Fences, walls or hedges used for any purpose shall in all districts conform to the following:

(1)

For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards at street intersections by improving visibility for converging vehicles, obstructions higher than three feet above the adjacent top of the curb elevation shall not be permitted to be planted, placed or erected on any corner lot within the triangular portion of land designated as restricted area. This triangular area shall consist of a portion of land extended from the corner of the lot 25 feet in either direction.

(2)

No barbed wire or other sharp pointed fence and no electrically charged fence shall be erected or maintained except in the industrial district. In the industrial district, barbed wire cannot be lower than six feet from ground level. This requirement does not apply to agriculturally zoned property.

(3)

No permanent fence or retaining wall shall be constructed or erected within any public street or alley right-of-way unless authorized by the village board. Fences erected on public easements or across ditches shall be so constructed that drainage shall not be obstructed, and in the event of necessity for removal of such fence for maintenance or other purpose, removal and/or replacement of such fence or other improvement shall be the responsibility of the property owner.

(4)

Fences, walls and hedges in all residential districts shall not exceed a height of six feet and may be located up to lot lines.

(5)

Fences, walls and hedges in the industrial district shall not exceed a height of eight feet and may be located up to lot lines.

(6)

Fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed four feet in height when located in the front yard, with the exception of corner lots (see subsection (1) of this section). Chain link fencing is prohibited in the front yard.

(7)

On a through lot, both street lines shall be deemed front lot lines, but in the case of two or more contiguous through lots, there shall be a common front.

(8)

All of the framing on any fence shall be on the interior side of the fence.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-1; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

Generally. A home occupation is an accessory use by the occupants of a dwelling unit in which goods are produced or traded or services are rendered as an economic enterprise. Such use shall be clearly incidental or subordinate to the residential use of a dwelling. Beauty shops, barbershops and massage services are not considered home occupations.

(b)

Exceptions. Home occupations do not include garage sales or yard sales.

(c)

Accessory to residence; criteria. Home occupations are permitted as an accessory use to a residence only when all of the following criteria are met:

(1)

Area of use. Home occupations shall be entirely contained within the interior of a residence or located in garages or accessory structures on the site. No visible evidence of the business shall be apparent from the street or surrounding area. A home occupation shall use no more than 20 percent of the total dwelling unit floor area. Those home occupations which require occasional meetings using more than 20 percent of the floor space may be permitted, provided such meetings do not occur more frequently than once a month.

(2)

Employees. The home occupation shall be conducted by family members residing on the premises with no assistance from other individuals or groups.

(3)

Sales, repairs and leasing.

a.

Sales. The commercial exchange of tangible goods or other items constituting a sale between the proprietor of a home occupation and members of the general public shall not be permitted on the premises of a home occupation. Members of the general public shall not include persons in the home by prior individualized invitation.

b.

Repairs. The repair of items may occur only when the delivery and pick up of the item is conducted by the proprietor of the home occupation.

c.

Leasing. The exchange of items in a lease agreement between the proprietor of the home occupation or an assistant and a customer shall not occur on the premises of a home occupation.

(4)

Traffic and parking. No parking in the public right-of-way shall occur as a result of the home occupation except for occasional meetings. If parking for a home occupation occurs in a manner of frequency causing disturbance to the normal traffic flow for the neighborhood, the occupation shall be considered a business best handled in a commercial district rather than as a home occupation.

(5)

Changes to exterior. The appearance of a dwelling as a residence shall not be altered to the extent that attention is drawn to the structure as a commercial or business operation. Alterations of building material, size or color, lighting fixtures or intensity, parking area or any other exterior change should not cause the structure to lose its residential character nor should it detract from the residential character of the neighborhood.

(6)

Nuisance controls. A home occupation shall not create excessive noise, dust or dirt, heat, smoke, odors, vibration and glare or bright lighting which would be over and above that created by a single-family residential dwelling. The production, dumping or storage of combustible or toxic substances shall not be permitted on site. Additionally, a home occupation shall not create interference or fluctuations of radio or television reception.

(7)

Visitation. A home occupation may attract patrons, students or any business-related individuals only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. At any time during the day or evening, the parking standards in this subsection shall apply to the activity generated by the home occupation, excluding family day care homes. A home occupation shall not generate more than six arrivals and six departures per day by vehicle. Family day care operations shall not generate more than 12 arrivals and 12 departures per day by vehicle. These standards shall not be construed so as to prohibit occasional group gatherings, recitals or demonstrations. However, such gatherings shall not occur more frequently than once per month and must be held within the visitation hours specified in this subsection.

(8)

Signage. Signage or other forms of advertising pertaining to the home occupation may be placed or painted onto the exterior of the residence or in the yard of a residence. These signs may not exceed two square feet in area.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-2; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Any light used for the illumination of signs, parking areas, swimming pools or for any other purpose shall be arranged in such a manner as to direct the light away from neighboring residential properties and away from the vision of passing motorists.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-3; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

Pools used for swimming or bathing shall be in conformity with the requirements of this section. However, these regulations shall not be applicable to any such pool less than 24 inches deep or having a surface area less than 250 square feet except when such pools are permanently equipped with a water recirculating system.

