O-20-02VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
ORDINANCE NO. 2020- 0-20-2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING "THE DEERFIELD ZONING ORDINANCE OF 1978,"
AS AMENDED, TO FURTHER REGULATE TREEHOUSES, PLAYHOUSES,
PLAYSETS, AND OTHER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, the Village is a home rule municipal corporation in accordance with
Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village has the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate
rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board requested that the Village staff prepare additional
zoning regulations to regulate the installation of treehouses, playhouses, playsets, and other
playground equipment (collectively, "Recreational Equipment'); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to notice duly published in the Deerfield Review on October 3,
2019, the Village Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on October 24, 2019, to
consider proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regulating Recreational Equipment
("Proposed Regulations'; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the public hearing, the Plan Commission made
findings and recommended that the Mayor and Board of Trustees adopt Zoning Ordinance
amendments to further regulate Recreational Equipment on residential properties
("Proposed Amendment'; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Village Board have considered the standards for
amendments set forth in Section 13.10 of the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board has determined that it will serve and be in the best
interest of the Village to adopt the Proposed Amendments, as set forth in this Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF
DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION ONE: RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into, and
made a part of, this Ordinance as findings of the Village Board.
SECTION TWO: AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 14.02. Section 14.02, titled
"Definitions," of Article 14, titled "Rules and Definitions," of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby
amended further to add the following definitions in alphabetical order:
"RESIDENTIAL DETACHED RECREATIONAL STRUCTURE: A
structure erected outside for the primary purpose of children to play
in or on, which structures include, without limitation, treehouses.
Playhouses, playsets, and swingsets."
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SECTION THREE: AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2.03-D. Section 2.03-D, titled
"Detached Accessory Structures," of Article 2, titled "General Provisions," of the Zoning
Ordinance is hereby amended further, and shall read as follows:
"2.03- Detached Accessory Structures
Detached Accessory Structures:
Shall not be located in the required front or side yards;
2. Shall not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the required rear yard;
Shall be at least ten (10) feet from the principal structure;
4. Shall not exceed the height of the principal structure or twenty (20) feet
in height, measured from the grade level of the principal structure,
whichever is less, except that an accessory antenna shall not exceed
sixty (60) feet measured from the grade level of the principal structure;
Shall be located in relation to lot lines as provided for in the applicable
district regulations, except that, irrespective of the foregoing, raised
decks, swimming pools and their accessory structures and tennis courts
shall be located no closer than eight (8) feet from any lot line;
Shall not be located in the required rear yard in the C and I districts. If
any property line in a C or I district abuts a residential district, an
accessory structure shall not be located within twenty-five (25) feet of
said property line.
7. A treehouse, when located in the rear yard, and not in a front
or side yard abutting a street, shall be subject to the following
additional requirements:
a. The treehouse shall not exceed 100 square feet
b. The height of any portion of the treehouse or anything
attached thereto shall not exceed 20 feet measured from
grade, and the height of the lowest platform of the
treehouse shall not exceed the height of the lower one-
third of the tree on which it is mounted: and
C. The treehouse shall have a minimum setback from all
property lines of 10 feet.
8. Residential Detached Recreational Structures other than
treehouses, when located in the rear yard, and not in a front or
side yard abutting a street. shall_ be subject to the following
additional requirements:
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a. The area of any roofed -over portion of the residential
detached recreational structure shall not exceed 100
square feet,•
b. The total height of the residential detached recreational
structure or anything attached thereto shall not exceed
15 feet:
c. The residential detached recreational structure shall
have a minimum setback of five feet from all property
lines measured from the edge of the residential detached
recreational structure and anything that _projects
therefrom, such as the furthest arc of a swin or other
movable item attached to the structure."
SECTION FOUR: SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or part
thereof is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be interpreted, applied, and enforced
so as to achieve, as near as maybe, the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to the greatest
extent permitted by applicable law.
SECTION FIVE: PUBLICATION. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to
publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois.
SECTION SIX: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance will be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law; and
AYES: Benton, Jester, Openeheim, Seiden, Shapiro, Struthers
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED: January 21, 2020
APPROVED: January 22, 2020
ORDINANCE NO. 0-20-2
Harriet Rosenthal, Mayor
ATTEST: i
Kent S. Sdreet, Village Clerk
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