The regulations provided in this chapter shall apply to all Country Home Districts, subject, however, to such other provisions of this Zoning Code as are applicable.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

   The following uses are permitted in Country Home Districts:

   (a)   One-family dwellings with accessory buildings, publicly-owned parks, playgrounds and agriculture, nurseries and greenhouses are permitted.

   (b)   Buildings, structures and grounds owned or operated by the Village, public libraries, schools offering general education courses and churches are permitted. Such buildings shall have side yards of at least fifty feet and shall provide adequate parking facilities.

   (c)   Home occupations, roadside stands and professional offices, all as defined and restricted in this Zoning Code, are permitted.

   (d)   Real estate signs, bulletin boards, home occupation signs, residential professional office signs and roadside stand signs are permitted. All such signs shall be nonilluminated. Home occupation, roadside stand and professional signs shall not be over two square feet in area. Real estate signs shall be permitted only to advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which they are maintained and shall be not over twelve square feet in area. Bulletin boards aggregating not over twelve square feet in area may be maintained on the premises of schools, churches or other permitted public buildings.

   (e)   Accessory buildings for livestock, stables or barns shall be located not less than 100 feet from any dwelling and to the rear of the dwelling on the premises. Accessory buildings for other purposes shall be located to the rear of the main building and shall not be nearer than ten feet to a rear lot line or a side lot line.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53; Ord. 2014-4-12. Passed 4-1-14.)

   No building shall exceed a height of two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

   Each dwelling shall have a lot containing not less than 20,000 square feet, and the width of such lot measured along its front lot line shall be not less than 100 feet.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

   (a)   Front Yards. Each main building shall have a front yard not less in distance than the setback building line for its lot as established under Section 1258.09, except as provided in this subsection. No portion of any building or structure may project in front of the setback building line as established; however, cornices, belt courses, entrance canopies and similar overhanging roofed spaces, chimneys, porticoes, bays, unenclosed porches and steps may project not more than three feet in front of such setback line.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

   (b)   Side Yards. Each building shall have a side yard on each side of not less than ten feet and a combined width of the two side yards of not less than twenty-five feet. In the case of a corner lot, the side yard on the street side shall be not less in width than the setback building line shown on the Zone Map or as provided in this Zoning Code for that side of the corner lot.

(Ord. 94-7-2. Passed 7-5-94.)

   (c)   Rear Yards. No building or structure, except a fence, shall be built nearer than ten feet to the rear lot line.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

   (a)   Water Supply. No dwelling shall be constructed or occupied unless reasonable provision is made for a dependable, pure water supply from a drilled well, cistern, spring or public water supply, in accordance with the regulations of the County District Board of Health. Such provision shall be made prior to occupancy of such dwelling.

   (b)   Sewage Disposal. In the absence of a sanitary sewer, sewage shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent nuisance and contamination of the water supply and shall be discharged through a watertight sewer into a septic tank constructed so as to be watertight, in accordance with the regulations of the County District Board of Health. Such provision shall be made prior to occupancy of the premises.

(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

   The housing of livestock shall be permitted in the Country Homes District within the Village pursuant to all existing ordinances and in accordance with the following additional restrictions:

   (a)   One horse, pony, cow, pig or other similar animal may be kept on a lot not less than two acres in area. An additional half acre of land shall be required for each additional animal.

   (b)   Any resident planning to keep livestock on their property must first register with the Building Commissioner.

(Ord. 2024-5-2. Passed 7-2-24.)