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14 THE LAKE SHORE NEWS. FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922 ZONING ORDINANCE The following ordinance No. 1281 of the Village of Wilmette, commonly known as the "Zoning Ordinance", passed by the President and Board of Trustee on ~^SbTuary^37~I922r IS here ptibltBlreff by me as Village Clerk pursuant to Resolu- tion of said Board or" Trustees ordering such publication to be made. EARL E. ORNER, Village Clerk. ORDINANCE NO. 1281. AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO CLASSIFY, REG- ULATE AND RESTRICT THE LOCA-s _ TION OP TRADES AND INDUSTRIES AND ^HE~mCATTOTT OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED -FOR SPECIFIED USES AND TO REGULATE AND LIMIT THE HEIGHT AND BULK OF BUILDINGS HEREAFTER ERECTED, TO REGU LATE AND LIMIT THE INTENSITY Ox THE USE OF LOT AREAS AND TO REGULATE AND DETERMINE THE AREA OF * YARDS, COURTS. ANt OTHER OPEN SPACES WITHIN ANIT SURROUNDING SUCH BUILDINGS AND TO ESTABLISH THE BOUND ARIES OF DISTRICTS FOR THE SAID AJLTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS ^ERQVISJQNa____________________ the space between such floor r.nd the celling next above it. HALF-STORY: That portion «.f a building, in the 35-foot height »listrlct, between the eaves and ridge lines of a pitched roof. ....._______________„_________ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESF DENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF'WILMETTE: SECTION 1â€"DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance^ certain terms and words are herewith defined as follows: Wordfs used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural number, and words in the plural number include the singu- lar number; the word ""building" in- cludes the word "structure"; the word "jihall'^-ls mandatory-and not-directory. Any word not herein defined shall be Construed as defined in Chapter 20 ot the Wilmette Code of 1917,- adopted March 20, 1917, and amendments thereto. ACCESSORY BUILDING: A subordi hate building or portion of main build- ing located in and occupying not more â€"thanâ€"thirtyper cent <30%) of the rear^ yard of the main building, whose use is Incidental to that of the main_building, and which -does not exceed twelve (12) feet in height. * ALLEY: A public throughfare not ever thirty (30) feet wide. I APARTMENT HOUSE: A tenement House. - APARTMENT: A household unit in tenement or apartment house suitable fo -^ occupancy-for one or- more persons. J AREA: See "Building Area." . râ€"feBASEMENT: A story partly under- ground, which, unless subdivided and ^â€"used^ f or^ tenant; purposes, shall not ba â- â- â- " included as a story for purposes of 1 height measurement. ^BOARDING HOUSE: A boarding hous is a building or place wherein table board is provided to five or more individuals __ pursuant to previous arrangement and not to anyone who may apply. BUILDING: A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the shelter, support or enclosure of per- sons, animals or chattels; and when separated by division walls from the -â€"ground up, and without openings, each portion of Buch building shall be deemed a separate building. ^BUILDING AREA: The maximum horizontal projected area of^ a- buildlng- and its accessories, excluding open steps, terraces, and cornices proiej&ingUsn" STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS: d Any change in the supporting members of a building* such as bearing walls or par- titions, columns, beams or girders, ex- cepting such alterations, as may be re- quired for the safety of the building thereof. TENEMENT HOUSE: A building or portion thereof used or intended to be used as a residence for two or more families, living in separate apartments. SECTION 2â€"USE DISTRICT REGU LATIONS. In order to classify, regulate and re- strict the location of trades and in- dustries, and the location of buildings erected or altered for specified Uses, the Village of Wilmette is hereby divided in to "Use Districts," of which there shall be three, known as: "A" Residence District; "B" Commercial District; * "C" Industrial District. ^The Village of Wilmette is hereby-divided ^nto three (3) districts aforesaid. >Phf>â€"following jg fl «jlp»nripHon of th and insect poison tracts, pieces and parcels of land in the Village of Wilmette included in Commer- cial District "B": Blocks 17, 18725, 26 and 27 of Wilmette Village^ in Township-42 North, Range~13^ East of the Third Principal ^Meridian, (excepting therefrom the South 220 feet of Block 17, Lot 1 of Block 25, the North 200 feet of Block 26, and the North 170 feet of that