Three zoning districts are provided for single family residential development. Only service uses that are compatible with the single family residential character of each zoning district and religious organizations and their associated elementary and secondary schools are allowed as permitted or special permit uses in addition to permitted residential uses.

Taken together, the three single family residential districts blend to provide a broad range of opportunity for the development and preservation of housing responsive to diverse demands and permit a variety of housing alternatives.

The residential districts provide for a range of housing densities from estate style residential development on large lots in a semi rural setting (R-1) to more standard residential zoning that allows for development with greater densities in compact subdivisions (R-2). The R-3 district is established for mobile and manufactured home parks. These three residential zoning districts are consistent with the Village's semi-rural character and are designed to manage development to maintain this characteristic.

The availability of special permits for planned developments in the residential districts allows for varied plan treatment while maintaining the essential character of the district as it relates both to housing type and overall density.

The combination of uniform use regulations and varied bulk and yard regulations in the residential districts is intended to:

A.

perpetuate the existing high quality residential character of the Village by preserving established neighborhoods while encouraging beneficial new development consistent with the overall character of the existing Village;

B.

accommodate persons with diverse economic circumstances and life style preferences seeking to establish or maintain residence in the Village through the various stages of life; and

C.

implement, through reasonable regulation, the purposes and intent of this Zoning Ordinance.

Permitted uses in the single-family residential districts are listed in Appendix A and are designated with a 'P'. The following uses are permitted as of right in all residential districts in the Village, subject to the following requirements:

A.

Community residences, provided, however, that no such community residence shall be permitted unless it:

1.

Has no more than four residents;

2.

Is located at least 1,500 feet from any other community residence; and

3.

Is registered with the Village.

B.

Religious organizations, subject to the following additional standards:

1.

Particular attention must be paid to the impacts of these uses on surrounding residential uses. Religious organizations shall comply with the buffering provisions of Section 8-107, the lighting provisions of Paragraph 8-101D.13, the sign regulations in Section 8-106, and the off-street parking and loading provisions of Sections 8-104 and 8-105; and

2.

No for-profit use shall be located in a structure owned or occupied by a religious organization.

Mobile and manufactured homes are only allowed in the R-3 district and are subject to the general requirements of this Article and the following specific site requirements:

A.

Mobile and manufactured homes must be located in larger mobile and manufactured home parks of not less than 10 individual mobile or manufactured single-family home dwellings.

B.

Mobile and manufactured home parks must be located on sites that have proper drainage features and are graded to ensure rapid drainage to avoid ponding of storm water.

C.

Each mobile and manufactured home park must provide individual mobile or manufactured home spaces that are clearly defined and delineated on a site plan that will be kept on file with the Village.

D.

Individual mobile or manufactured home spaces must have an area of at least 4,356 square feet and have an average space width of not less than 40-feet.

E.

Mobile and manufactured homes will not be located closer than 15-feet to any neighboring mobile or manufactured home.

F.

Mobile and manufactured homes will not be located closer than 40-feet from any mobile or manufactured home park community building.

G.

Each Mobile and manufactured home park must provide at least 25-percent of the total park area to open space for use by the park residents.

H.

Roads within a mobile or manufactured home park must meet the minimum standards for the hierarchy of roads set forth in the Village of Davis Junction Subdivision and Development Ordinance.

I.

In all other respects, mobile and manufactured home parks must comply with all applicable state and local regulations.

Home occupations are permitted in all residential districts subject to the provisions of Section 8-102 of this Zoning Ordinance.

Special permit uses in the single-family residential districts are listed in Appendix A and are designated with an 'S'. The following special permit uses may be permitted in any residential district subject to the issuance of a special permit as provided in Section 11-602 of this Zoning Ordinance and subject to the additional standards hereinafter set forth:

A.

Planned Developments, subject to the special procedures and standards set forth in Article XI of this Zoning Ordinance and to the following additional standard:

1.

Uses in R-1 and R-2 Districts. Uses in planned developments in the R-1 and R-2 districts are limited to single family detached dwellings and the permitted, special, accessory, and temporary uses as otherwise permitted in those districts.

B.

Child Day Care Center and Transitional Service Facilities for up to six transitional service facility residents are subject to the following standards:

1.

Required Approvals. No child day care center or transitional service facility will be established without the prior licensing, certification, or other approval of every public agency charged with the regulation or supervision of any facet of the activity of the proposed service. Every application for a special permit for a child day care center will set forth each agency that must approve the establishment or operation of the service and will be accompanied by a formal acknowledgment of approval from each such agency. In the event any such approval has been delayed, the application will set forth the status of each such application, and will state any facts known to the applicant that might have contributed to the delay of any required approval that has not been obtained as of the time of the filing of the application for a special permit.

At the end of every twelve month period following the effective date of a special permit for child day care centers, the permittee will submit to the Village evidence of all required inspections by the State of Illinois or other entities with jurisdiction within the preceding twelve month period.

2.

Structure Type. Every child day care center or transitional service facility will be located in a building of the type permitted or specially permitted in the district where the facility is located. Each service is required to provide annual certification every twelve months to the Village Clerk that the structure is in compliance with the Village Building Code. No alteration of any dwelling unit that would prevent its future use as a single family dwelling will be permitted.

