Crestwood City Zoning Code
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
§ 159.125 FENCES AND HEDGES.
(A) General requirements for fences.
(1) Barbed wire and electric fences.
(a) It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain anywhere in the village a fence equipped with or having an electric charge sufficient to cause shock.
(b) It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain a fence equipped with or having barbed wire, spikes or any similar device:
1. In any areas of the village zoned for single-family or multiple-family residential uses; or
2. In any areas in the village contiguous to an area zoned for single-family or multiple-family uses.
(3) No fences are allowed in any front yard within the village.
(B) Fences and shrubbery in R-1 and R-2 Districts.
(1) Front yards.
(a) Hedge rows must not exceed 30 inches in height and must be maintained at a minimum distance of 12 inches from any public sidewalk or street.
(2) Rear and side yards.
(a) No fence or gate shall exceed six feet in height unless required by other ordinances.
(b) Hedge rows may not exceed six feet in height.
(c) Lot line fences: lot line fences must be kept within four inches of the lot line.
(d) Privacy screens: privacy screens located within four inches of lot line shall be considered a fence.
(C) Fences and shrubbery in Commercial, Light Industry and Heavy Industry Districts. Fences and shrubs shall be of a construction and variety and maintained in a manner as not to be an eyesore or a detriment to the village.
(Prior Code, § 9B-6-4) (Ord. 1083, passed 9-15-1988; Ord. 1200, passed 8-2-1990; Ord. 2686, passed 7-20-2023) Penalty, see § 159.999
§ 159.126 TRAILER, CAMPER AND BOAT PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOAT. Any device used or capable of being used for navigation on water.
BOAT TRAILER. Includes every vehicle designed or utilized for the transportation of any boat, without motive power, designed for being drawn by another vehicle.
COMMERCIAL TRAILER. A vehicular portable structure built on a chassis designed to be used for a business, trade or occupation and which may be used as a conveyance on streets or highways.
TRAVEL TRAILER. A vehicular, portable structure, built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses. A TRAVEL TRAILER shall include the following: self-contained travel trailer, pick-up coach, motorized home, camping trailer and mobile home.
(B) Parking restrictions in residential districts. In an R-1 or R-2 Residential District, as defined in §§ 159.004, 159.033 and 159.047, travel trailers, campers, boats, boat trailers or commercial trailers, as herein defined, shall only be stored or parked in side or rear yards, excluding side yards on corner lots that adjoin a public street. In addition to the foregoing restrictions, travel trailers, campers, boats, boat trailers or commercial trailers may only be stored or parked in an R-1 or R-2 Residential District if they are parked or stored at least three feet from any lot line and placed on an asphalt or concreted surface.
(Prior Code, § 9B-6-5) (Ord. 2232, passed 6-4-2015) Penalty, see § 159.999
§ 159.127 FIRE RESISTANCE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
(A) All structures and buildings shall comply with the Building Code, Fire Prevention Code and other applicable provisions for the nature, type, design and construction thereof, as contained in the village code.
(B) In addition, in all multiple-family structures and buildings (as defined in §§ 159.045 through 159.047) all commercial structures and buildings (as defined in §§ 159.060 through 159.066), all light and/or heavy industrial structures and buildings (as defined in §§ 159.080 through 159.084 and 159.095 through 159.099), the fire resistance rating of structural elements, including walls and floors, tenant separations and/or party walls, shall be a minimum of two hours.
(C) In the multiple-family, commercial, light and/or heavy industrial structures and buildings, all exterior and loadbearing wall construction shall be of masonry and all floors shall be of the precast concrete type, poured concrete type or other type having at least a two-hour fire resistance rating.
(Prior Code, § 9B-6-7) (Ord. 895, passed 12-2-1982) Penalty, see § 159.999
§ 159.128 SIGNS.
(A) General requirements.
(1) Compliance with provisions. No sign, billboard, advertising display or structure, poster or device shall be erected, displayed or used except as expressly permitted in this chapter, and except the state, county and village signs and traffic signs as are installed for public purposes.
(2) Location; projecting signs. In no case shall any sign protrude or extend beyond the property lines of the lot on which it is erected and, in no case, shall any sign be closer than 30 feet to any residential district.
(3) Audible signs prohibited. In no case shall any sign be audible.
(B) Signs permitted.
(1) Commercial districts. In a Commercial Zoning District, the following signs shall be permitted:
(a) A sign pertaining to the commercial use conducted within the main commercial building on the subject commercial premises, provided and conditioned as follows:
1. The display area of the sign shall not exceed 60 square feet; however, if a business establishment occupies more than 50 feet of frontage on the adjoining public roadway or street, the total aggregate display area of all signs on the subject commercial premises may be increased, in display area, at the rate of one additional square foot of display area for each foot of frontage exceeding 50 feet on the adjoining public roadway or street but, in no case, shall the aggregate display area of the sign exceed 200 square feet.
2. If supported by posts, poles or other appurtenances, no sign shall be displayed within ten feet of the ground and no sign shall exceed 24 feet in altitude or height above ground.
3. If placed directly upon the ground, no sign shall exceed six feet in height.
4. All signs shall be set back not less than ten feet from the front lot line.
(b) Subject to the display area, height, altitude and location restrictions applicable to signs pertaining to commercial use, as stated in the provisions of division (B)(1) above, signs relating to the sale or lease of commercial land or commercial buildings; and
(c) Village of Crestwood, State of Illinois, County of Cook and Township signs, including those installed and maintained for traffic or other public purposes.
(2) Industrial districts. In Industrial Districts, business signs and advertising devices are permitted, subject to the following conditions.
(a) General application.
1. Area. The gross area in square feet of all signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed ten times the lineal feet of frontage of the zoning lot. However, the gross area of all flashing signs shall not exceed five times the lineal feet of frontage of the zoning lot.
2. Projection. No sign shall project more than 18 inches from the face of the wall of any building or structure.
3. Height. No sign shall project higher than 30 feet above curb level. No self-supporting sign shall have less than ten feet ground clearance.
(b) Integrated centers. For integrated centers in single ownership or under unified control or individual uses with a minimum frontage of 150 feet, one additional sign other than those regulated in division (B)(2)(a) above shall be permitted, subject to the following.
1. Content. The sign shall advertise only the name and location of the center or individual use and the name and type of business of each occupant of the center.
2. Area. The gross area in square feet of the additional sign on a zoning lot shall not exceed five times the lineal feet of frontage of the zoning lot.
3. Setback. The sign shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from the front lot line of the center or individual use.
4. Height. No sign shall project higher than 32 feet above the curb level. No self-supporting sign shall have less than ten feet ground clearance.
(Prior Code, § 9B-6-3) (Ord. 923, passed 11-17-1983) Penalty, see § 159.999