ALLEY: A public right of way primarily for vehicular traffic along the side or in the rear of properties which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting properties.
BLOCK: A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights of way, bulkhead lines or shore lines of waterways, or corporate boundary lines of the City.
BUILDING: Any structure designed, built or intended for the shelter, enclosure or protection of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE: A line within a lot or other parcel of land, so designated on the plats of the proposed subdivision, between which line and the adjacent boundary of the street upon which the lot abuts the erection of a building is prohibited.
CROSSWALK: A public right of way located across a block to provide pedestrian access to adjacent streets or alleys.
CUL-DE-SAC: A minor street having one open end and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround.
EASEMENT: A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation or a certain person or persons for a specific purpose or purposes.
HIGHWAY: A right of way for vehicular traffic which traverses a nonurban area, usually a state or federal numbered route.
LOT: A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land fronting on a street intended for transfer of ownership or for building development.
PARKWAY: A route intended to be used primarily by passenger vehicles and whose right of way is or is intended to be developed in a parklike character.
PLAN COMMISSION: The plan commission of the city of Countryside, Illinois.
PLAT: A plan, map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider's plan for the subdivision of land is presented and which he submits for approval and intends to record in final form.
PLAT, FINAL: The drawings and documents presented for final approval and as described in subsection 9-2-5B of this title.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY: The drawings and documents presented for tentative approval as described in subsection 9-2-5A of this title.
ROADWAY: The paved area within a street right of way intended for vehicular traffic, including all curb and gutter facilities.
STREET: An area which primarily serves or is intended to serve as a vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting lands or to other streets. The word "street" refers to the right of way or easement, whether public or private, and not to the roadway or paving or other improvement within the street right of way.
STREET, APPROVED: Any street, whether public or private, meeting standards and specifications of the city.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS: A minor street which is parallel and adjacent to highways and primary thoroughfares and which provides access to abutting properties and protection to local traffic from fast, through moving traffic on the highways and primary thoroughfares.
STREET, MINOR: A street intended primarily as access to abutting properties.
STREET, PRIMARY: A street of considerable continuity which serves or is intended to serve as a major traffic artery connecting large areas.
STREET, PRIVATE: Any street which is under the jurisdiction of an individual, corporation or trustee, or any street which is privately owned or established.
STREET, PUBLIC: Any primary or secondary thoroughfare or minor street which is shown on the subdivision plat and is or is to be dedicated for public use.
STREET, SECONDARY OR COLLECTOR: A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the primary street system, including the principal entrance streets of residence development and streets for circulation within such development.
STREET WIDTH: The shortest distance between lines of lots delineating the public street.
SUBDIVIDER: The person or persons responsible for preparing and recording the plats of the subdivision and for carrying out all appropriate requirements relating thereto as outlined in this title.
SUBDIVISION: The division of land into two (2) or more parts, any of which is less than five (5) acres, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or building development, including all public streets, alleys, ways for public service facilities, parks, playgrounds, school grounds or other public grounds, and all the tracts, parcels, lots or blocks, and numbering of all such lots, blocks or parcels by progressive numbers, giving their precise dimensions.
TRACT: A parcel of unsubdivided land. (Ord. 69-24-0)