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ADDITIONS AND <br /> - ZONING ORDINANCE - <br /> SECTION II. DEFINITIONS <br /> URBAN CORRIDORS-The public streets consisting of U.S. Route 51, U.S. Route 36, Illinois <br /> Route 48, Illinois Route 105, and Illinois Route 121 located within the City Limits of Decatur. <br /> SECTION XXI. EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT AND AREA REQUIREMENTS <br /> C. EXCEPTIONS TO YARD SETBACKS-GENERAL <br /> 3. Penes, Structures and Plantings. <br /> planting highef than thfee and one half(31,�) feet above the established stfeet gfades shall be <br /> maintained within in twenty five (25) feet ,.f an), stfee, intefseetio . In all zoning districts, no <br /> structure or planting shall be constructed at a height greater than three and one-half(3'/2) feet <br /> above the established street grades within the vision clearance triangle nor shall any structure <br /> or planting limit the clear sight of vehicular traffic. <br /> or-plantings in residential distr-iets may not emeeed six (6) feet in veAieal height, measured <br /> ffom gr-ade to the highest point on the fenee in the fear-and side yar-d(s). No fenee exceeeding <br /> fetty- (4) feet in height shall be eenstr-tieted in an),residential 4ent yar-d, ineluding any ffent <br /> ,,.a ., a beyend the . rod setb ek dist flee <br /> In eemmer-eial distr-iets where eutdoof ster-a- Red use, thefe must be a twenty five <br /> (25) foot front yar-d setbaek for-a4l <br /> SECTION XXIII. NON-CONFORMING USES <br /> A. GENERALLY <br /> 1. All lawful uses or structures within the City limits of the City of Decatur which were in <br /> compliance with the Zoning Ordinance ^ems d prior to the eff etive chat of this <br /> 9r-inane adoption or any subsequent amendment thereto that do not conform to the land <br /> use and development regulations of the City of Decatur as codified herein, are hereby <br /> declared to be non-conforming. A Non-Conforming Use Permit may be granted for uses or <br /> structures in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance prior to the adoption of the Zoning_ <br /> Ordinance or subsequent amendments that have been rendered non-conforming by the <br /> Zoning Ordinance or amendments thereto. <br /> 2. Lawful uses or structures that do not conform to the regulations herein as a result of changes <br /> in district boundaries are also hereby declared nonconforming. <br /> 3. Such non-conforming uses or structures are hereby declared to be lawful and shall not be <br /> required to be altered to conform with such regulations as adopted by the City of Decatur, <br />