Angola City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Special Regulations and Modifications
§ 245-19 Special regulations.
A.
Yards.
(1)
Front yard transition. Where the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is zoned partly R-1 or R-2 and partly B or I, the front yard depth in the B or I District in such block frontage shall be equal to the required front yard depth of the R-1 or R-2 District for a distance of 50 feet into the B or I District.
(2)
Side and rear yard transition. Where a lot in a B or I District abuts a lot in an R-1 or R-2 District, there shall be provided along such abutting lines a yard equal in width or depth to that required in said R-1 or R-2 District.
(3)
Corner lot transition. On every corner lot in an R-1 or R-2 District, there shall be provided on the side street a yard equal in depth to the required front yard depth on said side street. On such lot, where two front yards are provided, the other yards may be considered side yards, and no rear yard shall be required, provided that an open yard area of at least 4,000 square feet in any R-1 District and 2,800 square feet in any R-2 District is maintained.
B.
Row dwellings. A row dwelling shall be located on a lot or on a number of adjoining lots running through from street to street or abutting for the full length of the rear lot line on an alley or other permanent public way at least 20 feet wide. Such secondary public access shall not be required in cases where the combined structure does not exceed 200 feet in length or the distance between permanent openings at least eight feet wide and eight feet high connecting front and rear yards at ground level does not exceed 200 feet and the land is located in any district permitting this use.
C.
Manufactured homes.
[Added 12-10-2018 by L.L. No. 6-2018]
(1)
A manufactured home shall be no less than 24 feet wide and 60 feet long.
(2)
A manufactured home shall be placed on a block foundation.
(3)
All entrance stairs shall be of a permanent nature and constructed of wood, stone and/or concrete.
(4)
Siding shall be of a style and material commonly used in conventional residential building construction.
§ 245-20 Modifications.
A.
Height modifications.
(1)
Height exceptions (other than those specified for airport hazard districts). The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to belfries, bulkheads, chimneys, church spires, cupolas, domes, skylights, ventilators, water tanks and other necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level. Such features, however, shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose they are required to serve and shall not occupy in the aggregate more than 25% of the roof area of the main building.
(2)
Height and open space. In any district, any principal building may be erected to a height in excess of that specified for the district, provided that the front, side and rear yards are increased one foot for each one foot of such additional height.
(3)
Exceptions in airport hazard districts. Notwithstanding the regulations contained in any part of this chapter, no exceptions to the height limit shall be permitted in any district with which is combined an airport hazard district, except to the extent that the maximum height limit specified in such airport hazard district exceeds the height limit specified in the use district.
B.
Yard modifications.
(1)
Projections into required yards.
(a)
Balconies and bay windows, limited in total length to 1/2 the length of the building wall, and one-story unenclosed porches may project into any yard.
(b)
Chimneys, ornamental features, pilasters and roofs may extend not more than 30 inches into any required yard.
(c)
Fire escapes may extend not more than four feet into any required court or side yard and not more than six feet into any required rear yard.
(d)
Limitation on projections. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, no projection shall extend into any required yard more than 1/4 the required width or depth of such yard or within five feet of any accessory building.
(2)
Front yards. In such cases in residential districts where the frontage on the same side of the street within 500 feet is 50% or more developed, then the required front yard for a new structure may be modified to the average for such existing development. Otherwise, the requirements of Schedule A shall apply.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
(3)
Side yards. In the case of lots which comply with the provisions for modification of Subsection C of this section, combined total side yard requirements, as specified in the Schedule, shall be reduced by six inches for each foot by which a lot is less than the minimum lot width requirement specified in the Schedule for the district in which located. In any case, the side yard width shall be reduced to not less than 50% of the requirement of the Schedule.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
(4)
When side yards may be varied. Where the side wall of a building is not parallel with the side lot line, the average width of side yard may be interpreted as the side yard width, provided that at no point is the actual side yard width less than five feet. Where a one-story garage not over 12 feet high is attached to a dwelling and has its front wall at least 20 feet back of the front wall of said dwelling, the average width of side yard adjacent to the dwelling and garage may be interpreted as the side yard width, provided that said garage is at least five feet from the side lot line.
C.
Modification of lot requirements. Any parcel of land with an area or width less than that prescribed for a lot in the zoning district in which such lot is located, which parcel was under one ownership at the date of the adoption of this chapter, and the owner thereof owns no adjoining land, may be used as a lot for any purpose permitted in the district, provided that no structure is constructed closer than 10 feet to the closest lot line, and further provided that all other regulations prescribed for the district by this chapter are complied with.
§ 245-21 Adult uses.
[Added by L.L. No. 6-1980]
A.
Purposes. Buildings and establishments operated as adult uses are detrimental and harmful to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of a community. In order to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of the Village of Angola, this section is intended to restrict adult uses to nonresidential, nonbusiness and noncommercial areas of the Village and to otherwise regulate their operation. Moreover, in that the operational characteristics of adult uses increase the deleterious impact on a community when such uses are concentrated, this section is intended to promote the health, safety, morals, general welfare, and good order of the residents of the Village of Angola by regulating the concentration of such uses.
B.
Restrictions affecting adult uses. Adult uses, including but not limited to adult bookstores, adult motion-picture theaters, adult mini-motion-picture theaters, and adult entertainment cabarets, shall be permitted, subject to the following restrictions:
C.
Registration.
(1)
The owner of a building or premises, or his or her agent for the purpose of managing or controlling or collecting rents or any other person managing or controlling a building or premises, any part of which contains an adult use, shall register the following information with the Village Clerk of the Village of Angola:
(a)
The address of the premises.
(b)
The name and address of the owner of the premises.
(c)
The name of the business or the establishment subject to the provisions of this section.
(d)
The name and address of the owner, or stockholder, if a corporation, holding more than 10% of the stock, of the establishment subject to the provisions of this section.
(e)
The date of initiation of the adult use.
(f)
The nature of the adult use.
(g)
If the premises or building is leased, a copy of the lease.
(2)
It is a violation of this section for the owner or person in control of any property to establish or operate thereon or to permit any person to establish or operate thereon an adult use without having properly registered said adult use with the Village Clerk.
D.
Display of registration. The owner, manager or agent of a registered adult use shall display in a conspicuous place on the premises of the adult use a copy of the registration filed with the Village Clerk.
E.
Prohibition regarding public observation. No adult use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas from any public way or from any property not registered as an adult use. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening.