(1) 
Applicability. Except as may be provided elsewhere in this Zoning Ordinance, the provisions of this Part C shall establish the minimum and maximum requirements of area, bulk, density, and setbacks for every zoning district established by this Zoning Ordinance. No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, or structurally altered in violation of the requirements of this Part C.
(2) 
Uniform standards for all zoning districts. The following provisions and requirements shall apply in all zoning districts in the Village:
a. 
No building or structure may be constructed within any sight triangle.
b. 
On streets where a front yard setback of more or less depth than required pursuant to Article IV of this Zoning Ordinance has been maintained for buildings existing on lots or tracts having a frontage of 40% or more of the total frontage on one side of a block, the front yard setback line for each remaining vacant interior lot along the block shall be the average distance of the existing front yard setbacks on that side of the block.
[Added 2-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3039]
[Amended 2-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3039; 3-6-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-3322; 3-18-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3457; 6-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3533; 10-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3566]
Residential Zones
Use Category
R-1
R-2
R-3
Lot Standards (single-family dwelling units)
Minimum lot size (square feet)
9,000 SF
7,000 SF
5,400 SF
Maximum impervious coverage: %
60%
60%
60%
Maximum building coverage (%)
35%
35%
35% (Note 4)
Minimum Ground Floor Area Per Dwelling
SF detached 1-story dwelling without basement
1,700 SF
1,400 SF
1,300 SF
SF detached 1-story dwelling with basement
1,500 SF
1,200 SF
1,100 SF
SF detached dwellings with (1 + stories)
1,000 SF
800 SF
700 SF
Building Standards
Maximum building height (feet) peaked roof SF detached measured to roof peak
35 feet
35 feet
35 feet
Maximum building height (feet) flat roof SF detached measured to the highest point of the flat roof
22 feet
22 feet
22 feet
Finished 1st floor height limit SF residential (elevation at top of curb to the top of the finished first floor)
Max. 3 feet
Max. 3 feet
Max. 3 feet
Maximum building height (feet) nonresidential
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
Maximum FAR
SF detached
0.7
0.7
0.7
Nonresidential permitted or special uses
0.5
0.5
0.5
Yard Standards
Minimum front setback (feet) (Note 3)
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
Minimum front yard coverage with landscaping (%)
50%
50%
50%
Minimum interior side setback (feet) single-family detached dwellings
The greater of 5 feet or 10% of lot width
The greater of 5 feet or 10% of lot width
The greater of 5 feet or 10% of lot width
Minimum interior side yard setback (feet) nonresidential uses
15 feet each side yard
15 feet each side yard
15 feet each side yard
Minimum corner side setback (feet)
10 feet
10 feet
10 feet
Minimum rear setback (feet)
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Note 1
See Section 2.02, Definitions, of this Zoning Ordinance for further clarification on how standards are defined.
Note 2
SF detached = single-family detached dwelling unit
Note 3
See Section 4.10(2)b for an additional requirement concerning minimum front yard setbacks.
Note 4
In the R-3 District, the Zoning Administrator may approve a building coverage of up to 40% to accommodate the construction of a one- or two-car garage that meets the following standards:
a) The garage does not exceed 500 square feet in floor area:
b) The total building coverage of all other structures on the lot does not exceed 35%, unless otherwise authorized through a variation granted in accordance with Section 5.15 of this Zoning Ordinance: and
c) The proposed garage is compliant with all other requirements set forth in this Zoning Ordinance, except as otherwise authorized through a variation granted in accordance with Section 5.15 of this Zoning Ordinance.
Lot Standards
1)
Maximum impervious coverage of 60% includes all surfaces that do not allow water penetration (driveways, paving bricks, composed stone, building foundation etc.
2)
Maximum building coverage means the percentage of the lot occupied by any building, including accessory buildings or structure.
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Building Height
1)
Single-family residential building height vertical distance from grade at curb to the highest point of a flat roof or to the roof peak for pitched roofs, Chimneys, towers, or similar projections are not included.
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Yard Standards
1)
Corner side yard: a side yard which adjoins a street
2)
Interior side yards: Required at 5 feet each or 10% of lot width (each side), whichever is greater
3)
Rear yards may be decreased by the distance, if any, that the sum of both interior side yards exceeds the minimum requirements subject to the following (a) Such decrease shall not be greater than the distance by which the building exceeds 30 feet in length, measured along the longest part of the building perpendicular to the front line, and (b) Such decrease shall not exceed 10 feet, so that the rear yard shall not be reduced to less than 20 feet. In the event that the lot in question exceeds 125 feet in length, the required rear yard will increase by 50% of the lot depth in excess of 125 feet.
