Peotone City Zoning Code
RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
§ 157.065 R-1 ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
(A) Purpose. The R-1 District is established to provide low density areas in which the principal use of land is for single-family dwellings. In this zone, community water supply and sewer facilities essential to public health are available and a complete range of complementary urban facilities is encouraged.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:
(1) One-family detached dwellings and permitted accessory uses.
(2) Parks, forest preserves and recreational areas, when publicly owned and operated.
(4) Signs - refer to Chapter 153.
(C) Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of § 157.189.
(1) Two-family dwellings and permitted accessory uses.
(2) Cemeteries, including crematories and mausoleums in conjunction therewith.
(3) Churches, rectories, seminaries, convents, monasteries and similar religious institutions, including dormitories and other accessory uses required for operation.
(4) Filling of holes, pit or lowlands with non-combustible material free from refuse and food wastes.
(5) Golf course, regulation size or "par 3" but not including commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf courses.
(6) Home occupations.
(7) Hospital or rest home.
(8) Nursery school or child care center.
(9) Planned developments, under single ownership or control, in which incidental business or recreational facilities for the convenience of the occupants may be furnished, provided the property proposed for development shall have a gross area of at least four acres. For such developments, the Village Board may vary the regulations herein, provided such variations are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance and will result in better site planning and thus be of greater benefit both to the occupants of the development and to the community.
(10) Private recreational areas or camps, when not operated for profit.
(11) Radio and television stations and towers.
(12) Railroad rights-of-way and trackage, but not including reclassification yards, terminal facilities or maintenance facilities.
(13) Schools - public, private, denominational, junior high schools, high schools, including playgrounds, athletic fields, and all ancillary uses related thereto. Bus garages are specifically excluded from the term "ancillary uses" above.
(14) Swimming club, private (commercial).
(15) Swimming club, private (non-profit).
(16) Swimming pool, public.
(E) Minimum lot size.
(1) Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 14,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 90 feet.
(2) All nonresidential principal uses of buildings as permitted herein shall be located on a tract of land having an area of not less than 18,000 square feet with a minimum width at the building line of not less than 100 feet.
(3) Minimum lot sizes for special uses shall be prescribed and conditions imposed at the time a special use permit is authorized, but in no case shall any such lot have an area of less than 14,000 square feet.
(F) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:
(1) Front yard. A front yard of not less than 30 feet and on corner lots the front yard requirements shall be met on both frontages of corner lots.
(2) Side yards. A side yard on each side of the main building of not less than 10 feet except where a side yard adjoins a street, the minimum width of such yard shall be not less than 30 feet. On lots upon which a non-residential use is erected or enlarged, there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than 30 feet.
(3) Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
(G) Maximum lot coverage. Not more than 30% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings or structures, including accessory buildings.
(H) Building height. No building shall exceed a height of 30 feet or two stories, whichever is lowest.
(I) Minimum dwelling unit size. No single-family dwelling unit shall have less than 1800 square feet of floor area, and the kitchen area must be above grade.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77; Am. Ord. 79-02, passed 5-29-79; Am. Ord. 96-07, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 96-18, passed 9-16-96; Am. Ord. 98-29, passed 3-1-99) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.066 R-2 ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
(A) Purpose. The R-2 District is established to provide low density areas in which the principal use of land is for single-family dwellings. In this zone community water supply and sewer facilities, essential to public health, are available and a complete range of complementary urban facilities is encouraged.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:
(1) One-family detached dwellings and permitted accessory uses.
(2) Parks, forest preserves and recreational areas, when publicly owned and operated.
(3) Home occupations.
(5) Signs - refer to Chapter 153.
(C) Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of § 157.189.
(1) Two-family dwellings and permitted accessory uses.
(2) Cemeteries, including crematories and mausoleums in conjunction therewith.
(3) Churches, rectories, seminaries, convents, monasteries and similar religious institutions, including dormitories and other accessory uses required for operation.
(4) Filling of noises, pit or lowlands with non-combustible material, free from refuse and food wastes.
(5) Golf course, regulation size or "par 3" but not including commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf courses.
(6) Home occupations.
(7) Hospital or rest home.
(8) Nursery school or child care center.
