For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABUTTING. As applied to lots, ABUTTING means having a common lot line or district line, or so located in relation to each other that there would be a common lot line or district line but for the existence of a street, alley or other public right-of-way.
ACCESS WAY. A curb cut, ramp or other means for providing vehicular access to an off-street parking or loading area from a street.
ACCESSORY USE. Any structure or use that is:
(1) Subordinate in size or purpose to the principal use or structure which it serves;
(2) Necessary or contributing to the comfort and convenience of the occupants of the principal use or structure served; and
(3) Located on the same lot as the principal use or structure served.
ADMINISTRATOR. The official appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Village Board to administer this chapter, or his or her representative. (Synonymous with ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.)
AGRICULTURE. Any one or any combination of the following: the growing of farm or truck garden crops; dairying; pasturage; horticulture; floriculture; or animal/poultry husbandry. The term AGRICULTURE encompasses the farmhouse, and accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to agricultural activities.
AISLE. A vehicular traffic-way within an off-street parking area, used as a means of access/egress from parking spaces.
ALLEY. A public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting premises that front on a nearby street.
ALTER. To change the size, shape or use of a structure or the moving from one location to another.
AMENDMENT. A change in the provisions of this chapter (including those portions incorporated by reference), properly effected in accordance with state law and the procedures set forth herein.
APARTMENT. A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family structure, which is arranged, designed, used or intended to be used as a housekeeping unit for a single family.
APARTMENT HOTEL. A multiple-family dwelling which furnishes for its tenants services customarily provided by hotels, but which does not furnish such services to the transient public.
ATTACHED. As applied to buildings, ATTACHED means having a common wall and/or a common roof.
AUDITORIUM. A room, hall or building made a part of a church, theater, school, recreation building or other building assigned to the gathering, of people as an audience, to hear lectures, plays and other presentations, as well as participate in dances, dinners, expositions, bingos and the like.
BASEMENT. A story having one-half or more of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground.
BED AND BREAKFAST. An operator-occupied residence providing accommodations for a charge to the public with no more than five guest rooms for rent, in operation for more than ten nights in a 12- month period. Breakfast and light snacks/refreshments may be provided to the guests only. BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS shall not include motels, hotels, boarding houses or food service establishments.
BILLBOARD. A sign advertising a commodity, business, service or event not available or conducted upon the premises where such sign is located or to which it is affixed.
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, highway or way) or bounded by a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, waterways or corporate boundary lines.
BOARD OF APPEALS. The Planning and Zoning Commission of the village.
BOARDING HOUSE. A building or portion thereof other than a hotel, motel or apartment hotel containing lodging rooms for three or more persons who are not members of the keeper’s family, and where lodging and/or meals are provided by prearrangement and for definite periods.
BUFFER STRIP. An area of land undeveloped except for landscaping fences and the like used to protect a use situated on one lot from the deleterious effects of the use on the adjacent lot.
BUILDING. Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, and designed or intended for the shelter, support, enclosure or protection of persons, animals or chattels.
BUILDING, ENCLOSED. A building covered by a permanent roof and separated on all sides from adjacent open space or other buildings by fixed exterior walls or by common walls, with openings only for windows and doors.
BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finish grade at the front wall of the building to the highest point of the roof.
BUILDING LINE. The line nearest the front of and across a lot, delineating the minimum open space required between the front of a structure and the street right-of-way line.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL. A non-accessory building in which the principal use of the premises is conducted.
BULK. Any one or any combination of the following:
(1) Size or height of structure;
(2) Location of exterior walls at all levels in relation to lot lines, streets or other structures;
(3) Floor/area ratio;
(4) Yards or setbacks; and/or
(5) Lot coverage.
CAMPING TRAILER. A mobile structure designed for temporary occupancy.
CAMPING TRAILER PARK. A lot developed with facilities for accommodating temporarily occupied camping trailers.
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.
CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE, FINAL. A permit issued by the Administrator indicating that a newly completed structure complies with all pertinent requirements of this chapter and. may, therefore, be occupied or used.
CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE, INITIAL. A permit issued by the Administrator indicating that proposed construction work is in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and may, therefore may be occupied or used.
CHURCH or BUILDING FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP. A building used by a corporate religious institution that people regularly attend to participate in religious services, meetings and other customary, integrally related religious activities. The term CHURCH shall not carry a secular connotation and shall include buildings in which the religious services of any denomination are held.
CLINIC. An establishment where licensed physicians or dentists practice medicine or dentistry, but where overnight lodging for sick or injured persons is not provided.
CLUB/LODGE. A nonprofit association or persons who are bona fide members organized for some purpose(s) and paying regular dues and whose facilities are restricted to members and their guests; not including a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise.
COMMERCIAL USE/ESTABLISHMENT. Any use or establishment wherein goods are purchased or sold, whether to the consuming public (retail) or to other businesses (wholesale).
COMMUNITY RESIDENCE. A group home or specialized residential care home serving unrelated persons with handicaps which is licensed, certified or accredited by appropriate local, state or national bodies. COMMUNITY RESIDENCE does not include a residence which serves persons as an alternative to incarceration for a criminal offense, or persons whose primary reason for placement is substance or alcohol abuse or for treatment of communicable disease.
COMMUNITY RESIDENCE - LARGE. A community residence serving nine to 15 persons with handicaps.
COMMUNITY RESIDENCE - SMALL. A community residence serving eight or fewer persons with handicaps in family-like atmosphere.
CONFORMING. In compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter.
CONVENIENCE SHOP. Any small retail commercial or service establishment offering goods/ services.
DAY CARE CENTER. See NURSERY SCHOOL.
DECK. An open porch which has no roof, is generally open on the sides, is above ground level, and its intended use is for leisure enjoyment.
DETACHED. As applied to buildings, DETACHED means surrounded by yards on the same lot as the building.
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.
DISTRICT ZONING. A portion of the territory of this municipality wherein certain uniform requirements or various combinations thereof apply to structures, lots and uses under the terms of this chapter.
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT OR REFRESHMENT STAND.
(1) An establishment principally used for the sale of fast order food for consumption off the premises or in parked cars on the premises.
(2) FAST ORDER FOOD means food that is:
(a) Primarily intended for immediate consumption;
(b) Available after a short waiting time; and
(c) Packaged or presented in such a manner that it can be readily eaten outside the premises where it is sold.
DRIVEWAY. A minor way commonly providing vehicular access to a garage or off-street parking area.
DWELLING. A building or portion thereof designed or used primarily as living quarters for one or more families, but not including hotels, motels and other accommodations for the transient public. Modular dwellings on permanent foundations shall be treated in the same manner as conventionally constructed dwellings. (See definition for MODULAR AND PERMANENT FOUNDATION.)
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A detached dwelling containing one dwelling unit and intended for the occupancy of one family.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A dwelling containing two dwelling units.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms designed or used as living quarters by one family. A DWELLING UNIT always includes a bathroom and a kitchen.
EASEMENT. A right to use another person’s real property for certain limited purposes.
ENLARGE. To increase the size (floor area, height and the like) of an existing principal structure or accessory use, or to devote more land to an existing use.
ERECT. Build, construct.
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL OR PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES. The erection, replacement, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or governmental departments, of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam, water transmission or distribution systems, collection, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, but not including buildings.
ESTABLISHMENT. Either of the following:
(1) An institutional, business, commercial or industrial activity that is the sole occupant of one or more buildings; or
(2) An institutional, business, commercial or industrial activity that occupies a portion of a building such that:
(a) The activity is a logical and separate entity from the other activities within the building and not a department of the whole; and
(b) The activity has either a separate entrance from the exterior of the building, or a separate entrance from a common and clearly defined entry way that has direct access to the exterior of the building.
EXISTING. Existing, constructed or in operation, on the effective date of this chapter.
EXTEND. To increase the amount of floor area or land area devoted to an existing use.
FAMILY.
