5B-1-3: GENERAL REGULATIONS:
   (A)   Subdivision Of Land: After the adoption of these Subdivision Regulations, no subdivision of land as defined within subsection 5B-1-4(B) of this Chapter shall take place without complying with the provisions of this Title and any other ordinances of the City relating to the subdivision of land as therein defined. (Ord. 0-21-79, 6-18-1979)
   (B)   Sale Of Land: No lot, tract or parcel of land within any proposed subdivision shall be offered for sale nor shall any sale be consummated, contracted for sale or option for sale given until a subdivision plat has been reviewed and officially approved by the City Council and recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, DuPage County, Illinois.
   (C)   Improvements Of Land: No improvements, such as sidewalks, water supply, storm water drainage, sewage facilities, gas service, electric service or lighting, grading, paving or surfacing of any street, shall be made within any proposed subdivision by any owner or owners or his or their agent, or by any utility whether publicly or privately owned or operated, at the request of such owner or owners or by his or their agent until the plats for the subdivision and also the plans for the improvements have been reviewed by the City Engineer and officially approved by the City Council and the plats have been recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, DuPage County Illinois.
   (D)   Development Of Land In Stages: Where a tract of land is proposed to be subdivided in several stages over a period of years and the owner requests approval in parts he shall, at the time of submission of the first part, submit a detailed plan of the entire tract to be developed with appropriate sectioning to demonstrate to the Darien Plan Commission that the total design as proposed for the entire subdivision is acceptable under the terms of the Subdivision Regulations. The Plan Commission and the City Council may give preliminary approval to the overall plan and final approval on the parts as submitted from time to time. (Ord. 0-21-71, 11-15-1971, as amended 1-25-1975)
   (E)   Subdivision Improvement Schedule: The developer shall file with the City Clerk an agreement on the form provided by the City for the completion of all public improvements in accordance with the Subdivision Public Improvement Completion Schedule approved by the City Council on February 20, 1989.
   (F)   Public Improvement Construction Permit And Fees: The developer or his contract agent shall acquire a construction permit prior to beginning construction of any public improvement, including, but not limited to, earth movement, streets, sidewalks, streetlights, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water lines and common landscaping in common areas and right of ways. Such construction permit will be issued upon payment of the appropriate fees in accordance with the permit fee schedule in Section 6B-3-10 of this Code. (Ord. 0-29-90, 5-21-1990)
   (G)   Additional Fees: In addition to any other fees required by the City's ordinances, whenever the City determines that the nature of any real estate development is such that the effective approval or supervision thereof would require review by specialized experts, the costs incurred by the City with respect thereto shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer thereof, and payment of all such costs and fees shall be a condition precedent to the receipt of any certificate of occupancy with respect to such development. These costs and services include, but are not limited to: 1) plan review by model code agencies; 2) environmental impact review; 3) on-site resident engineering services; 4) architectural, landscaping, forestry preservation or wetland review services. (Ord. 0-35-91, 6-3-1991)