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Herscher City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 3

GENERAL PROVISIONS

10-3-1: LOTS:

   A.   Number Of Buildings On A Lot: Not more than one (1) principal building may be located on a single lot of record or a single lot unless otherwise authorized within each zoning district.
   B.   Division Of Lots: No lot shall hereafter be divided into two (2) or more lots for the purpose of transfer of ownership, unless the division shall conform with all the applicable regulations of the Village Subdivision Regulations and this Title, except as permitted under the State Plat Act.
   C.   Through Lots: On vacant through lots, the front lot lines shall be along the street right-of-way designated by the Zoning Official, except that when a front lot line has been established on one (1) or more lots in the same block and all have front lot lines established along the same street right-of-way line, the street right-of-way line designated as the front lot line for such lot or lots shall be the front line on all vacant through lots for such block. Only such obstructions as herein permitted in front yards shall be located in that part of a rear yard adjoining a street that is equivalent in depth to a required front yard.
   D.   Comer Lots: On a comer lot, the front lot line shall be the lot line having the shortest dimension along the street right-of-way line. The required front yard setback on corner lots shall apply to each side of the lot facing a street.
   E.   Two Uses On A Lot: Where two (2) or more permitted or special uses, each requiring a minimum area and frontage, are provided in the same building or on the same lot, the required area and frontages shall be the sum of the areas and frontage required for each use individually.
   F.   Street Frontage And Access: Every lot must have frontage on a public street and must be provided with facilities for ingress and/or egress to and from such public street conforming to such standards as to design and location as meet the requirements set forth by the Village and are approved by the road authority onto whose road or street such ingress and/or egress is to be made.

10-3-2: OPEN SPACE ON LOTS:

