The residential districts are established in order to protect public health, and promote public safety, convenience, comfort, morals, prosperity and welfare. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:

(a)

To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, smoke, vibrations, dust, odors, heat, glare and other objectionable factors.

(b)

To protect residential areas to the extent possible and appropriate in each area against unduly heavy motor vehicle traffic, especially through traffic, and to alleviate congestion by promoting off street parking.

(c)

To protect and promote the public health and comfort by providing for ample light and air to buildings and the windows thereof.

(d)

To promote public comfort and welfare by providing for usable open space on the same zoning lot with residential influences.

(e)

To promote the best use and development of residential land in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan, to promote stability of residential development and protect the character and desirable development and to protect the value of land and improvements and so strengthen the economic base.

(f)

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations to meet the probable need for future residential expansion and to meet the need for necessary and desirable services in the vicinity of residences, which increase safety and amenity for residents and which do not exert objectionable influences.

(Ord. 669, 5-23-2005)

In the R-1 one-family dwelling district the following regulations shall apply:

(a)

Open space subdivision. The provisions of the open space subdivision.

(b)

Uses permitted. In the R-1 one-family dwelling district the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:

Churches.

Convents, monasteries, rectories or parish houses to be occupied by not more than 15 persons.

One-family detached dwelling.

Planned developments, under single ownership or control, in which incidental business or recreational facilities for the convenience of the occupants may be furnished, provided the property proposed for development shall have a gross area of at least four acres. For such developments, the village board may vary the regulations herein, provided such variations are consistent with the general purpose and intent of this title and will result in better site planning and thus be of greater benefit both to the occupants of the development and to the community.

Private recreational areas or camps when not operated for profit.

Public service uses, including filtration plant, pumping station and water reservoir; sewage treatment plant; sanitary landfill; police and fire stations; telephone exchanges; electric substations and other similar public service uses.

Radio and television stations and towers.

Swimming club, private (commercial).

Swimming club, private (nonprofit).

Swimming pool, public.

Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year.

Transitional uses. Two-family dwellings, principal offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, real estate brokers, and other professional occupations, when conducted in a residential structure used primarily as a home and when located on lots having a side line adjoining a lot in a business or manufacturing district; or on lots having a side lot line adjacent to a railroad right-of-way or directly across a street or alley from a business or manufacturing district, provided that:

(1)

The lot on which the transitional use is located does not extend more than 75 feet from the adjoining business or manufacturing district, or more than 120 feet in depth from the street line in cases where the lot does not adjoin but faces a business or manufacturing district.

(2)

The home occupations are conducted in conjunction with the use of a dwelling unit as a home by the occupant thereof, with not more than two employees other than members of the related family, and that the residential character of the exterior of the dwelling is not changed.

Truck gardening and other horticultural uses where no buildings are involved and when no sale of products is conducted on the premises.

(c)

Special uses. In an R-1 one-family dwelling district the following uses and their accessory uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of section 5B-11-9 of this title:

Airport, landing field or landing strip.

Areas for the dumping or disposal of trash or garbage maintained as a landfill according to EPA requirements.

Bus terminal, railroad passenger station, freight terminal or any other public transportation terminal facilities.

Cemeteries, crematories or mausoleums.

Clinic or medical center.

Golf courses, public or private.

Home occupations.

Hospitals or sanitariums, public or private.

Municipal or privately owned recreation building or community center.

Nursery school or day nursery.

Off street parking areas and garages.

Police station or fire station.

Public buildings including post office, library, museum or similar structures.

Public or private park or playground.

Public utility facilities, i.e., filtration plant, water reservoir or pumping station, heat or power plant, transformer station and other similar facilities.

Schools, elementary, high and college, public or private, but not including trade or commercial schools operated for profit.

(d)

Dimensional standards. In an R-1 one-family dwelling district the following dimensional standards shall apply:

(1)

Lot sizes. Every single-family detached dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 12,500 square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than 100 feet.

(2)

Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:

a.

Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet.

b.

Side yard. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side equal to not less than ten percent of the width of the lot, but not less than six feet.

c.

Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet; provided, however, that for lots which are less than 125 feet in depth, in existence at the time of the effective date hereof, the rear yard required shall be reduced to 20 percent of the total depth of such lot.

(3)

Lot coverage (maximum area). Not more than 30 percent of the area of the zoning lot may be occupied by buildings or structures, including accessory buildings.

(4)

Permitted obstructions. The following may be located within or over required yards:

Arbors and trellises.

Awnings and canopies.

Breezeways and open porches (rear yards only).

Chimneys, not exceeding three percent of the width of the yard.

Fences or walls not over six feet in height.

Open parking areas (in side and back yards only).

Steps not over four feet in height.

Terraces.

(5)

Height of buildings. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:

a.

One-family detached dwelling. 25 feet, or two and one-half stories, whichever is less.

b.

Church. 75 feet for towers or steeples, but not more than 35 feet for the main structure.

(6)

Off street parking. Automobile parking facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in chapter 7 of this title.

