Hoffman Estates, Illinois Commercial Real Estate

A limited range of office and institutional uses that sit comfortably next to homes; offices may not create, display, store or sell goods, and buildings top out at 35 feet. (Sec. 9-7-1.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, pools, fountains, bridges, patios — accessory use, As appropriate to the principal use, pharmacies, dental laboratories, and the fitting and sale of eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and the like — accessory use, Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Finance agency offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Governmental centers and offices and other public uses and structures appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district, Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting auditing and bookkeeping service offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Municipal buildings and uses, Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use

Special use approval required: Churches, rectories and parish houses, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Hospitals, Nursery schools or day care centers, Public utility and public service uses

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Mid-size office buildings and research and development facilities in a park-like setting on parcels of 25 acres or more; producing goods for sale is not allowed. Permitted uses include all O-1 permitted uses (Sec. 9-7-2-B-2-a). (Sec. 9-7-2.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios — accessory use, As appropriate to the principal use, pharmacies, dental laboratories, and the fitting and sale of eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and the like — accessory use, Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use — accessory use; wholly within the building, serving the principal use or employees only, no exterior display, Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Finance agency offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Governmental centers and offices and other public uses and structures appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Medical research facilities, Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting auditing and bookkeeping service offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Municipal buildings and uses — O-2 also lists municipal buildings and uses as a special use, and the code says the more restrictive provision governs (Sec. 9-7-2-C-3, 9-1-12-B); confirm with the Village, Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use on the same tract, such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc. — accessory use, Personnel training centers including dormitory facilities, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use

Special use approval required: All other occupations no heretofore cited in Sections 9-7-2-B (Permitted Uses in O-2) or 9-7-2-C, Buildings in excess of 45 feet in height, provided however, the total height does not exceed 100 feet, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Hospitals, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Municipal buildings and uses — listed as an O-2 special use although O-2 also permits all O-1 permitted uses, which include municipal buildings and uses, Nursery schools and day care centers, Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development — no pilot-plant product primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Public utility and public service uses

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Tollway-accessible sites of 30 acres or more for office buildings, research and development and hotels; O-3 land within 1,750 feet of M-1/M-2 zoning may also take flex-tech uses, light manufacturing, hotels and restaurants. Permitted uses include all O-2 permitted uses (Sec. 9-7-3-B-2-a). (Sec. 9-7-3.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges and patios — accessory use, As appropriate to the principal use, pharmacies, dental laboratories, and the fitting and sale of eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and the like — accessory use, Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use, including, but not limited to, retail stores and services, restaurants (excepting drive-in and drive-through restaurants), banks, laundry facilities, barber shops and beauty shops and shoe repair shops — accessory use; wholly within the building, serving the principal use, guests and employees only, no exterior display, Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Data center, Finance agency offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Flex-tech uses, consisting of a combination of any two or more of the following: office, showroom, warehouse, sales room, call center, technical support facility, light manufacturing of materials, goods or products (including assembly, servicing, fabricating, cleaning, processing, repair and product enhancement), research and development, and technical school, training or university — only on "Manufacturing-Oriented Properties" (O-3 land within 1,750 feet of property zoned M-1 or M-2 on or after July 7, 2008), Governmental centers and offices and other public uses and structures appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district, Health clubs — accessory use, Hotels or motels including auxiliary uses on-sites of not less than five acres, Hotels or motels — only on "Manufacturing-Oriented Properties" (O-3 land within 1,750 feet of property zoned M-1 or M-2 on or after July 7, 2008), Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Medical research facilities, Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting auditing and bookkeeping service offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Municipal buildings and uses, Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use on the same tract, such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc. — accessory use, Parking garages — accessory use, Personnel training centers including dormitory facilities, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Restaurants — only on "Manufacturing-Oriented Properties" (O-3 land within 1,750 feet of property zoned M-1 or M-2 on or after July 7, 2008), Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use

