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.
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.
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:
(a)
On-site vehicular circulation.
(b)
On-site pedestrian circulation.
(d)
Sewer and water distribution systems.
(g)
The location of structures.
(h)
The location of fire hydrants.
(i)
The location of recreational areas.
(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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[2] Public streets shall be constructed in accord with Chapter
263, Subdivision
of Land.
(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.
(9) A separate way of ingress and egress to a public street shall be
provided for each 100 mobile home lots contained in every mobile home
park.
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:
A. Poles, towers, wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes,
mains, valves or any other similar distributing equipment owned by
public utilities.
B. Steeples of churches and other houses of worship.
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.