The language set forth in the text of this chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction and with the standard specifications in the Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Manual, latest edition, hereinafter referred to as “Standard Specifications”. Whenever a word or term defined hereinafter appears in the text of this chapter, its meaning shall be construed as set forth in the definition thereof; and any word appearing in parentheses directly after a word herein defined shall be construed in the same sense as that word:
ADTs. Average daily traffic counts.
BLOCK. A unit of property entirely surrounded by public highways, streets, railroad right-of-way, waterways or other barriers, or combination thereof.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE or BUILDING LINE. The line nearest the front or side of and across a lot establishing the minimum yard to be provided between the principal building or structure and the lot line.
CITY. The City of Waterloo, Illinois.
CITY CLERK. The City Clerk of the City of Waterloo.
CITY COUNCIL. The duly elected City Council of the City of Waterloo.
CITY ENGINEER. The duly appointed City Engineer of Waterloo.
CODE. The Subdivision Code.
COMMISSION. The duly appointed Planning Commission of the City.
CONDUITS. For the purpose of this Code, these shall be buried drainage structures such as pipes, culverts, storm sewers, drains, and the like, and bridges. Differentiated from DRAINAGEWAYS.
CORPORATE AUTHORITY. The City Council of Waterloo.
COUNTY. Monroe County, Illinois.
COUNTY CLERK. The County Clerk of Monroe County, Illinois.
CROSSWALK. A strip of land dedicated to public use, which is reserved for pedestrian access.
CUL-DE-SAC, COURT or DEAD-END STREET. A short street having one end open to traffic and other end having a vehicle turnaround.
CULVERTS. Typically, drainage systems with spans less than those prescribed for bridges by IDOT, generally open to ditches or other drainageways on both the upstream and downstream ends with no inlet structure around the upstream end such that inflow falls into the system at said point at a height greater than one ( foot measured at the conduit face.
(1) SMALL CULVERTS. Typically, those that intercept less than the municipal-jurisdictional area of 15 acres or more. These may be designed for capacity only.
(2) LARGE CULVERTS. Include all culverts other than small culverts.
DESIGN. The arrangement of uses on the land and use of land for easements, lots and rights-of-way, including material, alignment, grade and width of these elements.
DETENTION. Impeding surface runoff with no percolation into the soil (retention), generally equates to a volume or space that only periodically has runoff within it. For definition, existing or proposed lakes, that will have a quantity of storm rainfall contained in it for periods longer than typical storm events, will be considered retention areas (assuming some unquantifiable percolation) with said detention volume above a normal pool elevation.
DEVELOPMENT. The use of one or more lots for business purposes, industrial purposes, or residential occupancy purposes.
DISTRIBUTION LINE. A pipeline other than a gathering or transmission line.
DRAINAGEWAY. An existing or proposed feature such as a depression, swale, ditch, creek, river, floodway, lake, or detention/retention outlet that conveys surface runoff. Generally, not considered a conduit such as storm sewer piping or culvert.
DRAINAGE RIGHT-OF-WAY. The lands required for the installation of storm water sewers or drainage ditches, as required along a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water therein.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner of the use of a strip of land by the public or a person for a specified purpose.
FINAL PLAT. The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which is presented for final approval and when approved to be filed with the proper county recording officer.
FIRST FLOOR. Shall mean the floor that can be accessed first with or without steps, up from the yard elevation nearest the street adjoining the home or business.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA. All land subject to periodic inundation from overflow or natural waterways when subjected to the maximum possible runoff as designated by the city or other governing body.
IDOT. The Illinois Department of Transportation.
IDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
IEPA. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
IMPROVEMENT. Refers to site grading, street work and utilities (including water, sewer, electric, gas and storm water), to be installed or agreed to be installed by the subdivider on land to be used for public or private streets, and easements or other purposes as are necessary for the general use of lot owners in the subdivision.
IMPROVEMENT PLAN. The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed either in or in conjunction with the subdivision.
INLET. A structure that accepts surface runoff, connected to some conduit system. Generally, interception of runoff occurs near the top of said structure and runoff falls into said structure rather than via any conduit extending from said structure or within said structure.
JURISDICTIONAL. Proposed or existing feature regulated by a State, Federal, or other local agency.
KARST RECHARGE AREA. The land which supplies water to a sinkhole and is delineated by groundwater tracing investigations.
LAP MANUAL. Bureau of Local Roads Local Administrative Policies Manual, adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. A collector or arterial street subject to legally imposed restrictions on access pursuant to the authority having jurisdiction of same.
LOT. A unit of a block or a separate parcel of land created for construction of improvements thereon.
