Kane City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Residential District R-2
§ 250-11 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to maintain the type of residential environment which has been previously established and to enhance that environment by establishing restrictions which will ensure the continuation of development within the district to high standards while prohibiting the encroachment of incompatible uses.
§ 250-12 Residential District (R-2).
A.
Uses permitted by right.
(1)
Residence, single-family or two-family.
(2)
School of general instruction.
(3)
Public park and public recreation grounds.
(4)
Church or other place of worship.
(5)
Accessory residential uses including, but not limited to, a private garage, detached home workshop, swimming pool and greenhouse, all of which shall be incidental to the use of the property as a residence.
B.
Uses permitted by special exception.
(1)
Mobile home.
(2)
Apartment building or multifamily dwelling.
(3)
Nursing home, care home, funeral home or hospital.
(4)
Neighborhood serving establishment.
(5)
Commercial nursery.
(6)
Buildings and uses of a recreational, cultural, fraternal, social and utility nature.
(7)
Private club.
(8)
Home office or home occupation.
(9)
Stand alone accessory building uses including, but not limited to, private garage, detached home workshop, swimming pool and greenhouse, all of which shall be incidental to the use of the property as a residence.
[Added 7-12-1999 by Ord. No. A-939]
(10)
0ff-street parking areas.
[Added 7-12-1999 by Ord. No. A-939]
(a)
Required off-street parking areas for one- and two-family residences shall be located on the same lot as the principal building to be served. Under unusual circumstances, when approved as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, parking areas may be located off-site, in all zoning districts, provided that the parking area is not more than 300 feet from the premises of the principal building or use to be served by such areas. Said distance shall be measured along public walkways from the nearest lot line of the lot on which the use is located to the nearest lot line of the lot on which the required parking is located.
(b)
The off-street parking area shall be for any currently licensed vehicles.
(c)
The following restrictions shall apply:
[1]
The parking facility shall be accessory to, and for the use of, the same owner of the land on which the principal use is located;
[2]
If the parking facility is for the purpose of public parking, said lot shall be subject to deed restrictions filed in an office of record, binding the owner and his heirs and/or assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available throughout the life of such space, and shall conform to all regulations of the district in which they are located.
[3]
The parking facility shall not be used as an off-street loading area;
[4]
No commercial repair work or service of any kind, or sale or display thereof, shall be conducted in such parking facility;
[5]
No signs of any kind, other than signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use, shall be maintained on such parking facility;
[6]
The parking facility shall be screened and landscaped to a height of four feet;
[7]
The parking facility shall be kept free from refuse and debris;
[8]
The minimum lot size of a parking facility shall be at least 5,000 square feet and a width at the established building setback line of at least 50 feet;
[10]
Any lights used to illuminate said parking facility shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining premises in a residential district;
[11]
The Zoning Hearing Board shall place such additional restrictions or conditions as deemed necessary by the Board for the protection of neighboring property, in harmony with the purpose and intent of this chapter.
C.
Area requirements.
(1)
Each main building hereafter erected, together with its accessory buildings, shall be located on a lot having an area of at least 9,000 square feet, except for existing lot(s) recorded by deed or plat on record at the time of enacting this chapter.
D.
Setback requirements and height limitation. Setback requirements and height limitation shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in Table 1.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Table 1 is included at the end of this chapter.
E.
Parking requirements. Off-street parking, and loading and unloading space shall be provided for all uses, whether allowed by right or by special exception, in accordance with the requirements of Article XII.
F.
Building coverage of residential lots. Garages and other accessory buildings not over 15 feet high may be built in a rear yard, provided that not more than 50% of the area of a required rear yard is occupied by such garages and other accessory buildings. Swimming pools may be built in rear yards, but may not occupy more than 75% of the required yard.