Rochelle City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 110-1.- Statutory authority.
- Sec. 110-2. - Title.
- Sec. 110-3. - Applicability.
- Sec. 110-4. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 110-5. - Separability.
- Sec. 110-6. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 110-7. - References to other regulations.
- Sec. 110-8. - General development procedures.
- Sec. 110-9. - Effective date and transition.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 110-20.- City council.
- Sec. 110-21. - City manager.
- Sec. 110-22. - Community development director.
- Sec. 110-23. - Building official.
- Sec. 110-24. - Zoning administrator.
- Sec. 110-25. - Planning and zoning commission.
- Sec. 110-26. - Administrative adjustments.
- Sec. 110-27. - Building permits.
- Sec. 110-28. - Certificates of occupancy.
- Sec. 110-29. - Variances.
- Sec. 110-30. - Amendments.
- Sec. 110-31. - Special uses.
- Sec. 110-32. - Public hearings.
- Sec. 110-33. - Appeals.
- Sec. 110-34. - Fees and charges.
- Sec. 110-35. - Enforcement and penalties.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 110-50.- Use restrictions.
- Sec. 110-51. - Site restrictions.
- Sec. 110-52. - General development procedure.
- Sec. 110-53. - Permitted obstructions in required yards.
- Sec. 110-54. - Building height and yards.
- Sec. 110-55. - Accessory buildings, structures, and uses of land.
- Sec. 110-56. - Buildings under construction.
- Sec. 110-57. - Building moving.
- Sec. 110-58. - Vision clearance triangle.
- Sec. 110-59. - Zoning of annexed land.
- Sec. 110-60. - Interpretation by the zoning administrator.
ARTICLE V
- DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - ZONING DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 2. - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Sec. 110-110. - RD rural development district.
- Sec. 110-111. - Single-family dwelling districts (R-1, R-2, and R-3).
- Sec. 110-112. - R-4 multiple-family, low-density district.
- Sec. 110-113. - R-5 multiple-family, high-density district.
- Sec. 110-114. - Permitted land uses and developments.
- Sec. 110-115. - Residential fences.
- DIVISION 3. - COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 4. - AIRPORT DISTRICT
- DIVISION 5. - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 6. - R-O, RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
- DIVISION 7. - DISTRICT USE CLASSIFICATIONS
ARTICLE VI
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 110-200.- General compliance.
- Sec. 110-201. - Activities to be within enclosed buildings.
- Sec. 110-202. - Storage and use of materials.
- Sec. 110-203. - Outdoor storage.
- Sec. 110-204. - Noise.
- Sec. 110-205. - Vibration.
- Sec. 110-206. - Air pollution.
- Sec. 110-207. - Toxic substances.
- Sec. 110-208. - Glare.
- Sec. 110-209. - Explosives.
- Sec. 110-210. - Odor.
- Sec. 110-211. - Electromagnetic interference.
- Sec. 110-212. - Sewage waste.
- Sec. 110-213. - Refuse.
- Sec. 110-214. - Landscaped yard along streets.
- Sec. 110-215. - Use of trailers.
ARTICLE VII
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 110-250.- Purpose.
- Sec. 110-251. - Objectives.
- Sec. 110-252. - Modification of district regulations.
- Sec. 110-253. - General standards and criteria for PUDs.
- Sec. 110-254. - Permitted uses and density.
- Sec. 110-255. - Signs.
- Sec. 110-256. - Minimum site size.
- Sec. 110-257. - Common open space.
- Sec. 110-258. - Perimeter buffer requirements.
- Sec. 110-259. - Other development regulations.
- Sec. 110-260. - Application procedures.
- Sec. 110-261. - Administration of PUDs.
- Sec. 110-262. - Previously approved PUDs.
ARTICLE VIII
LANDSCAPING
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
- Sec. 110-310. - Applicability.
- Sec. 110-311. - Minimum landscaped open space; variances.
- Sec. 110-312. - Types of landscaped areas.
- Sec. 110-313. - Interior parkways.
- Sec. 110-314. - Buffer yards.
- Sec. 110-315. - Parking lots.
- Sec. 110-316. - Site interior.
- Sec. 110-317. - Prohibited plant varieties.
- Sec. 110-318. - Recommended plant varieties.
- Sec. 110-319. - Planting methods.
- Sec. 110-320. - Performance guarantee; maintenance.
- Sec. 110-321. - Administrative relief.
ARTICLE IX
SIGNS
Sections
- Sec. 110-350.- Purpose and goals.
- Sec. 110-351. - Permits required.
