A. Preparation: The applicant, after receiving the report of recommendations from the sketch plan review committee, shall prepare a preliminary plat of the subdivision and construction plans for improvements sufficient to determine that streets, sewer and water can be installed in compliance with the requirements of section 11-2-6 of this chapter.
B. Submissions: The applicant shall submit an application on forms provided by the plat officer, and/or set out in the "County Development Manual", requesting approval of the preliminary plat, accompanied by fifteen (15) prints of the proposed subdivision, sealed by a land surveyor licensed in the state of Illinois, and three (3) copies of the preliminary improvement construction drawings sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the state of Illinois. The date of submission of the preliminary plat and the preliminary improvement construction drawings shall be stamped upon the face of the plat by the plat officer. In addition one copy of the preliminary plat and the preliminary improvement construction drawings will be forwarded by the applicant for review to any utility company, public or private, providing service, or proposed to provide service, to the property, including: electric, telephone, cable, natural gas, private water company, etc. Applicant will request from each utility a utility status letter regarding the availability and location of utilities to the property and request that said status letter be returned to the plat officer directly within thirty (30) days.
C. Preliminary Plat Technical Submission Requirements: The technical requirements necessary in the preparation of an acceptable preliminary plat are set out in the "County Development Manual".
D. Transmittal: The plat officer shall also transmit one copy of the preliminary plat to the following persons or governmental bodies:
1. Zoning enforcement officer;
2. Soil and water conservation district;
3. Health department;
4. County engineer;
5. Rural fire district chief;
6. Five (5) members of planning committee of county board;
7. All municipalities with boundaries within one and one-half (11/2) miles of the property;
8. IDOT where the property is bounded on one or more sides by state or federal highways;
9. The board of trustees of any township having a plan commission in which the property is located;
10. The township road commissioner.
E. Review: The plat officer will review the preliminary plat as to its conformity to the comprehensive plan, applicable zoning resolutions, recommendations of the soil and water conservation district, comments from county departments and other standards and requirements of this title. The improvement construction plans will be reviewed by the county engineer and the applicable highway department and shall be approved by way of signature prior to submittal of the final plat.
F. Hearings: No further hearings will be held on the preliminary plat until all utility status letters are received from the applicable utilities, comments received from IDOT or any municipality with boundaries within one and one-half (11/2) miles of the property, if applicable, any township planning commission of a township in which the property is located, soil and water conservation district regarding LESA requirements, applicable highway department regarding streets, roadways and access, health department regarding sanitary sewer, well and septic considerations and lot sizes. Hearings will also be suspended unless the provisions of subsections 11-2-5A1a and A1b of this chapter are met or waived.
G. Final Approval Of Preliminary Plat: The county board, the planning commission and the plat officer will have sixty (60) days from the date a preliminary plat is submitted, to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the preliminary plat, unless the provisions of subsection F of this section apply, in which case hearings shall be suspended until compliance or waiver has occurred. The owner and/or the subdivider shall be informed by letter of the county board's decision, and, in the event of disapproval, or approval with modifications, reasons will be set out in said letter. Copies of the notification letter will be sent to the township road commissioner, county engineer, health department, soil and water conservation district, zoning enforcement officer, any municipality within one and one-half (11/2) miles of the proposed subdivision, the board of trustees of any township which has a planning commission in which the property is located, any state department having jurisdiction over the property or any adjoining roadway.
H. Construction Prior To Final Plat Approval: If the developer desires to construct the improvements prior to submitting the final plat for approval, the final improvement construction plans and specifications must be approved by the county engineer, and the construction inspection fees of four percent (4%) of the engineer's estimate of the cost of improvements must be paid to the county highway department, in addition to the security instruments, required under section 11-2-7 and/or subsection 11-2-4B1b of this chapter, prior to commencing construction of the improvements. (Ord. 06-05-002, 6-21-2005)