(9) Planned developments, under single ownership or control, in which incidental business or recreational facilities for the convenience of the occupants may be furnished, provided the property proposed for development shall have a gross area of at least four acres. For such developments, the Village Board may vary the regulations herein, provided such variations are consistent with the general purpose and intent of this chapter and will result in better site planning and thus be of greater benefit both to the occupants of the development and to the community.
(10) Private recreational areas or camps, when not operated for profit.
(11) Radio and television stations and towers.
(12) Railroad rights-of-way and trackage, but not including reclassification yards, terminal facilities or maintenance facilities.
(13) Schools - nursery, public or private.
(14) Swimming club, private (commercial).
(15) Swimming club, private (non-profit).
(16) Swimming pool, public.
(E) Minimum lot size.
(1) Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 80 feet.
(2) All non-residential principal uses of buildings as permitted herein shall be located on a tract of land having an area of not less than 15,000 square feet with a minimum width at the building line of not less than 80 feet.
(3) Minimum lot sizes for special uses shall be prescribed and conditions imposed at the time a special use permit is authorized, but in no case shall any such lot have an area of less than 15,000 square feet.
(F) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:
(1) Front yard. A front yard of not less than 30 feet and on corner lots the front yard requirements shall be met on both frontages of corner lots.
(2) Side yards. A side yard on each side of the main building of not less than eight feet, except where a side yard adjoins a street the minimum width of such yard shall be not less than 30 feet. On lots upon which a non-residential use is erected or enlarged, there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than 30 feet.
(3) Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
(G) Maximum lot coverage. Not more than 30% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings or structures, including accessory buildings.
(H) Building height. No building shall exceed a height of 30 feet or two stories, whichever is lowest.
(I) Minimum dwelling unit size. No single-family dwelling unit shall have less than 1400 square feet floor area and kitchen area must be above grade.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77; Am. Ord. 79-02, passed 5-29-79; Am. Ord. 01-07, passed 8-6-01) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.067 R-3 ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
(A) Purpose. The R-3 District is established to provide areas of a higher density than the R-2 District but of a similar urban character where community water and sewer facilities are available.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:
(1) One family detached dwellings and permitted accessory uses.
(2) Parks, forest preserves and recreational areas, when publicly owned and operated.
(3) Home occupations.
(5) Signs - refer to Chapter 153.
(C) Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of § 157.189.
(1) Two-family dwellings and permitted accessory uses. Every two-family dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 90 feet. See § 157.065(F)(1) above for side yard adjoining a street.
(2) Cemeteries, including crematories and mausoleums in conjunction therewith.
(3) Churches, rectories, seminaries, convents, monasteries and similar religious institutions, including dormitories and other accessory uses required for operation.
(4) Doctors' and physicians' offices, provided there are adequate parking facilities and provided that the property is adjacent and contiguous to ben existing B-1 zoning district.
(5) Golf courses including ancillary uses normally provided, such as restaurants, including the sale of alcoholic beverages, residential uses for guests, manager and other employees, but not including commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf courses; and provided that no club house or accessory building shall be located nearer than 500 feet to any dwelling on another zoning lot.
(6) Filling of holes, pits or lowlands with non-combustible material free from refuse and food wastes.
(7) Home occupations.
(8) Nursing home and rest home.
(9) Private recreational areas or camps, when not operated for profit.
(10) Schools, public, denominational, or private, elementary and high, including playgrounds and athletic fields auxiliary thereto.
(11) Planned developments, under single ownership or control, in which incidental business or recreational facilities for the convenience of the occupants may be furnished, provided the property proposed for development shall have a gross area of at least four acres. For such developments, the Village Board may vary the regulations herein, provided such variations are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance and will result in better site planning and thus be of greater benefit to both the occupants of the development and to the community.
(12) Radio and television stations and towers, but not commercial towers.
(13) Railroad rights-of-way and trackage, but not including reclassification yards, terminal facilities or maintenance facilities.
(14) Schools - nursery, public or private.
(15) Swimming club, private (commercial).
(16) Swimming club, private (non-profit).
(17) Trucks - the storing of solid waste disposal trucks that existed at the adoption date of this chapter shall be permitted as a special use and shall not be considered nonconforming.
(E) Minimum lot size.