(1) A single individual doing his or her own cooking and living upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit;
(2) A collective body of persons doing their own cooking and living together upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit in a domestic relationship based upon birth, marriage, adoption or employment as domestic servants; or
(c) A group of not more than three unrelated persons doing their own cooking and living together on the premises as a separate housekeeping unit pursuant to a mutual housekeeping agreement (not including a group occupying a boarding or rooming house, club, fraternity or hotel).
FARMHOUSE. A detached dwelling on a tract of land of not less than ten acres, and occupied by a family whose income is primarily derived from agricultural activities conducted on the premises.
FILLING STATION. See SERVICE STATION.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS. As used in determining floor/area ratios and parking requirements, the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center of the common walls of attached buildings. GROSS FLOOR AREA includes all of the following: basement floors; attic floor space; halls, closets, stairwells; space devoted to mechanical equipment; enclosed porches.
FREIGHT TERMINAL. As applied to motor carriers subject to 625 ILCS 18c-1101 et seq., a station for commercial motor vehicles wherein said motor trucks are stored, repaired or parked.
FRONTAGE. The lineal extent of the front (street-side) of a lot.
GARAGE. A structure designed and primarily used for the storage of motor vehicles, whether free of charge or for compensation.
GOVERNMENT. The act or process of administering public policy in a political unit; a political jurisdiction, the office or function thereof.
GROUP HOME. See COMMUNITY RESIDENCE.
HOME OCCUPATION. Any business, profession or occupation conducted for gain or support entirely within a dwelling or on residential premises in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. (See § 155.236.)
HOSPITAL. An institution devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities around-the-clock for the diagnosis, treatment or care for members of the general public suffering from disease, injury or other abnormal physical conditions. The term HOSPITAL as used in this chapter does not include institutions operating solely for the treatment of insane persons, drug addicts and alcoholics, nor does it include convalescent or nursing homes.
HOTEL. An establishment containing lodging accommodations designed for use by travelers or temporary guests. Facilities provided may include a general kitchen, maid service, desk service, meeting rooms, restaurants, cocktail lounges and similar ancillary uses, but not cooking facilities in guest rooms.
IMMOBILIZE. As applied to a mobile home, IMMOBILIZE means to remove the wheels, tongue and hitch and place on a permanent foundation.
INTENSIFY. To increase the level or degree of.
INTERSECTION. The point at which two or more public rights-of-way (generally streets) meet.
JUNK YARD. An open area of land and any accessory structures thereon that are used for buying, selling, exchanging, storing, baling, packing, disassembling or handling waste or scrap materials. Such scrap materials include vehicles, machinery and equipment not in operable condition or parts thereof, and metals, glass, paper, plastics, rags and rubber tires. A lot on which three or more inoperable vehicles are stored shall be deemed a JUNK YARD. A JUNK YARD includes an automobile wrecking yard.
KENNEL. Any structure or premises or portion thereof on which more than three dogs, cats or other household domestic animals, over four months of age, are kept or on which more than two such animals are maintained, boarded, bred or cared for in return for remuneration or are kept for the purpose of sale.
LANDSCAPE FENCE. A non-obstructive fence, no greater than four feet in height, of approved design and materials. Picket, split-rail and wrought iron fences are acceptable within this definition. Examples of unacceptable fence types include privacy and welded wire.
LOADING SPACE. An off-street space used for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading, or unloading merchandise or materials.
LOT. A tract of land used or developed as a unit, under single ownership or under single control. 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. Both such side lines shall be deemed front lot lines.
LOT COVERAGE. The portion of a lot that is occupied by buildings or structures, including accessory buildings or structures.
LOT DEPTH. The average horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a lot.
LOT LINE, FRONT. The lot boundary abutting the street.
LOT LINE, REAR. An interior lot line which is most distant from and most nearly parallel to the front lot line. The REAR LOT LINE on corner lots shall be defined as the line most distant and most nearly parallel to either of the front lot lines as defined elsewhere in these definitions.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Any boundary of a lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
LOT OF RECORD. An area of land designated as a lot on a plat of subdivision recorded or registered with the County Recorder of Deeds, in accordance with state law.
