The subdivider, at his or her own expense, shall provide all improvements required by this chapter in the manner prescribed by this section prior to the recording of any lots or the sale of any lots or property within the platted subdivision.
(A) Required improvements. The subdivider shall install street and utility improvements, and other improvements indicated on the plat, as hereinafter provided. If such improvements are not installed as required at the time the final plat is submitted for approval, the subdivider shall, before the recording of his or her plat enter into a contract with the village agreeing to install the required improvements. The subdivider shall file, with said contract, a bond or irrevocable letter of credit meeting the approval of the Village Attorney and/or a certified check in an amount equal to the estimate of cost prepared by the subdivider’s engineer and approved by the Village Engineer or the contract bid price as submitted to the subdivider by a reputable contractor. Such bond, or irrevocable letter of credit, or check shall constitute a guarantee that such improvements will be completed by the subdivider or his or her subcontractors not later than one year from the date of recording of the plat, and that repairs necessitated by defects in material or workmanship will be made during the period not to exceed two years from and after completion of such improvements.
(1) If the improvements are not completed or repairs are not made within the specified time periods, the Village Board of Trustees may use all or any portion of the check or bond or irrevocable letter of credit to complete or repair same. However, the Village Board of Trustees may, upon proof or difficulty, extend the time for performance.
(2) Upon completion of the required improvements guaranteed by the bond, or irrevocable letter or credit or certified check, and to ensure that such improvements have been installed in accordance with the approved final plat, a detailed “as-built” survey plat of the subdivision, indicating location, dimensions, construction materials and other information required by the Village Engineer, shall be submitted to the Village Board of Trustees or its designee by the developer of the subdivision.
(B) Water and sewer facilities. Private water and sewage disposal systems shall comply with all requirements of the County Health Department.
(C) Stormwater. Where a public storm sewer is accessible, the developer shall install storm sewer facilities, or if no outlets are within a reasonable distance, adequate provision shall be made for the disposal of stormwaters subject to the requirements of Chapter 53, Stormwater Management, of this code of ordinances.
(D) Street grading. The subdivider shall furnish drawings which indicate the existing and proposed grades of streets shown on the plat, and shall grade or cause to be graded the full width of the right-of-way of the streets proposed to be dedicated. The bed for the roadways in the street right-of-way shall be graded to sub-grade. The Village Engineer shall approve the plans prior to the time the Planning Commission recommends approval of the final plat.
(E) Street and sidewalk surfacing.
(1) The subdivider shall construct curbs and gutters and shall surface or cause to be surfaced roadways to the widths prescribed in §§ 154.105
through 154.109
. Said surfacing shall be of such character as is suitable for the expected traffic and in harmony with similar improvements in the surrounding areas.
(2) Adequate provision shall also be made for culverts, drains and bridges. Dedicated walkways shall be improved by the subdivider.
(3) Such work shall be done in accordance with plans prepared by the developer and approved by the Village Engineer. The work shall be inspected by the Village Engineer.
(F) Monuments. The subdivider shall place permanent reference monuments in the subdivision as required herein and as approved by the Village Engineer.
(1) The external boundaries of a subdivision shall be monumented in the field by iron pins at least 36 inches long and five-eighths inch in diameter.
(2) All lot corners, internal boundaries, block corners and each end of all curves shall be monumented in the field by monuments as described above.
(3) All such monuments shall be set in such a manner that they will not be removed by frost.
(4) In each platted subdivision, there shall be set a minimum of two concrete monuments, not less than 36 inches in length, not less than four inches square or five inches in diameter, and marked on top with a cross, brass plug, iron rod or other durable material securely embedded. These monuments shall be placed near opposite ends of the subdivision.
(5) All monuments shall be properly set in the ground by a registered state professional land surveyor.
(G) Street trees. Street trees having a trunk diameter (measured 12 inches above the ground level) of not less than two inches may be planted along all residential streets. Only oak, honey locust, hard maples, ginkgo or other long-lived shade trees acceptable to the Village Board of Trustees, may be planted.
(H) Other improvements. It is also desirable to install other improvements such as electric lines, gas mains, and similar facilities in any subdivision. Whenever the Village Board of Trustees deems it necessary, they may require that any such improvements shall be installed before the plat is approved.
(I) Topsoil. Topsoil shall not be removed from the residential lots or used as spoil, but shall be redistributed so as to provide at least six inches of cover on the lots and at least four inches of cover between sidewalks and curbs, and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.
(J) Street lighting and marking.
(1) Provisions and installation shall be made for the adequate lighting and name markers of public streets within the proposed subdivision in accordance with the standards and requirements established by the governing authorities.
(2) The street marking signs will be furnished and erected by the village. The subdivider will be responsible for all costs incurred by the village in performing this work.
(Prior Code, § 8-8-1) (Ord. 2015-16, passed 8-3-2015)