The following general provisions dealing with open space, lot coverage, yards, setbacks, vision clearance, and permitted obstructions are provided for herewith:
   A.   Provisions Of Open Space: The provisions of yards, courts, and other open spaces and minimum lot area legally required for a building shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of such building or property on which it is located, as long as the building is in existence. Furthermore, no legally required yards, courts, or other open space, or minimum lot area allocated to any building, shall by virtue of change of ownership, or for any other reason, be used to satisfy yard, court, or other open space or minimum lot area requirements for any other building.
   B.   Location Of Open Space: All yards, courts, and other open space allocated to a building or group of buildings shall be located on the same zoning lots as such building or group of buildings.
   C.   Yards For Existing Buildings: No yard now or hereafter provided for a building existing on the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance shall subsequently be reduced below, or further reduced if already less than, the minimum yard requirement of the Title for equivalent new construction. However, a yard adjoining a street may be reduced to provide right-of-way for a street widening.
   D.   Required Setbacks: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, structurally altered, or enlarged within thirty (30) feet of a planned public right-of-way.
   E.   Exception For Established Setbacks:
      1.   Where fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage of one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with buildings that have observed (within a variance of ten (10) feet or less) a front yard greater in depth than required herein, new buildings shall not be erected closer to the street than the average front yard so established by the existing buildings.
      2.   Where fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage on one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with buildings that have not observed a front yard as herein required, then:
         a.   Interior Lots:
            (1)   Where a building is to be erected within one hundred (100) feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum front yard shall be a line drawn between the closest front corners of the two (2) existing buildings.
            (2)   Where a building is to be erected within one hundred (100) feet of an existing building on one (1) side only, it may be erected as close to the street as the existing building.
         b.   Corner Lots: The depth of the setback lines shall be as normally required in the district where the lot is located.
   F.   Vision Clearance: At the intersection of roads or at the point of ingress and egress onto roads, no structure, parked vehicle, or plant material shall obstruct a clear path of motor vehicle driver's vision of approaching vehicles within a triangular square determined by a diagonal line connecting two (2) points measured seventy-five (75) feet equidistant from the point of intersection with the centerlines of the roads and the points of ingress and egress. See Appendix A attached to the Zoning Ordinance for a sample illustration.
   G.   Permitted Obstructions In Required Yards: The following shall not be considered to be obstructions when located in the required yards specified:
      1.   In All Yards:
         a.   Open terraces not over three (3) feet above the average level of the adjoining ground, but not including permanently roofed-over terrace or porch;
         b.   Awnings and canopies, but not projecting more than ten (10) feet out, and at least seven (7) feet above the average level of the adjoining ground;
         c.   Steps, four (4) feet or less above grade which are necessary for access to a permitted building or for access to a zoning lot from a street or alley;
         d.   Chimneys projecting eighteen (18) inches or less into the yard;
         e.   Arbors, trellises, flag poles, fountains, sculptures, plant boxes, and other similar ornamental objects;
         f.   All fences and walls in the side and rear yards only: and
         g.   Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three (3) feet or less into the yard.
      2.   Swimming pools, ten (10) feet from property lines, buildings and/or structures in side and rear yards only.
      3.   In Front Yards: One-story bay windows projecting three (3) feet or less into the yard.
      4.   In Rear Yards: Enclosed, attached, or detached off-street parking spaces, accessory shed, tool rooms, and similar buildings or structures for domestic or agricultural storage, balconies, breezeways, and open porches, one-story bay windows projecting three (3) feet or less into the yard. In a residential district, no accessory building shall be nearer than five (5) feet to the rear lot line, nor nearer than ten (10) feet to any principal building unattached.
      5.   Open off-street parking may be permitted in side yards.
   H.   Fences And Walls:
      1.   No fence shall be erected or substantially altered in the Village without a building permit issued therefore by the Village Building Inspector, after he has collected the permit fee required.
Any fence which shall be erected or shall be in the process of erection, or maintained contrary to the provisions of the Title, is deemed a nuisance, and it shall be the duty of the Building Official and/or Zoning Official to abate the same.