- Sec. 110-352. - Sign measurement standard.
- Sec. 110-353. - Replacement of signs or sign structures.
- Sec. 110-354. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 110-355. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 110-356. - Unsafe and unlawful signs.
- Sec. 110-357. - Permit fee.
- Sec. 110-358. - Denial of permit.
- Sec. 110-359. - Inspection.
- Sec. 110-360. - Revocation of permit.
- Sec. 110-361. - Removal of certain signs.
- Sec. 110-362. - Signs in residential zoning districts.
- Sec. 110-363. - Signs not to constitute traffic hazard.
- Sec. 110-364. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 110-365. - General standards.
- Sec. 110-366. - Off-premises signs.
- Sec. 110-367. - Projecting signs.
- Sec. 110-368. - Window signs.
- Sec. 110-369. - Awning signs.
- Sec. 110-370. - Signs adjacent to drive-thru lanes.
- Sec. 110-371. - Electronic message signs.
- Sec. 110-372. - Maintenance.
- Sec. 110-373. - Variances.
- Sec. 110-374. - Penalty.
ARTICLE X
- OFF-STREET LOADING AND PARKING
Sections
- Sec. 110-400.- Purpose.
- Sec. 110-401. - Off-street parking required.
- Sec. 110-402. - Exemptions from off-street parking regulations.
- Sec. 110-403. - Computations resulting in fractional parking spaces.
- Sec. 110-404. - Location of off-street parking facilities.
- Sec. 110-405. - Shared parking.
- Sec. 110-406. - Collective parking and reduction in parking requirements.
- Sec. 110-407. - Use of off-street parking facilities.
- Sec. 110-408. - Reduction of existing off-street parking facilities.
- Sec. 110-409. - Change in intensity of use.
- Sec. 110-410. - Floor area defined.
- Sec. 110-411. - Parking requirements for unlisted or mixed-uses.
- Sec. 110-412. - Off-site parking facilities.
- Sec. 110-413. - Design standards for parking facilities.
- Sec. 110-414. - Setbacks for parking area.
- Sec. 110-415. - Surfacing of parking areas.
- Sec. 110-416. - Screening and landscaping of parking areas.
- Sec. 110-417. - Downtown parking requirements.
- Sec. 110-418. - Parking requirements for specific uses.
- Sec. 110-419. - Administrative decisions and adjustments of parking standards.
- Sec. 110-420. - Loading and unloading.
ARTICLE XI
ANTENNAS AND SATELLITE DISHES
Sections
- Sec. 110-450.- Purpose; intent.
- Sec. 110-451. - Permits.
- Sec. 110-452. - General requirements.
- Sec. 110-453. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 110-454. - Permitted uses in commercial and industrial zones.
- Sec. 110-455. - Special uses.
- Sec. 110-456. - Application for special use permit for antenna.
- Sec. 110-457. - Collocation protocol.
- Sec. 110-458. - Abandoned facilities.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS USES
Sections
- Sec. 110-520.- Agricultural processing plants.
- Sec. 110-521. - Airports.
- Sec. 110-522. - Amusement centers.
- Sec. 110-523. - Amusement parks and golf driving ranges.
- Sec. 110-524. - Animal feed yards.
- Sec. 110-525. - Animal hospitals.
- Sec. 110-526. - Bed and breakfast.
- Sec. 110-527. - Cemeteries.
- Sec. 110-528. - Community buildings, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and clubs.
- Sec. 110-529. - Country clubs; golf courses.
- Sec. 110-530. - Day nursery school.
- Sec. 110-531. - Drive-in theaters.
- Sec. 110-532. - Essential services.
- Sec. 110-533. - Excavations.
- Sec. 110-534. - Fertilizer plants.
- Sec. 110-535. - Gasoline (motor fuel) stations.
- Sec. 110-536. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 110-537. - Hospitals and churches.
- Sec. 110-538. - Inflammable liquid storage in industrial districts.
- Sec. 110-539. - Joint residential and nonresidential use.
- Sec. 110-540. - Mobile home parks.
- Sec. 110-541. - Nursing homes.
- Sec. 110-542. - Pawnshop.
- Sec. 110-543. - Private swimming pools.
- Sec. 110-544. - Retail sales for guests only.
- Sec. 110-545. - Residential, security and farm fences.
- Sec. 110-546. - Sexually-oriented land uses.
- Sec. 110-547. - Shorelines and watercourses.
- Sec. 110-548. - Stables and kennels.
- Sec. 110-549. - Temporary tract offices.