(a)

The residential zoning districts within the Village of Godfrey shall consist of single-family residence districts designated R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4. The multiple-family dwelling district is designated R-5. The manufactured homes (mobile homes)/modular homes district is designated R-6.

(b)

The purpose of the residence districts is to encourage the creation and maintenance of stable and enduring residential areas by establishing limitations on the use and character of development so as to take advantage of, or to avoid conflict with, natural topography, existing development and uses, arrangements and locations of existing or planned community facilities and social amenities.

(c)

Districts R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 are intended to be exclusively single-family residential districts and to meet the needs of those persons desiring single-family housing and the environment generally associated with such housing.

(d)

The R-5 multiple-family residential district is intended to encourage the creation and maintenance of stable and enduring multiple-family residential districts by establishing limitations on the use, character, intensity or development of land so as to take advantage of, or to avoid conflict with, natural topography, existing development, arrangement and location of existing or planned community facilities and the social needs of the village. This district may also be utilized for the appropriate use of redevelopment areas where obsolescence and socioeconomic demands would suggest higher densities as necessary to encourage the reuse of such areas in a multiple-family usage.

(e)

The R-6 manufactured home (mobile home)/modular home district is intended to establish standards for the location of manufactured homes (mobile homes) and modular homes within the Village of Godfrey in order to provide affordable housing and to protect the value of site-built, single-family residential construction within the village and to prevent hazards to public health which can result from the indiscriminate location of manufactured housing and modular housing in the absence of planned development.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Attached single-family dwelling. A one-family dwelling attached to two or more one-family dwellings by common vertical walls.

Condominium. A form of housing ownership as outlined in 765 ILCS 605, the Condominium Property Act.

Dwelling. A structure or portion thereof that is used exclusively for human habitation.

Dwelling, multiple-family. A building containing three or more dwelling units, including units that are located one over the other.

Dwelling, single-family detached. A building containing one dwelling unit and that is not attached to any other dwelling by any means and is surrounded by open space or yards.

Dwelling, townhouse. A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside. No unit is located over another unit and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more common fire-resistant walls.

Dwelling, two-family. A building on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units (duplex).

Dwelling unit. A residential unit providing complete independent living facilities for one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

Family.

(1)

A single individual living upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit;

(2)

A collective body of persons living together upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit in a domestic relationship based upon birth, marriage, adoption or employment as domestic servants; or

(3)

A group of not more than three unrelated persons living together on the premises as a separate housekeeping unit pursuant to a mutual housekeeping agreement (not including a group occupying a boarding or rooming house, club, fraternity, dormitory, hotel or motel).

Family daycare home. A family home (single-family dwelling) in which care is regularly provided to fewer than eight children or adults for less than 24 hours per day.

Floor area, gross (for the purpose of determining floor area ratio). The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or structure from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the centerline of a wall separating two buildings, but excluding any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet.

Floor area, gross (for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking and off-street loading).

(a)

The floor area shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building, or portion thereof, devoted to such use, including accessory storage areas located within selling or working space, such as counters, racks or closets, and any basement floor area devoted to retailing activities, to the production or processing of goods, or to business or professional offices.

(b)

Floor area for purposes of measurement for off-street parking spaces shall not, however, include floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities, including aisles, ramps and maneuvering space; basement floor space not habitable or floor area occupied by permanently installed manufacturing or processing equipment, including telephone exchange equipment, electrical switchboard and transformers, air vents, elevator shafts and similar areas.

Floor area, net. The total of all floor areas of a building, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading, and all floors below the first or ground floor, except when used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public.

Floor area ratio (F.A.R.). The gross floor area, in square feet, of all buildings on a lot divided by the total lot area, also in square feet.

Manufactured home (mobile home). A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation.

Manufactured home (mobile home) development. A site containing spaces with required improvements and utilities which are leased or sold for the placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) and which may include services and facilities for the residents of such housing.

Modular home. A single-family residential structure which is built in modules off-site and is moved to the zoning lot where it is to be located in completed modules by means of a temporary transport system which is removed at the building site.

Nonrural home occupation. Any activity carried out for gain by a resident and conducted as a secondary customary, incidental and accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit which is carried out wholly within the principal building or an allowed accessory building and subject to the following limitations and requirements:

(a)

Such activity shall be carried on by not more than two persons, one of whom must be the principal occupant of the residence.

(b)

Such activity must not change or alter the residential character of the building in which the activity is conducted and the external appearance of the building must not indicate that gainful activity is conducted therein.

(c)

Such activity shall not utilize area within the principal or any accessory structure which exceeds the equivalent of 25 percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit, provided that the total floor area shall not exceed 300 square feet.

(d)

There shall be no signs or other advertising displayed on or about the premises to indicate that the home occupation is conducted on the premises.

(e)

There shall be no exterior storage or display of materials, merchandise, supplies or products. There shall be no sale of stocks of merchandise, supplies or products, provided that incidental retail sales may be made in connection with a permitted home occupation.

(f)

Beauty shops/barber shops/hairstyling and similar personal care occupations shall be limited to one chair/one operator in a single residence. No health care or health care related services shall be provided as part of a home occupation.

(g)

There shall be no noise, vibration, dust, smoke, odor, heat or glare from the activity at or beyond the zoning lot line.

(h)

There shall be no parking in any public street or right-of-way as a result of the activity. Off-street parking must be provided and meet the parking standards of this Ordinance, provided that in no case may more than two vehicles associated with the home occupation be parked on the premises where the activity is conducted at any one time.

Permanent chassis. The entire transportation system of a manufactured home (mobile home) which is designed to remain permanent and comprised of the following subsystems:

(a)

Drawbar and coupling mechanism: The rigid assembly (usually an "A-frame") upon which is mounted a coupling mechanism, which connects the manufactured home (mobile home) frame to the towing vehicle.

(b)

Frame: The fabricated rigid substructure which provides considerable support to the affixed manufactured home (mobile home) structure both during transport and on-site and which also provides a platform for securing the running gear assembly, the drawbar and the coupling mechanism.

(c)

Running gear assembly: The subsystem consisting of suspension springs, axles, bearings, wheels, hubs, tires and brakes, with their related hardware.

(d)

Lights: Safety lights and associated wiring required by applicable United States Department of Transportation regulations.

Residence. A stationary detached principal building designed for or used as a dwelling as distinguished from a mobile (dwelling) home.

Residential health care facility. Licensed residences operated by persons or entities not related to residents by blood, marriage or adoption that are occupied by persons needing daily living assistance typically providing rooms, meals, personal care, health monitoring, recreational services, social services, and transportation. Such residences may include long-term or extended care facilities and/or intermediate care facilities. Traditional nursing homes are included in this definition as well as other similar facilities, excluding, however, substance or alcohol abuse treatment facilities.

Retirement community. Any age-restricted development, which may be in any housing form, including detached and attached dwelling units, apartments and residences, offering private and semiprivate rooms with or without multiple levels of [care and assistance].

Short-term rental of a residence. An owner of a residence as defined in this section shall be allowed to offer for short-term rental, as defined below, through internet portals such as Airbnb, Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO), bed and breakfast and similar portals, and via private advertising, of their residence for use by travelers and vacationers under the following terms and conditions:

(a)

A short-term rental shall be considered an occupation of from one to 30 days of a whole residence. Any occupancy greater that 30 days consecutively shall be considered a long term rental and shall be governed by the occupancy permit requirements of sections 18-183; 18-186; 18-187 and 18-188 of the Godfrey Village Code.

(b)

All short-term rentals must comply with any homeowners association rules and regulations, and a letter of consent from the homeowners association must be provided to the building and zoning department with any permit application.

(c)

A permit must be obtained from the building and zoning department of the Village of Godfrey before commencing any short-term rental activity together with a payment of an annual fee of $250.00. The permit shall run from January 1 through December 31 of each year and there shall be no pro-ration of the permit fee. A permit must be obtained for each calendar year that the residence is used for short-term rentals. This permit is in addition to any special use permit that may be required. In any solicitation for a short-term rental whether featured on an internet portal listing or other advertisement for rental availability, the permit number issued by the Village of Godfrey shall be featured in any such solicitation or advertisement so that it may be identified by the prospective short-term rental user and the Village of Godfrey.