(1) Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 10,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 66 feet. The width of 66 feet shall apply only to existing lots and any future lots in any R-3 District shall have a width at the established building line of not less than 75 feet.
(2) All nonresidential principal uses of buildings, as permitted herein, shall be located on a tract of land having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 80 feet.
(3) Minimum lot sizes for special uses shall be prescribed and conditions imposed at the time a special use permit is authorized, but in no case shall any such lot have an area of less than 12,000 square feet.
(F) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:
(1) Front yard. A front yard of not less than 30 feet and on corner lots the front yard requirements shall be met on both frontages of corner lots.
(2) Side yards. A side yard on each side of the main building of not less than six feet, except where a side yard adjoins a street the minimum width of such yard shall be not less than 30 feet. On lots upon which a nonresidential use is erected or enlarged, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than 25 feet, except where a side yard adjoins a street the minimum width of such yard shall be not less than 30 feet.
(3) Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
(G) Maximum lot coverage. Not more than 30% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures, including accessory buildings.
(H) Building height. No building shall exceed a height of 30 feet or two stories, whichever is lowest.
(I) Minimum dwelling unit size. No single-family dwelling unit on a 67-foot wide lot or more shall have less than 1200 square feet floor area above grade; and no single-family dwelling unit on a 66-foot wide lot or less shall have less than 1000 square feet floor area and kitchen area must be above grade.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77; Am. Ord. 79-02, passed 5-29-79; Am. Ord. 80-1, passed 4-14-80; Am. Ord. 01-07, passed 8-6-01) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.068 R-4 GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
(A) Purpose. The R4 District is established as a general residence district to provide for a wider variety of dwelling accommodations with a higher density of dwelling units; to provide for multiple- family dwellings with adequate open space for family living; to provide for and encourage the redevelopment of older residential districts in the central area of the village; and to provide for a transition between non-residential areas and one-family areas of lower density.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:
(1) Any of the uses permitted in the R-1, R-2 One-Family Residence Districts.
(2) Two-family dwellings.
(3) Multiple-family dwellings, apartments and apartment hotels.
(4) One-family row dwellings (party wall) with not more than six dwellings in a row or building.
(5) Signs - refer to Chapter 153.
(C) Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit:
(1) Any use which may be allowed as a special use in the R-1 District.
(2) Boarding house, lodging house or rooming house.
(3) Philanthropic or eleemosynary uses or institutions, provided that not more than 20% of the gross floor area or 2,000 square feet, whichever is greater, shall be used as office space.
(4) Private clubs or lodges, except those the chief activity of which is a service normally carried on as a business.
(5) Off-street parking areas provided, if there is a need for this facility in the interest of public necessity and convenience and that no appropriate site is available in nearby business or manufacturing districts.
(6) Planned developments, under single ownership or control, in which incidental business or recreational facilities for the convenience of the occupants may be furnished, provided the property proposed for development shall have a gross area of at least four acres. For such developments, the Village Board may vary the regulations herein, provided such variations are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the chapter and will result in better site planning and thus be of greater benefit both to the occupants of the development and to the community.
(E) Minimum lot sizes.
(1) Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 80 feet.
(2) All two-family dwellings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 90 feet.
(3) All structures or buildings containing more than two dwelling units shall be located on a lot which provides a minimum lot area per dwelling unit of not less than 5,000 square feet, provided that the width of said lot at the building line shall be not less than 90 feet.
(a) At no time in calculating the dwelling unit density in the R-4 General Residence District shall it be greater than 12 dwelling units per gross acre.
(b) Existing residential buildings in the R-4 District may be altered to provide for not more than four dwelling units, provided that no existing residential building is altered in such a way as to conflict with or further conflict with the foregoing requirements.
(4) All non-residential principal uses permitted in this district shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 90 feet.
(5) Minimum lot sizes for special uses shall be prescribed at the time a special use permit is authorized, but in no case shall any such lot be less than 10,000 square feet.
(F) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:
(1) Front yard. A front yard of not less than 30 plus one additional foot front yard for each two feet of over 30 feet in building height.
(2) Side yards. In the R4 District, the minimum interior side yard requirements for permitted uses shall be not less than those itemized below:
(a) For one and two-family buildings, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-3 One-Family Residence District.
(b) For buildings containing three or more dwelling units, a side yard on each side of each building of 15 feet.
