Municipal
Zoning
Code
METRO-EAST MUNICIPAL SERVICES
And
CITY OF
ORDINANCE NO.
1095
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING
A ZONING CODE
FOR THE
CITY OF
ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF
Published in a pamphlet form
by the authority of the Mayor and City Council of the City of
ORDINANCE NO. 1095
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ZONING ORDINANCE #794, AS AMENDED
AND AMENDING “THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SECTION
SECTION II. AMENDMENT
TO REVISED CODE. “The Revised Code
of Ordinances of the City of
(SEE ATTACHED ORDINANCE)
SECTION
III. SEVERABILITY. If any part or provision of this Code, or the
application thereof to any person, property, or circumstance is adjudged
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined
in its operation and direction to the part, provision, section or application
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
rendered and shall not affect or impair the integrity or validity of the
remainder of this Code or the application thereof to other persons, property or
circumstances. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this Code even without any
such part, provision, section or application.
SECTION IV. CONFLICT
WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. This Code
shall supersede such other ordinances or parts of other ordinances of the City
in conflict with the provisions of this Code, provided that nothing herein
shall in any way excuse or prevent prosecution of any previous or existing
violation of any ordinance superseded hereby.
SECTION V. EFFECTIVE
DATE. This Code shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in
pamphlet form as provided in the Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 24, Section
1-2-4.
Passed this 9th day of August, 1984, by the
City Council of the City of
S
– CHARLES A. FISCUS
Charles
Fiscus, City Clerk
AYE 7
NAY 0
Approved
by the Mayor of the City of
S
– GERALD C. HARPER
Gerald
C. Harper, Mayor
ATTEST:
S – CHARLES A. FISCUS
Charles A. Fiscus, City Clerk
Lawrenceville, Ilinois
(SEAL)
CITY CLERK’S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF
CITY OF
I, Charles Fiscus, City Clerk of the City of Lawrenceville,
do hereby certify that the following Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois, published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council was duly passed by the City Council of the City
of Lawrenceville, approved by the Mayor and published in pamphlet form
according to law on this date, and that this ordinance is a true and perfect
copy of the ordinance, as passed, approved, and now of record and on file in my
office as provided by law.
In witness whereof , I have set my hand and affixed the
corporate seal of the City of Lawrenceville, Illinois, this 9th day
of August, 1984
S
– CHARLES A. FISCUS
Charles
Fiscus, City Clerk
(SEAL)
SCHEDULE OF BUILDING PERMITS AND HEARING FEES
CITY OF
A new Residential Dwelling,
the permit fee is $50.00 for the first 1,000 square feet of floor area plus one
cent for each additional square foot.
Duplex and Apartments, the
permit fee is $55.00 for the first 1,000 square feet floor area, plus $10.00
for each additional unit and one cent for each additional square foot.
Commercial, Industrial and
Special Use Permit Construction, the permit fee is 2.5 cents per square foot of
floor area with minimum fee of $100.00.
Carport and Other Residential
Enlargements, the permit fee is $25.00.
Mobile Home Placement, permit
fee is $35.00.
Other Construction in
Residential Area, (including swimming pools, patios, porches, etc. and
structural alterations that changes the appearance of house) permit fee is
$25.00.
FEES FOR NOTICE OF APPEALS,
AMENDMENTS AND SPECIAL PERMIT HEARINGS
Hearing for Variation under
the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, fee is $75.00.
Hearing for Relief from the
decision of the Zoning Administrator, fee is $40.00.
Hearing for Amendments for
the Zoning Ordinance, fee is $75.00.
Hearing for a Special Use
Permit, fee is $75.00.
Rev.
