For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACCESSORY. As applied to a building, structure, or use, one which is on the same lot with, incidental and subordinate to, the main or principal structure or use and which is used for purposes customarily incidental to the main or principal structure, or the main or principal use.
ALTER; ALTERATION. Any change in the bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, or supporting members of a structure: any change or rearrangement in the floor area of a building, any enlargement of a structure whether by extending horizontally or by increasing in height, and/or any movement of a structure from one location or position to another.
BLOCK FRONT. Property abutting on one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting or intercepting streets, or between the nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-way, waterway, unsubdivided area, or other definite boundary.
DWELLING. A building designed for residential living purposes and containing one or more dwelling units and/or lodging units.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms constituting all or part of a dwelling which are used exclusively as living quarters for one and not more than two roomers or boarders, and which contain a stove, sink, and other kitchen facilities.
FAMILY.
(1) An individual;
(2) Two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or
(3) Maximum of five persons not so related; together with his, her, or their domestic servants and gratuitous guests maintaining common household in a dwelling unit or lodging unit.
HEIGHT. The vertical measurement from the average level of the surface of the ground immediately surrounding a structure to a point midway between the ridge and eave lines of the roof of the structure, or if unroofed, to the highest point of such structure.
HOME OCCUPATION. A gainful occupation or profession conducted entirely within a dwelling or in a structure accessory thereto, or conducted in connection with a dwelling, and carried on by the residents therein; provided such occupation or profession is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential living purposes.
JUNK YARD. A lot, land, building or structure, or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage, and/or sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal, or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage, and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and for the sale of parts therefrom.
LOT DEPTH. The average distance from the front to the rear lot lines measured in the general direction of the side lot lines.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured along a straight line between them at points in the side lot lines, which are distant from the front lot line the required front yard depth.
LOT, CORNER. A lot located:
(1) At the junction of and abutting two or more intersecting streets;
(2) At the junction of and abutting a street and the nearest shoreline or high water line of a storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin;
(3) At the junction of and abutting two or more storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins; or
(4) At and abutting the point of abrupt change of a single street where the interior angle is less than 135° and the radius of the street is less than 100 feet.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT, ZONING. A single property, parcel, unit, tract, plot, or otherwise designated portion of land, having metes and bounds, which is designated to be used as a unit under single ownership or control, and which may be occupied by one or more structures and the accessory structures, or uses customarily incidental to it, including such open spaces as are arranged and designed to be used in connection with such structure. A ZONING LOT may or may not coincide with a lot of record.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the village, or if there be none, they shall mean the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties.
SANITARY SEWER. A constructed conduit for the collection and carrying of liquid and solid sewage wastes, other than storm waters, to a sewage treatment plant.
SIGN. Any structure or device for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public, but not including any flag, badge, or insignia of any government or governmental agency, or any civic, charitable, religious, patriotic, fraternal, or similar organization, or any sign indicating address. Each display surface of a sign shall be considered a SIGN.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the surface of the ground or affixed to something having a fixed location on the surface of the ground. Among other things, STRUCTURES include buildings, walls, swimming pools, fences, billboards, and signs.
STRUCTURE, MAIN OR PRINCIPAL. The structure in or on which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which it is located.
SUBDIVISION. Any division, development, or resubdivision of any part, lot, area, or tract of land by the owner or agent, either by lots or by metes and bounds, into lots two or more in number, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of conveyance, transfer, improvement, or sale, with the appurtenant streets, alleys, and easements, dedicated or intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of the purchasers or owners within the tract subdivided. The division of land for agricultural purposes not involving any new street, alley, or other means of access shall not be deemed a SUBDIVISION for the purpose of the regulations and standards of this chapter.
TRAILER COACH. Any portable or mobile vehicle or mobile home used for residential living purposes by a family. For the purpose of this chapter, such vehicle shall be classified as a TRAILER COACH whether or not its wheels, rollers, skids, or other rolling equipment have been removed, or whether or not any addition thereto has been built on the ground.
USE. The specific purpose for which land, a structure, or premises is designed, arranged, intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term “permitted use” or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include any nonconforming use.
VILLAGE. The Village of Washburn, County of Woodford, Illinois.
VILLAGE BOARD. The governing body of the village.
YARD. An open space, other than a court, on the same lot with a structure, lying between the structure and the nearest lot line, and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the surface of the ground upward except as may be specifically provided by the regulations and standards herein.
YARD, FRONT. A yard extending the full width of a lot and situated between the front lot line and the nearest line of a structure located on said lot. Where a lot is located such that its rear and front lot lines each abut a street right-of-way line, both such yards shall be classified as FRONT YARDS. Every yard of a corner lot facing a street right-of-way line shall be classified as a FRONT YARD.
YARD, REAR. A yard extending the full width of a lot and situated between the rear lot line and the nearest line of a structure located on said lot.
YARD, SIDE. A yard situated between the side lot line and the nearest line of a structure located on said lot and extending from the rear line of the required front yard to the front line of the required rear yard.
ZONING BOARD. The Zoning Board of Appeals of the village.
ZONING OFFICER. The officer designated by the Village Board to enforce this chapter.
(1977 Code, § 5-1-4) (Ord. passed 9-12-1966)