8-3H-7: SETBACK REQUIREMENTS:
   A.   Residential: The following setback and separation requirements shall apply to residential structures in this district:
      1.   Public Streets:
         a.   Major highways (federal or state): Seventy five feet (75') from the property line, or one hundred twenty five feet (125') from the centerline of the right of way, whichever is greater.
         b.   Primary or secondary thoroughfares (county highways): Sixty feet (60') from the property line, or one hundred ten feet (110') from the centerline of the right of way, whichever is greater.
         c.   All other streets: Fifty feet (50') from the property line, or eighty feet (80') from the centerline of the right of way, whichever is greater.
      2.   Single- And Two-Family Dwellings:
         a.   Front Yard And Corner Side Yards: Dwellings shall be set back at least thirty feet (30') from the rights of way of interior residential streets constructed as a part of a planned development.
         b.   Interior Side Yard: Not less than ten feet (10') from an interior side lot line.
         c.   Rear Yard: Not less than thirty feet (30') from a rear lot line. (Ord. 2009-3, 5-12-2009)
         d.   Lesser Setbacks: If, in existing subdivisions established prior to the implementation of this title, lesser setback lines have been observed by fifty percent (50%) of the structures in a block; then new structures in that block may be built to said lesser setback lines. In no case, however, shall the front yard be less than fifteen feet (15') or any interior or rear yard be less than five feet (5'). Furthermore, no lesser setback shall be allowed which interferes with safe traffic flow and unobstructed corner views in the subdivision. (Ord. 2012-3, 2-14-2012)
      3.   Cluster Single-Family:
         a.   Front And Corner Side Yards: Dwellings shall be set back at least thirty feet (30') from the rights of way of interior residential streets constructed as part of a planned development.
         b.   Interior Side Yard: Not less than ten feet (10') from an interior side lot line.
         c.   Rear Yard: Not less than thirty feet (30') from a rear lot line.
      4.   Low Rise Apartments:
         a.   Distance From Parking And Access Drives: Not less than twenty five feet (25').
         b.   Distance Between Buildings:
 
Front to front
100 feet
Front to side
40 feet
Side to side
40 feet
Rear to rear
60 feet
Rear to side
50 feet
Corner to corner
40 feet
 
         c.   Distance From Lot Line: Structures shall maintain a minimum distance of forty feet (40') from any lot line, unless otherwise regulated by subsection A1 of this section which governs building setbacks along public streets.
      5.   Commercial: Unless otherwise granted under the terms of the special use permit, the following setbacks and separation requirements shall apply to commercial buildings in this district:
         a.   Public Streets: See subsection A1 of this section.
         b.   Parking, Loading And Access Drives: All access drives and off street parking and loading areas shall maintain a thirty foot (30') setback from the right of way of any public or private street.
         c.   Distance From Residential/Institutional Uses: Structures shall maintain a minimum distance of one hundred feet (100') from any residential or institutional structure.
         d.   Distance From Lot Line: Structures shall maintain a minimum distance of forty feet (40') from any lot line, unless otherwise regulated by subsection A1 of this section which governs building setbacks along public streets.
      6.   Accessory Uses:
         a.   Public Streets: See subsection A1 of this section.
         b.   All Other Lot Lines: Structures accessory to a principal building or use shall maintain a setback not less than ten feet (10') from interior rear or side lot lines.
      7.   Exterior Setback From A Livestock Facility: In addition to those regulations set forth in subsection A of this section, the minimum setback from any occupied livestock facility (occupied with livestock at least 6 months out of the last 2 years) shall be as follows. Animal units shall be as set forth in the livestock management act 1 .
         a.   A minimum of one-fourth (1/4) mile from an occupied livestock facility with fifty (50) to one thousand (1,000) animal units.
         b.   For an occupied livestock facility with one thousand one (1,001) to seven thousand (7,000) animal units, the minimum setback shall be one-half (1/2) mile plus four hundred forty feet (440') for each additional one thousand (1,000) animal units in excess of one thousand (1,000).
         c.   A minimum of one mile from an occupied livestock facility with more than seven thousand (7,000) animal units.
      8.   Other: Building setbacks and separation requirements for all other uses shall be subject to review and approval by the planning commission and the county board and specified in the special use permit. (Ord. 2009-3, 5-12-2009)

 

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1. 510 ILCS 77/1 et seq.