§ 154.023 PLAT PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   Preliminary plat.
      (1)   Scale: one inch equals 100 feet;
      (2)   Identification and description:
         (a)   Proposed name of subdivision, landowner’s, engineer’s and surveyor’s names and addresses;
         (b)   Location by section, township and range; and
         (c)   Graphic scale, north arrow and date of preparation.
      (3)   Existing conditions in the tract and in the surrounding area:
         (a)   Boundary line of proposed subdivision;
         (b)   Total approximate acreage;
         (c)   Platted streets, railroad right-of-way and utility easements;
         (d)   Boundary lines and ownership of adjoining subdivided land;
         (e)   Location and identification of all recorded subdivisions lying adjacent to or across a public right-of-way;
         (f)   Sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities;
         (g)   Permanent buildings or structures; and
         (h)   Topography showing water courses, marsh areas and contours at vertical intervals of no more than two feet.
      (4)   Subdivision design features:
         (a)   Layout and width of proposed streets and utility easements showing street names, lot dimensions, parks and other public areas. The street layout shall include all contiguous land owned or controlled by subdivider;
         (b)   Proposed use of all parcels and, if a zoning change is contemplated, proposed rezoning;
         (c)   Preliminary street grades shall be shown on a copy of the contour map;
         (d)   Provisions for water supply, sewage disposal, storm water disposal and subsurface drainage;
         (e)   Draft of protective covenants (if any), whereby the subdivider proposes to regulate land use and otherwise protect the purposed development;
         (f)   The subdivider shall send a copy of the preliminary plat to all applicable public utility companies, prior to submission of the plat to the Committee, requesting those public utility companies to comment as to the acceptability of the various easements, as proposed by the subdivider. The subdivider shall supply the Committee with copies of all correspondence sent to the public utility companies, and shall also supply the Committee with copies of all responses from the public utility companies;
         (g)   The subdivider shall send a copy of the preliminary plat to the State Department of Transportation with respect to the acceptability of the proposed roadway access if the access is onto a roadway under the jurisdiction of the state, or to the County Engineer if the access is onto a roadway under the jurisdiction of the county, or to the County Engineer and the Road District Commissioner of the relevant local highway authority with respect to the access if the proposed roadway access is onto a township road. The subdivider shall submit to the Committee copies of all correspondence between the subdivider and applicable highway authority;
         (h)   The subdivider shall send a copy of the preliminary plat, along with a copy of all preliminary construction plans, to the Health Department. The Health Department shall review the submitted plans for a determination as to their acceptability for an adequate supply and distribution of water within the subdivision and proper sewage disposal. The Health Department shall supply the Committee with a written statement as to the acceptability of the proposed preliminary plans. The written statement shall inform the Committee of the means by which water will be distributed to the various lots and the method of sewage disposal. The statements shall specifically state whether the proposed plans meet the requirements of the State and County Health Departments. If the proposed plans do not meet with the approval of the Health Department, the statement shall include the manner in which the plans will need to be modified to conform to the requirements; and
         (i)   Within three business days after the preliminary plat is submitted for approval, the President of the School Board and the Superintendent of Schools in which the subdivided land is located shall be notified in writing that the plat has been submitted for approval and that it is available for public inspection. The notice shall state the anticipated date, time and place of the meeting in which the subdivision will be considered for approval. The notices shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered in person. Failure to provide such notices shall not invalidate the plat.
   (B)   Final plat.
      (1)   Plans for water supply, sewage disposal, drainage and flood control;
      (2)   Soil borings, if required by the Committee;
      (3)   Name of the proposed subdivision;
      (4)   A scale of not less than one inch to 100 feet;
      (5)   Location by quarter section, section, township, range, meridian, county and state;
      (6)   Date and north arrow;
      (7)   Boundary of the plat, based on an accurate traverse, with angles and lineal dimensions;
      (8)   The description and location of all survey monuments;
      (9)   Survey data sufficient to reproduce any line or reestablish any monument;
      (10)   A graphic representation with lengths and widths of all highways, streets, alleys, places, blocks, lots, parcels, public grounds, easements and right-of-way;
      (11)   A graphic representation of the minimum setback lines on all lots and parcels, and a notation of the distance between the lines and the street line;
      (12)   Consecutive numbers on all lots;
      (13)   The name of each street printed on the graphic representation of the street, and an appropriate label designating all other easements, right-of-way, setback lines, dedications and reservations;
      (14)   Abutting street lines of platted, adjoining subdivisions shown in their correct location by broken (dashed) lines;
      (15)   The following notation: “A part of the property covered by this plat is (is not) situated within 500 feet of a surface drain or watercourse serving a tributary area of 640 acres or more”;
      (16)   Protective covenants, which meet with the approval of the Committee, shall be lettered on the final plat or attached thereto; and
      (17)   Accompanying documents shall consist of:
         (a)   Engineering plans. Three complete sets of all final engineering plans, designs, layouts and specifications of all physical improvements required by §§ 154.050 through 154.065. One complete set each will be filed with the County Clerk, the County Engineer and with the Department of Planning and Zoning.
         (b)   Owner’s certificate. Notarized certification, by owner or owners or by any mortgage holder of record, of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas.
         (c)   Surveyor’s certificate. The surveyor’s certificate shall include the name, signature, number and seal of the registered land surveyor; and shall be dated; and shall include a legal description of the tract of land subdivided and further certify that the tract of land has been surveyed and the monuments set as shown on the attached plat.
         (d)   County Clerk’s certificate.
 
I,                                           , County Clerk of DeWitt County, Illinois, do hereby certify that I have received all plat fees and the required guarantee of performance in connection with the attached plat. Given under my hand and seal at Clinton, Illinois, this           day of                 A.D., 20       .
 
         (e)   Certificate of the County Engineer.
 
I,                                       , County Engineer of DeWitt County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the attached plat has been examined by me and found to comply with highway requirements, as set forth in the regulations governing plats of subdivided land and adopted by the DeWitt County Board.
Dated this               day of                      A.D., 20            .
County Engineer                                                               
 
         (f)   County Board certificate.
 
Approved by the County Board of DeWitt County, Illinois, at a meeting held this          day of                   A.D., 20        .
Chairperson of the County Board                                        
County Clerk                                                                    
 
         (g)   County Health Department certificate.
 
I,                                , Administrator of the DeWitt-Piatt Bi-
County Health Department, DeWitt and Piatt Counties, Illinois, do hereby certify that the attached plats have been examined by said Department and have been found to comply with all applicable State and County public health requirements.
Dated this                day of                        A.D., 20          .
Administrator, County Health Department                            
 
         (h)   Acknowledgment. A written, signed acknowledgment by the applicable highway authority, as specified herein, stating that the provision(s) for access have been found acceptable as shown on the final plat and accompanying engineering plans.
(Prior Code, § 151.18) (Ord. passed 9-10-1973; Res. passed 7-11-1978; Ord. passed 4-12-1990; Res. passed 5-12-1994)