In the construction of this Chapter, the rules and definitions contained in this Section shall be observed and applied, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise. In further amplification and for clarity of interpretation of the context, the following definitions of word usage shall apply:
A. Rules.
1. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; and words used in the singular number shall include the plural number, and the plural the singular.
2. The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary.
3. The word "may" is permissive.
4. Accepted Engineering Practice shall be that which conforms to accepted principles, tests or standards of nationally recognized technical or scientific authorities.
B. When the following words in bold font are used in this Chapter, such words shall have the following meanings:
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS or ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A subordinate detached building or structure located on the same lot as a principal building, the use of which subordinate building or structure is incidental to that of the principal building or to the principal use of the lot.
ACCESSORY USE. A use which is ancillary or customarily incidental to the principal use of or upon the lot and so necessary, or commonly to be expected, that it cannot be supposed that this Chapter intended to prevent it.
ADDITION. Any change that increases the floor area of the building or structure.
ADJACENT. Touching, lying immediately next to, abutting and/or sharing a common wall or lot line.
ALTERATION, STRUCTURAL. Any change (other than incidental repairs) or replacement of the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
ANTENNA, INCLUDING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA (SUCH AS PANELS), DISH, MICROWAVE DISH, SATELLITE DISH, AND/OR OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA (SUCH AS A WHIP ANTENNA). Any structure or device in excess of seven (7) square feet designed for the
purpose of collecting or transmitting electromagnetic waves for telephonic, radio, data, Internet or other communications, including appurtenant equipment attached to a tower or building for the purpose of providing personal wireless services, including, for example, "cellular", "paging", "low power mobile radio", and "personal communications services" telecommunications services, and their attendant base stations.
ANTENNA HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the base of the antenna support structure at grade to the highest point of the antenna support structure, even if said highest point is an antenna. Measurement of tower height shall include antennas, base pad, and other appurtenances and shall be measured from the grade of the site. If the antenna support structure is on a sloped grade, then the average between that established in this Chapter.
AREA or SUITE. A numbered location specified by the Permittee and shown upon building plans and specifications, any number of square feet of floor area or a suite or entire story or hotel level, as the case may be, for which a Partial Occupancy Certificate may be sought in accord with this Chapter.
ATTIC. That portion of the height and area of a building between the cave and the ridge lines of a sloping roof which has a ceiling height of seven (7) feet or more over a floor area which is more than one-third (1/3) of the floor area of the next lower and adjacent story but less than one-half (1/2) of the floor area of the said next lower and adjacent story.
ATRIUM. An interior space, two (2) or more stories in height.
AUDITORIUM. A room, hall or building made a part of a church, temple, theatre, school, recreation building or other building assigned to the gathering of people as an audience to hear lectures, plays, and other presentations.
AWNING. A temporary shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building, which shelter is composed of non-rigid materials, and which is either stationary or able to be retracted, folded, or collapsed against the face of the supporting building.
BACKFLOW PREVENTER. (See VACUUM BREAKER).
BACK PRESSURE. A force causing or tending to cause water or air to flow in a pipe opposite to normal direction of flow.
BALCONY. A platform projecting from the wall of a building supported by pillars, brackets or consoles or cantilevers from the main part of the building and enclosed by a rail or coping.
BERM. An embankment of earth with gentle slopes which may be used to divert storm water flows, to protect lower lying areas to enhance landscaping, to screen view, or to provide a restriction to create storm water storage areas.
BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR or CODE OFFICIAL or BUILDING OFFICIAL or ZONING ADMINISTRATOR or DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND ZONING or DIRECTOR. The Director of Building and Zoning of the Village.
BUILDING DRAIN. The building (house) drain is that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building (house) sewer. The building drain terminates five (5) feet outside of the building walls.
BUILDING SEWER. (See PRIVATE SEWER)
BUILDING SITE PLAN. A document reviewed by the Zoning Administrator in conjunction with a building permit application and approved, if at all, in accord with the procedures established in this Code for building site plan review.
BACKWASH PIPING. The piping which extends from the backwash outlet of the filters to its terminus at the point of disposal.
BASEMENT. A story of a building that is partly below and partly above grade, having at least one-half (1/2) of its height above grade.