Special use approval required: A helistop or helipad, but not a heliport, All other occupations not heretofore cited in Sections 9-7-3-B (Permitted Uses in O-3) or 9-7-3-C, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Hospitals, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Nursery schools and day care centers, Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development — no pilot-plant product primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Public utility and public service uses

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Large office and research campuses in a park-like setting on parcels of 100 acres or more; producing goods for sale is not allowed. Permitted uses include all O-1 permitted uses (Sec. 9-7-4-B-2-a). (Sec. 9-7-4.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios — accessory use, As appropriate to the principal use, pharmacies, dental laboratories, and the fitting and sale of eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and the like — accessory use, Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use — accessory use; wholly within the building, serving the principal use or employees only, no exterior display, Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Finance agency offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Governmental centers and offices and other public uses and structures appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district, Hotels or motels including auxiliary uses on-sites of not less than seven acres, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Medical research facilities, Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting auditing and bookkeeping service offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Municipal buildings and uses, Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use on the same tract, such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc. — accessory use, Personnel training centers including dormitory facilities, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use

Special use approval required: A helistop or helipad, but not a heliport, All other occupations not heretofore cited in Sections 9-7-4-B or 9-7-4-C, Buildings in excess of 45 feet in height, provided however, the total height does not exceed 100 feet, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Hospitals, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Nursery schools and day care centers, Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development — no pilot-plant product primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Public utility and public service uses

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Office campuses, research and development, light manufacturing and related retail and service uses on parcels or coordinated groups of parcels of 30 acres or more with easy highway access; created as the successor to the former Economic Development Area (EDA) district. (Sec. 9-7-6.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios — accessory use, Auditoriums, Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use — accessory use; wholly within the building, serving the principal use, no exterior display, Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Business, music, dance or commercial schools, Civic or public meeting facilities, Data center, Finance agency offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Governmental centers, offices and other municipal and public uses appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district, Health clubs (public or private), Hotels including cocktail lounges and other auxiliary uses, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Medical reference, research facilities and clinics, Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping service offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Municipal buildings and uses, Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use on the same tract, such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc. — accessory use, Personnel training centers, Post offices, Printing shops, Private clubs, Private parks, Professional or service offices, Public libraries, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Restaurants, excepting drive-in and drive-through restaurants, Retail stores and services, Satellite campuses of colleges, universities, and other schools operated by government entities or not-for-profit corporations, but not including dormitory facilities, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Telephone exchanges including service center, commercial offices and uses accessory and related thereto, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use

Special use approval required: A helistop or helipad, but not a heliport, All uses in Sections 9-8-4-B-2 and 9-8-4-C-1 and not heretofore cited in Section 9-7-6 — that is, the B-3 District's permitted and special uses not otherwise listed for O-5, Drive-in and drive-through restaurants, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development (including animal research), for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Light manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, fabricating, cleaning, servicing and repairing of materials, goods or products — not where adjoining or abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings unless separated by a dedicated public right-of-way of 80 feet or more, Light wholesale and distribution facilities, Nursery schools and day care centers, Personnel training centers, including those which have dormitory facilities that provide temporary residency for trainees, Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in the production elsewhere can be tested to the extent reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits of a product or process including commercial viability and including the production of prototype products when limited to the scale reasonably necessary, based on standards of trade associated with the particular type of development — no pilot-plant product primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Planned Development in accordance with Section 9-1-18A, Public utility and public service uses