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[Amended 2-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3036; 2-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3039; 3-6-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-3322; 3-18-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3457; 6-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3533; 10-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3566]
Use Category
Zoning District
Residential Zone
R-4
Lot Standards
Minimum lot size (square feet)
5,400 SF
Minimum lot area all non-SF dwelling types (per unit)
3,000 SF
Minimum lot width (feet) detached single-family with attached garage
60 feet
Maximum impervious coverage single-family (%)
60%
Maximum building coverage single-family (%) (Note 6)
35%
Minimum Coverage Floor Area Per Dwelling
SF detached 1-story dwelling without basement
1,100 SF
SF detached 1-story dwelling with basement
1,000 SF
SF detached dwellings with (1 + stories)
650 SF
SF semidetached dwelling (1 story)
1,000 SF
SF semidetached dwelling (1 + stories)
650 SF
Two-family detached dwellings
1,000 SF
Building Standards
Single-family attached or detached maximum building height for pitched roofs (Note 1)
35 feet or 2 stories
Single-family maximum building height for flat roofs
22 feet
Finished 1st floor height limit single-family detached; (elevation at top of curb to the top of the first floor)
Maximum 3 feet
Multifamily or nonresidential maximum building height (feet)
45
Maximum FAR
SF detached
0.7
Multifamily residential
0.6
Nonresidential permitted or special uses
0.6
Yard Standards (Note 2)
Minimum front setback (feet) (Note 5)
25
Minimum front yard coverage with landscaping (%)
50%
Min. interior side setback (feet) single-family detached dwellings
The greater of 5 or 10% of lot width
Min. interior side setback (feet) single-family semidetached dwellings (one yard only)
5
Min. interior side yard (single-family attached)
None
Min. interior side yard setback (feet) multifamily dwellings and nonresidential uses
5
Min. corner side yard setback (feet)
10
Min. rear setback (feet)
30
Min. rear setback (feet) where alley exists (measured from center line of alley)
38
Spacing between buildings (2 or more SF attached or multifamily)
Front wall of building to front or rear
50 feet
Rear wall of building to rear wall
40 feet
Side wall of building to front or rear (Note 3)
20 feet
Side wall of building to side wall (Note 4)
10 feet
Wall with no windows or doors facing wall with no windows or door
10 feet
Notes:
1)
Height does not apply to multifamily dwellings or nonresidential structures/35 feet or 2 stories, whichever is less
2)
Yards general, for buildings more than 30 feet in height, each front, side and rear yard as required above shall be increased in width or depth by two feet for each additional one foot of building height over 30 feet
3)
Where a side wall faces a front or a rear wall, and there are more than 4 windows per floor, 2 of which are bathroom or storage, then the building separation shall not be less than 40 feet or 50 feet where one of the walls contains an entrance door.
4)
Where a side wall faces another side wall, and there are more than 4 windows per floor, 2 of which are bathroom or storage, then the building separation shall not be less than 40 feet or 50 feet where one of the walls contains an entrance door.
5)
See Section 4.10(2)b for an additional requirement concerning minimum front yard setbacks.
(6)
In the R-4 District, the Zoning Administrator may approve a building coverage of up to 40% to accommodate the construction of a one- or two-car garage that meets the following standards:
a) The garage does not exceed 500 square feet in floor area:
b) The total building coverage of all other structures on the lot does not exceed 35%, unless otherwise authorized through a variation granted in accordance with Section 5.15 of this Zoning Ordinance; and
c) The proposed garage is compliant with all other requirements set forth in this Zoning Ordinance, except as otherwise authorized through a variation granted in accordance with Section 5.15 of this Zoning Ordinance.
Lot Standards
1)
Maximum building coverage means the percentage of the lot occupied by any building, including accessory buildings or structures
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Building Height
1)
Single-family detached/attached residential building height: Vertical distance from grade at curb to the highest point of a flat roof or to the roof peak for pitched roofs Chimneys, towers, or similar projections are excluded.