BUILDING. Any structure with substantial walls and roof securely affixed to the land and entirely separated on all sides from any other structure by space and which is designed or intended for the shelter, enclosure or protection of human beings, animals or chattels; and includes a factory manufactured building, mobile home or a prefabricated building as well as recreational vehicles located (in other than another building) on a site for more than one hundred eighty (180) days.
BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR or ZONING ADMINISTRATOR or DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND ZONING or DIRECTOR. The Director of Building and Zoning of the Village.
BUILDING LINES. The most restrictive line established by subdivision; by agreement; or by zoning ordinance - designating the required distance of any structure or building from the lot line most nearly adjacent and parallel to such restrictive line.
BUILDING, DETACHED. A building surrounded by open space on the same zoning lot as the principal building, but separated from the principal building by not less than ten (10) feet.
BUILDING HEIGHT.
a. In feet, the vertical distance from existing grade to the highest point of the roof or parapet, whichever is greater, of a building provided that antenna towers with a maximum height of forty feet (40') and antenna tower structures (including mast and antenna) having an overall height of not more than fifty feet (50'), penthouses, steeples, required chimneys and other structures shall not be counted in measuring the height of buildings; and
b. In stories, the number of STORIES in a building, which a habitable room may be located, including basements but excluding cellars.
BUILDING, PREFABRICATED or FACTORY MANUFACTURED BUILDING. Any building consisting wholly or in material part of a structural, load bearing or lateral load-resisting assemblage of materials assembled as a building or section thereof prior to arrival at the building construction site, provided that use of building components and pre-assembled materials produced in accordance with standard specifications referenced by the Village Building Code, such as rolled structural steel shapes, steel beams, steel reinforcing bars, masonry units, pre-cast wall and beam systems, pre-constructed roof trusses, and plywood sheets shall not cause a building to be considered a "Prefabricated Building" or "Factory Manufactured Building."
BUTTRESS. A projecting part of a masonry wall built integrally therewith to furnish lateral stability which is supported on proper foundations.
CANOPY. A roof-like structure with posts or other ground support, constructed to provide shelter to pedestrians or vehicles.
CARPORT. A canopy for vehicle storage, open on three (3) sides and attached to a principal building.
CARTRIDGE FILTER. A filter using filter cartridges.
CATCH BASIN. A catch basin is a receptacle which separates and retains grease, oil, dirt, gravel and all other substances lighter or heavier than the liquid waste which bears them in order to prevent their entrance into the private or public sewer.
CEILING LEVEL HEIGHT. The vertical distance in feet of a building or structure as measured from grade as established in this Chapter to the finished bottom edge of the uppermost ceiling line of the topmost habitable room in the topmost story of a building.
CHIMNEY. A primarily vertical enclosure containing one or more passageways from which smoke and heat is emitted.
a. FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEY. A chimney that is factory-made, listed by an accredited authoritative testing agency, for venting gas appliances, gas incinerators, and solid or liquid fuel burning appliances.
b. MASONRY CHIMNEY. A field constructed chimney built in accordance with this Building Code and nationally recognized standards.
CIRCULATING PIPE. A pipe which is used to maintain water at a desired temperature at its point of use.
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. A material which cannot be classified as noncombustible in accordance with that definition.
COMMERCIAL FRONT YARD. A front yard located upon a lot found within the H Office/Hotel District and maintained as open space except for the parking of vehicles within that area of the front yard more than ten feet (10') beyond the adjacent front lot line.
CONSTRUCTION, NEW. New construction shall mean any construction which creates a new building or other stand alone structure outside of a building or which increases the building footprint of an existing building or structurally changes an existing building.
CONTINUOUS VENT. The continuation of a vertical soil or waste pipe above the point of entrance of the pipe from a fixture trap.
COST OF CONSTRUCTION. For purposes of calculating Building Permit fees, the cost of construction shall be the labor and material costs for all trades for a construction project. Land cost shall not be included in the calculation.
CRITICAL LEVEL. A critical level is the level to which the backflow preventer or vacuum breaker may be submerged before backflow will occur. Where critical level marking is not indicated on the preventer, the bottom of the device shall be considered the critical level.
CROSS CONNECTION. A physical arrangement whereby one system of piping is connected to another system of piping in such a way that the contents of the two systems may become mixed.
DESIGN RATE. The average flow rate over the filtration cycle.
DECK. A structure which is open to the sky (as opposed to a "Porch") and which provides a platform that is raised more than six (6) inches above the underlying ground.