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A limited range of businesses offering convenience goods and services to residents of the surrounding area; parcels of three acres or more, buildings up to 35 feet. (Sec. 9-8-1.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, pools, fountains and bridges — accessory use, Bakeries, where all goods are sold on the premises at retail, Barber shops and beauty parlors — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Business, music, dance or commercial schools, Drug stores, Electrical appliance shops and repair, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Florist shops and greenhouses for retail trade only, Game area, Games, common business, Grocery, fruit or vegetable stores, Hardware store, Launderettes, Laundromats, and dry cleaners that transport dry goods off-site to be dry cleaned at a separate facility, Meat market or poultry store, if no slaughter or stripping is involved, Medical and dental laboratories and clinics, Municipal buildings and uses, Pet shop, Post offices, Professional or service offices, Public libraries, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Radio and television sales and service, Restaurants, Retail stores, and services, but expressly excluding those uses listed in B-2 and M Districts, Shoe repair shops, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Tailor and dressmaking shops, Tanning salons — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Telephone exchanges including service center, commercial offices and uses accessory and related thereto, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use

Special use approval required: Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, including boarding or kennels within the principle building, Automobile service stations — servicing, oiling, greasing, tire repair and parts replacement allowed but not body repair; towing and road service allowed; no unlicensed or unregistered vehicles or trailers stored over 48 hours; an attendant on duty during business hours; public restrooms; small outdoor display only by permit (Sec. 9-8-1-C-1), Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Health clubs — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Nursery schools and day care centers, Public utility or public service use

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A broad range of businesses offering goods and services to residents of the whole community; parcels of five acres or more, buildings up to 45 feet. Permitted uses include all B-1 permitted uses (Sec. 9-8-2-B-2-a). (Sec. 9-8-2.)

Permitted by right: Agricultural implement sales and service conducted as one integrated business operation, Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, pools, fountains and bridges — accessory use, Auditoriums, Automobile sales and service shop conducted as one integrated business operation located on parcels not less than two acres in size, Automobile service repair, Bakeries, where all goods are sold on the premises at retail, Barber shops and beauty parlors — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Battery and tire service stations within an enclosed building, Beverage distributors, but not including bottling plants, Bowling alleys, Building material, remodeling supply, or decorating supply sales, display, service and offices, including paint, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, electrical, kitchen and bath, lighting, windows and siding, and other similar construction products, where the principle us is not for a warehouse, assembly or fabricating facility, Business, music, dance or commercial schools, Catering establishments, Department, furniture and home appliance stores, Drug stores, Electrical appliance shops and repair, Employment agencies, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Florist shops and greenhouses for retail trade only, Game area, Games, common business, Garages, public, for storage of private passenger automobiles, but not including repair service, Grocery, fruit or vegetable stores, Hardware store, Launderettes, Laundromats, and dry cleaners that transport dry goods off-site to be dry cleaned at a separate facility, Laundry facilities for not more than 1,000 pounds of dry goods per day, Meat market or poultry store, if no slaughter or stripping is involved, Medical and dental laboratories and clinics, Municipal buildings and uses, Pet shop, Post offices, Printing shops, Printing, publishing and issuing of newspaper, periodicals, books and other reading matter, Professional or service offices, Public libraries, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Radio and television sales and service, Restaurants, Retail stores, and services, but expressly excluding those uses listed in B-2 and M Districts, Shoe repair shops, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Tailor and dressmaking shops, Tanning salons — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Telephone exchanges including service center, commercial offices and uses accessory and related thereto, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use, Theaters, indoor (not including outdoor motion picture theaters), Wholesale establishments excluding a building whose principle use is for a storage warehouse

Special use approval required: All other uses not heretofore cited in Sections 9-8-1-B (Permitted Uses in B-1); 9-8-1-C (Special Uses in B-1); 9-8-2-B (Permitted Uses in B-2); and 9-8-2-C, Automobile service stations, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Game rooms, dart playing facility, Game rooms, restaurant, Gun shops and the sale of guns in a permitted retail establishment, Motels and hotels, Nursery schools or day care centers, Planned Development in accordance with Section 9-1-18A, Public utility or public service uses, Resale stores, or permitted retail establishments in which resale of goods accounts for more than ten percent of the floor space

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Large sites (60 acres or more) near a Northwest Tollway interchange, developed under either a commercial option (shopping centers and stand-alone retail) or a mixed-use option (housing, retail, offices and services in a town-center layout), but not both; uses marked "option only" apply under that option alone. (Sec. 9-8-3.)

