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Chatham City Zoning Code

SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS

§ 158.070 MOBILE HOME PARK REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Permitted. Mobile homes are permitted in the RM-4 District. Mobile homes are not permissible in any other district.
   (B)   Minimum size. The minimum size of a mobile home park shall be five acres.
   (C)   Conformance with the village code and state regulations. A mobile home park shall conform to all village ordinances and to state law, including but not limited to the Illinois Mobile Home Park Act and Illinois Department of Public Health regulations.
   (D)   Screening. Unless adequately screened by existing vegetative cover, a mobile home park shall be screened on all sides by a planting of fast-growing material, capable of reaching a height of 15 feet or more, such as hybrid poplar, and a permanent evergreen planting such as White Pine or Norway Spruce, the individual trees to be such a number and so arranged that within ten years they will have formed a screen equivalent in opacity to a solid fence or wall. Such permanent planting shall be grown or maintained to a height of not less than 15 feet.
   (E)   Drives, parking areas and walkways. All drives, parking areas and walkways shall be hard- surfaced.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)

§ 158.071 SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONES.

   (A)   Screening.
      (1)   Where outdoor storage of materials, goods and products exists within business or industrial districts, such storage shall be effectively screened by a solid fence, compact hedge or similar opaque landscaped element located on the property of the party storing the material, goods, and products. Such screening shall not extend within 15 feet of any street or driveway. The screening shall be placed along property lines or, in the case of screening along a street, 15 feet from the street right-of-way line with landscaping between the screening and pavement. A louvered fence shall be considered solid if it blocks direct vision.
      (2)   Screening is required on all lots in a B district which adjoin R districts. Such screening shall consist of a solid fence at least eight feet above curb level, constructed to specifications attached to this chapter as Appendix F. Berms and vegetation are not allowed to fulfill the requirements of this subsection. Whenever a structure is to be built on a vacant lot in a B district which adjoins an R district, the required fence shall be constructed prior to the commencement of construction of the structure. Whenever a structure or use in a B district adjoining an R district becomes an unlawful nonconforming structure or use, requiring alterations to be made to bring the structure or use in conformity with this chapter, such alterations shall include bringing the screening into conformity with this section.
   (B)   Landscaping. In all but the B-1, B-2, I-1 and I-2 zoning districts, all developed uses shall provide a landscaped yard along the streets.
   (C)   Animal hospitals. Animal hospitals with outside runs shall be located no closer than 100 feet to any residential district, restaurant, hotel or motel in any district and shall show that reasonable measures and controls shall be taken to prevent offensive noise and odor. No incineration of refuse shall be permitted on the premises.
   (D)   Country clubs - golf courses.
      (1)   No building shall be located within 100 feet of any property line.
      (2)   Facilities such as restaurants and bars may be permitted when conducted and entered from within the building.
      (3)   Swimming pools, tennis courts, and the like shall be located not less than 25 feet from any property line and adjoining property in any residence or business district shall be effectively protected by a wall, hedge and/or screen planting.
   (E)   Outdoor lighting. Whenever outdoor light is to be used to illuminate a property, the lighting fixture shall be so placed that the light rays are generally directed away from adjacent properties.
   (F)   Agricultural processing plants. Agricultural processing plants in any district which process agricultural products produced on the premises or within a contiguous area shall be so located as to provide convenient trucking access with a minimum of interference to normal traffic and shall provide parking and loading spaces. Proponent shall show that adequate measures shall be taken to control odor, dust, noise, and waste disposal so as not to constitute a nuisance and shall show that the proposed source of water will not deprive others of normal supply.
   (G)   Amusement parks. Golf driving ranges and amusement parks shall be located on major or secondary thoroughfares or nonresidential streets. Floodlights used to illuminate the premises shall be so directed and shielded as not to be an annoyance to any developed residential property. Golf driving platforms shall be not less than 200 feet from any adjacent residence district or existing dwelling.
   (H)   Cemeteries. Cemetery, crematories, and mausoleums shall provide entrance on a major street or road with ingress or egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion, shall provide required off-street parking space and shall provide a minimum size six-foot high wall or minimum three-foot thick six-foot high evergreen hedge or provide a minimum 20 feet of permanently maintained planting strip on all property lines abutting any R District or residential street.
   (I)   Airports. Airports or heliports or landing strips for aircraft shall be located no closer than 600 feet from any dwelling and shall be located so that air or land traffic shall not constitute a nuisance to neighboring uses. Proponents shall show that the field comes within standards of the Federal Aviation Agency for the particular class of field.
   (J)   Community buildings, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and clubs.
      (1)   All buildings must be a minimum of ten feet from the side lot lines and 20 feet from the rear lot line. There shall be no external evidence of any gainful activity, however, other than from within the building.
      (2)   Any such use must be located on or have access to a major or secondary thoroughfare and cause no heavy traffic on local residential streets.
   (K)   Private stables. Private stables and paddocks shall be located in the P-1 zone only on the rear half of the lot and not closer than 20 feet to any property line, nor closer than 40 feet from any dwelling on the same or adjoining property. The minimum lot area upon which a horse may be kept is one acre and one additional horse may be kept for each 20,000 feet by which the parcel of land exceeds one acre.
   (L)   Nursing homes. Approval must be obtained from proper agencies concerning health and safety conditions and such home must be licensed by such agencies.
   (M)   Retail sales for guests only. Community buildings, private clubs, lodges, social or recreational establishments and churches may engage in retail sales for guests provided that:
      (1)   There shall be no external evidence of any gainful activity, however incidental, nor any access to any space used for gainful activity other than from within the building.
      (2)   There shall be no harm to adjacent existing or potential residential development due to excessive traffic generation or noise or other circumstances.
   (N)   Amusement centers. Amusement centers, bowling alleys and similar places of amusement shall provide parking with ingress and egress designed so as to minimize traffic congestion, shall not be less than 20 feet from any property line, shall comply with screening provisions elsewhere in this chapter, and shall show that adequate controls or measures will be taken to prevent offensive notices and vibration.
   (O)   Temporary tract offices. Temporary subdivision offices in any district shall be located on the property to which it is appurtenance shall be limited to a six month period at the expiration of which time the applicant may request a further extension of time. Otherwise the subdivision office shall be removed at the expense of the owner. The office shall meet all yard requirements of the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96; Am. Ord. 01-51, passed 8-28-01)

