No structure, land or water shall hereafter be used and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable Village, county and state regulations.
The following use restrictions and regulations shall apply:
A. 
Principal uses. Only those principal uses specified for a district, their essential services and the following shall be permitted in that district:
(1) 
Accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in any district, but not until their principal structure is present or under construction. Residential accessory uses shall not involve the conduct of any business, trade or industry. Accessory uses include incidental repairs; storage; parking facilities; gardening; servant's and watchman's quarters not for rent; private swimming pools; and private emergency shelters. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the required area for the rear yard.
(2) 
Unclassified or unspecified uses. Unclassified or unspecified uses may be permitted by the Village Board after the Plan Commission has made a review and recommendation, provided that such uses are similar in character to the principal uses permitted in the district.
(3) 
Temporary uses. Temporary uses such as real estate sales field offices or shelters for materials and equipment being used in the construction of a permanent structure may be permitted by the Village Board.
B. 
Performance standards. Performance standards listed in Article XVII of this chapter shall be complied with by all uses in all districts.
A. 
No lot area shall be so reduced that the yards and open spaces shall be smaller than is required by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations hereby established for the district in which a building or premises is located.
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.
C. 
Essential services exemptions. Essential services, utilities, electric power and communication transmission lines are exempt from the yard and distance requirements of this chapter.
D. 
Street yard restrictions. With the approval of the Plan Commission, the required street yards may be decreased in any residential, business or industrial district to the average of the existing street yards of the abutting structures on each side, but in no case less than 15 feet in the residential districts and five feet in any business or industrial district.
On corner lots, the side yard facing the street shall not be less than 25 feet.
Where a lot abuts on two or more streets or alleys having different average established grades, the higher of such grades shall control only for a depth of 120 feet from the line of the higher average established grade plus 12 inches to the top of the basement wall.
The requirements for a rear yard for buildings on through lots and extending from street to street may be waived 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 be complied with.
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building shall not occupy more than 30% of the area of the required rear yard, shall not be more than 15 feet high and shall not be nearer than five feet to any lot line nor five feet to any alley line, and shall not extend into a front yard beyond the required setback.
Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed except for accessory buildings in a rear yard.
No single-family dwelling, including dwellings constructed on the building site, manufactured dwellings and manufactured homes, shall be erected or installed in any zoning district except the R-3 Mobile Home Park District unless such dwelling meets all of the following standards:
A. 
The dwelling shall be set on a full basement or other permanent enclosed structure in accordance with the State Uniform Dwelling Code. The structure shall not rest upon a metal frame where the foundation meets the sills or floor joists.
B. 
The dwelling shall have a minimum width of 24 feet and a core area of living space at least 24 feet by 24 feet.
C. 
The dwelling shall have a pitched roof with a minimum slope of 3:1 and eaves extending beyond the nearest vertical wall with a minimum of 16 inches; the roofing shall be asphalt shingles or comparable roofing, but excluding metal roofing.
D. 
The dwelling shall have a front porch, recessed entry or covered porch entry; minimum 15 square feet.
E. 
The dwelling shall have eaves, minimum six-inch projection.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).