The regulations in this chapter shall be subject to the following
interpretations and exceptions.
Essential services serving the Village and essential transportation
services authorized by state and federal law shall be permitted as
authorized and regulated by law and other ordinances of the Village.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed so as
to interfere with the temporary use of any property as a voting place
in connection with a public election.
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to farm
buildings, chimneys, church spires, flag poles, public monuments,
wireless transmission towers or approved wireless communication towers;
provided, however, that the Board of Appeals may specify a height
limit for any such structure when such structure required authorization
unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
Any lot existing and of record on the effective date of this
chapter may be used for any principal use permitted in the district
in which such lot is located, provided the development of such lot
meets setback requirements.
In calculating the area of a lot that adjoins an alley for the
purpose of applying lot area and setback requirements of this chapter,
1/2 the width of such alley abutting the lot shall be considered as
part of such lot.
Agricultural buildings and structures in AG Districts, other
than dwellings, shall be exempt from requirements for building permits
and certificates of occupancy.
When yard regulations cannot reasonably be complied with, or
where their applications cannot be determined on lots of peculiar
shape, topography or due to architectural or site arrangement, such
regulations may be modified or determined by the Board of Appeals.
An open, unenclosed and uncovered porch or paved terrace may
project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 10
feet and in no instance shall such projection be closer than six feet
to a front lot line. Decks not exceeding 24 inches in height above
the grade upon which placed may project into a required side or rear
yard not to exceed a depth of 30% of the depth of the required side
or rear yard.
For the purpose of this chapter, access drives may be placed
in the required front or side yards so as to provide access to rear
yards or accessory or attached structures. These drives shall not
be considered as structural violations in front and side yards. Further,
any walk, terrace or other surface servicing a like function, and
not in excess of 12 inches above the grade upon which placed, shall,
for the purpose of this chapter, not be considered to be a structure,
and shall be permitted in any required yard.
Architectural features, including gutters, soffits, eaves, cornices,
and roof overlaps, may extend or project into a required side yard
not more than two inches for each one foot of width of such side yard;
and may extend or project into a required front yard or rear yard
not more than three feet.
Bay windows, chimneys, cantilevered floors, and other similar
projections of up to 10 feet in length, and not occupying more than
30% of the length of the wall on which they are located, may project
into required side yards not more than two inches for each one foot
of width of such side yard (up to a maximum of two feet of projection),
and may project into a required front or rear yard not more than three
feet.
A.
Front yards.
(1)
Except for existing alignment of building setbacks, in any residential
district, the front yard requirements of a lot may be modified by
the Zoning Administrator so as to equal the average depth of existing
developed front yards on lots within 100 feet of the lot and within
the same block front. The front depth shall not be less than 10 feet
and in no such instance shall encroachment by a porch or paved terrace
be located closer than six feet to a front lot line.
B.
Side yards.
(1)
On lots with a width of less than 60 feet and recorded as less
than 60 feet prior to the date of adoption of this chapter the minimum
width of each of the side yards shall be five feet, except side street
yards shall be a minimum width of 10 feet.
C.
Rear yards.
(1)
Rear yards can be reduced in the following cases.
(2)
In all residential districts, any platted and recorded lot less
than 120 feet deep may have four inches deducted from the required
rear yard depth for every foot the lot is less than 120 feet deep.
No rear yard shall be less than 10 feet deep.
D.
All yards.
(1)
When determining yard types for setback purposes, any wall of
any building can be the front, rear, or side so long as the rear is
opposite the front and the sides are opposite to each other. The address
side of the lot shall be considered the front yard side of the lot
unless otherwise determined by the Board of Appeals.
