A. Animals And Fowl: No building, structure or enclosure housing animals or fowl shall be constructed closer to a dwelling on adjacent lots closer than twenty five feet (25').
B. Accessory Building Side Yard: Accessory buildings located at least ten feet (10') behind the main building may have a three foot (3') side yard requirement except that the street side of a corner lot shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30') for all buildings.
C. Accessory Building Rear Yard: Accessory building located at least ten feet (10') behind the main building may have a rear yard of three feet (3') provided that a corner lot rearing on a side yard of another lot, the minimum rear yard for all buildings shall be eight feet (8').
D. Water And Sewer: Individual water supply and/or sewage disposal systems shall be subject to the approval of the department of health.
E. Manufactured Homes: A manufactured home shall meet all county snow loads at the time of siting and less than ten (10) years old shall meet all snow loads and energy codes at the time of siting. If older than ten (10) years, manufactured home must be inspected and approved by the Kane County building department.
F. Allowable Numbers Of Household Pets: Private holding and ownership of up to a maximum number of animals in a given land use (zoning) area as shown below; without a conditional use permit.
1. R-1/2 may house a maximum of six (6) household pets. (Please note: As of February 22, 2022 Kane County will no longer accept new lots designated with the R-½ Zone. The R-½ will remain in Modifying Regulations for administrative purposes only.)
2. R-1 may house a maximum of six (6) household pets.
3. R-2 may house a maximum of twelve (12) household pets.
4. R-5 may house a maximum of fifteen (15) household pets.
G. Livestock: The keeping of livestock for personal use is permitted, except that no more than one large animal, or no more than ten (10) small farm animals weighing fifty (50) pounds each or less, may be kept for each six thousand two hundred fifty (6,250) square feet of area dedicated for each animal not to exceed a maximum of ten (10) large animals on any lot.
H. Number of Dwellings Allowed per Lot or Parcel: No more than two single-family dwellings allowed per lot or parcel in Residential 1, 2 and 5 zones. Only 1 single-family dwelling is allowed in the Residential ½ zone.
I. Short Term Or Vacation Rental: In the event that there is more than one dwelling on a single lot that may be considered a short term rental or vacation rental as defined in section 9-1-7 of this title only one renting of those dwellings may be used as a short term rental or vacation rental, except in the R-2 and R-5 Zones where a conditional use permit can be applied for to allow a second nightly/short term rental.
J. Private Cemeteries within a subdivision shall have a sealed concrete vault. A permanent marker will be placed on each individual grave site. The cemetery shall be 50 feet from any property line. The cemetery’s legal description shall be recorded in the Recorder’s Office. No green burials are allowed within platted subdivisions. Green burials will only be allowed on 10-acre or larger parcels. No more than two burial plots will be allowed on each individual lot within a platted subdivision, except in the R-5 zone which allows a maximum of five plots. No plots will be sold commercially. (Ord. 2013-5, 8-12-2013, eff. 8-27-2013; amd. Ord. 2014-15, 7-28-2014; Ord. O-2019-5, 4-22-2019; amd. Ord. O-2022-06, 3-22-2022; Ord. O-2022-18, 4-26-2022; Ord. O-2022-60, 11-22-2022; Ord. O-2023-31, 9-26-2023)