G-215 - 04/24/1977 - ZONING - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. G-60, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, AS IT RELATES TO TRAILERS AND HABITABLE VEHICLES=
WHEREAS, the President and Board of .Trustees of the Village of Oak
Brook have adopted a zoning ordinance pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois and
for the purposes set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the said Village have
adopted a building code pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois and for the pur-
poses set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the said Village desires to enforce compliance with the bulk
regulations of the aforesaid zoning ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the said Village desires to prevent or restrict the use of
structures which may not comply with the aforesaid building code; and
WHEREAS, the said Village desires to prevent the overcrowding of land
within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to protect the scenic beauty and residential
` atmosphere of the Village; and
WHEREAS, all public hearings as required by law have been held by the
appropriate governmental bodies of the Village pursuant to proper public notice and each
has submitted the various reports or recommendations or both required of them; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
deem the passage of this Ordinance to be in the best interest and in furtherance of the
general welfare of the said Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, Du Page and Cook Counties, Illinois, that:
SECTION 1: The provisions of the preamble hereinbefore set forth are hereby restated
herein as though herein fully set forth.
SECTION 2: Section XIV B. of Ordinance No. G-60, as amended, is hereby amended by
addition of the following definitions as subsections 63. 1 and 150. 1 thereof:
63. 1 HABITABLE VEHICLE - a vehicle designed, constru-
cted or modified to permit its use as temporary or permanent
living,or working quarters.
150. 1 VEHICLE - every device, in, upon or by which any
person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon
a highway except for devices moved by human power or
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
SECTION 3: Subsections 94 and 145 of Section XIV B. of Ordinance No G-60, as
amended, are hereby amended to read as follows:
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94. MOTOR VEHICLE - a passenger vehicle, habitable
vehicle, truck, truck-trailer, trailer or semi-trailer
propelled or drawn by mechanical power,
145. TRAILER - a vehicle or portable structure which
may be used as a conveyance on streets and highways
by attachment to a motor vehicle.
SECTION 4: Section V. H. of Ordinance No. G-60, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
H. Trailers and Boats and Habitable Vehicles.
1. Trailers and vehicles shall not be permitted in any
district as principal or accessory structures on a lot.
2. Habitable vehicles, utility trailers, horse trailers,
boats on boat trailers or blocks, and other trailers
shall not be parked or stored in the open on any lot,
except when permitted in this Ordinance, or in the
operations of a lawfully established trailer or habitable
vehicle sales or manufacturing establishment.
3. One habitable vehicle, and one utility trailer, horse
trailer, or one boat on a boat trailer or blocks, or one
other trailer, owned by the occupant of the dwelling, may
be stored or parked only to the rear of said dwelling and
not within the side yards or rear yard of a lot containing
a single-family detached dwelling, provided no major
repair, disassembly, or rebuilding operations are
conducted thereon, and provided that no habitable vehicle
so stored may be occupied.
4. A habitable vehicle may be parked or stored in the
driveway on property within the zoning jurisdiction of
the Village for a period of three days without permit,
and may be occupied during such period. Thereafter
such a vehicle may be parked within the zoning
jurisdiction of the Village only after issuance of a
permit by the Building Inspector permitting such park-
ing. Such a permit may be issued by the Building
Inspector for the following purposes if the proposed
use is consistent with the purposes of this Ordinance:
(a) for parking of habitable vehicles for
use as temporary office or storage space
incidental to and only for the period of
time of construction of a building or
series of buildings, provided such habita-
ble vehicles are located on the same lot
or contiguous lots to the building or series
of buildings.
(b) for parking and occupancy of a vehicle
on a lot containing a dwelling for a period
not to exceed 10 days in any consecutive
30 day period and only if the location of
said habitable vehicle on such lot does
not violate the provisions of this Ordinance
in relation to the placement of structures
on such lot; except that such temporary
parking shall be permitted on existing
driveways notwithstanding that said drive-
way may be in a sideyard.
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SECTION 5: All ordinances, rules and regulations of the Village of Oak Brook which
are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed solely to the
extent of the conflict.
SECTION 6: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance
is for any reason held to be invalid, such determination shall not affect the validity of
any remaining portion of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law. This Ordinance shall be published in
pamphlet form.
PASSED this 1,;� day of 1977.
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APPROVED this day of ri> 14_x♦ 1977.
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Village.Clerk
Filed in the Office of the Village Clerk and published in pamphlet form by authority of
the P esident and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook this .� day of
1977.
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Village Clerk
APPROVED as to form
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