Skokie, Illinois Commercial Real Estate
Selling or leasing a commercial building in Skokie? Jason Bitton is the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois (2022, 2024, 2025), working Skokie’s retail, office, industrial and investment market from his base in Libertyville, from Old Orchard and the Skokie Boulevard corridor to Dempster Street, Touhy Avenue and the southeast industrial area. Nearby, he sold Sky Harbor Business Park in Northbrook for the family that inherited it and bought 1740 Waukegan Rd in Glenview for a veterinarian who wanted to own the building under the practice.
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Who is the best commercial real estate broker in Skokie?
Jason Bitton of RE/MAX Commercial — the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois (2022, 2024, 2025) — serves Skokie and the surrounding Cook County and North Shore market from his base in Libertyville. He represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across retail, office, industrial, flex, and investment property, from Old Orchard and the Skokie Boulevard corridor to Dempster Street, Touhy Avenue and the village’s southeast industrial area. Nearby, he sold Sky Harbor Business Park at 310–340 Melvin Dr in Northbrook for $2,250,000 in 2022, representing the seller, and represented the buyer of 1740 Waukegan Rd in Glenview in 2024.
Jason works for sellers: as of September 22, 2026, he represented the seller in more than 80% of the sales on his public Sold & Leased ledger, including sales where he represented both sides. Deals he has closed near Skokie are below, and the 71 sales recorded in the Village of Skokie in the two years to June 30, 2026 are in the market report.
Deals Jason has closed near Skokie
Three closings in two nearby villages, each labeled with its own village. None is in the Village of Skokie, so none is among the 71 sales in the market report below. All three are on Jason’s public Sold & Leased ledger.
310–340 Melvin Dr, Northbrook
A family inherited this flex campus, a former construction yard, with more than two dozen tenants, a half-time caretaker and a rent roll nobody fully understood. Jason got every tenant current and mapped, leased the vacancies and ran a competitive, tour-driven marketing process. When the institutional buyer stepped up, he steered the close: the attorney work, the environmental review and estoppel agreements across the entire tenant base.
1740 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
Bought for a veterinarian who wanted to own the building under the practice: a main floor for the practice and seven offices upstairs, with roughly half the building vacant. Jason then managed the build-out and leased the entire top floor to one property-management company. Read the case study
1740 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
A small office suite in the same Glenview building. See the property
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What does commercial and industrial property sell for in Skokie?
In the two years to June 30, 2026, the Village of Skokie recorded 71 arm’s-length sales of office, retail, commercial and industrial property, at a median price of $700,000 — 33 in the latest 12 months and 38 in the year before.
| Property type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Retail & commercial | 50 | $736,464 |
| Office | 12 | $537,500 |
| Industrial | 9 | $600,000 |
| All | 71 | $700,000 |
A group median appears only where enough sales qualify.
| Period | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Latest 12 months | 33 | $752,929 |
| The year before | 38 | $622,893 |
The mix of property types changes from year to year, so these two medians are not a price trend.
All three property types traded: retail and commercial buildings were 50 of the 71 sales, office 12 and industrial 9, so each group has a median of its own. The report gives no price per square foot. None of the industrial sales could be measured that way, and for retail, commercial and office property a per-square-foot median would mislead: the land and any tenant set much of the price.
How long does it take to sell a commercial building in Skokie?
About six and a half months once the building is on the market: the 14 Skokie sellers who marketed their building report a median of 6.5 months, and 7 of the 14 sold within six months. Eleven of the 14 sold within a year. Another 3 of the 17 sellers who reported a marketing time never put their building on the market at all.
The 14 reported 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23, 24 and 29 months; each figure is the seller’s own estimate. Jason keeps a live board of buyers and tenants who are looking now. See who is looking → · Ask what your building would sell for → · Compare with other towns →
Source: Jason Bitton RE/MAX Commercial’s database from public records: arm’s-length sales of office, retail, commercial and industrial property in Skokie, dated July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; updated September 24, 2026. Sales are counted per transaction; one sale may cover several parcels, and a building resold on the same day is counted once, at the final price. Price excludes personal property. Marketing time is the seller’s own estimate (17 of the 71 sales report it). A group median appears only where enough sales qualify. Filings can trail a sale by weeks, so the latest quarter may still rise slightly. Aggregates only. Next update: late November 2026, for sales through September 30.
Skokie property for sale and for lease, by type
Listing sites show what is on the market this week. This is the Skokie record by property type: what sold and for how much. Across all types, sellers who marketed a building here took a median of 6.5 months to sell (14 sales).
Warehouses & industrial buildings for sale or lease
Retail, storefronts & shopping centers for sale or lease
Office & medical office for sale or lease
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Sales figures come from the market report on this page (arm’s-length sales only).
