The following regulations shall apply to all zoning districts unless specifically stated otherwise. Determination of potential or actual noncompliance with such special regulations shall be made by the city council or its duly appointed agent.

   A.    Residential Features: No activity or operation shall be established or maintained which by reason of its nature or manner of operation will cause the emission of noise, odor, toxic or noxious fumes, smoke, dust and particulate matter in such concentrations as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, welfare, and safety or cause injury to property or business.

   B.    Glare: Any lighting used to illuminate an off street parking area or sign shall be arranged so as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential property or from the public streets. Direct or sky reflected glare, whether from floodlights or from high temperature processes such as combustion or welding, shall not be directed into any adjoining property.

   C.    Explosives: No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials, goods or products which could decompose by detonation shall be permitted except such as are specifically licensed by the city council.

   D.    Vibration: No activity or operation shall cause earth vibrations perceptible beyond the limits of the lot upon which the operation is located.

   E.    Activity Within Enclosed Buildings: All fabrication, manufacturing, processing or production shall be undertaken within completely enclosed buildings. (1982 Code)

   F.    Screening: (Rep. by Ord. 591, 8-6-1985)

   G.    Refuse: All waste material, debris, refuse, or garbage not disposed of through the public sanitary sewerage system shall be kept in an enclosed building or properly contained in a closed container designed for such purposes. The owner of vacant land shall be responsible for keeping such land free of refuse.

   H.    Landscaping: In all but the C2 and I zoning districts, all developed uses shall provide a landscaped yard along all streets. Such yard shall be kept clear of all structures and storage except off street parking. Such yard shall be at least eight feet (8') in depth along all streets, measured from the street right of way. Except for driveways, the yard shall extend the entire frontage of the lot and along both streets in the case of a corner lot.

   I.    Drainage: No land shall be developed and no use shall be permitted that results in water runoff, flooding, or erosion on adjacent properties. Such runoff shall be properly channeled into a storm drain, watercourse, ponding area, or other public facilities.

   J.    Construction Within Floodplain: No structure shall be permitted on any land that is subject to flooding, except for park or recreation structures such as picnic tables, shelters and barbecue pits. (1982 Code)

   A.    Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required:

      1.    None required in C2 District (to be provided in common area).

      2.    Dwellings: 1 per dwelling unit.

      3.    Churches, auditoriums, mortuaries, and other similar places of assembly: 1 per every 4 seats.

      4.    Sanitariums, convalescent homes, rest homes, nursing homes: 1 per every 6 beds.

      5.    Retail Commerce other than in C2 District:

         Restaurants - 1 per every 3 seats.

         Other retail - 1 per every 100 square feet of retail floor space but in no case less than 1.5 (gross parking area) to 1.0 (gross building floor area).

      6.    Service Commerce other than in C2 District:

         Motels - 1 per unit.

         Personal and professional offices - 1 per every 150 square feet of office floor space.

         Other Service Commerce - 1 per every 200 square feet of gross floor space.

      7.    Industrial including wholesale: 1 per every 2 persons of maximum employment during any work period.

   B.    Minimum Size of Parking Space: 250 square feet of standing and maneuvering space. Fractional spaces over 1/2 count as one space.

   C.    Location of Parking Spaces:

      1.   Spaces for dwellings: On the same lot as the dwelling unit.

      2.    Spaces for commercial uses not in the C2 District or for public or semipublic uses: Within 300 feet of the main entrance of the building served.

      3.    Spaces for industrial uses: Within 800 feet of the main entrance of the building being served.

      4.    No off-street parking spaces to be located within 5 feet of any street right of way. (1982 Code)

   D.    Surface and Drainage: Off-street parking areas and accessways other than those for one and two-family dwellings shall be surfaced with a durable material and shall be graded so as to dispose of all surface water. Nothing in the proceeding paragraph shall prohibit the establishment or maintenance of a parking area with a gravel surface. Provided, however, said gravel surface shall be kept in an orderly manner, weeds shall not be allowed to grow in a way that may be harmful to the City either from providing seeds to the adjoining areas to providing an unpleasant view or otherwise detrimental to the well-being of the City. Said graveled area shall be kept in a neat and orderly appearance and a sufficient amount of gravel located on said gravel areas to prevent large ruts or holes to appear in said parking area. (Ord. 591, 8-6-85)

   A.    Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces Required: An adequate number of off-street loading spaces shall be provided for all structures which require the receipt and distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles so as to assure unrestricted movement of both pedestrians and motor vehicles throughout the active areas of Lanark.

