In all districts, after the effective date of this chapter:
A.
Any tract of land may be used; and
B.
Any lawfully existing or new building or other structure may be used,
relocated, enlarged, converted, reconstructed or structurally altered;
and
C.
The use of any lawfully established existing building or other structure
or any tract of land may be continued, changed, extended or enlarged
for any use or conditional permitted use allowed by the regulations
for the district in which such building or other structure or tract
of land is located and for no other purpose.
A.
To provide for the location of certain uses with unique characteristics
herein specified which are deemed appropriate within a given district
or districts, but which might have an unusual impact upon surrounding
properties or the community or adversely affect the future development
of a district or the community, a classification of conditional permitted
uses is hereby established. The location, design, and conditions of
operation of these uses require special administrative review. Such
uses may be developed in the districts specified if special permits
are granted after findings are made that the special standards and
conditions have been met.
B.
Where a use exists on the effective date of this chapter and it is
classified as a conditional use in the district in which it is located
by said chapter, it shall be considered to be a lawful conditional
use.
All land which may hereafter become a part of the Village of
Williamsville, Illinois, as a result of annexation shall be automatically
classified in the R-1 Single-Family Residence District until otherwise
classified by amendment to this chapter.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be considered as minimum requirements to promote and
to protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity,
and all other aspects of the general welfare.
This chapter is not intended to abrogate any easement, covenant
or other private agreement, provided that where the regulations of
this chapter are more restrictive or impose higher requirements than
such easements, covenants or other private agreements, the requirement
of this chapter shall govern.
All new buildings shall conform to the bulk regulations established
herein for the district in which each building is located. Further,
no existing building shall be enlarged, reconstructed, structurally
altered, converted or relocated in such manner as to conflict or further
conflict with the bulk regulations of this chapter for the district
in which such building shall be located.
In single-family residence districts, every single-family dwelling
hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot,
and in no case shall there be more than one principal building on
one lot.
A.
Accessory buildings, structures, and uses shall be compatible with
the principal uses and shall not be established prior to the establishment
of the principal use.
B.
No accessory building or structure, other than a carport, shall be
erected, altered or moved to a location within 10 feet of the nearest
wall of the principal building, nor within the required area of a
front or side yard. An accessory building, structure or use in a rear
yard shall not be less than 7 1/2 feet from the rear property
line, except that, on a corner lot, a reversed corner lot or a through
lot, such accessory building, structure or use shall be set back from
the property line adjoining a street the distance required for a front
yard.
C.
Where a rear property line adjoins an alley, an accessory building
or structure may be within three feet of the rear property line but
not within the required side yard.
D.
No carport shall be constructed using metal framing with metal roof
sheeting. The carport shall be constructed in such a way that the
carport appears to be part of the original house. The roofing material
shall be the same as the house's roofing material.
A.
All yards and other open spaces allocated to a building (or group
of buildings comprising one principal use) shall be located on the
same lot as such building. The maintenance of yards and other open
space and minimum lot area legally required for a building shall be
a continuing obligation of the owner of such building or of the property
on which it is located, as long as the building is in existence. Furthermore,
no legally required yards, other open space or minimum lot area allocated
to any building shall, by virtue of change of ownership or for any
other reason, be used to satisfy yard, other open space, or minimum
lot area requirements for any other building.
B.
No improved lot shall hereafter be divided into two or more lots,
and no portion of any improved lot shall be sold unless all improved
lots resulting from each such division or sale shall conform with
all the applicable bulk regulations of the zoning district in which
the property is located.
C.
No yards, now or hereafter provided for a building existing on the
effective date of this chapter, shall subsequently be reduced below
or further reduced if already less than the minimum yard requirements
of this chapter for equivalent new construction.
The following shall not be considered to be obstructions when
located in the required yards specified:
A.
In any yards and on corner lots.
(1)
In
any yards: marquees and awnings adjoining the principal building;
overhanging roof eaves; solar energy systems, provided that they do
not exceed 25% of the depth of the required yard; chimneys, if they
do not exceed 10% of the depth of the required yard; and ornamental
light standards, flagpoles, arbors, trellises, trees, shrubs, coin-operated
telephones, permitted signs and outdoor fuel-dispensing equipment.
