For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. The official, or his or her duly authorized representative, appointed by the Village Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees who administers certain provisions of the Subdivision, Zoning and Property Maintenance Codes. The term is synonymous with BUILDING AND ZONING/CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATOR.
AEROBIC TREATMENT SYSTEM PRIVATE. A waste water treatment system, mechanically operated with the addition of air or oxygen, which serves private owners’ needs.
ALLEY. A public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of vehicular access to the side or rear of premises that front on a nearby street.
AMENDMENT. A change in the provisions of this code, properly effected in accordance with state law and the procedures set forth herein.
AREA, GROSS. The entire area within the lot lines of the property proposed for subdivision/development, including any areas to be dedicated/reserved for street and alley rights-of-way and for public uses.
AREA, NET. The entire area within the boundary lines of the tract proposed for subdivision, less the area to be dedicated for street and alley rights-of-way and/or other public purposes.
ARTERIAL STREET. A street designed or utilized primarily for high vehicular speeds or for heavy volumes of traffic on a continuous route with intersections at grade and on which traffic-control devices are used to expedite the safe movement of through traffic. The following streets shall be considered ARTERIAL STREETS by the village: Illinois Routes 159, 162, Vadalabene Drive, West Main Street, Keebler Road and East Main Street.
BLOCK. An area of land entirely bounded by streets, highways, barriers or ways, except alleys, pedestrian ways or exterior boundaries of a subdivision unless exterior boundary is a street or highway, or bounded by a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, waterways or corporate boundary lines.
BOULEVARD. Any street encompassing in width, as measured from one side of the right-of-way to the other side, a distance exceeding by 25% or more the minimum width requirement for the street and its use by the ordinances of the village, which includes a center unpaved area for trees, landscaping, grass or other vegetation.
CATCH BASIN. A receptacle, located where a street gutter opens into a sewer, designed to retain matter that would not readily pass through the sewer.
CENTERLINE.
(1) The centerline of any right-of-way having a uniform width;
(2) The original centerline, where a right-of-way has been widened irregularly; and
(3) The new centerline, whenever a road has been relocated.
CENTERLINE OFFSET. The distance between the centerlines of two roughly parallel streets, measured along the third street with which both parallel streets intersect.
COLLECTOR STREET. A street which carries or is proposed to carry intermediate volumes of traffic from local streets to arterial streets and which may or may not be continuous.
COMPLETION SECURITY. Cash, certificates of deposit, treasury bills or irrevocable letters of credit posted with the village to assure satisfactory completion of improvements.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The plan or any portion thereof adopted by the Board of Trustees to guide and coordinate the physical and economic development of the municipality. The comprehensive plan includes, but is not limited to plans and programs regarding the locations, character and extent of highways, bridges, public buildings or uses, utilities, schools, residential, commercial or industrial land uses, parks, drainage facilities and the like.
CROSS-SLOPE. The degree of inclination measured across a right-of-way rather than in the direction traffic moves on the right-of-way.
CURB AND GUTTER, INTEGRAL. The rim forming the edge of a street, plus the channel for leading off surface water, constructed of poured concrete as a single facility.
CUL-DE-SAC. A short minor local street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and having the other end permanently terminated by a turn-around for vehicles; the term may also be used to refer solely to the turn-around.
DEDICATE. To transfer the ownership of a right-of-way, parcel of land or improvement to this municipality or other public entity without compensation.
DEVELOP. To erect any structure or to install any improvements on a tract of land or to undertake any activity (such as grading) in preparation therefor.
DIMENSIONS. Refers to both lot depth and lot width.
DISTRICT, ZONING. A portion of the territory of the municipality wherein certain uniform requirements or various combinations therefor apply to structures, lots and uses under the terms of the Zoning Code.
EASEMENT. A right to use a portion of another person’s real property for certain limited purposes.
ESCROW DEPOSIT. A deposit in cash or other approved securities to assure the completion of improvements within a subdivision.
FLAG LOT. A subdivision lot which does not comply with the road frontage requirements as required in the Zoning Code. This type of lot layout needs a variance.
FRONTAGE. The lineal extent of the front (street-side) of a lot.
FRONTAGE ROAD. A minor street fronting on an arterial street or highway (usually a limited access highway), used for access to abutting lots.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA. Land area which can be under water during wet weather and/or designated on the Flood Emergency Management Administration maps.
GRADE. The degree of inclination of the site or right-of-way, expressed as a percentage. The term is a synonym for SLOPE.
GREEN SPACE. Land devoted to parks, recreation or open spaces including by example, but not limited to subdivision entrances, unpaved areas of boulevard streets, parking islands, trails, paths, areas between the street and sidewalk and interconnections of same with other subdivisions, and specifically not including parts of one or more individual lots improved with, and/or used for another principal purpose such as housing or stormwater detention.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS. The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the structures and facilities to be installed in, or in conjunction with, a subdivision.
IMPROVEMENTS. Any street, curb and gutter, sidewalk, drainage ditch, sewer, catch basin, newly-planted tree, off-street parking area or other facility necessary for the general use of property owners in a subdivision.
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE SYSTEM. A private waste water treatment facility serving one property owner such as a septic tank or aerobic treatment system with or without a ground surface discharge.
