2009-0193 -31 -09
ORDINANCE NO. 2009 - 19
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.36,
DRIVEWAYS AND OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, AND
CHAPTER 16.50,
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the Illinois
Constitution of 1970;
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the Village of Buffalo Grove believe it is in the best
interest of the Village to promote the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village
of Buffalo Grove to amend the Municipal Code of the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT and BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, LAKE and COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
Section 1. The lead in paragraph of Subsection F.4. of Section 17.36.030 and Subsection
FA.b. of Section 17.36.030 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code are hereby amended to
read as follows:
17.36.030 Additional regulations — Parking.
F. Design and Maintenance.
4. Access. Parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular
ingress and egress to a street or alley in such a manner as will least interfere with
the movement of traffic. Driveways shall not obstruct, damage or harm any tree, fire
hydrant, street light or other Village approved structure located within the parkway.
Hard surfaces such as pavement, concrete or brick shall not be permitted within the
drip line of any parkway tree at the time of installation, as determined by the Village
Engineer. Driveways serving detached single - family residences shall also comply
with the following standards:
b. For residences with an attached one -car or two -car garage, a maximum driveway
width of twenty -four feet at the sidewalk in or adjacent to the public parkway shall be
permitted subject to the limitations of sub - section 4 a. above.
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Section 2. Subsection F.S. of Section 17.36.030 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
17.36.030 Additional regulations — Parking.
F. Design and Maintenance.
5. Required setbacks.
a. No parking space nor portion thereof established on a zoning lot without a
building shall be located closer to any street line than the established building line
on adjacent properties nor closer than the front yard setback required for the district
in which the parking lot is located.
b. Any impervious surface proposed to be constructed within five feet of the
property line or within any easement shall be subject to the review and approval of
the Village Engineer.
Section 3. Subsection A.2.b, Driveway Aprons and the associated Exhibit No. 503 which is
attached hereto and identified as Exhibit A, of Section 16.50.080, Sidewalks and Driveway Aprons,
of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
b. Residential driveway aprons shall have a minimum width of ten feet; a maximum
width of twenty -four feet for one -car and two -car driveways and twenty -seven
feet for three -car or greater driveways, measured at the sidewalk in or adjacent
to the public parkway. Residential driveway aprons shall have a maximum width
of twenty -one feet at the curb for one -car and two -car driveways, and a
maximum width of thirty -feet at the curb for a three car driveway or greater. In
no case shall the driveway apron width at the curb be greater than three feet
wider than the driveway width at the sidewalk. Where a driveway wider than
eighteen (18) feet is permitted by the Zoning Ordinance, the driveway apron
shall be increased to the permitted width, not exceeding twenty -four (24) feet,
measured at the sidewalk, as long is the edge of the driveway apron is no closer
than two (2) feet to any street light or three (3) feet to any fire hydrant and does
not encroach into the dripline of any parkway tree, and shall be tapered to
twenty -one feet at the curbline, as shown on Exhibit No. 503. Service walks shall
be thirty -six inches wide. All residential aprons shall have a minimum concrete
thickness of six inches and a granular base of five inches minimum compacted
thickness or concrete paving brick (conforming to ASTM C -936) with a minimum
thickness of three and one - eighths inch on a granular base of twelve inches
minimum compacted thickness. Business, Office and Research, and Industrial
District driveway aprons shall have a width equal to that of the driveway at the
property line, but which width shall not exceed the maximum allowable driveway
width established in the Village's Zoning Ordinance. The driveway apron shall
be constructed with ten foot radius returns unless otherwise approved by the
Village Engineer.
Section 4. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held
invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance.
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Section 5. Any person violating any portion of this ordinance shall be punished
according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication. This ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: 6 - Braiman, Glover, Berman, Kahnjrilling, Rubin
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED:
2009
APPROVED: April 6 , 2009
PUBLISHED: April 7 2009
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
APPROVED:
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Village President
Exhibit "A"
EXHIBIT NO. 503
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27' for three -car or greater driveways
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Contraction Joints
21' for one-+r driveways
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30' for three -car o t greater driveways
Combination Curb and Gutter
1/2" Expansion Material
DRIVEWAY APRON DETAIL
® Apron widening removal and replacement area
NOTES:
1. Contraction joint depth shall be 1 -1/4" minimum. Scale in Feet
2. Contraction joint shall divide the apron into slabs approximately square with
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21' for one-+r driveways
and for two- ar driveways
30' for three -car o t greater driveways
Combination Curb and Gutter
1/2" Expansion Material
DRIVEWAY APRON DETAIL
® Apron widening removal and replacement area
NOTES:
1. Contraction joint depth shall be 1 -1/4" minimum. Scale in Feet
2. Contraction joint shall divide the apron into slabs approximately square with
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STATE OF ILLINOIS) ss.
COUNTY OF COOK )
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet M. Sirabian, certify that I am the duly elected
and acting Village Clerk of the Village of Buffalo
Grove, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois. I further
certify that on, April 6, 2009 the Corporate
Authorities of the Village passed and approved
Ordinance No. 2009 -19, An Ordinance Amending
Chapter 17.36, Driveways and Off - Street Parking and
Loading Facilities and Chapter 16.50, General
Development and Design Standard Specifications of
the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code
provided by its terms that it should be published in
pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2009 -19,
including the Ordinance and a sheet thereof, was
prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted
in and at the Village Hall, commencing on April 7,
2009 and continuing for at least ten days thereafter.
Copies of such Ordinance were also available for
public inspection upon request in the Office of
Village Clerk.