Permitted by right: Animal grooming facilities without overnight boarding — mixed-use development option only, Animal hospitals/veterinary clinics without overnight boarding — mixed-use development option only, Animal training facilities without overnight boarding — mixed-use development option only, Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges and patios — accessory use, Art galleries, Artisan and light manufacturing and production, including the use of light equipment or machinery, hand-tools, mechanical tools and electronic tools for the manufacture of semi-finished or finished products including design, processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment and packaging of said products; as well as the incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products — distribution limited to the low level of trucking typical of retail, office or general service businesses; mixed-use development option only, Automobile sales and service that are conducted as one integrated business operation and are located on lots with a minimum area of at least four acres — commercial development option only, Automobile, battery and tire repair services that are conducted completely within enclosed buildings — commercial development option only, Bakeries, retail, Barber shops and beauty shops — no more than 20 percent of the customer-accessible floor space used for massage services, Bookstores, Business, music, dance or commercial schools, Clothing stores, Department stores, Discount retailers, Drive-in or drive-through service windows accessory to a permitted or approved special use — accessory use; commercial development option only, Drug stores, Dwelling—Multiple, including single-purpose residential buildings and condominiums above retail or other nonresidential space — mixed-use development option only, Dwelling—One-family attached — mixed-use development option only, Dwelling—Two-family — mixed-use development option only, Electrical appliance sales (including repair), Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Florist shops and greenhouses for retail sales only, Furniture stores, Game area — accessory use, Games, common business — accessory use, Gasoline sales as an ancillary use associated with a retail sales establishment with a gross floor area of 45,000 square feet or more — commercial development option only, Governmental buildings and uses, Grocery stores and retail beverage sales, including food stores, liquor stores and wine stores, Hardware stores, Health clubs — mixed-use development option only, Home improvement stores, including building material, remodeling supply, and decorating supply sales, Hotels — mixed-use development option only, Indoor entertainment uses including miniature golf, golf simulators, laser tag, arcades, escape rooms, or similar — mixed-use development option only, Nursery/private school/day care with no overnight boarding — mixed-use development option only, Offices, including administrative, professional, medical/dental and governmental offices, Other retail stores and services, Outdoor seating areas accessory to restaurants — accessory use, Parking lots and parking garages — accessory use, Personal improvement services (tanning salons, yoga studios, martial arts studios, etc.) — mixed-use development option only, Pet supply stores with accessory animal training — mixed-use development option only, Printing and copying shops, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Research and development facilities — mixed-use development option only, Restaurants — mixed-use development option only, Restaurants, not including stand-alone, drive-through restaurants — commercial development option only, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use, Theaters, indoor (not including outdoor motion picture theaters) — mixed-use development option only

Special use approval required: All other public, civic or commercial use not otherwise listed as a permitted or special use in paragraphs 2. or 3. of this subsection C — mixed-use development option only, All other public, civic or commercial uses not otherwise listed as a Permitted or Special Use in Sections 9-8-3-B-2 or 9-8-3-B-3 — commercial development option only, Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics — commercial development option only, Data center, Financial institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50 percent of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Game rooms, dart playing facility, Game rooms, restaurant, Health clubs — commercial development option only, Hotels and motels — commercial development option only, Light self-storage facilities, including ancillary truck and trailer rentals, when located within a multi-tenant building — such uses may occupy no more than five percent of the building's total gross floor area; outdoor truck and trailer storage only if approved through site plan review; mixed-use development option only, Light self-storage facilities, including ancillary truck and trailer rentals, when located within a stand-alone building — outdoor truck and trailer storage only if approved through site plan review; mixed-use development option only, Nursery school or day care centers — commercial development option only, Personal improvement services offering informational, instructional, personal and similar services of a nonprofessional nature (typical uses include tanning salons, yoga studios, driving schools, and martial arts studios) — commercial development option only, Stand-alone drive-through restaurants — commercial development option only, Theaters, indoor (not including outdoor motion picture theaters) — commercial development option only

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Regional and local entertainment, restaurant, retail and related uses on sites of 30 acres or more with easy access from major roads. (Sec. 9-8-4.)

