Fifteen (15) copies of the final plat of subdivision, together with written application in triplicate and appropriate fees as established by this Title, shall be submitted to the Plan Commission. Prior to submission of the final plat of subdivision, the subdivider shall submit for review and approval: landscape plans for all landscaping required pursuant to this code and for any permanent monument sign(s) for the subdivision; and final engineering plans for all required improvements, including, but not limited to, street improvements, drainage, storm water, wetlands, and soil and erosion control improvements, sanitary sewerage improvements, water supply improvements and public utilities.
The procedure for preparation and review of a final plat shall be as follows:
A. Preparation: Within one year after approval of the preliminary plat by the mayor and board of trustees and after receiving final approval of all engineering documents, the subdivider shall submit a final plat. One Mylar and a sufficient number of blackline prints shall be filed with the plan commission for review. The final plat, if desired by the subdivider, may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which is proposed to be recorded and developed at the time; provided, however, that such portion shall conform to all requirements of these regulations, and be able to stand by itself in respect to drainage, surface water detention and street access. The final plat shall be prepared at the same scale as the preliminary plat and shall show:
1. Name of subdivision.
2. Location by section, township and range, or by other legal description.
3. The name and certification of the registered professional engineer and registered land surveyor responsible for the preparation of the plat.
4. Scale shown graphically, date and northpoint.
5. Accurate angular and linear dimensions for all lines, angles and curvatures, with functions and titles used to describe all boundaries including perimeter survey of tracts, streets, alleys, easements, areas to be dedicated for public use and other important features. Error of closure of boundary line surveys shall not exceed one in ten thousand (1 foot for 10,000 feet of perimeter survey). Angular error shall not exceed plus or minus twenty (.20) seconds. Lot lines to show dimensions in feet and hundredths, and when an angle occurs in any lot line between lot corners, the measurement of the angle shall be shown in degrees, minutes and seconds and shall include the area in square feet, of all lots. The final plat shall show accurately the location of all permanent lot markers as actually installed.
6. An identification system for all blocks and lots using consecutive numbers of lots within a block.
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a. Accurate location of all monuments which shall be placed at all block corners, angle points, and at intermediate points as shall be required by the village engineer and installed in such a manner that they may be located by a licensed surveyor. All USGS, state, county, village or other official bench marks, monuments or triangulation stations in or adjacent to the property shall be preserved in precise position.
b. Permanent bench marks shall be placed at every fourth (1/4) mile interval in each north-south and east-west direction.
c. Not less than one permanent bench mark shall be provided in each development.
d. Each permanent bench mark shall be a brass disc set in a concrete cylinder, eight inches (8") in diameter by forty eight inches (48") deep, cast in place with one no. 4 vertical reinforcing rod at its center. Said brass discs shall be provided by the village, at a price equal to the cost to the village.
e. Bench marks and markers shall be set level with the finished grade.
f. Bench marks shall be in NAVD 88 datum, and shall be inscribed with the number and elevation. NAVD 88 datum elevation shall be checked against at least two (2) reference marks approved by the village engineer. The result of the closure survey shall be reported in writing to the village engineer on monument and bench mark recovery forms. The reference marks used for this survey and their elevations shall be denoted on the cover sheet of the development plans.
g. Permanent monuments shall be constructed as denoted on the plat. Permanent monuments shall be constructed in accordance with Village Standard Details.
h. Iron pipe markers of three-fourths inch (3/4") diameter, twenty four inches (24") long, shall be set at all corners, angle points, and points of curvature of lots, and streets, by a registered land surveyor.
i. The developer shall replace or verify the existence of all iron pipes after the completion of all construction and before the issuance of any building permit with respect to the development.
j. Second order control shall be required for all permanent bench marks and monuments set in concrete as described above.
k. Upon receiving the monument and bench mark recovery form, the village shall inspect the installation of the disc. The proper number and elevation will be inscribed by the surveyor hired by the developer to do such work after approval of the investigation by the village engineer.
8. Exact location, width and name of all streets within and adjoining the plat, and the exact location and widths of all alleys.
9. No street names shall be repeated within the village and final determination of the street names shall be at the sole discretion of the plan commission, with the approval of the appropriate fire district.
10. Accurate outlines and legal descriptions of any areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use, with the purposes indicated thereon and in the dedication, and of any area to be reserved by deed covenant for common uses of all property owners.
11. A legal description of the property platted which shall be the same as that recorded in the preceding transfer of the property or that portion of said transfer covered by the plat.
12. Protective covenants of all types which run with the land, or filed as an accompanying document which shall not in any case be at variance from the terms or provisions of any existing ordinance.
13. Drainage easements, including surface water detention, wetlands and conservation, shall be shown and specific language included to prohibit the alteration, landscaping, berming or filling of such drainage easements.
B. Certificates Required: No application for a final plat shall be approved until the following certificates have been executed: (See Village Standard Details)
1. Certification by a licensed surveyor that the plat represents a survey made by him and that monuments and markers exist as located; that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct; and that he has complied with all of the requirements of this title regarding plats, noting exceptions, if any.
2. Notarized certification by owner, and if required by any mortgage holder of record, of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas.
3. Approval by signature of county, state and other officials concerned with the specifications of utility installations.
4. Certification by the chairman of the Planning, Building and Zoning Commission that the final plat has been reviewed and approved by said commission.
5. Certification by the village collector that all taxes and special assessments have been paid up to date.
6. Certification by the county clerk that all taxes and special assessments have been paid up to date.
7. Certification that the approval of the county health officer has been given for subdivisions where private wells or septic systems are proposed.
8. Certification that the approval of the village engineer has been given to all proposed or existing public improvements.
9. In cases of plat or right of way vacations, written evidence as provided by statute shall be shown on the plat.
10. Certification of approval by the mayor and the board of trustees attested by the village clerk.
11. Certification of design engineer and owner or duly authorized attorney as required by 765 Illinois Compiled Statutes 205/2.
12. Certification that approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Lake County Division of Transportation has been granted, if applicable.
C. Review Of Final Plat:
1. The plan commission shall review each final plat, and shall transmit said plat to the board of trustees accompanied by written findings as to the conformance of the final plat with the previously approved preliminary plat and all other requirements of this title.
2. The board of trustees shall approve or deny approval of the final plat of subdivision. Such action shall be taken within sixty (60) days of the filing of the application for approval of the final plat except that any delay in the consideration of said plat occasioned by the action or request of the applicant shall not be counted against the sixty (60) day requirement.
3. Upon approval, the zoning administrator shall cause a fully executed original mylar of the final plat to be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of Lake County, Illinois. (Ord. 439-89, 12-11-1989; amd. Ord. 617-94; Ord. 803-97, 8-11-1997; 1995 Code; Ord. 1125-05, 5-16-2005; Ord. 1645-16, 3-21-2016; Ord. 1972-19, 9-23-2019)