The residential district regulations are intended to protect the overall character of the Village by preserving established residential areas and encouraging new development consistent with the character of the Village. The Village has established the following residential zoning districts:

   (A)   E Estate District: The E Estate Single-Family Residential District is intended to:

      (1)   Provide for estate type housing on very large lots as set forth in the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (2)   Preserve and enhance the estate character of surrounding areas and the attractiveness associated with such areas.

      (3)   Promote open space and natural resource base protection through the options provided in this district.

      (4)   Have new development in this district be served by public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities.

   (B)   SE Suburban Estate District: The SE Suburban Estate Single- Family Residential District is intended to:

      (1)   Provide for the continuance of suburban/estate lots as set forth in the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (2)   Be used in order to protect the character of building bulk in established suburban/estate residential neighborhoods and subdivisions.

      (3)   Promote open space and natural resource base protection through the options provided in this district.

      (4)   Serve as a transitional zoning district between the E Estate Single-Family Residential District and the S Suburban Single- Family Residential District as well as between E Estate Single- Family Residential District and the R-1 Suburban Neighborhood Conservancy District.

      (5)   Be served by public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities.

   (C)   S Suburban District: The S Suburban Single-Family Residential District is intended to:

      (1)   Provide for new development in areas in a manner that is consistent with the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (2)   Provide open space in this district in order to maintain a suburban character.

      (3)   Promote open space and natural resource base protection through the options provided in this district.

      (4)   Reinforce the open nature of the Village's suburban environment.

      (5)   Not encourage a continuous pattern of like lots, but to have a creative mix of variable lot sizes.

      (6)   Serve as a transitional district between the less dense SE Suburban Estate Single-Family Residential district and the higher density R-1 Suburban Neighborhood Conservancy District.

      (7)   Be served by public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities.

   (D)   R-1 Suburban Neighborhood Conservancy District: The R-1 Suburban Neighborhood Conservancy District is intended to:

      (1)   Permit the continuation of the existing pattern of development on existing lots of record in a manner that is consistent with the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (2)   Accommodate existing developed areas which are existing lots of record and were formerly zoned under the R-1 Residential District of the Village of Lindenhurst zoning ordinance.

      (3)   Not accommodate newly developing areas of the Village.

   (E)   R-2 District: The R-2 District is the least dense of the multi-family residence district types. The R-2 Multiple-Family Restricted Dwelling District is intended to:

      (1)   Establish and preserve 2-family residential dwelling districts in the Village.

      (2)   Permit higher density suburban type 2-family residential development in a manner that is consistent with the provision of a high quality suburban community character as set forth in the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (3)   Provide affordable housing opportunities for moderate income residents, employees of local businesses, and residents on fixed incomes, and other persons preferring 2-family residential dwelling living.

      (4)   Provide areas of open space in order to maintain suburban community character.

      (5)   Promote open space and natural resource base protection.

      (6)   Reinforce the open nature of the Village's suburban environment.

      (7)   Be used as a transitional district between the less dense R-1 Suburban Neighborhood Conservancy District and the higher density R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District.

      (8)   Be used as a transitional district between the less dense S Suburban Single-Family Residential District and the higher density R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District.

      (9)   Be served by public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities.

   (F)   R-3 Multiple-Family District: The R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District is intended to:

      (1)   Preserve and establish multi-family residential districts in the Village.

      (2)   Permit high density urban type multiple-family residential development in a manner that is consistent with the provision of a high quality urban environment within a suburban community as set forth in the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (3)   Provide affordable housing opportunities for moderate income residents, employees of local businesses, and residents on fixed incomes, and other persons preferring multiple-family dwelling living.

      (4)   Include apartments, townhouses, and/or other types of housing including housing oriented toward small household sizes such as "empty nesters" and/or senior citizens.

      (5)   Provide areas of open space in order to maintain its suburban character.

      (6)   Be used as a transitional district between the less dense R-2 Multiple-Family Restricted Dwelling District and other higher intensity business, industrial, and public and semipublic districts with the provision of adequate landscape buffer yards.

      (7)   Be served by public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities.

   (G)   R-4 Multiple-Family District: The R-4 Multiple-Family Dwelling District is intended to:

      (1)   Preserve and establish multi-family residential districts in the Village.

      (2)   Permit urban type, multiple-family row home type residential development in a manner that is consistent with the provision of a high quality urban environment within a suburban community as set forth in the Village of Lindenhurst Comprehensive Plan and components thereof.

      (3)   Be applied in locations which have immediate access to, either directly or via internal public or private roads, the major arterial roadways of U.S. Route 45 and Illinois Route 132 (Grand Avenue).

      (4)   Allow for the provision of mixed limited single-family detached housing with multiple-family attached row houses in order to provide for housing market choice.