Why Skokie sellers hire Jason
Beyond pricing, marketing and negotiating, a seller gets the bench Jason has built over years of closings. Across the Chicago area, Jason has closed deals of up to 98,905 square feet and has sold contractor units, mixed-use, multifamily, medical and office buildings, manufacturing warehouses and national retail stores.
What a Skokie sale has to answer
The rent roll
A multi-tenant building, such as a strip center on Dempster or Touhy, sells on its rent roll, and institutional buyers discount for every unknown, or walk. At Sky Harbor Business Park in Northbrook, Jason got every tenant current and mapped (who was in what space, on what terms, paying what) and filled the vacant units before marketing.
Which buyer
A half-vacant building prices differently from a stabilized one, and the vacancy is an opportunity for a buyer with a plan for it, such as a business that wants to own its building and let the tenant space help carry it. That was the plan at 1740 Waukegan Rd in Glenview, which Jason bought for a veterinarian and then leased up.
How long it takes
Skokie sellers who marketed a building in the two years to June 30, 2026 report a median of 6.5 months on the market; 7 of the 14 sold within six months, and the 3 slowest took 23 to 29 months. A seller who needs a date plans for that range from the start.
People and tools Jason can bring to your sale
- A tested starting point — Mainstreet commercial contract forms, reviewed and revised by many attorneys over the years, give your attorney an established starting point and can reduce drafting time.
- Flat-fee counsel — real estate counsel who works on a flat rate, when you want one.
- Fast environmental — environmental consultants who turn time-sensitive reports around quickly.
- Lenders who answer — lenders who pick up Jason’s call directly and get a buyer’s financing moving.
- Village zoning, handled — Jason works zoning and use questions directly with the village.
- Honest trades — roofers, window contractors and other trades with fair pricing, to get a building ready to sell.
- No competing portfolio — Jason doesn’t own or develop commercial property, so no building of his ever competes with yours for a buyer.
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Jason Bitton
Jason Bitton is a commercial-only broker based in Libertyville, ranked #1 by commercial production among RE/MAX brokers in Illinois in 2022, 2024, and 2025 and a 2025 RE/MAX Hall of Fame inductee. With more than a decade working exclusively in commercial property, he represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across retail, industrial, office, multifamily, mixed-use, NNN, and land throughout Lake County, the north and northwest suburbs, and the O’Hare corridor.
The Skokie Commercial Market
Skokie pairs regional retail at Westfield Old Orchard with the Dempster Street and Touhy Avenue corridors, a downtown anchored by the Illinois Science + Technology Park, and an industrial area in the southeast of the village, minutes from the North Shore and Chicago. The state’s transfer records show that mix trading: of the 71 sales in the market report, 50 were retail and commercial buildings, 12 office and 9 industrial.
Market Highlights
- ✓ Westfield Old Orchard — top sales-tax generator
- ✓ Skokie Boulevard commercial spine
- ✓ Dempster Street & Touhy Avenue retail corridors
- ✓ Illinois Science + Technology Park (downtown)
- ✓ Southeast industrial area
- ✓ Minutes from the North Shore and Chicago
Retail
Old Orchard-area retail, Skokie Blvd, Dempster, and Touhy strip centers and pad sites.
Office & R&D
Office and research space, including the downtown Science + Technology Park.
Industrial & Flex
Manufacturing, warehouse, and flex space in the southeast industrial area.
Investment Sales
Net-leased retail, multi-tenant centers, and industrial/flex investment assets.
Who Actually Works in Skokie
Skokie holds 44,083 jobs inside village limits. That is the daytime population a commercial tenant actually draws from — a different, and for commercial purposes more useful, number than the residential count most listings quote.
The village itself counts 66,219 residents in 24,382 households, with a median household income of $95,337 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES8 2023 (workplace area characteristics). Figures count jobs located in Skokie, not residents. Updated annually.
What Can You Open in Skokie?
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Skokie’s zoning code (Chapter 118 of the Village Code) sorts commercial property into business districts (B1 Service Commercial, B2 Commercial, B3 Business, B4 Regional Mixed-Use Shopping and B6 Downtown Science and Technology), the H1 Hospital district, industrial districts (M1 Office Assembly Industry, M2 Light Industry and M3 Industry), OR Office Research near the Edens Expressway and Old Orchard, and three mixed-use districts (NX Neighborhood Mixed-Use, TX Transit Mixed-Use and CX Core Mixed-Use), where retail and restaurants are also permitted. B6 is a science and technology employment district where retail is kept to a minimum, and a B4 project needs a planned development on at least 20 acres.
Skokie Zoning Districts
The commercial, office and industrial districts in Skokie, with the uses allowed by right and the uses that need special-use approval — 13 districts, 1,451 listed uses. Open any district for its full list.
