For the purpose of this chapter, the village is hereby organized into 15 districts, except in existing nonconforming areas and planned developments the minimum area that may constitute a separate or detached part of any zoning district shall be as follows:

Minimum
Zoning District     Area 

R-E single-family residence district .....5 acres

R-1A single-family residence district .....5 acres

R-1 single-family residence district .....1 acre

R-2 single-family residence district .....5 acres

R-3 multifamily district .....1 acre

R-4 multifamily district .....1 acre

R-EU single-family residence district .....5 acres

A-G agricultural district .....20 acres

B-1 central business district:

Must be contiguous to, or within 200 feet of the existing district

B-2 highway service district .....1 acre

B-3 office and research district .....1 acre

B-4 planned commercial center district .....3 acres

B-B business buffer district .....7,000 sq. ft.

I-1 limited industrial district .....5 acres

I-2 Gateway Commerce District .....5 acres

(Ord. No. 850, § 3.1, 5-24-82; Ord. No. 88-11, § 2, 6-27-88; Ord. No. 89-2, § 1, 2-13-89; Ord. No. 91-12, § 1, 4-22-91; Ord. No. 2000-38, § 2, 9-25-00)

The boundaries of the zoning districts designated above are established as shown on the maps entitled "Official Zoning Map of Crete, Illinois, dated May 24, 1982", which map is attached hereto and is made a part hereof, and shall have the same force and effect as if the zoning map, together with all notations, references and other information shown thereon were fully set forth and described herein.

(Ord. No. 850, § 3.2, 5-24-82)

When uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

(1)

District boundary lines are either the center line of railroads, highways, streets, alleys or easements or the boundary lines of sections, quarter sections, divisions of sections, tracts or lots, or such lines extended [as] otherwise indicated.

(2)

In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a district is indicated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a street or highway, the depth of such strips shall be in accordance with the divisions shown on the maps measured at right angles from the center line of the street or highway, and the length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the maps from section, quarter section or division lines, or railroad right-of-way, unless otherwise indicated.

(3)

Where a lot held in on ownership and of record on May 28, 1982 is divided by a district boundary line the entire lot shall be construed to be within the less restricted district, provided that this construction shall not apply if it increases the less restricted frontage of the lot by more than 25 feet.

(Ord. No. 850, § 3.3, 5-24-82)

All streets, alleys, public ways, waterways and railroad rights-of-way, if not otherwise specifically designed, shall be deemed to be in the same zone as the property immediately abutting on such alleys, streets, public ways and railroad rights-of-way or waterways. Where the center line of a street, alley, public way, waterway or railroad right-of-way serves as a district boundary, the zoning of such areas, unless otherwise indicated, shall be deemed to be the same as that of the abutting property up to such center line.

(Ord. No. 850, § 8.14, 5-24-82)

Any area annexed to the village shall be automatically zoned R-E single-family residence district, unless the property has been zoned otherwise after a pre-annexation agreement.

(Ord. No. 850, § 8.15-1, 5-24-82)

(a)

Where a pre-annexation agreement is in effect that precludes the changing of zoning district classifications on the subject property the provisions of the zoning ordinance in effect at the date of annexation and the zoning district classification specified in the pre-annexation agreement shall apply.

(b)

The provisions of this chapter or any subsequent amendments hereto shall not apply until such time as the term of the pre-annexation agreement has expired or the developer has agreed to the application of such provisions.

(c)

Within six months prior to the expiration of any such annexation agreement the zoning board of appeals shall initiate an amendment to apply the appropriate zoning district classifications to the subject property, after the expiration of annexation agreement. Such amendments shall be in accordance with the provisions of division 5 of article II of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 850, § 8.15-2, 5-24-82)