      (5)   Provide affordable housing opportunities for moderate income residents, employees of local businesses, and residents on fixed incomes, and other persons preferring multiple-family dwelling living.

      (6)   Include limited single-family detached dwelling units, row houses, and residential housing for the elderly.

      (7)   Provide areas of open space in order to maintain its suburban/urban character.

      (8)   Be used as a transitional district between the less dense R-2 Multiple-Family Restricted Dwelling District and/or R-3 Multiple- Family Dwelling District and other higher intensity business (such as the CBR-2 Community Business and Residential District 2), industrial, and public and semipublic districts with the provision of adequate landscape buffer yards.

      (9)   Be served by public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities.

(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)

   (A)   Accessory Uses: Accessory uses allowed in the residential districts are set forth in § 159-6.100 of this chapter.

   (B)   Temporary Uses: Temporary uses allowed in the residential districts are set forth in § 159-6.200 of this chapter.

   (C)   Home Occupations: Home occupations are subject to the provisions of division 159-6.102(E) of this chapter.

   (D)   Performance Standards: Performance standards for residential districts are set forth in § 159-6.300 of this chapter.

   (E)   Site Development Regulations: The site development regulations applicable in the residential districts are set forth in part 7 of this chapter.

(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)

   (A)   Permitted And Special Uses In Residential Districts: The uses listed in this table, and no others, are permitted as of right or by issuance of a special use permit, as the case may be, in the residential zoning districts.

 

Note:

   1.    "P" is a permitted use and "S" is a special use.

   (B)   Detailed Standards For Special Uses In Residential Districts: In addition to the general standards for special use permits as set forth in § 159-2.307 of this chapter, the following detailed standards must be met for the specified use.

      (1)   Multiple-Family Attached Dwelling Units With More Than 2 Dwelling Units Per Structure In The R-3 District. The following special standards must be considered in granting a special use permit for a multiple family development of more than 2 units in the R-3 District.

         (a)   The extent to which the proposed use will be served adequately by, or will provide for, essential public facilities and services such as highways, streets, parking spaces, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewers, and schools. Adequate provision must be made to provide ingress and egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets. Unless approved by the Village Board based upon recommendation from the Plan Commission, no private streets shall be permitted in an R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District. A traffic study prepared by a traffic safety engineer may be required as determined by the Plan Commission with the approval of the Village Board.

         (b)   The adequacy of the public infrastructure to support the proposed use at the proposed location. In considering this use standard, the Plan Commission shall consider not only the proposed uses, but other existing and proposed zoning and the zoning of vacant properties in order to determine both the individual and cumulative impacts.

         (c)   The extent to which the proposed use at the proposed location will, or may, have a substantial or undue adverse effect upon adjacent property, the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, utility facilities, and other matters affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare.

         (d)   The extent to which the proposed use and its design and landscaping will enhance and protect the existing character of neighboring land uses, if any, or enhance the community character of the Village.

         (e)   The extent to which the proposed use will be served by, or will provide, proper pedestrian and public transportation linkages both within the immediate area of the development and with other parts of the Village or County.

         (f)   The extent to which the proposed use will be served by, or will provide, adequate public and private open space both in the immediate vicinity of the proposed use and throughout the Village. The Plan Commission shall, in considering this criteria, consider the adequacy of such open spaces both in terms of site design and buffering and in terms of the open space needs of the permanent or transient population likely to be generated by the proposed use. Common open space consisting of land unoccupied by nonrecreational structures, buildings, streets, rights-of-way, minimum required lot areas, and automobile parking lots and designed and intended for the use of enjoyment of residents of an R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District shall be provided in each R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District. Common open space may contain structures for recreational use.

         (g)   Environmental elements relating to soil erosion, preservation of trees, protection of watercourses, lakes, wetlands, and other resources; noise; topography; and animal life shall be reviewed and the site, landscape, and building design shall minimize any adverse impact on these elements.

         (h)   The proposed use shall not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of any natural or historic feature of significant importance.

         (i)   The use shall not have a substantial or undue adverse effect upon adjacent property, the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, utilities, facilities, and other matters affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare and shall be constructed, arranged, and operated so as not to dominate the immediate vicinity or to interfere with the development and use of neighboring property or properties.

         (j)   The proposed use shall provide on site amenities and services which are consistent with the nature and intensity of the proposed use and the availability of amenities and services in the immediate area of the site.

         (k)   The proposed use will provide adequate landscaping and buffering, and all signage and lighting will comply with this Code.

      (2)   Senior Housing, Age Restricted. The following specific standards must be considered in granting a special use permit for a senior housing, age restricted single family development.