2)
Multifamily or nonresidential = 45 feet maximum height
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Building Separation (SF Attached or Multifamily)
1)
Building separation applies to spacing between single-family attached or multifamily buildings
2)
Greater separation shall be required where side or rear walls have 4 or more windows and/or entry doors (see notes)
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[Amended 2-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3039]
(Note: Standards apply to new construction and expansion of existing uses only)
Zoning Districts
Business and Office Districts
Standard
B-1
B-2
B-3 VC PD
O-1
Lot Standards
Minimum lot size (square feet)
N/A
N/A
87,120 (2 acres)
N/A
Building Standards
Maximum building height (feet)
38 feet/3 stories
(Note 1)
38 feet/3 stories
65/5 stories
(Note 1)
3 stories/38
(Note 1)
Minimum floor area per DU (SF)
1-bedroom/studio (SF)
800
800
800
2-bedroom (SF)
1,500
1,500
1,500
3-bedroom (SF)
2,000
2,000
2,000
Required setbacks (Note 4)
Minimum front setback (feet) (Note 5)
N/A
25
(Note 3)
N/A
25
Minimum build-to-line (feet)
5
(Note 3)
15 on Touhy
5 on Lincoln
N/A
Minimum interior side setback (feet)
N/A
N/A
N/A
10
Minimum corner side setback (feet)
10
(Note 2)
10
N/A
25
Minimum rear setback (feet)
10
10
N/A
10
Notes:
(Note 1):
The Village Board may approve additional building height/stories in any business or office district, If the Board finds one or more of the following conditions to be met: 1) the lot size of the subject property or assembled properties exceed the minimum acre site area standard and 2) petitioner has provided pedestrian amenities, such as a public plaza, decorative fountain, public art, monument, landscaped square or pocket park or other desirable amenity to enhance the quality and form of the urban space.
(Note 2:)
Unless otherwise required by the Lincoln Avenue Overlay District (Article VIII, Part B)
(Note 3:)
On Devon Avenue in the B-2 District, there shall no front yard setback for existing buildings and a five-foot minimum build-to line for all new buildings.
(Note 4:)
Where a Business or Office zoned lot abuts a residentially zoned lot, a transition yard shall be maintained. See Section 4.07(3) and Section 6.16 for transition yard requirements.
(Note 5:)
See Section 4.10(2)b for an additional requirement concerning minimum front yard setbacks.
[Amended 2-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3039]
Zoning District
Standard
M-B
Lot Standards
Minimum lot size (square feet)
N/A
Required setbacks (Note 1)
Front yard (feet) (Note 5)
25
Front yard (feet) across from residential district
30
Front yard (feet) fronting on Pratt Avenue
75
Side yard (feet) (Note 2)
5
Side yard (feet) adjoining a residential district
30
Side yard (feet) abutting a street
10
Rear yard (feet) (Note 3)
5
Rear yard (feet) adjoining a residential district
15
Yards, general (Note 4)
Building Standards
Maximum building height (feet)
55 or 5 stories, whichever is less
Floor area ratio (maximum)
1.2
Notes:
(Note 1):
Where a MB zoned lot abuts a residentially zoned lot, a transition yard shall be maintained. See Section 4.07(3) and Section 6.16 for transition yard requirements.
(Note 2):
No side yard is required in the case of a party wall, or where a side lot line adjoins a railroad right-of-way.
(Note 3):
No rear yard is required in the case of a party wall, or where a side lot line adjoins a railroad right-of-way or abutting wall in a manufacturing district.
(Note 4):
Front, side and rear yards as required in Section 4.14 above shall be increased by one foot for each one foot of building height in excess of 45 feet.
(Note 5):
See Section 4.10(2)b for an additional requirement concerning minimum front yard setbacks.
[Added 4-19-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3202]
Lot Standards
Standard
Minimum lot size (acres)
10
Maximum impervious coverage
60%
Minimum required setbacks
Front yard, abutting Pratt Avenue (feet)
75
Side yard (feet)
30
Rear yard (feet)
30
Maximum building height (feet)
60
Maximum floor area ratio
0.6
The rear yard requirement set forth in the above table shall be applicable to all frontage in the S Schools District along Lunt Avenue. The side yard requirement set forth in the above table shall be applicable to all frontage in the S Schools District along East Prairie Road and Crawford Avenue; provided, however, that such requirement shall not be applicable to any building in existence as of April 19, 2016, being the date of adoption of the S Schools District. Any new building, or addition to an existing building, constructed along the East Prairie Road or Crawford Avenue frontage in the S Schools District after April 19, 2016, shall comply with the minimum required setback for side yard.