§ 157.086 PERMITTED USES.

   The following uses are permitted uses in the A-1 District in accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in this chapter:

   (A)   Accessory structures on properties prior to the principal structure, not to exceed a total of 250 square feet, and shall be placed in the rear quarter of the property as approved by the Community Development Administrator and in accordance with accessory structure setback requirements;

   (B)   Agriculture;

   (C)   Camp/cabin;

   (D)   Communication facilities;

   (E)   Dwellings, single-family detached on a lot not less than 40 acres;

   (F)   Dwellings, single-family detached on a lot not less than one (acre) and not greater than five (acres) that meet the following requirements:

      (1)   Not located within one-half mile of a livestock feeding operation;

      (2)   Former or existing farmsteads composed of mature trees, grasses, agricultural buildings, or building foundations;

      (3)   Land unsuitable for farming. The designation of land unsuitable for farming shall include land that contains at least two of the following conditions:

         (a)   Highly erodible soils, as defined by the County Soil and Water Conservation District;

         (b)   Soils with a productivity index rating of less than 125;

         (c)   Land with 50% or more of wooded areas; or

         (d)   Land with 50% of its area with slopes exceeding 5%.

      (4)   The parent parcel from which the new one to five acre lot is to be created shall be a minimum of 40 acres; and

      (5)   Lot areas that do not conform to these regulations require the issuance of a special use permit. The number of lots created via a permitted or special use shall not exceed one for every 40 acres of the original parcel that existed on January 1, 1998. Lots established after January 1, 1998 and set aside from the original farm parcels as single-family dwelling lots shall count in the determination in the number of allowable dwelling lots.

   (G)   Dwellings, single-family detached on a zoning lot of record prior to March 16, 1978;

   (H)   Dwellings, existing prior to January 1, 1998, may be divided off of an existing parcel, provided at least one acre is deeded with the residence and the split meets exception nine of the State Plat Act, being 765 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq., as follows: The sale of a single lot less than five acres from a larger tract when a survey is made by a state registered land surveyor; provided, that this exemption shall not apply to the sale of any subsequent lots from the same larger tract of land, as determined by the dimensions and configuration of the larger tract on October 1, 1973, and provided also that this exemption does not invalidate any local requirements applicable to the subdivision of land.

   (I)   Governmental, essential;

   (J)   Greenhouse, non-commercial;

   (K)   Home occupations;

   (L)   Kennels, private;

   (M)   On-farm landscape waste composting and mulching facilities located on farms that are not required to have an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) permit, provided such uses are operated in compliance with all IEPA standards pertaining to on-farm landscape composting facilities pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.201 et seq.

   (N)   Shipping/cargo containers subject to the regulations found in § 157.046.

   (O)   Signs in accordance with the provisions as set forth in §§ 157.330 through 157.342;

   (P)   Stable, private;

   (Q)   Small wind energy systems subject to all regulations as found in §§ 153.20 through 153.28. There shall only be one wind energy system allowed on a zoning lot;

   (R)   Accessory dwelling; subject to the requirements of § 157.055; and

   (S)   Personal storage building, not to exceed 1,200 square feet.

(Prior Code, 7 TCC 1-7(b)) (Ord. LU-17-14, passed 11-15-2017; Ord. LU-19-11, passed 10-30-2019; Res. LU-23-02, passed 1-25-2023)