B1 Service Commercial District — 84 permitted, 18 by special use+
Day-to-day shopping, personal services and professional services for nearby residential areas, plus light commercial uses compatible with the homes next door; buildings top out at 25 feet. (Sec. 118-142 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Camera and photographic supplies store, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Dental laboratories, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Fruit and vegetable store, Furniture or home furnishings, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Laundromat, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Local transit systems, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motor vehicle parts and accessories store, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Textiles (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Travel arrangement and reservation services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Adaptive Reuse, Antennas, public utility or government, Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Colleges and universities, Extermination and pest control, Heavy construction business, Landscaping services, Monument dealer, Museums, Public utility distribution facility, Religious assembly, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Signs, Special trades contractors, Veterinary services
B2 Commercial District — 111 permitted, 38 by special use+
Businesses compatible with adjacent residential districts whose trade area reaches beyond the immediate neighborhood, serving a larger population than B1; 30-foot height limit, more by special use next to residential districts. (Sec. 118-143 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Camera and photographic supplies store, Cannabis dispensary (subject to § 118-99), Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Courier and messenger services, Dental laboratories, Department store, warehouse club, or superstore, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Employment agency, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Fruit and vegetable store, Furniture or home furnishings, Grade schools: Elementary, Grade schools: Middle and junior high, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Laundromat, Lawn and garden supplies, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Loan offices, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motor vehicle parts and accessories store, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Museums, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Paint and wallpaper store, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Pet supplies sales, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Signs, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Special trades contractors, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Taxidermist, Textiles (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Travel arrangement and reservation services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Adaptive Reuse, Antennas, public utility or government, Assisted-living facility, subject to § 118-96, Auction house, Automotive fuel station, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Bar or drinking place, Beer, wine, and liquor store (package only), Bowling, billiards, pool halls, etc., Brew pub, Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Civic, social, and fraternal organizations, Convention and exhibition halls, Drive-through facilities, except restaurant uses as listed in this table and those uses that specifically prohibit such facilities, Driving education, Funeral homes and services, Hand car wash, Health and fitness centers, Hotel, Meeting halls, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery, Monument dealer, Motion picture viewing and exhibition services (includes movie theaters), Pet sales, Pet services (except kennels), Pet services (except kennels)-dog day care only, Public utility distribution facility, Recreation facility: dance halls, racquetball, handball, and tennis courts, Religious assembly, Residence, funeral home, Restaurant, limited service—with drive-through (except carryout restaurants), Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Skating rinks, roller rinks, etc., Skilled nursing facility, Tap room, Theater, dance, or music establishment, Veterinary services
B3 Business District — 125 permitted, 33 by special use+
Establishments that are primarily but not entirely retail, serving a larger population than B1 and B2, in areas that do not directly abut R1, R2 or R3 lots; downtown frontages carry ground-floor commercial and storefront design rules. (Sec. 118-144 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Bar or drinking place, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Beer, wine, and liquor store (package only), Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Brew pub, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Camera and photographic supplies store, Cannabis dispensary (subject to § 118-99), Car dealer and marine craft dealer, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Convention and exhibition halls, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Courier and messenger services, Dental laboratories, Department store, warehouse club, or superstore, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Employment agency, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Fruit and vegetable store, Furniture or home furnishings, Grade schools: Alternative education, Grade schools: Elementary, Grade schools: Middle and junior high, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Laundromat, Lawn and garden supplies, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Loan offices, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motor vehicle parts and accessories store, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Museums, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Paint and wallpaper store, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Pet sales, Pet services (except kennels), Pet services (except kennels)-dog day care only, Pet supplies sales, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residence, 3- or more unit multifamily, north of Jarvis Avenue, subject to § 118-144 (restricted: no ground-floor homes on the main frontages; north of Church Street, all-residential buildings only within a planned development, Sec. 118-144), Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Signs, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Special trades contractors, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Tap room, Taxidermist, Textiles (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Transit oriented developments, Travel arrangement and reservation services, Veterinary services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Adaptive Reuse, Adult uses, subject to § 118-90, Antennas, public utility or government, Assisted-living facility, subject to § 118-96, Auction house, Automobile rental, subject to § 118-92, Automotive fuel station, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Bowling, billiards, pool halls, etc., Car wash, Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Civic, social, and fraternal organizations, Drive-through facilities, except restaurant uses as listed in this table and those uses that specifically prohibit such facilities, Driving education, Funeral homes and services, Games arcade establishment, Hand car wash, Health and fitness centers, Hotel, Meeting halls, Monument dealer, Motion picture viewing and exhibition services (includes movie theaters), Public utility distribution facility, Recreation facility: dance halls, racquetball, handball, and tennis courts, Religious assembly, Residence, funeral home, Restaurant, limited service—with drive-through (except carryout restaurants), Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Skating rinks, roller rinks, etc., Skilled nursing facility, Tattoo parlor, Theater, dance, or music establishment
