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O-69-12 11-26-2012VILLAGE OF LEMONT ORDINANCE NO.Q AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE, THE LEMONT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF 2008 (UDO Amendments) ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT THIS 26th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012 Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties, Illinois this 26th day of November, 2012. ORDINANCE NO. Q�(g�,_ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE, THE LEMONT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF 2008 (UDO Amendments) WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont approved Ordinance 0 -07 -08 adopting the Lemont Unified Development Ordinance of 2008 (hereinafter "the Unified Development Ordinance ") with an effective date of March 15, 2008; and WHEREAS, on May 16, June 20, and October 17, 2012, the Lemont Planning & Zoning Commission, in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Combined Statutes and the Unified Development Ordinance, conducted public hearings on proposed amendments to the zoning and land use regulations of the Unified Development Ordinance; and WHEREAS, notices of the aforesaid public hearings were made in the manner provided by law; and WHEREAS, The Lemont Planning & Zoning Commission found that the proposed amendments were consistent with the purposes of the Unified Development Ordinance and voted to recommend their approval; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont that: SECTION 1: Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing .findings and recitals are herby adopted as Section 1 of this Ordinance and are incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim herein. SECTION 2: UDO Text Amendments. Chapter 17 of the Lemont Municipal Code, the Lemont Unified Development Ordinance, is hereby amended as follows (words underlined are additions and words stfiraken are deletions): Throughout UDO Change all references in Unified Development Ordinance from "Community Development Director" to "Planning and Economic Development Director." CHAPTER 17.02 DEFINITIONS STREET, ARTERIAL Part of a hierarchy of street types, fitting above collector streets. Arterial streets are relatively high volume, medium to high-speed streets that provide transportation circulation within and between communities. Such streets typically have at -grade intersections and such intersections are normally controlled by traffic signs and signals. Table 17 -06 -01 Permitted and Special Uses in the Zoning Districts Change "Lodge, fraternal and civic assembly" from a prohibited use to a permitted use in the DD district; Table 17 -06 -02 Permitted Accessory Uses and Obstructions in Yards Decks and terraces in a residential district, DD, or INT district, provided they are: at least 15 ft from all lot lines in districts R -1, R -2, R -3, and R -4; and in districts DD, INT, R -4A, R -5 and R -6 at least 10 ft from all lot lines or equal to the setback of a conforming principal structure, whichever is less. Sheds, in DD, INT and all residential districts Dom, up to a maximum of 160 sq ft. 17.11.100 TEMPORARY SIGNS H. Village Event Signs. The Village sponsors, coordinates, or otherwise promotes special events aimed at achieving economic development oag ls, e.g. attracting tourists to the downtown. i.e. the DD district. Signs for Village - sponsored events maybe placed in the Village's public right of way, on light poles, or fences on Village property. For the purposes of this section, "Village - sponsored events" shall mean festivals, parades and other seasonal activities that are funded entirely or in part by the Village, and which have a goal of attracting visitors to DD district and /or celebrating the heritage and history of Lemont. 17.11.200 ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS (EMCs) AND DISTRICT 1. The elect a,t shall not ° ° mefe than 25 of the sign area 4. The - eleetfen`ie bciiffliited message e°cutye�r- the pS}ses E)fm tef fuel- pr-eduet numbers hieb indi.,.,t° the shall the he ighiQT "$" }a4i- ssepviee height o the and 1, ll b t tha-a JI2{,C1iVeTIO and 1-5-- vva v .. aaavu aaa,aava..w wa aaaVaaV V. vl./ to 1V Na 1Ja aVVJ V1meter- so leng as all the ather- r-estfietions -�e -KEGS LIILCI3 ftiel be -TT pr-edtiets may of this ehapter- and this , seetien are fnet- A. Allowable Locations. Electronic message centers (EMCs) shall be located: L On property zoned B -3 or INT. 2. Adjacent to one of the following arterial streets: a. Lemont Road; or b. State Street; or c. 1351h Street; or d. McCarthv Road: or e. Bell Road; or f. Archer Avenue: or g. Route 83. 3. At least 400 feet from another EMC. This distance of 400 feet shall be measured from the base of one sign directly to the base of the other sign. Service stations shall be exempt from this 400 -ft distance requirement, and an EMC at a service station shall not prevent the establishment or operation of another electronic message center that would otherwise be allowed under this chapter. 