ALLEY: A public right of way which normally affords a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property. See section 10-3-2, table, "Urban Section Standards", of this title for standard widths.
ARTERIAL STREET: A street which provides for the movement of relatively heavy traffic to, from or within the village. It has a secondary function of providing access to abutting land. An arterial street system is designated on the village master plan.
COLLECTOR STREET: A street which collects and distributes internal traffic within an urban area, such as a residential neighborhood, between arterial and local streets. It provides access to abutting property.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: That policy document which serves as a guide for the future physical development of the village and entitled "Master Plan For Waterman, Illinois" 1 .
CUL-DE-SAC: A short street having but one end open to traffic and the other end being permanently terminated to a vehicular turnaround.
EASEMENT: See section 9-2-1 of this code, definition of "easement".
HALF STREET: A street having only one-half (1/2) of its intended roadway width developed to accommodate traffic.
LOCAL STREET: A street of little or no continuity designed to provide access to abutting property and leading into collector streets.
LOT: A piece, parcel or plot of land intended for building development or as a unit for transfer of ownership.
PLAT: The map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the village board of trustees for approval.
SOLAR COLLECTOR: A. An assembly, structure, or design, including passive elements, used for gathering, concentrating, or absorbing direct or indirect solar energy, specially designed for holding a substantial amount of thermal energy and to transfer that energy to a gas, solid, or liquid, or to use that energy directly; or
B. A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and converts it into electricity; or
C. A mechanism or process used for gathering solar energy through wind or thermal gradients; or
D. A component used to transfer thermal energy to a gas, solid, or liquid, or to convert it into electricity.
SOLAR ENERGY: Radiant energy received from the sun at wavelengths suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic use, or photovoltaic use.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM: A. Shall mean the following:
1. A complete assembly, structure, or design of a solar collector or a solar mechanism, which uses solar energy for generating electricity or for heating or cooling gases, solids, liquids, or other materials;
2. The design, materials, or elements of a system and its maintenance, operation, and labor systems designed or constructed to interface with a solar energy system; and
3. Any legal, financial, or institutional orders, certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases, and agreements, required to ensure continued access to solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy system, and including monitoring and educational elements of a demonstration project.
B. "Solar energy system" does not include:
1. Distribution equipment that is equally usable in a conventional energy system except for such components of such equipment as are necessary for meeting the requirements of efficient solar energy utilization;
2. Components of a solar energy system that serve structural, insulating, protective, shading, aesthetic, or other nonsolar energy utilization purposes; and
3. Any facilities of a public utility used to transmit or distribute gas or electricity.
SOLAR STORAGE MECHANISM: Equipment or elements (such as piping and transfer mechanisms, containers, heat exchangers, or controls thereof, and gases, solids, liquids, or combinations thereof) that are utilized for storing solar energy, gathered by a solar collector, for subsequent use.
SUBDIVISION: The subdivision of a parcel of land into two (2) or more lots or parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development, or if a new street is involved, any division or parcel of land; provided, that a division of land for agricultural purposes into lots or parcels of five (5) acres or more and not involving a new street shall not be deemed a subdivision. The term includes resubdivision, and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided.
VARIANCE (VARIATION): See section 9-2-1 of this code, definition of "variance". (1999 Code § 10.01; amd. 2005 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See chapter 5 of this title. |