The Henry County Recorder of Deeds shall not record any final plat of a subdivision located within the subdivision jurisdiction of the City until said final plat has been approved by the City Council. The City Council shall not approve any final plat unless they determine that it is in compliance with all pertinent requirements of this Title including those set forth in the subsections below.
A. Filing, Time Limits: The subdivider of every subdivision, who desires final plat approval shall file six (6) black or blue line prints of the final plat and supporting data with ACO not later than one year after preliminary plat approval has been granted.
B. Information Required: Every final plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor authorized to practice land surveying in the State on new linen tracing cloth- or polyester-based film with waterproof black ink at a scale not greater than one hundred feet equals one inch (100' = 1"), provided that the resultant drawing shall not be less than 81/2 x 14 and shall not exceed twenty four by thirty six inches (24 x 36") square. The final plat and supporting data shall portray/provide all of the following information:
1. North arrow, graphic scale, and data;
2. Name of subdivider and subdivision;
3. Accurate metes and bounds or other adequate legal description of the tract tied to section or one-fourth (1/4) section corner;
4. Accurate boundary lines, with dimensions and bearings or angles which provide a survey of the tract, closing with an error of closure of not more than one foot in fifteen thousand feet (1' in 15,000') and provide a copy of the closure calculations;
5. Reference to recorded plats of adjoining platted land by record name, plat book and page number;
6. Accurate locations of all existing streets intersecting the boundaries of the subdivision;
7. Right-of-way lines of all streets, other rights of way, easements, areas to be reserved, and lot lines with accurate dimensions, angles, or bearings and curve data, including radii, arcs or chords, points of tangency, central angles, and accompanying legal descriptions;
8. Name and right-of-way width of every proposed street;
9. Location, width and purpose of any existing or proposed easement;
10. Number of each lot, lot dimensions, and (in a separate list) lot areas;
11. Purpose(s) for which sites, other than private lots, are reserved;
12. Building or setback lines with accurate dimensions;
13. Restrictions of all types which will run with the land and become covenants in the deeds of lots;
14. The names of all legal owners and other parties with an interest, whether recorded or not, in the property being subdivided, together with formal irrevocable offers of dedication to the public of all streets, local government uses, utilities, parks, and easements, signed by all parties of interest or their authorized agents, in a form approved by the City Attorney, if the plat is proposed for final approval without improvements in place and accepted with a deed of dedication to the public in fee simple absolute unless otherwise called for on the plat of such lands; and with a commitment for title insurance policy or title opinion from a licensed attorney showing that those signing the plat are necessary and sufficient to create the subdivision and, prior to signing the plat, a title policy for the local government in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for any lands or interests to be dedicated to the public; and
15. Monument identification.
16. Notification approval of easements by appropriate utilities. This approval will not be noted in the final plat.
C. Modifications And Exceptions: If the final plat is under one ownership and is no more than five (5) lots, no formal Commission approval is needed and the plans can go directly to the City Council unless there are new streets, other public improvements, or easements of egress or ingress.
E. Action By City Council: The City Council shall either approve or disapprove the application for final plat approval by resolution within sixty (60) days from the date of said application or the filing of the last item of required supporting data, whichever date is later, unless the City Council and the subdivider mutually agree to extend this time limit 2 . The City Council shall not approve any final plat unless:
1. The final plat substantially conforms to the approved preliminary plat if required; and
2. The final plat manifests substantial compliance with the design and improvement standards of this Title and the Official Map; and
3. To the City Council's knowledge and belief, the final plat complies with all pertinent statutory requirements; and
4. Either of the following has been met:
a. All required improvements have been completed, inspected, accepted, and dedicated; or
b. The subdivider/developer has posted an acceptable form of assurance as stated in subsection 11-4-4B of this Chapter.
If the City Council disapproves the final plat, their resolution shall specify the aspects in which the plat fails to meet the above conditions for approval. (Ord. 99-01, 1-25-1999)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 765 ILCS 205. |
| 2 | 2. 65 ILCS 5/11-12-8. |