(b)

A wall of a private swimming pool shall not be located less than ten feet from any rear or side property line, or ten feet from a side lot line abutting a street, or ten feet from any principal structure. A swimming pool shall not be located in any front yard.

(c)

An 18-foot electrical wire clearance must be maintained from the nearest point of the pool to the power line. All wiring around pools must conform and be maintained to meet all present electrical codes of the village.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-4; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

Before a certificate of zoning compliance shall be granted for a car lot in any district, the following requirements must be met:

(1)

The applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed use is economically compatible with existing uses.

(2)

The applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed use will not injure surrounding property values.

(3)

The applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed use will direct lighting sources away from surrounding properties.

(4)

The applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed display area will have paved surface.

(b)

In the event that a car lot is proposed to be established on a previously improved zoning lot where no certificate of zoning compliance would be required, the requirements of this section must be met prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit for such car lot.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-5; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

(a)

The lot on which any kennel is situated shall have a minimum area of three acres.

(b)

Every kennel shall be located at least 200 feet from the nearest dwelling and at least 100 feet from any lot line.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-6; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

The requirements of subsections (1), (3) and (4) of this section do not apply to travel trailers or other recreational vehicles parked on a permitted recreational vehicle sales lot.

(1)

Not more than one travel trailer or other recreational vehicle shall be parked on any one lot.

(2)

No travel trailer or other recreational vehicle shall be used as a dwelling.

(3)

No travel trailer or other recreational vehicle shall be used as an office or for any other commercial purpose except for approved construction offices.

(4)

The parking of a travel trailer, utility trailer, or other recreational vehicle is allowed; however, the parking area must be paved with either cement, asphalt, or solidly packed gravel.

(5)

The parking of travel trailer, utility trailer, recreational vehicle, etc., shall comply with the yard requirements for accessory buildings of the district in which it is located.

(6)

All travel trailers and recreational vehicles shall conform to and not exceed regulations for height and weight restrictions when used within village boundaries. No vehicle shall be parked or stored in a manner which inhibits or impedes travel on village throughways.

(7)

Storage or parking of travel trailers and recreational vehicles must not violate any existing village fire codes.

(8)

In rear yards and side yards, parking of only the following types of vehicles shall be permitted in addition to private passenger vehicles:

a.

Camper trailer (pop-up) shall be stored in a collapsed position.

b.

Pop-up camper, 24 feet or less in length and not to exceed five feet and six inches in height.

c.

Watercraft, 35 feet or less in length, but not to exceed 12 feet in height, either mounted on a boat trailer or unmounted; also boat trailer without a boat mounted.

d.

Trailers used as sales offices and/or construction offices or construction storage may remain on a construction site during the period in which the building and/or subdivision is under construction. Upon issuance of the final occupancy permit for a single building project or the occupancy permit for the final building in a subdivision, all construction trailers must be removed.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-7; Ord. of 11-25-1996; Ord. No. 2019-12-16(D), 12-16-2019)

(a)

Auto service stations.

(1)

All gasoline pumps and other service facilities shall be located at least 25 feet from any street right-of-way line, side lot line or rear lot line.

(2)

Every accessway shall be located at least 200 feet from the principal building of any fire station, school, public library and church and at least 30 feet from the corner of the lot when the lot is at the intersection of public streets.

(3)

All trash receptacles, except minor receptacles adjacent to the gasoline pumps, shall be screened from view.

(4)

Whenever the use of a service station has been discontinued for 12 consecutive months or for 18 months during any three-year period, the administrator shall order that all underground storage tanks be removed or filled with material approved by the appropriate village official.

(b)

Auto repair stations.

(1)

All body shop repairs to motor vehicles shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building whose doors shall be kept shut tightly during all body repair or painting work. Such enclosed building shall be located at least 40 feet from the nearest property line, with doors not facing toward any residentially zoned or occupied lot.

(2)

There shall be no outside parking of motor vehicles except on a temporary basis not to exceed 14 days. Junk parts and junk vehicles shall not be kept outside the building unless in an enclosed privacy fence. This fence must meet all village fence requirements.

(3)

Parking shall be provided on the site at a ratio of one parking space for each 3,000 square feet of site area.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-8; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Under no circumstances may commercial truck trailers and/or railroad cars be placed on any lot for the purpose of serving as a place for storage.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-9; Ord. of 11-25-1996)

Multiple-family residential dwellings with four or more dwelling units shall place all refuse containers in visually screened areas. All multiple-family units which have refuse containers which are one or more cubic yards in volume shall be in visually screened areas.

(Code 2009, § 9-6-10; Ord. of 11-25-1996)