The R1 Single-Family Residence District is intended to provide for prime single-family areas and protect such areas from the encroachment of incompatible uses.
(A) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R1 District:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings.
(2) Educational institutions (non-boarding), as follows:
(a) Elementary schools.
(b) Junior and senior high schools.
(c) State licensed day care centers.
(3) Parks and playgrounds.
(4) Religious institutions, as follows:
(a) Churches, chapels, temples, and synagogues.
(b) Rectories, parsonages, and parish houses.
(5) Accessory uses and buildings, incidental to and on the same zoning lat as a principal use, as follows:
(a) Garages and carports.
(b) Greenhouses and conservatories, private (noncommercial).
(c) Home occupations.
(d) Storage of building materials and equipment for dwelling construction purposes for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction.
(e) Swimming pools, private.
(f) Tool houses, sheds and other similar buildings for the storage of domestic supplies.
(B) Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed in the R1 district, subject to the provisions of § 156.160.
(1) Cultural institutions, including:
(a) Public libraries and public art galleries.
(b) Public museums and aquariums.
(3) Public utilities and service uses, and civic buildings as follows:
(a) Fire stations.
(b) Police stations.
(c) Telephone exchange and telephone transmission equipment buildings.
(d) Waterworks, reservoir, pumping station and filtration plant.
(e) Other municipal buildings.
(4) Recreational and social facilities, as follows:
(a) Recreational buildings and community centers, noncommercial.
(b) Swimming pools, noncommercial.
(c) Tennis clubs and courts, noncommercial.
(6) Accessory uses and buildings incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use.
(7) State licensed day care centers.
(8) Day care homes (defined as family homes which receive more than three up to a maximum of eight children for up to 12 hours per day), provided:
(a) The operator appears before the Village Zoning Board for approval;
(b) The home is licensed by the State of Illinois;
(c) The operator maintains adequate liability insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000;
(d) The home is in compliance with all codes and ordinances of the village, including Life Safety Code 101;
(e) The home is accessible to the Fire Department and Building Department for a minimum of one inspection per year; and
(f) The operator maintains a Village of Bellwood business license on an annual basis.
(9) Dwellings occupied by a functional family.
(C) Lot size requirements.
(1) Permitted uses.
LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS, PERMITTED USES - R1 DISTRICTS | ||
Structure | Minimum Lot Area (Sq. Ft.) | Minimum Lot Width (Feet) |
Single-family detached dwelling | 5,000 | 40 |
Educational institutions | 40,000 | 120 |
Parks and playgrounds | No size limitations | |
Religious institutions | 20,000 | 80 |
(2) Conditional uses.
LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS, CONDITIONAL USES - R1 DISTRICTS | ||
Structure | Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width (Feet) |
Cultural institutions | 40,000 sq. ft. | 120 |
Planned developments | 4 acres | 200 |
Public utility and service uses | As specified by Plan Commission | |
Recreational and social facilities | 20,000 sq. ft. | 80 |
(3) Accessory uses. Each accessory use may be established on the same lot as a principal use, provided that such lot meets the lot size requirements of the R1 District as provided in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section.
(D) Yard requirements.
(1) Permitted uses.
YARD REQUIREMENTS, PERMITTED USES - R1 DISTRICTS | ||||
Structure | Front Yard (Feet) | Interior Side Yard (Feet) | Corner Side Yard (Feet) | Rear Yard (Feet) |
Single-family detached dwellings | 15 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
Educational institutions | 30 | 15* | 25 | 30 |
Parks and playgrounds | Not applicable | |||
Religious institutions | 25 | 10* | 20 | 20 |
* Plus 1 foot for each 2 feet by which the building or other structure height exceeds 20 feet. | ||||
(2) Conditional uses.
YARD REQUIREMENTS, CONDITIONAL USES - R1 DISTRICTS | ||||
Structure | Front Yard (Feet) | Interior Side Yard (Feet) | Corner Side Yard (Feet) | Rear Yard (Feet) |
Cultural institutions | 30 | 15* | 25 | 30 |
Planned developments | As specified by Plan Commission | |||
Public utilities | As specified by Plan Commission | |||
Recreational and social facilities | 20 | 10* | 20 | 20 |
* Plus 1 foot for each 2 feet by which the building or other structure height exceeds 20 feet. | ||||
(3) Accessory uses. Except as indicated below, the yard requirements of the principal uses shall apply to their accessory buildings:
YARD REQUIREMENTS, ACCESSORY USES - R1 DISTRICTS | ||||
Structure | Front Yard (Feet) | Interior Side Yard (Feet) | Corner Side Yard (Feet) | Rear Yard (Feet) |
Buildings accessory to dwellings | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
(E) Building height limitations. No building or other structure erected within the R1 District shall exceed two stories or 30 feet in height.
(`95 Code, § 156.041) (Ord. 83-11, passed 9- -83; Am. Ord. 92-17, passed 8-12-92; Am. Ord. 2001-4, passed 2-28-01
; Am. Ord. 8-105, passed 12-17-08)
Cross-reference:
Amendment to sections pertaining to home day care facilities, see § 156.182