(d)

Prior to the commencement of any permit for a short-term rental, an inspection of the premises shall be conducted by the building and zoning department to assure compliance with the occupancy permit requirements in section 18-188 of the Village of Godfrey Code. The inspection requirements shall be the same as for an occupancy permit requested under section 18-183 of the Village of Godfrey Code. An occupancy permit inspection must be conducted annually with the application for a short-term rental permit.

(e)

No permit for short-term rental may be issued for any accessory structure as defined in section 60.407 of the Godfrey Village Code.

(f)

A short-term rental permit may be issued for any residential property within the Village of Godfrey with the exception that a leased property is subject to sub section (g) and (k).

(g)

Only the owner of a premises may operate a short-term rental property, except where a lessee has the explicit written permission from the lessor of the lease.

(h)

Maximum short-term rental occupancy shall comply with the maximum family occupancy regulations in the underlying zoning classification.

(i)

Each establishment shall have a registry available on site for inspection, indicating the identity of the primary guests, dates of stay, acknowledgment of the operator presence or absence during the stay and the length of stay. The registry shall include all information from the current registry year and the year immediately prior.

(j)

A short-term rental guest may occupy the residence for no more than 30 consecutive days in one calendar year period, and not more than 60 days for the calendar year, unless such guest shall notify the zoning administrator and be approved for additional 30 consecutive day periods or additional 60 day periods during any calendar year as may be necessary.

(k)

A short-term rental permit may be issued for any residence located within an R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 residential zoning classification as well as B-1, B-2 and B-5, as well as agricultural zoning classification as a special use, upon application for and approval of special use permit, revocable as provided in those sections governing special uses. Both a special use permit and a short-term rental permit are required in order to operate a short-term rental in the Village of Godfrey.

(l)

Reserved.

(m)

Reserved.

(n)

Any food offerings to a short-term rental occupant shall be subject to rules established by and governed by the Madison County Health Department, and a permit from the Madison County Health Department must be filed with the application for a short-term rental permit if food is to be offered such as is common in a bed and breakfast rental arrangement. Light snacks, such as cheese and crackers, peanuts, protein bars etc., may be offered to guests from pre-packaged products and cookies and baked goods prepared by the home may be offered to the guests subject to the regulations of this section.

(o)

No alcoholic beverages may be sold to a short-term rental occupant. Nothing shall prohibit a short-term occupant from providing their own alcoholic beverages. Alcohol may be included in a welcome basket to a guest.

(p)

A tax shall be imposed upon any short-term rental equal to the hotel gross receipts rentals tax set forth in chapter 66, article II, section 66-31, et seq. The tax shall be equal to the tax levied under section 66-33 (three percent of gross rental receipts), and shall be administered in the same manner the hotel gross receipts tax is administered under section 66-31, et seq.

(q)

After 10:00 p.m. the short-term rental shall be subject to quiet hours until 7:00 a.m. the following day, so as not to disturb the quiet enjoyment of other residences nearby.

(r)

All persons responsible for short-term rental contracts shall be at least 25 years old, and shall be present and shall not leave guests under 25 years old unattended within the short-term rental residence.

(s)

All short-term rentals of a residence shall be subject to all other applicable ordinances not in conflict with this definitional section, and the operator of a short-term rental of a residence may not operate the same and their permit shall be subject to revocation if they shall violate any other ordinance of the Village of Godfrey or if they shall owe any fee, tax, charge or other debt to the village.

Site-built residence. A single-family residential structure which is constructed of building materials and incomplete components brought to the site on which the structure is built.

Storage. The prohibition against the storage of boats or recreational vehicles in residential zoning districts as provided in this Zoning Ordinance shall not include the parking boats or recreational vehicles in residential districts for a limited time for servicing. "A limited time for servicing" shall not exceed three consecutive days immediately prior to or three consecutive days immediately after the intended use of the boat or recreational vehicles.

Note: See other general definitions contained in section 60.112. Other definitions pertaining to the residential districts may be defined in other portions of this Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 03-2020, § 1, 2-18-2020; Ord. No. 44-2023, § 2, 12-5-2023; Ord. No. 23-2024, § 2, 6-4-2024)

(a)

District size. The minimum district size for the R-1 district shall be 15 acres in size.

(b)

Lot size. The minimum lot size for the R-1 zoning district shall be 25,000 square feet and each lot shall have a width at the established building line of not less than 125 feet.

(c)

Yard requirements. Each zoning lot in the R-1 district shall have a front yard of not less than 50 feet which shall establish the minimum building line for the lot; a side yard on each side of the zoning lot of not less than 15 feet, except where a side yard adjoins a street, in which case the minimum width of the side yard adjacent to the street shall be 50 feet; and a rear yard of not less than 60 feet. See section 60.206 for general yard requirements.

(d)

Lot coverage. Not more than 20 of the area of the zoning lot may be occupied by buildings and structures, including all accessory buildings and structures.

(e)

Maximum floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 40 of the zoning lot area.

(f)

Dwelling size. Single-family residences in the R-1 zoning district shall have a total floor area of not less than 620 square feet for each dwelling unit, measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.

(g)

Height. No single-family residence shall have a height greater than 2½ stories in an R-1 district, unless a greater height is approved upon application as a variance pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(h)

Water and sewer. The following water and sewer requirements shall apply:

(1)

Where public water service is available, the single-family dwelling in the R-1 zoning district shall be served by such water service. Where public water service is not available, any private water system shall conform to all applicable state, federal and local standards for such systems.

(2)

Where public sanitary sewer service is available, the single-family dwelling in the R-1 zoning district shall be served by such sanitary sewer service.

(3)

Where public water service is available, but public sanitary sewers are not available, private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the requirements of section 60.202 for such systems and a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet shall be required.

(4)

Where public water service is not available and public sanitary sewers are not available, lots must be at least two acres in size and at least 200 feet wide to permit use of the lot for residential purposes. Additionally, all private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the requirements of section 60.202 for such systems.

(i)

Parking requirements. All zoning lots in an R-1 district shall provide off-street parking for all vehicles of persons occupying the premises on a regular basis. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single-family residence. The following requirements shall be applicable to parking:

(1)

Access to off-street parking areas (driveway) in an R-1 district shall be a minimum of ten feet wide.

(2)

Curb cuts in public streets or highways for access to off-street parking areas in an R-1 district shall be subject to any additional requirements of any agency with jurisdiction over such access, including the Department of Public Works of the Village of Godfrey, the Madison County Highway Department, or the Illinois Department of Transportation.

(3)

Driveways and off-street parking areas in an R-1 district shall be paved, properly graded for drainage, maintained in a good condition and improved with:

(A)

A compacted stone base a minimum of four inches thick, surfaced with a minimum of three inches of bituminous concrete surface course; or

(B)

A minimum of five inches of Portland cement concrete; or

(C)

A minimum of four inches bituminous concrete binder course and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course.

(D)

Exceptions from the application of the foregoing paving requirements may be approved as a variance in circumstances where such application is shown by the zoning lot owner to be unnecessary or unduly burdensome. Such variance may provide for the deferral of paving requirements for a limited period of time or may require that paving be accomplished upon a specified change in condition existing at the time the variance is granted.

(j)

Access to public street. See section 60.203 for access requirements.

(k)

Slope. See section 60.204 for slope requirements.

(l)

Lot requirements. See section 60.205 for general lot requirements.

(m)

Fencing, walls and similar structures. See section 60.207 for fence requirements.

(n)

Illumination and outdoor lighting. See section 60.208 for illumination and outdoor lighting requirements.

(o)

Storm drainage. See section 60.209 for storm drainage requirements.

(p)

Signage. See section 60.210 for signage requirements.

(q)

Swimming pools. See section 60.211 for swimming pool requirements.