4. At least 250 feet from the nearest residentially zoned property that is adjacent to the same street on which the EMC is located. This distance of 250 feet shall be measured from the base of the si n to the nearest property line of the residentially zoned property. B. Sign Design, Electronic Message Centers (EMCs) shall: 1. Be incorporated into a monument sign that includes a non -EMC sign message_ 2. Not be located above a non -EMC sign message. 3. Not exceed 33% of the total si n area. 4. Comply with all other standards for monument signs found in this chapter. C. Illuminance. The night -time illumination of Electronic Message Centers (EMCs) shall conform with the criteria set forth in this section. 1. The illuminance of an EMC shall be measured with an illuminance meter set to measure footcandles accurate to at least one decimal. Illuminance shall be measured with the EMC off, and again with the EMC displaying a white image for a full color EMC or a solid message for a single -color EMC. All measurements shall be taken perpendicular to the face of the EMC at the distance determined by the following formula: Measurement Distance = EMC area in square feet_)y 10 2. The difference between the off and solid - message measurements using the EMC measurement criteria shall not exceed 0.3 footcandles at night. 3. All EMCs must be equipped with a sensor or other device that automatically determines the ambient illumination and is programmed to automatically dim according to ambient light conditions, or that can be adjusted to comply with the 0.3 footcandle measurements. D. Other Display Features. Electronic Message Centers (EMCs) shall conform to the following standards: 1. The electronic message shall not change more frequently than once every seven seconds. 2. Flashing, blinking, scrolling, chasing animation and other similar effects shall be prohibited. 3. The EMC shall display a maximum of two colors at any given time. The background of the EMC must remain black at all times and the black background does not constitute a color toward the two -color limit. E_ . Service Stations. The electronic message center (EMC) at service stations shall be limited to the prices of motor fuel products and the height of the "$" and the numbers which indicate the prices shall be no greater than 15 inches. Up to four prices of motor fuel products may be displayed, so long as all the other restrictions of this chapter and this section are met. 17.20.061 ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE STANDARDS FOR LOTS ZONED "M" Lots zoned "M" that abut lots zoned B, DD, or INT, or that are separated by a public right of way from lots that are zoned B, DD or INT shall provide landscaping and /or screening as follows: A. Abutting B, DD, or INT. Along the entire length of any property line of an M -zoned lot that abuts a B DD or INT -zoned lot a wood fence with a minimum of 95% opacity and with a minimum height of six feet shall be erected and maintained: and B. Along a Public Street. Along the property line of any M -zoned property that fronts a public street: 1. At least 2.0 plant units per 100 linear feet shall be installed and maintained, or 2. A wood fence with a minimum of 95% opacity and with a minimum height of six feet plus at least one plant unit per 100 linear feet shall be installed and maintained. 3. M -zoned properties along Industrial Park Drive and Canal Bank Road are exempt from the provisions of this paragraph B. 17.20.070 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS FOR PARKING LOTS A. Applicability. All parking lots in all B, R, DD, and INT districts containing 15 or more parking spaces shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of this section. The fequir-eflients of this seration do not apply storage of new or- used mater- vehieles or-- beats « to tr- ek r- meter f ei ht t 1 that are t 11 open to the publie. 17.22.020 DESIGN VARIETY IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION D. Criteria. When comparing the proposed new single - family dwelling to another single- family dwelling subject to the proximity standards of paragraph B of this section, the two buildings shall be deemed dissimilar, i.e., not similar in appearance, when the criteria in the four sub - paragraphs 1,2, 3, and 4 below are met or the criteria in sub- paragraph five are met. 1. Exterior materials and details. The exterior materials on the fagade or the details on the fagade of the subject buildings shall differ by at least two of the following ways: a. The percentage of at least one exterior material, e.g. brick, on the proposed building shall be changed by at least 2-5 20 percent from the same material on the other subject building. b. The color or size /type of brick, decorative stone or synthetic stone on the proposed building differs from the color or size /type of brick or stone on the other subject building. c. The orientation of siding on the proposed building differs from the orientation of siding on the other subject building. d. A water table at least three feet in height is incorporated on the proposed building and there shall be a lack of wainscot or a water table on the other subject building. e. The incorporation of quoins facing a public street on the proposed building is different from the incorporation of quoins on the other