      2.   The following fences are authorized:
         a.   Hazard Enclosures: This fence is intended to enclose swimming pools, pets, excavations, etc. This fence must be a minimum of forty eight (48) inches high with the mesh material spaced close enough to prevent children and animals from entering. All gates shall be equipped with child-proof latches.
         b.   Security Or Protection Fence (Commercial Or Industrial): A fence used for enclosing the lot, or part of the lot, for security and protection of property.
         c.   Retention Fence (Residential): A fence to retain children, animals, etc. or to prevent outside intrusion. This fence may be installed in side and rear yards only, with a minimum fence height of forty-eight (48) inches and a maximum height of seventy two (72) inches. All structural members of a fence must face the owner of the fence.
      3.   No private fences shall be allowed or constructed on public streets, highways, or alley rights-of-way. Fences may, by permit, be placed on public utility easements as long as the structures do not interfere in any way with existing underground, ground, or over ground utilities. Further, the Village or any utility company having authority to use such easements shall not be liable for repair or replacement of such fences in the event they are moved, damaged, or destroyed by virtue of the lawful use of said easement. Fences in violation of this subsection may be summarily removed by the Village.
      4.   No barbed or barbed wire shall be allowed on private property in residential zones or on lots in any zone being used for single-, two-, or multi-family dwelling purposes. No barbed wire or barbed wire fences shall be allowed on private property in business or industrial zones where the property lines of such property abut lots or parcels zoned or being used for single-, two- or multiple- family purposes or on fences in front yards.
   No fences shall be constructed of material obviously intended to inflict great bodily harm should a person or animal attempt to climb or scale it. Such material includes, but is not limited to, electrically charged wires or other electrical conduit, broken glass, razor blades, and sharp or ragged metal spikes or spears. Barbed wire may be used only as authorized.
      5.   All fences shall be constructed in conformity with the wind, stress, foundation, structural, and other requirements of the building codes and ordinances of the Village.
   All fences shall be maintained in good, structurally sound repair and in a neat, clean, presentable, and attractive condition. If, on inspection by the Building Inspector or Zoning Official, any fence, in his determination, does not meet the requirements of this subsection, he shall order the owner or occupier of the premises, by registered or certified mail, to make the necessary repairs or improvements within thirty (30) days. Should the owner or occupier of the premises fail to make repairs or improvements as directed, he shall be in violation of the Title, and the Building Inspector or Zoning Official shall cause a complaint to be issued and processed against said owner or occupier in accordance with the rules of the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, Illinois.
      6.   In commercial and industrial zones, fences may not exceed six (6) feet in height in commercial areas and eight (8) feet in industrial areas above ground level, and the use of barbed wire is prohibited, except that the top one (1) foot of any fence along a side or rear lot lines in the industrial zone may be constructed of barbed wire. Barbed wire shall not be used, installed, or constructed on fences fronting any street. However, the Village, public utilities, school district, other governmental agencies, or owners of property on which hazardous operations exist, after first obtaining permission of the Village Board, may erect barbed wire along fences fronting on public streets or abutting residential property which otherwise conforms to this Section.
      7.   In commercial and industrial zoned districts, no fence or walls shall be erected, constructed, or maintained within the first fifty (50) feet from the front lot line.
However, a four (4) foot decorative fence may be erected within the first fifty (50) feet. For purposes of security only, fences for commercial or industrial zoned districts may be provided alongside and rear yard lot lines.
      8.   Fences existing at the time of adoption of this subsection H which are not in violation of subparagraph H5 above, and are not located on public streets, highways, and alley rights-of-way, but which violate other sections of the Title, may continue to be maintained and to exist but may not be replaced, if destroyed or removed, to the extent that the violation would be continued.
   I.   Hedges:
      1.   Hedges, plantings, shrubbery, etc., when used as a screen or fence in the front yard in all zoning districts, shall be maintained and trimmed at a maximum of two (2) feet above ground level.
      2.   When fences are allowed on commercial or industrial zoned properties, and these properties abut residential districts, a six (6) foot high landscape screening or hedge is required on all lot lines, except those that form the front yards.
      3.   In all districts or special uses allowing outdoor storage, a six (6) foot high hedge or screening shall be planted to enclose all areas which are visually exposed to the front yard.