DEED OR PLAT RESTRICTION. Easements, covenants, deed restricted open spaces, outlots dedicated to a public entity, reserved plat areas, conservation easements, or public road rights-of-way that contain any part of the stormwater management system of a development.
DIATOMITE TYPE FILTER. A filter designed to be used with filter aid.
DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND ZONING. See BUILDING AND ZONING DIRECTOR.
DISTRIBUTION PIPE. The water piping which extends from the risers to the individual fixture supply pipes.
DOG RUN. An area enclosed by a fence for the containment of dogs or other domestic animals. For purposes of this Chapter, a dog run is considered a structure. For purposes of this definition, "fence" shall not include invisible electronic fences.
DRAINAGE AREA. The land area above a given point that contributes stormwater to that point.
DRIVE APPROACH. A way or means of vehicular access from that portion of a street or highway used for vehicular travel (roadway) to the adjacent property, including the portion of a sidewalk, path or trail lying within said way or means of access.
DRIVEWAY. A private access way that provides direct access from a street to not more than one (1) lot or principal building or use, except as may otherwise be provided by this Code.
DRY DETENTION FACILITY. A dry detention facility is a detention facility designed to drain completely after temporary storage of stormwater flows and to normally be dry over the majority of its bottom area.
DWELLING or DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms in a building, not in a house trailer or mobile home, which are arranged, designed, used or intended for use by one (1) family exclusively for residential occupancy, and which includes at least one permanently installed full bathroom with toilet facilities and no more than one (1) kitchen.
DWELLING, ATTACHED. A dwelling unit which is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a party wall or walls or roof.
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY DETACHED or SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE. A building designed to contain one (1) dwelling unit which is entirely surrounded by open area on the same lot and is not connected directly or indirectly to any other dwelling unit by roof, walls, porches or any other means.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A building, or portion thereof, containing three or more dwelling units.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A building containing two dwelling units only.
FACE PIPING. The piping with all valves and fittings which is used to connect the filter system together as a unit.
FENCE. A structure which is a barrier and which is used as a means of protecting or confinement, providing privacy, security, weather control, aesthetic appearance and/or boundary definitions for land and land uses, and made of or from a manufactured product, such as but not limited to steel, aluminum, wood and/or masonry material, including but not limited to:
a. CHAIN LINK FENCE. A fence made of wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as to provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties, except in the form of knuckling the ends of the wires to form a selvage of the fabric.
b. DECORATIVE ENTRY FENCE. A solid fence or open fence or a combination thereof, which may include pillars.
c. OPEN FENCE. A fence, which may include gates, fifty percent (50%) of the area of each one (1) square foot segment extending over the entire length and height of which fence consists of open air spaces which afford a direct view through the fence; which fence is constructed of posts carrying boards, rails, pickets, or wire or constructed of iron consisting of vertical or horizontal bars or other open work.
d. SOLID FENCE. A fence, which may include gates, thick or dense in appearance or texture over its entire vertical and horizontal height and length, having no open breaks or divisions and which conceals from view from adjoining properties activities conducted behind.
FILTER. Any material or apparatus by which water is clarified or solid matter is removed.
FILTER CARTRIDGE. A disposable or renewable filter element which employs a media to clarify or remove solid matter from water or air.
FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. The time in hours or fractions thereof that materials or their assemblies will resist fire exposure as determined by fire tests conducted in compliance with recognized standards.
FIXTURE SUPPLY PIPE. The water piping which extends from the distribution pipe to an individual fixture.
FIXTURE UNITS. A design factor for drainage piping so chosen that the load-producing values of the plumbing fixtures can be expressed approximately as multiples of that factor. For the purposes of this Building Code, this value is assumed to be 7.6 gpm.
FLOOR AREA. The aggregate square footage of all floors of all structures, over one-half of which is above grade, measured from outside exterior dimension, including attached and detached garage(s), pool buildings or cabana buildings, tennis courts, above ground swimming pools, decks and terraces and all appurtenances thereto more than five (5) feet above ground, measured from the original grade of record and play structures more than seven (7) feet in height and with a footprint larger than one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
FLOOR DRAIN. A trapped drain having a water seal of more than four (4) inches.
FLOOR FINISH. The finish placed on top of the floor arch, slab or other structural floor element.
