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Zoning Ordinances

Design Des Plaines
The City is rewriting its Zoning Code and needs your help to “Design Des Plaines.”  Click here for more info.

This document is available to view in PDF format. We have made the Zoning Ordinances and Zoning Map available in Adobe Acrobat format.  Make a selection below.

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Zoning Ordinances

Last updated March 9, 2009

TOC Cover and Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1 Title, Purpose, and Effect
ARTICLE 2 Legislative and Administrative Authority
ARTICLE 3 Development Review Procedures
ARTICLE 4 Enforcement and Penalties
ARTICLE 5 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
ARTICLE 6 Districts and Boundaries
ARTICLE 7 Districts
ARTICLE 8 Accessory, Temporary, and Specific Use Regulations
ARTICLE 9 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
ARTICLE 10 Landscaping and Screening
ARTICLE 11 Signs
ARTICLE 12 Environmental Performance Standards
ARTICLE 13 Definitions
Appendix A Minimum Submission Requirements
Appendix B Fee Schedule
Appendix C Standards for Parking Spaces, Aisles and Parking Bays
Index

 

 


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