10-3-3: ACCESSORY BUILDINGS:

   A.   Policy: Accessory buildings and uses are allowed in the various districts as prescribed in each district and shall be compatible with the principal use. Accessory buildings shall be constructed on a slab or other approved impervious surface.
   B.   Location: Each accessory building or portion thereof, shall be located to the rear of the rear line of the principal building, and no closer to the side or rear lot lines than the distance equal to the side yard requirement of the district to which it is accessory.
   C.   Time Of Construction: No accessory building or structure shall be constructed prior to the start of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.
   D.   Reverse Comer Lots: On a reverse comer lot in a residential district, which is a lot of record prior to the adoption of this Title, no accessory building or portion thereof located in a required rear yard shall be closer to the side lot line abutting the street than the required front yard on the adjacent lot to the rear. Further, in the above instance, no such accessory building shall be located within five (5) feet of any part of a rear lot line which coincides with a side lot line or portion thereof in a residential district.
   E.   Swimming:
      1.   Hard Sided Pools, forty-eight (48) inches in height and over: All owners of private swimming pools which are permanently affixed or built on the real estate and are forty-eight (48) inches and over in height with hard sidewalls must have either: (1) a fence around the entire top of the pool, which fence must be affixed to the pool, and shall also have a removable ladder, which ladder must be removed when such pools are not in use, or; (2) a fully enclosed fence with a minimum height of forty-eight (48) inches and a maximum height of seventy-two (72) inches around the yard in which the pool is located.
      2.   Soft-sided Temporary Pools, under forty-eight (48) inches in height: All owners of private swimming pools which are under forty-eight (48) inches in height and have soft sidewalls, are not required to have any fence around the pool or around the yard in which the pool is located, but any ladder used with such pool must be removed once such pools are not in use.
      3.   In-ground Pools:
         a.   All owners of private in-ground pools are required to have a fully enclosed fence with a minimum height of 48 inches and a maximum height of seventy-two (72) inches around the yard in which the pool is located.
         b.   Gates shall be equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices designed to keep, and capable of keeping, such gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use.
         c.   All electrical devices used in conjunction with or connected to all pools must be grounded and protected by approved ground fault interrupt circuits.
   F.   1.   A detached accessory building or portion of the principal building designed, arranged, used or intended to be used for storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises shall not exceed nine hundred forty-nine (949) square feet in area. Further, the total area of all structures attached to or detached from any one principal building that are designed, arranged, used or intended to be used for the storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises shall not exceed nine hundred forty-nine (949) square feet in area. In no case shall the area for storage of automobiles be located in more than one location of each dwelling unit, except as permitted as a special use under this Title. The building or structure shall have a continuous foundation and shall be constructed of wood, aluminum, vinyl or brick siding. No metal sided or pole-type structures shall be permitted in any Residential District. The height of said structure shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet.
      2.   Accessory sheds and tool rooms of similar buildings or structures used for domestic storage shall not exceed one hundred sixty eight (168) square feet in area nor any side be greater than fourteen (14) feet in length. The height of said structure shall be no greater than twelve (12) feet or the height of the residence on the lot, whichever is lower. The width of the door shall not be greater than eight (8) feet.
   G.   Special Use -- Pool House: Minimum requirements: An accessory building, adjacent to an in-ground swimming pool, or hard-sided pool. It shall be built to match the principal structure's style, color scheme, and of similar materials, with a maximum height of fifteen (15) feet. The pool house shall include electrical service, and is to include an operational toilet, shower, and a sink. Each side shall include a window or a door. Maximum width of the doors shall be no greater than six (six) feet. Standard setbacks apply.
   H.   Non-commercial Greenhouses: A temporary or permanent accessory structure used exclusively for the production and storage of live plants. There is to be no storage of non-plant productions materials, temporary or otherwise.
      1.   Permanent Greenhouses:
         a.   Shall be anchored to a slab or foundation;
         b.   Shall be made of glass, acrylic glass or other rigid materials;
         c.   Shall be no greater than one hundred (100) square feet, and of a height not to exceed ten (10) feet;
         d.   Shall be located to the rear of rear yards; and
         e.   Standard setbacks apply.
      2.   Prefabricated Greenhouse:
         a.   Must include a permanent anchoring device, that is not readily dislodged, and for which is intended to secure a structure for an indefinite period, e.g. concrete;
         b.   Shall be constructed of rigid materials, or acrylic glass;
         c.   Shall not exceed ninety six (96) square feet, and a height not to exceed ten (10) feet;
         d.   Shall be located to the rear of rear yards; and
         e.   Standard setbacks apply.
      3.   Number Of Accessory Structures Per Principal Building: No more than one (1) detached accessory structure designed, arranged, used or intended to be used for the storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises and one (1) detached accessory shed, tool room or similar building or structure used for domestic storage may be permitted for each principal structure, unless authorized as a special use as provided in Chapter 12 of this Title.

10-3-4: EXEMPTIONS:

Existing Agricultural Exemptions: The provisions of this Title shall not be exercised so as to impose regulations or require permits with respect to land used or to be used for existing agricultural purposes or with respect to the erections, maintenance, repair, alterations, remodeling or extension of buildings or structures used or to be used for [missing text]. Existing agricultural purposes shall conform to building or setback lines, and shall be subject to the building permit requirements of 10-1-6G of this Title. Also, in the interest of public health, a residence and its water supply and sewage disposal facilities in connection with an agricultural use, shall not be exempt. In the event that the land ceases to be used solely for agricultural purposes, then and only then shall the provisions of the Title apply.
   A.   Public Utility Exemption: As required by statute, the type or location of any poles, towers, wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, or any other similar distribution equipment of a public utility is exempt from the requirements of this Title.
   B.   Underground Installations Exemption: Pipelines and other underground installations, to the extent that the same are completely buried beneath the surface of the soil, are exempt from the requirements of the Title; provided, that any incidental or associated structures, installations, or equipment, except markers, used in connection with such pipe lines or other underground installations, and which protrude or are extended above the surface of the soil, shall, to the extent of such protrusion or extension, be subject to all of the applicable provisions hereof.

10-3-5: WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL:

Every residence, business, trade, or industry hereafter established shall provide such facilities conforming to standards of design and location approved by the Kankakee County Health Department and any new water supply and sewage disposal facilities hereafter provided for existing uses shall conform to such standards.

