For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning herein described:
ADJOINING PROPERTIES: Parcel of real estate abutting or across a street or alley from any boundary of the property affected by the application.
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: The Community Development Department of the City of McHenry.
INFILL PARCEL: Residentially zoned property that is vacant, underutilized, or contains a building that has been unoccupied for a minimum of ten (10) years. The parcel’s boundaries shall have remained consistent for a minimum of ten (10) years.
LOT COVERAGE: The portion of the lot that is occupied by a principal building and a detached garage where applicable, expressed as a percentage of total lot area.
TEARDOWN SITE: Residentially zoned property having an existing older residence on it, which will be razed and removed from the site so that a new residential building can be constructed in its place.
(1987 Code § 7-192)