(A) Application Requirements:
(1) An application shall be submitted using the Village’s Online Permit Center along with the associated fee and include the information listed in Appendix E, as it may be amended from time to time by the Village Council. Incomplete or incorrect information shall result in rejection or refusal to act on the application by the Village Planner;
(B) Village Planner's Review:
(1) The Village Planner and other applicable agencies shall review the preliminary plat for compliance with the development standards set forth in this Ordinance. The comments of the Village Planner which may include necessary or suggested revisions to the submitted plat, shall then be provided to the applicant by the Village Planner;
(2) The applicant shall review these comments, may adjust the plat accordingly, and then resubmit the preliminary plat along with a written response to the comments of the Village Planner;
(3) As part of the above review, the Village Planner shall transmit the proposed preliminary plat for review to the Technical Review Committee.
(C) Minor Subdivisions: Review and Action by the Village Manager: Upon receipt of the application and preliminary plat for minor subdivisions, the Village Manager shall review the plat, the comments of the Village Staff Technical Review Committee, and shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat;
(D) Minor Subdivisions: Appeal of Disapproval to Village Council: In the event the Village Manager disapproves a minor subdivision, an appeal may be filed with the Village Council within ten (10) days of disapproval. If an appeal is filed, the Village Council shall review the minor subdivision in accordance with the procedural provisions for major subdivisions, and may affirm, reverse or modify the Manager's disapproval;
(E) Major Subdivisions: Review and Action by the Planning and Zoning Board:
(1) The Village Planner shall forward the application and preliminary plat to the Planning and Zoning Board along with the recommendations of the Technical Review Committee after the Village Planner has deemed compliance.
(2) The Planning and Zoning Board shall review the preliminary plat, the recommendations of the Technical Review Committee, and the requirements of this Ordinance and shall formulate a recommendation to the Village Council for appropriate action on the preliminary plat. The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board shall be in writing,
(3) The Planning and Zoning Board may request the applicant to revise the preliminary plat before it is submitted to the Village Council for approval.
(F) Action by Village Council:
(1) The recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Board and the Technical Review Committee shall then be forwarded to the Village Council for action. Along with the application for preliminary plat the Village Council shall review this information and either approve, conditionally approve, or reject the preliminary plat;
(2) Approval of the preliminary plat shall authorize the applicant to proceed with obtaining construction plan approval from the Village Engineer and obtaining construction permits for the necessary improvements indicated on the preliminary plat in preparation for approval of the final plat pursuant to Section 9.17.1.6 below;
(3) If the Village Council approves a plat with conditions, the following requirements shall apply:
(a) All conditions, and the reasons for requiring the conditions, shall be stated in the record of approval of the preliminary plat. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, the following matters:
1. The configuration of lots and streets;
2. The arrangement of utility networks on the property;
3. The location of dedicated land and rights-of-way;
4. The payment of fees in lieu of such dedications;
5. The location of required improvements.
(b) Upon obtaining construction plan approval from the Village Engineer and any necessary construction permits, the applicant is authorized to proceed with construction of the improvements indicated on the preliminary plat, but approval of the final plat is also contingent on satisfying the conditions imposed by the Village Council.
(4) If the Village Council rejects the preliminary plat, then the reasons therefor shall be stated in the record of action on the preliminary plat, along with recommendations for ways to revise the preliminary plat so that it could be approved;
(5) Failure of the Village Council to act on the preliminary plat within ninety (90) days of the first Village Council meeting in which the application is made an agenda item, the plat and recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Board, shall be deemed approval of the preliminary plat, authorizing the applicant to proceed with the approval of the construction plans of the improvements indicated on the preliminary plat in preparation for approval of the final plat pursuant to Section 9.17.1.6.
(Ord. 21-14, passed 10-26-2021)