10-3-6: SCREENING:

When required by this Title, screening shall be designed, planted, or constructed and maintained in such a way as to comply with the intent of the several zoning districts as well as being developed in terms of the following general guidelines:
   A.   Type: The use of natural vegetation and grasses earth berms should be used whenever possible.
      1.   No screening should interfere with sight requirements for safe ingress and egress.
      2.   Earthen berms shall have a side slope not less than four (4) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical.
   B.   Height:
      1.   Screening should be of sufficient height to adequately screen areas from adjacent property lines, but may not be higher than six (6) feet without a variance, excluding natural vegetation growth.
      2.   Maximum Height: No fence or wall for screening shall be erected, placed, or maintained along a lot line of any nonresidential zoned property, adjacent to residential zoned property to a height exceeding six (6) feet.
      3.   Screening between rear and side lot lines of commercial, industrial, or other uses and residential properties shall be a minimum of six (6) feet high. Proper screening materials shall be approved by the Zoning Official.

10-3-7: HOME OCCUPATIONS:

   A.   Definition: A home occupation is a business, profession, occupation or trade conducted for gain entirely within a residential building or within a structure that is accessory to a residential building.
   B.   Permitted: Any home occupation that is customarily incidental to the principal use of a building as a dwelling shall be permitted in any dwelling unit.
   C.   In addition to all of the use limitations applicable in the district in which a home occupation is located, no home occupation shall be permitted unless it complies with the following restrictions in all residential districts:
      1.   No person who is not a member of the immediate family occupying such dwelling unit shall be employed in connection with the occupation.
      2.   There shall be no manufacturing or processing of any sort.
      3.   No sign shall advertise the presence or conduct of a home occupation.
      4.   No wholesale, jobbing or retail business shall be permitted unless it is conducted entirely by mail or telephone and does not involve the receipt, sale, shipment, delivery, or storage of merchandise on or from the premises, provided, however, that articles produced by members of the immediate family residing on the premises may be sold from and stored upon the premises.
      5.   There shall be no alteration of the principal residential building which changes the character thereof as a dwelling.
      6.   No more than twenty five percent (25%) of the area of one (1) story of a single-family dwelling not more than twenty percent (20%) of the area of any other dwelling unit, shall be devoted to the home occupation.
      7.   No mechanical or electrical equipment may be used except such types as are customary for purely domestic, household or hobby purposes.
      8.   There shall be no storage outside a principal building or accessory structure of equipment or materials used in the home occupation.
      9.   The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal residential building or in a private garage accessory thereto.
   D.   Particular Home Occupations Permitted: Customary home occupations include, but are not limited to, the following list of occupations, provided, however, that each listed occupation shall be subject to the requirements of this Section.
      1.   Dressmakers, seamstresses, and tailors.
      2.   Music teachers, but regular instruction shall be limited to one pupil at a time, except for occasional groups.
      3.   Artists, sculptors, and authors or composers.
      4.   Office facilities for architects, engineers, lawyers, insurance agents and members of similar professions.
      5.   Offices of duly ordained leaders of a religious or spiritual community.
      6.   Office facilities for real estate and other salesmen, sales representatives and manufacturers representatives, when no retail or wholesale transactions are conducted on the premises.
      7.   Homecrafts, such as model-making, rug-weaving, lapidary work, and craft woodworking, provided, however, that no machinery or equipment shall be used or employed, other than that which would customarily be incidental to residential occupancy. Such machinery or equipment shall include that which would customarily be employed in connection with a hobby or a vocation not conducted for gain or profit.
   E.   Particular Home Occupations Prohibited: The following uses are prohibited in residential zones:
      1.   Barber shops and beauty shops.
      2.   Dancing schools.
      3.   Funeral homes.
      4.   Nursery schools and day care centers, unless specifically permitted by the district regulations as a special use.
      5.   Restaurants.
      6.   Stables.
      7.   Tourist homes and lodging houses, unless specifically permitted by the district regulations.
      8.   Renting of trailers.
      9.   Medical or dental offices, clinics or hospitals.
      10.   Animal kennels or hospitals.

10-3-8: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:

   A.   Kennel Restrictions: No person shall keep more than four (4) adult dogs or cats, or combination thereof, unless they are kept on a property specifically zoned to allow a veterinary clinic, animal hospital, or kennel. For purposes of this Title, when an animal reaches six (6) months, it shall be considered an adult animal.