LOT SIZE/BULK VARIANCE. A relaxation of the strict application of the lot size and/or bulk requirements applicable to a particular lot or structure. A LOT SIZE/BULK VARIANCE goes with the property.
LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT. Refers to the lot area, width and depth requirements of the applicable district.
LOT, THROUGH. A lot having a pair of approximately parallel lot lines that abut two approximately parallel streets. Both such lot lines shall be deemed front lot lines.
LOT WIDTH. The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot measured at right angles to the depth; or the same distance measured at a point midway between the front lot line and the rear lot line; or at the rear line of the required front yard (building lines), especially on irregularly shaped lots.
MAINTENANCE. The routine upkeep of a structure, premises or equipment, including the replacement or modification of structural components to the extent necessary to keep a structure in sound condition.
MINI-WAREHOUSES. A building, or part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise and the like for rent to individuals or businesses for a monthly fee.
MOBILE HOME. A factory-fabricated single-family home built on a permanent chassis that consists of wheel, undercarriage and towing hitch assemblies. The average length of the MOBILE HOME (excluding garages, carports, porches or attachments) is in excess of three times its average width. MOBILE HOMES shall have a minimum of 900 square feet of floor area and shall contain a complete kitchen and sanitary facilities. MOBILE HOMES shall meet HUD Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards.
(210 ILCS 115/2.10.)
MOBILE HOME, DEPENDENT. A mobile home which does not have a toilet and bath or shower facilities.
(210 ILCS 115/2.3.)
MOBILE HOME, DOUBLE-WIDE. Consists of two mobile units joined at the site into a single home, but kept on their separate chassis for repeated transportation to a site.
MOBILE HOME, IMMOBILIZED.
(1) Any mobile home resting on a permanent foundation with wheels, tongue and hitch permanently removed.
(2) The Village Board establishes the following criteria to complete the immobilization of a mobile home.
(a) The foundation shall extend into the ground below the frost line so as to attach and become a part of the real estate. Materials such as concrete, mortared concrete block or mortared brick extending into the ground below the front line shall satisfy the requirement for a permanent foundation.
(b) As an alternative to division (2)(a) above, piers may be used, extending into the ground below the frost line and sufficient in number to properly support the mobile home.
(c) To complete the immobilization, wheels, tongue and hitch shall be removed. Axles shall be removed.
MOBILE HOME, INDEPENDENT. A mobile home which has self-contained toilet and bath or shower facilities.
(210 ILCS 115/2.4.)
MOBILE HOME LOT. A parcel of land for the placement of a mobile home and the exclusive use of its occupants.
MOBILE HOME PAD. The part of an individual mobile home space or lot beneath the mobile home, including the concrete portion of the pad.
MOBILE HOME PARK. A tract of land or two or more contiguous tracts of land upon which contain sites with the necessary utilities for two or more independent mobile homes for permanent habitation either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such MOBILE HOME PARK. Separate ownership of contiguous tracts of land shall not preclude the tracts of land from common licensure as a mobile home park if they are maintained and operated jointly. Neither an immobilized mobile home nor a motorized recreational vehicle shall be construed as being a part of a MOBILE HOME PARK.
(210 ILCS 115/2.5)
MOBILE HOME SALES AREA. A parcel of land used for the display, sale and repair of new or used mobile homes.
MOBILE HOME SPACE. A portion of a mobile home park designed for the use or occupancy of one mobile home.
MOBILE HOME STAND. The part of a mobile home space beneath the mobile home that includes the concrete slab on which the home is placed and to which it is anchored.
MOBILE HOUSING UNIT. Includes all forms of housing units listed in this section and as regulated in this chapter.
MOBILE OR PORTABLE MARQUEE. A term used to describe any sign designed to be moved from place to place, including, but not limited to, signs attached to wood or metal frames designed to be self-supporting and movable; or paper, cardboard or canvas signs wrapped around supporting poles.