In a required front yard, for purposes of visibility, fences shall
be at least 50% open, and no fence erected in a required front yard
may exceed four feet in height.
(2)
On
corner lots: obstructions not higher than 30 inches above curb level,
if located in that portion of a required front yard or side yard situated
within 20 feet of the lot corner formed by the intersection of any
two street lines.
B.
In side yards: fences and screens not exceeding six feet above the
ground; open accessory off-street parking spaces, except in a side
yard abutting a street.
C.
In rear yards: enclosed, attached or detached off-street parking
spaces; open off-street parking spaces; accessory sheds, toolrooms
or any similar structures customarily accessory to the principal use;
and balconies, breezeways and open porches; fences and screens not
exceeding six feet above the ground.
The following regulations shall apply to mobile homes:
A.
A mobile home shall not be considered to be permissible as an accessory
building.
B.
No mobile home shall be occupied for living purposes except in accord
with the following:
(1)
Lot size. The mobile home shall be in an approved mobile home park
of at least five acres, provided that public or community sewer and
water facilities are available for each mobile home and that each
mobile home lot contains at least 4,500 square feet of lot area and
two off-street parking spaces.
(2)
Open space. All mobile home parks shall provide an overall site area
of 1,000 square feet per mobile home for access roads, utility structures,
parking spaces, and other community facilities. This space is to be
in addition to the minimum 4,500 square feet of lot area mentioned
in Subsection B(1) above. In addition, 10% of the gross area of the
mobile home park shall be set aside for recreational use.
(3)
Spacing. Mobile homes shall be so located on each space so that there
shall be at least a twenty-foot clearance between mobile homes on
all four sides. No mobile home shall be located closer than 15 feet
to any building within the park or within five feet of any storage
shed.
(4)
Buffer strips. A buffer strip at least 20 feet wide shall be provided
along the entire periphery of the mobile home park. Within the twenty-foot
buffer strip, except at entrances/exits, continuous rows of densely
planted shrubbery shall be provided that can be expected to reach
a height of at least 10 feet when full grown. The buffer strip must
be kept free of weeds and maintained in a neat condition at all times.
(5)
Setback. Mobile homes shall be set back at least 25 feet from public
streets or alleys within the park.
(6)
Plans. The developer/builder must present a physical development
plan to the Planning Commission concurrently with the request for
zoning, for review and recommendation to the Village Board. The physical
development plans may be submitted on one or more sheets of paper
at a scale of 50 or 100 feet to the inch and must clearly indicate
the following:
(7)
Standards. All of the above improvements must be designed, engineered,
and constructed according to the specifications set out in Article
V, Minimum Design and Layout Standards, and Article VII, Required
Improvement, of Chapter 263, Subdivision of Land, except with respect
to the following regulations:
(a)
Private and public streets.
[1]
Pavement widths for private streets may be decreased in accordance
with the following:
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Type of Parking
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Pavement Width
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No parking on street
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1-way: 18 feet
2-way: 24 feet
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Parallel parking one side
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1-way: 24 feet
2-way: 32 feet
| |
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Parallel parking both sides
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1-way: 30 feet
2-way: 36 feet
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(b)
Sidewalk width shall be four feet.
(8)
Each mobile home shall be provided with a portland cement concrete
stand or pads and a paved outdoor patio of at least 180 square feet
located at the main entrance to the mobile home.
No tents shall be erected, used or maintained for living quarters
except in approved recreation areas.
The following uses are exempted by this chapter and permitted
in any district:
No building or structure shall be erected with elevation of
the lowest floor, including a basement floor, lower than one foot
above the base flood elevation as identified on the Sangamon County
Flood Insurance Rate Map. Where no base flood elevation exists, the
developer must provide a base flood elevation as determined by a registered
professional engineer.
If any of the provisions of this chapter or amendments thereto
or the application thereof to any lot, building or other structure
or tract of land are declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or ineffective in whole or in part or to be inapplicable
to any person or situation, the effect of such decision shall be limited
to the provision or provisions which are expressly stated in the decision
to be invalid or ineffective, or to the lot, building or other structure
or tract of land immediately involved in the controversy. The remaining
provisions of this chapter shall nevertheless remain in full force
and effect.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect 30 days after
passage and approval by the Williamsville Village Board of Trustees
and publication in book form according to law.
