For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A strip of land, dedicated to public use, less than 21 feet between property lines which provides access to adjacent properties.
CROSSWALKWAY. A right-of-way, dedicated to public use, ten feet or more in width, which cuts across a block to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
CUL-DE-SAC (COURT). A short street having one end open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround.
EASEMENT. An easement is the right to use lands of another for a specific purpose.
IMPROVEMENTS. Any addition to the natural state of the land which increases its value or utility, including pavements, curbs, sidewalks, gutters, crosswalkways, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, street trees and other appropriate items.
LOT. A portion of a subdivision, or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
MAIN THOROUGHFARE. A street or road of great continuity which serves or is intended to serve as a major traffic-way within the village, county or both.
MINOR STREET. A street supplementary to a secondary street and of limited continuity which serves or is intended to serve the local need of a neighborhood.
PRIMARY STREET. A street or road of considerable continuity which serves or is intended to serve as the principal trafficway between large and separated areas or districts and which is the main means of access to the main thoroughfare system.
SECONDARY STREET. A main residential street which carries the burden of local traffic to primary streets.
STREET. A right-of-way, dedicated or deeded for public use, which provides for vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
SUBDIVISION. The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership, provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted; or the improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
SUPERBLOCK. A block of exceptionally large size in both dimensions with access to interior lots by cul-de-sacs branching in from surrounding streets and providing one or more open spaces.
(Ord. 697, passed 6-4-1973)