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 Edwardsville
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix B. ZONING
 Appendix I. I-55 ZONING CORRIDOR
 Appendix 3.0. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
 Appendix 3.1. Lot/building types.

  § 3.1.3P. Farm.  

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  • 1.

    Description: A detached dwelling unit with front, rear, and side yards on a large-sized rural lot of at least five acres to accommodate rural and agricultural land uses such as livestock farms, private farms, or cooperative farms and their facility, access, and accessory building requirements. Accessory/ancillary buildings are either behind the dwelling unit or setback at least 50 feet from the front property line.

    2.

    Access: The principal entry to each building shall have direct access from a porch, stoop, terrace, or portal.

    3.

    Parking:

    a.

    General: See zoning ordinance, section 1250.13—Off-street parking and loading.

    4.

    Exposure to light and air: Each building shall have all sides exposed to the outdoors.

    5.

    Encroachments: Not permitted.

    6.

    Development standards:

    a.

    Architecture: n/a.

    b.

    Minimum dwelling size: 750 sq. ft.

    c.

    Accessory buildings: Permitted on review of zoning administrator; not to exceed lot coverage maximum.

    d.

    Land uses: See article 5.0.

     

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    Development standards: farm
    Lot size
    (min/max in sq. ft.)     		217,800/none
    Lot width (min/max in ft.) 200/none
    Building width (min/max in ft.) n/a
    Lot coverage by buildings (max) 10%
    Yard
    Requirements
    		Front
    (min/max in ft.)     		50/none
    Rear
    (min/max in ft.)     		50/none
    Side
    (min/max in ft.)     		50/none
    Height, min/max in stories (ft.) 1(13.5)/3(37) plus 15ft. maximum
    Encroachments (max in ft.) Not Permitted
    Minimum floor-to-ceiling height (ground floor/upper floor) n/a
    Finish ground floor above grade (min/max in inches) 30/60
    Corner lots must meet front yard requirements on each frontage.
    Minimum rear yards apply to principal buildings. Buildings for all accessory uses (including garages and accessory dwellings) must maintain a five-foot minimum rear yard, except where the rear yard is an alley where no separation is necessary.
    Corner lots have frontage on each abutting street.

     

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    Farm by development districts
    Mixed-use commercial N
    Town center N
    General neighborhood N
    Neighborhood residential S
    Rural residential Y
    Y-Allowed/S-Special Use/N-Not Allowed

     

(Ord. No. 6016-07-16, 7-19-2016)