§ 6-8-1-11. SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR OFFICE USES.

In residential districts wherein it is listed as a special use, office use may occur only in the following instances and subject to the following conditions:

(A)

The subject property shall be adjacent to any B, C, D, RP, O1, MU, MUE, MXE, or I zoning district.

(B)

The subject property shall be improved with, and the office(s) shall be located within, a dwelling originally constructed as a single-family detached or two-family dwelling.

(C)

The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consider, make findings of fact regarding, and, if necessary, attach specific conditions to address, the following characteristics of the proposed use:

1.

The number of employees;

2.

The amount of parking;

3.

The amount of traffic;

4.

The number of clients on the subject property at any one (1) time and per day;

5.

The hours of operation;

6.

The hours during which pick up and delivery are permitted;

7.

The manner in which utilities and other services are provided to the area;

8.

Sources of noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odor, heat, glare, or electrical interference with radio or television transmission to the area;

9.

Exterior alterations to the residential appearance of the subject property, including, but not limited to, creating a separate or exclusive office entrance, signage or other advertising or display to identify the office, fencing, and outdoor storage; and

10.

The taxable value of buildings and land on, and within the vicinity of, the subject property.

(D)

If the City Council grants the special use, the property owner, or his or her agent, shall provide the Cook County assessor's office with appropriate documentation of the nonresidential use of the subject property, including, but not limited to, the amount of floor area devoted to nonresidential use. The property owner, or his or her agent, shall cause to be placed on file in the office of the zoning division a copy of the above described document. Said document and copy shall be received by the Cook County assessor's office and zoning division before the City may issue a final certificate of occupancy for the nonresidential use.

(Ord. 88-0-09)