For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A minor way used primarily for the vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
AREA, GROSS. The entire area within the boundary lines of the territory proposed for subdivision, including the area to be dedicated for street and alley rights-of-way and public use.
BLOCK. An area of land entirely bounded by streets, highways or barrier (except alleys, pedestrian ways or exterior boundaries of a subdivision unless exterior boundary is a street or highway) or a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, shorelines or waterways or corporate boundary lines.
BLOCK, NET. The entire area within the boundary lines of the territory proposed for subdivision, less the area to be dedicated for street and alley rights-of-way and public use.
BUILDING. Any structure, whether temporary, semi permanent or permanent, designed or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter or protection of persons or property.
BUILDING LINE. See SETBACK LINE.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT. A subdivision development planned and constructed so as to group housing units into relatively dense patterns while providing a unified network of open space and wooded areas, and meeting the requirements of this chapter.
COUNTY. Jersey County, Illinois.
COUNTY CODE ADMINISTRATOR. An individual appointed by the Jersey County Board to administer the county subdivision regulations.
COUNTY ENGINEER. Either the County Superintendent of Highways or such other licensed professional engineer designated by the County Board to conduct business or perform defined professional engineering services of the county in his or her place instead.
DENSITY, GROSS. The total number of dwelling units divided by the total project area. Expressed as gross dwelling units per acre.
DENSITY, NET. The total number of dwelling units divided by the project area less area for rights-of-way.
DESIGN. The arrangement of uses on the land and the arrangement of easements, lots and rights-of-way, including specifications of materials, alignment, grade and width of these elements.
DRAINAGE WAY. A watercourse, gully, dry stream, creek, or ditch which carries storm water runoff, which is subject to flooding or ponding, which is fed by street or building gutters or by storm water sewers, or which serves the purpose of draining water from the lands adjacent to such watercourse, gully dry stream, creek or ditch.
EASEMENT. A right to use another person’s property, but only for a limited and specifically named purpose.
HILLSIDE AREA. An area with an average slope of 20% or more.
IMPROVEMENT. Refers to site grading, street work and utilities (including water, sewer, electric, gas and storm water) to be installed or agreed to be installed by the subdivider on land to be used for public or private streets, and easements or other purposes as are necessary for the general use of lot owners in the subdivision. Including the furnishing of all materials, equipment, work and services such as engineering, staking and supervising, necessary to construct all the improvements that may be provided by the subdivider. All of such materials, equipment and services shall be provided at the subdivider’s cost and expense, although he or she may enter into a contract with individuals and firms to complete such improvements, and the improvements shall be subject to the final approval of the County Board.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS. The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed in, or in conjunction with, the subdivision.
LOT. A parcel of land intended to be separately owned, rented, developed or otherwise used as a unit.
LOT, BUTT. A lot at the end of a block and located between two corner lots.
LOT, CORNER. A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersections.
LOT, DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines measured in the general direction of the lot lines.
LOT, FLAG. A lot fronting on or abutting a public road and where access to the public road is by a narrow, portion of the lot.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot whose side lines do not abut upon any street.
LOT LINE, FRONT. The line separating the lot from the street. On a corner lot, the FRONT LOT LINE shall be the frontage having the least dimension.
LOT LINE, REAR. The lot line most nearly parallel to and most remote from the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Any lot line other than front or rear lot line. A CORNER SIDE LOT LINE separating a lot from a street is called a STREET SIDE LOT LINE. A SIDE LOT LINE separating a lot from another lot or lots is called an INTERIOR SIDED LOT LINE.
LOT OF RECORD. Any lot, established either by a legally recorded subdivision plat, by a legally recorded instrument of conveyance containing a metes and bounds description, or in any other legal manner.
LOT, THROUGH. A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
LOT, WIDTH. The mean horizontal width of the lot measured at right angle to the general direction of the side lot lines.
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION. A description of real property which is not described by reference to a lot or block shown on a map, but is described by starting at a known point and describing the bearings and distance of the lines forming the boundaries of the property.
OWNER. A person having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these regulations.
PARKING LANE. An auxiliary lane of a street and primarily used for vehicular parking.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE OR BOND. A surety issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in Illinois and approved by the County Treasurer to guarantee installation of any improvements.
PERSON. Any agent, individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, syndicate or trust.
PLAT. The maps, drawings, charts, and other documents complying with all applicable provisions of this chapter which constitute the plan for subdivision.
PLATS, FINAL. A formal, detailed map completed and certified by a registered land surveyor. It must conform substantially to the preliminary plat which has been approved by the County Board. The FINAL PLAT legally establishes the individual lots and streets. It is submitted to the County Recorder of Deeds for recording after approval by the County Board.
