governmental or private agency is referred to as the promulgator of a rule or standard which is incorporated by reference herein, the rule or standard shall continue