For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOND. Any form of security including a cash deposit, surety bond, collateral, property or instrument of credit in a form satisfactory to the Village Solicitor.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS. The detailed engineering drawings accompanying a subdivision plat and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in the subdivision.
COUNCIL. The Village Council.
IMPROVEMENTS. Grading, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, pavement, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, street signs, street lights, street trees and the appropriate appurtenances required to render land suitable for the use proposed.
LOT or PARCEL. A division of land separated or proposed to be separated from other divisions of land by description on a recorded subdivision plat, recorded survey map or by metes and bounds for purposes whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, separate use or building development.
MINOR SUBDIVISION. A division of a parcel of land along an existing public street or road not involving the opening, widening or extension of any street, road, water line, sanitary line or storm drainage facility; and involving not more than five lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Village Planning Commission.
PLAT. A map of a tract or parcel of land.
PUBLIC UTILITY. Any person, firm, corporation, governmental agency or board having a public utility commission permit to furnish under regulations to the public, electricity, gas, steam, telephone, transportation, water or any other similar public utility.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, walkway or other public improvement relating to public travel or access.
STREET. A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, land, place or however otherwise designated. The full width between property lines bounding every public way of whatever nature, with a part thereof to be used for vehicular traffic and designated as follows.
(1) CUL-DE-SAC or DEAD-END STREET. A major or minor street with only one outlet.
(2) MAJOR STREET. A street or section of a street in commercial or industrial areas, all sections of streets on the state highway system, and all streets or sections of streets in residential districts which are or will be subject to frequent commercial or industrial traffic as determined by the Planning Commission.
(3) MINOR STREET. A street or section of street in residential areas not designated as a major street.
SUBDIVIDER. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these regulations to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself, herself or for another.
SUBDIVISION.
(1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of transfer ownership; provided, however, that, the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where the sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted.
(2) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structural involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
(3) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for multi-family dwellings, condominiums, commercial or industrial structures. Improvements for single-family dwellings on an existing parcel shall be exempted.
VILLAGE ENGINEER. A village employee with appropriate technical experience or registered professional engineer in the state designated by the Planning Commission to aid the village in the interpretation, review and inspection of the plats and improvements for the proposed subdivision.
(Ord. 5-06, passed 6-12-2006)