   B.    Minimum Size of Off-Street Loading Berths:

      1.    Width: 10 feet.

      2.    Length: 25 feet.

      3.    Vertical Clearance: 14 feet.

   C.    Location of Off-Street Loading Berths: No closer than 25 feet from the intersection of 2 street rights of way.

   D.    Surfacing and Drainage: Off-street loading berths and accessways shall be hard surfaced to control dust and shall be graded to dispose of all surface water.

   A.    The following signs shall be prohibited within the City:

      1.    Signs that, by reason of position, shape or color, would interfere with the proper functioning of a traffic sign or signal.

      2.    Signs that resemble any official marker erected by a governmental agency or that display the words "Stop" or "Danger".

      3.    Flashing signs.

      4.    Signs or sign structures that obstruct any window, door, fire escape, stairway or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building or structure. Signs painted on windows and doors are excepted.

      5.    Billboards.

      6.    Roof signs.

   B.    Miscellaneous Requirements:

      1.    The owner, lessee, or manager of any ground sign or the owner of the land on which the same is located, shall keep grass or weeds and other growth cut, and debris and rubbish cleaned up and removed from the lot on which the sign is located.

      2.    Any sign or sign structure which may be, or may hereafter become rotted, unsafe or unsightly shall be repaired or removed by the licensee, owner or manager of the property upon which the sign stands upon written notice of the Zoning Officer or police officer. (1982 Code)

   A.    All mobile homes within the City shall be located within a duly permitted, designed and maintained mobile home court according to regulations of this Article and to laws and regulations of the State.

   B.    The location of such mobile home court should be at the periphery of a residential neighborhood and should be directly accessible from a collector or arterial street as defined herein. The minimum size of a mobile home court shall be two (2) acres.

   C.    The placement of mobile homes within mobile home courts shall comply with yard requirements of the zoning district within which such court is located. (1982 Code)

   D.    No permits of any type will be issued allowing the placement of a single mobile home in District R1 Low Density Residence and R2 Medium Density Residence. Single mobile homes may be allowed in any other district by special use permit even though said districts may generally not allow special use permits. This Section shall be interpreted in a way which is not in conflict with relevant Illinois State statutes, and should a conflict develop, said State statutes shall control.

   E.    At the time of the enactment of this Section, a number of mobile homes are located within various districts in the City which said mobile homes constitute prior nonconforming uses. Previously questions have arisen concerning whether the mobile home shall constitute the prior nonconforming use or whether the pad upon which said mobile home is located constitutes the prior nonconforming use. In the event a mobile home, the site of which is clearly a prior nonconforming use, is removed from its pad, it may be replaced by another mobile home provided said replacement is placed upon the same spot within sixty (60) days of removal. If the pad is allowed to remain vacant in excess of sixty (60) days, the prior nonconforming use shall cease, and a second mobile home may not be placed upon said site without obtaining a special use permit or other provision allowing the placement of a new mobile home under the terms of the City Zoning Ordinance. Any right to replace a mobile home on an existing pad as a prior nonconforming use shall cease on the sixty first day after said mobile home is removed.

   F.    Existing mobile home courts in the City may remain in existence and may add or remove trailers without being subject to said sixty (60) day period. (Ord. 659, 3-15-1994)

   G.    Resident structures which are commonly referred to as manufactured sectional homes will not be restricted under the provisions of the mobile home ordinance of the City and may be placed on all sites that are permissible for all other types of residences provided they meet the following standards:

      1.    They shall have a minimum length of at least twenty feet (20') and a minimum width of at least twenty feet (20').

      2.    If they arrive at the site by means of wheels fastened to the structure, the wheels and all axles and all suspension items shall be permanently removed.

      3.    They shall be placed on a permanent concrete foundation, either with an enclosed basement or on a permanent cement slab foundation.

   The minimum gross floor area for a dwelling shall be nine hundred fifty (950) square feet. (1982 Code)

   No interior space below ground level shall be occupied for dwelling purposes unless such space is part of a structure having at least one full story above ground level and having its exterior portion in a structurally finished state. This provision is limited to a prohibition against occupying a basement in which at least one full story aboveground has not been completed. It shall not apply to dwellings which are commonly referred to as earth sheltered dwellings in which part or all of the dwelling is sheltered by earth or below ground level when the structure is completed. (1982 Code)

   A.    No person shall construct an antenna, aerial or similar device with a total height of greater than fifty feet (50') from the ground, and in the event an aerial is placed on top of a building, including the height of the building, except by special permit.

   B.    Said provision requiring a special permit for constructing aerials, antennas or other structures higher than fifty feet (50') shall apply to all zoning districts in the city of Lanark and shall only be permissible by special permit anywhere within the city. (Ord. 754, 10-2-2001)