As used in this Title, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
ALLEY: A public right of way along the side or in the rear of properties which affords only a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property.
BLOCK: A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of one or more streets and parks, cemeteries, railroad rights of way, bulkhead lines or shore lines of waterways, corporate boundary lines or other lines of demarcation.
BUILDING: Any structure designed, built or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind.
BUILDING LINE: The line nearest the front of and across a lot, establishing the minimum open space to be provided between the front line of the building and the front lot line. The front line of porches, vestibules, balconies and other obstructions if nearer the front lot line shall be controlling.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE: A line within a lot or other parcel of land, so designated on the plats of the proposed subdivision, between which line and the adjacent boundary of the street upon which the lot abuts, the erection of a building is prohibited.
CROSSWALK: A public right of way located across a block to provide pedestrian access to adjacent streets or alleys.
CUL-DE-SAC: A local street which has only one outlet and which is permanently terminated with a vehicle turnaround at the closed end.
DEVELOPMENT: Any manmade change to real estate, including:
A. Preparation of a plat of subdivision;
B. Construction, reconstruction or placement of a building or any addition to a building;
C. Installation of a manufactured home on a site, preparing a site for a manufactured home or installing a travel trailer on a site for more than one hundred eighty (180) days;
D. Construction of roads, bridges or similar projects;
E. Redevelopment of a site;
F. Filling, dredging, grading, clearing, excavating, paving or other nonagricultural alterations of the ground surface;
G. Storage of materials or deposit of solid or liquid waste;
H. Any other activity that might alter the magnitude, frequency, deviation, direction or velocity of storm water flows from a property.
EASEMENT: A recorded grant by a property owner for the use of a designated parcel of land, as distinct from ownership of the land, said use to be granted to the public or a particular person or persons for a specific purpose or purposes.
EYEBROW CUL-DE-SAC: A cul-de-sac whose center radius point is less than eighty feet (80') from the center line of the intersecting cross street.
FLOOD PLAIN: That land adjacent to a body of water with ground surface elevations at or below the base flood or the 100-year frequency flood elevation. The flood plain is also known as the special flood hazard area (SFHA).
FRONTAGE ROAD: A right of way being a roadway, street, thoroughfare or highway, not an alley or pedestrian way, which runs adjacent to another right of way, street, thoroughfare or highway which may or may not provide access to such adjacent right of way but which does give access to an area or neighborhood on the opposite side of such right of way from the adjacent right of way.
GROSS LAND AREA: The entire area of a development, including lots, streets and alleys measured to the center line of any bounding streets.
HOUSE UTILITY SERVICES: The portions of piping running from a utility service main to serve individual parcels of property, including sewer and water services.
IDOT: The Illinois Department of Transportation.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS: The drawing of all required land improvements prepared by a Illinois registered professional engineer and all accompanying information as required by this title.
LAND IMPROVEMENT: All required on-site and off-site subdivision improvements including, but not limited to, any sanitary sewage system, water distribution systems, storm drainage systems, public utility systems, sidewalk systems, public or private streets, street lighting, street signs, grading and drainageway facilities, pedestrian ways and retention and detention basins.
LOT: A parcel or portion of land in a subdivision or a plat of land, separated from other parcels or portions by description, as on a subdivision or record of survey map, or by metes and bounds for the purpose of sale or lease to, or separate use of, another.
LOT, CORNER: A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE: A lot having a frontage on two (2) nonintersecting streets, as distinguished from a corner lot.
LOT OF RECORD: A parcel of land whose existence, location and dimensions have been legally recorded in a deed or on a plat.
MAJOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM: That portion of a drainage system needed to store and convey flows beyond the capacity of the minor drainage system.
MINOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM: That portion of a drainage system designed for the convenience of the public. It consists of street gutters, storm sewers, small open channels, and swales and, where manmade, is usually designed to handle the 10-year frequency runoff event.
NO-ACCESS STRIP: A land area at least twelve feet (12') wide along the rear lot line of a double-frontage lot and abutting a thoroughfare within which no vehicular driveways shall be permitted.
OFFICIAL PLAN: The composite of the functional and geographic elements of the Comprehensive Plan, or any segment thereof, in the form of plans, maps, charts, text of reports and the Official Map, as adopted by the Village.
OWNER: Any person, group of persons, firm, association, partnership, private corporation, public or quasi-public corporation or a combination of any of them, or other legal entity having legal title to the land sought to be subdivided under the provisions of these subdivision regulations.
PARKING LOT: An area permanently reserved and/or used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles.
PARKWAY: A strip of land situated within the dedicated street right-of-way: and a) located between the roadway and right-of-way line or b) a median located between the roadways.
PAVEMENT WIDTH: The paved portion of a street right-of-way, measured as the distance from back of curb to back of curb.
PEDESTRIAN WAY: A right-of-way across or within a block and designated for pedestrian use.