part of Block 27 lying East of Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company's land); Lots 1, 2 , 3, 4 and 5 of McDaniel's Subdivision of Lots 1 and 2, Block-6r-Wil-- mette Village; Lot 3, Block 5 of Wilmette Village; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 anfi 5 of Mueller's Subdivision of Lot 4, Block 5, Wilmette Village; Lots 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Brethold's Resubdivision of Lots 1, 2 3, 4 and East. One-half of Lot 5, Block JL oflDingee and McDaniel's Resubdivis- ion of Blocks 3, 6, 9, 10 and South One- half of Block 8 of Wilmette Village; Lots 1 and 2 and Lots ^ to 16, both inclusive, Block 13; Lots 14 to 21, both inclusive, Block 14; Lots 6. to 13, both inclusive, Bock 19; and Lots 1 to 8, both inclusive, in Block 20; in Lake Shore Ad- dition to Wilmette; West 75/100 acre of the S. W. lft acres of S. 1/2 of Lot 15 of County Clerk's Division of that part North of Gross Point Road of (except Sprnger's Addition to Wilmette) the East Half, Section - 33, Township 42 North, Range 13 East of Third Principal Meridian; East 75/100.aereFof S^WT-N^^aeres of S. 1/2 of Lot 15 County Clerk's Di- vision^ aforesaid. The following is a description- of the tracts, pieces, lots and parcels of land In the Village of Wilmette, included in Industrial District "G": Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Block 2 and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Block 4 of Wilmette Village in Township 42 North, Range 13 East of the Third Prinicpal Meridian; Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 in Block 9 and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in Block 10 of Dingee and Mc- Daniel's Resubdivision of Blockâ€"3r 6, 9 and 10 and S. 1/2 of Block 8, Wilmette Village, in Township 42 North, Range 13 Bast~of Tbird"Prlnlclpal Meridian. All other lota 21. Exterminator ..-- manufacture; 22. Emery cloth and sandpaper manu- facture; 23. Fat rendering; 24. Fertilizer manufacture; â€"3kâ€"Fish smoking and curing;___ 26. Forge plant; 27. Gas (illuminating or heating) man- ufacture; 28. Glue size or gelatine manufacture; 29. Gunpowder manufacture or storage; 30. Fireworks or explosives manufac- ture or storage; 31. Incineration or reduction of gar- bage, dead animals offal or refuse; 32. Iron, steel, brass cooper works or foundry; 33* Lampblack manufacture;_______1___: 34. Oil cipth or linoleum manufacture; 35. Oiled rubber or leather goods man- ufacture; , 36. Ore reduction; 37. Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture; 38. Paper and pulp manufacture; "39. Petroleum refining or storage; . 40. Plating works; 41. Potash works; 42. Printing ink manufacture; 43. Pyroxlin manufacture; 44. -Roundâ€"house;________ 45. Rock crusher; ~ 46. Rolling mill; / 47. Rubber caoutchoucâ€"or gutta percha_ __. manufacture or treatment; 48. Salt works; ~ 49. Sauer kraut manufacture; 50". Sausage manufacture; â€"5ir.â€"Sijipâ€"yard;----------------------------------------- 52. Shoe blacking manufacture; 53. Smelters; 54. Soap manufacture; 55. Soda and compound manufacture; 56. Stock yards; 57. Stone mill or quarry; 58. Stove polish manufacture; 59. Sulphuric, nitric or hydrochloric ^ acid manufacture; -------- 60. Tallow grease or lard manufacture or refininig; 61. Tanning curing or storage ot leather, rawhides or skins; 62. Tar distillation or manufacture; 63. Tar roofing or waterproofing manu- facture; . 64. Tobacco ^chewing) manufacture or treatment; 65. Vinegar manufacture; 66. Wool pulling and scouring; 67. Yeast plant; 68. Junk yards; 69. Building material storage yard; 70. Contractor's plant or storage yard; 71. Coal coke or wood yard; 72. Lumber yard; 73. Stone -yard" or monumental works; 74. And in general thpse uses which have been declared a nuisance in any court of record or which may be noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise; =7iâ„¢B$ing_aiid cleaning works (employ- ing more than five - (5) persons. SECTION 6â€"NON-CONFORMING USES................