|
G. Exceptions and Explanatory Notes.
1. Height Limitation for Accessory Structures. No accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height, measured in accordance with the definition of height in Subsection 16-102H of this Code, or 19 feet in maximum height; provided, however, that (i) flagpoles may extend to a height of 10 feet above the highest point of the roof of the principal structure and (ii)
103 104
Single Family Residential Districts 3-110
the height of any antenna with a surface area in excess of 10 square feet shall be governed by subsection 9-101C of this Code.
2. Nonconforming Lots. See Section 12-105 of this Code for lot requirements with respect to nonconforming lots of record.
3. Visibility Across Corners. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, nothing shall
Single Family Residential Districts 3-110 be erected, placed, planted, allowed to grow, or maintained on any corner lot in any residential district in violation of the standards established in Chapter 154 of the La Grange Municipal Code.
4. Special Setbacks for Signs. Special setbacks established for some signs in Article XI of this Code shall control over the yard and setback requirements established in the table.
5. Specified Structures and Uses in Required Yards. The following structures and uses, except as limited below, may be located in any required yard:
(a) Statuary and ornamental light standards having a height of 10 feet or less; and
(b) Arbors and trellises having a height of 10 feet or less, but not in any front yard; and
(c) Awnings, canopies, eaves, and gutters projecting not more than three feet from an exterior wall of any principal structure and not more than one foot from an exterior wall of any accessory structure, but in no event closer than three feet from any lot line; and
(d) Bay windows and balconies projecting not more than three feet from an exterior wall for a distance not more than 1/3 of the length of such wall in any front or rear yard; provided that such projections shall come entirely within
105
Single Family Residential Districts 3-110
planes drawn from the main corners of the building at an interior angle of 22 ½ degrees with the wall in question; and
(e) Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, cornices, and the like projecting not more than one and one-half feet from any exterior wall, but in no event closer than three feet from any lot line; and
(f) Outside stairways projecting from an exterior supporting wall not more than three feet and having a height of four feet or less, but not in any side yard; and
(g) Flagpoles having a height of 15 feet or less; and
(h) Nonmechanical laundry equipment, but only in rear yards; and
(i) Heating and air conditioning equipment, but only in rear yards; and
(j) Recreational devices, except in front yards; provided however that freestanding basketball standards are not governed by this section; and
(k) Animal exercise areas, but only in rear yards and not closer than three feet from any lot line; and
(l) Fences, walls and hedges, subject to the limitations of Sections 9-104 and 9-105 of this Code; and
(m) Parking areas, but only in rear yards and subject to the limitations of Paragraph 9-101C4 of this Code.
(n) Window wells for at-grade or sub-grade windows, but in no event closer than three feet from any lot line and not including any cover or
106
Single Family Residential Districts 3-110
appurtenances such as fences, blocks, stones or similar features extending higher than 12 inches above grade.
6. Special Setbacks from La Grange Road. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, in the area lying between 47 th Street and the southerly limits of the Village, no building or other structure in any area now or hereafter zoned on any Single Family Residential District shall have any wall or other portion of such building or structure within 85 feet of the centerline of La Grange Road.
7. Platted Building Lines. See Subsection 15-101F of this Code.
8. Front Yard Reduction Next to Existing Structures or Vacant Lots. The minimum required front yard for a lot in a single family residential district may be reduced under the following circumstances:
(a) If the subject lot abuts, on both sides, lots that already have been developed with residential uses, then the minimum front yard requirement for the subject lot may be reduced to the average of the setbacks of the buildings on the two abutting lots, but only if such average is less than 35 feet and provided, however, that no such front yard shall be less than 25 feet.
(b) If the subject lot abuts a vacant lot, a nonresidential use, or a street on one or both sides, then the minimum front yard applicable to the subject lot may be reduced to the average of (i) the setback of the building on any abutting developed lot and (ii) 35 feet, but only if such average is less than 35 feet and provided, however, that no such front yard shall be less than 25 feet.
Single Family Residential Districts 3-110
9. Side and Rear Yard Regulations for Accessory Uses and Structures. Except as otherwise provided herein, parking areas wherever located and other detached accessory uses and structures when entirely located within the rear 30 feet of a lot shall not be required to maintain an interior side or rear yard in excess of three feet. This regulation shall not apply to residential recreational facilities or antennas and antenna support structures. No accessory use or
107
structure, or combination of such uses or structures, located within an otherwise required side or rear yard pursuant to this Paragraph shall occupy more than 40 percent of any such required yard. Refer to subparagraph 9-101C4(c)
10. Exception for Decks. Coverage by decks shall not be included in determining the amount of building coverage. (Building Coverage: The percentage of a lot’s area covered, whether at grade or above grade, by any portion of a building or structure, including without limitation porches; provided however, that the only portion of any eaves that shall be included in the calculation of building coverage are those portions of eaves that extend into any required yard.)
11. Exception for Specified Accessory Structures. This limitation shall not apply to air conditioning units, antennas, or antenna support structures, nor to any accessory structure protected by a fire separation wall approved by the Village Manager.
12. Minimum Setback for Garages. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the Contrary, an attached garage in any single family residential district shall be set back from the front lot line to a point not more than 10 feet in front of the average front building line of the remainder of the principle structure to which it is attached.
Rev. 8/27/2007
|
