Ordinance 2012-22 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE YORKVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR INDOOR SHOOTING RANGES AS SPECIAL USES AND FOR THE
MANUFACTURING OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AS A PERMITTED USE
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
This 24"'day of July, 2012
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois on July 27,2012.
Ordinance No. 2012-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE YORKVILLE ZONING
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR INDOOR SHOOTING RANGES AS SPECIAL USES
AND FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
AS A PERMITTED USE
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized and validly
existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the Constitution of the State of
Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10-14-7 of the Yorkville Zoning Code the City may
initiate amendments to the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City filed seeking an amendment to the Yorkville Zoning Code to allow
as special uses in the M-1 Limited Manufacturing District and the M-2 General Manufacturing
District indoor shooting gallery/gun ranges and the manufacturing of firearms and ammunition as
a permitted use and to allow indoor shooting gallery/gun ranges as a special use in the B-1, B-2,
B-3 and B-4 Business Districts; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission convened and held a public hearing on the 13th day
of June 2012, to consider the request to amend the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance adding the
special use and permitted use as described above; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission reviewed the standards as required in Section 10-14-7
of the Yorkville Zoning Code, , and made a recommendation to approve the proposed
amendments to the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Plan Commission's recommendations
and hereby approves said amendments to the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the United City of
Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are incorporated and made a part of this Ordinance.
Section 2. That Section 10-2-3, entitled "DEFINITIONS" of the Yorkville City Code, as
amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following definitions to read as follows:
SHOOTING GALLERY/GUN RANGE, INDOOR: an enclosed facility, public or private,
specifically for the purpose of providing a place in which to discharge various types of firearms,
shoot air guns and/or archery equipment at designated targets and designed to contain all
projectiles fired within the confines of the building. Auxiliary training and instructional
classroom facilities may also be provided, as well as ancillary retail sales of firearms,
ammunition and associated products upon proof of applicable local, state and federal licensure.
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MANUFACTURER, FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION: Any person or entity in (A) the
business of transporting, shipping and receiving firearms and ammunition for the purpose of sale
or distribution (B) selling firearms at wholesale or retail, (C) repairing firearms or making or
fitting special barrels, stocks or trigger mechanisms to firearms and operating under the
provisions of the applicable local, state and federal licenses."
Section 3. That Section 10-8A-3 and Section 10-813-3 of the Yorkville City Code, as
amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following special use to read as follows:
"Indoor shooting gallery/gun range with any accessory retail operations to occupy not
more than twenty-five percent(25%) of the total floor area."
Section 4. That Section 10-8A-4 of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding subsection C. read as follows:
"C. The minimum building setback for indoor shooting gallery/gun range facilities shall
be fifty (50) feet from any property line that abuts a residentially zoned property."
Section 5. That Section 10-11-4, entitled "Schedule of Parking Requirements" of the
Yorkville City Code, as amended, be and is hereby amended by adding subsection L. to read as
follows:
"L. Indoor shooting gallery/gun range. Two (2) parking spaces per firing lane; one (1)
parking space per staff member; eight (8) parking spaces for each instructional classroom, if any;
plus all other parking requirements for any associated office and/or retail use within or on the
premises."
Section 6. That Section 10-713-2, Section 10-7C-2, Section 10-7D-2 and Section 10-7E-2
of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following
special use to read as follows:
"Indoor shooting gallery/gun range that when located in a multiple tenant building shall
only be located in an end-unit and with the gallery/range not adjacent to an adjoining unit."
Section 7. That Section 10-713-4 of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding subsection E. read as follows:
"E. The minimum building setback for indoor shooting gallery/gun range facilities shall
be fifty (50) feet from any property line that abuts a residentially zoned property."
Section 8. That Section 10-7C-4 of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding subsection E. read as follows:
"E. The minimum building setback for indoor shooting gallery/gun range facilities shall
be fifty (50) feet from any property line that abuts a residentially zoned property."
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Section 9. That Section 10-7D-4 of the Yorkville City Code, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding subsection F. read as follows:
"F. The minimum building setback for indoor shooting gallery/gun range facilities shall
be fifty (50) feet from any property line that abuts a residentially zoned property."
Section 10. That Section 10-8A-1 and Section 10-8B-1 of the Yorkville City Code, as
amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following permitted use to read as follows:
"Manufacturer, firearms and ammunition"
Section 11. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval,
and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
day of Aj , A.D. 2012.
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CITY CLERK
ROSE ANN SPEARS DIANE TEELING
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GEORGE GILSON JR. JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI I
CARLO COLOSIMO MARTY MUNNS NIC
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER LARRY KOT
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
day-of JULY 2012.
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