Title
Every Bloomin' Thing - RLF - Canopy
History
Background
At the October 15, 2007 Board meeting, staff was requested to research information regarding temporary tent permits and the possibility of creating a new code that would allow for permanent tents/greenhouses under certain conditions. Since this meeting, staff has begun researching some of the issues identified with this possible code revision.
Staff has contacted IAMMA and the APA Resource Centers to see if other communities have similar ordinances that separately regulate greenhouse/canopy structures from temporary tents. Staff is still awaiting a response from these professional associations; typically it takes approximately 1-2 weeks to receive this information. Staff also attempted to contact individual communities and were able to obtain the following information via the telephone:
Lemont: Zoning Ordinance regulates a greenhouse structure under “outside sales”; regardless of whether it is inside of a structure or not. Time period allowed for outside sales is 30 days. If the property/business owner desires to keep the structure permanently, it would be required to be reviewed by the Building Department and would be treated as a building and would be required to meet all building code requirements.
Manhattan: Permanent greenhouse structures are regulated under the building code and would have to meet all building code requirements, plus all commercial design standards, which is similar to Orland Parks’ appearance review process.
Naperville: Allows temporary greenhouse structures for 6 months. If a request was made to keep the greenhouse up as a permanent structure, the structure would have to be brought through the Building Department as if it were a new building and would be required to meet all zoning, building and parking requirements.
Downers Grove: Allows temporary greenhouse structure for six months. If they desired to keep it as permanent structure, they would be required to ge...
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