Permitted by right: Amphitheaters, Indoor, Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios — accessory use, Art galleries, Auditoriums, Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use — accessory use; wholly within the building, serving the principal use, no exterior display, Bakeries, where all goods are sold on the premises at retail, Barber shops, beauty parlors and spas — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Bowling alleys, Department, furniture and home appliance stores, Drug stores, Dry cleaners that transport dry goods off-site to be dry cleaned at a separate facility, Florist shops for retail trade only, Game area, Game room — the code's definition of game room (11 or more amusement devices) says such game rooms are prohibited in Hoffman Estates (Sec. 9-2-1); confirm with the Village, Game room, dart playing facility, Game room, restaurant, Games, common business, Grocery, fruit or vegetable stores, Health clubs, Hotels, including cocktail lounges and other auxiliary uses, Indoor entertainment centers, including miniature golf, paint ball, laser tag, and other similar uses, Meat market or poultry stores, if no slaughter or stripping is involved, Multi-Purpose Entertainment and Sport Arenas, Municipal buildings and uses, Museums, Off-Track Betting Establishments as part of another permitted or special use, Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use on the same tract, such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc. — accessory use, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Restaurants, including drive-in and drive-through restaurants, Retail stores and services, Special events in which a "special events business license" is obtained according to Section 8-11-2, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Tanning salons, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use, Theatres, indoor, Water Park, indoor

Special use approval required: All other similar uses not heretofore cited in Section 9-8-4-B and Section 9-8-4-C, Amphitheater, outdoor, Any use listed in Section 9-7-6-B or 9-7-6-C, but not listed in Section 9-8-4-B — that is, O-5 District permitted and special uses that B-3 does not permit, Motion picture theatre, outdoor, Outdoor entertainment center, including miniature golf, paint ball, go carts, and other similar uses, Outdoor sports venue, Planned Development in accordance with Section 9-1-18A, Water Park, outdoor

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A mix of the uses allowed in the B-3 Business and O-5 Office districts; permitted uses are all B-3 and O-5 permitted uses plus data centers (Sec. 9-8-5-B-2). (Sec. 9-8-5.)

Permitted by right: Amphitheaters, Indoor, Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, such as fountains, bridges, and patios — accessory use, Art galleries, Auditoriums, Auxiliary retail or other incidental uses as appropriate and customarily associated with a principal use — accessory use; wholly within the building, serving the principal use, no exterior display, Bakeries, where all goods are sold on the premises at retail, Barber shops, beauty parlors and spas — no more than 20 percent of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Bowling alleys, Business offices of a public utility, transportation, advertising, real estate, insurance, commercial or industrial establishment — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Business, music, dance or commercial schools, Civic or public meeting facilities, Data center, Department, furniture and home appliance stores, Drug stores, Dry cleaners that transport dry goods off-site to be dry cleaned at a separate facility, Finance agency offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Financial institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50 percent or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Florist shops for retail trade only, Game area, Game room — the code's definition of game room (11 or more amusement devices) says such game rooms are prohibited in Hoffman Estates (Sec. 9-2-1); confirm with the Village, Game room, dart playing facility, Game room, restaurant, Games, common business, Governmental centers, offices and other municipal and public uses appropriate to the character of the district, necessary to its servicing, or requiring location within the district, Grocery, fruit or vegetable stores, Health clubs, Hotels, including cocktail lounges and other auxiliary uses, Indoor entertainment centers, including miniature golf, paint ball, laser tag, and other similar uses, Laboratories, offices and other facilities for research and development, excluding animal research, for full investigation of the merits of a product, including commercial viability — no product produced on the premises primarily for sale, except products that by their character require production in a research and development environment, Meat market or poultry stores, if no slaughter or stripping is involved, Medical reference, research facilities and clinics, Medical, optical and dental offices, legal, engineering, architectural and similar professional offices, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping service offices — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Multi-Purpose Entertainment and Sport Arenas, Municipal buildings and uses, Museums, Off-Track Betting Establishments as part of another permitted or special use, Offices of miscellaneous business services such as stenographic services, business and management consulting services, consumer credit reporting agencies — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional organizations, civic, social and fraternal associations, political organizations and religious organizations — offices in which goods, wares or merchandise are not commercially created, displayed, stored, exchanged or sold, Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use on the same tract, such as maintenance shops, power plants, storage buildings, etc. — accessory use, Personnel training centers, Post offices, Printing shops, Private clubs, Private parks, Professional or service offices, Public libraries, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Restaurants, excepting drive-in and drive-through restaurants, Restaurants, including drive-in and drive-through restaurants, Retail stores and services, Satellite campuses of colleges, universities, and other schools operated by government entities or not-for-profit corporations, but not including dormitory facilities, Special events in which a "special events business license" is obtained according to Section 8-11-2, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Tanning salons, Telephone exchanges including service center, commercial offices and uses accessory and related thereto, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use, Theatres, indoor, Water Park, indoor