10-3-9: MANUFACTURED HOME PARK REGULATIONS:

   A.   Permitted Districts: Manufactured home parks shall be allowed as a special use in the R1-Single Family Residential District and only if specifically authorized by the Village Board as allowed in Chapter 12 of this Title.
   B.   Permitted Uses:
      1.   Manufactured homes, factory-built homes or any other similar homes including movable or portable dwellings constructed for towing on its own chassis and connection to utilities without use of a permanent foundation for purposes of single family permanent habitation.
      2.   Club houses/management office.
      3.   Recreation facilities, for use exclusively by the residents of the development.
   C.   Permitted Accessory Uses: The following are permitted accessory uses provided they are constructed on a concrete pad and separated from the home by a minimum distance of ten (10) feet.
      1.   One private garage or carport per site not to exceed nine hundred forty (940) square feet.
      2.   Storage shed not to exceed one hundred sixty-eight (168) square feet. No side dimension shall be greater than fourteen (14) feet.
   D.   Lot Size Requirements:
      1.   Minimum Lot Area: 7,200 square feet.
      2.   Minimum Lot Width: 60 feet.
      3.   Minimum Lot Area for Corner Lots: 9,000 square feet.
      4.   Minimum Corner Lot Width: 75 feet.
      5.   Minimum Manufactured Home Size: 924 square feet.
   E.   Yard Setback Requirements:
      1.   Front Setback: 25 feet.
      2.   Side Yard Setbacks: 10 feet.
      3.   Rear Yard Setback: 20 feet.
      4.   Corner Lot Setback: 25 feet.
      5.   Maximum Structure Height: 12 feet.
      6.   Maximum Lot Coverage: 30%.
   F.   Development Standards:
      1.   All utilities, including but not limited to: water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and cable television must be located in underground unobstructable locations including individual connections to each dwelling unit pad. Each dwelling unit shall be individually metered for utility service.
      2.   Development of the site shall be based on the site analysis to determine: geology and soil, existing vegetation, structures, and road networks, visual features and present and proposed use of a site.
      3.   The development shall be laid out to avoid adversely affecting ground water and aquifer recharge, to reduce cut and fill; to avoid unnecessary impervious cover; to prevent flooding, to provide adequate access to lots and sites; and to mitigate adverse effects of shadow, noise, odor, traffic, drainage, and utilities on neighboring properties. An underground storm sewer system shall be provided, in accordance with Village standards, to serve any manufactured home subdivision.
      4.   All developments shall be required to provide at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the buildable land area as open space. Developed open space shall be designed to provide active recreational facilities to serve the residents of the area. Undeveloped open space shall be designed to preserve important site amenities or environmentally sensitive areas.
      5.   Landscaping shall be provided as part of the site plan and subdivision design. It shall be provided comprehensively throughout the site; integrating the various elements of site design, preserving and enhancing the particular identity of the site, and creating a pleasing site character. Landscaping shall include plant materials such as trees, shrubs, ground covers, perennials, and annuals, and other materials such as rocks, water, sculpture, art, walls, fences and paving materials.
      6.   A landscape plan prepared by a qualified expert shall be submitted with each subdivision development request. The plan shall identify existing and proposed trees, shrubs, and ground covers; natural features such as rock outcroppings; and other landscaping elements. The plan shall show where they are or will be located and planting and/or construction details. Special attention shall be paid so as to substantially screen the development from all adjoining zoning districts and land uses as outlined in Section 10-3-6 of this Title.
      7.   Lot layout shall provide for clustering or various angle arrangements of the lots, as opposed to a grid pattern.
   G.   Manufactured Home Stand:
      1.   Placements: The manufactured home stand shall be so placed as to provide for the practical placement on the site of both the manufactured home and its appurtenant structures and the retention of the manufactured home on the site in a stable condition and in satisfactory relationship to its surroundings.
      2.   Location: The location of each manufactured home stand shall be at such elevation, distance, and angle in relation to the access street and the manufactured home lot driveway that placement and removal of the manufactured home is practical.
      3.   Construction: Concrete slab or concrete runways.
      4.   Gradient: There shall be a minimum of two percent (2%) longitudinal and adequate crown or cross-gradient and surface drainage.