FRONT LOT LINE. With respect to any lot other than a lot-in-depth, the line thereof coextensive with the right-of-way line of any adjacent street.
FRONT YARD. Upon any lot other than a lot-in-depth, that yard adjacent to any front lot line and maintained, except as otherwise set forth in this Code and except for ingress and egress driveways and sidewalks traversing the same in a fashion other than parallel to the front lot line with which it is adjacent, as open space. Front yards are measured by a line at right angles to the front lot line, or by the radial line in the case of a curved front lot line. See also: COMMERCIAL FRONT YARD.
GARAGE. A building designed to shelter motor vehicles.
GRADE. The average elevation of the ground surface of a lot, in its natural state, measured at the location of the proposed corners of the proposed structure, with the understanding that additional measurements taken at one hundred (100) foot intervals between the lower corner and the higher corner shall also be included in establishing the average elevation.
GRADE, EXISTING shall be established by either:
a. The building pad elevation, as shown on a subdivision grading plan as approved by the Village Engineer; or
b. Where such plans do not exist, existing grade shall be the average elevation of the ground surface, in its natural state, measured at the corners of the proposed structure. For structures in excess of 100 feet in length, additional measurements, at 100 foot intervals, measured from the lower corner to the higher corner, shall also be included in establishing the average. This computation must be reviewed and approved by the Village Engineer.
GROUND FLOOR AREA. The lot area covered by a principal building measured at grade from the exterior walls but excluding open porches or terraces, garages or carports.
HABITABLE ROOM. A room or enclosed floor space arranged for living, eating, and sleeping purposes (not including bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, hallways and other accessory floor spaces).
HORIZONTAL PIPE. Any pipe or fitting which makes an angle of less than forty-five (45) degrees with the horizontal.
HOTEL LEVEL. Ceiling to ceiling height of 9.25 feet or less in a hotel shall equal seven-tenths of a "Story", as defined in this Article.
INDIRECT WASTE CONNECTION. A connection in which there is a break in a line of pipe through which the water, sewage, or other liquid may be discharged from one pipe to another by gravity, and which is open to the atmosphere for a space sufficient to permit visibility of such discharge and to prevent backflow into the pipe above.
INLET. The fitting or opening through which the filtered water enters the pool.
INTERIOR SIDE YARD. A yard between the principal building and the side lot line, other than one parallel to a public street.
KNUCKLING. A term used to describe the type of selvage obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then bending the wire ends back into a closed loop.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION. The description of real property established by law and created in specific cases from real property surveys drawn by licensed land surveyors.
LEGAL NON-CONFORMING. A use or structure which does not comply in some respect with the currently effective regulations in this Chapter but which was lawfully established and did so comply in all respects when established and with respect to which the amortization period either has not expired or for which there is no amortization period.
LOOP VENT. A method of loop venting a plumbing fixture is where such fixtures are so located that they cannot be vented in a normal manner without impracticable exposure of pipes. The vent is carried up from its connection at the waste line to a point above or as close as possible to the spill line of the fixture and then back to the closest vent pipe. (See Drawing, Graphic 1 )
LOT. A portion of platted land measured, set apart, and subdivided as a distinct parcel having its principal frontage upon a street and created and delineated upon a plat of subdivision or resubdivision and so recorded by the Recorder of Deeds of Lake County, Illinois:
1. Before July 28, 1980; or
2. Which, although not meeting all of the bulk regulations of the zoning district within which it is located, has never been in contiguous ownership after July 28, 1980; or
3. Which meets all of the bulk regulations of the zoning district within which it is located.
LOT LINE. A property boundary line on the perimeter of any lot, distinguishing that lot from adjacent land.
LOT LINE, FRONT. Any property line of a lot adjacent and parallel to a dedicated street.
LOT LINE, REAR. The lot line or lot lines most nearly parallel to and most remote from the front lot lines.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Lot lines other than front or rear lot lines.
LOWEST FLOOR. The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement.
MAIN BRANCH PIPE. The water piping which extends from the main supply pipe to the risers.
MAIN DRAIN. The outlet(s) at the deep portion of the pool through which the main flow of water leaves the pool when being drained or circulated.
MAIN SUCTION. The line connecting the main drain to the pump.
MAIN SUPPLY PIPE. The water piping which extends from the meter to the most remote riser or main branch.
