(A) Generally. The subdivider shall file his or her final plat with the County Recorder of Deeds not later than 60 days after the City Council has approved the plat. Two copies of the recorded document shall be filed by the subdivider with the City Clerk within 20 days after the final plat has been properly recorded.
(B) Unlawful to record unapproved plats. The County Recorder of Deeds shall not record the final plat of any subdivision located within the city’s subdivision jurisdiction until the City Council has passed a resolution approving the plat.
(C) Unlawful to convey lots without recorded plat. As set forth in “An Act to revise the law in relation to plats,” it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or lease for a period exceeding five years, any lot in a subdivision unless the final plat thereof is recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds.
(D) Unlawful to record illegally conveyed lots. The County Recorder of Deeds shall not record any deed or lease involving a lot in a subdivision unless the final plat of the subdivision has been approved by the City Council and properly recorded.
(E) Unlawful to build on illegally conveyed lots. The Administrator shall not issue a building permit for any lot conveyed in violation of this chapter.
(F) Note. See Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 109 (ILCS Ch. 765, Act 205).
(Ord. 1402, passed 2-24-1998)