For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACCESSORY BUILDING or USE.
(1) An
ACCESSORY BUILDING or USE is one which:
(a) Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use;
(b) Is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or principal use served;
(c) Contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of the occupants of the principal building or principal use served;
(d) Is located on the same zoning lot as the principal building or principal use served with the single exception of such accessory off-street parking facilities as are permitted to be located elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the building of use served.
(2) An
ACCESSORY USE includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) A child's playhouse, garden house, private greenhouse;
(b) A garage, shed, or building for domestic storage;
(c) Incinerators incidental to residential use;
(d) Storage of merchandise normally carried in stock on the same lot with any retail service of business use, unless such storage is excluded by the district regulations;
(e) Storage of goods used in or produced by manufacturing activities, on the same lot or parcel of grounds with such activities, unless storage is excluded by the district regulations;
(f) A nonpaying guest house or rooms for guests within an
ACCESSORY BUILDING provided such facilities are used for the occasional housing of guests of the principal building and not for permanent occupancy by others as housekeeping units;
(g) Servants' quarters comprising part of an accessory garage and solely for occupancy by a servant or household employee (and his family) of the occupants of the principal dwelling;
(h) Off-street motor vehicle parking areas, and loading and unloading facilities;
(i) Signs (other than advertising signs) are permitted and regulated in each district incorporated in this chapter;
(j) Carports; and
(k) Public utility communication, electric, gas, water, and sewer lines, their supports, and incidental equipment.
ACREAGE. Any tract or parcel of land having an area of one acre or more which has not been subdivided by metes and bounds or platted.
AGRICULTURE.
(1) The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating, or storing the produce; however, the operation of any such accessory use shall be secondary to that of the normal agricultural activities.
(2) AGRICULTURE shall not include the commercial feeding of garbage or offal to swine or other animals, the commercial feeding of animals on the open lots where no feed is raised on the premises, or the commercial feeding of poultry broilers or laboratory animals such as mice, rabbits, rats, and the like.
ALLEY. A public way, not more than 30 feet wide, which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.
APARTMENT. A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family structure which is arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used as a single housekeeping unit. Complete kitchen, bath, and toilet facilities, permanently installed, must always be included for each APARTMENT.
APARTMENT HOUSE. See DWELLING, MULTIPLE.
AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRY. A building, or portion thereof, where automobiles are washed with the use of a chain conveyor and blower or steam-cleaning device.
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR.
(1) MAJOR. Engine rebuilding or major reconditioning of worn or damaged motor vehicles or
trailers; collision service, including body, frame, or fender straightening or repair; overall painting of vehicles.
(2) MINOR. Incidental repair, replacement of parts and motor services to automobiles, but not including any operation specified under AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, MAJOR above.
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION. A place where gasoline, stored only in underground tanks, kerosene, lubricating oil, or grease, for operation of automobiles, are offered for sale directly to the public on the premises, and including minor accessories and services for automobiles; but not including major automobile repairs; and including washing of automobiles where no chain conveyor, blower, or steam-cleaning device is employed. When the dispensing, sale, or offering for each of the motor fuels or oil is incidental to the conduct of a public garage, the premises shall be classified as a public garage. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS shall not include sale or storage or junkers or junk yards as defined in this section.
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD. Any place where two or more motor vehicles not in running condition, or parts thereof, are stored in the open and are not being restored to operation, or any land, building, or structure used for wrecking or storing of such motor vehicle or parts thereof, and including any used farm vehicles or farm machinery, or parts thereof, stored in the open and not being restored to operating condition; and including the commercial salvaging of any other goods, articles, or merchandise.
AWNING. A roof-like cover, temporary in nature, which projects from the wall of a building or overhangs the pubic way.
BASEMENT. A story having part but not more than one-half of its height below grade. A BASEMENT shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height regulations.
BASEMENT, LIVEABLE. A basement, as defined in this section, which has been provided with an outside entranceway; water closet, lavatory enclosed in a separate room; and a glass area occupying a minimum of 10% of the outside wall space above grade with one- half of said glass area being adaptable for ventilation.
BILLBOARD. Any structure or portion thereof upon which are signs or advertisements used as an outdoor display. This definition does not include any
bulletin boards used to announce church services or to display court or other public office notices, or sign offering the sale or lease of the premises on which the sign is located.
BOARDING HOUSE. A building other than a hotel or restaurant where meals are provided or compensation to three or more persons, but not more than 20, who are not members of the keeper's family.
BLOCK. A tract of land bounded by streets or, in lieu of a street or streets, by a public park, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, bulk head lines, or a corporate boundary line of a village.
