For the purpose of this title, certain terms and words are hereby defined as provided in this section.
Words used in the present tense include the future, words in the singular number include the plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular number. The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary, and the word "may" is permissive.
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE: A detached subordinate building or structure, the use of which is incidental to and located on the same zoning lot as that of a principal building.
AVERAGE SETBACK: Except as herein otherwise provided, the average setback for any interior lot or through lot shall be determined by taking the average of the setbacks of the buildings on the lots on both sides of, contiguous to and having frontage on the same street as the interior lot or through lot. For a corner lot, when there is more than one lot in the same block having frontage on the same street as the corner lot, then the average setback shall be the average of the setbacks of the buildings on the two (2) lots in such block nearest to the corner lot. For a corner lot, when there is only one lot in the same block having frontage on the same street as the corner lot, then such corner lot shall have no average setback determined for such street; however, a corner lot in such circumstances may be subject to an average setback from the other street which it shares with more than one lot. For purposes of measuring distances from street walls: a) the street wall on any lot shall be measured from the nearest point of the principal building to the street line; b) if a lot is improved with any principal building that is less than forty feet (40') from the street line, then the distance of forty feet (40') shall be used; c) if a lot shall become vacant and would otherwise be used to calculate average setback for another lot, then the average setback calculation shall be made using the minimum street setback dimension applicable to the vacant lot as determined in accordance with this title; and d) when used herein, having "frontage" on a lot means only that the building or street wall is facing a street, and not that the street in question is the front line of the lot, and thus the distances from buildings on contiguous lots may be measured to the street line even though such contiguous lots take their address from a different street than does the lot for which the average setback is being calculated.
BUILDING: A structure that is substantially enclosed by exterior walls, has a roof supported by uprights or walls, is separated from every other building by at least a party wall, is permanently affixed to the ground, and is intended for the shelter, protection, housing or enclosure of any persons, animals, equipment, goods or materials of any kind.
BUILDING AREA: The maximum horizontal projected area of a building and its accessory buildings, excluding open steps, terraces, cornices and roof overhang projecting not more than eighteen inches (18").
CORNER LOT: A lot situated at the junction of and abutting on two (2) or more intersecting streets.
DEPTH OF LOT: The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
DEPTH OF REAR YARD: The mean horizontal distance between the rear line of the building and the rear lot line.
FAMILY: Any number of closely related individuals and their servants living and cooking together on the premises as a single housekeeping unit.
FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) 1 : The floor area/square footage of all buildings and structures on a lot divided by the area/square footage of the lot on which they are located.
FRONT YARD: A yard or unoccupied space on the same lot with any building or structure extending along the entire length of the front lot line back to a line drawn parallel with said front lot line at a distance equal to the depth of the permissible building setback or the actual building line of any existing building. On corner lots, all yards which abut a street shall be deemed front yards.
GARAGE: A portion of the principal building or a detached accessory building that is intended for and used to store the private vehicles of the family residents upon the premises and in which no business service, or industry connected directly or indirectly with automotive vehicles is carried on.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING: The vertical distance measured from the midpoint of the street closest to the front entrance of the building to the midpoint of the roof; to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the deck line for mansard roofs; and to the mean height level (between eaves and ridge) for gable, hip or gambrel roofs.
INTERIOR LOT: A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT: Land occupied or to be occupied by one building and accessory buildings and uses and including the open spaces required under these regulations. A lot may be land so recorded on the records of Cook County, Illinois, or may be a part of or a combination of lots so recorded.
LOT LINES: The lines bounding a "lot", as defined herein.
LOT, OF RECORD: A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been separately established by the recording of a deed in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds and which meets all the requirements for the proposed use.
LOT, ZONING: A single tract of land located within a single block which is designated by the Village on the adopted zoning map, or which at the time of filing an application for a building use permit is designated by its owner or developer as a tract to be used, developed or built upon as a unit, under single ownership or control, and which meets all the requirements for the proposed use.
NONCONFORMING USE: A building or premises lawfully occupied for a use that does not conform with the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING: A building in which is conducted the primary or dominant use of the lot on which it is located.
REAR YARD: An open space (unoccupied except for accessory buildings) on the same lot with a building between the rear line of a building and the rear line of the lot for the full width of the lot except as modified by side yard restrictions. On a corner lot which abuts two (2) streets, the rear yard shall be opposite and parallel to the shorter front lot line. On a corner lot which abuts three (3) streets, the remaining yard shall be a rear yard if it abuts a rear yard, and it shall be a side yard if it abuts a side yard.
SETBACK: The minimum horizontal distance between the street wall or walls of the building and the street line. The street line is the edge of pavement of the street or the back of curb, when curb and gutter are present.
SIDE YARD: An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building between the main wall of the building and the side line of the lot and extending from the front lot line to the rear yard. Bay windows may be included in said side yard.
STREET WALL: The main wall nearest to and facing on a street, including sun parlors, but not including bay windows nor ground story open porches nor piazzas that are not closed in.
STRUCTURE: An improvement upon land, other than the land itself, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings, accessory buildings, sheds, swimming pools, spas, gazebos, fences, freestanding signs, patios, decks, parking areas and playhouses.
THROUGH LOT: A lot having frontage on two (2) streets which run generally parallel or, in any event, do not intersect in a manner so that the junction thereof bounds the lot. (Ord., 4-22-1943; amd. 1989 Code; Ord. 00-01, 6-12-2000; 2003 Code; Ord. 03-05, 9-8-2003; Ord. 2009-22, 12-14-2009; Ord. 2011-02, 5-9-2011; Ord. 2017-06, 9-11-2017; Ord. 2018-03, 1-8-2018)
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| 1 | 1. See section 9-1-5 of this chapter. |