(A) Copy of plat. Any person hereafter subdividing any piece or parcel of land, block, lot, or sublot or any part thereof in the village shall make a map or a plat thereof, and before recording the same in the County Recorder’s office, shall submit it with a duplicate thereof to the Board of Trustees for approval or rejection. If approved, such approval shall be certified thereon and signed by the President and attested by the Clerk; and no such map or plat shall be valid or entitled to record until it shall have been approved as aforesaid. No lot or tract or parcel of land within such subdivision shall be offered for sale nor shall any sale, contract for sale, or option be made or given, until such subdivision has been formally approved.
(B) Improvements. No such plat of subdivision shall be approved unless all streets or sidewalk pavements, and water and sewer mains have been installed or provision has been made to ensure such installation and that there shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees completed plans and specifications, prepared by a registered engineer, covering the improvements and utilities described in the subdivided plat.
(C) Custody of plat. The duplicate of such major plat shall be kept on file with the Clerk and no map or plat shall be approved as aforesaid until the same shall have been properly certified by a surveyor and acknowledged by the owner.
(D) Taxes. All taxes and assessments on property platted must be paid before the plat shall be recorded.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-3) Penalty, see § 10.99