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This district is intended to protect natural drainage courses in their capacity to carry run-off water, to limit permanent structures and uses of land in areas subject to flooding, to prevent the pollution of underground water supplies (aquifers), to provide open space and natural areas for recreation, and add to the aesthetic quality of the area.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 13.01) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
A building or premises shall be permitted to be used for the following purposes in the RC recreation/conservation district:
(a) Agriculture. A building for the storage of agricultural equipment or products shall be allowed provided the following conditions have been met:
(1) The parcel(s) consists of not less than 40 acres of unplatted land; and
(2) The property’s principal use is devoted to agriculture.
(b) Public park; forest preserve;
(c) Public golf course;
(d) Historic sites; and
(e) (1) A single-family dwelling if the following provisions for building eligibility are met:
(2) Each quarter-quarter section shall have one building eligibility when all the following conditions are met:
A. There are no other dwellings on the quarter-quarter section;
B. The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on flood insurance administration maps;
C. The building site shall be a minimum of one acre;
D. Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto a public road; and
E. The remaining portion of the quarter-quarter section is retained as agricultural land or in its present use.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 13.02) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 34-04, passed 3-15-2004; Ord. 134-06, passed 10-16-2006)
(a) A single-family dwelling located on a lot of record in accordance with the following:
(1) A lot of record consisting of less than 80 acres and containing no other dwellings shall have one eligible building site;
(2) The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on the flood insurance rate map;
(3) A lot of record consisting of 80 acres or more shall qualify for building eligibility as follows:
A. The acreage of the lot of record shall be divided by 40 acres. The resulting whole number minus the number of existing dwellings shall represent building eligibility;
B. If there is more than one building eligibility, each additional building site shall be required to obtain a conditional use permit; and
C. Each building site shall consist of a minimum of one acre.
(4) Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto the public road; and
(5) Any parcel conveyed from a lot of record must be a minimum of one acre. The remaining portion of the lot shall be retained as agricultural land or in its present use.
(b) A building eligibility may be used within a farmstead provided:
(1) The building eligibility exists on property contiguous to and under the same ownership as the farmstead;
(2) There will be no more than two dwellings within the farmstead;
(3) The farmstead is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on flood insurance administration maps; and
(4) The residential structure may be a single-family dwelling, manufactured home or mobile home.
(c) Plant nursery or tree farm subject to:
(1) No retail sales allowed on the premises;
(2) No structures exceeding 500 square feet; and
(3) All structures meeting the requirements of § 159.292.
(d) Electric substations subject to:
(1) An opaque screen six feet in height must be erected on the side and rear lot lines and on the front yard setback line; and
(2) The required side yard shall be 25 feet.
(e) Antenna support structure, subject to, stealth design approved by the county planning director.
(f) Solar energy conversion system.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 13.03) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 34-04, passed 3-15-2004; Ord. 37-14, passed 6-24-2014)
(a) Commercial recreation facility;
(b) Day or summer camp;
(c) Rifle and pistol range; trap shoot;
(d) Cemetery;
(e) Fairgrounds;
(f) Rock, sand and gravel extraction in conformance with § 159.297;
(g) A single-family dwelling on a parcel which is not a lot of record provided:
(1) The deed to the land or the agreement to convey the parcel was recorded with the Register of Deeds prior to September 27, 1988;
(2) The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map;
(3) There are no other dwellings located on the parcel, except a parcel of 80 acres or more shall have building eligibility determined as follows:
A. The acreage of the parcel shall be divided by 40 acres. The resulting whole number minus the number of existing dwellings on the parcel shall represent the building eligibility; and
B. Each building site shall consist of a minimum of one acre.
(4) The building site shall not conflict with other existing or potential land use activities or the prevailing pattern of development;
(5) The soil conditions are acceptable for a building site; and
(6) Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto a public road.
(h) Broadcast tower;
(i) Telecommunications tower;
(j) The transfer of a building eligibility from one parcel to another parcel when all the following conditions are met:
(1) The transfer of building eligibility shall occur only between contiguous parcels under the same ownership;
(2) Suitability as a building site based on the following factors:
A. Agricultural productivity of the soil;
B. Soil limitations; and
C. Orientation of the building site(s) with respect to road circulation and access to public rights-of-way.
(3) The minimum lot size shall be one acre but a larger area may be required when soil conditions warrant;
(4) The building site is not in the 100-year floodplain as identified on the flood insurance rate map;
(5) The parcel from which the building eligibility is transferred shall continue as agricultural land or remain in its present use; and
(6) Approval has been granted by the appropriate governing entity for access onto a public road.
(k) Produce stand exceeding 400 square feet in area;
(l) Recreation facility;
(m) Farmer’s market;
(n) Public utility facility; and
(o) Vacation home rental/short-term rental in accordance with § 159.303.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 13.04) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 34-04, passed 3-15-2004; Ord. 76-09, passed 8-17-2009; Ord. 64-23, passed 7-25-2023; Ord. 98-23, passed 10-24-2023)
The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the RC recreation/conservation district shall be as follows; general requirements.
Front yard | 30 ft.** |
Lot area | 1 acre* |
Lot width | 125 ft. |
Maximum height | 35 ft.*** |
Rear yard | 30 ft. |
Side yard | 7 ft. |
* Unless a larger lot size is required by the granting of a conditional use permit. | |
** The front yard on a major arterial street or section line road shall be 50 feet. | |
*** There shall be no height limit for accessory farm structures or wind energy conversion systems except in the airport approach zone. | |
(1992 Code, App. C, § 13.08) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
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