A. General Requirements: The owner and/or subdivider upon posting a security instrument deemed sufficient to complete the improvements required by the county board, and upon posting a maintenance bond as required herein, shall file the final plat with the plat officer for approval. The final plat must conform in every respect with the requirements set forth herein or in the "County Development Manual". The owner and/or subdivider must file the final plat with the plat officer for approval not later than one year after approval of the preliminary plat by the county board. A final plat, however, may represent a portion of a larger existing subdivision or proposed subdivision for which a preliminary plat has been approved. Where the final plat represents a portion of a larger subdivision, improvements for the entire subdivision must be completed, or a sufficient security instrument posted to ensure the completion of all said improvements.
B. Final Plat Approval Requirements: The owner and/or subdivider shall file a formal request for approval with the plat officer in such form as is required in the "County Development Manual". In addition the owner and/or subdivider shall obtain certificates from the:
1. County engineer stating:
a. The required roadway improvements have been properly installed, and have been accepted or approved by the township road commissioner; or
b. A security instrument satisfactory in form and in amount to the county board and/or the highway department has been filed with the highway department; and
c. The required construction inspection fees as set out in subsection 11-2-3H of this chapter have been deposited with the highway department;
d. The proposed subdivision or development is in compliance with chapter 4, "Storm Water Management", of this title;
e. A storm water management facility maintenance agreement has been entered into, if required; and
f. A drainage permit has been issued, or is not required, and drainage easements placed upon the final plat.
2. County health administrator stating:
a. The proposed subdivision or lot will be served by a public sewer system and adequate sewer mains and services to within one foot (1') of the lot line have been constructed, or adequate security instruments have been deposited to ensure the construction of the required sewer lines; or
b. All lots in the subdivision have been tested to determine that they are of adequate size and have the appropriate soils to permit the construction of an on site sewage disposal system;
c. The proposed water delivery system is adequate to produce acceptable potable water to each lot.
3. A registered professional land surveyor, hired by the subdivider, stating, on the face of the final plat:
a. The final plat accounts for changes in the drainage of surface waters in accordance with the plat act, 765 Illinois Compiled Statutes 205/2;
b. All land section and quarter section monuments located within the subdivision, and the section or quarter section point from which the legal description of the subdivision begins, were permanently monumented and accurate tie point descriptions included upon the final plat.
4. The zoning enforcement officer stating:
a. All subdivision and/or development activities contemplated by the final plat meet the requirements of chapter 3, "Flood Control", of this title;
b. The final plat is in conformity with the approved preliminary plat, and that all other improvements to be dedicated to the public or to any property owners' association are properly dedicated on the face of the plat, or have been dedicated by separate deed, and that all required improvements have been constructed, and accepted, or there is a sufficient security instrument guaranteeing that the improvements will be constructed and maintained.
C. Final Plat Approval: Within seven (7) days after receipt of the above certificates, the plat officer will certify the final plat and transmit copies to the health department, the county engineer and the zoning enforcement officer. As soon as possible, the original final plat, along with any other deeds of dedication, shall be recorded by the plat officer at the subdivider's expense.
D. Post Recording Obligations: The original recorded final plat shall be retained by the county recorder. Copies of the final plat as recorded shall be transmitted to the owner and/or subdivider, and the subdivision, along with all land section monuments noted on the final plat and including recording document numbers, shall be superimposed upon the county zoning maps by the plat officer. (Ord. 06-05-002, 6-21-2005)