A. Zoning Districts And Required Minimum Area: For the purposes of this ordinance, all land and areas in Fox Lake, Illinois, are hereby divided into the following zoning districts: (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989)
1. E-1 Estate District, Twenty Acre Minimum Area: The estate zone is established to provide an area between the larger lot zone and R-1 areas. The principal use of land is for single-family dwellings on spacious tracts of land where minimum community services are appropriate. (Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
2. R-1 One-Family Residence District, Ten Acre Minimum Area: The R-1 one-family residence district is established to provide a low density area in which the principal use of the land is for single-family residences, together with the appropriate religious, educational and recreational facilities as the basic elements of a balanced neighborhood.
3. R-2 One-Family Residence District, Ten Acre Minimum Area: The R-2 one-family residence district is established to provide a higher density area than the R-1 district in which the principal use of the land is for single-family residences, together with the appropriate educational, religious and recreational facilities as the basic elements of a balanced neighborhood.
4. R-3 General Residence District, One Acre Minimum Area: The R-3 general residence district is established to provide a high density urban environment where the principal use of the land is for multi-family housing where all of the facilities for urban living are available.
5. R-4 General Residence District, One Acre Minimum Area: The R-4 general residence district is established to provide a higher density urban environment than the R-3 district where the principal use of the land is for multi-family housing where all of the facilities for urban living are available. (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989; amd. Ord. 96-15, 5-6-1996; Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
6. D Downtown Business District: The D downtown business district is established to provide areas and govern uses therein for a range of shopper and personal service types of businesses in order to serve the general shopping needs of a consumer population. The downtown business district is that area between the property contiguous to Grand Avenue between York Street and Pistakee Lake Road. Street level floor must be one hundred percent (100%) business. Other floors may be used as business or residential. (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989; amd. Ord. 90-33, 9-18-1990; Ord. 96-15, 5-6-1996; Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
7. Intentionally omitted. (Ord. 2010-36, 11-23-2010)
8. B-2 General Retail And Limited Service District, Twenty Thousand Square Feet Minimum Area: The B-2 general retail and limited service district is established to provide areas where the principal use is for the retail sale of goods and services. (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989; amd. Ord. 96-15, 5-6-1996; Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997; Ord. 2002-02, 1-8-2002)
9. B-3 Commercial Service And Wholesale District, One Acre Minimum Area: The B-3 commercial service and wholesale district is established to provide areas where the principal use is for the retail and wholesale sale of goods and services to a consumer population embracing the village and intercommunity traffic through the village. Such uses include highway oriented service and commercial recreation types of establishments.
10. B-4 Resort Business District, One Acre Minimum Area: The B-4 resort business district is established to provide areas for living quarters for short term occupancy by visitors and vacationers, to provide recreational facilities, and to provide access and to preserve the natural recreational resources of the area.
11. B-5 Marina District, One Acre Minimum Area: The B-5 marina district is established to provide areas where the principal use is for water oriented commercial uses. (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989; amd. Ord. 96-15, 5-6-1996; Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
12. M-1 Limited Manufacturing District, Twenty Thousand Square Feet Minimum Area: The M-1 limited manufacturing district is established to provide areas where the principal use is for light industry having few, if any, adverse effects on neighboring properties. To maintain an appropriate environment, high standards of performance are prescribed. (Ord. 90-27, 9-4-1990; amd. Ord. 96-15, 5-6-1996; Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
13. M-2 General Manufacturing District, Fifty Acre Minimum Area: The M-2 general manufacturing district is established to provide areas in which the principal use of the land is for industry and its necessary accessories with which adverse effects on surrounding property are often associated. To maintain an appropriate environment, high standards of performance are prescribed. (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989; amd. Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
14. Planned Unit Development District, No Minimum Area: The planned unit development district is a concept which encourages improved design in the development of land by providing relief from rigid zone requirements which are designed for unconventional development but which may cause undue hardship or complication for desirable but unconventional development. In a planned unit development, any uses permitted in any zoning district of this ordinance may be permitted, subject to the criteria established in section 9-1-6-11 of this ordinance and in section 9-1-1-2 of this ordinance. (Ord. 2007-27, 6-26-2007)
15. A-1 Agricultural District, Five Acre Minimum Area: The A-1 agricultural district is established to provide areas in which the principal use of the land is for agricultural purposes, having few, if any, adverse effects on neighboring properties. (Ord. 91-19, 5-21-1991; amd. Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
B. Zoning Maps:
1. Maps: The boundaries of the zoning districts designated in subsection A of this section are hereby established as shown on the maps entitled "official zoning map of Fox Lake, Illinois, dated June 15, 1970", which maps accompany and are made a part of this zoning ordinance and shall have the same force and effect as if the zoning map, together with all notations, references and other information shown thereon, were fully set forth and described in this zoning ordinance.
2. District Boundaries: When uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
a. District boundary lines are either the centerlines of railroads, highways, streets, alleys, or easements or the boundary lines of sections, quarter sections, divisions of sections, tracts or lots, or such lines extended unless otherwise indicated.
b. In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a district is indicated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a street or highway, the depth of such strips shall be in accordance with the dimensions shown on the maps measured at right angles from the centerline of the streets or highways. The length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the maps from sections, quarter sections, or division lines, or centerlines of streets, highways or railroad rights of way unless otherwise indicated.
c. Where a lot held in one ownership and of record on the effective date of this ordinance is divided by a district boundary line, the entire lot shall be construed to be within the most restricted district; provided, that this construction shall not apply if it increases the more restricted frontage of the lot by more than twenty five feet (25').
3. Zoning Of Streets, Alleys, Public Ways, Waterways And Railroad Rights Of Way: All streets, alleys, public ways, waterways and railroad rights of way, if not otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same zone as the property immediately abutting upon such alleys, streets, public ways or waterways and railroad rights of way. Where the centerline of a street, alley, public way, waterway, or railroad right of way serves as a district boundary, the zoning of such areas, unless otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be the same as that of the abutting property up to such centerline. (Ord. 89-54, 6-26-1989)
4. Annexation: When territory is annexed to the village, and there has been no request by the owner of said territory to classify the territory in a zoning classification other than E-1 estate district and there appears to be no need to classify said newly annexed territory to a zoning classification other than E-1, then said newly annexed territory shall automatically be classified as E-1 district, the village's highest restrictive use without the need for formal notice of a hearing before the village zoning board of appeals. (Ord. 97-22, 6-16-1997)
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