BUILDABLE AREA. The space remaining on a zoning lot after the minimum open space requirements of this chapter have been complied with.
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 or by walls in which there are no communicating doors, windows, or openings; and which is designed or intended for the shelter, enclosure, or protection of persons, animals, or chattels. Any structure with interior areas not normally accessible for human use, such as gas holders, oil tanks, water tanks, grain elevators, coal bunkers, oil cranking towers, and other similar structures, are not considered as buildings. Also, includes all other structures of every kind regardless of the lack of similarity of buildings.
BUILDING, COMPLETELY ENCLOSED. A building separated on all sides from the adjacent open space, or from other buildings or other structures, by a permanent roof and by exterior walls, pierced only by windows and normal entrance or exit doors.
BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the sidewalk elevation or its equivalent established grades opposite the middle of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof in the case of a flat roof, to the deckline of a mansard roof, and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge of a gable, hip, or gambrel roof; provided that where buildings are set back from the street line, the height of the building may be measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building.
BUILDING, NON-CONFORMING. Any building which does not conform to the regulations of this chapter prescribing the maximum floor area ratio,
required yards, coverage, height and setbacks, minimum required spacing between buildings on a single lot, and minimum required usable open space for the district in which such building is located.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL. A building in which is conducted the main use of the zoning lot on which it is situated.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. A line running parallel to the street line at a distance from it, regulated by the front yard requirements set up in this chapter.
BULK. The term used to describe the size and mutual relationships of buildings and other structures as to size, height, coverage, shape, location of exterior walls, in relation to lot lines, to the center lines of streets, to other walls of the same building, and to other buildings or structures, and to all open spaces relating to the building or structure.
CAR LOT. A zoning lot on which used or new cars, trailers, or trucks are displayed for sale or trade.
CELLAR. A story having more than one-half of its height below the curb level or below the highest level of the adjoining ground. A CELLAR shall not be counted as a story for the purpose of height requirements, and shall not be used as separate living quarters.
CLINIC or MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER. An establishment where patients are admitted for special study and treatment by two or more licensed physicians and their professional associates, practicing medicine together.
CLUB or LODGE, PRIVATE. An association of persons who are bona fide members paying annual dues, which owns, hires, or leases a building or portion thereof.
COURT. An open unoccupied space other than a yard on the same lot with a building, which is totally or partially enclosed by a building or buildings and is completely open to the sky.
(1) INNER. A court enclosed on all sides by exterior walls of a building or by exterior walls and lot lines on which walls are allowed.
(2) OUTER. A court enclosed on not more than three sides by exterior walls of a building or by exterior walls and lot lines on which walls are allowable, with one side or end open to a street,
driveway, alley, or yard.
CURB LEVEL. See GRADE.
DECK. A level plane or platform which, for the purpose of this chapter, is located adjacent to one or more faces of the principal structure and is constructed in excess of six inches in height above the average level of the adjoining ground.
DENSITY, GROSS. The numerical value obtained by dividing the total number of dwelling units in a development by the total area of the tract of land upon which the dwelling units are located.
DENSITY, NET. The numerical value obtained by dividing the total number of dwelling units in a development by the total net area. The net area of a site is the gross area of the site subtracting the area of public street rights-of-way and dedicated open space of the tract of land where the dwelling units are located.
DISTRICT. A section or sections of the village for which the regulations governing the use of buildings and premises or the height of buildings, or the size of yards, for intensity of use, are uniform.
DRIVEWAY. The paved area located between the curb of the roadway in the public street and the open or enclosed parking area located behind the front line of the dwelling unit.
DWELLING. A building or portion thereof, but not including a house trailer or mobile home, designed to use exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family units, two-family units, two-family dwelling units, and multiple-family dwelling units, but not including hotels, boarding houses, or lodging houses.
DWELLING, ATTACHED (GROUP, ROW, or TOWNHOUSE). A dwelling joined to two other dwellings by party walls.
DWELLING, DETACHED. A dwelling entirely surrounded by open space, said open space being on the same zoning lot as the building.
DWELLING, GROUP. Two or more single-family, or multiple-family dwellings, or boarding or lodging houses, located on one zoning lot but not including tourist courts, or motels.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A building or portion thereof, designed or altered for occupancy by
three or more families living independently of each other.
DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED. A dwelling joined to one other dwelling by a party wall.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A building designed exclusively for use and occupancy by one family, and entirely separate from any other dwelling space.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A building designed or altered to provide dwelling units to provide occupancy for two families.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms in a residential structure, apartment, hotel, designed for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping purposes.
EFFICIENCY UNIT. A dwelling unit consisting of one principal room, exclusive of bathroom, kitchen, hallway, closets, or dining alcove directly off of the principal room.
