In order to implement the regulatory scheme of this chapter so as to achieve the objectives enumerated at § 155.002 above, the entire village is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:

 

(1994 Code, § 40-3-1)

   (A)   The boundaries of the listed zoning districts are hereby established as shown on the official zoning map of the village.

   (B)   This map, including all notations and other information thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter by reference.

   (C)   The official zoning map shall be kept on file in the Administrator's office.

      (1)   Annual publication. In accordance with the state law, if any changes are made in the zoning districts or regulations during a calendar year, the Village Clerk shall publish the revised official zoning map of the village not later than March 31 of the following year.

(Ill. Rev., Stat., Ch. 24, § 11-13-19)

      (2)   Determining territory of districts with precision. In determining with precision what territory is actually included within any zoning district, the Administrator shall apply the following rules:

         (a)   Where a district boundary as indicated on the zoning map approximately follows any of the features listed below on the left, the corresponding feature on the right shall be deemed the district boundary:

 

 

         (b)   Whenever any street, alley or other public way is legally vacated, the zoning districts adjoining each side of the vacated public way shall automatically extend to the center of the way, and all territory included in the vacated way shall thereafter be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.

      (3)   Annexed territory. Whenever any territory is annexed to the village, the territory shall automatically be zoned and classified C-Conservation unless specifically zoned otherwise pursuant to pre-annexation agreement.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-2) (Ord. 91-10, passed 7-11-1991; Ord. 20-17, passed 12-1-2021)

   Hereafter, within the village it shall be unlawful to:

   (A)   Erect, use, occupy, enlarge, alter, relocate or reconstruct any structure or part thereof;

   (B)   To create any lot; or

   (C)   To use, occupy or develop any lot or part thereof except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-3)

   Whenever any use is not specifically listed as permitted or special within a particular zoning district, the use shall be deemed prohibited in that district. However, if the Board of Trustees determines that the unlisted use is similar to and compatible with the listed uses, they may allow the use by amending this chapter in accordance with § 155.167. The Board of Trustees' decision shall become a permanent public record, and any unlisted use that they approve shall thereafter have the same status as listed uses.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-4)

   Except as specifically provided otherwise elsewhere in this chapter, every lot must meet the minimum area, minimum dimensions, and minimum setback requirements of the district in which it is located independently; that is, without counting any portion of an abutting lot.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-5)

   No building shall be erected on any lot unless the lot abuts, or has permanent easement of access to, a public street or private street that conforms to the standards set forth in the subdivision regulations (Chapter 154).

(1994 Code, § 40-3-6)

   Every lot with multiple frontages (such as corner or through lots) shall meet the front setback requirements of the district in which it is located on every side having frontage.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-7)

   Except as specifically provided otherwise, in the "B-1" Community Business District and in all residential zoning districts, where lots having 50% or more of the frontage on one side of a street between intersections (that is, in one block) are developed with buildings, and the front setbacks of those lots do not differ by more than ten feet, the minimum required front setback on that block shall be the average of the existing front setbacks; provided, however, that in any built-up area, no front setback greater than 50 feet shall be required.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-8)

   To the extent indicated below, the following features of principal buildings may intrude into required yards without thereby violating the minimum setback requirements:

 

 

(1994 Code, § 40-3-9)

   (A)   Necessary appurtenances. Chimneys, church spires, parapet walls, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, antennas or other necessary appurtenances commonly constructed above the roof line shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height limitations of the district in which they are located if they comply with all other pertinent ordinances of the village.

   (B)   Intersections. On corner lots, in the triangular portion of land bounded by intersecting street lines and a line joining these street lines at points 30 feet from the point of intersection, no obstruction, whether natural or human-made, shall intrude into the air space that is between two feet and ten feet above the level of the adjacent street. (See Figure 1 in Appendix B below.)

(1994 Code, § 40-3-10)

   In all districts, property owners of all buildings and places where people live, work or assemble shall provide for the sanitary disposal of all sewage in accordance with the following requirements:

   (A)   Whenever the public sanitary sewerage system is reasonably accessible (that is, when the distance from the property in question to the nearest public sewer with available capacity does not exceed 600 feet all sewage shall be discharged into the system, whether or not a private sewerage system already exists or is more convenient; and

   (B)   Whenever the public sewerage system is not reasonably accessible, a private sewerage system shall be installed and used. All private sewerage system shall be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in conformity with the following requirements:

      (1)   Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act, ILCS Ch. 225, Act 225, §§ 1 through 22, as amended from time to time;

      (2)   Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Code No. 4.002, promulgated by the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, as amended from time to time;

      (3)   Pertinent, current regulations issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; and

      (4)   Applicable codes and regulations of the village, particularly the Subdivision Regulations. The Administrator shall not issue any initial certificate of zoning compliance unless, following consultation with the Village Engineer, he or she is satisfied that these requirements will be met.

   (A)   Any accessory use shall be deemed permitted in a particular zoning district if the use:

      (1)   Meets the definition of "accessory use" found in § 155.007 above;

      (2)   Is accessory to a principal structure or use that is allowed in a particular zoning district as a permitted or special use; and

      (3)   Is in compliance with the restrictions set forth in division (B) below.

   (B)   If an accessory structure is attached to a principal structure, it shall be considered part of the structure. Accessory use restrictions:

      (1)   Height.   No accessory use shall be higher than:

         (a)   Fifteen feet in the Conservation District or in any residential district; or

         (b)   Twenty-five feet in any other zoning district. Provided, that there shall be no height limit on agriculture-related accessory structures.

      (2)   Setbacks. No accessory use in any zoning district shall be located in any part of any yard (front, side, or rear) that is required because of the setback regulations of the district; provided that, except as specifically provided otherwise, in the Conservation District or in any residential district, an accessory use may be located as close as five feet to any side or rear lot line.

      (3)   Yard coverage. Accessory uses shall not cover more than 30% of a required rear yard.

      (4)   Use as dwelling. Use of any accessory structure as a dwelling is strictly prohibited throughout the village.

(1994 Code, § 40-3-12)