The City Council is hereby vested with the following responsibilities, duties and powers in regard to subdivision control.
(A) The City Council shall review all preliminary subdivision plats, final subdivision plats, applications for approval, and accompanying documents to assure compliance with this chapter; with the zoning ordinance; with other ordinances of this city; with Section 13 of “An Act to Revise the Law in Relation to Recorders,” approved March 9,1874, as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 115, § 13) with Section 11- 12-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code; with “An Act to Revise the Law in Relation to Plats,” approved March 21, 1874, as amended (ILCS Ch. 765); and with other statutes of the state and laws of the United States. It shall also review any report of the City Engineer with reference to such subdivision or any plat thereof and shall consider any recommendations with reference to that subdivision or the plat thereof made by the City Administrator.
(B) Should a subdivider wish to consult with the City Council to obtain preliminary determinations of the City Council in regard to a central platting features affecting his property prior to the preparation of detailed plans, the City Council shall meet and consult with the subdivider.
(C) In the examination of subdivision plats and accompanying documents, the City Council will take into consideration the requirements of the community, the best use of the land being subdivided and whether or not the subdivision as proposed is in accord with any comprehensive plan adopted by the city. Particular attention will be given to the width and location of streets, suitable sanitary utilities, surface drainage, lot sizes and arrangements as well as local requirements for parks, streets, schools, recreation sites and/or other public uses.
(D) The City Council may prohibit subdivision of any portion of the property which lies within the flood plain of any stream or drainage course when it deems the same necessary for the health, comfort, safety or general welfare of the present or future population of the area and necessary to the conservation of water or to the protection of drainage sources of sanitary or sanitary facilities. The areas referred to in this division shall be preserved by the subdivider from any and all destruction or damage from clearing, grading or dumping of earth, waste materials or stumps during the course of adjacent building or development operations.
(E) The City Council shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat of a subdivision and accompanying documents within the time and in the manner provided in § 152.22.
(F) The City Council, through the City Administrator and otherwise, shall check on and oversee all subdivisions as the same are being developed; shall endeavor to secure compliance with this chapter, with the requirements contained in any plat of subdivision or order or resolution of the Mayor and City Council approving the subdivision, with any performance bond or escrow agreement entered into by the subdivider, and shall call attention of the subdivider to any violations of this chapter, of the aforesaid requirements, and of any performance bond or escrow agreement.
(G) The City Council has the authority to direct the City Administrator, where that officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this chapter to file a complaint for such violation with the assistance of the City Attorney. The City Administrator with or without such direction shall have the authority to file complaints for violations of this chapter for which a penalty is provided in this chapter when that officer has reasonable grounds to believe that such violation has occurred.
(H) Where the City Council has reasonable grounds to believe that legal action should be taken, other than the filing of a complaint for a penalty provided in this chapter, in order to enforce compliance with this chapter and carry out the purposes of this chapter, the City Council shall call for such legal action.
(I) The City council shall have such additional powers as shall be necessary, proper or reasonable to carry out and perform any of its duties, responsibilities, powers and authority with reference to subdivision control.
(Ord. 567, passed 10-15-90)