Village of Roscoe Ordinance Chapter 155 Article VII Section 15-516 requires the following information be submitted to apply for a zoning permit.
• Permit fee of $50.00 paid to the Village of Roscoe
• Zoning Permit Application signed by owner and applicant
• Sketch or drawing to include structure dimensions and distance from all property lines (aerial of property showing lot lines and dimensions can be found at wingis.org)
• Photo or drawing showing accessory building/structure design and materials.
• If over 200 SF, a Winnebago County Permit is also required
Sec. 15-516. - Accessory building.
(a) No accessory building shall be located in a required front yard.
(b) On properties without a detached garage, a total of one accessory building may be permitted on any parcel, unless otherwise authorized through a provision of this Code.
(i) On lots less than or equal to one acre, an accessory building shall not exceed 700 square feet in area.
(ii) On lots greater than one acre, an accessory building shall not exceed 1,200 square feet in area.
(c) On properties with a detached garage, a total of one additional accessory building, limited to 200 square feet in area, may be permitted on any parcel, unless otherwise authorized through provision of this Code.
(d) On a reverse street corner lot, a lone accessory structure shall not be located closer to the rear property line than the required side yard of the adjoining key lot and not closer to the street than the required front yard of the adjoining key lot.
(e) Swimming pools used solely by persons resident on the site and their guests, provided that no swimming pool or accessory mechanical equipment shall be located in a required front yard or less than ten feet from a property line.
(f) Accessory buildings shall meet the following height and setback requirements:
| Districts | Maximum Height | Setback to Side Lot Line |
Setback to Rear Lot Line |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | One-Family Residential District | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. |
| R2 | Two-Family Residential District | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. |
| RE | Single-Family Rural Estate Residential District | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. |
| RM | Multifamily Residential District | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft.. |
| CR | Retail Service Commercial District | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft |
| CG | General Commercial District | 25 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. |
| CH | Highway Commercial District | 25 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. |
| IG | General Industrial District | 35 ft. | 30 ft. | 30 ft. |
| IH | Heavy Industrial District | 35 ft. | 50 ft. | 50 ft. |
| UT | Urban Transition District | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. |
| HC | Health Care District | 35 ft. | 10 ft.* | 10 ft.* |
| PC | Public/Conservancy | 35 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. |
Sec. 15-517. - Accessory structures.
(a) No accessory structure shall be located in a required front yard nor closer to the front property line than the front or corner side elevation of the primary building.
(b) Each accessory structure shall be limited to 200 square feet in area.
i. For parcels of 0.25 acres or less in size, no more than two accessory structures may be permitted per parcel. For parcels greater than 0.25 acres in size, no more than five accessory structures may be permitted per parcel.
ii. Accessory structures 100 square feet or less may be constructed without the need of a zoning permit, but must be at least 5 feet away from any property line and may not be placed in the side or rear yard setbacks.
(c) Accessory structures less than three feet in height shall be located a minimum of five feet from side and/or rear property lines.
(d) Accessory structures three feet in height or taller shall meet the zoning district’s required setbacks for accessory buildings, as referenced in Section 15-516.
Section 15-752. – Definitions.
Accessory building means a building which:
(1) Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use served;
(2) Is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or principal use served;
(3) Contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use served
Accessory structure means a structure which:
(1) Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use on a property;
(2) Includes, but is not limited to: pergolas, gazebos, recreational structures, above-ground swimming pools, and similar structures as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(3) Accessory structures do not include:
a. Fences – regulated in Section 15-522;
b. Pavement or parking lots - regulated in Section 15-619;
c. Private solar energy collection systems - regulated in Section15-555;
d. Landscape features such as garden ponds, mailboxes, statuary/art objects, little free libraries and similar uses, clotheslines, seasonal decorations, arbors, trellises, fountains, birdhouses, birdbaths, birdfeeders, lawn furniture, raised garden beds, and similar landscaping containment materials, retaining walls, and similar manmade lawn and landscaping elements as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
e. Temporary structures and features not affixed to the ground such as, but not limited to, trampolines and temporary basketball hoops.