In accordance with state law, these regulations control the subdivision and future development of land in order to assist in achieving the following objectives:
(A) To preserve, protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare;
(B) To implement the county transportation plan;
(C) To ensure a pleasant living environment by furthering the orderly layout and use of land;
(D) To avoid legal and other problems by requiring that subdivided land be properly monumented and recorded;
(E) To conserve and increase the value of land, improvements, dwellings and other buildings throughout the county;
(F) To preserve the county’s natural beauty and topography to the maximum feasible extent;
(G) To protect against injury or damage caused by fire, pollution, stormwater runoff, erosion and sedimentation and other hazards;
(H) To provide safe and convenient access to new developments, and to avoid traffic congestion and unnecessary public expenditures by requiring the proper location, design and construction of streets and sidewalks;
(I) To ensure the proper installation and maintenance of adequate water mains, sanitary sewers, stormwater sewers and other utilities and services; and
(J) To provide a means for making adequate parks, schools and other public facilities available to the residents of new developments.
(1993 Code, § 92.02) (Ord. passed 10-17-1956; Ord. passed 10-18-1978)
Statutory reference:
Maps, plats and subdivisions, see 55 ILCS 5/5-1041 and 765 ILCS 205/1