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COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS; CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 151: MOBILE HOMES, MOBILE HOME PARKS
CHAPTER 152: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 153: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 154: ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 156: POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 154.151 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
   The following are permitted uses in the SE-2 District:
   (A)   Dwelling, single-family detached (one per tax parcel);
   (B)   Public libraries;
   (C)   Public cultural buildings;
   (D)   Public parks, playgrounds, and community center;
   (E)   Structure or storage for treatment of seeds;
   (F)   Roadside stand selling products grown on premises;
   (G)   Essential services and municipal administrative or public service buildings not less than 20 feet from any lot; and
   (H)   Any other similar uses deemed to be consistent.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)
§ 154.152 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
   The following are permitted accessory uses in the SE-2 District:
   (A)   Nursery or greenhouse, private;
   (B)   Private garages or parking areas;
   (C)   Solar, private; and
   (D)   Other uses incidental to a permitted use.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)
§ 154.153 WHEN AUTHORIZED BY SPECIAL USE.
   The following are special uses in the SE-2 District when authorized:
   (A)   Daycare home;
   (B)   Gardening;
   (C)   Kennel with buildings and outdoor facilities at least 100 feet from residentially zoned private property;
   (D)   Major home occupation as defined;
   (E)   Municipal buildings and libraries;
   (F)   Off-street parking facilities;
   (G)   Outdoor recreational facilities such as golf courses, country clubs, and tennis courts;
   (H)   Public and parochial schools, churches, and centers not less than 20 feet from any lot in an R District;
   (I)   Recreational use, seasonal;
   (J)   Utility stations without service yards or storage; and
   (K)   Any other similar uses deemed to be consistent by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)
§ 154.154 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
   No structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet for the principle structure.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)
§ 154.155 LOT AREA AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.
   The following minimum requirements shall be met for primary structures. Accessory structures shall meet the requirements of § 154.039.
 
Lot Area
Lot Width
Front Yard Depth
Least Side Yard Width
Side Yard Sum
Rear Yard
1 acre
165 feet
40 feet
15 feet
30 feet
40 feet
 
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)
R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT
§ 154.170 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
   (A)   This District is established in order to protect public health, and promote public safety, convenience, comfort, morals, prosperity, and welfare.
   (B)   These general goals include, but are not limited to, the following:
      (1)   To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, smoke, vibrations, dust, odors, heat, glare, and other objectionable factors;
      (2)   To protect residential areas to the greatest extent possible and appropriate in each area against unduly heavy motor vehicle traffic, especially through-traffic, and to alleviate congestion by promoting off-street parking;
      (3)   To protect residential areas against undue congestion of public streets and other public facilities by controlling the density of population through regulations of the bulk of buildings;
      (4)   To protect and promote the public health and comfort by providing for ample light and air to buildings and the windows thereof;
      (5)   To promote public comfort and welfare by providing for usable open space on the same zoning lot with residential development;
      (6)   To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations to meet the probable need for future residential expansion and to meet the need for necessary and desirable services in the vicinity of residences, which increase safety and amenity for residents and which do not exert objectionable influences; and
      (7)   To promote the best use and development of residential land in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan, to promote stability of residential development and protect the character of desirable development, and to protect the value of land and improvements and so strengthen the economic base of the county.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)
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