MODULAR HOME. A factory-fabricated single-family home built in one or more sections. The average width and/or length of the living area (excluding garages, carports, porches or attachments) of a modular home shall not exceed a ratio of three to one. All MODULAR HOMES shall be placed in a full perimeter permanent foundation, extending below the frost depth. All wheels and towing devices shall be removed. As with all residences, a MODULAR HOME must have a minimum three-twelfths pitch roof with residential style siding and roofing, six-inch minimum eave overhang, and shall have a minimum living area of not less than 900 square feet. MODULAR HOMES shall meet either the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) or the Building Code (BOCA). All structures shall be placed on a permanent foundation in order that they may be assessed as real estate.
MOTEL. A motel for motorists, usually with blocks of rooms opening directly onto a parking area. Also called MOTOR COURT.
NOISOME AND INJURIOUS SUBSTANCES, CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS.
(1) Creation of unreasonable physical hazard, by fire, explosion, radiation or other cause, to persons or property;
(2) Discharge of any liquid or solid waste into any stream or body of water or into any public or private disposal system or into the ground, so as to contaminate any water supply, including underground water supply;
(3) Maintenance or storage of any material either indoors or outdoors so as to cause or to facilitate the breeding of vermin;
(4) Emission of smoke, measured at the point of emission, which constitutes an unreasonable hazard to the health, safety or welfare of any person(s);
(5) Fly ash or dust which can cause damage to the health of persons, animals or plant life or to other forms of property, or excessive soil, measured at or beyond the property line of the premises on which the aforesaid fly ash or dust is created or caused;
(6) Creation or causation of an unreasonably offensive odors discernible at or beyond any property line of the premises on which the aforesaid odor is created or caused; and
(7) Creation or maintenance of any unreasonable reflection or direct glare, by any process, lighting or reflective material at or beyond any property line of the premises on which the reflective or direct glare is created or caused.
NONCONFORMING. As applied to a lot, structure or use means:
(1) Lawfully existing on the effective date of this chapter; but
(2) Not in compliance with the applicable provisions thereof.
NUISANCE. Any thing, condition or conduct that endangers health, or unreasonably offends the senses, or obstructs the free use and comfortable enjoyment of property, or essentially interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life. (See Chapter 91 of this code of ordinances.)
NURSERY. A tract of land on which trees, shrubs and other plants are raised for transplanting and sale, and including any structure in which said activities are conducted.
NURSERY SCHOOL. An establishment for the part-time care and/or instruction (at any time of day) of four or more unrelated children of predominantly pre-elementary or elementary school age.
NURSING HOME. A building used as a medical care facility for persons who need long-term nursing care and medical service, but do not require intensive hospital care.
OFFICE. Any building, or portion thereof, in which the business (usually clerical and administrative affairs) of a commercial/service enterprise or professional person is transacted.
OFFICIAL MAP. The portion of the master plan which designates land necessary for public facilities or uses. It shall include streets, alleys, public ways, parks, playgrounds, school sites and other public grounds and ways for public service facilities within the whole area included within the official comprehensive plan. It can be one or more separate geographical or functional parts or include all or any part of the contiguous, unincorporated area under the planning jurisdiction of the village.
OFF-STREET PARKING AREA. Land that is improved and used primarily for the storage of passenger motor vehicles, free of charge or for compensation. An OFF-STREET PARKING AREA, depending on the circumstances of its use, may either a principal use or an accessory use.
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE. An area at least 20 feet long and ten feet wide within an off-street parking area or garage, used for the storage of one passenger motor vehicle.
OVERLAY DISTRICT. A zoning district superimposed over one or more standard (primary) zoning districts or portions thereof for the purpose of controlling developmental problems caused by such factors as steep slopes, wet soils, flooding and the like.
PATIO. An at-grade paved area without any walls usually adjacent to a building, and which is intended to be used as an outdoor lounging, dining or entertaining area.
PERMANENT FOUNDATION. A permanent support for buildings that are constructed of conventional foundation materials such as concrete or cement blocks. The foundation footing shall extend below the frost line.
PERMANENT HABITATION. A period of two or more months.
(210 ILCS 115/2.2)
PERMITTED USES. Any use which is or may be lawfully established in a particular district(s), provided it conforms with all the requirements applicable to said district(s).
PERSON. Any individual, firm, association, organization or corporate body.