(c) For buildings containing three or more units there may be not less than 25 feet between main buildings.
(d) For permitted non-residential buildings, interior side yards on each side of the building shall not be less than 15 feet plus one foot for each two feet by which the building height exceeds 15 feet.
(e) For special uses, the interior side yards shall be as specified in the special use permit, but in no case shall the interior side yards be less than those specified for nonresidential buildings in division (d) above.
(3) Court requirement. In the R-4 District, any court shall have a width equal to not less than 40 feet. The depth of any court shall not be greater than two times the width.
(4) Minimum corner side yard. In an R-4 District, the minimum corner side yard requirements for permitted uses shall be not less than those itemized below:
(a) For one- and two-family dwellings, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-3 One-Family District.
(b) For buildings containing three or more dwelling units, the same as specified in the R-1 and R-2 Districts, except that buildings 50 feet or more in overall width, as projected upon the front lot line shall have corner side yards not less than 15% of the building width or 30% of the building height, whichever is greater.
(c) For reversed corner lots there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 50% of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setbacks need not exceed 30 feet. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than ten feet to the side lot line of the adjacent lot.
(d) For permitted non-residential uses, 30 feet plus one foot for each two feet by which the building height exceeds 15 feet.
(e) For special uses, corner side yards shall be as specified in the special use permit, but in no case shall such side yard be less than that specified for nonresidential buildings in division (c) above.
(5) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
(G) Maximum lot coverage. Not more than 35% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures including accessory buildings.
(H) Floor area requirements.
(1) Three-bedroom multi-family units. No three-bedroom multi-family units shall have less than 1,200 square feet floor area;
(2) Two-bedroom multi-family units. No two-bedroom multi-family units shall have less than 1,000 square feet floor area;
(3) One-bedroom multi-family unit. No one-bedroom multi-family unit shall have less than 800 square feet floor area;
(4) Efficiency apartment. No efficiency apartment shall have less than 600 square feet floor area.
(I) Building height. No building shall exceed the height of 30 feet or two stories, whichever is lowest.
(J) Site plan approval.
(1) No building permit shall be issued for construction in an R-4 District until the site plan has been approved by the Plan Commission after the review of the site plan furnished by the owner or person requesting said building permit. Any site plan shall show the exterior lines of the property, the location and configuration of the buildings to be erected thereon and appropriate distances between buildings and lot lines and other site plan items as the Plan Commission determines important to the site.
(2) The Plan Commission shall consider the criteria and standards set forth in § 157.192(A) in granting its approval or disapproval of any site plan for construction in a R-4 District.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77; Am. Ord. 85-05, passed 1-27-86; Am. Ord. 90-28, passed 3-11-91; Am. Ord. 01-07, passed 8-6-01) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.069 ER ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
(A) Purpose. The ER Estate Residential District is established to provide an environment for the development of predominantly large lot single family dwellings. This district is intended to promote low density residential uses of a semi-rural character. The ER District is established in areas where large lot single family residential uses are the optimum use because of location, topography, soil characteristics, wetness, vegetation, or other natural or human-induced factors, and where portions of the land may be kept open to protect and conserve wetlands, prairies, wooded regions, and other unique areas for the public benefit and perpetuation of the diversity of natural ecosystems.
(B) Policy. To achieve the purpose of the ER Estate Residential District, it shall be the policy of the village:
(1) To locate ER Districts in a manner in which adequate police, fire, and ambulance protection are readily available;
(2) To locate ER Districts where they are protected from the dangers of fire, explosion, or noxious fumes, and the irritation of offensive odors, noise, smoke, vibrations, glare, or other threats to health and well-being;
(3) To locate ER Districts where paved roads meeting current village standards will serve the residents and provide convenience and safety in transportation; and where mobility is not impeded and where hazards or potential for accidents are avoided or minimized.
