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Mettawa is a tiny, ultra-affluent village in Lake County, home to Grainger's global headquarters and limited but premium commercial real estate. The village's location along Route 60 between Libertyville and Lake Forest positions it as a quiet corporate enclave with some of the highest property values in the region.
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The commercial, office and industrial districts in Mettawa, with the uses allowed by right and the uses that need special-use approval — 3 districts, 39 listed uses, from the code checked October 2026. Open any district for its full list.
Office uses and limited business service uses developed in a park-like setting. All development must be a planned unit development, and the district must be at least ten acres in common ownership. (Sec. 15.501.A and 15.503.B; use matrix Sec. 15.702, Table 7-1.) As published, the use table also allows adult uses, gas stations (accessory only), restaurants and retail sales here by right, more than the purpose statement describes; confirm with the Village before relying on it.
Permitted by right: Ads and Fitness Studio — sic; the definitions (Sec. 15.704) call it "Arts and Fitness Studio", Adult Use — not within 500 feet of another adult use or 250 feet of a residential district or place of public assembly; not on premises licensed to sell liquor (Sec. 15.703.A), Educational Facility - Vocational/Trade, Gas Station (only as an accessory use to a principal use), Government Offices, Health Club, Indoor Recreation, Office, Personal Services, Places of Public Assembly — lot size, floor area and not-for-profit standards in Sec. 15.703.C, Research & Development, Restaurant, Retail Sales, Showroom - No Outdoor Storage, Temporary outdoor entertainment - public events — temporary use permit from the Zoning Administrator; up to 3 events a year, 2 days each, 30 days apart (Sec. 15.804.C.3), Wireless Facility, Small — regulated by Chapter 5, Article VI (Sec. 15.703.F.2)
Special use approval required: Art Gallery, Drive-Through Facility, Financial Institution, Medical Cannabis Cultivation Facilities — adult-use cannabis businesses are banned village-wide (Sec. 7.1402), Medical Cannabis Dispensing Facilities — adult-use cannabis businesses are banned village-wide (Sec. 7.1402), Office and Light Industrial Park — industrial work wholly inside an enclosed building, no outside storage, no outside impacts (Sec. 15.703.B), Radio/Television Towers - Transmitting & Receiving Equipment — standards in Sec. 15.703.F, Wind Energy Conversion System — tower up to 60 feet (Sec. 15.703.E), Wireless Telecommunications Facilities — standards in Sec. 15.703.F
Office uses and limited business service uses in a park-like setting on sites next to heavily traveled, multi-lane major roads; may include facilities for travelers and commercial activities that need large land areas. (Sec. 15.501.B; use matrix Sec. 15.702, Table 7-1.)
Permitted by right: Hotel, Indoor Recreation, Office, Personal Services, Retail Sales, Temporary outdoor entertainment - public events — temporary use permit from the Zoning Administrator; up to 3 events a year, 2 days each, 30 days apart (Sec. 15.804.C.3), Wireless Facility, Small — regulated by Chapter 5, Article VI (Sec. 15.703.F.2)
Special use approval required: Radio/Television Towers - Transmitting & Receiving Equipment — standards in Sec. 15.703.F, Restaurant, Vehicle Rental Establishment - Secondary Use — only as a secondary use to a hotel; no car wash or vehicle maintenance (Sec. 15.703.D), Wireless Telecommunications Facilities — standards in Sec. 15.703.F
Highway convenience commercial uses in a coordinated development aimed at tollway travelers, with main public access directly from the tollway; the district must front the tollway and be at least ten acres. (Sec. 15.501.C and 15.503.C; use matrix Sec. 15.702, Table 7-1.) As published, the use table allows only personal services and small wireless facilities here, with no special uses; confirm with the Village before relying on it.
Permitted by right: Personal Services, Temporary outdoor entertainment - public events — temporary use permit from the Zoning Administrator; up to 3 events a year, 2 days each, 30 days apart (Sec. 15.804.C.3), Wireless Facility, Small — regulated by Chapter 5, Article VI (Sec. 15.703.F.2)
Special use approval required: None listed.
Source: Mettawa Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15 (Zoning Regulations, Ord. 885, November 21, 2023), code current through Ord. 909 (August 19, 2025). Overlay districts, planned developments and parking rules can further limit what a specific parcel can do. Confirm any address with the Village before you sign or close — or run it through the Commercial Zoning Lookup.
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