PLAN. The geographical and topographical maps, engineering and architectural drawings and specifications, and other information indicating the location and nature of a development.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. A residential or commercial development on a parcel of land in single ownership and consisting of two or more buildings having any yard, court, parking or loading space in common.
PORCH. A structure attached to a building to shelter an entrance or to serve as a semi-enclosed space, usually covered with a roof, generally open-sided, and usually large enough to allow seating devices.
PREMISES. A lot and all the structures and uses thereon.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING/STRUCTURE/USE. The main structure erected on or the main use occupying a lot, as distinguished from an accessory (subordinate) structure or use.
PRIVATE STREET. Any street providing access to abutting property that is not maintained by and dedicated to a unit of government.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Any building owned, operated, constructed or maintained at the expense of the public or a building which provides a service or function necessary for the general health, welfare, and convenience of the public.
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. Any publicly-owned open area, including, but not limited to the following: parks; playgrounds; forest preserves; beaches; waterways; parkways; and streets.
PUBLIC UTILITIES. Utilities which are either government-owned or owned by an established firm serving a wide geographical area and/or a substantial number of persons.
PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES. Facilities providing those services used for or in connection with the production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery or furnishing of heat, cold, power, electricity, water or light except when used solely for communications purposes. PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES does not mean and shall not include facilities designed or intended to be used for the transmission of telephone messages or any other form of telecommunications.
QUICK SHOP. Any small retail commercial or service establishment offering goods/services primarily to the residents of a particular multi-family complex, mobile home park or similar development. No liquor or gasoline shall be sold in this shop.
RECONSTRUCT. As applied to nonconforming structures, RECONSTRUCT means to rebuild after partial destruction.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) PARK. See CAMPING TRAILER PARK.
REFUSE. Garbage (food wastes) and trash, but not sewage or industrial wastes.
RELOCATE. To move to another portion of a lot or to a different lot.
REPAIR. To restore to sound condition, but not to reconstruct.
RETAIL. Refers to the sale of goods and services directly to the consumer rather than to another business.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC. A strip of land which the owner/subdivider has dedicated to the village or to another unit of government for streets and alleys.
SANITARY LANDFILL. A tract of open land used for the permanent disposal of refuse in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
SATELLITE DISH. Any parabolic/dish-type apparatus, external to or attached to the exterior of a building or structure, capable of receiving, for the benefit of the principal use, television or radio signals. SATELLITE DISHES are considered an accessory use.
SCREENING. Trees, shrubs, walls, solid fences and the like used as a means of view and noise control.
SEMI-FINISHED MATERIALS. Materials which have been sufficiently processed at heavy industrial facilities so that they are no longer in their raw state, but are readily usable by light industry for assembly or manufacture into consumer goods.
SERVICE STATION. A building and premises or portion thereof designed and used for the retail sale of gasoline or other automotive fuel, oil and automotive parts, supplies and accessories. A SERVICE STATION may include facilities for washing vehicles and for making minor automotive repairs.
SERVICE USE/ESTABLISHMENT. Any use or establishment where services are provided for remuneration either to individuals or to other firms.
SETBACK. The distance between the front lot line and the building line; or between a side or rear lot line and the side of the structure which faces such lot line; or between the appropriate lot line and the nearest boundary of the area of operation which is approximately parallel to such lot line.
SIGN. Any object, device, display or structure or part thereof used to advertise, identify, display or attract attention to a person, establishment, product, service or event by any means including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illuminations and the like. The term SIGN includes, but is not limited to, every projecting sign, freestanding sign, awning, canopy, marquee sign, changeable copy sign, illuminated sign, moving sign, temporary sign, portable sign or other display whether affixed to a building or erected elsewhere on the premises. The term SIGN excludes features of a building which are an integral part of the building’s design (e.g., the “castle-look” of a White Castle restaurant).
SIGN AREA. The entire area within a single, continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of the message and the background thereof, calculated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
SIGN AREA ALLOWANCE. The maximum total sign area of all signs that an establishment is permitted to display.