FAMILY. One or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
FLOOR AREA RATIO.
(1) The
FLOOR AREA RATIO of a building on any zoning lot is the floor area of a building on that zoning lot divided by the area of such zoning lot, or, in the case of planned unit developments by the net site area. The FLOOR AREA RATIO requirements, as set forth under each zoning district, shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for the building or buildings (total floor area ratio of both principal and accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the zoning lot.
(2) The floor area of a building shall include a basement floor (basement as defined by this section); elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor; floor space used for mechanical equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof; penthouses; attic space having headroom of seven feet ten inches or more; interior balconies and mezzanines; and enclosed porches, and floor area devoted to accessory uses. However, any space devoted to off-street parking or loading shall not be included in floor area.
FRONTAGE. That portion of a lot between the front building setback line and the street right-of-way. Every lot shall have only one front lot line and shall be the narrowest side of the lot which adjoins a
street. Where such lot lines are not obviously evident, the Board of Trustees shall determine the front lot line.
GARAGE.
(1) BUS or TRUCK. A building which is used or intended to be used for the storage of motor trucks, truck-trailers, tractors, and commercial vehicles exceeding 1-½ tons capacity, and passenger motor buses, or motor coaches used in public transportation, including school buses.
(2) PRIVATE. An accessory building housing not to exceeding four motor driven vehicles (for example, automobiles, small trucks, vans, self- propelled recreation vehicles, and the like), the property of and for the use of the occupants of the lot on which the private garage is located.
(3) PUBLIC. A building other than a private garage, used for the care, servicing, and sale of automobile supplies, or where motor vehicles are parked or stored for remuneration, hire, or sale within the structure, but not including trucks, tractors, truck trailers, and commercial vehicles exceeding 1-½ tons capacity.
GRADE.
(1) For buildings having walls adjoining one street only, the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall adjoining the street.
(2) For buildings having walls adjoining more than one street, the average of the elevations of the sidewalk at the center of all walls adjoining the streets.
(3) For buildings having no walls adjoining the street, the average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
(4) Any wall approximately parallel to and not more than ten feet from a street line is to be considered as adjoining the street.
GROSS FLOOR SPACE (AREA). The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all the floors, including attic as defined above under floor area ratio and basement, in a building, which areas shall be measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line of wall separating buildings, as the case may be.
HOME OCCUPATIONS. A gainful occupation or
profession customarily carried on by an occupant of a dwelling unit as a use which is clearly incidental to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes. The
HOME OCCUPATION shall be carried on wholly within the principal building or within a building accessory thereto, and only by members of the family occupying the premises and one person outside the family. No article shall be sold or offered for sale on the premises and no mechanical or electrical equipment shall be installed or maintained other than such as is customarily incidental to domestic use. There shall be no exterior display, no exterior signs except as allowed by the sign regulations for the district in which such HOME OCCUPATION is located, no exterior storage of materials, no other exterior indication of the HOME OCCUPATION or variation from the residential character of the principal building and no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare shall be produced. Offices, clinics, doctors' offices, hospitals, barber shops, beauty parlors, dress shops, millinery shops, tea rooms, restaurants, tourist homes, animal hospitals and kennels, among others shall not be deemed to be HOME OCCUPATIONS.
HOSPITALS or SANITARIUM. An institution devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care for not less than 24 hours in any week of three or more nonrelated individuals suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, or other abnormal physical conditions. The term HOSPITAL as used in this chapter does not apply to institutions operating solely for the treatment of insane persons, drug addicts, liquor addicts, or other types of cases necessitating restraint of patients, and the term HOSPITAL shall not include convalescent, nursing, shelter, or boarding homes.
HOTEL/MOTEL, APARTMENT. A building containing dwelling units or individual guest rooms, the majority of which are for permanent guests. Maid and janitor services may be provided but kitchen facilities are not necessarily included.
HOTEL or MOTEL. A building in which more than five rooms or suites are reserved to provide living and sleeping accommodations for temporary guests, with no provisions in said rooms for cooking in any individual room or suite.
HOUSEHOLDER. The occupant of a dwelling unit who is either the owner or the lessee thereof.
INSTITUTION. A building occupied by a nonprofit corporation or a nonprofit establishment for
public use.
JUNK YARD. The use of more than 200 square feet of any lot where waste, scrap metal, paper, rags, or similar materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled, or handled, including auto and building wrecking yards, but excluding similar uses taking place entirely within a completely enclosed building.
JUNKER. An automobile, truck, or other motor vehicle which has been damaged to such an extent that it cannot be operated under its own power and will require major repairs before being made usable or such a vehicle which doesn't comply with state or village vehicle laws or ordinances.
