For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A narrow thoroughfare upon which abuts, generally, the rear of premises or upon which service entrances of buildings abut and which is not generally used as a thoroughfare by both pedestrians and vehicles, or which is not used for general traffic circulation or which is not in excess of 30 feet in width at its intersection with a street.
BLOCK. A tract of land bounded by streets or in lieu of a street or streets by public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, bulkhead lines or shorelines of waterways, or corporate boundary lines of the municipality.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The President and the Board of Trustees of the village.
BORING, SOIL. Examination and analysis of the subsoil condition of a specific parcel of land by drilling.
BUFFER PLANTING STRIP. An area planted with trees and shrubs for screening purposes.
BUILDABLE AREA. The space remaining on a zoning lot after the minimum open space requirements have been complied with.
BUILDING.
(1) 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.
(2) Any structure with interior areas not normally accessible for human use, such as gas holders, oil tanks, water tanks, grain elevators, coal bunkers, oil cracking towers, and other similar structures are not considered as buildings.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. The line nearest the front of and across a zoning lot, establishing the minimum open space to be provided between the front line of a building or structure and the street right-of-way line.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The composite of the functional and geographic elements of the Official Comprehensive Plan of the village environs or segment thereof, in the form of plans, maps, charts, text of reports, implementing ordinances, and the official map.
CORINGS, PAVEMENT. Examinations and analysis of the completed surface or subsurface of a finished pavement by removing a core by drilling.
CROSS-WALKWAY. A strip of land dedicated to public use, which is reserved across a block to provide a pedestrian access to adjacent areas.
CUL-DE-SAC. A street having one open end and permanently terminating at the other end in a circular vehicle turn-around.
CURB. The permanent edge of a paved surface designed to separate the vehicular travelway from the landscaped parkway.
DATUM PLANE. A reference point from which elevations are measured. The datum plane is mean sea level as established by the United States Geodetic Survey (U.S.G.S.).
DETENTION/RETENTION BASIN. A covered or uncovered reservoir designed to hold an excessive accumulation of storm water so as to reduce peak flow in a storm water drainage system.
DRAINAGE SWALE. A turf drainage ditch of shallow depth with side slopes not exceeding one to twelve.
EASEMENT. A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation, or certain person or persons for a specific purpose or purposes. Also the right to use a strip or parcel of land for a public purpose acquired through established usage by operation of law.
ELEVATIONS. The vertical distance measured from a point on the ground to datum plane.
EXCAVATION. Any act by which organic matter, earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated, or bulldozed and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
EXISTING GRADE. The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior to excavation or filling.
FILL. Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other material is deposited, placed, replaced, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported, or moved by man to a new location and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The approved general development plan included in the Comprehensive Plan of the village.
GRADE. The slope of the land, road, street, or other public way expressed in percent.
GRADING. Excavation or fill or any combination thereof and shall include the condition resulting from any excavation or fill.
GROSS LAND AREA. The entire area of a development including lots, streets, and alleys, measured to the center line of any bounding streets.
LOT. A parcel of land legally described as a distinct portion or piece of land of record. The word LOT shall include the words PLOT, PIECE, and PARCEL.
LOT OF RECORD. A single lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds; or a single parcel of land, the deed of which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds.
LOT, THROUGH. A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets, and which is not a corner lot. On a through lot, both street lines shall be deemed front lines.
OFFICIAL MAP. The map showing the streets, highways, and parks, theretofore laid out, adopted, and established by law and any amendments or additions thereto resulting from the Board of Trustees action or the approval of subdivision plats.
PARCEL. All contiguous land in one ownership.
PARKWAY. A route intended to be used primarily by passenger vehicles and whose right-of-way is or is intended to be developed in a park-like character.
PLAN COMMISSION. The Plan Commission of the Village of Peotone, Illinois.
PLAN, SKETCH. A general map or drawing on which the subdivider's design for the subdivision of land is presented for discussion purpose prior to the preparation of the preliminary plan.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. A parcel or tract of land, initially under single ownership or control, which contains two or more principal buildings and one or more principal uses, planned or constructed as a unified development where specific regulations of a given zoning district are modified through the issuance of a special use permit.