MANHOLE. An opening constructed in a sewer to eliminate restrictions of flow at changes of direction or junctions, and facilitates cleaning; the structure being of sufficient size to permit a person to gain access thereto.
MARKET VALUE. An amount which is three (3) times the equalized assessed value that is reflected on the real estate tax bill for the property in question.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
1. In feet, the vertical distance from existing grade to the highest point of the roof or parapet, which ever is greater, of a building; provided that antenna towers with a maximum height of forty feet (40') and antenna tower structures (including mast and antenna) having an overall height of not more than fifty feet (50'), penthouses, steeples, required chimneys and other structures shall not be counted in measuring the height of buildings; and
2. In stories, the number of levels in a building, in any given level of which a habitable room may be located, including basements but excluding cellars.
MEZZANINE. A low ceiling area between two (2) main stories of a structure, containing no more than one-third (1/3) of the floor area of either the floor directly above or below.
MINOR PLUMBING REPAIRS. The repair or replacement of faucets and valves and the removal of obstructions in fixtures and waste lines.
NATURAL SCREENING. A fence-like natural growth, consisting of bushes, thicket, shrubs, hedges, evergreens, etc.
NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. A material which, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapors, when subjected to fire or heat. Materials reported as noncombustible, when tested in accordance with the, Standard Method of Test for Non-Combustibility of Elementary Materials. ASTM E 136-73, shall be considered noncombustible materials.
OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE. A certificate issued by the Building and Zoning Director stating the occupancy and use of land or a building or structure referred to therein complies with the provisions of this Building Code as well as the other applicable ordinances of the Village.
OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE, PARTIAL. See PARTIAL OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE.
OWNER. Any person having legal or equitable title to and/or control of any land within the corporate limits of the Village which is not street right-of-way.
PARKWAY. That part of a street or highway, on each side of the pavement or roadway thereof, lying between the outer edge of the pavement or roadway and the property lines bounding the street.
PARTIAL OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE. A certificate which may be issued for an area provided said area is substantially complete.
PERMIT or BUILDING PERMIT. Authorization issued in writing by the Building Administrator to commence new construction or any other work for which a Permit is required by this Building Code.
PERMITTEE. The person to whom a Building Permit is issued.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
PILLAR. A vertical monument-like structure or column, standing alone or as part of a decorative entry fence, on one or both sides of a private driveway.
PLUMBING. The term "Plumbing" shall include all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for the supply of water and for sanitary drainage, and related ventilating system throughout all buildings, structures, and public places where persons live, work, or assemble and shall also include all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances outside of buildings connecting the building with the source of water supply and the main sewer or other means of disposal. Plumbing shall also include the installation, repair, and maintenance work upon and in connection with such piping, fixtures, appurtenances, appliances, drain, or waste pipes.
PLUMBING CONTRACTOR. A person duly licensed under the Illinois Plumbing License Law, or a firm, company or corporation, an officer of which is licensed under the Illinois Plumbing
License Law and has on file in the Office of the Building Administrator all bonds and insurance certificates required by Section 9-185(E) of this Article.
PLUMBING FIXTURE. Any receptacle or device intended to receive and discharge water, liquid or water-carried wastes into a plumbing or drainage system. Water heaters and water coolers are classified as plumbing fixtures.
PORCH. A roofed-over platform that is raised more than six (6) inches above the underlying ground, which projects out from the wall or walls of a main structure and which may be open to the weather in part.
POOL DEPTHS. The distance between the floor of the pool and the maximum operating level when the pool is in use.
POOL FLOOR. That portion of the pool that is horizontal or inclined less than forty-five (45) degrees to the vertical from the horizontal.
POOL WALKS/DECKS. The surfaced area around the pool.
POOL WALL. That portion of the pool that is vertical or inclined more than forty-five (45) degrees to the vertical from the horizontal.
POOLS, OTHER. Other pools of water shall include whirlpools, spas, hot tubs, therapy pools, soakers and other similar structures that have a water surface area over fifty (50) square feet measured at normal operating levels.
POTABLE WATER. Water from the public water supply system or private welled as suitable for human consumption.
