When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the definitions herein ascribed to them.
ABUT. To touch, to lie immediately next to, to share a common wall or lot line or to be separated by only a street, alley or drainage course.
APPLICANT. Any person undertaking the "subdivision" of land, as those terms are defined in this chapter, including, without limitation, all record owners and beneficial owners of the property that is the subject of the subdivision.
BLOCK. A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of streets, public lands, railroad rights-of-way, bulkhead lines or shorelines, waterways or boundary lines of the village.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The president and board of trustees of the Village of Glencoe.
EASEMENT. Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, for a specified purpose, of any designated area of his or her property. The term EASEMENT also refers to such a designated area.
ENGINEERING PLANS. Complete plans, specifications and analyses governing the design and construction of all required public improvements, including, without limitation, streets, sewer systems, water distribution and supply systems, lighting systems and landscaping.
ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATION MANUAL. The Village of Glencoe Manual of Engineering Standards and Specifications for Public and Private Improvements, current edition available in the office of the director of the department of public works, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. No. 06-09-3151)
FLAG LOT. An irregularly shaped zoning lot consisting of two parts:
(1) The primary mass of the lot (the "flag" portion) that is set back from the street access and is located behind one or more zoning lots; and
(2) A narrow access corridor (the "pole" portion) that extends for a distance of at least 65 feet from the street line toward the flag portion of the lot and at a width of less than 50 feet for the entire distance of the pole portion.
(Ord. No. 2006-11-3153)
IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC. Any street, alley, public way, way for public service facilities, storm and flood water run-off system, storm sewer, channel, basin, sanitary sewer, septic system, water main, public grounds, planting strip, landscaping, off-street parking area or any other facility necessary in the determination of the village to provide a parcel with access to a public right-of-way or with utility service of any kind or with water, sanitary sewage treatment or disposal, storm water control or drainage or other necessary public service.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, trustee, estate, association or other similar legal entity, and any agent thereof.
PLAN COMMISSION. The Glencoe plan commission.
PLAT. The schematic representation of land divided or to be divided or consolidated or of rights-of-way to be established or vacated, prepared by a registered surveyor or engineer, that delineates property lines and shows monuments and other landmarks for the purpose of identifying property and rights-of-way.
PLAT OFFICER. The village manager or his or her duly authorized delegate or delegates.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. See IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC.
RECOMBINATION. The assemblage of real property comprising one or more existing zoning lots (as defined in the zoning code) or parts thereof and the subsequent subdivision of such assemblage of real property to yield more zoning lots than had existed prior to such assemblage; provided, however, that all of the real property so assembled was not in common ownership as of May 18, 2006.
(Ord. No. 06-20-3162)
REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. All applicable federal, State of Illinois and village laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations and written administrative policies of the village.
RESIDENCE DISTRICTS. Those districts contained in the Glencoe zoning code, in force on the date of this ordinance, and all subsequent amendments.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street or related facilities, public path or trail, railroad, electric line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer, or communications line or for other special uses.
STREET. The portion of a public or private right-of-way having a weight-bearing surface that affords a primary means of vehicular access to abutting properties, whether designated as a street, avenue, highway, road, boulevard, lane or throughway or however otherwise designated.
STREET, PRIVATE. A vehicular way situated within an outlot or private easement, not dedicated to or maintained by the village or any other government agency.
STREET, PUBLIC. A vehicular way located within a public right-of-way dedicated to or maintained by the village or any other governmental agency.
STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between the faces of parallel curbs or outer parallel limits of the paved portion of a street.
SUBDIVISION. Any division, rearrangement, consolidation, change or resubdivision in the boundary or divisional lines of any parcel or parcels of real estate, or the creation of separate legally defined parts of a parcel, or the creation of, or change to, or rearrangement of the boundaries of, any public street; provided, however, that the requirements of this chapter applicable to subdivisions shall not apply to the sale or exchange of land between owners of abutting parcels that do not result in a change in the number of zoning lots nor cause either parcel to become non-conforming under village ordinances, provided further that such sale or exchange is recorded with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and a copy of the recorded document is promptly delivered to the plat officer.
SUBJECT PROPERTY. The property that is proposed to be subdivided or consolidated under this chapter of the village code.
VACATION. The termination of, or termination of interest in, an easement, right-of-way or public dedication of land.
VILLAGE. The Village of Glencoe, Illinois.
VILLAGE ENGINEER. The village engineer of the Village of Glencoe or his or her duly authorized delegate or delegates.
VILLAGE MANAGER. The village manager of the Village of Glencoe.
(Ord. No. 2005-08-3128)