(a) Average Front Setback. The minimum front setback requirements for a principal building in any Residential District may be reduced in accordance with the following:
(1) Where two or more lots entirely or partially within 200 feet of a subject lot, on the same side of the street and the same block, are occupied by principal buildings whose existing front setback is less than required by the zoning district, the average of the established setbacks for those buildings shall be the minimum required front setback for the subject lot.
(2) In no case, however, shall the front yard setback for a garage, whether attached or detached, be less than 20 feet in order to provide adequate vehicle parking space in front of the garage without blocking a sidewalk or otherwise impeding pedestrian movement.
(b) Clear Vision Corner. Fences, walls, structures, shrubbery or other potential obstructions to vision, except utility poles, lights and street signs, shall not be permitted to exceed a height of three feet within a triangular area formed by the intersection of the street right-of-way lines and a line connecting two points located on those intersecting right-of-way lines 20 feet from the point of intersection with the right-of-way lines.
(c) Cul-de-sac Lots. In the case of lots abutting the turn-around radius of a cul-de-sac street, the minimum required lot width shall be measured at the required front setback line, provided all such cul-de-sac lots shall have a minimum width of 40 feet at the front lot line.
(d) Height Exceptions. Height limits specified elsewhere in this zoning code shall not apply to:
(1) Churches, schools, hospitals and public buildings including, but not limited to: libraries, museums, art galleries, fire stations or public buildings of a cultural, recreational or administrative nature.
(2) Barns, silos or other buildings or structures on farms; church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes; monuments; transmission towers; windmills; chimneys; smokestacks; flagpoles; and radio towers, masts and aerials. These structures shall be limited to 100 feet in height in any case, unless otherwise permitted in this code.
(3) Structures needed as part of an industrial facility where the manufacturing process requires a greater height; provided, however, that all such structures shall be limited to 25% of the area of the lot and shall meet all yard setback requirements for a principal building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
(e) Minimum Lot Frontage. Any lot created after the effective date of this code shall have frontage on an improved public street or approved private street or access easement, equal to the minimum required lot width in the zoning district in which it is located. If an access easement is required to reach the lot, the minimum required lot frontage may run along the inside property line of the lot being accessed. If the lot is located on a private street or access easement, specific requirements for ingress/egress will apply (Section 1260.03
). Approval for private street or access easements must be granted by the Planning Commission. Uncommon lot configurations may be approved by the Planning Commission if additional requirements in the Village's Subdivision Regulations are met (Section 1226.11
or 1226.12
).
(f) Required Yards or Lots. No lot or lots in common ownership and no yard, court, parking area or other space shall be so divided, altered or reduced as to make the area or space less than the minimum size required by this code. If already less than the minimum size required, the area or space shall not be further divided or reduced.
(Ord. 2018-43. Passed 11-5-18; Ord. 2020-26. Passed 10-19-20.)