PREFABRICATED BUILDING or FACTORY MANUFACTURED BUILDING. Any building consisting wholly or in material part of a structural, load bearing or lateral load-resisting assemblage of materials assembled as a building or section thereof prior to arrival at the building construction site, provided that use of building components and pre-assembled materials produced in accordance with standard specifications referenced by the Village Code, such as rolled structural steel shapes, steel beams, steel reinforcing bars, masonry units, pre-cast wall and beam systems, pre-constructed roof trusses, and plywood sheets shall not cause a building to be considered a "prefabricated building" or "factory manufactured building."
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. A paved or unpaved path leading from a vehicular parking place or garage to a street.
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM or SEPTIC SYSTEM. A Private Individual Onsite Sewage Disposal System is used to collect, treat, and discharge or reclaim
wastewater from an individual dwelling without the use of community-wide or a centralized treatment facility. A conventional onsite system includes a septic tank and a leaching field. Some of the other alternative types of onsite systems include at-grade systems, mound systems, sand filters and small aerobic units. The leaching field receives pretreated wastewater and the soil further treats the wastewater by filtration, sorption, and microbiological degradation before the water is discharged to ground water.
PRIVATE POOL. A private pool is one used in conjunction with a single-family residence and constructed on the same zoning lot as the principle building, used and intended to be used solely by the owner or occupant and his family and friends.
PRIVATE SEWER. A sewer built on private property or easement, not dedicated for public use, which conveys the drainage of one or more buildings on private premises to its outlet.
PUBLIC POOL. All other pools other than private swimming pools as defined herein.
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which has been accepted for public use and maintenance by the Village of Mettawa located within a street, alley, way or easement and which is connected either to an interceptor sewer of the North Shore Sanitary District, Lake County, or to the Public Sanitary Sewer system of the Village of Mettawa.
REAR LOT LINE. The lot line of any lot opposite a front lot line thereof.
REAR YARD. Upon any lot other than a lot-in-depth, the yard adjacent to the rear lot line and maintained, except for ingress and egress driveways and sidewalks traversing the same in a fashion other than parallel to the rear lot line it abuts, as open space except as otherwise provided by this Code. Rear yards are measured by a line at right angles to the rear lot line, or by the radial line in the case of a curved rear lot line. However, with respect to a corner lot, the rear yard shall be that yard, if any, which does not abut the side yard of an adjacent lot. Any yard so abutting the side yard of an adjacent lot shall be a side yard.
RECIRCULATING PIPING, POOL. The piping from the pool to the filter and return to the pool, through which the water circulates.
RETAINING WALL. An artificial composition of wood, concrete, masonry or other material utilized in conjunction with a drainage and grading plan approved by the Village Engineer of the Village for the sole purpose of stabilizing soil and/or existing natural features.
RETENTION FACILITY. A structure designed to retain a specified amount of storm water runoff without release except by means of evaporation, infiltration, or pumping.
RETURN PIPING, POOL. The piping which carries the filtered water from the filter to the pool.
REVENT PIPE. A pipe which connects directly at or near the junction of an individual trap outlet and extends to a connection with the main or branch vent above the spill line of the fixture.
RISER PIPE. The water piping which extends vertically from the main supply pipe or main branch pipe to the floor or floors above.
ROADWAY. That portion of a street, improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
SAFETY ROPE ANCHORS. Anchors at the transition point.
SAND FILTER. A filter that employs sand as the filter media.
SIDE LOT LINE. The lot line of any lot between a front line and a rear line thereof unless such line lies opposite a front lot line, in which case such line shall be a rear lot line.
SIDE YARD. Upon any lot other than a lot-in-depth, that yard located adjacent to the side lot line and maintained, except for ingress and egress driveways and sidewalks, as open space. Side yards do not include any of the area of a front yard and/or a rear yard; and the depth of a side yard is measured by a line at right angles to the side lot line, or by the radial line in the case of curved side lot lines. However, with respect to a corner lot, any yard which abuts the side yard of an adjacent lot shall be a side yard and not a rear yard.
SIDEWALK TRAIL. That improved portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
SKIMMER BASKET. An easily removable and cleanable basket located in the recirculating piping system through which all overflow water must pass.
SKIMMER FILTER. A recirculating skimmer with a filter forming an integral part of the device.
SOIL PIPE. A pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets, or other fixtures receiving fecal matter, with or without the discharge from other fixtures.
STACK. Any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent pipe.
STOP WORK ORDER. Issued by the Building Administrator or his designee in accordance with this Chapter, a red placard containing written legal notice of one or more ordinance violations and to cease immediately all work.
