(A) Generally.
(1) (a) Except as specifically provided otherwise below, every person who proposes to sub divide any land located within the subdivision and land development jurisdiction of this municipality shall file a preliminary plat of said subdivision or development with the Planning Commission.
(b) The subdivider/developer shall also file one copy of the preliminary plat and supporting data with the County Soil and Water Conservation District. Said District shall have not more than 30 days to submit any comments it might wish to make to the Planning Commission (70 ILCS 405/22.02a).
(2) Whenever a large tract is to be developed in stages and only a portion of that tract is to be submitted for final plat acceptance, nonetheless, a preliminary tract of the entire plat shall be submitted to the Planning Commission.
(B) Plats reviewed in according to municipal law. All preliminary plats shall be reviewed and acted upon in accordance with § 11-12-7 of the State Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-12-7) and the provisions set forth in this subchapter.
(C) Exceptions. The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:
(1) Land that is specifically exempted from the Plat Act, as amended (765 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq.);
(2) The division or subdivision of land into parcels or tracts of five acres or more in size which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(3) The division of lots or blocks of less than one acre in any recorded subdivision which does not involve any new streets or easements of access; except that all such divisions shall be accompanied by a plat of survey on no less than legal size paper (eight and one-half inches by 14 inches), showing the boundaries of each division and recorded in the County Recorder’s office;
(4) The sale or exchange of parcels of land between owners of adjoining and contiguous land;
(5) The conveyance of parcels of land or interests thereon for use as a right-of-way for railroads or other public utility facilities and other pipe lines which does not involve any new streets or easements of access, except that the division shall be surveyed by an state registered land surveyor and recorded by the County Recorder;
(6) The conveyance of land for highway or other public purposes or grants or conveyance relating to the dedication of land for public use as instruments relating to the vacation of land impressed with a public use;
(7) Conveyance made to correct description in prior conveyances;
(8) The sale or exchange of parcels or tracts of land following the division into no more than two parts of a particular parcel or tract of land greater than five acres and existing on July 17, 1959, and not involving any new streets or easements of access;
(9) The conveyance of land owned by a railroad or other public utility which does not involve any new streets or easements of access; and
(10) The sale of a single lot of less than five acres from a larger tract when a survey is made by an state registered land surveyor and recorded with the County Recorder; provided, however, that this exemption shall not apply to the sale of any subsequent lots from the same larger tract of land, as determined by the dimensions and configuration of the larger tract existing as of October 1, 1973.
(1978 Code, § 16.16.010) (Ord. 96-11, passed - -1996; Ord. 2009-7, passed 8-6-2009)