For the purpose of this title, the following words shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
ALLEY: A minor public right of way used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties.
BUFFER PLANTING STRIP: A narrow area planted with trees and shrubs for screening purposes.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE: The line indicating the minimum horizontal distance between the property line and buildings, either at the front or side of the lot.
CROSSWALKWAY: A public right of way, ten feet (10') or more in width, between property lines, which provides pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
CUL-DE-SAC: A short street having one end open to traffic and being terminated at the other end by a vehicular turnaround.
EASEMENT: A grant by the owner of the use of a strip of land by others for specific purposes.
FINAL PLAT: The final map or drawing on which the subdivision plan is submitted to the zoning committee for approval and which, if approved by the zoning committee and the trustees, will be submitted to the county recorder for recording. The final plat must be prepared by a registered Illinois land surveyor.
IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC: Any sanitary sewer, storm sewer, drainage ditch, water main, roadway, parkway strip, sidewalk, planting strip, crosswalkway, off street parking area, or other facility for which the village may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation.
LOT: A portion of a subdivision intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
LOTS OF RECORD: See section 10-1-3 of this code.
MAJOR STREET: A street of great continuity, sometimes called an arterial street or highway, which serves or is intended to serve as a principal trafficway for fast or heavy traffic and which, taken together with other major streets, comprises the basic structure of the street system of the village and surrounding area.
MAJOR STREET PLAN: A part of the official plan showing the location and dimensions of principal thoroughfares.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREET: A street running parallel to and adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of a major street or highway and which has as its purpose, the relief of such major street or highway from the local service of abutting properties.
MINIMUM STREET SETBACK LINES: The minimum setback from the center of the street from which all setback lines shall be measured.
MINOR STREET: A street of limited continuity which serves or is intended to serve the local needs of a neighborhood.
MUNICIPAL ENGINEER: One employed by the village in its public works department.
OFFICIAL PLAN: The village zoning map or any portion thereof made and adopted by the village. After the receipt of and approval by the board of trustees, the comprehensive plan adopted by the plan commission and so approved, shall be the official plan.
PARKWAY STRIP: A strip of land between the roadway and the sidewalk or sidewalk site.
PERSON WITH DISABILITIES: A mentally or physically impaired person.
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT: The preliminary map or drawing on which the proposed layout of the subdivision is submitted to the zoning committee for consideration and tentative approval.
ROADWAY: The portion of a street available for vehicular traffic; where curbs are laid, the portion between curbs.
SECONDARY STREET: A street of considerable continuity, sometimes called a collector street, which serves or is intended to serve as a secondary trafficway and as a feeder between minor streets in a neighborhood and one or more major streets.
SIDE YARD: An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building and located between said building and the side line of the lot and extending from the street line to the rear yard.
SIDEWALK: The portion of a street or crosswalkway, paved or otherwise surfaced, intended for pedestrian use only.
STREET: A public right of way having the primary purpose of providing for vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
SUBDIVIDER: Any person, group or corporation acting as a unit or any agent thereof, dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a "subdivision" as defined herein.
SUBDIVISION: The division of any lot, tract or parcel of land, regardless of zoning, into two (2) or more lots or other divisions (including condominiums) of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or for building development; or if a new street or easement is involved or required for use of the land, or by the official plan, any division of such parcel. The term includes resubdivisions and, where appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided. Application for permit to construct two (2) or more dwellings on a parcel or tract of land or to construct one or more additional dwellings on a parcel or tract of land where one or more dwellings already exist shall be construed as a building development envisioning future transfer of ownership and shall be regarded as a subdivision. For the purpose of administration of this title, a lot, parcel or tract of land shall be deemed to have the boundaries and dimensions given in the current maps of record of the county of Cook; except, that such lot, parcel or tract shall not be construed to be a lot of record where it has not been platted as such. No subdivision plat is required for the assembly of entire lots of record into a larger lot or lots.
VILLAGE ENGINEER: Such registered professional engineer or firm as may be appointed by the president to serve as the village engineering representative and approved by the trustees. (1985 Code § 10-1-5; amd. Ord. 92-22, 6-8-1992; 2016 Code)