Heartland’s Project Development process will take care of this aspect of your project and will work with you if needed to make any necessary adjustments to the overall design of your lot. As such these municipalities are requiring that additional zoning calculations are conducted to ensure that only a certain percentage of the lot will be covered with hard surfaces. More recently, with the impact of flooding becoming a serious concern in the northeastern part of Illinois, some municipal officials have been requiring that the permit process – via the zoning ordinance and engineering department – account for any additional impervious surface (i.e. Whatever the case, Heartland will work with your desires and the requirements of the ordinance to come up with the most optimal design. lower) than the restriction applicable to your home, and often the ordinance limits a garage to approximately 15 feet.Īgain, these requirements differ from municipality to municipality, as does the actual building height definition: some ordinances measure to the ridge height, while others calculate the ‘mid-point’ between the ridge and the eave. The garage’s requirement will be different (i.e. This can entail installing a single layer of ( fire-code) drywall on either side of the frame stud wall.Īnother zoning requirement that may have an impact on your preferred design is the building height requirement.
This simply means that the specific wall that is less than 5 feet from the property line needs to have a 1-hour rating applied to it. Speaking of a fire, depending on the municipality, the garage may also require that walls that are within 5 feet of a rear or side property line need to be ‘fire rated’. It also typically provides some clearance between your garage and a neighboring structure in the event of a fire. This allows for enough space to move around the structure and clean out any debris that finds it way into the area between the walls and a fence (if it exists), and conduct repairs to the building (or the fence!!) if need be. The actual distance depends on the specific municipality and even what zoning district that your property is located within, though it typically is within the 3-foot to 5-foot range. All municipalities require that an accessory building be located a certain distance from the front, rear and side property lines. the garage) that will have an impact on what you may want to build. Most commonly, it is the setback requirements for an accessory building (i.e. These zoning requirements have been designed specifically for your town and any permit submission that is made will be reviewed against these laws. No matter the municipality you live in, your Building Department (sometimes in combination with the Zoning Department) will enforce the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance approved by your elected officials.
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