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Any commercial development permitted as a special use in the rural development districts shall not be granted a zoning permit by the County Board until the following determinations are made in writing:
(A) The development will be appropriately screened from any adjoining road or property; and
(B) The traffic generated (lights, noise or hours of operation) will not be a nuisance to opposite or abutting property owners.
(Prior Code, § 152.089) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024)
(A) Manufactured and mobile homes may be placed only in the R-4 Mobile Home Residential District or in areas approved and licensed as mobile home parks by the State Department of Public Health (IDPH).
(B) (1) In areas located in the R-4 District, the minimum lot requirements contained in this chapter shall be met.
(2) Lot sizes within mobile home parks shall be regulated by the IDPH.
(C) Manufactured and mobile homes shall comply with the provisions of the Mobile Home Owners Tiedown Act, being ILCS Ch. 210, Act 120, as administered by the IDPH.
(D) Manufactured and mobile homes shall have impervious materials, commonly referred to as “skirting”, completely surrounding the perimeter of the dwelling between the floor and the ground surface.
(E) If not connected to municipal water and/or sewer supply systems, manufactured and mobile homes shall comply with all applicable Health Department regulations concerning water well and/or septic systems.
(Prior Code, § 152.090) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-11-1992; Ord. passed 11-15-2001; Ord. passed 8-30-2012; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
(A) Height. The district height limitations stipulated elsewhere in this chapter may be exceeded, but the modification shall be in accord with the following:
(1) Architectural projections, such as spires, belfries, parapet walls, cupolas, domes, flues and chimneys, are exempt from the height limitations of this chapter;
(2) Special structures, such as elevator penthouses, gas tanks, grain elevators, electric generating stations, lightening rods, scenery lofts, radio and television receiving antennas, manufacturing equipment and necessary mechanical appurtenances, cooling towers, fire towers, substations, smoke stacks and flag poles are exempt from the height limitations of this chapter;
(3) Essential services, utilities, water towers, electric power and communication transmission lines are exempt from the height limitations of this chapter;
(4) Communication structures, such as radio and television transmission relay towers, aerials and observation towers, shall not exceed in height three times their distance from the nearest lot line; and
(5) Public or semi-public facilities, such as schools, churches, hospitals, monuments, sanitariums, libraries, governmental offices and stations, may be erected to a height of 60 feet; provided, all required yards are increased not less than one foot for each foot the structure exceeds the district’s maximum height requirements.
(B) Yards. Residential accessory uses and detached, residential garages, storage sheds and other similar buildings are permitted in the rear yard only, shall comply with all minimum front yard requirements of this code, but may be constructed five feet from the rear lot line and three feet to an interior lot line. They shall not exceed more than 25 feet in height. However, a detached residential garage proposed to be constructed having its vehicular access doors facing toward the front lot line shall not be closer than 25 feet from the front property line. These restrictions do not apply to structures used only for agricultural purposes.
(1) Uncovered stairs, landings and fire escapes may project into any yard, but not to exceed six feet and not closer than three feet to any lot line.
(2) Architectural projections, such as chimneys, flues, sills, eaves, belt courses and ornaments, may project into any required yard; but the projection shall not exceed two feet.
(3) Residential fences are permitted to be erected on the property line; provided that, in any required front yard, they shall be no higher than four feet in height and shall be of an open type (such as, chain link or wrought iron) which does not limit, inhibit or restrict reasonable visibility through it by pedestrians, cyclists or motorists. Fences erected along interior lot lines or the rear property line may be solid and shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(4) Security fences for commercial, industrial or governmental uses are permitted to be erected on property lines; provided that, they shall be no higher than ten feet in height, shall be of an open type such as chain link or wrought iron and not in conflict with § 155.081.
(5) Accessory uses and detached accessory structures may be permitted, provided that they are not proposed to be constructed or erected in the front yard and comply with the remaining provisions of this chapter.
(6) Essential services, utilities, electrical power and communication transmission lines are exempt from the yard and distance requirements of this chapter.