B4 Regional Mixed-Use Shopping District — 120 permitted, 9 by special use+
Mixed-use, retail and complementary uses serving a trade area several miles wide; the district requires at least 20 acres and every property is a planned development needing site plan approval. (Sec. 118-145 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Bar or drinking place, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Beer, wine, and liquor store (package only), Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Bowling, billiards, pool halls, etc., Brew pub, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Camera and photographic supplies store, Cannabis dispensary (subject to § 118-99), Car dealer and marine craft dealer, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Convention and exhibition halls, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Courier and messenger services, Dental laboratories, Department store, warehouse club, or superstore, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Employment agency, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Furniture or home furnishings, Games arcade establishment, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Health and fitness centers, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Hotel, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Laundromat, Lawn and garden supplies, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Loan offices, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Museums, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Paint and wallpaper store, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Pet sales, Pet services (except kennels), Pet services (except kennels)-dog day care only, Pet supplies sales, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreation facility: dance halls, racquetball, handball, and tennis courts, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residence, upper-story over nonresidential use, Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Skating rinks, roller rinks, etc., Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Tap room, Taxidermist, Textiles (restricted: only items made for retail sale to individual customers, Sec. 118-141(c)), Travel arrangement and reservation services, Veterinary services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Antennas, public utility or government, Automobile rental, subject to § 118-92, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Drive-through facilities, except restaurant uses as listed in this table and those uses that specifically prohibit such facilities, Hand car wash, Meeting halls, Motion picture viewing and exhibition services (includes movie theaters), Residence, 3- or more unit multifamily (restricted; B4 rules call for first-floor commercial space in mixed-use buildings, so confirm with the Village, Sec. 118-145), Theater, dance, or music establishment
B6 Downtown Science and Technology District — 34 permitted, 5 by special use+
Science and technology employment in a transit-oriented downtown setting; retail is allowed but kept to a minimum so it does not compete with neighboring districts, and every lot needs site plan approval. Offices marked restricted must be related to science and technology. (Sec. 118-147 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antennas, public utility or government, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Blood and organ banks, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Co-working Office, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Convenience store, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Floriculture production, Food crops grown under cover, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Land development and subdivision, Legal services, Libraries and archives, Local transit systems, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services (restricted: science and technology related only, Sec. 118-147(5)), Office, not otherwise listed (restricted: science and technology related only, Sec. 118-147(5)), Online information services, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Public utility distribution facility, Research and development services (scientific, etc.)-including limited research-related production, Software publishing, Storm water detention facilities
Special use approval required: Chemicals, plastics and rubber products, except rubber production, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services (listed as restricted; the B6 rules set no specific condition, so confirm with the Village), Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant) (restricted: permitted with seating under 500 sq ft, special use at 500 sq ft or more, Sec. 118-147(5))
H1 Hospital District — 27 permitted, 2 by special use+
Medical and related facilities in the areas around hospitals; every property is a planned development needing site plan approval, and buildings are capped at 7 stories (91 feet). (Sec. 118-148 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Antennas, public utility or government, Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Child and youth services, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Community food services, Dental laboratories, Emergency response, Helipad, medical, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Hospital, Local transit systems, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Mortuary, not associated with a funeral home, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Pharmacy or drug store, Public recreation facility, Research and development services (scientific, etc.)-including limited research-related production, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Storm water detention facilities
Special use approval required: Assisted-living facility, subject to § 118-96, Skilled nursing facility
M1 Office Assembly Industry District — 84 permitted, 26 by special use+