PLAN, CONCEPT: A tentative map or drawing which indicates the subdivider's proposed layout of a subdivision, including a site plan indicating existing off-site roadway connections.
PLAN, FINAL: The final plat plus all accompanying information required by this title.
PLAN, PRELIMINARY: The preliminary plat plus all accompanying information required by this title.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT: A special use and subdivision and means a parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land in single ownership or unified control, to be developed as a single entity, the character of which is compatible with adjacent parcels, and the intent of the zoning district in which it is located; the developer may be granted relief from specific land use regulations and design standards in return for assurances of an overall quality of development, including any specific features which will be of benefit to the Village as a whole and would not otherwise be required by Village ordinances. Refer to title 11 of this Code and chapter 5 of this title for more details.
PLANNING COMMISSION/ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS: The Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village.
PLANNING TRUSTEE: A member of the Board of Trustees who is appointed by the Village President to serve as liaison to the Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals and carry out certain responsibilities as set forth herein.
PLAT, FINAL: The final map drawing or chart on which the subdivider's layout of a subdivision is presented to the Village Board for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted to the County Recorder for recording.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY: A tentative map or drawing which indicates the subdivider's proposed layout of a subdivision including all proposed improvements.
PROJECT ENGINEER: The engineer contracted by the subdivider to provide professional engineering services for the proposed improvements.
PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR: The Public Works Supervisor of the Village or his duly authorized representative.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: A strip of land dedicated to the public for access purposes including, but not limited to, streets, alleys and pedestrian ways and which may include surface access by vehicles or pedestrian overhead access, when permitted, for utilities and underground access for sewers and utilities.
ROADWAY: The portion of the street right-of-way available for vehicular traffic, including all curb and gutter facilities.
SIDEWALK: That portion of a street right-of-way or pedestrian way paved or otherwise surfaced and intended for pedestrian use only.
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS: Written specifications for improvements within the Village as promulgated by the Village Engineer and adopted by the Village Board by resolution.
STREET: A public or private right-of-way which provides for access to abutting property or to other streets. The word street refers to the entire public right-of-way and includes, but is not limited to, the roadway and parkways.
STREET, APPROVED: Any street, whether public or private, meeting the standards and specifications of the Village.
STREET, COLLECTOR: A street which carries traffic from local streets to major streets. Collector streets should connect distinct neighborhoods and/or serve traffic generating facilities such as schools, churches, business areas or employment areas.
STREET, HALF: A street where less than the ultimate total required right-of-way width has been dedicated along one or more exterior property lines of a subdivision.
STREET, LOCAL OFFICE, RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL (LOCAL OR&I): A street of limited continuity used primarily for access to abutting office, research and industrial properties.
STREET, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL: A street of limited continuity used primarily for access to abutting residential properties and to serve local needs of a neighborhood. Local residential streets include all cul-de-sacs.
STREET, MAJOR: A street of considerable continuity which serves or is intended to serve as a major traffic artery connecting large areas.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS: A street which is parallel and adjacent to highways, major streets or collector streets and which provides access to abutting properties and protection to local traffic from fast, through-moving traffic on the highways, thoroughfares and collector streets not unlike a frontage road.
STREET, MINOR RESIDENTIAL: A street of very limited continuity intended to serve the immediately adjacent properties only. A cul-de-sac less than one hundred feet (100') long is a minor street greater than one hundred feet (100') long.
STREET WIDTH: The shortest distance between the right-of-way lines of a given street, as distinguished from pavement width, which is the distance from back of curb to back of curb.
SUBDIVIDER: Any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or combination thereof commencing proceedings under these subdivision regulations.
SUBDIVISION: The division of any parcel of land shown on the last preceding transfer of ownership thereof as a unit or as part of a unit or as contiguous units into two (2) or more parts, any one of which is less than five (5) acres or more than five (5) acres which involves any new streets or easements of access for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transferring ownership or possession or for the purpose of residential, commercial, manufacturing industrial development or other building development. Where appropriate to the context, the terms shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided and shall include resubdivisions.
THOROUGHFARE: A major street or collector street. A street with a high degree of continuity and serving as a principal traffic way between the various districts of the Village and its environs.
VILLAGE: The Village of Sugar Grove, Illinois.
VILLAGE BOARD: The President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sugar Grove, Illinois.
VILLAGE CLERK: The Village Clerk of the Village of Sugar Grove, Illinois.
VILLAGE ENGINEER: The Village Engineer of the Village of Sugar Grove, Illinois, or his duly authorized representative.
WETLANDS: Lands which are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems, and in which the water table is usually at or near the surface, or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification, Wetlands must have one or more of the following three (3) attributes:
A. At least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytes;
B. The substrata is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and
C. The substrata is nonsoil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at some time during the growing season of each year. (Ord. 604, 9-8-1994; amd. Ord. 2018-03-20B, 3-20-2018)