Belvidere City Zoning Code
APPENDIX A
CITY OF BELVIDERE DENSITY AND INTENSITY STANDARDS
Key to Residential Density Standards
Key to Nonresidential Intensity Standards
City of Belvidere Residential Density Standards
| Zoning District | Development Option |
Maximum Gross
Density (MGD) |
Minimum Lot
Area (MLA) | Minimum Landscape Surface Ratio (LSR) |
| Rural Holding | Conventional | 0.03 | 40 acres | 85% |
| Single-family Residential-3 | Conventional | 2.9 | 15,000 sf | 50% |
| Single-family Residential-4 | Conventional | 4.4 | 10,000 sf | 50% |
| Single-family Residential-6 | Conventional | 6.2 | 7,000 sf | 50% |
| Two-family Residential-7 | Conventional | 7.3 | 12,000 sf | 50% |
| Multi-family Residential-8S | Conventional/Institutional | 8.0 | 15,000 sf and at least 3 units | 50% |
| Multi-family Residential-8L | Conventional/Institutional | 8.0 | 15,000 sf and at least 3 units | 50% |
| Neighborhood Office | Conventional | For single-family dwellings, see the SR-6 district. For two-family dwellings, see the TR-7 District. For 3-4 unit multi-family dwellings, see the MR-8S district. | 50% | |
| Neighborhood Business | Conventional | For single-family dwellings, see the SR-6 district. For two-family dwellings, see the TR-7 District. For 3-4 unit multi-family dwellings, see the MR-8S district. | 50% | |
| Central Business | Institutional | 50 | 2,000 sf | 0% |
City of Belvidere Nonresidential Intensity Standards
| Zoning District |
Max
Number of Floors (F) |
Min
Number of Floors (MF) |
Min
Landscape Surface Ratio |
Max Floor
Area Ratio (FAR) |
Min Lot
Area (MLA) |
Max BLDG
Size (MBS) |
| Rural Holding** | 2 | na | 90% | 0.100 | 40,000 sf | na |
| Single-family Res-3 | 2 | na | 60% | 0.100 | 15,000 sf | na |
| Single-family Res-4 | 2 | na | 50% | 0.200 | 10,000 sf | na |
| Single-family Res-6 | 2 | na | 50% | 0.250 | 7,000 sf | na |
| Two-family Res-7 | 2 | na | 50% | 0.250 | 8,500 sf | na |
| Multi-family Res-8S | 2 | na | 25% | 0.275 | 10,000 sf | na |
| Multi-family Res-8L | 2 | na | 25% | 0.275 | 10,000 sf | na |
| Institutional | 2 or more with special use permit | na | 50% | 0.20 | 10,000 sf | na |
| Neighborhood Office | 2 | na | 40% | 0.250 | 10,000 sf | 5,000 sf |
| Planned Office | 4 | na | 25% | 0.300 | 20,000 sf | na |
| Neighborhood Business | 2 | na | 40% | 0.275 | 10,000 sf | 5,000 sf |
| Planned Business | 4 | na | 25% | 0.300 | 20,000 sf | na |
| General Business | 4 | na | 15% | 0.400 | 20,000 sf | na |
| Central Business | 4 | na | 0% | 3.000 | 2,000 sf | na |
| Planned Industrial | 5 | na | 25% | 0.600 | 20,000 sf | na |
| General Industrial | 4 | na | 15% | 1.000 | 20,000 sf | na |
| Heavy Industrial | 2 or more with special use permit | na | 15% | 1.000 | 20,000 sf | na |
(Ord. No. 801G, § 3, 3-6-06; Ord. No. 164H, § 6, 12-3-12; Ord. No. 701H, § 25, 11-4-24)