(A) Generally. Any plat or part thereof may be vacated by the owner of the tract of land in accordance with “An Act to revise the law in relation to plats,” Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 109, Section 1 et seq. (ILCS Ch. 765, Act 205, § 1), as amended from time to time.
(B) Approvals required. No instrument of plat vacation shall be effective until it has been approved by:
(1) The City Council; and
(2) An authorized official or agent of any utility involved; and
(3) The District Engineer of the Illinois Department of Transportation if any state highway or access to a state highway is involved.
(C) When lots have been sold. If any lots in the subdivision have been sold, the instrument of plat vacation shall not be effective unless it is also signed by all the owners of such lots.
(D) Vacation of part of plat. Any part of a plat may be vacated in a manner provided for in this section and subject to the conditions therein presented, provided such vacation shall not abridge or destroy any of the rights or privileges of other proprietors in such plat, and provided further that nothing contained in this section shall authorize the closing or obstructing of any public highway laid out according to law.
(Ord. 1402, passed 2-24-1998)