§ 17.52.040. Other uses and regulations.

A.

Fallout Shelters. Fallout shelters are permitted in any zone, subject to the yard and lot coverage regulations of the zone. These shelters may contain or be contained in other structures or may be constructed separately.

B.

Swimming Pools. Private swimming pools are permitted in any residential zone provided that no swimming pool or part thereof, including but not limited to aprons, walks and equipment rooms shall protrude into any required yard. Swimming pools must be fenced or otherwise protected against intrusion. No private swimming pool shall be operated as a business or as a private club.

C.

Fences, Walls and Hedges. This subsection is intended to provide for the maximum safety of persons using the sidewalks and streets, and to provide for the maximum enjoyment of the use of property.

1.

Clear View of Intersecting Streets. On any corner lot, surface grading shall be such as to permit unobstructed vision between the heights of two and one half and ten feet within the sign triangle formed by the center of the intersection and two points fifty feet distant, each point being on the center line of any intersecting street.

2.

Heights of Fences, Walls and Hedges. Fences, walls and hedges are permitted in a required side or rear yard provided they do not exceed eight feet in height. Except as otherwise provided in section 17.48.070, fences, walls and hedges are permitted in any front yard provided that a solid fence, wall or hedge does not exceed two and one-half feet in height and a fence, wall or hedge which has visibility through it (for example, a chain-link fence) does not exceed four feet in height.

D.

Tents. No tent shall be used, erected or maintained as living quarters. Tents used in commercial or industrial zones or tents used for camping purposes wherever permitted shall be of a temporary nature.

E.

Number of Buildings per Lot. In any zone where single-family dwellings are permitted, only one principal building shall be permitted on any one lot, except that schools and health medical complexes may have more than one principal building, and, except for the resort housing uses which shall remain under single ownership and control.

F.

Division of a Lot. No recorded lot shall be divided into two or more lots unless such division results in the creation of lots each of which conforms to all of the applicable regulations of the zone in which the property is located. Such a lot split shall require a surveyor's plat. No further reduction in the size of a recorded lot, which would render the lot unable to meet the requirements of this title, shall be permitted.

G.

Principal Uses Without Buildings. Where a permitted use of land involves no structures, the use shall comply with all yard and minimum lot area requirements applicable to the zone in which it is located.

H.

Adequate Access. Each lot shall have direct access to, and have frontage on, an improved, approved street, with a minimum width of thirty feet.

I.

Outdoor Storage. The outdoor storage of goods, materials or merchandise is prohibited in all commercial and industrial zoning districts except as specifically allowed by special use in selected commercial and industrial districts.

J.

Limitations on Semi-Trailers. The placement and use of semi-trailers within the Village shall be subject to the following limitations:

1.

Semi-trailers shall not be utilized for storage purposes except on a temporary basis for a total period not to exceed thirty days.

2.

Semi-trailers may not be placed, stored or parked in any residential district except when making a delivery.

3.

Except with respect to lawfully established commercial trucking operations, no semi-trailer may be placed, stored or parked in any agricultural, commercial or industrial district outside of a totally enclosed permanent building for more than thirty calendar days during any period of ninety consecutive calendar days.

4.

No semi-trailer shall be used as either an accessory building or structure or as a principle building or structure anywhere within the village.

For the purposes of this section, the term "semi-trailer" shall have the meaning established at Section 10.04.220 of the Metamora Municipal Code, 2003; provided, however, that the term "semi-trailer" shall also include any structure or vehicle originally constructed as a semi-trailer which is no longer capable of being drawn by a motor vehicle as a consequence of the removal of wheels, axles or other components.

K.

Limitations on Waste Dumpsters. Waste dumpsters may not be present on any lot located within the R-1, R-1A or R-2 zoning districts for more than thirty calendar days during any period of one hundred twenty consecutive calendar days; provided, however, that if a building permit has been issued for construction of or improvements to a structure, the zoning administrator may authorize the presence of a waste dumpster on the property being improved during the term of such building permit for an additional period not exceeding sixty days. Any other provision of this section of the contrary notwithstanding, any waste dumpster which has been filled to its capacity must be removed from any lot, regardless of its zoning classification, within five business days after the waste dumpster has been filled to capacity.

L.

Limitations on Portable Storage Containers. Portable Storage Containers may be located on lots in the R-1, R-1A and R-2 zoning districts subject to the following limitations:

1.

The owner of each portable storage container and the owner or occupant of a lot upon which a portable storage container is placed shall be jointly and severably responsible for providing written notice of such placement to the zoning administrator within twenty-four hours of placement.

2.

No portable storage container shall have a width greater than eight feet, a height greater than eight feet six inches or a length greater than sixteen feet.

3.

No more than one portable storage container may be located on a given lot at any given time.

4.

Portable storage containers may be used only to store household items and may not be used to store contractor materials and equipment, solid waste, hazardous materials, explosives or any unlawful substance or material.

5.

Portable storage containers located in the required front yard shall be placed on the driveway at least ten feet from the nearest curb or pavement and not on the public right-of-way.

6.

Portable storage containers located in the required rear yard shall be placed at least five feet from any lot line.

7.

No portable storage container may be present on any lot for more than thirty calendar days during any period of three hundred sixty-five consecutive calendar days; provided, however, that the zoning administrator may approve the placement of a portable storage container on a given lot for an additional period of thirty days during any period of three hundred sixty-five consecutive calendar days if all of the following conditions are met:

a.

A principal residential structure located on the lot is damaged or dilapidated; and

b.

The principal residential structure is undergoing renovation, repair or reconstruction during the extension of time; and

c.

The zoning administrator has issued a building permit for renovation, repair or reconstruction of the residential structure which permit remains valid during the extension of time; and

d.

The portable storage container is removed from the lot upon the expiration of the extended period approved by the zoning administrator or within ten days after work on the principal residential structure has been completed, whichever first occurs.

(Ord. No. 2013-7, § 2, 6-18-2013; Ord. No. 2012-7, § 2, 7-17-2012; Ord. No. 2009-13, § 1, 11-3-2009; zoning ordinance dated 6/3/03 § 12-4.0)