Only the following uses and their essential services may be
allowed in any district:
A. Permitted uses. Permitted uses, being the principal uses specified
for a district.
B. Accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures as specified are permitted
in any district, but not until their principal structure is present
or under construction.
C. Conditional uses.
(1) Conditional uses and their accessory uses are considered as special uses requiring, for their authorization, review, public hearing and approval by the Village Board in accordance with Article
V of this chapter, excepting those existent at time of adoption of this chapter.
(2) Those existing uses which are classified as conditional uses for
the district(s) in which they are located at the time of adoption
of this chapter require no action by the Village Board for them to
continue as valid conditional uses, and the same shall be deemed to
be regular conditional uses.
(3) Proposed change from permitted use in a district to conditional use shall require review, public hearing and approval by the Village Board in accordance with Article
V of this chapter.
(4) Conditional use(s), when replaced by permitted use(s), shall terminate. In such case(s), the reestablishment of any previous conditional use(s) or establishment of new conditional use(s) shall require review, public hearing and approval by the Village Board in accordance with Article
V of this chapter.
(5) Limited conditional uses authorized by Village Board resolution shall
be established for a period of time to a time certain or until a future
happening or event at which the same shall terminate.
D. Uses not specified in chapter.
(1) Uses not specified in this chapter which are found by the Village
Board to be sufficiently similar to specified permitted uses for a
district shall be allowed by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Uses not specified in this chapter and which are found sufficiently similar to specified conditional uses permitted for a district may be permitted by the Village Board after consideration and recommendation by the Plan Commission, public hearing and approval in accordance with Article
V of this chapter.
The regulations contained herein relating to the height of buildings
and the size of yards and other open spaces shall be subject to the
following exceptions:
A. Churches, schools, hospitals, sanitariums and other public and quasi-public
buildings may be erected to a height not exceeding 60 feet or five
stories, provided that the front, side and rear yards required in
the district in which such building is to be located are each increased
at least one foot for each foot of additional building height above
the height limit otherwise established for the district in which such
building is to be located.
B. Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments,
penthouses, stacks, scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental
towers, spires, wireless, television or broadcasting towers, masts
or aerials, microwave radio relay structures, telephone, telegraph
and power poles and lines and necessary mechanical appurtenances are
hereby excepted from the height regulations of this chapter and may
be erected in accordance with other regulations or codes of the Village,
upon the approval of the Village Board.
C. Residences in the residence districts may be increased in height
by not more than 10 feet when all yards and other required open spaces
are increased by one foot for each foot such building exceeds the
height limit of the district in which it is located, upon the approval
of the Village Board.
D. Buildings on through lots and extending from street to street may
have waived the requirements for a rear yard by furnishing an equivalent
open space on the same lot in lieu of the required rear yard, provided
that the setback requirements on both streets are complied with.
E. Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, unobstructed,
except for accessory buildings in a rear yard and the ordinary projections
of sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features projecting
not more than 24 inches.
[Amended 9-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]
F. Open or enclosed fire escapes and fire towers may project into a
required yard not more than five feet and into a required court not
more than 3 1/2 feet, provided that they are so located as not
to obstruct light and ventilation.
G. Setbacks, corner lots. Where lots have street frontage on more than
one side, front yard setback requirements shall apply to each side
adjacent to a street, and side yard setback requirements to all other
yards.
[Added 4-12-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-01]
[Amended 9-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]
A. No lot,
yard, parking area, building area or other space shall be reduced
in area or dimensions so as not to meet the provisions of this chapter.
No part of any lot, yard, parking area or other space required for
a structure or use shall be used for any other structure or use.
B. No part
of a yard or other open space provided about any building for the
purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be
included as a part of a yard or other open space required for another
building.
[Amended 9-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]
Each two-family dwelling and multifamily dwelling shall contain
not less than one bedroom and three other habitable rooms for each
family unit, at least one of which shall be designated primarily for
a sleeping room. Two-family dwellings and multifamily dwellings containing
not more than three other rooms for each family unit shall contain
not less than 900 square feet of enclosed living area for each family
unit. Two-family dwellings and multifamily dwellings containing more
than three other rooms for each family unit shall contain not less
than 1,000 square feet of enclosed living area for each family unit.