The entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for the purposes of vehicular traffic other than public ways for vehicular traffic within the parking lots of shopping centers wherein authority to patrol has not been given by the owners thereof and other than public ways for vehicular traffic within a park district for which such park district has maintenance responsibility but otherwise including:
A. Arterial Or Major Street: Any United States or Illinois state numbered route, controlled access highway or other major radial or circumferential street or highway designated by the president and board of trustees of the village within the corporate limits of the village as part of a major arterial system of streets or highways, used for through traffic and usually on a continuous route.
B. Bus Stand: A designated area in the roadway, parallel and adjacent to the curb or shoulder to be occupied exclusively by buses for purposes of maintaining schedules, or awaiting passengers.
C. Collector Or Secondary Streets: Any street which provides for traffic movement between arterial and local streets, and direct access to abutting property. The following streets or portions thereof within the corporate limits of the village are hereby designated "collector streets" as defined in this subsection:
Burning Bush Lane
Council Trail
Elmhurst Avenue from Central to Kensington Roads
Emerson Street from Golf to Central Roads
Gregory Street from Waterman Avenue to William Street
Highland Street from Forest Avenue to Rand Road
Lincoln Street from Meier Road to Elmhurst Avenue
Linneman-Church Road
Lonnquist Boulevard
Meier Road
Prospect Avenue from Central Road to Mount Prospect Road
See-Gwun Avenue from Golf Road to Lincoln Street
Seminole Lane from River Road to Wolf Road
We Go Trail from Lincoln Street to Central Road
Westgate Road
Wheeling Road
William Street from Golf Road to Prospect Avenue.
D. Controlled Access Highway: Every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points only and in the manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway.
E. Crosswalk:
1. That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway;
2. Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
F. Improved Highway: Any roadway of concrete, brick, asphalt, macadam and crushed stone or gravel.
G. Intersection:
1. The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different roadway joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
2. Where a highway includes two (2) roadways forty feet (40') or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
H. Laned Roadway: A roadway which is divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lines for vehicular traffic.
I. Local Or Minor Street: A street primarily for access to residence, business or other abutting property.
J. Loading Zone: A designated area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or shoulder, to be occupied exclusively by vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers and/or material.
K. One-Way Street Or One-Way Alley: A public way in which traffic is permitted to travel in only one direction.
L. Parking Meter Zone: A designated and marked off area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or shoulder or any other place so designated, to be occupied exclusively by vehicles for the purpose of parking for the period of time allocated to the zone by the parking meter.
M. Private Road Or Driveway: Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other persons.
N. Public Way: Any sidewalk, roadway, alley or other thoroughfare open to the use of the public as a matter of right, for the purpose of travel.
O. Roadway: That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways, collectively.
P. Safety Zone: The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
Q. Sidewalk: That 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.
R. State Highway: Whenever the term "state highways" is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to include the state highways as defined in the "Illinois vehicle code" as the same may from time to time be amended.
S. Taxicab Stand: A designated area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or shoulder, to be occupied exclusively by taxicabs for purposes of standing or awaiting passengers.
T. Through Highway: Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right of way to vehicles on such through highway in obedience to either a stop sign or a yield sign, when such signs are erected as provided in this chapter. (1981 Code; amd. Ord. 5253, 5-21-2002)