9/12/05
CHAPTER 40
ZONING CODE
ARTICLE TITLE PAGE
I GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section 40-1-1 Purpose
---------------------------------------------- 1000
Section 40-1-2 Jurisdiction-------------------------------------------- 1000
Section 40-1-3 Interpretation – Conflict with other
Ordinances
------------------------------------------- 1000
Section 40-1-4 Disclaimer of Liability --------------------------------- 1001
Section 40-1-5 Severability
------------------------------------------- 1001
Section 40-1-6 When Effective
--------------------------------------- 1001
II DEFINITIONS
Section 40-2-1 Construction of Terms ---------------------------------1001
Section 40-2-2 Selected Definitions
----------------------------------- 1002
III GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
Section 40-3-1 Establishment of District
------------------------------ 1010
Section 40-3-2 Zoning Map and District Boundaries
----------------- 1010
Section 40-3-3 Annual Publication
----------------------------------- 1010
Section 40-3-4 Determining
with
Precision ---------------------------------------- 1010
Section 40-3-5 Annexed Territory
----------------------------------- 1011
Section 40-3-6 General Prohibition
---------------------------------- 1011
Section 40-3-7 Unlisted Uses Prohibited
---------------------- ------ 1011
Section 40-3-8 Emergency and Temporary Occupancy
of
Structure ------------------------------------------ 1011
Section 40-3-9 Meeting Minimum Requirements
--------------------- 1012
Section 40-3-10 Access Required
------------------------------------- 1012
Section 40-3-11 Front Setbacks – Corner/Through Lots
--------------- 1012
Section 40-3-12 Front Setbacks in Certain Built-up Areas
------------- 1012
Section 40-3-13 Intrusions into Yards
--------------------------------- 1012
Section 40-3-14 Reserved
Section 40-3-15 Reserved
Section 40-3-16 Exceptions to Height Limits ------------------ 1013
Section 40-3-17 Accessory Uses
--------------------------------- 1013
Section 40-3-18 Permitted Accessory Uses -------------------- 1013
Section 40-3-19 Accessory Use Restrictions ------------------- 1013
Section 40-3-20 Degree of Restrictiveness
--------------------- 1014
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IV PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS
Section 40-4-1 Planned Unit Developments --------------------------- 1014
Section 40-4-2 Compliance with Codes Generally
Required
----------------------------------------------1014
Section 40-4-3 Districts Where Allowed
---------------------- --------1015
Section 40-4-4 Permissible Deviations from Requirements
-------------1015
Section 40-4-5 PUD Procedures
--------------------------------------1015
Section 40-4-5.1 Application, Information Required
-------------------- 1015
Section 40-4-5.2 Advisory Report – Criteria Considered --------------- 1016
Section 40-4-5.3 Decision by Council
-----------------------------------1017
Section 40-4-6 Changes in Approved Plans
--------------------------- 1017
Section 40-4-7 Failure to Begin Development
------------------------- 1017
Section 40-4-8 Municipal Exemption
--------------------------------- 1018
V REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS
Division I –
“R-1” Single-Family District
Section 40-5-1 R-1 Single-Family Residence District
------------------1018
Section 40-5-2
Section 40-5-3
Section 40-5-4 Permitted Uses
----------------------------------------1019
Section 40-5-5 Special Uses
------------------------------------------ 1019
Section 40-5-6 Reserved
Division II –
“R-2” Two-Family Residence District
Section 40-5-7 R-2 Two-Family Residence District
------------------- 1019
Section 40-5-8
Section 40-5-9
Section 40-5-10 Permitted Uses
----------------------------------------1019
Section 40-5-11 Special Uses ------------------------------------------ 1020
Section 40-5-12 Reserved
Division III –
“R-3” Multi-Family District
Section 40-5-13 R-3 Multi-Family Residence District
-------------------1020
Section 40-5-14
Section
40-5-15 Permitted
Uses --------------------------------------- 1020
Section 40-5-16 Special Uses
------------------------------------------ 1020
Section 40-5-17 Reserved
Division IV –
“B-1” Neighborhood Business District
Section 40-5-18 Purpose
---------------------------------------------- 1021
Section 40-5-19 Use Restrictions
-------------------------------------- 1021