§ 158.072 OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Purpose. These regulations are applicable to all zones and are written to help increase safety, less congestion, and reduce storage of vehicles in the streets.
   (B)   Location of parking spaces. Required parking spaces shall be located in a zoning district having the same zoning prefix, i.e.: residential parking in R Districts, except that industrial parking spaces may also be located in a B District. No parking shall be located in a required front yard. Where applicable, safety curbing or barrier shall be provided to define the limits of the parking area and prevent encroachment into a required front yard.
   (C)   Central Business District. In the Central Business District (defined as all streets contiguous to the Village Square except Illinois Route 4, and Mulberry Street between Illinois Route 4 and the railroad tracks), each lot owner shall provide off-street parking for its employees in accordance with these regulations; however, each lot owner shall be otherwise required to provide off-street parking in accordance with these regulations only to the extent that required spaces exceed ten in number.
   (D)   Number of spaces. The following are the minimum required off-street parking spaces for the particular use:
      (1)   Amusement parks -- One per each 500 square feet of lot area for public use.
      (2)   Apartment, hotels -- One per dwelling unit.
      (3)   Aquariums -- One per 800 square feet of floor area.
      (4)   Art galleries -- One per 800 square feet of floor area.
      (5)   Auditoriums -- One per 5 seats.
      (6)   Automobile service stations -- One per each two employees plus one per owner or manager.
      (7)   Boarding and lodging houses -- One plus one for each two persons for whom living accommodations are provided.
      (8)   Bowling alleys -- Five per each alley plus three per each ten persons accommodated by affiliated uses.
      (9)   Business offices and banks -- One per 250 square feet of space used per office and one per 200 square feet of space for customers.
      (10)   Business schools -- One per each two employees, plus one per each 100 square feet of instruction space.
      (11)   Churches -- One per five seats.
      (12)   Community centers -- 30 per cent of persons accommodated.
      (13)   Cultural and civic institutions -- One per two employees plus one per each 800 square feet of public area.
      (14)   Dance halls -- 30 per cent of persons accommodated.
      (15)   Dancing schools -- One per each two employees, plus one per each 100 square feet of instruction space.
      (16)   Dental offices or clinics -- One per each examining or treatment room, plus one per doctor, plus one per each three other employees.
      (17)   Dwelling units -- One per dwelling unit.
      (18)   Eating and drinking establishments -- One per each 100 square feet of floor area for public use.
      (19)   Elementary schools -- Two per classroom.
      (20)   Fraternity and sorority houses -- One plus one for each two persons for whom living accommodations are provided.
      (21)   Funeral parlors -- One per funeral vehicle maintained on premises, plus ten per chapel or parlor.
      (22)   Gymnasiums -- One per five seats.
      (23)   Governmental offices -- One per each 3 employees, plus one per 200 square feet of floor area for customers, client or patron use.
      (24)   High Schools -- Three per classroom.
      (25)   Hospitals -- One per each three beds, plus one per staff doctor, plus one per each four employees.
      (26)   Hotels -- One, plus one for each two persons for whom living accommodations are provided.
      (27)   Junior High School -- Two per classroom.
      (28)   Libraries -- One per 800 square feet of floor area.
      (29)   Medical offices or clinics -- One per each examining or treatment room, plus one per doctor, plus one per each three other employees.
      (30)   Mobile home parks -- One per mobile home.
      (31)   Motels -- One per dwelling unit.
      (32)   Museums -- One per 800 square feet of floor area.
      (33)   Music schools -- One per each 100 square feet of instruction space, plus one per two employees.
      (34)   Non-business clubs -- One per each three members.
      (35)   Nursing homes -- One per each four beds, plus one per each staff doctor, plus one per each other two employees.
      (36)   Private clubs and lodges -- One plus one for each two persons for whom living accommodations are provided.
      (37)   Professional offices -- Two per each five employees, plus one per 200 square feet of floor area for customer, client or patron use.
      (38)   Retail sales -- Two for five employees and one for 200 square feet devoted to public.
      (39)   Savings and loan associations -- One per each 3 employees, plus one per 200 square feet of floor area for customer, client or patron use.
      (40)   Stadiums and grandstands -- One per five seats.
      (41)   Swimming pool (public) -- Three per each ten persons accommodated.
      (42)   Theaters, indoor -- One per each five seats up to 400, plus one per each three seats over 400.
      (43)   Tourist homes and cabins -- One per dwelling unit.
      (44)   Trade schools -- One per each two employees, plus one per each 100 square feet of instruction space.
      (45)   Transient trailer camps -- One per dwelling unit.
      (46)   Truck terminals -- One per two employees.
      (47)   Undertaking establishment -- One per funeral vehicle maintained on premises, plus ten per chapel or parlor.
      (48)   Wholesale, manufacturing and industrial plants -- One per four employees.
      (49)   Wholesale offices -- Two per each five employees, plus one per 200 square feet of floor area for customer, client or patron use.
      (50)   Zoos -- One for each two employees, plus five per acre of exhibition space.
   (E)   Calculation of number of spaces.
      (1)   In any determination of total parking requirements, any fraction less than one-half may be dropped and any fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as one parking space.
      (2)   When a building or structure is erected, the required spaces shall be recorded. If there is an increase or decrease in number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number of employees, or other unit of measurement specified in this text for determining the required parking or loading facilities, and when such increase or decrease results in a requirement for more or less total parking or loading spaces through application of the requirements, the parking and loading spaces shall be increased or may be decreased accordingly.
      (3)   If any parking is provided for employees, visitors or both, the minimum number of accessible parking spaces to be provided for handicapped persons shall be as set forth in the Illinois Accessibility Code, Ill. Admin. Code, § 400.110 et seq., as amended from time to time. As of the date of passage of this chapter, the applicable standards are:
TOTAL OFF-STREET PARKING
SPACES REQUIRED
REQUIRED MINIMUM NUMBER OF
ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
TOTAL OFF-STREET PARKING
SPACES REQUIRED
REQUIRED MINIMUM NUMBER OF
ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
1 to 20
1
21 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
101 to 150
5
151 to 200
6
201 to 300
7
301 to 400
8
401 to 500
9
501 to 1000
2% of total number
over 1000
20 plus 1 for each 100
 
