A. Compliance With Provisions: No building or other structure, whether for habitation or otherwise, including any dock, wharf, pier, launching device, jetty, boathouse, stationary raft or anchored raft shall be constructed, altered, used or maintained on Lake Taylorville property except as provided in this title. (Ord. 1918, 7-16-1979)
B. Single-Family Residential Dwellings In The Pines Subdivision; Restrictions:
1. Modular Homes Prohibited: No person shall construct or erect any modular home on any lot at the Pines Subdivision at Lake Taylorville.
2. Single-Family Residential Dwellings: Only single-family residential homes shall be allowed to be constructed at the Pines Subdivision on Lake Taylorville.
a. (1) No residence shall be erected on lots 1 through 6 inclusive unless the ground floor area of the main structure, exclusive of one-story open porches and garages, shall be not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet for a one-story dwelling, nor less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet for a dwelling of more than one story; provided, however, that the second story shall be not less than eight hundred (800) square feet, making a total of not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet in the case of a dwelling of more than one story. Basements do not constitute a story.
(2) No residence shall be erected on lots 7 through 9 inclusive unless the ground floor area of the main structure, exclusive of one-story open porches and garages, is not less than one thousand seven hundred (1,700) square feet for a one- story dwelling, nor less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet for a dwelling of more than one story; provided, however, that the second story shall be not less than six hundred (600) square feet, making a total of not less than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet in the case of a dwelling of more than one story. Basements do not constitute a story.
b. No building shall be located on any lot nearer to the front line thereof than forty feet (40') therefrom, said distance being measured from said front lot line to the foundation of said building. No single-family residence shall be located nearer to any interior lot line than ten feet (10') therefrom. For the purpose of this covenant, eaves, steps and open porches shall not be construed to permit any portion of a building on one lot to encroach upon any other lot or property. Each dwelling must include an attached two (2) or three (3) car garage and a driveway of concrete or asphalt.
3. Compliance With Provisions; Building Plans: No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall violate the above or any other building restrictions or covenants contained in the subdivision documents of the Pines Subdivision final plat approved by the city council, and no building permit shall be issued for construction until the landowner submits building plans which show compliance with the terms of this subsection and any other building restrictions or covenants which pertain to the Pines Subdivision, Taylorville, Illinois.
4. Variance, Change Or Amendment: No owner or owners of any lot in the Pines Subdivision shall be entitled to any variance, change or amendment to the recorded final plat of the Pines Subdivision nor shall be entitled to resubdivide any lot therein unless and until such owner(s) first obtains the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the city's corporate authorities, including the city council and the mayor. (Ord. 2672, 11-21-1994)