(r)

Prohibition against nuisance. See section 60.212 for requirements prohibiting nuisances.

(s)

Temporary structures. See section 60.213 for requirements concerning temporary structures.

(t)

Screening and buffering. See section 60.216 regarding the applicability of screening and buffering.

(u)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae. See section 60.219 for requirements concerning amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae.

(v)

Residential television, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes. See section 60.220 for requirements concerning residential television and radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Within the R-1 zoning district, the following uses shall be permitted uses without special permit or authorization. Uses which are not expressly permitted below, or which have not been approved as permitted uses or special uses, upon application, are prohibited:

(a)

Single-family detached dwellings.

(b)

Nonrural home occupations.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

Family daycare home, subject to the requirements of section 60.214 et seq.

(e)

Schools and educational institutions, whether public or private.

(f)

Child and adult daycare centers, subject to the requirements of section 60.214.

(g)

Residential health care facilities.

(h)

Churches and places of worship.

(i)

Cemeteries.

(j)

Public utility facilities and structures. See section 60.217.

(k)

Earth terminal antennae. See section 60.218.

(l)

Parks, nature preserves, hiking and bicycle trails and similar outdoor recreational facilities.

(m)

Keeping of horses or ponies with related buildings for housing such animals and their supplies, along with appropriate fencing, for private purposes only and not for rent or hire on a zoning lot whose principal use is intended to be a one-family dwelling on the condition that there is a minimum of five acres of land and at least two acres is allocated for each such animal, and that all buildings for housing such animals shall be subject to the requirements for accessory buildings and further, that no building used for housing such animals shall be located within 50 feet from the nearest lot line.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 40-2023, § 2, 11-21-2023)

The following uses shall be considered special uses within the R-1 single-family residence district, and a special use permit must be obtained under the procedures of this Ordinance in order for such usage to be conducted on any premises or zoning lot within this district. Special uses with this district shall, generally, be those which are outside the traditional scope of the uses permitted within this district, but which are compatible with such traditional district uses when conducted subject to conditions provided by this Ordinance, and as required by the planning and zoning commission upon application for a special use permit. All actions, rulings and recommendations of the planning and zoning commission must be approved by the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees under section 60.903 of the Godfrey Village Code. Related accessory uses may also be considered as part of the special use permit.

(a)

All those uses that are permitted in districts B-1 and B-2, together with any and all accessory uses permitted within such districts.

(b)

Short-term rentals as that term is defined at section 60.501.

(Ord. No. 02-2012, 2-7-2012; Ord. No. 06-2013, 4-16-2013; Ord. No. 44-2023, § 3, 12-5-2023)

Accessory uses within the R-1 zoning district must be clearly associated with and supplementary to the principal use of the lot or tract of land upon which they are located. All such accessory uses must meet the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory structure. A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

Accessory use. A use of land or of a building or portion thereof which is clearly and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following accessory uses are allowable in the R-1 zoning district:

(a)

Detached storage buildings/garages/carports.

(b)

Swimming pools (see section 60.211).

(c)

Private greenhouses.

(d)

Tennis courts.

(e)

Patios, decks.

(f)

Gardens.

(g)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae, residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes for personal use by occupants of the zoning lot, subject to the requirements of sections 60.219 et seq. and 60.220 et seq.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

In the R-1 zoning district, the storage of one boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle shall be prohibited in a front yard. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied at any time while located in the R-1 district. One boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle may be stored in a side or rear yard, only if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots. The parking or storage of flat, box, horse or any other trailer in a front yard or driveway is prohibited. The storage or parking of one such trailer may occur only in a side or rear yard of a lot if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots.

(b)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be counted in determining the allowable lot coverage limitation.

(c)

The following building and structure standards shall apply to accessory buildings and structures in the R-1 zoning district:

(1)

Height. The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be no higher than the principal structure, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building on the zoning lot.

(3)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the side lot line and a minimum distance of 7½ feet from the rear lot line, unless variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(4)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be located in the required front yard in the R-1 zoning district, unless variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(5)

Accessory buildings shall not be located on a reverse corner lot in that portion of a side yard coterminous with or on a horizontal plane with the front yard of adjacent lots.

(6)

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses shall not occupy in excess of 30 percent coverage of the rear and side yards.

(7)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used for any residential purpose.

(8)

Accessory buildings or structures shall not be built on any lot prior to the commencement of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

(9)

An attached accessory building or structure shall be considered as part of the principal building on the zoning lot and shall conform to all requirements applicable to the principal structure.

(10)

(a)

Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval.

(b)

Metal buildings, "pole barns" and similar agricultural/business/manufacturing style or type of buildings will generally not be acceptable in the R-1 district except where it can be clearly demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the zoning administrator that such structures will not be detrimental to the adjoining properties, the neighborhood, or the development in which the zoning lot is located.

(11)

All accessory buildings and uses shall be appropriately screened from adjoining or nearby zoning lots. In considering the validity of any accessory use, screening may be considered as a condition for approval.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

District size. The minimum district size for the R-2 district shall be 15 acres in size.

(b)

Lot size. The minimum lot size for the R-2 zoning district shall be 15,000 square feet and each lot shall have a width at the established building line of not less than 100 feet.

(c)

Yard requirements. Each lot in the R-2 district shall have a front yard of not less than 40 feet; a side yard on each side of the zoning lot of not less than ten percent of the lot width at the building line, except where a side yard adjoins a street, in which case the minimum width of the side yard adjacent to the street shall be 25 feet; and a rear yard of not less than 40 feet. See section 60.206 for general yard requirements.

(d)

Lot coverage. Not more than 30 percent of the area of the zoning lot may be occupied by buildings and structures, including all accessory buildings and structures.

(e)

Maximum floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 50 percent of the zoning lot area.

(f)

Dwelling size. Single-family residences in the R-2 zoning district shall have a total floor area of not less than 620 square feet for each dwelling unit, measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.

(g)

Height. No single-family residence shall have a height greater than two stories in the R-2 district, unless a greater height is approved upon application as a variance pursuant to section 60.907 et seq. Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval. Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval.

(h)

Water and sewer. The following water and sewer requirements shall apply:

(1)

Where public water service is available, the single-family dwelling in the R-2 zoning district shall be served by such water service. Where public water service is not available, any private water system shall conform to all applicable state, federal and local standards for such systems.

(2)

Where public sanitary sewer service is available, the single-family dwelling in the R-2 zoning district shall be served by such sanitary sewer service.

(3)

Where public water service is available, but public sanitary sewers are not available, private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the requirements of section 60.202 for such systems and a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet shall be required.

(4)

Where public water service is not available and public sanitary sewers are not available, lots must be at least two acres in size and at least 200 feet wide to permit use of the lot for residential purposes. Additionally, all private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the requirements of section 60.202 for such systems.

(i)

Parking requirements. All zoning lots in an R-2 district shall provide off-street parking for all vehicles of persons occupying the premises on a regular basis. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single-family residence. The following requirements shall be applicable to parking:

(1)

Access to off-street parking areas (driveway) in an R-2 district shall be a minimum of ten feet wide.

(2)

Curb cuts in public streets or highways for access to off-street parking areas in an R-2 district shall be subject to any additional requirements of any agency with jurisdiction over such access, including the Department of Public Works of the Village of Godfrey, the Madison County Highway Department, or the Illinois Department of Transportation.

(3)

Driveways and off-street parking areas in an R-2 district shall be paved, properly graded for drainage, maintained in a good condition and improved with:

(A)

A compacted stone base a minimum of four inches thick, surfaced with a minimum of three inches of bituminous concrete surface course; or

(B)

A minimum of five inches of Portland cement concrete; or

(C)

A minimum of four inches bituminous concrete binder course and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course.

(j)

Access to public street. See section 60.203 for access requirements.

(k)

Slope. See section 60.204 for slope requirements.

(l)

Lot requirements. See section 60.205 for general lot requirements.

(m)

Fencing, walls and similar structures. See section 60.207 for fence requirements.

