For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
ALLEY: A strip of land, not less than twenty feet (20') in width and not more than thirty feet (30') in width along the side or in the rear of properties, intended to provide access to these properties. A sixteen foot (16') alley may be considered for a one-way alley.
BLOCK: A tract of land bounded by streets, or in lieu of street or streets, by public parks, cemeteries, and railroad rights of way, the centerlines of lakes or streams, or a corporate line of the village.
BUILDING LINE: A line or lines on the horizontal surface of a lot, parallel or nearly parallel to the front, side and rear lot lines and located at a distance prescribed by the yard regulation of the zoning title beyond which no portion of a principal building may extend except as provided by the zoning title.
COLLECTOR STREETS: Those streets carrying between one thousand (1,000) and five thousand (5,000) vehicles per day that collect and distribute traffic between the arterial street system and local streets. Collector streets may occur in residential, industrial or commercial areas, and their design will vary depending upon which of these areas they are in.
COMMERCIAL AREA: An area predominantly used or zoned for retail sales or services or office development. "Retail sales development" means any building or property used for selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods. "Retail services development" means providing services or entertainment, as opposed to products, to the general public for personal or household use, including eating and drinking places; hotels and motels; finance, real estate and insurance; personal service; motion pictures; amusement and recreation services; health, education and social services; museums and galleries. "Office development" means a building used primarily for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government, or like activity, and may include ancillary services for office workers, such as a restaurant, coffee shop, newspaper or candy stand, and childcare facility.
CONDUIT: A buried pipe for the installation of wires or cables or the conveyance of gas, water, stormwater or sewage.
CONTRACTOR: An individual, company, firm or other party or organization who contracts to physically construct all or a portion of a project for either a subdivider or the village.
CRADLE: Bedding placed under and around a conduit for proper support.
CROSSWALK: A strip of land dedicated to public use, which is reserved across a block to provide pedestrian access to adjacent areas.
CUL-DE-SAC: A street having one open end and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround.
DESIGN ENGINEER: The individual or firm retained by the subdivider who is responsible for the design and preparation of construction documents for a project.
EASEMENT: A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip or parcel of land by the general public, a corporation, or a certain person or persons for a specific purpose or purposes.
FIELD INSPECTOR: An individual, company or firm appointed by the village to observe construction for compliance with approved drawings and specifications.
FRONTAGE ROAD: A local street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial or expressway, and which provides access to abutting properties and protection to local traffic from through traffic on the arterial or expressway.
INDUSTRIAL AREA: An area predominantly used or zoned for industrial development. "Industrial development" means any building or property used for the assembly, fabrication, or processing of goods and materials, or lot where such activity takes place, or the indoor or outdoor storage of goods and materials, or research laboratories that are designed and equipped for basic or applied research or experimental study, testing, or analysis in the natural sciences or engineering, including any educational activities associated with and accessory to such research, and may include ancillary services for the conduct of the affairs of the business such as offices and childcare facilities.
LIVE STORAGE: That volume available in a reservoir for holding stormwater in accordance with the requirements of the design standards of this title.
LOCAL STREETS: Those having limited continuity and carrying up to one thousand (1,000) vehicles per day which are used primarily for access to abutting properties, or to meet the local traffic flow needs of a neighborhood or community.
LOT: A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or for building development.
MAJOR ARTERIAL: A street for interurban continuity or regional importance that provides reasonably continuous routes through the whole or major portion of the village, or any street which carries a volume greater than twelve thousand (12,000) vehicles per day.
PARKWAY: That area of a street right of way between the back of the curb or pavement edge and the right of way line intended for use primarily by pedestrian traffic and developed in a parklike character.
PLAT, FINAL: The final survey and engineering maps, drawings, and supporting material indicating the subdivider's plan of the subdivision which, if approved, may be filed with the county recorder of deeds.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY: The preliminary survey and engineering maps, drawings, and supportive material indicating the proposed layout of a subdivision.
RECORD DRAWINGS: Design drawings checked in the field and which are revised to show as constructed location, elevation grading and specification of material for improvements and utilities.
RELEASE RATE: The controlled rate at which stormwater is released from a holding reservoir.
RESIDENTIAL AREA: An area predominantly used or zoned for residential development. "Residential development" means any detached single-family dwelling, townhouse or attached single- family dwelling, or multiple-family dwelling, or residential care facility.
SECONDARY ARTERIAL: Those streets carrying between five thousand (5,000) and twelve thousand (12,000) vehicles per day that interconnect and augment the major arterials. Secondary arterials serve major traffic flows between various activity centers and districts within the village and can also connect directly to the system of existing township and farm roads around the village.
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: The most current edition of the "Standard Specifications For Road And Bridge Construction", state of Illinois department of transportation, which may be used in conjunction with the specifications of the village.
STORMWATER DETENTION BASIN: A reservoir for the temporary storage of stormwater.
STREET: An area of land which serves or is intended to serve as a vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting lands or to other streets.
STREET, PUBLIC: All primary, secondary and minor streets which are shown on the subdivision plat and are to be dedicated for public use.
STREET ROW: The shortest distance between the lines of lots delineating the public street.
SUBDIVIDER: The person or persons responsible for preparing and recording the plats of the subdivision and for carrying out these requirements. The term "developer" may be used interchangeably with subdivider for the purposes of this title.
SUBDIVISION: The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, parcels or other divisions of land, or a resubdivision of a lot, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or building development, including all changes in street or lot lines; provided, however, that a division of land for agricultural purposes, in parcels of more than five (5) acres, not involving any street or easement of access, shall be exempted.
SWALE: A ditch or surface drainage channel meeting certain specific criteria as established herein for the movement of stormwater over a land surface.
URBANIZED AREA: Any area within the village, other than those areas zoned R-1 and R-2, where curbs and gutters are present.
VILLAGE: The village of Pingree Grove and its area of jurisdiction.
VILLAGE BOARD: The president and board of trustees of the village of Pingree Grove.
VILLAGE ENGINEER: The individual or firm appointed or contracted by the village who is licensed to practice professional engineering in the state of Illinois and is responsible for reviewing subdivision plans on behalf of the village, recommends changes from time to time to the design standards of this title and performs other duties as directed by village ordinance.
VILLAGE PLAN: Reference to "comprehensive plan" or "village plan" shall mean the comprehensive plan of the village of Pingree Grove, as approved by the planning and zoning commission and adopted by the president and board of trustees of the village of Pingree Grove.
WATER SYSTEM, LOOPED: A system of water distribution mains whereby a water service and/or fire hydrant can receive water from the main from either direction.
WATERSHED: That land area from which all runoff from rainfall would eventually reach the point in question by flowing over the surface of the ground or through existing improvements.
WETLANDS: Those transitional lands between terrestrial and aquatic systems near where the water table is usually at or near the surface, or the land is covered by shallow water. Classification of areas as wetlands shall follow the "Classification Of Wetlands And Deepwater Habitats Of The United States" as published by the U.S. fish and wildlife service. (Ord. 2004-06, 4-19-2004)