KENNEL, COMMERCIAL. Any lot or premises or portion thereof on which more than four dogs, cats, and other household domestic animals, over four months of age, are kept or on which more than two such animals are boarded for compensation or for sale.
LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACE, OFF- STREET. An open hard-surfaced area of land other than a street or public way, the principal use of which is for the standing, loading, and unloading of motor trucks, tractors, and trailers, to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. Such space shall not be less than ten feet in width, 60 feet in length, and 14 feet in height, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space.
LOT. The word LOT when used alone shall mean a zoning lot unless the context of this chapter clearly indicates otherwise. Also, includes the words PLOT, PIECE, and PARCEL.
LOT AREA. The area of the horizontal plan bounded by the vertical extension of the front, side, and rear lot lines.
LOT CORNER. A parcel of land situated at the intersection of two or more streets or adjoining a curved street at the end of the block. On corner lots, one side of the lot shall be defined as being a front lot line. The other lot line, adjacent to a street, shall be the corner side lot line.
LOT COVERAGE. The area of a zoning lot occupied by the principal building or buildings and accessory buildings.
LOT DEPTH. The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured in the mean
direction of the side lot lines.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE (THROUGH). A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets, which is not a corner lot. A through lot shall have front property line on the minor street which serves to provide access to the lot. The rear lot line shall adjoin the major street.
LOT INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner or reverse corner lot.
LOT LINE, FRONT. The front property line of a lot.
LOT LINE, SIDE. A side line common with another lot.
LOT LINE, REAR. The rear lot line is the lot line most parallel to and most remote from the front lot line. Lot lines other than front or rear lot lines are side lot lines.
LOT OF RECORD. A lot which is a part of a subdivision, the map of which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds; or a parcel of land, the deed of which was recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds prior to the adoption of this chapter.
LOT, REVERSED CORNER. A corner lot, the side lot line adjoining a street of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the first lot to its rear.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured along the building setback line.
MANUFACTURE. The making of anything by an agency or process.
MARQUEE or CANOPY. A roof-like structure of a permanent nature which projects from the wall of a building and overhangs the public way.
NON-CONFORMING USE. A building, structure, or land lawfully occupied by a use or lawfully established at the time of the adoption of this chapter or amendments hereto, which does not conform after the passage of this chapter or amendments hereto with the use regulations of this chapter or amendments for the districts in which it is situated.
NURSING HOME or REST HOME. A private home for the care of children, or the aged or infirm,
or a place of rest for those suffering bodily disorders, but not including facilities for the treatment of sickness or injuries or for surgical care.
NURSERY SCHOOL. An institution providing day care service for the children of pre-elementary school age.
OPEN SALES LOT. Land used or occupied for the purpose of buying or selling merchandise stored or displayed out-of-doors prior to sale.
PARKING AREA.
(1) PRIVATE. A hard-surfaced area other than a street, driveway, or public way, designed, arranged, and made available for the storage of private passenger automobiles only, of occupants of the building for which the parking area is devoted and is accessory.
(2) PUBLIC. A hard-surfaced area other than a street or public way, intended to be used for the storage of passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles under 1-½ tons capacity, and available to the public, whether for compensation, free, or as an accommodation to clients or customers.
PARKING SPACE (BAY), AUTOMOBILE. Space within a public or private parking area that shall be no less than nine feet in width, and 20 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office and work areas, for the storage of one passenger automobile or commercial vehicle under 1-½ ton capacity.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. As defined in this chapter under § 159.109.
PORCH. A roofed-over structure, projecting out from the wall of a main structure and commonly open to the weather in part.
PUBLIC UTILITY. Any person, firm, corporation, or municipal department duly authorized to furnish under public regulations to the public electricity, gas, steam, telephone, telegraph, transportation, water, solid waste, or sewage systems.
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land with tracks and auxiliary facilities for track operation, but not including depot, loading platforms, stations, train sheds, warehouses, car shops, car yards, or locomotive shops.
RESTAURANT. A business where the dispensing
of edible foodstuff or beverage on the premises is the principal business operation; including a cafe, cafeteria, coffee shop, lunch room, tearoom, and dining room, but not including a drive-in restaurant.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN or CARRY-OUT. A restaurant, whose principal business operation is the dispensing of edible foodstuff or beverage, ready for consumption on the premises, in automobiles, at outdoor tables, or at stand-up counters, or to be carried off the premises.
RETAIL, STORE. The sale to the ultimate consumer for direct consumption and not for resale.