(n)

Illumination and outdoor lighting. See section 60.208 for illumination and outdoor lighting requirements.

(o)

Storm drainage. See section 60.209 for storm drainage requirements.

(p)

Signage. See section 60.210 for signage requirements.

(q)

Swimming pools. See section 60.211 for swimming pool requirements.

(r)

Prohibition against nuisance. See section 60.212 for requirements prohibiting nuisances.

(s)

Temporary structures. See section 60.213 for requirements concerning temporary structures.

(t)

Screening and buffering. See section 60.216 regarding the applicability of screening and buffering.

(u)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae. See section 60.219 for requirements concerning amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae.

(v)

Residential television, radio receiving antennae, and satellite receiving dishes. See section 60.220 for requirements concerning residential television and radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Within the R-2 zoning district, the following uses shall be permitted uses without special permit or authorization. Uses which are not expressly permitted below, or which have not been approved as permitted uses or special uses, upon application, are prohibited:

(a)

Single-family detached dwellings.

(b)

Nonrural home occupations.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

Family daycare home, subject to the requirements of section 60.214 et seq.

(e)

Schools and educational institutions, whether public or private.

(f)

Child and adult daycare centers, subject to the requirements of section 60.214.

(g)

Residential health care facilities.

(h)

Churches and places of worship.

(i)

Cemeteries.

(j)

Public utility facilities and structures. See section 60.217.

(k)

Earth terminal antennae. See section 60.218.

(l)

Parks, nature preserves, hiking and bicycle trails and similar outdoor recreational facilities.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 41-2023, § 2, 11-21-2023)

The following uses shall be considered special uses within the R-2 single-family residence district, and a special use permit must be obtained under the procedures of this Ordinance in order for such usage to be conducted on any premises or zoning lot within this district. Special uses with this district shall, generally, be those which are outside the traditional scope of the uses permitted within this district, but which are compatible with such traditional district uses when conducted subject to conditions provided by this Ordinance, and as required by the planning and zoning commission upon application for a special use permit, All actions, rulings and recommendations of the planning and zoning commission must be approved by the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees under section 60.903 of the Godfrey Village Code. Related accessory uses may also be considered as part of the special use permit.

(a)

All those uses that are permitted in districts B-1 and B-2, together with any and all accessory uses permitted within such districts.

(b)

Short-term rentals as that term is defined at section 60.501.

(Ord. No. 02-2012, 2-7-2012; Ord. No. 06-2013, 4-16-2013; Ord. No. 44-2023, § 4, 12-5-2023)

Accessory uses within the R-2 zoning district must be clearly associated with and supplementary to the principal use of the lot or tract of land upon which they are located. All such accessory uses must meet the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory structure. A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

Accessory use. A use of land or of a building or portion thereof which is clearly and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following accessory uses are allowable in the R-2 zoning district:

(a)

Detached storage buildings/garages/carports.

(b)

Swimming pools (see section 60.211).

(c)

Private greenhouses.

(d)

Tennis courts.

(e)

Patios, decks.

(f)

Gardens.

(g)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae, residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae, and satellite receiving dishes for personal use by occupants of the zoning lot, subject to the requirements of sections 60.219 et seq. and 60.220 et seq.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

In the R-2 zoning district, the storage of one boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle shall be prohibited in a front yard. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied at any time while located in the R-2 district. One boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle may be stored in a side or rear yard, only if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots. The parking or storage of flat, box, horse or any other trailer in a front yard or driveway is prohibited. The storage or parking of one such trailer may occur only in a side or rear yard of a lot if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots.

(b)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be counted in determining the allowable lot coverage limitation.

(c)

The following building and structure standards shall apply to accessory buildings and structure in the R-2 zoning district:

(1)

Height. The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be no higher than the principal structure, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building on the zoning lot.

(3)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the side lot line and a minimum of distance of 7½ feet from the rear lot line, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(4)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be located in the front yard in the R-2 zoning district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(5)

Accessory buildings shall not be located on a reverse corner lot in that portion of a side yard coterminous with or on a horizontal plane with the front yard requirements of adjacent lots.

(6)

Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall not occupy in excess of 30 percent coverage of the rear and side yards.

(7)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used for any residential purpose.

(8)

Accessory buildings or structures shall not be built on any lot prior to the commencement of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

(9)

An attached accessory building or structure shall be considered as part of the principal building on the zoning lot and shall conform to all requirements applicable to the principal structure.

(10)

(a)

Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval.

(b)

Metal buildings, "pole barns" and similar agricultural/business/manufacturing style or type of buildings will generally not be acceptable in the R-2 district except where it can be clearly demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the zoning administrator that such structures will not be detrimental to the adjoining properties, the neighborhood, or the development in which the zoning lot is located.

(11)

All accessory buildings and uses shall be appropriately screened from adjoining or nearby zoning lots. In considering the validity of any accessory use, screening may be considered as a condition for approval.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

District size. The minimum district size for the R-3 district shall be ten acres in size.

(b)

Lot size. The minimum lot size for the R-3 zoning district shall be 9,000 square feet and each lot shall have a width at the established building line of not less than 70 feet.

(c)

Yard requirements. Each zoning lot in the R-3 district shall have a front yard of not less than 25 feet which shall establish the minimum building line for the lot; a side yard on each side of the zoning lot is to be ten percent of the building line width, but not less than ten feet on one side, except where a side yard adjoins a street, in which case the minimum width of the side yard adjacent to the street shall be 25 feet; and a rear yard of not less than 30 feet. See section 60.206 for general yard requirements.

(d)

Lot coverage. Not more than 35 percent of the area of the zoning lot may be occupied by buildings and structures, including all accessory buildings and structures.

(e)

Maximum floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 50 percent of the zoning lot area.

(f)

Dwelling size. Single-family residences in the R-3 zoning district shall have a total floor area of not less than 620 square feet for each dwelling unit, measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.

(g)

Height. No single-family residence shall have a height greater than two stories in the R-3 district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(h)

Water and sewer. The following water and sewer requirements shall apply:

(1)

All single-family dwellings in the R-3 zoning district shall be served by public water service.

(2)

Where public sanitary sewer service is available, the single-family dwelling in the R-3 zoning district shall be served by such sanitary sewer service.

(3)

Where public sanitary sewers are not available, private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the requirements of section 60.202 for such systems and a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet shall be required.

(i)

Parking requirements. All zoning lots in an R-3 district shall provide off-street parking for all vehicles of persons occupying the premises on a regular basis. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single-family residence. The following requirements shall be applicable to parking:

(1)

Access to off-street parking areas (driveway) in an R-3 district shall be a minimum of ten feet wide.

(2)

Curb cuts in public streets or highways for access to off-street parking areas in an R-3 district shall be subject to any additional requirements of any agency with jurisdiction over such access, including the Department of Public Works of the Village of Godfrey, the Madison County Highway Department, or the Illinois Department of Transportation.

(3)

Driveways and off-street parking areas in an R-3 district shall be paved, properly graded for drainage, maintained in a good condition and improved with:

(A)

A compacted stone base a minimum of four inches thick, surfaced with a minimum of three inches of bituminous concrete surface course; or

(B)

A minimum of five inches of Portland cement concrete; or

(C)

A minimum of four inches bituminous concrete binder course and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course.

(j)

Access to public street. See section 60.203 for access requirements.

(k)

Slope. See section 60.204 for slope requirements.

(l)

Lot requirements. See section 60.205 for general lot requirements.

(m)

Fencing, walls and similar structures. See section 60.207 for fence requirements.

(n)

Illumination and outdoor lighting. See section 60.208 for illumination and outdoor lighting requirements.

(o)

Storm drainage. See section 60.209 for storm drainage requirements.

(p)

Signage. See section 60.210 for signage requirements.

(q)

Swimming pools. See section 60.211 for swimming pool requirements.

(r)

Prohibition against nuisance. See section 60.212 for requirements prohibiting nuisances.

(s)

Temporary structures. See section 60.213 for requirements concerning temporary structures.