SIGN CANOPY/MARQUEE. Any sign affixed to, painted on, or suspended from an awning, canopy, marquee or similar overhang.
SIGN, FLUSH-MOUNTED. Any sign attached to or erected against a wall of a structure with the exposed face of the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the plane of the wall and not projecting more than 18 inches. A FLUSH-MOUNTED SIGN displays only messages associated with the building to which said sign is attached.
SIGN, FREESTANDING. Any sign supported by one or more uprights, poles or braces placed in or upon the ground; or any sign supported by any structure erected primarily for the display and support of the sign; provided that a FREESTANDING SIGN displays only messages associated with the structure to which it is attached.
SIGN, PROJECTING. Any sign which is suspended from or supported by a wall, awning, canopy, marquee and the like, and which is approximately perpendicular thereto. A PROJECTING SIGN displays only messages associated with the structure to which it is attached.
SKIRTING. The covering affixed to the bottom of the exterior walls of a mobile home to conceal the underside thereof.
SPECIAL USE. A use that has unusual operational, physical or other characteristics which distinguish it from the permitted uses of a district, but which can be made compatible with the intended overall development within a district. SPECIAL USES commonly must meet special standards not necessarily applicable to permitted uses in the district, and are allowed only by permit. A special use permit shall not be transferable.
STABLE. A structure, situated on the same lot as a dwelling, and designed or used for housing horses for the private use of occupants of the dwelling, but not for hire.
STOOP. A small porch which is usually not covered with a roof and which is primarily used to provide access to the adjoining building.
STOP ORDER. A type of corrective action order used by the Administrator to halt work in progress that is in violation of this chapter.
STREET. A public or private way for motor vehicle travel. 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.
STREET LINE. The street right-of-way line abutting a lot line.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected on the ground, or attached to something having fixed location on the ground. All buildings are STRUCTURES, but not all STRUCTURES are buildings.
STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY. Any structure that is not attached to a permanent foundation.
TELECOMMUTING. Working in the home by using a computer terminal or other terminal connected by a telephone line or by other means to a central office or central computer.
TEMPORARY USE PERMIT. A permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and valid, for not more than one year, which allows the erection/occupation of a temporary structure or the operation of a temporary enterprise.
TOPOGRAPHY. The relief features or surface configuration of an area.
TRAILER. See CAMPING TRAILER.
USE. The purpose or activity for which land or a structure thereon is designed, arranged, intended, occupied or maintained.
USE VARIANCE. A type of amendment (not a variance) that allows a use in a district where said use would not be allowed under existing provisions of this chapter.
UTILITY SUBSTATION. A secondary utility facility such as an electrical substation, gas regulator station, telephone exchange facility, sewage treatment plant and the like.
VACANT. As applied to a lot, means that no structure is situated thereon.
VARIANCE. A relaxation of the strict application of the lot size, setbacks or other bulk requirements applicable to a particular lot or structure.
WHOLESALE. Refers to the sale of goods or services by one business to another business.
WINDOW SIGN. Any sign visible from the exterior of a building or structure which is painted directly on the surface of a window or affixed to or suspended immediately behind the window for the purpose of informing passersby of the identity of the proprietor or business, or of the product or service which can be obtained on the premises.
YARD. Open space that is unobstructed except as specifically permitted in this chapter and that is located on the same lot as the principal building.
YARD, FRONT. A yard which is bounded by the side lot lines, front lot line and the building line.
YARD LINE. A line in a lot that is parallel to the lot line along which the applicable yard extends and which is not nearer to such lot line at any point than the required depth or width of said yard.
YARD, REAR. A yard which is bounded by side lot lines, rear lot lines and the rear yard line.
YARD, SIDE. A yard which is bounded by the rear yard line, front yard line, side yard line and side lot line.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, ZONING OFFICIAL or ZONING OFFICER. The Zoning Administrator of this municipality or his or her authorized representative.
ZONING MAP. The map(s) and any amendments thereto designating zoning districts. The ZONING MAP is incorporated into this chapter.
(1999 Code, § 40-2-2) (Ord. 5/9/2000-1, passed 5-9-2000)