Special use approval required: All other similar uses not heretofore cited in Section 9-8-5-B, Amphitheater, outdoor, Motion picture theatre, outdoor, Outdoor entertainment center, including miniature golf, paint ball, go carts, and other similar uses, Outdoor sports venue, Planned Development in accordance with Section 9-1-18A, Water Park, outdoor

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Low-intensity industry and related support uses, governed by performance standards to limit effects on neighbors; parcels of ten acres or more, buildings up to 45 feet. (Sec. 9-9-1.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, pools, fountains and bridges — accessory use, Contractor and construction supply and shops conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including but not limited to plumbing, HVAC, roofing and electrical, Data center, Light manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, fabricating, cleaning, servicing and repairing of materials, goods or products — not where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, unless separated from it by a right-of-way of 80 feet or greater; where adjoining, it is a special use, Light wholesale and distribution facilities — not where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, unless separated from it by a right-of-way of 80 feet or greater; where adjoining, it is a special use, Offices, Printing and publishing facilities — not where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, unless separated from it by a right-of-way of 80 feet or greater; where adjoining, it is a special use, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Research and development facilities, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use, Wholesale florist or greenhouses — not where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, unless separated from it by a right-of-way of 80 feet or greater; where adjoining, it is a special use

Special use approval required: All other uses not heretofore cited, Building material sales and storage, Light manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, fabricating, cleaning, servicing and repairing of materials, goods and products — where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, Light self-storage facilities with proprietary residential facility, Light wholesale and distribution facilities — where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, Massage establishment, Motels and hotels on sites of not less than three acres including subordinate auxiliary uses within or attached to the principal structures, Nonprofit food pantries that may include related outreach activities such as accessory training and educational resources — no on-site food service or preparation, thrift/resale shops, clothing or furniture merchandise, exterior donation boxes or employment placement offices, Outdoor storage or operations, when accessory to a permitted or allowed special use, Planned Development in accordance with Section 9-1-18A, Printing and publishing facilities — where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings, Public utility and public service uses, including municipal, Radio and television facilities, Rentals, truck and trailer, when operated in conjunction with a light self-storage facility, Retail sales accessory to the permitted principal use limited to 15 percent or less of the total square footage, Wholesale florist or greenhouses — where adjoining or in any part abutting an existing residential development of one or more dwellings

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A wider range of industry, including warehousing and distribution, where major roads give access; parcels of 25 acres or more, buildings up to 45 feet. (Sec. 9-9-2.)