(t)

Screening and buffering. See section 60.216 regarding the applicability of screening and buffering.

(u)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae. See section 60.219 for requirements concerning amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae.

(v)

Residential television, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes. See section 60.220 for requirements concerning residential television and radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Within the R-3 zoning district, the following uses shall be permitted uses without special permit or authorization. Uses which are not expressly permitted below, or which have not been approved as permitted uses or special uses, upon application, are prohibited:

(a)

Single-family detached dwellings.

(b)

Nonrural home occupations.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

Family daycare home, subject to the requirements of section 60.214 et seq.

(e)

Schools and educational institutions, whether public or private.

(f)

Child and adult daycare centers, subject to the requirements of section 60.214.

(g)

Residential health care facilities.

(h)

Churches and places of worship.

(i)

Cemeteries.

(j)

Public utility facilities and structures. See section 60.217.

(k)

Earth terminal antennae. See section 60.218.

(l)

Parks, nature preserves, hiking and bicycle trails and similar outdoor recreational facilities.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 42-2023, § 2, 11-21-2023)

The following uses shall be considered special uses within the R-3 single-family residence district, and a special use permit must be obtained under the procedures of this Ordinance in order for such usage to be conducted on any premises or zoning lot within this district. Special uses with this district shall, generally, be those which are outside the traditional scope of the uses permitted within this district, but which are compatible with such traditional district uses when conducted subject to conditions provided by this Ordinance, and as required by the planning and zoning commission upon application for a special use permit. All actions, rulings and recommendations of the planning and zoning commission must be approved by the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees under section 60.903 of the Godfrey Village Code. Related accessory uses may also be considered as part of the special use permit.

(a)

All those uses that are permitted in districts B-1 and B-2, together with any and all accessory uses permitted within such districts.

(b)

Short-term rentals as that term is defined at section 60.501.

(Ord. No. 02-2012, 2-7-2012; Ord. No. 06-2013, 4-16-2013; Ord. No. 44-2023, § 5, 12-5-2023)

Accessory uses within the R-3 zoning district must be clearly associated with and supplementary to the principal use of the lot or tract of land upon which they are located. All such accessory uses must meet the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory structure. A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

Accessory use. A use of land or of a building or portion thereof which is clearly and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following accessory uses are allowable in the R-3 zoning district:

(a)

Detached storage buildings/garages/carports.

(b)

Swimming pools (see section 60.211).

(c)

Private greenhouses.

(d)

Tennis courts.

(e)

Patios, decks.

(f)

Gardens.

(g)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae, residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes for personal use by occupants of the zoning lot, subject to the requirements of sections 60.219 et seq. and 60.220 et seq.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

In the R-3 zoning district, the storage of one boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle shall be prohibited in a front yard. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied at any time while located in the R-3 district. One boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle may be stored in a side or rear yard, only if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots. The parking or storage of flat, box, horse or any other trailer in a front yard or driveway is prohibited. The storage or parking of one such trailer may occur only in a side or rear yard of a lot if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots.

(b)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be counted in determining the allowable lot coverage limitation.

(c)

The following building and structure standards shall apply to accessory buildings and structures in the R-3 zoning district:

(1)

Height. The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be no higher than the principal structure, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building on the zoning lot.

(3)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the side lot line and a minimum distance of 7½ feet from the rear lot line, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(4)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be located in the front yard in the R-3 zoning district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(5)

Accessory buildings shall not be located on a reverse corner lot in that portion of a side yard coterminous with or on a horizontal plane with the front yard of adjacent lots.

(6)

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses shall not occupy in excess of 30 percent coverage of the rear and side yards.

(7)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used for any residential purpose.

(8)

Accessory buildings or structures shall not be built on any lot prior to the commencement of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

(9)

An attached accessory building or structure shall be considered as part of the principal building on the zoning lot and shall conform to all requirements applicable to the principal structure.

(10)

(a)

Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval.

(b)

Metal buildings, "pole barns" and similar agricultural/business/manufacturing style or type of buildings will generally not be acceptable in the R-3 district except where it can be clearly demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the zoning administrator that such structures will not be detrimental to the adjoining properties, the neighborhood or the development in which the zoning lot is located.

(11)

All accessory buildings and uses shall be appropriately screened from adjoining or nearby zoning lots. In considering the validity of any accessory use, screening may be considered as a condition for approval.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

District size. The minimum district size for the R-4 district shall be ten acres in size.

(b)

Lot size. The minimum lot size for the R-4 zoning district shall be 6,000 square feet and each lot shall have a width at the established building line of not less than 50 feet.

(c)

Yard requirements. Each zoning lot in the R-4 district shall have a front yard of not less than 25 feet; a side yard on each side of the zoning lot is ten percent of the building line width with a minimum of ten feet, provided for rear access on one side of the zoning lot, except where a side yard adjoins a street, in which case the minimum width of the side yard adjacent to the street shall be 25 feet; and a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.

(d)

Lot coverage. Not more than 50 percent of the area of the zoning lot may be occupied by buildings and structures, including all accessory buildings and structures.

(e)

Maximum floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 50 percent of the zoning lot area.

(f)

Dwelling size. Single-family residences in the R-4 zoning district shall have a total floor area of not less than 620 square feet for each dwelling unit, measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.

(g)

Height. No single-family residence shall have a height greater than two stories in the R-4 district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(h)

Water and sewer. The following water and sewer requirements shall apply:

(1)

All single-family dwellings in the R-4 zoning district shall be served by public water service.

(2)

Where public sanitary sewer service is available, the single-family dwelling in the R-4 zoning district shall be served by such sanitary sewer service.

(3)

Where public sanitary sewers are not available, private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the requirements of section 60.202 for such systems and a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet shall be required.

(i)

Parking requirements. All zoning lots in an R-4 district shall provide off-street parking for all vehicles of persons occupying the premises on a regular basis. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single-family residence. The following requirements shall be applicable to parking:

(1)

Access to off-street parking areas (driveway) in an R-4 district shall be a minimum of ten feet wide.

(2)

Curb cuts in public streets or highways for access to off-street parking areas in an R-4 district shall be subject to any additional requirements of any agency with jurisdiction over such access, including the Department of Public Works of the Village of Godfrey, the Madison County Highway Department, or the Illinois Department of Transportation.

(3)

Driveways and off-street parking areas in an R-4 district shall be paved, properly graded for drainage, maintained in a good condition and improved with:

(A)

A compacted stone base a minimum of four inches thick, surfaced with a minimum of three inches of bituminous concrete surface course; or

(B)

A minimum of five inches of Portland cement concrete; or

(C)

A minimum of four inches bituminous concrete binder course and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course.

(j)

Access to public street. See section 60.203 for access requirements.

(k)

Slope. See section 60.204 for slope requirements.

(l)

Lot requirements. See section 60.205 for general lot requirements.

(m)

Fencing, walls and similar structures. See section 60.207 for fence requirements.

(n)

Illumination and outdoor lighting. See section 60.208 for illumination and outdoor lighting requirements.

(o)

Storm drainage. See section 60.209 for storm drainage requirements.

(p)

Signage. See section 60.210 for signage requirements.

(q)

Swimming pools. See section 60.211 for swimming pool requirements.

(r)

Prohibition against nuisance. See section 60.212 for requirements prohibiting nuisances.

(s)

Temporary structures. See section 60.213 for requirements concerning temporary structures.

(t)

Screening and buffering. See section 60.216 regarding the applicability of screening and buffering.

(u)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae. See section 60.219 for requirements concerning amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae.

(v)

Residential television, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes. See section 60.220 for requirements concerning residential television and radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Within the R-4 zoning district, the following uses shall be permitted uses without special permit or authorization. Uses which are not expressly permitted below, or which have not been approved as permitted uses or special uses, upon application, are prohibited:

(a)

Single-family detached dwellings.