Section 40-5-20
Section 40-5-21 Permitted Uses
--------------------------------------- 1022
Section 40-5-22 Special Uses
------------------------------------------ 1022
Section 40-5-23 Reserved
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V REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS (CONTINUED)
Division V – “B-2”
Central Business District
Section 40-5-24 Purpose
---------------------------------------------- 1023
Section 40-5-25 Use Restrictions
-------------------------------------- 1023
Section 40-5-26
Section 40-5-27 Permitted Uses
--------------------------------------- 1024
Section 40-5-28 Special Uses
----------------------------------------- 1024
Section 40-5-29 Reserved
Division VI – “B-3” Highway Business District
Section 40-5-30 Purpose
---------------------------------------------- 1025
Section 40-5-31 Use Restrictions
-------------------------------------- 1025
Section 40-5-32
Section 40-5-33 Permitted Uses
--------------------------------------- 1026
Section 40-5-34 Special Uses
----------------------------------------- 1026
Section 40-5-35 Reserved
Division VII – “M-1” Industrial District
Section 40-5-36 Purpose
-----------------------------------------------1027
Section 40-5-37 Use Restrictions
---------------------------------------1027
Section 40-5-38
Section 40-5-39 Permitted Uses ----------------------------------------1028
Section 40-5-40 Special Uses
------------------------------------------ 1028
VI SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC USES
Section 40-6-1 Applicability of Article
---------------------------------1028
Section 40-6-2 Drive-In Theaters
------------------------------------- 1028
Section 40-6-3 Fences, Walls
-----------------------------------------1029
Section 40-6-4 Greenhouses, Nurseries
----------------------- --------1029
Section 40-6-5 Home Occupations
------------------------------------1029
Section 40-6-6 Hospitals, Nursing Homes
-----------------------------1030
Section 40-6-7 Junk Yards
------------------------------------------- 1030
Section 40-6-8 Kennels -----------------------------------------------1030
Section 40-6-9 Swimming Pools
-------------------------------------- 1030
Section 40-6-10 Storm Water Runoff
---------------------------------- 1030
Section 40-6-11 Mobile Homes ---------------------------------------- 1031
Section 40-6-12 Recreational Vehicles
--------------------------------- 1032
Section 40-6-13 Sanitary Landfills
------------------------------------- 1032
Section 40-6-14 Service Station --------------------------------------- 1032
Section 40-6-15 Stables
----------------------------------------------- 1032
VII OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Section 40-7-1 Applicability of Article
-------------------------------- 1033
Section 40-7-2 Existing Parking/Loading Facilities
-------------------- 1033
Section 40-7-3 Parking Area Design Standards
----------------------- 1033
Section 40-7-4 Spaces
----------------------------------------------- 1033
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VII OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING (CONTINUED)
Section 40-7-5 Interior Aisles
----------------------------------------- 1033
Section
Section 40-7-7 Parking Lot Surfacing
--------------------------------- 1034
Section
40-7-8 Lighting
---------------------------------------------- 1034
Section 40-7-9 Landscaping
------------------------------------------ 1034
Section 40-7-10 Parking Lots and Driveways
Abutting
Residence District ----------------------------1035
Section 40-7-11 Location of Parking
----------------------------------- 1035
Section 40-7-12 Agricultural and Residential Districts
-------------------1035
Section 40-7-13 Commercial and Industrial Districts
--------------------1035
Section 40-7-14 Design and Location of
Off-Street
Loading Facilities -------------------------- 1036
Section 40-7-15 Computation of Required
Parking/Loading
Spaces ------------------------------ 1036
Section 40-7-16 Number of Parking and
Loading
Spaces Required ---------------------------- 1037
VIII NON-CONFORMITIES
Section 40-8-1 Purpose of Article
----------------------------------- 1041
Section 40-8-2 Non-Conforming Lots
------------------------------- 1041
Section 40-8-3 Non-Conforming Structures
------------------------- 1041
Section 40-8-4 Non-Conforming Uses Occupying
A