Office, assembly and light industrial users, with a 50-foot front yard; all work must be inside enclosed buildings, a list of heavy uses is banned outright, and retail of goods made on site needs a special use and is capped at the lesser of 5,000 sq ft or 10 percent of floor area. (Sec. 118-171, 118-172 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Alcoholic beverage production, All other food and beverage manufacturing, All other indoor crop farming, except cannabis not otherwise defined as industrial hemp by State law, Antennas, public utility or government, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Car dealer and marine craft dealer, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Co-working Office, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Construction material sales center, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Conventional warehouse, Dental laboratories, Dolls, toys, games, and musical instruments, Dry cleaning and laundry plant, Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Emergency response, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fire and rescue, Floriculture production, Food crops grown under cover, Furniture and related products, Furniture or home furnishings, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Heating and plumbing equipment, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Lawn and garden supplies, Leasing or commercial or industrial machinery or equipment, Leather and allied products, except tanning and curing, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Local transit systems, Machinery related contractor, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Monument dealer, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office supplies, inks, etc., except paper, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Police, Printing materials, Public utility distribution facility, Public works facility, Real estate services, Rental housing management, Research and development services (scientific, etc.)-including limited research-related production, Residential construction, Signs, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Special trades contractors, Storm water detention facilities, Taxi and limousine service, Textiles, Water works, Wholesale trade establishments, Wood products establishment, except furniture, veneers, plywood, paper, pulp or paperboard products, and other laminated wood products
Special use approval required: Antennas, non-public utility or non-government, Automobile rental, subject to § 118-92, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Car wash, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Cremation services, Hand car wash, Interurban and charter bus establishments, Large vehicle dealer, Limited retail uses — goods manufactured, processed or wholesaled on the premises; no more than the lesser of 5,000 sq ft or 10% of gross floor area (Sec. 118-171(1)e), Miscellaneous manufacturing, not otherwise listed (restricted: the Village Manager decides whether it is permitted or special, Sec. 118-171(1)g), Natural gas, petroleum, fuels, etc. distribution, Primary metal manufacturing (restricted: the Village Manager decides whether it is permitted or special, Sec. 118-171(1)g), Public recreation facility, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—with drive-through (except carryout restaurants), Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Retail planned development — only uses in the B2 General Sales and Service or Arts, Entertainment and Recreation categories (B2 special uses still need their own special use permit); site of 5+ acres or abutting a business district or another retail PD, on a major arterial, built to B2 rules with a 40-ft height cap (Sec. 118-171(1)f), School and employee bus transportation, Self-service storage facility, Sewage treatment plants and lift stations, Tap room, Transportation equipment (restricted: the Village Manager decides whether it is permitted or special, Sec. 118-171(1)g), Truck and freight transportation services
M2 Light Industry District — 89 permitted, 22 by special use+
Light industrial, manufacturing, warehouse and service businesses; all work must be inside enclosed buildings, a list of heavy uses is banned outright, and retail of goods made on site needs a special use and is capped at the lesser of 5,000 sq ft or 10 percent of floor area. (Sec. 118-171, 118-172 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Alcoholic beverage production, All other food and beverage manufacturing, All other indoor crop farming, except cannabis not otherwise defined as industrial hemp by State law, Antennas, non-public utility or non-government, Antennas, public utility or government, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Car dealer and marine craft dealer, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Chemicals, plastics and rubber products, except rubber production, Co-working Office, Commercial property management, Construction material sales center, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Conventional warehouse, Dental laboratories, Dolls, toys, games, and musical instruments, Dry cleaning and laundry plant, Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Emergency response, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fire and rescue, Floriculture production, Food crops grown under cover, Furniture and related products, Furniture or home furnishings, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Heating and plumbing equipment, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Interurban and charter bus establishments, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Lawn and garden supplies, Leasing or commercial or industrial machinery or equipment, Leather and allied products, except tanning and curing, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Local transit systems, Machinery manufacturing, Machinery related contractor, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Monument dealer, Mortuary, not associated with a funeral home, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Nonmetallic mineral products, except mining, Office and administrative services, Office supplies, inks, etc., except paper, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Police, Primary metal manufacturing, Printing materials, Public utility distribution facility, Public works facility, Real estate services, Rental housing management, Research and development services (scientific, etc.)-including limited research-related production, Residential construction, Signs, Software publishing, Special trades contractors, Storm water detention facilities, Taxi and limousine service, Textiles, Transportation equipment, Water works, Wholesale trade establishments, Wood products establishment, except furniture, veneers, plywood, paper, pulp or paperboard products, and other laminated wood products
Special use approval required: Automobile rental, subject to § 118-92, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Car wash, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Construction and demolition debris recycling facility—not within 500 feet of residentially used property, an arterial, or the Edens Expressway, Cremation services, Hand car wash, Junk yards—not within 500 feet of residentially used property, an arterial, or the Edens Expressway, Large vehicle dealer, Limited retail uses — goods manufactured, processed or wholesaled on the premises; no more than the lesser of 5,000 sq ft or 10% of gross floor area (Sec. 118-171(1)e), Miscellaneous manufacturing, not otherwise listed (restricted: the Village Manager decides whether it is permitted or special, Sec. 118-171(1)g), Natural gas, petroleum, fuels, etc. distribution, Pet services (except kennels)-dog day care only, Public recreation facility, Retail planned development — only uses in the B2 General Sales and Service or Arts, Entertainment and Recreation categories (B2 special uses still need their own special use permit); site of 5+ acres or abutting a business district or another retail PD, on a major arterial, built to B2 rules with a 40-ft height cap (Sec. 118-171(1)f), School and employee bus transportation, Self-service storage facility, Sewage treatment plants and lift stations, Tap room, Truck and freight transportation services, Veterinary services
