Village Code

This Municipal Code of the Village of Lincolnshire, as supplemented, is updated within two weeks of a Village Board Meeting at which an Ordinance has been passed. Consult the Village office in order to ascertain whether any particular provision of the Code has been amended, superseded or repealed.

Title 1 - Administration

Chapter   1: Official Village Code
Chapter   2: Saving Clause
Chapter   3: Definitions & Rules of Construction
Chapter   4: General Penalty
Chapter   5: Mayor & Village Board of Trustees
Chapter   6: Village Officers & Employees
Chapter   7: Village Departments
Chapter   8: Village Finances
Chapter   9: Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief
Chapter 10: Annexation Procedures
Chapter 11: Comprehensive Plan & Standards
Chapter 12: Land Trusts
Chapter 13: Village Contractor's Insurance Requirements
Chapter 14: Disconnection of Territory
Chapter 15: Comprehensive Fee Schedule
Chapter 16: State Officials & Employees Ethics Act
Chapter 17: Comprehensive Fine/Penalty Schedule
Chapter 18: Administrative Adjudication System

Title 2 - Boards & Commissions

Chapter   1: Board of Local Improvements
Chapter   2: Plan Commission
Chapter   3: Architectural Review Board
Chapter   4: Park Board
Chapter   5: Emergency Telephone Board
Chapter   6: Zoning Board
Chapter   7: Administrative Procedure to Determine Eligibility for Benefits Under the Public Safety Employee Benefit Act

Title 3 - Business & License Regulations

Chapter   1: Taxes
Chapter   2: General License Provisions
Chapter   3: Liquor Control
Chapter   4: Amusements
Chapter   5: Peddlers & Solicitors
Chapter   6: Self-Service Gasoline Stations
Chapter   7: Broadband (Cable) Communications Systems
Chapter   8: Commercial Contractors
Chapter   9: Surcharge for Emergency 911 Telephone System
Chapter 10: Telecommunications
Chapter 11: Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax
Chapter 12: Sexually Oriented Businesses
Chapter 13: Electricity Aggregation Program

Title 4 - Health and Sanitation

Chapter   1: Nuisances
Chapter   2: Environmental Control
Chapter   3: Hotels
Chapter   4: Smoking Regulations

Title 5 - Building Regulations

Chapter   1: Administration & Enforcement
Chapter   2: Building Permits & Inspections
Chapter   3: Building Fees & Charges
Chapter   4: Building Codes
Chapter   5: Swimming Pools
Chapter   6: Wastewater Regulations
Chapter   7: Flood Damage Prevention
Chapter   8: Site Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control

Title 6 - Zoning

Chapter   1: Title, Purpose & Interpretation
Chapter   2: Zoning Definitions
Chapter   3: General Zoning Regulations
Chapter   4: Zoning Districts
Chapter   5: Residence Districts
Chapter 5A: R1, R2 & R3 Single-Family Residence Districts
Chapter 5B: R2A Single-Family Residence District
Chapter 5C: Single-Family Attached Residence District
Chapter 5D: Mixed-Use General Residence District
Chapter 5E: Community Residential Homes
Chapter 5F: R6 Mixed Use Estate District (Repealed 09/13/2021)
Chapter 6A: B1 Retail Business District
Chapter 6B: B2 General Business District
Chapter 6C: E Small Scale Office District
Chapter   7: Manufacturing Districts
Chapter 8A: Office District
Chapter 8B  Industrial District
Chapter   9: Farming Districts
Chapter 10: Office Campus
Chapter 11: Off-Street Parking & Loading
Chapter 12: Sign Control (Rep. by Ord. 86-913-50)
Chapter 13: Nonconforming Uses, Structures & Lots
Chapter 14: Administration & Enforcement
Chapter 15: Fences & Screens
Chapter 16: Personal Wireless
Chapter 17: Alternative Energy Collection Systems

Title 7 - Subdivisions and Land Development

Chapter   1: Administration and Enforcement
Chapter   2: General Subdivision Procedures
Chapter   3: Preliminary Plats
Chapter   4: Final Plats
Chapter   5: Design Standards
Chapter   6: Required Improvements
Chapter   7: Donations

Title 8 - Public Ways & Property

Chapter   1: Village Parks
Chapter   2: Village Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm Sewer Regulations
Chapter   3: Streets & Parkways
Chapter   4: Refuse Collection & Waste Hauler Services
Chapter   5: Newsracks
Chapter   6: Construction of Utility Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
Chapter   7: Regulations for Discharges Into Storm Water Drainage System
Chapter   8: Public Assemblies

Title 9 - Police Regulations

Chapter   1: Burglar & Holdup Alarm Users Registration; False Alarm
Chapter   2: Emergency Services & Disaster Agency
Chapter   3: Police Regulation Fees

Title 10 - Motor Vehicles & Traffic

Chapter   1: Enforcement of Traffic Regulations
Chapter   2: Overweight and/or Over-Dimension Vehicles in Traffic
Chapter   3: Traffic Restrictions and Schedules

Title 11 - Peace and Safety

Chapter   1: Animals
Chapter   2: Minors
Chapter   3: Sex Offenses
Chapter   4: Interference with Public Officers
Chapter   5: Theft & Related Offenses
Chapter   6: Illegal Substances and Paraphernalia
Chapter   7: Disorderly Conduct and Gambling Offenses
Chapter   8: Damage & Trespass to Property
Chapter   9: Offenses Against Persons
Chapter 10: Weapons Offenses

Title 12 - Sign Control

Chapter   1: Purpose
Chapter   2: Relationship to Other Ordinances
Chapter   3: Definitions
Chapter   4: Sign Permit
Chapter   5: Master Sign Plan
Chapter   6: Establishment of Sign Districts
Chapter   7: Dimension Measurement
Chapter   8: Sign Construction & Design: General Standards
Chapter   9: Sign Construction & Design: Specific Standards By Sign Type
Chapter 10: Abandoned or Unsafe Signs
Chapter 11: Prohibited Signs
Chapter 12: Exempt Signs
Chapter 13: Temporary Signs
Chapter 14: Classic Signs
Chapter 15: Nonconforming Signs
Chapter 16: Amortization of Nonconforming Signs
Chapter 17: Sign Variance
Chapter 18: Amendments

Title 13 - Tree Preservation & Landscaping

Chapter   1: Tree Preservation
Chapter   2: Landscaping