(A) PARKING AREA, PRIVATE. An open, hard-surfaced area, other than a street or public way, designed, arranged and made available for the storage of private passenger automobiles only, of occupants of the building or buildings for which the parking area is developed and is accessory.
(B) PARKING AREA, PUBLIC. An open, hard-surfaced area, other than a street or public way, intended to be used for the storage of passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles under one and one-half tons capacity, and available to the public, whether for compensation, free or as an accommodation to clients or customers.
(C) PARKING AREA OR YARD, TRUCK. Any land used or intended to be used for the storage, parking of trucks, trailers, tractors and including commercial vehicles, while not loading or unloading, which exceeds one and one-half tons in capacity.
(D) PARKING PAD. An off-street parking area adjacent to a driveway and/or garage.
(E) PARKING SPACE, AUTOMOBILE. Space within a public or private parking area, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns or office and work areas.
(F) PARKING SPACE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE. A parking space for an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid vehicle.
(G) PARKWAY. The area, excluding the sidewalk, if any, between the property line and the curb or, in the absence of a curb, between the property line and the nearest edge of the street paving.
(H) PARTICULATE MATTER. Finely divided solid or liquid matter, other than water, which is released in the atmosphere.
(I) PARTY WALL. A common wall which extends from its footing below grade to the underside of the roof and divides buildings.
(J) PATIO. An uncovered floor, usually made of concrete, brick, or other masonry material, which
is not elevated above the surface of the ground in any manner.
(K) PATIO DOOR. A means of egress incorporating either a fixed panel and a sliding panel, two hinged panels or any combination thereof, but including at least one sliding or swinging panel.
(L) PAWN SHOP. An establishment that engages, in whole or in part, in the business of loaning money on the security of pledges of personal property, or deposits or conditional sales of personal property, or the purchase or sale of personal property.
(M) PAY DAY LOAN STORE. See CHECK CASHING STORE.
(N) PERFORMANCE STANDARD. A criteria established to control smoke and particulate matter, noise, odor, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosion hazards, glare or heat, or radiation hazards generated by or inherent in uses of land or buildings.
(O) PERSON. Any individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, corporation, municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state, or a receiver, trustee,
conservator or other representative appointed by order of any court.
(P) PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. Any individual whose disability:
(1) Is attributable to mental, intellectual or physical impairments or a combination of mental, intellectual or physical impairments;
(2) Is likely to continue for a significant amount of time or indefinitely;
(3) Results in functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activities:
(a) Self care;
(b) Receptive or expressive language;
(c) Learning;
(d) Mobility;
(e) Self direction;
(f) Capacity for independent living; and
(g) Economic self-sufficiency.
(4) Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services which are of a life-long or extended duration.
(Q) PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. A non- commercial, not for profit facility utilized by individuals or groups to accommodate public functions or events.
(R) PLACE OF WORSHIP. A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble for religious purposes and related social events and which building and accessory buildings and uses are maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain religious ceremonies and purposes.
(S) PLAN COMMISSION. The Plan Commission of the Village of Carol Stream, Illinois.
(T) PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. A parcel or tract of land, initially under single ownership or control, which contains two or more principal buildings and one or more principal uses, planned and constructed as a unified development where specific regulations of a given zoning district are modified through the issuance of a special use permit.
(U) PORCH. A roofed-over structure, projecting out from the wall or walls of a main structure and commonly open to the weather in part.
(V) PORTABLE OUTDOOR STORAGE DEVICE. Any item designed and used as follows: a container which is delivered to a property, which is
filled with household items or other nontrash materials, and which the container and its contents are subsequently transported to another location.
(W) POST OFFICE. See GOVERNMENTAL USES.
(X) PRESCHOOL. See NURSERY.
(Y) PRIMARY USE. See PRINCIPAL USE.
(Z) PRINCIPAL USE. The main use of land or buildings as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.
(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2023-07-32, passed 7-17-2023)