Permitted by right: Antennas and communication towers — accessory use, Architectural or landscaping embellishments, pools, fountains and bridges — accessory use, Contractor and construction supply and shops conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including but not limited to plumbing, HVAC, roofing and electrical, Data center, Mail order facilities — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use, Manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, fabricating, cleaning, servicing and repairing of materials, goods and products — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use, Offices, Packaging and crating facilities — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use, Printing and publishing facilities — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use, Public utility installations and public service uses to include requirements for the furnishing of electricity, gas, oil, telephone and television services — accessory use, Research and development facilities, Storage of building materials (during course of construction only) — accessory use, Temporary buildings for construction purposes only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-3-10 — accessory use, Warehouses — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use, Wholesale and distribution facilities — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use, Wholesale florist or greenhouses — next to any residential development, only if all improvements (parking and structures included) are set back at least 100 feet from the nearest residential property line; closer than that it is a special use

Special use approval required: All other uses not heretofore cited, Building material sales and storage, Cartage and express facilities, Mail order facilities — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line, Manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, fabricating, cleaning, servicing and repairing of materials, goods and products — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line, Massage establishment, Motels and hotels on-sites of not less than three acres including subordinate auxiliary uses within or attached to the principal structures, Outdoor storage or operations, when accessory to a permitted or allowed special use, Packaging and crating facilities — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line, Printing and publishing facilities — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line, Public utility and public service uses, including municipal, Radio and television facilities, Rentals, truck and trailer, when operated in conjunction with a self-storage facility, Retail sales accessory to the permitted principal use limited to 15% or less of the total square footage, Self-storage facilities with proprietary residential facility, Warehouses — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line, Wholesale and distribution facilities — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line, Wholesale florist or greenhouses — where improvements are less than 100 feet from the nearest residential property line

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The neighborhood business subzone inside the R-9 Planned Development District, which the Village Board approved, consistent with a court settlement, as one General Plan of residential, business and public subzones, and which the Village does not intend to expand or apply to other areas. Buildings up to 35 feet. (Sec. 9-5-9.)

Permitted by right: Architectural or Landscaping Embellishments — private community use, Bakeries, Retail, Barber Shops and Beauty Parlors — no more than 20% of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Bus., Music, Dance & Commercial School, Carnival, Circus or Fair — permit for no longer than five days (temporary use), Christmas Tree Sales — permit for no longer than 45 days (temporary use), Construction Buildings — accessory use; contractor's temporary office and equipment sheds, permit valid up to one year, renewable (temporary use), Drug Stores, Fences (see Section 9-3-3 for regulations) — private community use, Financial Institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50% or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Florist Shops & Greenhouses, Retail, Game Area, Games, Common Business, Grocery, Fruit & Vegetable Stores, Hardware Stores, Health Club or Gymnasium — no more than 20% of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Household Appliance, Sale, Service & Repair, Lakes, Ponds and Stormwater Detention, Launderettes, Laundry, Dry Cleaners that transport dry goods off-site to be dry cleaned at a separate facility, Meat & Poultry Stores, if no Slaughter is involved on Premises, Medical & Dental Clinics, Municipal Buildings and Uses, Parks, Playgrounds & Similar Facilities — private community use, Photographers' & Artists' Studios, Post Office, Professional & Service Offices, Public Parks and Playgrounds, Radio & Television Sales, Retail Stores and Services, Sales or Rental Model Buildings — temporary sales or rental office in a new subdivision; permit valid up to one year, renewable (temporary use), Shoe Repair Shops, Signs (see Section 9-3-8 for regulations), Tailor & Dressmaker Shops, Max. 10 Workers, Utility & Public Service Uses — accessory use

Special use approval required: Banks and Other Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50% of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Maintenance & Administrative Functions — private community use, Maintenance Buildings — private community use, Nursery School or Day Care — private community use, Pet Shops or Animal Hospitals

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The central business subzone inside the R-9 Planned Development District, which the Village Board approved, consistent with a court settlement, as one General Plan of residential, business and public subzones, and which the Village does not intend to expand or apply to other areas. Apartments are allowed above offices and garages at six units per acre; buildings up to 45 feet. (Sec. 9-5-9.)