   (F)   Size of spaces. An accessory off-street parking space must be at least 18 feet long and at least 8½ feet wide, having a minimum loading area of 153 square feet, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, column, or work areas. Handicapped parking spaces must be a minimum of 16 feet wide in addition to the foregoing requirements.
   (G)   Parking layout drawing. An application for a zoning certificate for a new or enlarged building, structure or use, shall include therewith a plot plan drawn to scale, and fully dimensioned showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of these regulations.
   (H)   Multiple uses. If groups of buildings contain uses which vary in their parking requirements, the number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the individual requirements for each use. However, where peak parking requirements occur at distinctly different times of the day or at different times of the week as determined by the Zoning Administrator, joint parking facilities may be shared by two or more uses.
   (I)   Use of parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be used solely for the parking of non-commercial vehicles owned by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of the occupants. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures in residential zones be used for the storage of commercial vehicles, or for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, tenants, visitors, or customers of business or manufacturing establishments. In residential districts, motor homes, trailers and campers may be parked only in enclosed garages and buildings or in rear yards. Parking in other yards may be permitted for a period of not to exceed two weeks by written permit from the Zoning Administrator.
   (J)   Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas containing more than four parking spaces shall be improved with an adequate stormwater drainage system, and paved with a crushed stone base, or equal, not less than six inches thick, and a wearing surface of asphaltic concrete or comparable hard-surfaced, all-weather dustless material not less than two inches thick. All open accessory off- street parking areas containing not more than four parking spaces shall be surfaced and maintained in such manner as to make them dust-free.
   (K)   Lighting. Illumination of an accessory off-street parking area shall be arranges so as not to reflect rays of light into adjacent districts and streets.
   (L)   Parking space - screening and landscaping.  
      (1)   Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be used solely for the parking of non-commercial vehicles owned by occupants or by guests of the occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures in residential zones be used for the storage of commercial vehicles, or for the parking of automobiles or other vehicles belonging to the employees, tenants, visitors, or customers of business or manufacturing establishments.
      (2)   In residential districts, motor homes, trailers, campers and boats may be parked in side yards, rear yards and enclosed garages and buildings subject to the following regulations:
         (a)   Motor homes, trailers, campers and boats shall not be parked closer than three feet to any property line of the lot;
         (b)   Parked motor homes, trailers, campers and boats shall not encroach on or block the view of the roadway right-of-way from any adjoining property;
         (c)   In no case may motor homes, trailers, campers and boats be parked on village-owned property or on roadway rights-of-way.
         (d)    Motor homes, trailers, and campers parked in residential districts shall be operable and shall have a current Illinois vehicle license. Boats shall be operable and have a current boat license.
         (e)   Motor homes, trailers, campers and boats parked in residential districts shall not be used for the storage of goods, materials or equipment other than those items that are part of the unit or essential for its immediate use.
         (f)   Motor homes, trailers, campers and boats parked in residential districts shall be kept locked or otherwise secured when not in use.
      (3)   Parking in other yards may be permitted for a period of not to exceed two weeks by written permit from the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96; Am. Ord. 08-25, passed 5-27-08; Am. Ord. 09-10, passed 4-28-09)