PLATS, PRELIMINARY. As completed by a registered land surveyor, provides information on street right-of-way and pavement width, street design, lot size and configuration, topography, location of utilities and proposed easements in the subdivision. Is subject to approval by the County Board.
PROJECT AREA. The territory intended to be subdivided or developed, and portrayed and defined in the preliminary and final plats.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS OR CONTRACTS. Contracts entered into between private parties and constituting a restriction on the use of all private property within a subdivision for the benefit of the property owners, and to provide mutual protection against undesirable aspects of development which would tend to impair stability of values.
RE-SUBDIVISION. See SUBDIVISION.
RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW). A strip of parcel of land over which the owner, by dedication or otherwise, has granted the right of use for streets, alleys or other public purposes. RIGHT-OF-WAY is also a land measurement term, meaning the distance between lot property lines which generally contains not only the street pavement, but also the sidewalks, planting strip, underground and sometimes above ground utilities.
ROADBED. The graded portion of a street upon which the base course, surface course shoulders and median are constructed.
ROADWAY. The entire improved portion of the street, including shoulders, parking lanes, travel way, curbs and gutter.
SETBACK LINE. A line that is usually parallel to the front, side or rear lot line establishing the minimum space to be provided as the front, side or rear yard.
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. The Jersey County Soil and Water Conservation District.
SPECIFICATIONS.
(1) The Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, Sewer and Water Construction, prepared by the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Health and the Environmental Protection Agency of the state, as adopted and amended by said agencies, which are in effect at the time area is being subdivided.
(2) Any term in such SPECIFICATIONS referring to state departments or officials or to persons contracting with the state shall be deemed to refer to applicable departments, officials or persons in the county, and the term CONTRACTOR shall specifically apply to the subdivider who is responsible for installing all of the improvements required in §§ 156.075 through 156.099 and 156.110 through 156.132 even though the subdivider may enter into agreements for such installing by other persons, firms or corporations.
STREET. A public or private way for the purpose of vehicular travel. The term includes all facilities which normally occur within the right-of-way. It shall also include such other designation for a street as: a highway; thoroughfare; parkway; throughway; road; pike; avenue; boulevard; lane; place; drive; court; or as otherwise designated, but excluding an alley or a way for pedestrian use only.
STREET, BUTT OR STUB. A street that is temporarily terminated but is planned for future continuation; a temporary turn-around area must be provided.
STREET, COLLECTOR. Interconnect the principal street system with the minor streets; provide internal circulation within residential, commercial and industrial areas; provide access to abutting properties; and have a moderate volume design capacity and travel speeds.
STREET, DEAD-END. Minor streets similar to cul-de-sacs except that they provide no turnaround circle at their closed end, and are not permitted in any proposed subdivision.
STREET, LOOPED. Land access streets having two open ends, each end generally connecting with the same street, no other streets intersecting between its ends, and property fronts on both sides of the street.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS or SERVICE ROAD. A land access street parallel and adjacent to area services highways providing access to abutting properties.
STREET, MINOR. Provides access to abutting properties, have a relatively short travel distance, and have a low volume design capacity and travel speeds. Sometimes called land access streets, they conduct traffic to and from dwelling units within a subdivision to other streets.
STREET, PRIMARY HIGHWAY. Interconnect collectors and minor streets with the principal system and vice versa, bring all developed areas within a reasonable distance of principal streets, connect and provided direct access to major traffic generators, provide secondary service to smaller communities, may provide access to abutting property, and have a medium volume design capacity and travel speeds. PRIMARY HIGHWAYS included county and state highways.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed which requires permanent or temporary location on the ground or is attached to something having a permanent or temporary location on the ground.
SUBDIVIDE. See SUBDIVISION.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person dividing or proposing to divide land in a manner that constitutes a subdivision as herein defined except for state, county and township highway departments.
SUBDIVISION.
(1) (a) The division of land into two or more lots or parcels for the purpose of either immediate or future sale, rental or building development or use(s) other than agricultural use or production.
(b) Establishment to dedication of a public street or alley through a tract of land regardless of size.
(2) The term SUBDIVISION shall also include all re-subdivisions of land or lots.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR. A division of land into two but not more than four lots, all of which front upon an existing street, not involving any new streets or other rights-of-way, easements and improvements, or other provisions for public areas and facilities. No portion of land to be divided has ever been a portion of land previously divided as a MINOR SUBDIVISION.
TRAVELED WAY. The portion of a street used for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
(Ord. passed 10-14-2003; Ord. passed 11-10-2003; Ord. passed 11-14-2004; Ord. passed 9-11-2007)