Lewistown City Zoning Code
Subchapter I
General Provisions
§ 153.001 SHORT TITLE.
This comprehensive zoning ordinance shall commonly be known as the "Zoning Ordinance of Lewistown, Illinois". Each zoning district herein identified and designated, shall be comprised of the areas of land set forth on the Comprehensive Zoning Map, attached to the ordinance codified herein and made a part thereof.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.002 PURPOSE.
The zoning regulations and districts have been made with these objectives, which shall be each considered to be of equal importance.
(A)
Assuring that adequate light, air, and safety from fire and other dangers may be secured.
(B)
The property values be preserved.
(C)
That traffic congestion be kept to a safe minimum.
(D)
That public health, safety, comfort, morals, and welfare might otherwise be promoted.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.003 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; the singular number shall include the plural; the masculine shall include the feminine, and the word SHALL is mandatory and not discriminatory. All definitions herein written are for general definition purposes only and are all subject to the discretion and interpretation of the Board of Appeals and the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
A detached building or structure the use of which is incidental and subordinate to the main use of the property and is located on the same lot with the main use.
A public thoroughfare affording only a secondary means of access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
A area of land bounded by streets, railroad rights-of-way, shore lines of streams or other waterways or other lines of demarcation, or a combination thereof.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Lewistown, Illinois.
A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or equipment. The word BUILDING should include the word structure and may be used for business, storage or living purposes.
The vertical distance to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge of gable, hip or gambrel roofs. The distance measured is as follows.
Small dwelling units designed or used for overnight renting to tourists, transients, or others for temporary accommodation.
The City Council of the City of Lewistown, Illinois.
The area defined as a zoning district within which certain zoning regulations and provisions apply under this chapter.
Any building or portion which is designed or used exclusively for residential purposes.
A building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence for three or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking therein, including apartments.
A detached building occupied exclusively by one family.
A building occupied exclusively by two families living independently of each other.
A room or group of rooms within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities for living, sleeping, and cooking.
A grant by the owner of land to a person or persons or the general public for a specific purpose.
The elevation of the center line of the highway in front of the center of the lot, as established by the City Engineer.
The sum of the gross horizontal area on all floors of a building measured from the faces of the interior walls or from the centerline of walls separating buildings but not including cellar or basement space.
All of the property abutting upon one side of a street between the intersecting streets measured along the street line.
A building used only for the housing of motor vehicles, and personal items but not for commercial rental, repair, hire, or sale.
A garage other than a private garage.
A occupation for gain or support conducted only by members of a family plus one employee provided that no article is sold or offered for sale except those for which a home occupation is provided.
A zoning lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, the interior angle of such intersection does not exceed 135 degrees.
Any zoning lot which is neither a corner lot nor a through lot.
A boundary of a zoning lot.
A lot or parcel of land, the deed to which has been recorded in the office of Land Records and Deeds, Fulton County, Lewistown, Illinois prior to the adoption of this chapter.
Any lot or parcel of land used for three or more mobile or manufactured homes used for human habitation.
A manufactured home built on a steel frame and having wheels for transportation whether temporarily or permanently attached. Manufactured homes include structures commonly called single-wide trailers, double-wide trailers, or mobile homes.
Any building or structure or land lawfully occupied by a use which does not conform with the use regulations of the district within which it is located.
A surfaced area, enclosed or unenclosed, sufficient in size to store one automobile (not less than nine feet wide and 20 feet long) connected to a public street or alley by a surfaced driveway and permanently reserved for the parking or storage of one motor vehicle.
A portable building is a building on skids having a width of not more than ten feet, a length not more than 12 feet, and a total square footage of not more than 120 feet with a height of not more than 12 feet. PORTABLE BUILDINGS do not require a building permit.
Any person duly authorized to furnish, and furnishing, under municipal regulation to the public, electricity, gas, steam, telephone, telegraph, transportation, water, sewerage, or sewage disposal.
Any camping trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or van camper used and/or built primarily for recreational purposes.
Retail business includes offices and stores used for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise and services to the general public.
The minimum horizontal distance between the front line of the building or structure, excluding steps, and the lot line.
Any structure or part thereof, or any device attached to, painted on, or represented on a building or other structure, including any letter, work, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, decoration, device, or representation used as, or which is in the nature of, a announcement, direction, advertisement, or other attention directing device. A SIGN does not include a similar structure or device located within a building except for illuminated signs within show windows visible from the street.
That portion of a building or structure included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling above it. A basement should be counted as a STORY for the purpose of height measurement where more than one-half of its height is above the average level of the adjoining ground, or if it is used for business or dwelling purposes.
A public thoroughfare which provides the principal means of access to abutting property.
Any change in the supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing wails, columns, beams, or girders.
Anything constructed, erected, or existing, the use of which requires a permanent location on the ground or attached to something having a permanent location in or on the ground.
A trailer build for the express purpose of recreational use and which is mobile.
The principal purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is occupied or maintained.
A open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed on at least three sides by a building.
A yard extending full width of lot and situated between front lot line and front line of the main building projected to side lines of lot.
A yard extending full width of lot and situated between rear lot line and rear line of the main building projected to side lines of lot.
A yard between the main building and the side lot line and extending between the front lot line and the rear lot line as projected to the side lot line.
A lot that is to be used for a use permitted in the district in which it is located at the time of applying for a building permit. A ZONING LOT may or may not coincide with a lot of record.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)