      5.   Undercarriage: Each manufactured home unit shall be skirted via a structural treatment similar to that of the home unit or a landscaping treatment conforming to the subdivision landscaping plan in such a manner so as not to permit the undercarriage of the unit to be visible. Each unit shall have its wheels removed and appropriate means of anchoring the units shall be provided so as to reduce the potential for damage during periods of high winds.
      6.   Additions To Manufactured Homes: No permanent or semi-permanent structure shall be affixed to a manufactured home. This does not apply to awnings or any expansion unit specifically manufactured for manufactured homes. The maximum lot coverage of the manufactured home shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total lot area.
   H.   Electric Lighting And Outlets: All street entrances, exits, and driveways shall be lighted at night. All required lighting shall follow Village lighting standards.
   I.   Patios:
      1.   Size: The minimum size of each manufactured home patio shall be two hundred twenty-five (225) square feet.
      2.   Location: Every patio shall be conveniently located near the entrance of the manufactured home, open space areas of the site and other facilities, fitted to terrain and natural features, and related to anticipated manufactured home models.
      3.   Elevation: Where practical, the elevation of the patio shall equal the elevation of the manufactured home stand. Where conditions permit, the patio and adjoining yard area may be as much as two (2) feet higher than the manufactured home stand in order that the level of the patio and outdoor living area will be close to the floor of an in-place manufactured home.
      4.   Construction: Any sub-grading shall be well drained, uniformly graded and compacted. Construction shall be an impervious surface.
   J.   Storage:
      1.   Storage facilities shall be provided for the active storage of outdoor equipment, furniture or tools, and for the inactive storage for such materials which are used only seasonally or infrequently, and cannot be stored in the manufactured home.
      2.   Storage facilities shall be designed to enhance the appearance of the park, constructed out of materials similar to the manufactured home, coordinated with appropriate landscaping plan, provide for hazardous weather protection, and must be maintained in coordination with other features of the manufactured home.
   K.   Fencing: All fencing shall comply with regulations set forth in Chapter 3 of this Title.
   L.   Garbage And Waste:
      1.   A sufficient number of adequate fly-proof and water tight containers shall be supplied for the storage of garbage.
      2.   Garbage and waste areas shall be fenced in and completely screened from public rights-of-way.
   M.   Park Attendant:
      1.   Each development shall be in charge of a responsible attendant or manager at all times. Duties of the attendant or manager will include the maintenance of the park, its facilities and equipment, in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition, and be answerable for any violation of the provisions of this chapter.
   N.   Streets And Sidewalks:
      1.   The road system shall be designed to permit the safe, efficient, and orderly movement of traffic; to meet, but not exceed the needs of the present and future population served; to have a simple and logical pattern; to respect natural features and topography; to meet the needs of snow plows, fire trucks, school buses (if necessary), ambulances, and other emergency vehicles; and to present an attractive streetscape. The road system shall be designed to serve the needs of the development and to discourage use by through traffic.
      2.   All lots shall front on residential access or sub-collector streets; not on collector streets. The right-of-way of residential streets shall be in accordance with the subdivision regulations and recommend by the Village Engineer. All streets shall have curbs, gutters, street lights, street trees, storm sewers, and sidewalks accompanying same in accordance with Village's design standards.
      3.   Streets may be either public or private. The responsibility of said roads and their maintenance shall be agreed upon by the developer and the Village Board during the special use process.
      4.   All residential parking will be off-street. No on-street parking is allowed.
      5.   Off-street parking shall be provided in front and side yards only. Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided per dwelling unit. The off-street parking surface shall be covered with a concrete surface. Each space shall not be less than ten (10) feet wide and twenty feet (20) feet deep. Enclosed garage space shall not count toward the required off-street parking requirements.
      6.   All sidewalks and driveways shall be concrete and meet Village standards.
   O.   Manufactured Home Sales:
      1.   Manufactured home sales are permitted on a limited basis. One home may be used for a model, and one model is allowed for each park. This model must follow all structural and aesthetic guidelines as outlined for a manufactured residence.