As used in these regulations, certain terms and conditions are herewith defined as follows:
BLOCK: The distance as measured along a street between intersecting streets from centerline to centerline; and where the context requires, it also means the enclosed area within the perimeter of the streets or property lines enclosing it.
COMMISSION: The plan commission of the village of Lisle, Illinois.
DRAINAGE COURSE: A watercourse or indenture for the drainage of surface water.
EASEMENT: A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land for the purpose of constructing and maintaining utilities, including, but not limited to, sanitary sewers, water mains, electric lines, telephone lines, storm sewer or storm drainage courses and gas lines.
ENGINEER: The retained village engineer, or his authorized representative.
LOT: A piece or parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building or a use, or as a unit for the transfer of ownership.
LOT WIDTH: The dimension of a lot measured on the building setback line.
MAP: A drawing showing one or more parcels of land.
OWNER: An individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this title.
PARKS: Areas of public land developed and maintained primarily as pleasurable landscaped areas providing for both active and passive recreational pursuits, including tot lots, playgrounds, neighborhood parks, play fields and special purpose areas.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, association, syndicate or partnership, corporation, trust or any legal entity.
PLAT: A map showing a plan for the subdivision of land which is submitted for approval and is intended in final form for recording.
PRIVATE STREET: A purported street, way or strip of land reserved for the use of a limited number of persons or purposes as distinguished from a publicly dedicated street.
PUBLIC WALKWAY: A public way designated for the use of pedestrian traffic.
SANITARY SEWER: A constructed conduit connected with a sewer system for the carrying of liquids and solids other than storm waters to a sanitary treatment facility.
SETBACK: The building setback line of distance as measured from the nearest street, road or water shoreline.
STORM SEWER: A constructed conduit for carrying surface waters to a drainage course.
STREET: A way set aside for vehicular traffic, regardless of size or designation, but excluding private driveways serving only one parcel of land.
Alleys: Minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the backs or to the sides of properties which otherwise abut on streets.
Arterial Streets And Highways: Those designed or utilized primarily for high vehicular speeds and/or for heavy volumes of traffic.
Collector Streets And Highways: Those designed or utilized to carry intermediate volumes of traffic from minor streets to arterial streets.
Local Streets: Those which are used or will be used primarily for access to abutting properties and which carry limited volumes of traffic.
Service Access Streets: Minor streets which are parallel and adjacent to higher classified thoroughfares and which serve to reduce the number of access points to those thoroughfares and thereby increase traffic safety.
SUBDIVIDER: Any person commencing proceedings under this title to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.
SUBDIVISION: Any of the following shall constitute a subdivision as that term is used in this title:
(A) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two (2) or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five (5) acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership;
(B) Any construction or development which has an impact upon, involves or relates to present or proposed facilities fostering the public health, safety and welfare, including, but not limited to, streets, alleys and ways, easements of access, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, parks, playgrounds, storm water drainage and/or management facilities, water supply and distribution systems, sanitary sewers, or sewage collection and treatment;
(C) Any changes or alterations or any other activity having an impact upon existing topography or grades, or any other surface features, including, but not limited to, changes to same made in connection with the construction, development, installation or operation of irrigation or sprinkler systems designed to distribute water, excavation or other disturbance of the surface for construction of storm water management facilities, or of ornamental or reflecting ponds; and partial or complete installation of new or reconfiguration of existing outdoor amusement or sporting facilities; and
(D) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets except private streets serving industrial structures;
(E) The revision or amendment of a recorded plat of subdivision or planned unit development if such revision constitutes a subdivision under subsections (A), (B) or (C) of this definition; or
(F) The development of one or more lots or parcels as one unified use or development. Example: A five (5) lot parcel developed as one unit, improved with a shopping center containing several buildings and a parking lot.
SURVEYOR: A duly registered land surveyor or engineer employed by the subdivider for the preparation of subdivision surveys or plats as required by this title.
THOROUGHFARE PLAN: The part of the comprehensive plan 1 , now or hereafter adopted, which includes a major street and highway plan and sets forth the location, alignment, dimensions, identification and classification of existing and proposed streets, highways and other thoroughfares.
VILLAGE: The village of Lisle, Illinois.
VILLAGE BOARD: The board of trustees of the village of Lisle, Illinois.
ZONING ORDINANCE: The part of the comprehensive plan, now or hereafter adopted, including the ordinance and official zoning map which divides the jurisdiction of the board of trustees into districts with regulations, requirements and procedures for the establishment of land use controls 1 . (Ord. 365, 11-3-1970; amd. Ord. 87-1525, 3-16-1987)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See section 5-1-1 of this code. |
| 1 | 1. See title 5 of this code for zoning regulations. |