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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, AS AMENDED
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WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park, an Illinois home rule municipality, have on February 8, 1991, adopted a Land Development Code (“the Code”) and zoning map; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Code are adopted from time to time to ensure that the Code is up to date and responsive to community needs; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the Village held a public hearing on November 21, 2023 on whether the proposed amendments should be approved, at which time all persons present were afforded an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a public notice in the form required by law was given of said public hearing by publication not more than thirty (30) days nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to said hearing in the Daily Southtown, a newspaper of general circulation in this Village; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of this Village has filed its report of findings and recommendation that the proposed amendments to Section 3-4-2-6 of the Village Code and Sections 6-306 and 6-406 of the Land Development Code of the Village be made, and this Board of Trustees has duly considered said report and findings and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park have determined that it is in the best interests of the Village and its residents to update the aforementioned sections of the Land Development Code in order to bring it in line with surrounding communities and the Village’s needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
This Board finds and determines that the adoption of the following amendments to the Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park is in the best interests of the Village and its residents, is in the public interest, constitutes an improvement to the Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park, and is in keeping with the spirit and in furtherance of the purpose of the Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park, as set forth in Section 1-102 thereof.
SECTION 2
Section 3-4-2-6 of the Village of Orland Park Village Code shall be amended as follows (deleted language marked with strikethrough, and new language marked with underlining):
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Widths: The maximum width for driveways for single family residences including circle drives shall be ten feet (10') at the sidewalk line and sixteen feet (16') at the curb; provided, that where a two-car or three-car garage is located within thirty feet (30') of the property line, the driveway shall not exceed twenty feet (20') at the sidewalk line or twenty-six feet (26') at the curb or thirty (30) feet at the sidewalk line and thirty-six (36) feet at the curb, respectively. No driveway shall encroach upon any portion of the parkway in front of the adjoining property. The maximum width for driveways for all other uses shall be as approved by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the Department of Engineering. The maximum width shall be in accordance with Section 6-406.B.
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Driveway Aprons: Single family residential driveway aprons shall have a maximum width of ten (10) feet for one-car driveways, and a maximum width of twenty (20) feet for two-car driveways, and a maximum width of 30 feet for three car driveways, measured at the sidewalk and shall flare to a width three (3) feet greater at the curb line. All residential aprons shall have a minimum concrete thickness of six (6) inches and a granular bedding base of two (2) inches. Multi-family development business, office research, and industrial district driveway aprons shall be constructed with ten (10) foot radius returns unless otherwise required by the Department of Engineering.
SECTION 3
Article 6, Section 6-306(E)(8) shall hereby be repealed and replaced with the following (deleted language marked with strikethrough, and new language marked with underlining):
8. Side Setbacks:
a. Passenger Automobile parking is not permitted in any required side setback in a residential district. Passenger automobile parking is permitted in the driveway of the required corner side yard setback with a twenty (20) 20-foot minimum driveway length, excluding right-of-way and sidewalks. No open off-street parking serving a residential use in a non-required side setback shall be located nearer than five (5) 5 feet to a principal residential building.
b. Parking may be permitted in the side setback of a nonresidential district. However, where the nonresidential district abuts a residential district, parking shall not be permitted in the side setback.
c. Parking may be permitted in the side setback of a lot that abuts a railroad right-of-way.
SECTION 4
Article 6, Section 6-406(B)(6) shall hereby be repealed and replaced with the following (deleted language marked with strikethrough, and new language marked with underlining):
6. Widths and Lengths. Single-family residential driveways and driveway aprons shall have a maximum width of twenty (20) feet for one (1) car garages, twenty-six (26) feet for two (2) car garages, and thirty-six (36) feet for three (3) car garages. The maximum width for driveways for single family residences including circle drives shall 10 feet at the sidewalk line and 16 feet at the curb; provided, that where a two-car or three-car garage is located within 30 feet of the property line, the driveway shall not exceed 20 feet at the sidewalk line or 26 feet at the curb, or 30 feet at the sidewalk line and 36 feet at the curb, respectively. No driveway shall encroach upon any portion of the parkway in front of the adjoining property. The maximum width of a driveway is applicable to the entire driveway length between the building line and sidewalk. Single family residential driveway aprons shall have a maximum width of ten feet 10 feet for one-car driveways, a maximum width of 20 feet for two-car driveways, and a maximum width of 30 feet for three car driveways, measured at the sidewalk and shall flare to a maximum width of 3 feet to either side at the curb line. The maximum width of a driveway apron is applicable to the entire driveway length between the sidewalk and the street. The maximum width for driveway lane for single family residences shall be forty (40) percent of the lot width up to thirty six (36) feet, applicable to the entire driveway length between the building line and curb line. The maximum width for circle driveway lane shall be twenty (20) feet, applicable to the entire driveway length between the building line and curb line. The minimum driveway length shall be eighteen (18) 18 feet, excluding right-of-way and sidewalks. No driveway shall encroach upon any portion of the parkway in front of the adjoining parkway. Driveways and driveway aprons also must adhere to construction specifications and requirements in section 3-4-2-6 of the Village Code. The maximum width for driveways and driveway aprons for all other uses shall be as approved by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the Engineering Department.
SECTION 5
To the extent necessary, all tables of contents, indexes, headings, and internal references or cross-references to Sections that need to be amended or deleted within the Orland Park Village Code, as amended, as a consequence of the above Code Amendments, shall be amended by the Village’s codifier so as to be consistent with the terms of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such conflict, are repealed.
SECTION 7
Each section, paragraph, clause and provision of this Ordinance is separable and if any provision is held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance, nor any part thereof, other than that part affected by such decision.
SECTION 8
Except as to the Code amendments set forth above in this Ordinance, all Chapters and Sections of the Orland Park Land Development Code, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 9
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
SECTION 10
The Village Clerk be and herby is authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.