(b)

Nonrural home occupations.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

Family daycare home, subject to the requirements of section 60.214 et seq.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 43-2023, § 2, 11-21-2023)

The following uses shall be considered special uses within the R-4 single-family residence district, and a special use permit must be obtained under the procedures of this Ordinance in order for such usage to be conducted on any premises or zoning lot within this district. Special uses with this district shall, generally, be those which are outside the traditional scope of the uses permitted within this district, but which are compatible with such traditional district uses when conducted subject to conditions provided by this Ordinance, and as required by the planning and zoning commission upon application for a special use permit. All actions, rulings and recommendations of the planning and zoning commission must be approved by the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees under section 60.903 of the Godfrey Village Code. Related accessory uses may also be considered as part of the special use permit.

(a)

All those uses that are permitted in districts B-1 and B-2, together with any and all accessory uses permitted within such districts,

(b)

Short-term rentals as that term is defined at section 60.501.

(Ord. No. 02-2012, 2-7-2012; Ord. No. 06-2013, 4-16-2013; Ord. No. 44-2023, § 6, 12-5-2023)

Accessory uses within the R-4 zoning district must be clearly associated with and supplementary to the principal use of the lot or tract of land upon which they are located. All such accessory uses must meet the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory structure. A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

Accessory use. A use of land or of a building or portion thereof which is clearly and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following accessory uses are allowable in the R-4 zoning district:

(a)

Detached storage buildings/garages/carports.

(b)

Swimming pools (see section 60.211).

(c)

Private greenhouses.

(d)

Tennis courts.

(e)

Patios, decks.

(f)

Gardens.

(g)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae, residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes for personal use by occupants of the zoning lot, subject to the requirements of sections 60.219 et seq. and 60.220 et seq.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

In the R-4 zoning district, the storage of one boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle shall be prohibited in a front yard. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied at any time while located in the R-4 district. One boat or one unoccupied recreational vehicle may be stored in a side or rear yard, only if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots. The parking or storage of flat, box, horse or any other trailer in a front yard or driveway is prohibited. The storage or parking of one such trailer may occur only in a side or rear yard of a lot if it is garaged or appropriately screened from the view of persons passing by on the adjoining streets or occupying the adjoining lots.

(b)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be counted in determining the allowable lot coverage limitation.

(c)

The following building and structure standards shall apply to accessory buildings and structures in the R-4 zoning district:

(1)

Height. The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be no higher than the principal structure, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building on the zoning lot.

(3)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the side lot line and a minimum distance of 7½ feet from the rear lot line, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(4)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be located in the front yard in the R-4 zoning district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(5)

Accessory buildings shall not be located on a reverse corner lot in that portion of a side yard coterminous with or on a horizontal plane with the front yard of adjacent lots.

(6)

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses shall not occupy in excess of 30 percent coverage of the rear and side yards.

(7)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used for any residential purpose.

(8)

Accessory buildings or structures shall not be built on any lot prior to the commencement of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

(9)

An attached accessory building or structure shall be considered as part of the principal building on the zoning lot and shall conform to all requirements applicable to the principal structure.

(10)

(a)

Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval.

(b)

Metal buildings, "pole barns" and similar agricultural/business/manufacturing style or type of buildings will generally not be acceptable in the R-4 district except where it can be clearly demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the zoning administrator that such structures will not be detrimental to the adjoining properties, the neighborhood or the development in which the zoning lot is located.

(11)

All accessory buildings and uses shall be appropriately screened from adjoining or nearby zoning lots. In considering the validity of any accessory use, screening may be considered as a condition for approval.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

District size. The minimum district size for the R-5 district shall be five acres in size.

(b)

Lot size. In the R-5 zoning district the following lot requirements shall apply:

(1)

Multiple-family dwellings shall have a minimum of 2,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit and a minimum of lot width at the building line of not less than 50 feet, unless otherwise approved upon application.

(2)

Two-family dwelling structures located in the R-5 zoning district shall be located on a zoning lot having an area of not less than 6,000 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 60 feet.

(c)

Single-family detached residences shall not be permitted in the R-5 zoning district.

(d)

Front yard. In the R-5 zoning district the front yard of each zoning lot shall be not less than 25 feet which shall establish the minimum building line for the lot. Buildings which exceed 25 feet in height shall have an increased front yard at the rate of one foot of additional yard for each two fraction thereof of building height in excess of 25 feet, provided, that the maximum front yard requirement shall be 40 feet. See section 60.206 et seq. for general yard requirements.

(e)

Side yard. In the R-5 district the side yard on each side of the principal building shall be a minimum of ten feet in width, plus an additional two feet in width for each additional story above two stories in height. On corner lots there shall be maintained a side yard of not less than 25 feet on the side adjacent to the street.

(f)

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.

(g)

Lot coverage. Not more than 40 percent of the zoning lot area may be covered by buildings and structures, including accessory buildings and structures.

(h)

Maximum floor area ratio/height. The maximum floor area ratio in the R-5 district shall not exceed 1.0 and the height of a multiple-family structure shall not exceed three stories, unless otherwise approved upon application.

(i)

Dwelling area. Two-family dwelling structures located in the R-5 district shall have a total area of not less than 620 square feet for each dwelling unit, measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes. Multiple-family dwelling structures in excess of two shall have a total floor area of not less than 540 square feet for each dwelling unit, measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.

(j)

Water and sewer. Private sewage systems are not permitted in the R-5 zoning district and all buildings within the R-5 district must be served by public water and public sanitary sewers.

(k)

Parking space requirements. At least two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit in the R-5 zoning district. Multiple-family structures shall, additionally, conform to the following requirements:

(1)

Access to off-street parking areas shall be a minimum of ten feet wide, except if a driveway serves more than the required parking for four dwelling units, the minimum width shall be 20 feet or two, one-way driveways each ten feet wide.

(2)

All requirements of section 60.201.4 (Design standards); section 60.201.5 (Screening and landscaping); Section 60.201.6 (Access aisle and parking space requirements), except subsection (e) thereof; section 60.201.7 (Ingress and egress); section 60.201.8 (Lot lines); section 60.201.9 (Drainage/stormwater removal); section 60.201.10 (Lighting); section 60.201.11 (Marking); section 60.201.12 (Other applicable law or regulations); section 60.201.13 (Surfacing).

(l)

Access to public street. See section 60.203 regarding the requirement for access to public streets.

(m)

Slope. See section 60.204 for slope requirements.

(n)

Lot requirements. See section 60.205 et seq., for lot requirements.

(o)

Fencing, walls, buffer strips and similar structures. See section 60.207 et seq. for requirements regarding fences, walls, buffer strips and similar structures.

(p)

Illumination and outdoor lighting. See section 60.208 for requirements regarding illumination and outdoor lighting.

(q)

Storm drainage. See section 60.209 for requirements regarding storm drainage.

(r)

Signage. See section 60.210 for requirements regarding signage.

(s)

Swimming pools. See section 60.211 for requirements regarding swimming pools.

(t)

Prohibition against nuisance. See section 60.212 for requirements prohibiting nuisances.

(u)

Temporary structures and uses. See section 60.213 for requirements regarding temporary structures and uses.

(v)

Screening and buffering. See section 60.216 for applicability of screening and buffering requirements.

(w)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae. See section 60.219 for requirements regarding amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae.

(x)

Residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes. See section 60.220 for requirements regarding residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following uses shall be permitted uses within the R-5 zoning district without special permit or authorization. Uses which are not expressly permitted below, or which have not been approved as permitted or special uses upon application, are prohibited:

(a)

Reserved.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 05-2022, § 2, 4-5-2022)

The following uses shall be considered special uses within the R-5 multi-family residence district, and a special use permit must be obtained under the procedures of this Ordinance in order for such usage to be conducted on any premises or zoning lot within this district. Special uses with this district shall, generally, be those which are outside the traditional scope the uses permitted within this district, but which are compatible with such traditional district uses when conducted subject to conditions provided by this Ordinance, and as required by the planning and zoning commission upon application for a special use permit. All actions, rulings and recommendations of the planning and zoning commission must be approved by the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees under section 60.903 of the Godfrey Village Code. Related accessory uses may also be considered as part of the special use permit. Special uses are also subject to section 60.536.1, "Standards applicable to special uses in the R-5 zoning district."