(7) Landscaping and vegetation may be planted and maintained on property lines. Landscaping planted in the front shall be of the type and variety that it does not limit, inhibit or restrict reasonable visibility through it by either pedestrians, cyclists or the motorists. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain, trim or otherwise ensure that landscaping and vegetation do not encroach upon any public way or cause visibility problems.
(C) Additions. Additions in the front yards of existing structures shall not project beyond the average of the existing front yards on the abutting lot or parcels.
(D) Average front yards. The required front yards may be decreased to the average of the existing front yards of the abutting structures on each side.
(E) Noise. Sirens, whistles and bells which are maintained and utilized solely to serve a public purpose are not to be enjoined under the performance standards section of this chapter.
(F) General filling. Filling of low areas with earth or gravel or with earth covered bricks, blocks, broken concrete or broken paving material, all free from refuse, as may be permitted by the State Environmental Protection Agency and the County Health Department; provided that, the areas are not located in the special flood hazard area. This provision shall not relieve any property owner from compliance with any other applicable laws, regulations or agreements.
(Prior Code, § 152.091) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 9-14-1989; Ord. passed 9-14-1995; Ord. passed 12-14-1995; Res. 2016-01, passed 1- 21-2016; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
On a property of four acres or more, two single-family dwellings will be permitted if the property conforms completely to the following.
(A) Single-family dwellings are permitted in the zoned district.
(B) If the property is divided, it will consist of two lots, each having a single-family dwelling and each lot fully conforming to all the requirements of the zoned districts.
(C) Both dwellings are served by separate sanitary facilities.
(Prior Code, § 152.092) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
All applications for permit for the establishment, construction and operation of a landscape waste composting facility shall be subject to the following exhibits, rules and standards.
(A) Required exhibits shall include the following:
(1) A boundary survey at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet together with the complete legal description of the proposed property;
(2) A boundary map depicting the existing topography at no less than two-foot contours, showing the ownership of all adjacent property and the existence of any 100-year floodplains;
(3) A detailed site plan showing the existing and proposed drainage on and adjacent to the proposed site, plans for ingress and egress, internal access ways, existing and proposed buildings, structures, parking and landscape waste storage areas on the site, the location of all buildings within 500 feet of the proposed site boundary, the location of all wells within 500 feet of the proposed site boundary;
(4) Written plans for dust and odor control, fire protection and emergency response plan, a statement as to the depth of and the planned methods to be used to ensure that compost and/or leachate does not penetrate the water table, and the plans for collection and treatment of the leachate;
(5) A statement as to the landscape waste intended to be accepted, methods of handling, machinery and equipment requirements, materials anticipated to be produced at the site, handling and disposal plans for non-compostable landscape waste, site security, lighting and procedures for drop-off control;
(6) A list of all permits that have previously been issued on the site; and
(7) The intended hours of operation.
(B) Landscape waste composting facilities shall comply with the following rules and standards.
(1) Landscape waste composting facilities shall be located on a site containing at least ten acres.
(2) Landscape waste composting facilities shall be located outside the 100-year floodplain.
(3) Landscape waste composting facilities shall be prohibited from accepting, collecting, storing, or in any way placing on the site any municipal solid waste, garbage, junk, unlicensed and/or inoperative vehicles, building demolition waste or other debris.
(4) Landscape waste composting facilities shall be located no closer than 500 feet to any residential district, whether the district is under the jurisdiction of the county or a municipality having in effect its own zoning ordinance, 660 feet from a building used and intended to be used for residential purposes, 200 feet from any property line, and 500 feet from any potable water well.
(5) The open burning of landscape waste shall be prohibited on the site.
(6) All operators of landscape waste composting facilities shall make semiannual reports upon the total tons of landscape waste accepted and total tons of landscape waste marketed during the previous six months. This semi-annual report is due on July 15 and January 15 for the period covering the previous six months. This report shall be submitted to and shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator.
(Prior Code, § 152.092) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 7-13-1995; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
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