_ The lawful use of a building or premises existing at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance may be continued, al- though such use does not conform with the provision hereof, and such use may be extended throughout the building or premises. " Non-conforming uses may be changed to a use that is permitted in the dis- trict wherein the last preceding . use' is permitted, providing 411 other regulations governing the use are complied with. SECTION 7â€"HEIGHT DISTRICT REGULATION - In the residence^ district no buiWing shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet inbeight and within this height- shall contain not more than a basement^and two and one-half (2%) stories, with the follow- ing exceptions: (a) Public buildings, buildings for re- ligious worship and schuuls, may fee erected to a height not exceeding sixty (60) feet, provided that such structures â- will have side yards on all sides, as re- quired under Section 11 (b). Such build- ings may have towers, domes or spires extending above said sixty (60) feet, but not more than pne hundred (100) feet from the ground. SECTION 9â€"HEIGHT IN "B" ^COM- MERCIAL DISTRICT; AND HEIGHT â- SSfâ€"'^G^- INDUSTRIAL^ JDISTRICT,______ In the commercial district, and in- dustrial district, no building shall ex- ceed forty-five (45) feet in height, and within this height, shall contain not more than a basement and three and one-half (3%) stories, with the following1 ex- ception: (a) Chimneys, pent-houses, water towers, and like structures may extend to such height above the forty-flve (45) foot level as the practical operation thereof may require, provided that the nearest point of such structure to any street line shall be not less than its height above the forty-five (45)__foot leveL_______........._........_._!...... _......-........"1_~-.Il._-.~~ SECTION 10â€"AREA REGULATIONS. In order to regulate and limit the in- tensity of the use of lot areas, and to regulate and determine the area of yards, courts, and other open spaces* within and surrounding buildings in the Village of Wilmette, no building shall be erected or altered in such a manner as to vio- late the limits herein provided in the district in which such building is lo- SECTION 11â€"INTENSITY OF USE OF "LOT AREAS IN~^A" TIESIDENCE" DISTRICT (a) FRONT YARD: The minimum distan«e^^from^^he^^ronting=street line to the front of any building shall not be less than the average in the same bitiek when one-half or more "of the lots inthe block are then occupied and in no case shall be less than fifteen per cent (15%) of the depth of the lot nor less than twenty-five (25) feet. The front of the building as used 4n this paragraph means the front surface either of the main portion of the building or of any porch, vestibule, bay window or like portion of the building extending more than six (6) feet above grade. - (b) SIDE YARD: There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot hav- ing a width of not less than three (3> feet, provided, that if the building is higher than thirty-five (35) feet as specified in Section 8 (a), then the width of the side yard must be increased one al) loot fot^each additional loot_in height above thirty-five (35) feet. (c) REAR YARD: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than* twenty per cent (20%) of the depth of the lot nor less than six (6) inches depth for each foot of height of the building. __>__ -----T For the corner lots, the provisions reâ€" garding front yard shall apply along the street on which the majority of the Jots front. The* other street will be considered a side street. (d INTENSITY USE OP-iOCfcâ€"Ne- building with its accessory buildings shall occupy in excess of forty per cent (40%) of an interior lot nor in excess of fifty per cent (50%) of a corner lot ________ ________rgiiimMMia' *w> «*«».~»~.«~»â€"----~ -â€" i©Segli~feL ^-Btr^^tx&i^'^t^m^ie^rlpiiona of District "B" and District "C" are included in and shall constitute Residence District "A".--------â€"^--------------- fuhfitlon of two ore more streets, _ haying 'a width not greater than fifty (50) feet. â- '*•â- - DEPTH OF LOT: The mean hori- zontal distance between the front and rear lot lines. ^-^TDISTRICT:^"Sections of the Village of i-4-Wilmette for__which the regulations governing the height, the area, or the use of the buildings and premises are the ri_same. ^ HEIGHT OF BUILDING: The vertical distance measured from the curb level s* opposite the middle of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for fiat roofs; to the deck line for man- sard roofs; and to the mean height levej (between eaves and ridge) for gable, hip =fcand,_«ambrel roofs. Where a. building Is located upon a terrace, the height may be measured (from the average S'ound level of the terrace at the build- g wail. ;.:,.â-  1^-^-^,,^^-ii-- -- -•.-^-lu;:; w*^ =HOTEL: An hotel-ts a buiWihg in ^wlilcbi board and lodgings are provided nnd "fttciwi *n th* public for compensa Except as hereinafter provided, no building shall be erected or altered, nor shall any building or premises be^ used for any purpose other than is permitted in the Use District in which said building or premises is located. n^^^frran^5'«h^irD^eTecTed or F ***--^=^5*° to exceed in height the limits altered herein established in the District in which such building is located. SECTION 8â€"HEIGHT IN "A" RESI DENCE DISTRICT rOMM®RC£AL DISTRICT; AND IN "C" INDUSTRI-.,..