PLAT. A plan, map, drawing, or chart on which the subdivider's plan for the subdivision of land is presented and which he submits for approval and intends to record in final form.
RESIDUE AREA. A residue area is that portion of a planned development not platted as residential lots or designed for dedication as streets or alleys.
ROADWAY. The paved area within a street right-of-way intended for vehicular traffic, including all curb and gutter facilities.
SITE. A lot or parcel of land or a contiguous combination thereof, where grading work is performed as a single unified operation.
SITE DEVELOPMENT. Altering terrain or vegetation and constructing driveways.
SOIL TESTING. Determination and analysis of the subsoil conditions of a specific land area by use of soil borings.
STREET. An area which serves or is intended to serve as a vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting land or to other streets.
STREET, APPROVED. Any street, whether public or private, meeting standards and specifications of the village.
STREET, COLLECTOR. A street of considerable continuity sometimes called a collector street, which serves or is intended to serve as a secondary trafficway and as a feeder between minor streets in a neighborhood and one or more major streets.
STREET, HALF. A street of less than the total required width along one or more property lines of a subdivision.
STREET, MAJOR (ARTERIAL THOROUGHFARE). A street of great continuity, sometimes called an arterial street or highway, which serves or is intended to serve as a primary traffic artery for fast moving and heavy traffic, connecting large areas and business areas and which comprise the basic structure of the street system of the village and the surrounding areas.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS. A minor (local) street which is parallel and adjacent to a highway and major streets and which provides access to abutting properties and protection to local traffic from fast, through moving traffic on the highways and major streets.
STREET, MINOR (LOCAL). A street continuity which serves or is intended to serve the local needs of a neighborhood.
STREET, PUBLIC. Any major secondary or minor streets which are shown on the subdivision plat and is or is to be dedicated to public use.
STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between lines of lots delineating the public street.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person, group of persons, or corporation acting as a unit or agency thereof, dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision as defined in this chapter.
SUBDIVISIONS. A described tract of land which is to be or has been divided into two or more lots or parcels, any of which is less than five acres for the purpose whether immediate or future of transfer of ownership or building development, including all public streets, alleys, ways for public service facilities, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, or other public grounds and all the tracts, parcels, lots, or blocks and numbering of all such lots, blocks, or parcels by progressive numbers, giving their precise dimensions. The term SUBDIVISION includes resubdivision and where it is appropriate to the context relates to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided; however, the following shall not be considered a subdivision and shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
(1) The division or subdivision of land into parcels or tracts of five acres or more in size which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(2) The division of lots or blocks of less than one acre, of any record subdivision which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(3) The sale or exchange of parcels of land between owner of adjoining or contiguous land;
(4) The conveyance of parcels of land or interest therein for use as rights-of-way for railroads or other public utility facilities which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(5) The conveyance of land owned by a railroad or other public utility which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(6) The conveyance of land for highway or other public purposes or grants or conveyance relating to the dedication of land for public use or instruments relating to the vacation of land impressed with a public use;
(7) Conveyance made to correct descriptions in prior conveyance;
(8) The division of lots to record into no more than two parts and not involving any new streets or easements of access, provided that the two parts meet the requirements of the zoning ordinance and other ordinances of the village.
(9) The sale of a single lot of less than five acres from a larger tract when a survey is made by a registered surveyor; provided that this exemption shall not apply to the sale of any subsequent lots from the same larger tract of land, as determined by the dimensions and configuration of the larger tract on October 1, 1973, and provided also that this exemption does not invalidate any local requirements applicable to the subdivision of land.
USED FOR. Shall include the phrases "arranged for," "designed for," "intended for," "maintained for," and occupied for."
VILLAGE. Whenever the word "village" is used in this chapter, it shall be deemed to refer to the Village of Peotone.
VILLAGE ENGINEER. The person or firm charged with the responsibility of municipal engineering matters.
WATER LEVEL, CONSTANT. The minimum depth of water designed to be contained at all times within a retention basin.
WATER LEVEL, OCCASIONAL. The maximum depth of water designed to be contained within a retention or detention basin during periods of peak storm water flow.
('70 Code, § 8.1.8)(Ord. 79-08, passed 11-26-79)