         (a)   The otherwise applicable bulk standards set forth in division 159-4.104(A) of this part may be modified as part of the special use permit approval for a senior housing, age restricted development, subject to the following limitations:

            1.   The minimum lot area may not be reduced below 6,000 square feet in area.

            2.   The minimum lot width may not be reduced below 50 feet, measured at the setback line.

            3.   The required front yard may not be reduced below 20 feet.

            4.   The required rear yard may not be reduced below 25 feet.

            5.   The required side yard may not be reduced below 6 feet.

            6.   The required corner side yard may not be reduced below 20 feet.

            7.   The maximum lot coverage may not exceed 50%.

            8.   The maximum building height may not exceed 30 feet.

            9.   The gross density may not exceed 4.0, and the net density may not exceed 6.

         (b)   Any special use permit approval for a senior housing, age restricted development shall be conditioned upon the recordation of a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions that restricts the occupancy of the residential housing in accordance with applicable Federal laws.

      (3)   Stables, Private. The following specific standards must be considered in granting a special use permit for a private stable.

         (a)   The minimum lot area must be 2.0 acres. This minimum lot area will be increased by 40,000 square feet for each equine in addition to 2.

         (b)   On parcels of land less than 200,000 square feet, all feed and bedding shall be stored indoors. On parcels of land 200,000 square feet or more, piles of feed or bedding shall be located 75 feet from any public street right-of-way or lot line of an adjacent nonresidential district and 100 feet from any lot line of an adjacent residential district lot line, in order to minimize odor and nuisance problems.

         (c)   Pasture area may extend to the lot line.

         (d)   Manure piles must be stored, removed, and/or applied in accordance with applicable Village requirements.

         (e)   All points on the perimeter of any stable building or corral must be at least 50 feet from the nearest boundary line or right- of-way line of the parcel on which it is located.

(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)

   (A)   Development Standards: The bulk, space, yard, height, and dwelling unit standards for all of the residential districts are set forth in table 4.104 of this division.

 

Notes:

   1.    See § 159-7.504 of this chapter for increased setback requirements along arterial streets and highways.

   2.    Add 150 s.f. to minimum required building floor area for each bedroom in excess of 3.

   3.    Add 250 s.f. to minimum required floor area and first floor area for each dwelling unit which has a basement less than 600 s.f.

   4.    Dens, libraries, studies, lofts, or other rooms within a dwelling unit which can potentially be used as a bedroom will be considered and counted as a bedroom.

   5.    See § 159-9.200 of this chapter for definition of story.

   6.    In terms of number of lots only. To arrive at maximum dwelling unit density, multiply the number indicated by 2.

   7.    See also special use conditions set forth in division 159-4.103(B) of this part.

   8.    Plus 1 additional foot for each 2 feet over 35 feet of building height.

   9.    Plus 5 additional feet for each additional story above 2 stories of building height.

   10.    Add 150 s.f. to minimum required building floor area for each bedroom in excess of 1.

   11.    The provisions of § 159-7.504 of this chapter for increased setback requirements along arterial streets and highways do not apply in the R-4 District.

   12.    Garages will not be counted towards the minimum required square footage.

   13.    No more than 25% of the total number of row homes constructed in a development project may be less than 1,725 square feet each in floor area; no more than 25% of the total number of row homes in a development project may be between 1,725 and 2,383 square feet each in floor area; and no less than 50% of the total number of row homes in a development project may be 2,383 square feet or larger each in floor area.

   14.    No more than 5% of the total number of all dwelling units constructed in a development project in the R-4 District may be single-family detached dwellings.

   15.    All single-family detached dwelling units in the R-4 District must have basements. Basements and garages will not be counted towards the minimum required square footage.

   16.    For single-family detached dwelling units with more than 3 bedrooms, an additional 200 square feet of floor area will be added to this minimum total square footage for each additional bedroom over 3 bedrooms.

   17.    Common open space consisting of land unoccupied by nonrecreational structures, buildings, streets, rights-of-way, minimum required lot areas, and automobile parking lots and designed and intended for the use of enjoyment of residents of an R-4 Multiple-Family Dwelling District shall be provided in each R-4 Multiple-Family Dwelling District. Common open space may contain structures for recreational use. Refer to ordinance 07-3-1614 for special bulk standards applicable to single family residences in the R-4 District.

   18.    a.   The maximum number of allowable bedrooms in a single-family detached dwelling unit in the R-4 District shall be 3 bedrooms per dwelling unit.

      b.   The maximum number of allowable bedrooms in a row home attached dwelling unit in the R-4 District shall be 3 bedrooms per dwelling unit.

   19.    See division 159-4.103(B)(2) of this part for special bulk standards applicable to senior housing, age restricted developments.

   20.    On lots located along Grand Avenue in Lindenhurst Estates and Lindenhurst Estates 1st Addition, the front yard setback for the construction of a building will be the average of the front yard setbacks of the buildings located on each side of the lot; but in no case may it be less than 75 feet.

   21.    Lots abutting 2 opposite streets (double frontage lots) shall provide the front yard setback required by the district in which the lot is located from each street upon which the lot abuts.

(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)