(A) Where a proposed park, playground, school site or other public use area shown in the general Comprehensive Plan for the village and adjacent unincorporated areas is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the Village Plan and Zoning Commission or the Village Board of Trustees may require the designation or reservation of such area in whole or in part within the subdivision in those cases in which the Village Plan and Zoning Commission or the Village Board of Trustees deem such requirements to be reasonable. However, in no case shall the total amount of required public areas to be designated or reserved in addition to public streets and easements exceed 5% of the total gross acreage controlled by the owner. The acquisition of the additional area needed for parks, playgrounds, school or other public uses other than streets and alleys, shall be secured by the authority having jurisdiction. Arrangements for securing said area via purchase or other means from the owner shall be made within a period not to exceed six months from the date the plat is approved by the Village Board of Trustees. When any private open space is to be owned in common by multiple owners is proposed, the conditions of ownership and maintenance shall be approved by the Village Plan and Zoning Commission and the Village Board of Trustees.
(B) After the effective date of this chapter, no permanent buildings or structures shall be erected within the extended street lines of proposed extensions of major streets shown on the Major Street Plan adopted as part of the Comprehensive Plan for Mahomet.
(C) In all subdivisions in which the overall development, as defined by the Preliminary Plat or the area general plan (in phased subdivisions) exceeds 59 acres in area, the developer shall provide not less than 5% of the total gross acreage of the subdivision reserved as common open space, to be utilized for recreational or other similar purposes. Public park lands within the subdivision shall count towards compliance with this requirement. For purposes of compliance with this requirement each acre of land within areas designated for use of stormwater detention/retention shall be considered as one-half acre for purposes of compliance with these provisions, so long as those areas are in common ownership by all the lot owners within the subdivision. Lands within surface drainage channels do not count towards compliance with this requirement.
(Ord. 15-12-01, passed 12-15-2015)