INTERSECTION. The point at which two or more public rights-of-way (generally streets) meet.
LOCAL COLLECTOR STREET. A street used primarily to collect limited amounts of residential traffic and for access to abutting properties and on which the speed limit is low and traffic volume is minimal.
LOCAL STREET. A street serving limited amounts of residential traffic and used for access to abutting property.
LOT. A tract of land intended as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of development or transfer of ownership. A LOT may or may not coincide with a lot of record.
LOT AREA. The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side and rear lines of a lot.
LOT, CORNER. A lot having at least two adjacent sides that abut for their full length upon streets.
LOT OF RECORD. An area of land designated as a lot on a plat of subdivision recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds in accordance with state law.
LOT, THROUGH. A lot having a pair of approximately parallel lot lines that abut two approximately parallel streets. Both lot lines shall be deemed front lot lines.
MAINTENANCE BOND. A surety bond, posted by the developer and approved by the municipality, guaranteeing the satisfactory condition of installed improvements for the three-year period following their dedication.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. A building or portion thereof designed or altered for occupancy by two or more families living independently of each other.
OFFICIAL MAP. A graphic statement of the capital improvements planned by the municipality which require the acquisition of land, such as streets, drainage systems, parks and the like.
PASSIVE USE GREEN SPACE. Land in a subdivision used for subdivision entrances, unpaved areas of boulevard streets, center islands in culs-de-sac, parking islands, areas between the streets and sidewalks, trails, paths or similar type uses that are accessible to the subdivision residents, undeveloped woods or grasslands that provide visual green space.
PERFORMANCE BOND. A surety bond posted by the developer and approved by the municipality, guaranteeing the installation of required improvements within, or in conjunction with, a subdivision.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the Village of Maryville, Illinois.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. A tract of land which is developed as a unit under single ownership or unified control, which includes two or more principal buildings or uses.
PLAT, FINAL. The final engineering and architectural maps, drawings and supporting material indicating the subdivider’s plan of the subdivision which, if approved, may be filed with the County Recorder of Deeds.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY. Preliminary engineering and architectural maps, drawings and supportive material indicating the proposed layout of a subdivision.
PRIVATE STREET. A non-public street providing access to and owned by abutting properties requires a variance.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The official appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees to administer and supervise the village Water, Sewer and Street Departments’ programs and related activities.
RESERVE. To set aside a parcel of land in anticipation of its acquisition by this municipality (or other government entity) for public purposes.
RESERVE STRIP. A narrow strip of land between a public street and adjacent lots which is designated on a recorded subdivision plat or property deed as land over which vehicular travel is not permitted.
REVERSE CURVE. A curve in a street heading in approximately the opposite direction from the curve immediately preceding it so as to form an S-shape.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC. A strip of land which the owner/subdivider has dedicated to the municipality or other unit of government for streets, alleys and other public improvements.
SEPTIC TANK. A watertight, accessible, covered receptacle designed and constructed to receive sewage from a building sewer, to settle solids from the liquid, to retain floating scum accumulations, to digest organic matter and store digested solids through a period of retention and allow the clarified liquids to discharge to other treatment units for final disposal.
SETBACK, FRONT. The horizontal distance between the street right-of-way line and the building line. Minimum setback requirements are set forth in the Zoning Code.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM PRIVATE. A sewer system including collection and treatment facilities established, owned and operated by the developer or his assigns to serve a new subdivision in an outlying area.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM PUBLIC. A sewer system including collection mains eight inches and larger and treatment facilities owned and operated by a municipality.
SIDEWALK. A pedestrian way constructed in compliance with the standards of this code, generally abutting or near the curb line of the street.
STOP ORDER. An order used by the Administrator to halt work-in-progress that is in violation of this code.
STREET.
(1) A public or private way for motor vehicle travel.
(2) The term
STREET includes a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, through way, road, pike, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, drive, court and similar designations, but excludes an alley or a way for pedestrian use only.
STRUCTURE.
(1) Anything constructed or erected on the ground or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground.
(2) All buildings are structures, but not all structures are buildings.
STUB STREET. A street that is temporarily terminated, but that is planned for future continuation.
SUBDIVIDER/DEVELOPER. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, estate or other group or combination acting as a unit, dividing or proposing to divide land in a manner that constitutes a subdivision, as defined herein.
SUBDIVISION/DEVELOPMENT. Any division of land into two or more lots, except as set forth in the Plats Act, ILCS Chapter 765, Act 205, § 1.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR. A division of land into two, but not more than four lots, all of which front upon an existing street, and not involving any new streets or easements of access. Dedication of additional right-of-way for the existing street and new utility easements will be allowed.
TOPOGRAPHY. The relief features or surface configurations of an area of land.
VACATE. To terminate the legal existence of right-of-way or subdivision and to so note on the final plat recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds.
VARIANCE, SUBDIVISION. A relaxation in the strict application of the design and improvement standards set forth in this code.
VILLAGE. The Village of Maryville, Illinois.
VILLAGE ENGINEER. A licensed professional engineer designated by the Village Board of Trustees to perform specified professional engineering services for the village.
(`92 Code, § 34-2-2) (Ord. 96-09, passed 8-7-96; Am. Ord. 2002-11, passed 4-3-02)