WINNEBAGO COUNTY Unified Development Ordinance Public Presentation September 10, 2014
UDO ORGANZATION ADMINISTRATION USES Article 1. Title, Purpose, & Applicability Article 15. Use Standards Article 2. Administrative Boards Committees, Article 16. Planned Unit Developments & Officials Article 17. Commercial Wind Power Article 3. Administrative Procedures Generating Facilities Article 4. Land Use Applications & Development Review Procedures DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Article 5. Subdivision Applications Article 18. On-Site Development Standards Article 6. Enforcement Article 19. Off-Site Development Standards Article 20. Landscape & Screening DISTRICTS Article 21. Nonconformities Article 7. Agricultural & Open Space Article 22. Signs Article 8. Residential Article 23. Off-Street Parking & Loading Article 9. Commercial Article 10. Industrial DEFINTIONS Article 11. Overlays Article 24. Definitions Article 12. Critical and Sensitive Areas Article 13. Conservation Design Article 14. Traditional Neighborhood Design Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
AGRICULTURAL & OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS District Structure • AG Agricultural Priority Key Elements • A-1 Agricultural • AG reserved for primarily Ag-uses; • A-2 Ag-Related Business non-AG-uses included to address • OS Open Space District nonconformities • A-2 allows for commercial & industrial uses that compliment AG- uses • Maintained: Special standards for SF dwellings based on existing regulations • In AG, one SF home allowed in ¼- ¼ section with 40 acre deed restriction Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS District Structure • RA Agricultural Residential • R-1 SF • R-2 SF & 2F Key Elements • R-3 MF (40’ height) • RA combines existing RA, RE, RR • R-4 MF (50’; higher density) • Special standards for R-MH • R-MH Manufactured Home • Anti-monotony standards • Residential allowed where currently zoned & for rezoning for minor subdivision (4 or less buildable lots) Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS District Structure • C-N Neighborhood Commercial • C-C Community Commercial • C-G General Commercial • OP Office Park; NEW Key Elements • Difference scales of commercial • OP transitions between Modification for Consideration commercial & industrial • C-N & C-C require infrastructure; • Design standards consider removing requirement based on existing conditions • Refine “infrastructure” to “public sewer” Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS District Structure • I-L Light Industrial • I-G General Industrial • I-H Heavy Industrial Key Elements • Difference scales of industrial • 25,000sf without sewer; 10,000sf with sewer Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
OVERLAY DISTRICTS District Structure NEW DISTRICTS • FP Floodplain Key Elements • SR Scenic Road • Floodplain � Restricts uses – no new residential • HB Highway Business � Determined by FIRM maps • Scenic Road � 100’ on each side of ROW � IL Route 2 (Meridian to Highway 3/S. Main) � Standards to maintain rural character • Highway Business � Combines C-G & I-L use permissions � Baxter & Rotary Roads Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
CRITICAL AND SENSITIVE AREAS Environmental Overlay NEW • Protect natural resources • Tied to the Natural Resources Inventory on Future Land Use Map • Natural Resources Management Plan required • Applicable to subdivisions & land disturbance activities • Riparian buffers apply – three zones • Wildlife & wetland buffers Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
CONSERVATION DESIGN New Development with Environmental Protections • Three levels: low, medium, high CD-L CD-M CD-H No Sewer Sewer No Sewer Sewer Sewer Min. Lot Area 30,000sf 15,000sf 25,000sf 6,000sf 3,000sf Max. Density 1.5du/ac 1.5du/ac 1.75du/ac 7du/ac 10du/ac Uses R-1 Uses R-1 Uses R-2 Uses R-2 Uses R-3 Uses • Minimum of 40 acres & minimum common open space of 40% • 100’ buffer yard along perimeter • Residential clusters: 30 du max., 100’ apart • Preserve existing natural resources • Concept Plan required before rezoning Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN NEW Comprehensive Neighborhood Development • Mixed-use, compact development • Encouraged contiguous to municipality & designated on land use map – must be minimum of 20 acres • Four Sub-Districts: Neighborhood Center, Mixed Residential, Neighborhood Edge, Employment Center • Min. & max. allocations of sub-districts & uses within sub-districts • Requirements for open space • Design standards for all use types • Specific street classifications Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
USE STRUCTURE Generic Use Approach • Eliminated specific use approach Clothing Store Clothing Store • Uses tailored to each district Organization Book Store Book Store 1. District Use Matrices 2. Principal Use Standards Retail Goods Retail Goods Establishment Establishment 3. Use Definitions Record Store Record Store New Uses • Medical Cannabis Cultivation & Convenience Convenience Dispensing Store Store • Solar Farm • Wind Power (current regulations) Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PUD Process Updated • Special use within district tables • NOT a substitute for former PCD (eliminated) • NOT ALLOWED within AG, CD, or TND Districts • Pre-application review with staff • Optional concept plan with P&Z Officer • Preliminary Plan: ZBA public hearing, County Bd final approval • Final Plan: P&Z Officer review for conformance & approval • Allow district exemptions with provision of public benefits/amenities – examples listed of potential benefits Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
ON-SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Organization 1. General Requirements 2. Accessory Structures & Uses 3. Permitted Encroachments 4. Temporary Uses General Requirements • Number of Structures on a Lot: In Ag Districts, RA, R-1, & R-2 - no more than one principal building per lot • All Activities within an Enclosed Structure: Exceptions listed • Frontage Required on a Public or Private Street for subdivision: Alley or limited access highway does not meet requirement • Applicability of Bulk Requirements & Use Restrictions • Sight Triangle: Structures limited to 3’ Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Accessory Structures & Uses/Permitted Encroachments • Placement restrictions on yards • Must be 2.5’ from a lot line & max. of 20’ in height unless otherwise permitted • Accessory structure coverage limited to 40% of rear yard • New accessory structures: apiaries, chicken coops, exterior lighting, satellite dishes, solar panels, private wind turbines • Current standards refined: fences, garages, home occupations • Permitted encroachment table – allowances for encroachment into required yards Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Temporary Uses Temporary use permit, when required, issued by P&Z Officer � Temporary outdoor festivals � Outdoor seasonal sales lots & events � Outdoor flea markets � Farmers markets, farmstands � Temporary retail stands � Temporary car sales � Temporary storage containers (PODs) � Garage sales, arts & crafts sales � Contractor trailers, real estate model units, construction dumpsters Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
SUBDIVISION STANDARDS Article 19. Off-Site Development Standards • Required conformance with plans • Lots meet the district requirements • Maintained controls on division based on soil quality • Street & sidewalk construction • Sidewalk requirements for residential lots less than 25,000sf • Stormwater drainage • Sewer & water connection required within 1.5 miles of municipality (some districts require connection; no variation allowed) • Utilities • Schools & parks: � Park land/cash dedication (new; required per request of Rockford Park District) � Educational facilities impact fee Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS NEW Basic Design Requirements • Landscape plan required • Planting sizes • Species diversity Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS Parking Lot Perimeter • Where a parking lot abuts public right-of-way • 5’ planting area • One shrub every 3’ & one shade tree every 50’ of frontage • 4’ open fence allowed • Alternatively, a low pedestrian wall Parking Lot Interior • Parking lots with 15 or more spaces • One parking lot island every 15 parking spaces • Minimum total landscape, including parking lot islands: 10% of total parking lot area • One shade tree for every parking lot island or landscape area Winnebago County Unified Development Ordinance
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