(a)

Multiple-family dwellings.

(b)

Attached, single-family dwellings.

(c)

Duplexes, two-family dwellings.

(d)

Townhouse dwellings.

(e)

Community residences.

(f)

Residential health care facilities.

(g)

Retirement communities.

(h)

Child and adult daycare centers.

(i)

Churches and places of worship.

(j)

Cemeteries.

(k)

Public utility facilities and structures.

(l)

Earth terminal antennae.

(m)

Parks, nature preserves, hiking and bicycle trails and similar outdoor recreational facilities.

(n)

Condominiums.

(o)

Short Term Rentals as that term is defined at Section 60.501 for one rental unit per development at any given time, so long as the unit is contained within any development containing 25 or more units, whose residential makeup and marketing and promotional materials are primarily directed to students, faculty or staff of an institution of higher education and that is located within one-quarter mile of the property line of Lewis and Clark Community College's main campus mailing address parcel.

(Ord. No. 06-2022, § 2, 4-5-2022; Ord. No. 10-2022, § 2, 5-3-2022; Ord. No. 24-2024, § 2, 6-4-2024)

All developments in the R-5 zoning district shall be subject to the following design guidelines and standards:

(a)

Site plan review. All development within the R-5 zoning district shall be subject to requirements and procedures of section 60.803, "Planned unit district" and section 60.817 "(Procedures applicable to approval of planned developments)."

(b)

Natural features and environment. Each site shall be designed to preserve natural features and environmental resources, such as:

(1)

Floodplains and drainageways.

(2)

Bodies of water.

(3)

Prominent ridges and rock ledges.

(4)

Existing tree cover including tree masses, wind rows and significant individual trees.

(c)

Cut and fill. Excessive cut and fill are unacceptable. Site designs should preserve the natural topography of the site.

(d)

Pedestrian circulation. Pedestrian circulation systems (sidewalks, walkways, and paths) shall be located and designed to provide physical separation from vehicles along all public and private streets and within any parking area.

(e)

Building separation. All buildings shall be separated by a minimum distance of 15 feet.

(f)

Lot coverage. Each site plan shall be designed to reflect unique site characteristics and strong neighborhood environments without overcrowding the site.

(g)

Access. All residential developments must have direct vehicular access to collector, arterial or higher classification streets. Residential development shall not take access to local streets.

(h)

Open space. Open space shall be provided to meet active and passive use requirements of the neighborhood in accordance with the following requirements and also subject to the provisions of section 60.803(f).

(1)

Common open space shall not be counted toward nor located in required zoning district setbacks.

(2)

A minimum of 60 square feet of private open space shall be provided for each ground-level dwelling unit and each dwelling unit that is accessible from a walk out basement. Private areas should allow only limited access and be enclosed to ensure privacy. Private areas typically include yards, balconies and patios.

(i)

Vehicular circulation and parking.

(1)

Street layout. The layout of streets shall provide for safe operation of vehicles within the neighborhood. Excessively straight and wide streets encourage high-speed traffic and should be avoided. Curvilinear designs, reduced street widths and culs-de-sac create stronger neighborhood environments.

(2)

Parking area layout. Double loaded parking areas along private streets or drives are generally not acceptable. Parking areas shall be clustered and separated from the street.

(3)

Parking enclosures. Parking enclosures shall be designed and sited so as to compliment the primary structures and to provide visual relief from extensive pavement area.

(j)

Pedestrian circulation.

(1)

Pedestrian linkages. Pedestrian access shall be designed to provide reasonable linkages of dwelling units to neighborhood facilities such as recreation, services, mail and parking.

(2)

Landscaping details. Pedestrian systems shall incorporate landscaping details to increase the visual interest and character of the neighborhood.

(3)

Landscaping. Landscaping shall be designed in sufficient form, quantity and location to reduce, to the greatest extent possible, negative impacts affecting the site and adjacent properties and to increase the sense of neighborhood scale, character and identity.

(k)

Architectural design. The design of housing is a key element in determining the character of a neighborhood. The architectural features shall create a strong feeling of identity through design principles of scale, harmony, rhythm and balance.

(1)

Building facades shall be articulated by using color, arrangement or change in materials to emphasize the facade elements. The planes of exterior walls shall be varied in height, depth and direction. Extremely long facades shall be designed with sufficient building articulation and landscaping to avoid monotonous or overpowering institutional appearance.

(2)

Materials selected for projects shall be durable and low maintenance with 100 percent of the overall structure consisting of brick, stone or other masonry materials as may be approved by the planning commission. Certain exceptions may be made for unique structure designs such as gables.

(3)

Natural, non-primary, or muted colors are required. Primary colors shall be limited to accent colors only.

(4)

Plain concrete finish shall not be exposed by more than 12 inches in any area of public view. Special concrete textures or other treatments may be permitted by the commission on a case-by-case basis.

(5)

New residential developments shall respect the scale and character of the adjacent residential neighborhood. Attention to views, building scale and orientation, proximity to adjacent uses, location of driveways, noise, lighting and landscape should be respected.

a.

The architectural design of each unit or building shall impart a feeling of neighborhood scale. Units shall be designed with vertical and horizontal offsets to break up rooflines, define private outdoor areas, allow greater views, and admit light and air to unit interiors. Large, blank wall surfaces shall be avoided. Windows and projecting wall surfaces shall be used to break up larger wall surfaces and establish visual interest.

b.

The same level of architectural design and quality of materials shall be applied to all sides of the building. The side and rear elevations, garages, carports, and all accessory structures shall maintain the same level of design, aesthetic quality, and architectural compatibility.

c.

Screening from the street of all outdoor refuse areas, ground mounted mechanical equipment, utilities, and banks of meters shall be provided. The screening of these items is to be architecturally compatible with the major building components and shall include landscaping.

(Ord. No. 07-2022, § 2, 4-5-2022)

Accessory uses within the R-5 zoning district must be clearly associated with and supplementary to the principal use of the lot or tract of land upon which they are located. All such accessory uses must meet the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory use. A use of land or of a building or portion thereof which is clearly and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

Accessory structure. A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following accessory uses are allowable in the R-5 zoning district:

(a)

Detached garages/carports.

(b)

Swimming pools (see section 60.211).

(c)

Tennis courts.

(d)

Patios, decks.

(e)

Gardens.

(f)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae, residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes for personal use by occupants of the zoning lot.

(g)

Maintenance facilities related to the multiple-family residence.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

Storage of boats or unoccupied recreational vehicles in the R-5 zoning district shall not be permitted, except where special storage facilities are provided in conjunction with the multiple-family development. In each case, any such storage facilities shall be fully enclosed or have appropriate screening. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied at any time while located in the R-5 district.

(b)

Accessory buildings in the R-5 zoning district shall be of a design and construction which are compatible with the principal building on the zone lot where the accessory building is located and accessory buildings and structures shall be counted in determining the allowable lot coverage limitation.

(c)

Appropriate screening shall be provided for all accessory uses and shall be subject to the approval of the zoning administrator.

(d)

The following building and structure standards shall apply to accessory buildings and structures in the R-5 zoning district:

(1)

Height. The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be no higher than the principal structure, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building on the zoning lot.

(3)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the side lot line and a minimum distance of seven and one-half feet from the rear lot line, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(4)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be located in the front yard in the R-4 zoning district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(5)

Accessory buildings shall not be located on a reverse corner lot in that portion of a side yard coterminous with or on a horizontal plane with the front yard of adjacent lots.

(6)

Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall not occupy in excess of 30 percent coverage of the rear and side yards.

(7)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used for any residential purpose.

(8)

Accessory buildings or structures shall not be built on any lot prior to the commencement of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

(9)

An attached accessory building or structure shall be considered as part of the principal building on the zoning lot and shall conform to all requirements applicable to the principal structure.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

District size. Manufactured homes (mobile homes) may only be located in manufactured home (mobile home) developments which are not less than 25 acres in size. Such developments shall be subject to review, compliance and approval under the provisions of the village subdivision ordinance.