Dated at Buffalo Grove, Illinois, this 7th day of
April, 2009.
Village gerk
By
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ORDINANCE NO. 2009 - 19
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.36,
DRIVEWAYS AND OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, AND
CHAPTER 16.50,
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the Illinois
Constitution of 1970;
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the Village of Buffalo Grove believe it is in the best
interest of the Village to promote the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village
of Buffalo Grove to amend the Municipal Code of the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT and BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, LAKE and COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
Section 1. The lead in paragraph of Subsection F.4. of Section 17.36.030 and Subsection
FA.b. of Section 17.36.030 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code are hereby amended to
read as follows:
17.36.030 Additional regulations — Parking.
F. Design and Maintenance.
4. Access. Parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular
ingress and egress to a street or alley in such a manner as will least interfere with
the movement of traffic. Driveways shall not obstruct, damage or harm any tree, fire
hydrant, street light or other Village approved structure located within the parkway.
Hard surfaces such as pavement, concrete or brick shall not be permitted within the
drip line of any parkway tree at the time of installation, as determined by the Village
Engineer. Driveways serving detached single - family residences shall also comply
with the following standards:
b. For residences with an attached one -car or two -car garage, a maximum driveway
width of twenty -four feet at the sidewalk in or adjacent to the public parkway shall be
permitted subject to the limitations of sub - section 4 a. above.
Section 2. Subsection F.5. of Section 17.36.030 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
17.36.030 Additional regulations — Parking.
F. Design and Maintenance.
5. Required setbacks.
a. No parking space nor portion thereof established on a zoning lot without a
building shall be located closer to any street line than the established building line
on adjacent properties nor closer than the front yard setback required for the district
in which the parking lot is located.
b. Any impervious surface proposed to be constructed within five feet of the
property line or within any easement shall be subject to the review and approval of
the Village Engineer.
Section 3. Subsection A.2.b, Driveway Aprons and the associated Exhibit No. 503 which is
attached hereto and identified as Exhibit A, of Section 16.50.080, Sidewalks and Driveway Aprons,
of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
b. Residential driveway aprons shall have a minimum width of ten feet; a maximum
width of twenty -four feet for one -car and two -car driveways and twenty -seven
feet for three -car or greater driveways, measured at the sidewalk in or adjacent
to the public parkway. Residential driveway aprons shall have a maximum width
of twenty -one feet at the curb for one -car and two -car driveways, and a
maximum width of thirty -feet at the curb for a three car driveway or greater. In
no case shall the driveway apron width at the curb be greater than three feet
wider than the driveway width at the sidewalk. Where a driveway wider than
eighteen (18) feet is permitted by the Zoning Ordinance, the driveway apron
shall be increased to the permitted width, not exceeding twenty -four (24) feet,
measured at the sidewalk, as long is the edge of the driveway apron is no closer
than two (2) feet to any street light or three (3) feet to any fire hydrant and does
not encroach into the dripline of any parkway tree, and shall be tapered to
twenty -one feet at the curbline, as shown on Exhibit No. 503. Service walks shall
be thirty -six inches wide. All residential aprons shall have a minimum concrete
thickness of six inches and a granular base of five inches minimum compacted
thickness or concrete paving brick (conforming to ASTM C -936) with a minimum
thickness of three and one - eighths inch on a granular base of twelve inches
minimum compacted thickness. Business, Office and Research, and Industrial
District driveway aprons shall have a width equal to that of the driveway at the
property line, but which width shall not exceed the maximum allowable driveway
width established in the Village's Zoning Ordinance. The driveway apron shall
be constructed with ten foot radius returns unless otherwise approved by the
Village Engineer.
Section 4. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held
invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance.
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Section 5. Any person violating any portion of this ordinance shall be punished
according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication. This ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: 6 - Braiman, Glover, Berman, Kahnjrilling, Rubin
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: April 6 , 2009
APPROVED: April 6 , 2009
PUBLISHED: April 7 , 2009
ATTEST:
Vi age Clerk
APPROVED:
3
Village President
Exhibit "A"
EXHIBIT NO. 503
ana for two -car anveways -1 widening
27' for three -car or greater driveways
('6' Portland Cement Concrete on 5"
Compacted CA6 Aggregate
Contraction Joints
21' for one-+r driveways
and for two- ar driveways
30' for three -car o f greater driveways
Combination Curb and Gutter_ 3'
1/2" Expansion Material
DRIVEWAY APRON DETAIL
® Apron widening removal and replacement area
NOTES:
1. Contraction joint depth shall be 1 -1/4" minimum. Scale in Feet
2. Contraction joint shall divide the apron into slabs approximately square with 2 0 4
no side longer than 15'.
3. Minimum apron width is 10' at the sidewalk. 1 z
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Portland Cement
Concrete Sidewalk
1/2" Expansion
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18' for one -car driveways 6' Maximum
ana for two -car anveways -1 widening
27' for three -car or greater driveways
('6' Portland Cement Concrete on 5"
Compacted CA6 Aggregate
Contraction Joints
21' for one-+r driveways
and for two- ar driveways
30' for three -car o f greater driveways
Combination Curb and Gutter_ 3'
1/2" Expansion Material
DRIVEWAY APRON DETAIL
® Apron widening removal and replacement area
NOTES:
1. Contraction joint depth shall be 1 -1/4" minimum. Scale in Feet
2. Contraction joint shall divide the apron into slabs approximately square with 2 0 4
no side longer than 15'.
3. Minimum apron width is 10' at the sidewalk. 1 z
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