subject building. Here, "different' may mean that one building lacks quoins while the other one does not, or it may mean that the size, the length, the shape and the materials of the quoins on the subject building substantially varies. f. The presence or incorporation of belt courses, brick soldier courses, or other brick or stone detail on the proposed building is extensively different from such architectural features on the other subject building. "Extensively" in this case shall mean that the detail is incorporated throughout the fagade rather than one specific window, entrance, or portion of the fagade. Such presence or incorporation of said items used as lintels shall not factor into this standard, but may factor into the standards for fenestration found in paragraph D.3 below. 2. Entrance features and other fagade features. The front or main entrance to the subject buildings shall differ by at least one of the following ways: a. The entrance surround on the proposed building consists of different elements, such side windows or transoms, as found on the other subject building. b. The incorporation or lack of bay windows, oriels, porches, or columns on the proposed building differs from the other subject building. 3. Fenestration. The design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings on the subject buildings shall differ in at least one of the following ways: a. The number of windows on the fagade of the proposed new single- family dwelling differs from the number of windows on the fagade of the other subject building. b. The presence or incorporation of masonry lintels or arches over windows on the fagade of the proposed single - family dwelling is different from the presence or incorporation of masonry lintels on the fagade of the other subject building. Here "different" could mean that one building uses one type of arch (e.g. a Roman arch), while the other building uses another type of arch (e.g. a bowspring arch). Alternatively, "different" could mean that a solid stone lintel is used on one building and a solid stone jack arch is used on the other building.. c. The type of window incorporated into the facade of the proposed building differs from the type of window incorporated into the fagade of the other subject building. For example, one building may have casement windows and the other building may have double -hung windows. 4. Roof line. The roof or roof line shall differ by at least one of the following ways: a. The presence or the incorporation of dormers on the fagade of the proposed building is different from the presence or incorporation of dormers on the fagade of the other subject building. Here "different" may mean that the number and arrangement of dormers is varied, or that the height, width, roof angle or material of the dormers is different. b. The roof type of the proposed building is different from the roof type of the other subject building. For example, one building may have a hip roof and the other building may have a gabled roof. c. The roof line of a front porch on the proposed building is different from the roof line of a front porch on the other subject building. d. The number or arrangement of gables on the fagade of the proposed building is different from the number or arrangement of gables on the fagade of the other subject building. 5. Building massing. Building massing shall differ in at least two of the following ways: a. The height, as viewed from the front of the residence shall differ by at least 15 percent; or b. The width, as viewed from the front of the residence shall differ by at least 15 percent; or c. The length of the roofline, as viewed from the front of the residence, shall differ by at least 30 %. In instances were one roofline, as viewed from the front of the residence, is a ep aked roof, then the. other roofline, as viewed from the front of the residence, shall have a horizontal run of at least eight feet; or d. The roof pitch angle, as viewed from the front of the residence shall differ by at least 25 degrees. 17.22.050 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS FOR RESIDENCES D. Permitted exterior materials. The following materials, or combinations of the following materials, are expressly permitted on all exterior elevations: 1. Brick 2. Decorative natural stone or synthetic stone 3. Wood 4. Fiber cement siding, cement board siding, e.g. Hardie plank 5. Stucco 6. Cement or concrete 7. Vinyl, provided that: a. No more than 33% of the total area of the facade is of vines and b. The siding is certified as meeting the requirements of ASTM D3679 or ATSM D7254: and c. The siding is certified as meeting the requirements of ASTM D6864 or ATSM D7251. SECTION 3: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont be and is directed hereby to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois, made and provided. SECTION 4: Should any Section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DuPAGE, ILLINOIS, on this 26th day of November, 2012. Debby Blatzer Paul Chialdikas Cliff Miklos Rick Sniegowski Ron Stapleton AYES NAYS V PASSED ABSENT Jeanette Virgilio AN . , Village President Attest: CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk