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Plant -Mix Bituminous Material. Is a sand and gravel aggregate mixed with a spec- ified bitumous material in a stationary or traveling mixing plant. Drainage. Is the removal of surface and storm water from any given area. Municipal Water Supply. Is the furnishing of water through a water system which is owned and controlled by a municipality in which it is located. Community Water System. Is a water system which has been designed to serve a limited area or community and which is usually privately owned. Subdivision or Plat. Is a parcel of land divided into smaller parts such as blocks or lots; also means a tract of land which is redivided anew after the first division. Unimproved Lot. Is one which has been sold to an individual buyer in an unim- proved state, that is, without any building having been constructed thereon. Partial Maintenance. Shall include only that maintenance which is necessary to permit access over the public street to the homes or buildings which might be construc- ted in a given area at all seasons of the year. Rough Grading. Is the grading work which has been done to bring the area within the street right-of-way to approximately the designed finished grade. Bitumous Material. As referred to in this ordinance is a cutback asphalt material or an asphaltic cement. Prime -coat. Is a light coat of bitumous material applied to a surface prior to the placing of a mixture of aggregate or an aggregate and bitumous material. Street Access. Is the right and ability to pass from a lot to a public street without the nesessity of crossing private property. Storm Sewers. A pipe line installed underground for the purpose of carrying sur- face water from any given area. Catch Basin. Is a structure usually placed at or near the gutter line of a street and designed to recieve surface or storm water through an opening and provide a pass- ageway into an underground storm sewer or culvert. Manhole. A structure placed over a sewer with an opening at ground level and de- signed in such a way as to permit access to the sewer for the purpose of cleaning or inspection Boulevard. The area of a right-of-way which is located between the gutter line of the street ans property line on each side. Sometimes referred to as sidewalk or bench or berm. Building Permit. A written permit issued by the Village to allow the recipient to construct or cause to be constructed any type of building or structure on any pro- perty or land within the limits of the Village. SECTION 3. BUILDING PERMITS No building permits will be issued for any construction within the Village unless the building site is located on an existing street which is being maintained by the Village or unless provisions for street grading and construction have been made in full com- pliance with this ordinance. SECTION 4. PETITION Before any improvement of any kind whatsoever is undertaken within the public right- of-way, whether such right-of-way is located in new subdivisions or in an existing subdivisions or plat, the owners shall petition the Village Council for the improvement thereof.