3.

Supervision. Every child day care center or transitional service facility will provide qualified supervisory personnel in sufficient numbers to assure the safety, well-being, and appropriate behavior of all children enrolled in the service. The special permit may establish minimum supervision requirements.

4.

Financial Stability. No special permit for a child day care center will be granted unless the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees, that there exists a reasonably certain source of continuous and sufficient funds to provide for the operation and maintenance of the facility in accordance with the representations of the application and the various standards applicable to the facility by reason of this Zoning Ordinance and other laws and regulations.

C.

Child Day Care Center is subject to the following additional standards:

1.

Outdoor Play Area. Unless waived by the Board of Trustees based on evidence of staggered usage by subgroups of all enrolled children, every child day care center will provide at least 75 square feet of open space per child, exclusive of any open space located in a required front yard, which will be completely enclosed by a fence or other suitable barrier sufficient to prevent access of children to neighboring properties or to traffic or other hazards. A fence or barrier previously erected by a neighboring property owner will not be relied upon to satisfy this requirement unless a written agreement of such owner authorizing such use is filed with the Village. A fence or barrier must also comply with the Village of Davis Junction's Building Code.

2.

Recreational Devices. No recreational device will be located within 20 feet of any abutting residential property.

D.

Transitional Service Facilities for up to six transitional service facility residents subject to the following additional standard:

1.

Availability of Facilities. Every transitional service facility will be provided with, or have ready access to, facilities and services necessary and appropriate to the needs of its residents for active and passive recreation; medical care; educational, cultural and religious activities; consumer goods and services; and public transportation.

E.

Home Occupations that include one or both of the following:

1.

The presence of more than four employees, clients, or independent contractors at one time in the dwelling unit in which the home occupation is conducted; or

2.

More than two vehicles visiting the site of a home occupation at any one time or more than eight vehicle visits to the site of the home occupation per day.

A.

Agricultural Crop Fields. Agricultural crop fields are special uses in the R-1 and R-2 Districts and are subject to the buffering and landscaping requirements set forth in Section 8-107 of this Zoning Ordinance.

B.

Residential Crop Cultivation. Residential crop cultivation is permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts, subject to the following:

1.

Must be located in a required rear yard;

2.

Limited to not more than 15% of a required rear yard; and

3.

Subject to the fence requirement set forth in Section 8-107 of this Zoning Ordinance.

See Article X for common regulations applicable in all districts.

Additional building height, lot area, yard and dwelling size requirements applicable in the residential districts are as set forth in the following table. (See table next page).

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: BULK, SPACE & YARD REQUIREMENTS

A.

Planned Developments.

1.

Clustering in Planned Developments. In planned developments, the lot dimensions will be determined by the proposed uses in the development, but units may be clustered together to increase common open space within the development.

2.

Lot Dimensions and Yards in Planned Developments.

(a)

Authority to Waive. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the Board of Trustees may authorize the waiver of the lot dimension and yard requirements of the underlying district when approving special permits for planned developments.

(b)

Special Requirements; Limitation of Waiver Authority. Special perimeter open space, setback, and spacing requirements for planned developments are set forth in Section 11-603 E of this Zoning Ordinance. These requirements will not be waived under any circumstances.

(c)

Standards for Waiver. No waiver will be recommended or authorized except in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-101F of this Zoning Ordinance.

B.

Specified Structures and Uses in Required Yards. The following additional structures and uses, except as limited in Section 10-106 and below, may be located in any required yard.

1.

Decks of three feet or less in height.

2.

No more than one (1) basketball backboard and related support structure per zoning lot, or separately owned lot containing a single dwelling unit, may be located in a required yard, but in no event closer than five feet to an adjacent lot. Basketball backboards and support structures in front yards shall only be installed adjacent to permitted driveways.

C.

Front and Corner Side Yard Adjustment Next to Existing Structures. Where a lot abuts, on both sides, lots that have already been developed, the front yard applicable to such lot shall be determined by taking the average of the setbacks of the buildings on the two abutting lots; provided, however, that no such front or corner side yard shall be less than 25 feet. Where a lot abuts a lot that has already been developed on one side and a vacant lot or street on the other side, the front or corner side yard applicable to such lot shall be determined by taking the average of the setback of the building on the abutting developed lot and the required front yard in the zoning district; provided, however, that no such front or corner side yard shall be less than 25 feet.

D.

Agricultural Crop Fields. Set back requirement for agricultural crop fields establish the set back from the property where crops may begin to be planted.

E.

Residential Subdivisions Abutting Agricultural Fields. Any residential subdivision proposed for property that abuts agricultural fields must maintain a 100-foot landscaped buffer between the closest residential zoning lots lines and agricultural field or fields.

F.

Mobile and Manufactured Home Parks. Lot area and set back requirements for residential uses in the R-3 district are established for the mobile or manufactured home park and not the individual mobile or manufactured home sites. Individual mobile or manufactured home sites are subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3-103 of this Article.