(A) Applicability of section. This section establishes lot and structure requirements, design standards and use limitations for specific, potentially troublesome, structures and uses. These regulations apply to every zoning district where the specified structure or use is permitted or allowed by special use permit; but if more stringent regulations are applicable in any particular district, such regulations shall prevail.
(B) Fences, walls.
(1) Barbed wire, electrical fences.
(a) In connection with agricultural uses, barbed wire and electrically charged fences are permitted.
(b) In connection with nonagricultural uses, barbed wire and electrically charged fences may be allowed by special use permit after a public hearing.
(2) No fence, wall or other obstruction shall be erected within any public right-of-way, except by written permission of the Administrator.
(3) No fence, wall or other obstruction shall be erected in violation of the Illinois Drainage Code (70 ILCS 605).
(4) Every fence, wall or other obstruction shall conform to the special height restrictions applicable in areas near intersections (see § 154.30(B)).
(C) Home occupations.
(1) A
HOME OCCUPATION means any business, profession or occupation conducted for gain or support entirely within any dwelling or on any residential premises.
(2) Within this municipality, every home occupation shall be considered a special use.
(3) No home occupation shall be established or conducted except in conformity with the following regulations.
(a) Unrelated employees. A home occupation shall employ no more than one individual who is unrelated to the family residing on the premises.
(b) Floor space. The total area used of a home occupation conducted in a dwelling shall not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of said dwelling, or 300 square feet, whichever is less.
(c) Dwelling alterations. In any residential district, a dwelling shall not be altered to accommodate a home occupation in such a way as to materially change the residential character of the building.
(d) Outdoor storage. Outdoor (unenclosed) storage on the premises of equipment or materials used in connection with a home occupation is prohibited.
(e) Nuisances. A home occupation shall not generate any offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare or electrical interference noticeable at or beyond the lot lines.
(f) Parking. See § 154.66.
(g) Signs. A home occupation shall display only one identification/advertising sign. The area of said sign shall not exceed six square feet.
(D) Kennels.
(1) The lot on which any kennel is situated shall have a minimum area of three acres.
(2) Every kennel shall be located at least 50 feet from a habitable dwelling on the same lot, at least 200 feet from the nearest dwelling on an adjacent lot, and at least 100 feet from any lot line.
(3) The design of the kennel will be approved by the City Council as part of the special use permit process.
(E) Pet boarding facilities.
(1) A pet boarding facility shall be permitted in general commercial (C-1) zoning districts only as an accessory use to a permitted primary pet-oriented use.
(2) All pet boarding facilities shall:
(a) Be established only in conjunction with another pet-oriented use, including a veterinary clinic, grooming parlor, pet oriented retail shop or a pet daycare facility.
(b) Board all animals within a fully enclosed structure designed to limit noise and odor.
(c) Provide boarding for no more than one animal per ten square feet of indoor boarding area and not exceed ten boarded animals at a time.
(d) Have the design of the facility approved by the City Council as part of the special use permit process.
(3) A per boarding facility may include an attached outdoor exercise yard for animal exercise or animal recreation so long as such yard complies with the following:
(a) Be located at least 200 feet from any residential zone category, unless a conditional use permit is granted upon a demonstration that a lesser separation will not adversely affect the surrounding properties.
(b) Be fully enclosed by a masonry wall, wooden or a vinyl fence at least six feet in height.
(c) No animal shall be permitted in such yard between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a trainer or handler.
(d) No animal shall be kept in the yard for more than 12 hours per day.
(e) Yard waste, including solid excrement shall be removed daily.
(4) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be fined no more than $750 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(F) Other animal keeping for hobby purposes outside the R-A District. The design of the animal keeping facility will be approved by the City Council as part of the special use permit process.
(1975 Code, § 32-XI) (Ord. 16-01, passed 4-6-2016)