(A) A proposed plat of subdivision shall be submitted initially to the City Council for preliminary approval.
(B) This submission shall be made by filing no less than six copies of the preliminary plat of that proposed subdivision along with the preliminary plan of that subdivision with the City Clerk. The submission shall be accompanied by an application of approval. The City Clerk shall immediately submit two copies to each of the City Administrator, the City Engineer and the City Council.
(C) The City Engineer shall submit his recommendations in writing with reference thereto to the City Council through the City Clerk.
(D) The City Administrator shall immediately notify the Mayor of the filing of the proposed plat of subdivision, and the Mayor shall then take all necessary steps to cause the proposed plat to be considered by the Council.
(E) The proposed plan shall meet requirements of § 11-12-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code, of this chapter and of any other applicable provision of this code or any ordinance of the city. The preliminary plat and accompanying documents shall show location and width of proposed streets and public ways, shall indicate proposed location of sewers and storm drains, proposed dedication of public grounds, if any, lot sizes, proposed easements for public utilities and proposed method of sewage and waste disposal, but need not contain specifications for proposed improvements, but the latter shall be furnished with the final plat.
(F) The City Council shall approve or disapprove the application for preliminary approval within 60 days from the date of application or the filing by the applicant of the last item of required supporting data, whichever date is later, unless that time is extended by mutual consent. If the plat is disapproved, then, within 60 days, the City Council shall furnish to applicant in writing a statement setting forth the reason for disapproval and specifying with particularity the aspects in which the proposed plat fails to conform to the applicable provisions of this code, ordinances, statutes or any official map. If the plat is then resubmitted corrected so as to meet the objections specified, the City Council shall then have an additional 45 days to either approve or disapprove the resubmitted plat. If the resubmitted plat is disapproved, the reasons for the disapproval shall be given the subdivider.
(G) (1) If the preliminary plat is approved by the City Council, the original plat and one print or copy of the plat shall be endorsed as follows:
This proposed plat of subdivision and accompanying documents has received preliminary approval by the City Council of the City of Farmer City, and said Council is now ready to receive the final plat for consideration.
Dated
City Council of Farmer City, Illinois
by:
Mayor, Farmer City, Illinois
(2) A copy of the preliminary plat so endorsed shall remain on file with the City Clerk, and a copy of the plat so endorsed shall be returned to the subdivider.
(H) If the proposed subdivision should lie wholly or partly outside the corporate limits of this city, the City Council's action on the preliminary plat shall not be final until a required approval has been obtained from the DeWitt County Board.
(I) Preliminary approval shall not qualify a plat for recording.
(J) At the time the applicant files application for preliminary approval of a proposed plat of subdivision, there shall be paid to the city a filing fee of $50 to help defray the expenses of consideration of the same. In addition, the applicant shall reimburse the city for all reasonable inspection fees incurred to insure com-pliance with requirements established within 30 days after those inspection fees have been incurred and the bill has been submitted to the applicant for the same.
(Ord. 567, passed 10-15-90)