A. Submission: After approval by the plan commission of the tentative plat, the subdivider shall, within four (4) months thereafter, submit to the plan commission a final plat of the subdivision, in final form for recording, which shall be in strict accordance with the tentative plat as approved by the plan commission, together with two (2) prints or copies. Provided, if desired by the subdivider, the final plat may constitute only that portion of the approved tentative plat which he proposes to record and develop at the time, and provided, further, that such portion conforms in all respects to all matters and things included in the tentative plat and plan insofar as they appertain to the portion of the entire subdivision which is desired to be developed at that time.
B. Contents: The final plat shall be drawn in black ink, on tracing cloth, to a scale of not less than one hundred feet to one inch (100' = 1"). The final plat shall specifically show the following:
1. The name or names of the owner or owners of the property.
2. The name of the registered land surveyor who prepared the plat and the date thereof.
3. The legal description of the property subdivided.
4. The boundary of the plat, based on accurate traverse, with angular and linear dimensions.
5. The location of all permanent monuments. (Ord. 62-O-18, 12-7-1962)
6. All other measurements, dimensions, date and certificates required by 765 Illinois Compiled Statutes 205/1. (Ord. 62-O-18, 12-7-1962; amd. 2009 Code)
7. On any such plat showing a tract or tracts dedicated for park, playground or similar public use, if such tract or tracts are not located within the corporate limits of the city, the certificate of dedication shall provide that the future official act of annexation of such tract or tracts to the city shall constitute a transfer of the title to such tract or tracts to the city for such public use.
C. Supporting Documents: The following supporting documents and data, in triplicate, shall be submitted to the plan commission with the final plat:
1. Grading plan and profiles showing the existing centerline elevations of all streets and alleys in the subdivision and the centerline elevations of pavements to be constructed. Elevations shall be referred to some permanent bench mark. Profiles shall be drawn to a horizontal scale of fifty feet to one inch (50'= 1").
2. A detailed statement by the subdivider setting forth the nature, kind, character and extent of all the improvements that will be constructed in the subdivision, together with complete plans, profiles and specifications clearly describing the same, with an agreement to construct the same in accordance therewith, at his own expense, within the time limit fixed by the plan commission.
3. A statement by a competent engineer giving an estimate of the total cost of the construction or installation of all such improvements, including the cost of engineering and inspections.
4. A certificate by the city engineer certifying that the improvements described in the subdivider's statement and as shown by the plans, profiles and specifications, meet the minimum requirements of this title, and that the estimate of cost of construction and installation, in his opinion, is substantially correct.
5. A duly executed completion bond by the subdivider, with corporate surety, to be approved by the city council and filed with the city clerk, in an amount equal to the estimate of the costs of construction of all said improvements, certified by the city attorney, as good, valid and enforceable by the city, securing the satisfactory completion of all said improvements in accordance with the description, plans, profiles and specifications submitted by the subdivider and approved by the plan commission.
D. Plan Commission Approval:
1. When the plan commission has approved the final plat, the following shall be written or stamped upon such plat and the two (2) prints or copies thereof:
Approved by the Plan Commission of the City of Highwood, this day of A.D.
Chair
2. After such approval, the plan commission shall then transmit the approved final plat and one copy or print thereof to the city council, together with a letter of transmittal calling the council's attention to all variances (if any) approved by the plan commission and setting forth its reasons for approving such variances, and together with the originals and one copy of all supporting documents presented to the plan commission. One approved print or copy of the final plat and one copy of all supporting documents submitted therewith shall remain on file with the plan commission.
E. City Council Approval: When and if the city council is satisfied with the final plat and with all improvements, conditions and documents pertaining to the subdivision, the council shall, by resolution, approve the plat and authorize and direct the mayor and clerk to sign the plat for and in the name of the city and attach thereto the corporate seal.
F. Recording Final Plat: The city clerk shall retain the final plat so approved, and upon payment by the subdivider to the clerk of the estimated cost of recording, he shall record the plat in the office of the county recorder. The supporting documents transmitted with the final plat to the city council shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. The final plat, after recording, shall remain on file in the office of the city clerk. The print or copy of the final plat, with copy of the approval thereof by the city council, and one copy of all supporting documents, shall be delivered to the subdivider. (Ord. 62-O-18, 12-7-1962)