M3 Industry District — 90 permitted, 24 by special use+
The widest industrial use list in Skokie, including uses found nowhere else such as a firearms range and a medical cannabis cultivation center (both by special use); all work must be inside enclosed buildings, a list of heavy uses is banned outright, and retail of goods made on site needs a special use and is capped at the lesser of 5,000 sq ft or 10 percent of floor area. (Sec. 118-171, 118-172 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Alcoholic beverage production, All other food and beverage manufacturing, All other indoor crop farming, except cannabis not otherwise defined as industrial hemp by State law, Antennas, non-public utility or non-government, Antennas, public utility or government, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Car dealer and marine craft dealer, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Chemicals, plastics and rubber products, except rubber production, Co-working Office, Commercial property management, Construction material sales center, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Conventional warehouse, Dental laboratories, Dolls, toys, games, and musical instruments, Dry cleaning and laundry plant, Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Emergency response, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fire and rescue, Floriculture production, Food crops grown under cover, Furniture and related products, Furniture or home furnishings, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Heating and plumbing equipment, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Interurban and charter bus establishments, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Lawn and garden supplies, Leasing or commercial or industrial machinery or equipment, Leather and allied products, except tanning and curing, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Local transit systems, Machinery manufacturing, Machinery related contractor, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Monument dealer, Mortuary, not associated with a funeral home, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Nonmetallic mineral products, except mining, Office and administrative services, Office supplies, inks, etc., except paper, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Park, Parking, as a principal use, Police, Primary metal manufacturing, Printing materials, Public utility distribution facility, Public works facility, Real estate services, Rental housing management, Research and development services (scientific, etc.)-including limited research-related production, Residential construction, Sewage treatment plants and lift stations, Signs, Software publishing, Special trades contractors, Storm water detention facilities, Taxi and limousine service, Textiles, Transportation equipment, Truck and freight transportation services, Water works, Wholesale trade establishments, Wood products establishment, except furniture, veneers, plywood, paper, pulp or paperboard products, and other laminated wood products
Special use approval required: Agricultural research and education, Automobile rental, subject to § 118-92, Automotive fuel station, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Car wash, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Construction and demolition debris recycling facility—not within 500 feet of residentially used property, an arterial, or the Edens Expressway, Cremation services, Firearms range, subject to Chapter 70, Article V, Division 2, Hand car wash, Junk yards—not within 500 feet of residentially used property, an arterial, or the Edens Expressway, Large vehicle dealer, Limited retail uses — goods manufactured, processed or wholesaled on the premises; no more than the lesser of 5,000 sq ft or 10% of gross floor area (Sec. 118-171(1)e), Medical cannabis cultivation center, Miscellaneous manufacturing, not otherwise listed (restricted: the Village Manager decides whether it is permitted or special, Sec. 118-171(1)g), Natural gas, petroleum, fuels, etc. distribution, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Public recreation facility, Retail planned development — only uses in the B2 General Sales and Service or Arts, Entertainment and Recreation categories (B2 special uses still need their own special use permit); site of 5+ acres or abutting a business district or another retail PD, on a major arterial, built to B2 rules with a 40-ft height cap (Sec. 118-171(1)f), Road materials recycling, School and employee bus transportation, Self-service storage facility, Tap room
OR Office Research District — 64 permitted, 2 by special use+
Business and professional offices, higher-intensity housing and compatible uses in a planned park-like setting near the Edens Expressway and the Old Orchard interchange; every property needs site plan approval. Uses marked restricted are permitted only inside buildings that also hold other unrestricted uses or residences. (Sec. 118-175 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Advertising, media, and photography services, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Bar or drinking place (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Brew pub (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Car dealer and marine craft dealer (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences; inventory indoors or in legal parking spaces, no auto repair, Sec. 118-175(11)), Child and youth services, Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Clinics and outpatient care centers, Co-working Office, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Convenience store (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Courts, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fire and rescue, Florist (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Health and fitness centers, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Hotel, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Land development and subdivision, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Museums, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Other medical supplies store (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Park, Pharmacy or drug store (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Police, Real estate services, Rental housing management, Research and development services (scientific, etc.)-including limited research-related production, Residence, 3- or more unit multifamily (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences; buildings with homes facing Old Orchard Road need a commercial or office part, Sec. 118-175(11)), Residence, townhouse (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences; buildings with homes facing Old Orchard Road need a commercial or office part, Sec. 118-175(11)), Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Restaurant, full service (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant) (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Software publishing, Storm water detention facilities, Tap room (restricted: only in a building that also has other unrestricted uses or residences, Sec. 118-175(11)), Uses in the CX district's General Sales or Services categories — up to 15,000 sq ft in a property primarily developed with residential uses (Sec. 118-175(11)(c))
