Rock Falls City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- DEFINITIONS
Sections
- Sec. 34-1.- Scope of definitions.
- Sec. 34-2. - Accessory use or structure.
- Sec. 34-3. - Alley.
- Sec. 34-4. - Automobile repair.
- Sec. 34-5. - Basement.
- Sec. 34-6. - Building.
- Sec. 34-7. - Cellar.
- Sec. 34-8. - Communication antenna.
- Sec. 34-9. - Communication tower.
- Sec. 34-10. - Dwelling.
- Sec. 34-11. - Essential services.
- Sec. 34-12. - Family.
- Sec. 34-13. - Garage, private.
- Sec. 34-14. - Height.
- Sec. 34-15. - Highway or primary thoroughfare.
- Sec. 34-16. - Land use plan.
- Sec. 34-17. - Lot.
- Sec. 34-18. - Lot area.
- Sec. 34-19. - Lot depth.
- Sec. 34-20. - Lot width.
- Sec. 34-21. - Lot, corner.
- Sec. 34-22. - Motor fuel station.
- Sec. 34-23. - Nonconforming use.
- Sec. 34-24. - Parking area, accessory.
- Sec. 34-25. - Story.
- Sec. 34-26. - Story, half.
- Sec. 34-27. - Street.
- Sec. 34-28. - Structural alteration.
- Sec. 34-29. - Structure.
- Sec. 34-30. - Yard, front.
- Sec. 34-31. - Yard, front, least depth.
- Sec. 34-32. - Yard, rear.
- Sec. 34-33. - Yard, rear, least depth.
- Sec. 34-34. - Yard, side.
- Sec. 34-35. - Yard, side, least width.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 34-85.- Zoning affects every structure and use.
- Sec. 34-86. - Continuing existing uses.
- Sec. 34-87. - Nonconforming uses; discontinuance.
- Sec. 34-88. - Street frontage; minimum requirement.
- Sec. 34-89. - Lot area requirements.
- Sec. 34-90. - Accessory buildings in residence districts.
- Sec. 34-91. - Required yard cannot be reduced or used by another building.
- Sec. 34-92. - Conversion of dwellings.
- Sec. 34-93. - Transitional uses in R districts.
- Sec. 34-94. - Minimum ground floor area for dwellings.
- Sec. 34-95. - Traffic visibility across corner lots.
- Sec. 34-96. - Essential services.
- Sec. 34-97. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 34-98. - Pending applications for building permits.
ARTICLE VII
R-3 ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 34-219.- Scope.
- Sec. 34-220. - Permitted principal uses.
- Sec. 34-221. - When authorized by board of appeals.
- Sec. 34-222. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 34-223. - Height regulations.
- Sec. 34-224. - Lot area, frontage and yard requirements.
- Sec. 34-225. - Special use permit; bed and breakfast inn.
- Sec. 34-226. - Conversion of two-family dwelling.
ARTICLE VIII
R-4 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 34-245.- Scope.
- Sec. 34-246. - Permitted principal uses.
- Sec. 34-247. - When authorized by board of appeals.
- Sec. 34-248. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 34-249. - Height regulations.
- Sec. 34-250. - Lot area, frontage and yard requirements.
- Sec. 34-251. - Special uses.
- Sec. 34-252. - Existing lots; minimum width.
ARTICLE XIV
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 34-424.- Off-street parking areas and loading spaces.
- Sec. 34-425. - Garages, motor fuel stations and car washes.
- Sec. 34-426. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 34-427. - Off-street parking screening and landscaping.
- Sec. 34-428. - Screening.
- Sec. 34-429. - Churches and eleemosynary institutions.
- Sec. 34-430. - Lot area coverage; paving.
- Sec. 34-431. - Special use permits.
- Sec. 34-432. - Mobile home parks.
- Sec. 34-433. - Small wind energy conversion systems.
- Sec. 34-434. - Harvesting of hay permitted; conditions and requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 34-475.- Scope of article.
- Sec. 34-476. - Height limits.
- Sec. 34-477. - Front yard exceptions and modifications.
- Sec. 34-478. - Side yard exceptions and modifications.
- Sec. 34-479. - Rear yard exceptions and modifications.
- Sec. 34-480. - Adult uses.
- Sec. 34-481. - Storage containers prohibited.
- Sec. 34-482. - Temporary structures and uses.