§ 158.073 OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS.

   (A)   General provisions. No building or other structure shall be erected and no extensions, major repairs, or substantial alterations shall be made to an existing building or other structure in any zone unless there already exists on the zoning lot, or unless provision is made for the location of the lot concurrently with such erection or change, off-street loading space on the basis of the following minimum requirements.
   (B)   Multiple-family dwellings, boarding or lodging houses, dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses, and apartment hotels. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional loading space for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (C)   Hotels, motels, private clubs, and lodges, containing no retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet of floor area; plus one additional loading space for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (D)   Hotels, motels, private clubs and lodges, containing retail shoes, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet, plus one additional loading space for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (E)   Community facilities uses such as auditoriums, colleges, hospitals, museums, nursing homes, sanitariums, schools, and similar institutions. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional loading space for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (F)   Public service and public utility facilities. Airports, railroad passenger and freight stations, public transit and bus terminals and post offices. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 50,000 square feet plus one additional loading space for each additional 50,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (G)   Banks and business involves no retail sales, professional and governmental offices, and medical clinics. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet, plus one additional loading space for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (H)   Retail or service establishments and eating and drinking establishments.  
      (1)   Retail or service establishments and eating and drinking establishments. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following table:
 
Square Feet of Floor Area
Minimum # of Spaces
5,000 to 9,999
1
10,000 to 24,999
2
25,000 to 39,999
3
40,000 to 100,000   
4
 
      (2)   For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof in such a building, one additional loading space shall be provided.
   (I)   Amusement facilities.
      (1)   Bowling alleys, dance halls, gymnasiums, skating rinks, recreation centers, and similar facilities. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional space for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
      (2)   Theaters. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 8,000 to 50,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional space for each additional 50,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (J)   School, business, dance, music or trade. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 10,000 to 150,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional space for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
   (K)   Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having up to 25,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional space for each additional 25,000 square feet or fraction thereof.
   (L)   Wholesale, manufacturing and industrial plants. In wholesale, manufacturing and industrial plants, including warehouses and storage building and yards, contractor equipment and lumber yards, business service establishments such as blueprinting and engraving, soft drink bottling establishments, breweries, fabricating plants, research laboratories, and all other establishments devoted to production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, or repairing of materials, goods or products. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each building having 5,000 to 39,999 square feet of floor area; two off-street loading spaces shall be provided for each building having 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional space for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof. Each such loading space for buildings over 10,000 square feet shall be not less than 50 feet in length.
   (M)   Other uses. Uses not specifically listed in this division. Of f-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with requirements heretofore set forth for the most similar uses.
   (N)   Size of loading spaces. A required off-street loading space shall be not less than ten feet in width, 14 feet in height, and 25 feet in length, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space, unless otherwise specified.
   (O)   Location of off-street loading spaces. All required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use to be served. No loading spaces for vehicles of more than two-ton capacity shall be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residence district unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof, not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required off-street loading space located in a required rear yard shall be open to the sky.
   (P)   Regulation for access of off-street loading facilities. Each required off-street loading space shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements and subject to approval by the city traffic engineer.
   (Q)   Regulations for surfacing of off-street loading facilities. All open off-street loading spaces shall be improved with a durable hard surface pavement. The pavement shall be equal to or superior to a pavement consisting of a base course of macadam not less than six inches thick, with a bituminous surface of not less than two inches thick.
   (R)   Regulations for repair and service facilities within off-street loading spaces. No storage of any kind nor motor vehicle repair or service shall be permitted within any required off-street loading space.
   (S)   Regulations on space allowed for off-street loading spaces. Space allowed to any off-street loading space shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)