* AL DISTRICT. (a) Buildings or portions of buildings to be used exclusively for mercantile or industrial purposes may occupy the en- tireâ€"area-ofâ€"the-lotr-------------- â€"â- â- ' (b) Any story or stories to be used partially or wholly as tenements shall occupy not more J;han__ sixty per cent (60%) of the area of an Interior lot, or seventy per cent (70%) of a corner lot. __ (c) Every building or portion of a building to be built or altered for use as a tenement, shall have inrier-and-oufe- er courts in accordance with such or- dinances as may be then in effect. SECTION 13â€"OCCUPANCY PERMITS No land shall be occupied or used, and no building hereafter erected or altered, shall be occupied or used in whole or In part for any purpose whatsoever until a certificate shall have been issued by the Superintendent of Public Works, stating /?* that the building' complies with all the troilding-attd--health- laws-^md-ordinance^ and with the provisions of these regula- tions.No change of use shall be made in any building or part thereof now or hereafter erected or altered that is not consistent with the provisions of these regulations. Nothing in this section shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or use of any exisiting build- ing, except as may be necessary for safety of life and property. Certificates for occupancy and com- pliance shall be appied for coincident with the application for a building per- mit, and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or alteration of such buildings shall have been completed; ^ A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Superintendent of Public Works, and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. A fee of two dollars ($2.00) shall be charged for each original certificate, and one dollar ($1.00) for each copy thereof. No permit for excavation for, or the erection of, any building shall be Issued bejfore application has ben made/ for.... certificate of occupancy and compliance. No building or premises may be occu- pied until such certificate shall have been issued. ___ -______ SECTION 14â€"PLATS All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plat in duplicate drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions ofâ€"the lot to be built upon, the size of the building to be erected, and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the en- forcement of these regulations. A care- ful record of such applications and plats shall be kept irj the office of the Superin- tendent of Public Works. No yard, court, or other open space provided about any building for the purpose ot complying with the provisions of these^ regulations shall again be used as a yard, court, or other open space for another building. SECTION 15â€"USE PERMIT No change 'shall be made in the use of ^t Isuildihg^without-a^perinltihaving nrst been issued by the Superintendent of Public Works, and no permit shall be issued to make such a change "unless^ it is in conformity with the provisions ot this Ordinance or amendments thereto hereafter duly enacted. SECTION 16â€"INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE In interpreting and applying the pro- visions of this Ordinance, they shall be held to the minimum requirements __for_'_ tbe_^promoXiqn_of__llLe -JHlblic^safety, "HealEnv convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare. It is not intended by this Ordinance to interfere with or abrogate or annul any ordinaces, rules, ~ ~"~~" ssjiigr" ' ' -- • - h^p~ro"vteibns-"-"6^ which shall be adopted or issued pur- suant to law relating to the use of build- ings or premises, nor is it intended by this Ordinance to interfere with or abro- gate or annul any easements, covenants, or other agreements -between parties,- ^ tidn.__As-Such, it is open to transient ; guests in contradistinction to a board- Sing house, a lodging house or an apart- l#ment house, which are herein speclflcal- 0My- defined. â- â- -'-'â- â- â-  v":-vv â- ':'â- â- .^...^ P INNER COURT: An open unoccupied H* space sjurrounded on all sides by walls, SS'or. by Sails-and a-lot line. Wil LODGING HOUSE: A lodging house Is it-buildtng or place providing, lodgings to individuals, pursuant to previous arrange-. nient and not to any one who may ap- li^ply.. i$±:( â- '.. 'Vr â- â- :â- . -â-  v:â- â- .