SETBACK LINE, ESTABLISHED BUILDING. When 50% or more of the lots fronting on one side of a street within a block are improved, the existing building setbacks of such improved lots shall be the ESTABLISHED BUILDING SETBACK LINE for determining the required setbacks for the remainder of the lots along such street frontage, as regulated in this chapter.
SIGN. Every sign, billboard, ground sign, wall sign, roof sign, illuminated sign, projecting sign, temporary sign, pylon or pole sign, marquee, awning and canopy, and shall include any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display illustration, or insignia used to advertise or promote the interest of any person when the same is placed out of doors or in windows facing a street in view of the general public.
SIGN, FLASHING. Any illuminated sign on which the artificial light is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times when such sign is in use. For the purpose of this chapter, any revolving illuminated sign shall be considered a FLASHING SIGN.
SIGN, SURFACE AREA. The surface area or facing of a sign shall mean the surface of the sign upon, against, or through which the message is displayed or illustrated on the sign.
STORY. That portion of a building including between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and ceiling next above it. Any portion of a story exceeding 14 feet in height shall be considered as an additional story for
each 14 feet or fraction thereof.
STORY, HALF. A portion of a building under a gable, hip, or mansard roof, the wall plates of which, on at least two opposite exterior walls, are not more than 4-½ feet above the finished floor of such story. In the case of single-family dwellings less than three stories in height, a half-story in a sloping roof shall not be counted as a story for the purposes of this chapter. In the case of multiple-family dwellings three or more stories in height, a HALF-STORY shall be counted as a story.
STREET. All property dedicated or intended for public highways, freeways, roadways, or street purposes or subject to public easements thereof.
STREET LINE. A dividing line between a lot, tract, or parcel of land and a continuous street.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attached to something having permanent location on the ground, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, advertising signs, billboards, back stops for tennis courts, and pergolas.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS. Any change other than incidental repairs which would prolong the life of the supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.
TAVERN. A building where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises.
TERRACE, OPEN; and PATIO. A level plane or platform which, for the purpose of this chapter, is located adjacent to one or more faces of the principal structure and is constructed not more than four feet in height above the average level of the adjoining ground.
TOOL SHED. An accessory building for the storage of tools, equipment, and supplies or materials utilized in the maintenance or improvement of the lot upon which the tool shed is located. No tool shed shall be used for the conduct of a business or service.
TRAILER. A vehicle without motive power used or adaptable for living, sleeping, business, or storage purposes, having no foundation other than wheels, blocks, skids, jacks, horses, or skirting, which does not meet the building code requirements and has been or reasonably may be equipped with wheels or other devices for transporting the structure from place
to place. The term
TRAILER shall include CAMP CAR and HOUSE CAR. A permanent foundation shall not change its character unless the entire structure is erected in accordance with the village building code.
TRAILER CAMP. Any premises occupied or designed to accommodate one or more families living in an automobile house trailer or mobile home that are used for residential purposes, or the parking of one or more trailers for business or storage purposes.
TRUCK PARKING AREA or YARD. Any land used or intended to be used for the storage or parking of trucks, tractors, truck trailers, and including commercial vehicles, while not loading or unloading, and which exceed 1-½ tons in capacity.
USE. The purpose for which land or a building thereon is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained, let, or leased.
USED FOR. Includes the phrases ARRANGED FOR, DESIGNED FOR, FOR, MAINTAINED FOR, and OCCUPIED FOR.
VILLAGE PLANNER. The individual or firm appointed by the Village President by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees, to function, when authorized by ordinance or by the President, in the administrative review of specific planning and zoning applications.
WHOLESALE. Sale for resale not for direct consumption.
YARD. An open space on the same zoning lot with a principal building or group of building which is unoccupied and unobstructed from the lowest level upward, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, and which extends along a lot line and at right angles thereto, to a depth or width specified in the yard regulations for the district in which the zoning lot is located.
(1) FRONT. A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the front lot line and the nearest building setback line, which is unobstructed and unoccupied from its lowest level upward except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
(2) REAR. A yard extending across the full width of the lot lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of the principal building, which is unobstructed and unoccupied from its lowest level upward except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
(3) SIDE. That part of the yard lying between the nearest line of the principal building and the side lot line, and extended from the required front yard to the required rear yard, which is unoccupied and unobstructed from its lowest level upward except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR (ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER). An individual appointed by the Village President by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees, to administer and enforce this chapter.
ZONING LOT. A plot of ground made up of one or more parcels which is or may be occupied by a use, building, or buildings, including the open spaces required by this chapter.
ZONING MAP. The map or maps incorporated into this chapter as part hereof, designating zoning districts.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 78-13, passed 12-13-78; Am. Ord. 82-06, passed 6-23-82)