(A) (1) The developer of a proposed subdivision shall install or cause to be provided the following facilities in accordance with the standards set forth herein and other engineering specifications on file with the Village Engineer:
(a) All roadways, private drives, alleys, gutters and street drainage facilities;
(b) All sidewalks located within public areas;
(c) A water-line connection for each lot of the proposed subdivision; (The water supply lines shall be connected to the village water system at least at the two most advantageous locations as determined by the Village Engineer, taking into account the size of the village water main at the locations and the expected demands of the proposed subdivision. Dead end water mains shall be prohibited. Additional standards and specifications are on file with the Village Engineer.)
(d) Fire hydrants of the type and quality specified in standards on file with the Village Engineer;
(e) A sanitary sewer line connection for each lot; (The sanitary sewer line shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system of the village at the point or points as the Village Engineer shall determine based upon the location and size of the village sanitary sewer system in relation to the estimated flow of the sanitary sewers of the proposed subdivision. Additional standards and specifications are on file with the Village Engineer.)
(f) A stormwater runoff system, separate and independent of the sanitary sewer system; (The stormwater runoff system shall be connected to an existing storm sewer system of the village where available. If the connection is unavailable, other adequate means for the discharge of the stormwater shall be provided by the developer according to the specifications on file with the Village Engineer.)
(g) A street lighting system;
(h) Landscaping of all public areas, including the grading and seeding thereof and the planting of trees, meeting the applicable provisions hereof;
(i) Street signs of a location, type and size as approved by the Village Board, giving due regard for the prevailing type, size, pattern and location utilized throughout the village; and
(j) All original utility distribution lines for telephones, cable television and electric service to be installed shall be placed underground within easements or dedicated public ways. The installation of the facilities shall be made in compliance with applicable orders, rules and regulations of the Illinois Commerce Commission and according to applicable village franchise agreements now or hereafter effective. The owner or subdivider of any property to be served from underground installations shall be responsible for compliance with such rules, regulations and agreements, now and hereafter effective and filed with the Commission pursuant to the Illinois Public Utilities Act, or any public utility whose services will be required with respect to the provision of the underground facilities.
(2) The requirements contained herein and in the referenced ordinances and standards are considered minimum requirements. The Village Engineer, in the review of the plans and specifications and the inspection of the installation of the improvements, may require additional work if, in his or her opinion, it is necessary to meet good engineering practice. He or she may also incorporate in his or her review of the plans and specifications, by reference, certain standards or require the installations of the improvements to conform to the standards.
(B) Where the proposed subdivision is a re-subdivision or concerns an area presently having any or all required improvements set forth herein, where the improvements meet the regulations as set forth in this chapter and other applicable village ordinances, no further provision need be made by the developer to duplicate the improvements. However, where the existing improvements do not meet the regulations of all applicable village ordinances, the developer shall repair, correct or replace the improvements in order to meet the aforesaid regulations and requirements.
(C) All required improvements shall be made by the applicant, at his or her expense, without reimbursement by the village or any improvements district therein.
(D) The applicant shall build, pay for all costs and maintain all temporary improvements deemed necessary by the village. Prior to construction of any temporary facility or improvement, the developer shall file with the village a separate suitable bond for temporary facilities, which bond shall insure that the temporary facilities will be properly constructed, maintained and removed.
(E) (1) The subdivider, his or her contractors and suppliers shall be jointly and severally responsible that existing improvements and the property of the village are not damaged or rendered less useful or unsightly by the operations of the subdivider, his or her contractors or suppliers. This provision is intended to include damage or nuisance with respect to the land, improvements or landscaping of the village, damage to existing streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, parkways by passage there over of equipment or tracking of earth, sand or rock into existing streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters or pathways, the washing by stormwater of earth or sand onto streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters or onto intakes, damage of water mains, sanitary sewers, culverts or storm sewers. To reduce or localize the possibility of damage to streets by heavy trucking, the Village Engineer shall instruct the subdivider as to the streets to be used for access to the subdivision by equipment and trucks and the subdivider shall be responsible for enforcement of this instruction upon his or her contractors and their suppliers. The subdivider shall make provisions to prevent washing of earth or sand onto sidewalks, streets, curbs and gutters and onto catch-basins by stormwater.
(2) Upon the recommendation of the Village Engineer, the Village Board may require, either prior to commencement of construction or after construction is in process, that the subdivider post a surety to guarantee repair of damages or abatement of nuisances. Where need for surety becomes apparent after construction is in progress, the Village Engineer shall have the power to order construction discontinued until surety has been posted. Expenses incurred by the village in repairing damages, cleaning streets, intakes and sewers shall be deducted from the surety and, if the surety is inadequate, will be paid to the village by the subdivider.
(F) (1) The following general procedures shall apply to any earth excavation related to the general development of the subdivision and development of each lot:
(a) Temporary vegetation or, where appropriate, mulching or other non-viable cover shall be used to protect areas exposed during development;
(b) Sediment basins, debris basins, desilting basins or silt traps shall be installed and maintained to remove sediment from runoff waters from land undergoing development;
(c) Provisions shall be made to effectively accommodate the increased runoff caused by changed soil and surface conditions during and after development;
(d) Permanent, final plant covering or structures shall be installed as soon as possible; and
(e) The plan of development shall relate to the topography and soils of the site so that the lowest potential for erosion is created and natural plant covering is retained.
(2) The most current edition of the “Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in Northeastern Illinois,” as prepared by the area’s Soil and Water Conservation Districts (August 1973), are hereby incorporated in this subchapter and made a part hereof by this reference for the purpose of delineating procedures and methods for controlling excessive erosion.
(1981 Code, § 22.502) (Ord. 88-15, passed 11-7-1988; Am. Ord. 14-28, passed 9-15-2014)