(7)

Signs. Signs shall be permitted as allowed in chapter 6 of this title.

(Ord. 669, 5-23-2005)

In the R-2 general residence district the following regulations shall apply:

(a)

Open space subdivision. The provisions of the open space subdivision.

(b)

Uses permitted. In the R-2 general residence district the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:

Any use permitted in the R-1 one-family dwelling district.

Two-family dwellings.

(c)

Special uses. In an R-2 general residence district the following uses and their accessory uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of section 5B-11-9 of this title:

Any use which may be allowed as a special use in the R-1 one-family dwelling district.

Medical and dental offices and medical centers.

Off street parking area, provided there is a need for this facility in the interest of public necessity and convenience and that no appropriate site is available in nearby business or manufacturing districts.

Offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, real estate brokers, and other professional occupations including funeral homes when conducted in a residential structure, providing the residential character of the building is not altered extensively.

Telephone exchange, antenna towers and other outdoor equipment essential to the operation of the exchange.

Undertaking establishments, funeral parlors.

(d)

Dimensional standards. In an R-2 general residence district the following dimensional standards shall apply:

(1)

Height of buildings. No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed three stories nor shall it exceed 45 feet in height.

(2)

Lot size. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered in this R-2 general residence district shall have a total lot area of less than 12,500 square feet, nor have a total lot width of less than 100 feet. Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered as a multiple-family dwelling of more than two dwelling units shall provide a lot area per dwelling unit of 1,500 square feet. One-family row houses hereafter erected or structurally altered shall have a total lot area of 2,000 square feet per dwelling unit except that corner and end dwelling units of a row unit building shall have not less than 2,500 square feet of total lot area.

(3)

Lot coverage. Not more than 40 percent of the area of a lot may be covered by buildings or structures.

(4)

Yard areas. No building or structure nor the enlargement of any building or structure shall be hereafter erected or maintained unless the following yards and lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such structure or enlargement:

a.

Front yard. For multiple-family dwellings other than one-family row dwellings, there shall be a front yard of not less than 30 feet. For row dwellings, two-family dwellings and one-family dwellings, the same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 one-family dwelling district.

b.

Side yards.

1.

Multiple-family dwellings. On interior lots there shall be a side yard on each side of the principal building of not less than five feet and a combined total of side yards of not less than 15 feet for all multiple-family dwellings of not more than two stories in height. On corner lots, the side yard on the intersecting street side shall be not less than ten feet, except in the case of a reversed corner lot, where there shall be a side yard on the street side of the corner lot of not less than 50 percent of the front yard required in the lots in the rear of such corner lot. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet to the side lot line of such adjacent lot.

2.

One-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 one-family dwelling district.

3.

One-family row dwelling. The same regulations as govern side yards of multiple-family dwellings, except that there may be not less than 15 feet between adjacent row buildings.

c.

Rear yard. For multiple-family dwellings, other than one-family row dwellings, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet for interior lots nor less than 15 feet for corner lots. For other type dwellings, the same rear yard regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 one-family dwelling district.

(5)

Off street parking. Automobile parking facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in chapter 7 of this title.

(6)

Signs. Signs shall be permitted as allowed in chapter 6 of this title.

(Ord. 669, 5-23-2005)

In the R-3 multi-family residence district the following regulations shall apply:

(a)

Uses permitted. In the R-3 multi-family residence district the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:

Any use permitted in the R-2 district.

Multi-family dwellings and apartments of not more than four dwelling units in a building.

One-family row dwellings (party wall type) with not more than four dwelling units in a building.

(b)

Special uses. In an R-3 multi-family residence district the following uses and their accessory uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of section 5B-11-9 of this title:

Any use which may be permitted as a special use in the R-2 general residence district.

Boarding and lodging houses.

Mobile home parks, provided that public or community sewer and water facilities are available for each mobile home, and that each mobile home site contains not less than 9,700 square feet of area, including parking space, but not including driveways.

Multi-family dwellings with more than four dwelling units in a building.

One-family row dwellings (party wall type) with more than four dwelling units in a building.

Philanthropic or eleemosynary uses or institutions; provided, that not more than 20 percent of the gross floor area or 2,000 square feet, whichever is greater, shall be used as office space.

Planned unit developments under single ownership or control, in which incidental business or recreational facilities for the convenience of the occupants may be furnished, provided the property proposed for development shall have a gross area of at least four acres. For such development, the village board may vary the regulations herein; provided such variations are consistent with the general purpose and intent of this title and will result in better site planning and thus be of greater benefit both to the occupants of the development and to the community.

Private clubs or lodges, except those the chief activity of which is a service normally carried on as a business.

Rest homes and nursing homes.

Undertaking establishments, funeral parlors.

(c)

Dimensional standards. In an R-3 multi-family residence district the following dimensions shall apply:

The height of buildings, lot size, lot coverage, yard areas, off street parking and signs shall be the same as in the R-2 district set forth in subsection 5B-3-3(d) of this chapter.

(Ord. 669, 5-23-2005)