Special use approval required: Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Restaurant, limited service—with drive-through (except carryout restaurants)
NX Neighborhood Mixed-Use District — 110 permitted, 27 by special use+
Walkable mixed-use for commercial areas next to single-family districts: ground floors must be commercial and upper floors may be commercial or residential. On designated retail streets the ground floor is limited to the retail-street column of the use table (Sec. 118-183). (Sec. 118-181(b), 118-185 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Adaptive Reuse, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antennas, public utility or government, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Camera and photographic supplies store, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Courier and messenger services, Dental laboratories (restricted: only with a clinic or outpatient care center, Sec. 118-185(e)), Department store, warehouse club, or superstore, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Elderly and disabled housing, with site plan approval, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Employment agency, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Fruit and vegetable store, Furniture or home furnishings, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: custom work for individual clients only, Sec. 118-185(i)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Laundromat, Lawn and garden supplies, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Loan offices, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motor vehicle parts and accessories store, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Museums, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Paint and wallpaper store, Park, Pet sales, Pet services (except kennels), Pet supplies sales, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residence, upper-story over nonresidential use, Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Signs, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Special trades contractors, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Textiles (restricted: custom work for individual clients only, Sec. 118-185(i)), Travel arrangement and reservation services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Assisted-living facility, subject to § 118-96, Auction house, Automotive fuel station, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Bar or drinking place, Beer, wine, and liquor store (package only), Bowling, billiards, pool halls, etc., Brew pub, Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Civic, social, and fraternal organizations, Congregate living facility, subject to § 118-95 (restricted: permitted only if state-licensed and a permanent residence, otherwise special use, Sec. 118-95), Dormitory, Drive-through facilities, except restaurant uses as listed in this table and those uses that specifically prohibit such facilities, Driving education, Games arcade establishment, Hand car wash, Health and fitness centers, Hotel, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery, Parking, as a principal use, Public utility distribution facility, Religious assembly, Residence, funeral home, Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Tap room, Veterinary services
TX Transit Mixed-Use District — 123 permitted, 32 by special use+
Mixed-use within 2,000 feet of rapid transit or next to CX, with buildings up to 75 feet; ground floors on retail streets are reserved for retail and customer services (Sec. 118-183) and upper floors may be commercial or residential. (Sec. 118-181(c), 118-185 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Adaptive Reuse, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antennas, public utility or government, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Bar or drinking place, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Beer, wine, and liquor store (package only), Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Bowling, billiards, pool halls, etc., Brew pub, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Camera and photographic supplies store, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Courier and messenger services, Dental laboratories (restricted: only with a clinic or outpatient care center, Sec. 118-185(e)), Department store, warehouse club, or superstore, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Elderly and disabled housing, with site plan approval, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Employment agency, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Fruit and vegetable store, Furniture or home furnishings, Grade schools: Elementary, Grade schools: Middle and junior high, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: custom work for individual clients only, Sec. 118-185(i)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Laundromat, Lawn and garden supplies, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Loan offices, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motor vehicle parts and accessories store, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Museums, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Paint and wallpaper store, Park, Pet sales, Pet services (except kennels), Pet supplies sales, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residence, 3- or more unit multifamily, Residence, townhouse (restricted: only attached to parking decks or commercial parts of buildings, not along retail streets, Sec. 118-185(b)), Residence, upper-story over nonresidential use, Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Signs, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Special trades contractors, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Tap room, Textiles (restricted: custom work for individual clients only, Sec. 118-185(i)), Travel arrangement and reservation services, Veterinary services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Animal shelters, subject to § 118-97, Assisted-living facility, subject to § 118-96, Auction house, Automotive fuel station, Automotive repair facility (restricted: every automotive repair facility needs a special use permit, Sec. 118-92(d)), Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Civic, social, and fraternal organizations, Congregate living facility, subject to § 118-95 (restricted: permitted only if state-licensed and a permanent residence, otherwise special use, Sec. 118-95), Dormitory, Drive-through facilities, except restaurant uses as listed in this table and those uses that specifically prohibit such facilities, Driving education, Floriculture production, Food crops grown under cover, Funeral homes and services, Games arcade establishment, Hand car wash, Health and fitness centers, Hotel, Interurban and charter bus establishments, Meeting halls, Motion picture viewing and exhibition services (includes movie theaters), Parking, as a principal use, Public utility distribution facility, Recreation facility: dance halls, racquetball, handball, and tennis courts, Religious assembly, Residence, funeral home, Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Skating rinks, roller rinks, etc., Skilled nursing facility, Tattoo parlor, Theater, dance, or music establishment
