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Aledo City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 5

R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-5-1: USES:

Buildings and premises may be used for the same purposes listed in section 10-4-1 of this title and in addition for the following purposes:
   Community civic center constructed or operated under the Illinois Metropolitan Civic Center support act.
   Two-family dwellings. (Ord. 12/2014, 6-16-2014)

10-5-1-1: SPECIAL USES:

   Not for profit organizations.
   Wedding/event facility. (Ord. 12/2014, 6-16-2014; amd. Ord. 09/2015, 9-21-2015)

10-5-2: LOT SIZE:

Every lot or tract of land which a single-family dwelling is to be constructed shall have an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and a minimum width of forty feet (40'). For two-family dwellings, there shall be an additional two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet area and a minimum width of fifty feet (50'), provided, that a smaller lot officially on record at the time of the passage hereof may be used for a single-family dwelling. (Ord. 8/53, 1-18-1954)

10-5-3: DWELLING SIZE:

One-story dwellings shall be constructed with not less than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of floor area. Dwellings with two (2) or more stories shall be constructed with not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of floor area. (Ord. 8/53, 1-18-1954)

10-5-4: SIDE AND REAR YARDS:

Required side yard widths for interior parcels shall be a minimum of six feet (6') between the primary building and the side lot line(s) and a minimum of six feet (6') between the primary building and the rear property line. Required side yards for corner lots on the corner side shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') between the primary building and corner side property line. Required side yards for corner parcels on the corner side shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') between the primary building and corner side property line. Required side yard widths for all accessory structures, including, but not limited to, detached garages, sheds, gazebos and inground swimming pools and any portion thereof shall be a minimum of three feet (3') from the structure to the side property line and a minimum of three feet (3') from the structure to the rear property line. There shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') between an accessory structure and the primary structure. (Ord. 11-19-07-3, 12-17-2007)

10-5-5: BUILDING AREA:

The building area shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the lot area. (Ord. 8/53, 1-18-1954)