Structure ------------------------------------------ 1042
Section 40-8-5 Non-Conforming Uses of Land ---------------------- 1043
Section 40-8-6 Non-Conformities Under
Permit Authority -------------------------------------
1043
IX ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 40-9-1 Zoning Administrator
--------------------------------- 1043
Section 40-9-2 Duties
------------------------------------------------ 1044
Section 40-9-3 Initial Certificates of Zoning Compliance
-------------- 1044
Section 40-9-4 Application
------------------------------------------- 1044
Section 40-9-5 Duration of Certificate
-------------------------------- 1045
Section 40-9-6 Relationship to Building Permits
----------------------- 1045
Section 40-9-7 Final Certificates of Zoning Compliance
--------------- 1045
Section 40-9-8 Corrective Action Orders ----------------------------- 1045
Section 40-9-9 Contents of Order
------------------------------------ 1046
Section 40-9-10 Service of Order
------------------------------------- 1046
Section 40-9-11 Stop Orders
----------------------------------------- 1046
Section 40-9-12 Emergency Measures
-------------------------------- 1046
Section 40-9-13 Complaints
------------------------------------------- 1046
Section 40-9-14 Penalties
---------------------------------------------- 1046
Section 40-9-15 Schedule of Fees
------------------------------------- 1047
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X BOARD OF APPEALS
Section 40-10-1 Board of Appeals Established
------------------------- 1047
Section 40-10-2 Membership, Appointment, Compensation-------------1047
Section 40-10-3 Term of Office – Vacancies
--------------------------- 1047
Section 40-10-4 Meetings – Quorum
-----------------------------------1047
Section 40-10-5 Records
---------------------------------------------- 1048
Section 40-10-6 Appeals
---------------------------------------------- 1048
Section 40-10-7 Filing – Records Transmittal
-------------------------- 1048
Section 40-10-8 Stay of Further Proceedings
-------------------------- 1048
Section 40-10-9 Public Hearing – Notice
------------------------------ 1048
Section 40-10-10 Advisory Report, Finding of Fact
--------------------- 1048
Section 40-10-11 Action by Council
------------------------------------ 1049
XI BOARD OF APPEALS
Section 40-11-1 Established
------------------------------------------- 1049
Section 40-11-2 Application
------------------------------------------- 1049
Section 40-11-3 Public Hearing – Notice
------------------------------ 1050
Section 40-11-4 Procedure of Soil and Water
Conservation
District --------------------------------- 1050
Section 40-11-5 Advisory Report – Factors Considered
--------------- 1050
Section 40-11-6 Conditions
------------------------------------------- 1050
Section 40-11-7 Action by Council
------------------------------------ 1051
XII VARIANCES
Section 40-12-1 Area-Bulk and Use-Variances
----------------------- 1051
Section 40-12-2 Applications
----------------------------------------- 1051
Section 40-12-3 Public Hearing – Notice
----------------------------- 1051
Section 40-12-4 Advisory Report – Findings of Fact
----------------- 1052
Section 40-12-5 Action by Council
----------------------------------- 1052
XIII AMENDMENTS
Section 40-13-1 Amendments
---------------------------------------- 1053
Section 40-13-2 Filing
------------------------------------------------ 1053
Section 40-13-3 Public Hearing – Notice
----------------------------- 1053
Section 40-13-4 Advisory Report – Findings of Fact
----------------- 1053
Section 40-13-5 Action by City Council
------------------------------ 1054
CHAPTER 40
ZONING CODE
ARTICLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
40-1-1 PURPOSE.
In accordance with
State Law (Ill.
Rev.
Sec.
11-13-1, et seq.), this Chapter regulates structures and land uses in order to
preserve, protect, and promote the public health, safety and welfare through
implementation of this municipality’s comprehensive plan. More specifically, this Chapter is intended
to assist in achieving the following objectives:
(A) To
encourage the development of buildings and uses on appropriate sites in order
to maximize community-wide social and economic benefits while accommodating the
particular needs of all residents, and to discourage development on
inappropriate sites;
(B) To protect and enhance the character and stability