LOWEST FLOOR. The floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basements, as defined by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE. Any security which may be accepted that guarantees certain improvements constructed under conditions set forth by the Commission shall, at the time they are accepted for public maintenance, be in such condition as to require no additional work beyond normal upkeep.
MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION. A jurisdictional feature regulated by the City via this Code and other ordinances. For drainage systems, drainageways, and conduit systems draining 15 acres or more within or beyond the tract being developed, but less than the drainage area acreage under the state or Federal jurisdiction. This definition is for a specific purpose as relating to various governmental jurisdictions and is not to be construed as indicating that the City of Waterloo does not have authority over drainage areas of less than 15 acres.
NATURAL WATER SURFACE. That occurring in an existing drainageway with existing drainage structures excluded.
NORMAL POOL. Water surface within a retention facility corresponding to the elevation of the spillway or other outlet structure. Said water surface can not equate to that produced by any storm event being planned for.
OWNER. Every individual, firm, association, or other legal entity having a proprietary interest in the subdivision.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE. A security which may be accepted in lieu of a requirement that certain improvements be made before approving final plat; including performance bonds, escrow agreements, and other similar collateral or surety agreements.
PIPELINE. Any conduit through which natural gas, liquefied petroleum, oxygen or other flammable or combustible products, or any of their products, is conveyed or intended to be conveyed. The definition of PIPELINE shall include compressor stations and other facilities integrated with pipeline operations.
PRELIMINARY PLAN. The drawings and documents indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision which is submitted for consideration and tentative approval.
SERVICE LINE. A line that transports natural gas from a common source of supply to: (1) a customer meter or the connection to a customer’s piping, whichever is farther downstream; or (2) the connection to a customer’s piping if there is no customer meter. The customer meter is the meter that measures the transfer of gas from the city distribution system to a customer.
STORM SEWERS. Typically, conduit systems with an inlet at the upstream termini with branching conduit systems. Any system other than culverts and bridges.
STREET. A right-of-way other than an alley affording principal means of access to abutting property. For purpose of this code, STREET shall be primary street, secondary street, or land access street.
STREET, ARTERIAL. A street designed or utilized primarily for high vehicular speeds or for heavy volumes of traffic on a continuous route with intersections at grade, and which may have direct access to abutting properties, and on which geometric design and traffic control measures are used to expedite the safe movement of through traffic, typically state or county highways meeting state or county design standards and having estimated average daily traffic volumes in excess of 3,000 vehicles. State or county determines right-of-way width.
STREET, BUSINESS. A street, the primary function of which is to facilitate through traffic, usually connecting collector streets and arterial streets, having an estimated average daily traffic volume of between 300 and 1,000 vehicles. Fifty foot (50') right-of-way required.
STREET, COLLECTOR. A street designed to facilitate traffic between other collector streets or arterial streets, having estimated average daily traffic volume of between 1,000 and 3,000 vehicles. Sixty foot (60') right-of-way required.
STREET, LAND ACCESS. A street used primarily to collect limited amounts of residential traffic and for access to abutting properties, providing for minimum speeds and traffic volumes, and typically terminating in a cul-de-sac or dead-end, and having an average daily traffic volume of 100 vehicles or less. Fifty foot (50') right-of-way required.
STREET, PRIMARY. A street, used primarily to move intercity traffic as a through street, which connects to at least another primary street or as a continuation of other streets, and having a daily traffic volume of between 300 and 1,000 vehicles. Fifty foot (50') right-of-way required.
STREET, SECONDARY. A street, the primary function of which is to provide access to land access streets and not typically being a through street or continuation of other streets, and having expected average daily traffic volume of between 100 and 300 vehicles. Fifty foot (50') right-of-way required.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person or firm engaged in developing or improving a tract of land which complies with the definition of a subdivision, as defined in this code.
SUBDIVISION. A division of land not an exception to the Illinois Plat Act.
SWALE. A shallow trench like depression that carries water mainly during rainstorms or snow melts.
TRANSMISSION LINE. A pipeline subject to pressure of 125 or more PSIG and operates at a hoop stress of 20% or more of SMYS (specified minimum yield strength).
UTILITY ACCESS ROAD. An access road used to service a sewer lift station, natural gas regulating station, or electrical substation.
YARD. A space on the same lot with a building, which is open, unoccupied, or unobstructed by structures, except as provided in the zoning code.
(Ord. 1069, passed 7-20-1998; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 2-19-2001; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 4-21-2003; Am. Ord. 1527, passed 9-8-2009; Am. Ord. 1597, passed 3-5-2012; Am. Ord. 1696, passed 3-21-2016)