CX Core Mixed-Use District — 126 permitted, 26 by special use+
Mixed-use near rapid transit hubs and employment centers, with taller buildings up to 156 feet encouraged; ground floors on retail streets are reserved for retail and customer services (Sec. 118-183) and upper floors may be commercial or residential. (Sec. 118-181(d), 118-185 and Appendix A.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, tax bookkeeping, and payroll services, Adaptive Reuse, Advertising, media, and photography services, Antennas, public utility or government, Antique and thrift shop, Architectural, engineering, and related services, Art dealer, supplies, sales, and service, Bank, credit union, or other savings institution, including currency exchanges, Bar or drinking place, Barbershops, beauty parlors, or similar personal services, Beer, wine, and liquor store (package only), Blood and organ banks, Book, magazine, music, or stationery store, Bowling, billiards, pool halls, etc., Brew pub, Business associations and professional membership organizations, Business support services, Camera and photographic supplies store, Carpet and upholstery cleaning, Caterer, Child and youth services, Clinics and outpatient care centers, Clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, etc. store, Co-working Office, Collector's items shop, Colleges and universities, Commercial property management, Community food services, Computer and software store, Computer services establishments, Consulting services (management, environmental, etc.), Consumer goods rental, Convenience store, Cosmetic and beauty supplies store, Courier and messenger services, Courts, Dental laboratories (restricted: only with a clinic or outpatient care center, Sec. 118-185(e)), Department store, warehouse club, or superstore, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, Elderly and disabled housing, with site plan approval, Electronic answering services, collections, or telemarketing, Electronics and appliances repair or service, Electronics and appliances sales, Employment agency, Extermination and pest control, Facilities support services, Farmers market as permitted by Chapter 26, Article XIII, Financial institutions, except banks, credit unions, other savings institutions, or loan offices, Fine and performing arts education, Fire and rescue, Florist, Fruit and vegetable store, Furniture or home furnishings, Grade schools: Elementary, Grade schools: Middle and junior high, Graphic, industrial, interior design services, Grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, Hardware stores and locksmith shops, Health and fitness centers, Heavy construction business, Home hospice and home health care agencies, Industrial, commercial, and institutional building construction, Investigation and security services, Janitorial services, Jewelry and silverware (restricted: custom work for individual clients only, Sec. 118-185(i)), Labor and political organizations, Land development and subdivision, Landscaping services, Laundromat, Lawn and garden supplies, Legal services, Legislative and executive functions, Libraries and archives, Loan offices, Local transit systems, Mail order or direct selling establishment, Massage therapy, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Microbrewery, microdistillery, and micro-winery, Motion picture and video production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Motor vehicle parts and accessories store, Motorbike, ATV, and other similar vehicle dealer, Museums, Newspaper syndicate, Newspaper, books, periodicals, etc., except printing, Office and administrative services, Office, not otherwise listed, Online information services, Optical store, Other medical supplies store, Other services to buildings and dwellings, Other technical, trade, and specialty school, Packing, crating, and convention trade show services, Paint and wallpaper store, Park, Pet sales, Pet services (except kennels), Pet supplies sales, Pharmacy or drug store, Police, Postal services (U.S. Post Offices), Public recreation facility, Real estate services, Recreational goods rental, Rental housing management, Residence, 3- or more unit multifamily, Residence, townhouse (restricted: only attached to parking decks or commercial parts of buildings, not along retail streets, Sec. 118-185(b)), Residence, upper-story over nonresidential use, Residential construction, Restaurant, carryout, Restaurant, full service, Restaurant, limited service—without drive-through (except carryout restaurant), Services to the elderly and disabled, primarily office uses, Signs, Software publishing, Sound recording, production, publishing, and distribution establishments, Special trades contractors, Specialty food store, Sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments store, except firearms seller, Sports and recreation education, Storm water detention facilities, Tap room, Textiles (restricted: custom work for individual clients only, Sec. 118-185(i)), Travel arrangement and reservation services, Veterinary services, Video, music, software, and other intellectual property rental
Special use approval required: Adult uses, subject to § 118-90, Assisted-living facility, subject to § 118-96, Auction house, Cemeteries, Child day care in a residence, subject to § 118-94 (restricted: special use except in detached and townhouse homes, Sec. 118-94), Child day care not in a residence, subject to § 118-94, Civic, social, and fraternal organizations, Congregate living facility, subject to § 118-95 (restricted: permitted only if state-licensed and a permanent residence, otherwise special use, Sec. 118-95), Convention and exhibition halls, Dormitory, Drive-through facilities, except restaurant uses as listed in this table and those uses that specifically prohibit such facilities, Floriculture production, Food crops grown under cover, Funeral homes and services, Games arcade establishment, Hotel, Interurban and charter bus establishments, Meeting halls, Motion picture viewing and exhibition services (includes movie theaters), Parking, as a principal use, Religious assembly, Residence, funeral home, Services to the elderly and disabled, except primarily office uses, Skilled nursing facility, Tattoo parlor, Theater, dance, or music establishment
Source: Skokie Village Code Chapter 118 Zoning, Municode Zoning Supp. No. 89 (codified through Ord. No. 26-6-C-4795, enacted June 1, 2026); use table (Appendix A) last amended by Ord. No. 26-5-C-4787 (May 4, 2026). Village Board ordinances adopted since then (through the Sept. 8, 2026 meeting) do not change Appendix A. Overlay districts, planned developments and parking rules can further limit what a specific parcel can do.
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