(A) Use: No building shall be hereafter erected or altered within any A residential district, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, except for the uses permitted in the A residential districts and the following uses:
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Community residence. The sponsoring agency must obtain certification of occupancy prior to establishing a family community residence. No dwelling unit shall be occupied as a community residence until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building coordinator. (Ord. 145, 8-3-1961; amd. Ord. 91-841, 5-16-1991)
(B) Height: No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed thirty five feet (35') in height or two and one-half (21/2) stories of fourteen feet (14') per story.
(C) Area:
Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard having a width of not less than forty feet (40') from rear building line to the rear lot line.
Side yard: There shall be one side yard having a width of not less than five feet (5') beginning at the building line and extending to the lot line.
1. There shall be one side yard having a width of not less than six feet (6'), beginning at the building line and extending to the lot line.
2. There shall be not less than eleven feet (11') between two (2) dwellings, beginning at the building line of one dwelling and extending to the building line of the adjoining dwelling.
(D) Intensity Of Use Of Lot: No building with its accessory buildings shall occupy in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the area of an interior lot, nor in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the area of a corner lot.
(E) Setback: See section 6-1-12 of this chapter. (Ord. 145, 8-3-1961)
(F) Community Residences:
1. No dwelling unit shall be occupied as a community residence until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building coordinator. No such certificate shall be issued for a community residence unless the following requirements are adhered to:
(a) The community residence is located at least six hundred feet (600') from any existing community residence as measured from lot line to lot line; and
(b) Each applicant must provide satisfactory evidence that he or she is duly licensed and/or certified to operate a group home with both the state and all other governmental regulatory agencies.
(c) The number of individuals who may be allowed to reside in a community residence shall be in accordance with the building code 1 of the village, but in no event shall more than six (6) individuals be allowed to reside in said residence.
(d) Nothing herein shall restrict or eliminate the requirement of compliance with the provisions of this code to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its residents.
2. The building coordinator may revoke a certificate of occupancy if its license or certification, or operator license or certification to operate a community residence, is revoked. A certificate of occupancy is not transferable to another operator or to another location. (Ord. 91-841, 5-16-1991)
(G) Garages And Accessory Buildings:
1. Definitions:
ACCESSORY BUILDING: A building which is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use.
GARAGE: When used in this subsection, the word "garage" shall mean a building or premises or portion thereof used for the intended housing or care of self-propelled vehicles. (Ord. 95-933, 6-1-1995)
2. Location: Garages or accessory buildings in a detached position shall be built at least eighteen inches (18") from the side lot line and twenty four inches (24") from the rear lot lines, or off any easement. (Ord. 98-1020, 11-19-1998)
3. Width:
Thirty five foot lots: Garages or accessory buildings to be constructed on thirty five foot (35') lots shall not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the rear yard which shall include the area used for a carport and/or canopy.
Fifty foot lots: Garages or accessory buildings to be constructed on fifty foot (50') lots shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard which shall include the area used for a carport and/or canopy.
4. Attached And Detached: A detached garage must be placed ten feet (10') from the rear side of a residence. All garages closer than three feet (3') from a residence must be attached to the residence and the foundation design must match the residence foundation design. For an attached garage, a gas ledge must also be constructed abutting the back wall of the residence, not less than six inches (6") in height. All walls of an attached garage that abut habitable rooms must be covered with five-eighths inch (5/8") drywall to the underside of roof sheathing. All doors between a garage and living quarters must be protected with a one and three-fourths inch (13/4") solid core wood door, or labeled fire door, wall of house to be fire rated also.
5. Height: The total height of any garage shall not exceed fourteen feet (14') in height to the peak of the roof, measured from the finished floor of garage.
6. Intensity Of Use Of Rear Yard: No accessory buildings or garages shall occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the interior rear yard. (Ord. 95-933, 6-1-1995)
7. Roofs: The only type of roofs that will be allowed to be placed on garages or accessory buildings are as follows:
(a) Hip;
(b) Gable;
(c) No dormers or roof extensions are permitted to be constructed for any garage structure. Roof extensions are only permitted if the existing roof is removed and replaced with a new roof not exceeding the height limitation in subsection (G)5 of this section and type of roof in subsections (G)7(a) and (G)7(b) of this section. (Ord. 98-1020, 11-19-1998)
The installation of a flat roof on accessory buildings or garages shall be prohibited.
8. Standard Requirements: Various requirements relative to the construction of accessory buildings and garages are as shown in exhibit A and are hereby incorporated into this subsection and all applicants shall comply with said requirements.
(Ord. 95-933, 6-1-1995)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title VII, chapter 5 of this code. |