(C) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted:
(1) One-family detached dwellings and permitted accessory uses;
(2) Parks, forest preserves, playgrounds, community center buildings, and recreational facilities, when such are publicly owned and operated;
(D) Special uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of § 157.189:
(1) Churches, rectories, seminaries, convents, monasteries and similar religious institutions, including dormitories and other accessory uses required for operation;
(2) Schools - public and private;
(3) Public libraries;
(4) Recreational facilities, providing alcoholic beverages are permitted only when associated with a golf course and club house;
(5) Golf course, regulation size or "par 3," but not including commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf courses which are not attached to a regulation size or “par 3" golf course;
(6) Planned unit developments in accordance with the provisions of § 157.190;
(7) Railroad rights-of-way and passenger stations, but not including railroad yards, terminal facilities or maintenance facilities;
(8) Extended care facilities;
(9) Home occupations in accordance with the provisions of § 157.010; and
(E) Temporary uses. Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be allowed:
(1) A temporary building, trailer, and/or yard for construction materials and/or equipment, which is both incidental to and necessary for construction in the ER District. Each permit for such use shall specify the location of the building, trailer or yard, the area of permitted operation, and the duration of the permit. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than two successive periods. In accordance with the provisions of § 157.016(B), no such permit shall allow the use to continue beyond the completion date of said construction.
(2) A temporary office, both incidental to and necessary for the sale or rental of units in a new housing development. Each permit for such use shall specify the location of the office, the area of permitted operation, and the duration of the permit. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one year and shall not be renewed for more than four successive periods. In accordance with the provisions of § 157.016(A), no such permit shall allow the use to continue for more than one year following completion of construction of said housing development. All such temporary offices must comply with State of Illinois tie-down laws.
(F) Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be permitted as follows:
(2) Trucks and recreational vehicles. No trucks or commercial vehicular equipment licensed over 16,000 pounds shall be parked or stored on a zoning lot in an ER District. One recreational vehicle may be parked on a zoning lot in an ER District, but only on a paved surface and not anywhere in the front yard. Vehicles to be parked or stored must be owned or legally controlled by the owner or occupants of the principal use. Pick-up trucks and/or vans used principally as passenger cars are excluded from this requirement.
(3) Tents. Tents shall not be erected, used, or maintained on any lot, except such tents that are customarily used for temporary recreational or social purposes. Tents used for recreational or social purposes may not be erected for a total of more than two weeks in any calendar year.
(4) Surfacing. All driveways on zoning lots in the ER District must be paved in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 157.
(G) Minimum lot size.
(1) Residential use. Every one-family detached dwelling erected hereafter shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 60,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 165 feet.
(2) Non-residential uses. The minimum lot size requirements for non-residential principal uses of buildings permitted herein are as follows:
(a) Golf courses. A tract of land having an area of not less than ten acres with a minimum width at the established building line on not less than 300 feet.
(b) Schools, churches and other religious institutions, recreational facilities, extended care facilities. A tract of land having an area of not less than three acres with a minimum width at the established building line of not less than 300 feet.
(c) All other non-residential uses. A tract of land having an area of not less than two acres with a minimum width at the established building line of not less than 240 feet.
(H) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:
(1) Front yard. A front yard of not less than 50 feet shall be provided, and on corner lots the front yard requirement shall be met on both frontages of the corner lot.
(2) Side yards. A side yard on each side of the main building of not less than 25 feet, except where a side yard adjoins a street, the minimum width of such yard shall not be less than 50 feet.
(3) Rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 70 feet.
(I) Maximum lot coverage. Not more than 30% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings or structures, including accessory buildings.
(J) Building height. No principal building shall exceed a height of 35 feet or two and one-half stories, whichever is lower.
(K) Minimum dwelling unit size. Each one-family detached dwelling and other structure occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes shall contain the following minimum square footage of livable floor area, exclusive of basement or garage space, and kitchen area must be above grade:
(1) One-story ranch: 2,000 square feet
(2) One and one-half story or bi-level: 2,250 square feet
(3) Two-story: 2,500 square feet
(1) No accessory building or portion thereof shall exceed 16 feet in height, 200 square feet of floor area and 16 feet in length; and
(2) No accessory building or portion thereof which is not attached to the principal dwelling unit may be used as a place of residence.
(1) All principal dwelling units constructed in the estate residential district must include an attached garage;
(2) No garage or portion thereof which is not attached to the principal dwelling unit may be used as a place of residence; and
(3) No detached garage or portion thereof shall exceed 20 feet in height and 750 square feet of floor area.
(Ord. 96-16, passed 7-15-96)