Round Lake Village City Zoning Code

Signs. The size, type and location of any sign or advertising device shall be in accordance with the following regulations:

Public utility structures, such as buildings, substations and transmission lines, may be erected by special permit only.

Apartment houses and multiple dwellings except two-family dwellings.

Mobile homes as defined in § 180-3.

Business operations requiring large storage areas, such as lumberyards.

Junkyards and salvage operations, including automobile salvage.

Industrial or manufacturing, except as permitted in § 180-15B(6).

Outdoor theaters as defined in § 180-3.

In any district, no sod, loam, sand, gravel or stone shall be removed or offered for sale, except in connection with a public work on the property or the removal of silt or other recently accumulated material that blocks a normal flow of a watercourse, without the special approval of the Board of Appeals. In applying for such approval, the applicant shall submit to the Board a plan of the proposed project, showing property lines and adjacent public ways, grades and depths of proposed removal, soil types to be removed and proposed regrading and replanting of the property upon completion of the operation. In considering the proposed use, the Board shall take into account the distance of the operation from neighboring property and public ways, the possible detriment of such use to the future development of the land in question and the possible nuisance or detriment of the operation to neighboring landowners and to the community as a whole. The Board may impose such conditions upon the applicant as it deems necessary to protect the general welfare of the community, which may include a time limit upon operations and the requirements that a performance bond be posted to ensure compliance with requirements of this chapter and with any farther reasonable conditions imposed by the Board.

Any normal building operation in connection with a legal building permit, such as excavation, filling or grading, shall be excepted from the provisions of this section.

Existing small lots. Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by any other provisions of this chapter, the Board of Appeals may issue a special permit for the erection of a building on any lot separately owned or under contract of purchase at the effective date of adoption of this chapter with an area or a width smaller than that required for a permitted use. The minimum side yard requirements are reduced in proportion to the reduction of lot width over the specified minimum lot width for the district.

Reduced lot area. No lot shall be so reduced in area that any required open space will be smaller than prescribed in the regulations for the district in which said lot is located. Whenever such reduction in lot area occurs, any building located on said lot shall not thereafter be used until such building is altered, reconstructed or relocated so as to comply with the area yard requirement applicable thereto.

Front yard depth. Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by any other provisions of this chapter, each dwelling hereafter erected may have a front yard equal in depth to the average front yard depth of the dwellings within 100 feet adjacent thereto on either or both sides, but no front yard shall be less than 20 feet nor need any front yard to have a greater depth than required by the district in which it is located. If there exists no dwelling within 100 feet adjacent on one side, the minimum permissible depth shall be the average of the minimum depth for the district in which it is located and the front yard depth on the other adjacent side.

Reduction in rear yards. When a lot is less than the minimum area prescribed for the district in which it is located at the time of passage of this chapter or subsequent amendments thereto which may affect the area requirement of the particular lot, the rear yard may be decreased 1/4 of the distance that the lot depth is from that depth required to meet the minimum area requirement; provided, however, that no rear yard shall be less than 15 feet in depth, except that an accessory building less than 700 square feet in area and 12 feet high in height may be as close as six feet from the rear property line.

Corner lot transition. On every corner lot there shall be provided on the side street a side yard equal in depth to the required front yard depth on said side street.

Auditorium, stadium, theater or other place of public assemblage: at least one parking space for each five seats provided for its patrons (based on maximum seating capacity).

Boardinghouse, tourist home, motel or hotel: at least one parking space for each two guest sleeping rooms.

Restaurants or other eating places: at least one parking space for each five seats, except when it is in a building which provides parking space; in which case, the number of places already provided may be taken to be available for the restaurant or other eating place.

Retail stores and home occupations: at least one parking space for each 100 square feet of store floor area.

Office buildings: at least one parking space for each 300 square feet of office floor area.

Funeral homes: at least 15 parking spaces plus space for all cars of employees and resident personnel.

Dwellings: at least one parking space for each dwelling unit.

Physicians', dentists' or surgeons' offices: at least four parking spaces for each physician, dentist or surgeon who maintains an office in the building.

Churches or places of worship: at least one parking space for each five seating spaces in the main assembly room.

Schools: at least two parking spaces for each elementary classroom and four parking spaces for each high school classroom.

Public libraries or museums: at least one parking space for each 200 square feet of public building area.

Clubs or lodges: at least one parking space for each 100 square feet of building area.

Golf, country or swim clubs: parking adequate on site to handle all activities.

Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge or other structure or planting more than 3 1/2 feet in height above the grade of the street shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight line joining said street lines at points which are 30 feet distant from the point of intersection, measured along said street lines.

Distracting lights. No artificial lights or reflecting devices shall be located or displayed where such lights or devices interfere with or compete for attention with traffic signals or divert the attention of operators of motor vehicles or otherwise create traffic hazards.

Purpose and findings. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Round Lake finds that bed-and-breakfasts and short-term rentals benefit owners of real property located in the Village and visitors to the Village and make for a more diverse residential and recreational landscape. However, these uses may be inappropriate for some structures or neighborhoods, and may cause parking and noise issues. Most importantly, the operation of a bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental by absentee owners is a business use which may be inappropriate for residential neighborhoods and may lead to less interest by such owners in the good will of their neighbors and the condition of their properties. Business goals and residential goals are different. Accordingly, it is in the interest of the Village to require the issuance of a special use permit as a condition to the operation of a bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental.

Special use permit required. In order to operate a bed-and-breakfast or short-term rental, the owner shall obtain a special use permit from the Village Zoning Board of Appeals.

Duration. A special use permit for a bed-and-breakfasts or short-term rental shall be effective for two years, except that it may be revoked for cause by the Zoning Board of Appeals upon notice to the permit holder and a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Capping short-term rentals. The Village Board of Trustees may, by resolution, establish a cap for the number of short-term rentals for specific zones (e.g., RV-1, RV-2, a planned development district), provided a factual finding justifying the cap is set forth in the body of the resolution.

Violations. Violation of this section, including the operation of a bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental without the required permit, shall result in a civil fine of $500 per day, or portion of a day, and cancellation of any permit. A civil action may be brought by the Village through its Code Enforcement Officer to enforce this section and recover such fine in any court of competent jurisdiction, including the Town Court of the Town of Malta.

Existing permits. Persons holding a permit on the effective date of this section are not bound by its provisions until such permit is renewed, except for the requirements of Subsection B(5)(c).