Permitted by right: Advertising Agency, Air Conditioning & Heating Sales & Service, Architectural or Landscaping Embellishments — private community use, Automobile Service Repair, Bakeries, Retail, Barber Shops and Beauty Parlors — no more than 20% of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Battery and Tire Service Stations, Bus., Music, Dance & Commercial School, Carnival, Circus or Fair — permit for no longer than five days (temporary use), Catering Establishments, Christmas Tree Sales — permit for no longer than 45 days (temporary use), Club Houses — private community use, Coin Operated Launderettes, Food, Vending Machines, All in Residential Buildings — accessory use, Construction Buildings — accessory use; contractor's temporary office and equipment sheds, permit valid up to one year, renewable (temporary use), Currency Exchange, Dept., Furniture, Home Appliance Store, Drug Stores, Employment Agencies, Fences (see Section 9-3-3 for regulations) — private community use, Financial Institutions, where the use is located within a larger permitted business, or where the use occupies 50% or less of the floor area of a multi-tenant building, Florist Shops & Greenhouses, Retail, Food Locker, Game Area, Games, Common Business, Games, Home — accessory use, Garages & Carports — accessory use, Golf Courses — private community use, Grocery, Fruit & Vegetable Stores, Hardware Stores, Health Club or Gymnasium — no more than 20% of the customer accessible floor space used for massage services in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, Household Appliance, Sale, Service & Repair, Lakes, Ponds and Stormwater Detention, Launderettes, Laundry, Dry Cleaners that transport dry goods off-site to be dry cleaned at a separate facility, Lawn Bowling Greens — private community use, Meat & Poultry Stores, if no Slaughter is involved on Premises, Medical & Dental Clinics, Multiple-family residential uses — six dwelling units per acre; only above professional and service offices and garages or carports, never below the standard floor above ground level, and not on the same floor as a business use unless 75 feet apart (Sec. 9-5-9-B-7), Municipal Buildings and Uses, Painting & Decorating Shops, Parks, Playgrounds & Similar Facilities — private community use, Photographers' & Artists' Studios, Post Office, Printing Shops, Professional & Service Offices, Public Parks and Playgrounds, Publishing of Newspapers, Periodicals, Books & Other Reading Material, Radio & Television Sales, Restaurants, as provided in Section 9-8-1-C-2, Retail Stores and Services, Sales or Rental Model Buildings — temporary sales or rental office in a new subdivision; permit valid up to one year, renewable (temporary use), Shoe Repair Shops, Signs (see Section 9-3-8 for regulations), Swimming Pools & Related Buildings — private community use, Tailor & Dressmaker Shops, Max. 10 Workers, Tennis Courts — private community use, Utility & Public Service Uses — accessory use

Special use approval required: Auditoriums, Theaters, Bandshells, Automobile Service Station, Repair & Car Wash, Banks and Other Financial Institutions, Bowling Alleys, Bus Terminal, Cocktail Lounges, Retail Liquor Store, Financial Institutions, where the use occupies a freestanding building or more than 50% of the floor area of a multi-tenant building — must also show no harm to the area's mix of retail and non-retail uses and that the building can be adapted to a different use later, Funeral Home, Mortuary, Maintenance & Administrative Functions — private community use, Maintenance Buildings — private community use, Meeting Halls — private community use, Motels & Hotels, Nursery School or Day Care — private community use, Penthouse-type restaurant or cocktail lounge business uses — on the top floor of a residential structure (the code prints "type floor") (Sec. 9-5-9-B-7), Pet Shops or Animal Hospitals, Radio & TV Transmission/Receive Facility, Taxicab Office or Service, Theater, Indoor

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