(b)

Height. The maximum height of any manufactured home (mobile home) and all accessory structures located in a manufactured home (mobile home) development shall be 15 feet or one story, whichever is less.

(c)

Area. Each manufactured home (mobile home) site shall have an area of not less than 5,000 square feet.

(d)

Width. Each manufactured home (mobile home) site shall have a minimum width of 50 feet.

(e)

Site coverage. Each manufactured home (mobile home) site shall have a site coverage which shall not exceed 35 percent. Site coverage shall be calculated by dividing the total ground floor area in the manufactured home (mobile home) unit, plus the total ground floor area of any other enclosed structure attached to the manufactured home (mobile home) unit by the total site area.

(f)

Yard requirements. Each manufactured home (mobile home) site shall have a front and rear yard of not less than eight feet each and the sum of both front and rear yards shall not be less than 20 feet. Each manufactured home (mobile home) site shall have a side yard of a minimum of five feet on each side. Yard widths shall be determined by measurement from the face (side) of the manufactured home (mobile home) to the manufactured home (mobile home) site boundary with every point being not less than the minimum distance provided. Open patios and carport facilities shall be disregarded in determining yard widths, but enclosed all weather patios and individual storage facilities shall be included in determining yard widths. The front yard is that yard which runs from the hitch end of the home to the nearest street line. The rear yard is at the opposite end of the home and side yards are at right angles to the front and rear ends.

(g)

Buffer requirements. Each manufactured home (mobile home) development shall have an approved buffer of not less than 30 feet in width between the development and any adjacent usage. Each manufactured home (mobile home) development shall also have a 30-foot wide buffer between the development and any public right-of-way on which the development is located.

(h)

Water and sewer. All manufactured home (mobile home) developments shall be served by public water and public sewer facilities.

(i)

Parking requirements. All manufactured home (mobile home) developments shall provide off-street parking for all vehicles of persons occupying the premises on a regular basis. A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided for each manufactured home (mobile home) site. The following requirements shall be applicable to parking:

(1)

Access to off-street parking areas (driveway) in an R-6 district shall be a minimum of ten feet wide.

(2)

Curb cuts in public streets or highways for access to off-street parking areas in an R-6 district shall be subject to any additional requirements of any agency with jurisdiction over such access, including the Department of Public Works of the Village of Godfrey, the Madison County Highway Department, or the Illinois Department of Transportation.

(3)

Driveways and off-street parking areas in an R-6 district shall be paved, properly graded for drainage, maintained in a good condition and improved with:

(A)

A compacted stone base a minimum of four inches thick, surfaced with a minimum of three inches of bituminous concrete surface course; or

(B)

A minimum of five inches of Portland cement concrete; or

(C)

A minimum of four inches bituminous concrete binder course and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course.

(D)

Exceptions from the application of the foregoing paving requirements may be approved as a variance in circumstances where such application is shown by the zoning lot owner to be unnecessary or unduly burdensome. Such variance may provide for the deferral of paving requirements for a limited period of time or may require that paving be accomplished upon a specified change in conditions existing at the time the variance is granted.

(j)

Access to public street. See section 60.203 for access requirements.

(k)

Slope. See section 60.204 for slope requirements.

(l)

Lot requirements. See section 60.205 for general lot requirements.

(m)

Fencing, walls and similar structures. See section 60.207 for fence requirements.

(n)

Illumination and outdoor lighting. See section 60.208 for illumination and outdoor lighting requirements.

(o)

Storm drainage. See section 60.209 for storm drainage requirements.

(p)

Signage. See section 60.210 for signage requirements.

(q)

Swimming pools. See section 60.211 for swimming pool requirements.

(r)

Prohibition against nuisance. See section 60.212 for requirements prohibiting nuisances.

(s)

Temporary structures. See section 60.213 for requirements concerning temporary structures.

(t)

Screening and buffering. See section 60.216 regarding the applicability of screening and buffering.

(u)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae. See section 60.219 for requirements concerning amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae.

(v)

Residential television, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes. See section 60.220 for requirements concerning residential television and radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes.

(w)

All manufactured housing (mobile homes) and modular homes shall comply with the provisions of the Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety Act (430 ILCS 115) and all regulations promulgated thereunder.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Within the R-6 zoning district, the following uses shall be permitted uses without special permit or authorization. Uses which are not expressly permitted below, or which have not been approved as permitted uses or special uses, upon application, are prohibited:

(a)

Single-family detached manufactured homes (mobile homes).

(b)

Single-family detached modular homes not exceeding a height greater than two stories.

(c)

Nonrural home occupations.

(d)

Schools and educational institutions, whether public or private.

(e)

Child and adult daycare centers, subject to the requirements of section 60.214.

(f)

Residential health care facilities.

(g)

Churches and places of worship.

(h)

Public utility facilities and structures. See section 60.217.

(i)

Earth terminal antennae. See section 60.218.

(j)

Parks, nature preserves, hiking and bicycle trails and similar outdoor recreational facilities.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory uses within the R-6 zoning district must be clearly associated with and supplementary to the principal use of the lot or tract of land upon which they are located. All such accessory uses must meet the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Accessory use. A use of land or of a building or portion thereof which is clearly and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.

Accessory structure. A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

The following accessory uses are allowable in the R-1 zoning district:

(a)

Detached storage buildings/garages/carports.

(b)

Swimming pools (see section 60.211).

(c)

Private greenhouses.

(d)

Tennis courts.

(e)

Patios, decks.

(f)

Gardens.

(g)

Amateur radio/citizens band radio antennae, residential television antennae, radio receiving antennae and satellite receiving dishes for personal use by occupants of the zoning lot, subject to the requirements of sections 60.219 et seq. and 60.220 et seq.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

(a)

In the R-6 zoning district storage of boats or recreational vehicles shall not be permitted, except where special storage facilities are provided in conjunction with the manufactured home (mobile home) development. In each case, any such storage facilities shall be fully enclosed or have appropriate screening. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied at any time while located in the R-6 district.

(b)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be counted in determining the allowable lot coverage limitation.

(c)

The following building and structure standards shall apply to accessory buildings and structures in the R-6 zoning district:

(1)

Height. The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be no higher than the principal structure, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(2)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building on the zoning lot.

(3)

Accessory buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the side lot line and a minimum distance of seven and one-half feet from the rear lot line, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(4)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be located in the front yard in the R-6 zoning district, unless a variance is granted pursuant to section 60.907 et seq.

(5)

Accessory buildings shall not be located on a reverse corner lot in that portion of a side yard coterminous with or on a horizontal plane with the front yard of adjacent lots.

(6)

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses shall not occupy in excess of 30 percent coverage of the rear and side yards.

(7)

Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used for any residential purpose.

(8)

Accessory buildings or structures shall not be built on any lot prior to the commencement of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

(9)

An attached accessory building or structure shall be considered as part of the principal building on the zoning lot and shall conform to all requirements applicable to the principal structure.

(10)

(a)

Accessory buildings in excess of 200 square feet in floor area shall be of the same type of construction as the principal structure, unless a different type of construction is approved by the zoning administrator. In determining whether to grant such approval, the zoning administrator shall consider the compatibility of the proposed building and its construction type with the principal building on the zoning lot, its location on the zoning lot, the structures on the adjoining zoning lot(s), the character of the neighborhood, and the probable impact of the accessory building on property values. Screening may be required as a condition for approval.

(b)

Metal buildings, "pole barns" and similar agricultural/business/manufacturing style or type of buildings will generally not be acceptable in the R-6 district except where it can be clearly demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the zoning administrator that such structures will not be detrimental to the adjoining properties, the neighborhood, or the development in which the zoning lot is located.

(11)

All accessory buildings and uses shall be appropriately screened from adjoining or nearby zoning lots. In considering the validity of any accessory use, screening may be considered as a condition for approval.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)