STORY. That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor above it, or if there is no floor above then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
STREET or HIGHWAY. Public land improved or unimproved, which affords a primary means of access to abutting property whether designated as a street, avenue, highway, road, boulevard, lane, throughway, right-of-way or otherwise, but does not include private roads and driveways to buildings.
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY. The entire right-of-way or width of every road, way, thoroughfare, trail or place conveyed and/or dedicated by prescription or plat or other instrument for use by the general public or conveyed and/or dedicated to the Village or other public agency and that is open to the use of the public for the primary purpose of carrying vehicular, equestrian, bicycle and/or pedestrian traffic.
STRUCTURE. Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter, anything constructed or erected or any production or piece of work, manmade and artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, the use of which requires permanent or temporary location in or upon the land or requires attachment to something having a permanent location above, on, or below the ground, including but not limited to: Advertising signs, air conditioning compressor units, backstops for tennis courts, billboards, buildings, building foundations (including foundations constructed for the installation of manufactured homes), signs, fences, gospel and circus tents, platforms, radio and television antennae (including supporting towers), reviewing stands, stadia, and swimming pools. The term also includes a gas or liquid storage tank, a manufactured home, mobile home or a prefabricated building, and recreational vehicles and travel trailers to be installed on a site for more than one hundred eighty (180) days, unless they are fully licensed and ready for highway use.
STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY. A structure without any foundation or footings and which is removed when the designated time period, activity or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS. See ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL.
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE or SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. Any structure for which a Building Permit has been issued has complete plumbing (including well and septic systems), electrical, heating, interiors, all stoops, gutters and downspouts, all construction inspected and approved primer coats to be applied to all exterior surfaces, rough grading completed, and all safety facilities installed, tested, and operable.
SWIMMING POOL. A receptacle for water, or an artificial basin of water, either above-ground or subsurface, indoor or outdoors, having a depth at any point in excess of two (2) feet and a surface area exceeding one hundred fifty (150) square feet, intended for the use of persons with the purpose of emersion, partial emersion or swimming and including all appurtenant equipment.
TRANSITION POINT. A point where a swimming pool floor slope changes between shallow and deep area.
TRAP. A fitting or device so designed and constructed as to provide a liquid seal that will prevent the passage of air through a pipe or fixture without materially affecting the flow of sewage or waste water through it.
UNDERDRAIN. An appurtenance at the bottom of the filter to assure equal distribution of water through the filter media.
VACUUM BREAKER. A vacuum breaker is a device designed to prevent back siphonage by providing an opening through which air may be drawn to relieve negative pressure in the water supply pipe.
VACUUM PIPING. The piping which connects the vacuum fitting to the pump suction.
VILLAGE. The Village of Mettawa, an Illinois municipal corporation and home rule unit.
VILLAGE ATTORNEY. The Village Attorney of the Village of Mettawa.
VILLAGE MODIFICATIONS. The regulations contained in this Chapter 9 which are in addition to, deviate from, or are in conflict with any of the 2003 International Building Code, the 2003 International Residential Code, the 2003 International Fire Code, the 2003 International Mechanical Code, the 2003 International Electrical Code, the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code, the 1998 Illinois Plumbing Code, the 1997 Illinois Accessibility Code, and the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code, such regulations shall supersede said codes as they are applied within the corporate limits of the Village.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. Whenever the term 'Zoning Administrator' (also known as the Building and Zoning Director and the Director of Building and Zoning) is used, it shall mean the Zoning Administrator appointed by the Village President and such deputies or assistants as have been or shall be duly appointed. That officer is hereby authorized and it is his duty to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter, making such determinations, interpretations, and orders as are necessary thereof and requiring such plats, plans, and other descriptive material in connection with applications for permits as are necessary for him to judge compliance with this Chapter.
ZONING BOARD. The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Mettawa, Lake County, Illinois.
ZONING CODE or ZONING ORDINANCE. Chapter 15 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mettawa of 2001, as amended.
(Ord. 500, passed 6-3-2003; Am. Ord. 501, passed 8-19-2003; Am. Ord. 519, passed 7-20-2004; Am. Ord. 537, passed 4-19-2005; Am. Ord. 639, passed 11-17-2009; Am. Ord. 659, passed 7-20-2010)