(A) General.
(1) Whenever the reasonable requirements provided by this chapter, including the official map, shall indicate the necessity for providing for a school site, park site or other public lands within any proposed subdivision for which approval has been requested, and no such provision has been made therefor, the Village Board shall require that lands be designated for such public purpose before approving the plat. Whenever a final plat of subdivision, or part thereof, has been approved by the Village Board as complying with the official map and there is designated therein a school having jurisdiction of the use, be it a school board, park board or other authority, the authority shall acquire the land so designated by purchase or commence proceedings to acquire the land by condemnation within one year from the date of approval of the plat. If it does not do so within the period of one year, the land so designated may then be used by the owners thereof in any other manner consistent with this chapter, including the official map and the Zoning Code of the village.
(2) Minimum reservations shall consist of the following:
(a) Elementary school sites (for combined school-park use): one acre per 30 dwelling units, with a minimum site size of ten acres;
(b) Park and playfield sites: one acre per 80 dwelling units, with a minimum site size of one-half acre;
(c) Fire, police, utility services: as required; and
(d) High school and junior high school sites: as required.
(B) Reservations and preliminary plats.
(1) Areas reserved shall be clearly identified on the preliminary plat as reserved in accordance with this subchapter.
(2) The preliminary plat shall also contain the proposals of the subdivider, as they might otherwise be platted, for the areas under reservation, to be applied in the event the land is not acquired by the public within the period of reservation.
(3) On completion of the period of reservation, the preliminary plat shall remain a valid preliminary plat for the formerly reserved areas for a period of one year.
(C) Reservations and final plats.
(1) Where practicable, final plats shall not include areas reserved; the final plats should affect only that portion of the subdivider’s land which is unrestricted by the reservations.
(2) Where final plats must include areas reserved, the areas shall be clearly identified as reserved in accordance with this chapter, and shall not contain any proposals of the developer.
(3) Final plats may be submitted for reserved land unacquired by the public at the close of the reservation period. The plats will be considered additional units of the subdivisions for which initial final plats were recorded.
(D) Reversion. If the appropriate public agency having jurisdiction has not, within the reservation period, acquired the site reserved for a public use by the subdivider, he or she shall regain full and unencumbered title to the same, and may use it in any way and any purpose permitted by the pertinent regulations then in effect.
(2000 Code, § 155.097) (Ord. 876, passed 8-4-1975)