§ 158.074 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH ACCESSORY OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES.

   The schedule of requirements for accessory off-street parking spaces and off-street loading spaces applicable to newly erected or substantially altered structures shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of the real estate on which any such structure is located so long as the structure is in existence and its use requiring vehicle parking or vehicle loading facilities continues and it shall be unlawful for an owner of any building affected by this chapter to discontinue, change, or dispense with, or to cause the discontinuance or change of the required vehicle parking or loading space which meets the requirements of and is in compliance with this chapter, or for any person, firm, or corporation to use such building without obtaining the use of sufficient land for vehicle parking or loading space to meet the requirements of this division.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)

§ 158.075 SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Permit requirements.
      (1)   It shall be unlawful to proceed with the construction, installation, enlargement or alteration of any swimming pool unless permits shall have been obtained from the village.
      (2)   It shall be unlawful to proceed with the construction, installation, enlargement or alteration of any public swimming pool within the village unless any required permits shall first have been also been obtained from the State of Illinois.
      (3)   Juvenile pools shall require no permit.
   (B)   Drawings and plans and permits. Each application for a swimming pool permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee specified in §§ 158.110 through 158.124 and by a set of plans or drawings which shall be drawn to scale. All distances and dimensions shall be accurately figured and drawings shall be explicit and complete showing the lot lines, distance from the residence(s), location of the fence and pool walk. The pool, walk and fence construction, electrical system, and all relevant appurtenances pertaining to the pool, sufficient to show whether the swimming pool will comply with this chapter.
   (C)   Location restrictions. No portion of a private residential pool shall be located less than four feet from a side or rear lot line. Private residential swimming pools and appurtenant equipment shall not be permitted in any front yard. No portion of a public swimming pool or its appurtenant equipment shall be located less than 15 feet from a side or rear lot line.
   (D)   Swimming pool fences. 
      (1)   A swimming pool, except juvenile pools, shall be completely enclosed by a fence erected along the periphery of the swimming pool and any immediately adjacent walk, deck or terrace area appurtenant to the swimming pool. The fence shall be at least 36 inches in height and shall be designed and constructed to render the swimming pool inaccessible to children under six years of age. All fence openings shall be equipped with gate., and all gate shall be equipped with self-closing devices and shall have latches.
      (2)   Swimming pools shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivision (1) if they are above ground level in whole or in part, and have a walkway or deck area greater than 30 inches in height with integral guards or rails and a means of egress which can be removed and locked while the swimming pool is not in use. Persons with such exempt pools ensure that ladders and other means of ingress or egress are kept removed or locked when the swimming pools are not in use.
   (E)   Safety precautions. Swimming pools and juvenile pools shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition.
   (F)   Inspection requirements. The Zoning Administrator may, upon completion of construction of a pool or upon receipt of information that a pool is nonconforming, and with prior notice to the owner, inspect a swimming pool to determine whether it is in compliance with provisions of this chapter.
   (G)   Nonconforming structures. Swimming pools erected prior to the effective date of this chapter which do not meet the fence requirements of this chapter shall be made to conform to such requirements within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)

§ 158.076 FENCES.

   (A)   No fence may be erected which will hinder access to any easement or right of way for a public or village-owned utility, including but not limited to gas, water, sewer, telephone, electric and cable television.
   (B)   No fence may be erected unless a fence permit is obtained from the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)

§ 158.077 SIGNS.

   Signs in all zoning districts shall be governed by the village Sign Ordinance, when such ordinance is passed and approved. Until such time, signs shall be governed by the provisions of the 1982 Zoning Ordinance relating to signs.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)

§ 158.078 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES.

   All uses in industrial zones shall conform to current Illinois Environmental Protection Agency laws and regulations pertaining to water, air and noise pollution.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)