â- â-  ::;-:#:- .. ^â- â- :'";-)^J IjS" ? Loft: Land occupied or to be occupied' $&&'by a building and accessories and in- ?licluding the open spaces required under ®S these regulations. A lot may be^land and US'iso recorded on the Records of the Re- Ipfc reorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois. Ill -;:jiLOT..LINES: The lines bounding^a lot W:M as â-  defined â- â- "herein^--^-i-^~:râ€" : 'â-  ~ M NON-CONFORMING USE: _A building SS or premises occupied by a, use thaT does $*f not conform with the regulations of the Sf usenaislrlet In which it ls^sltuatedV â€" ill; OUTER COURT: „ An open unoccupied |8l,8paeer~oTr~Uie same lot-^with-aâ€"building: In I extending to and opening upon a street, IS INTENSITY OF USE OF LOT: That Mlportion of such area ot a lot as: lies Sttrlthin lot lines which Is occupied by or »which noay be occupied under this ordl- S nance by buildings and their accessories. |p!|l*RIVATB GARAGE:,,, A, garage, with f^l^^capaclty"!for n«t tnwre^than three (3) steam of mortor driven vehicles. !p ; PUBLIC GARAGEl -Any premises used Ml for housing or, care of more than three iKfS "p> steam or motor driven vehicles, or m-p: where any such vehicles are equipped SSter operation, repaired, or kept for re- -Mm numeration, hire or sale, not including tSi exhibition or show rooms for model cars. A stable with » â€"i^-Abattoirst more than four (4) ISte4=SRJ^AJ SS Opacity for not fggioirses.: â-  . iS||5NJBMC^STABI^:%f A- stable with * iJla-TMBA«-> YARD: An open unoccupied W^on~the" same lot vrtth a building ®fe fttween^^^lhe rear line of the building andâ€"that 3pil Of the lot. SIDE YARD: An open unoccupied an the same tot with a building between the building and the side line f the lot extending through for the full epth of the lot. '. - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING: A de aclledJbuildlng JhjylngffUMtPjnpio^' and: occupied by^«ttly one^BSnT^ 1 8&6KY: That portion of a building Included between the surface of any floor »d the surface of the floor nest tthow or B there Mptl»i^Jkl!i SECTION 3*â€""A" RESIDENdE DISTRICT In the "A" Residence District, all build- ings and premises, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, shall be erected for and used exclusively as: 1. Single family dwellings; Churches and temples; Public schools and colleges; Village hail! 2. 3*. â„¢4. 5. 6. d. Passenger station; Farming and truck gardening; Boarding and lodging houses; : Private Clubs;" :.;^:;-.':.:l';:.;:_z;._Z1. ~.~ Educational institutions; and the usual accessories located on the same lot with these various buildingB not involving the conduct ot a retail business, including a private garage or private stable, when located-not^less thatr""fifty (50) feet from the front lot line, or in a fireproof compartment as a part of the main building,, and including also home occupations engaged in by the occupants of a dwelling not involving the conduct of a retail business on the premises. SECTION 4 "B" COMMERCIAL"â€" DTSTRTOT In the "B" Commercial District, all buildings and premises, except as other- wise provided in this Ordinance, may be used for any use permitted in the "A" Residence District, or for any othet use except the following: â- 1. Bakery (employing^more than^flv (5) persons; 2.Blacksmith or horse-shoeing shop; 3. Bottling works; 4. Carting, express, hauling, or stor- age-yard;---------------r----------_______________'_ 5. Ice plant or storage; __6._Laundry (employing more than five (5) persons); 7. Livery stable; 9. 10. II. 12 V al District "C"; 13. Aify kind of manufacture or treat- ment other than the manufacture or treatment of products clearly incidental to the conduct of a retail business con-^ ducted on the premises. ^ l|f SECTION 5â€""C" INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT In the "C" Industrial District, all buildings and premises, except as other- wise provided in this Ordinance, may be used for any purpose except the follow togs Milk distributing station; Gasoline Or oil filling station; - Storage warehouse; ~*â€"â- â- *---- All uses excluded from the Industri- Ahy kind of manufacture or treat . Acetylene gas manufacture; _^, Si;- Acid manufacture; 4. Ammonia, bleaching powder " ^"chlorine manufacture; * - -: 6. Arsenal; -------â- â-  . - â- ---â- - --:;7.:....^ *• ^sphalt manufacture or refining 7^3Blast furni J. Boiler worl :m^ Brick, tileForâ- ^Wtn, cottal facture; 10. Candle manufacture; 11. Celluloid manufacture; ~12. Coke ovensTT 13. Crematory; 14. Creosote treatment or manufacture; 15. Disinfectants manufacture; 16. ~....... " " L-^Silffifey^WLof bones^ coal or wood; msfofap^iaevelopment, manufacture %-rgf aiitrlbutloh of motion Picture 18. 19. Cooperage works; Car-barns; Dyestuft m^hufSctuWrs*,,