CHAPTER 155: SUBDIVISION AND PLATTING
Section
General Provisions
   155.001   Title
   155.002   Jurisdiction
   155.003   Purpose
   155.004   Severability
   155.005   Plat; when required
   155.006   Definitions
   155.007   Duties of Zoning Administrator
   155.008   Variance of subdivision requirements
   155.009   Review of adverse Commission decision
   155.010   Extensions of time
   155.011   Forms
   155.012   Subdivision review procedure
Location and Sketch Maps
   155.025   Purpose
   155.026   Submission requirements
   155.027   Subdivision site suitability
   155.028   Location and sketch maps review process
   155.029   Validity of location and sketch maps approval
Construction Plans
   155.040   Purpose
   155.041   Construction plans in the event there is more than one final plat
   155.042   Submission requirements
   155.043   Construction plan review process
Construction and Bonding of Public Improvements
   155.055   Effect of approval plans
   155.056   Notification of construction
   155.057   Review and inspection fees
   155.058   Inspection of construction
   155.059   Security for public improvements
   155.060   Partial reduction of security
   155.061   Length security in effect; forfeiture
   155.062   Approval of public improvements
Preliminary Plan
   155.075   Purpose
   155.076   Submission requirements
   155.077   Preliminary plan review process
   155.078   Commission action
   155.079   Village Board action
   155.080   Validity of preliminary plan; reaffirmation of preliminary plan
Final Plat
   155.095   Purpose
   155.096   Submission requirements
   155.097   Final plat review process
   155.098   Submission of final plat to Village Board
   155.099   Village Board approval
   155.100   Recording the final plat
   155.101   Acceptance of public improvements
   155.102   Effect of final acceptance
Design Standards and Specifications for Required Public Improvements
   155.115   State specifications
   155.116   Right-of-way of streets
   155.117   Street design
   155.118   Lot and block design
   155.119   Erosion and sediment control
   155.120   Utility easements; location of utilities
   155.121   Surface water drainage
   155.122   Backfill over underground utilities
   155.123   Sidewalks
   155.124   Sewage disposal
   155.125   Water supply
   155.126   Electric distribution
   155.127   Street lighting
   155.128   Public areas and open space
Minor Subdivision
   155.140   Purpose
   155.141   Location map
   155.142   Final plat submission requirements
   155.143   Review process
   155.144   Submission of minor subdivision plat to the Village Board
   155.145   Village Board approval
   155.146   Recording the minor subdivision plat
   155.147   Limitations on minor subdivisions
Large Scale Developments
   155.160   Purpose
   155.161   Submission requirements
   155.162   Standards and requirements
   155.163   Review process
   155.164   Commission action
   155.165   Review by the Village Board
   155.166   Construction plans
   155.167   Construction and securities
Tract Survey
   155.180   Purpose
   155.181   Submission requirements
   155.182   Review process
   155.183   Recording the tract survey
   Appendix A: Detail of rear yard underdrain
   Appendix B: Paved ditch detail
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 155.001 TITLE.
   This chapter may be cited as “The 1996 Land Subdivision Ordinance of the Village of Riverton, Illinois”.
(Prior Code, § 150.001) (Ord. 96-006, passed 2-5-1996)
§ 155.002 JURISDICTION.
   (A)   The subdivision jurisdiction of the village shall include all land within the corporate limits of the village. If a Comprehensive Plan is adopted, the subdivision jurisdiction shall be extended to include all unincorporated land within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of the village.
   (B)   When the one and one-half mile subdivision jurisdiction of the village and that of another municipality overlap, a contractual agreement between the village and the other municipality may be established which designates subdivision jurisdiction boundaries in the overlap area. In the absence of such an agreement, the jurisdiction shall extend to a median line equidistant from the village’s boundary and the boundary of the other municipality nearest to the boundary of the village at any given point on the line.
(Prior Code, § 150.002) (Ord. 96-006, passed 2-5-1996)
§ 155.003 PURPOSE.
   (A)   It is the purpose of this chapter to promote growth and development and to regulate and control the division of land within the subdivision approval jurisdiction of the village in order:
      (1)   To provide for the legal and orderly division of land by requiring proper description, monumentation and recording of subdivided land; and
      (2)   To promote growth of the community which protects the public health and safety and provides essential public services to existing and future residents.
   (B)   The goals of this chapter shall be to promote:
      (1)   Conformance with the Village Comprehensive Plan, if adopted;
      (2)   Provision of adequate public services including public water and sewer, electricity and police and fire protection to land to be developed;
      (3)   Prevention of leap frog and scattered development;
      (4)   Protection of the area’s public water supply;
      (5)   Prevention of development on unsuitable land;
      (6)   Provision of safe and efficient street network;
      (7)   Prevention of agricultural/residential conflicts;
      (8)   Conservation and protection of natural resources;
      (9)   Prevention of inappropriate development in or filling of the 100-year floodplain;
      (10)   Establishment of lots that are of a practical size and shape; and
      (11)   Enhancement and preservation of aesthetic qualities.
(Prior Code, § 150.003) (Ord. 96-006, passed 2-5-1996)
§ 155.004 SEVERABILITY.
   If any section, provision or portion of this chapter is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter shall not be affected by that decision.
(Prior Code, § 150.004) (Ord. 96-006, passed 2-5-1996)
§ 155.005 PLAT; WHEN REQUIRED.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for a subdivider of land within the subdivision jurisdiction of the village to subdivide land into lots, blocks, streets, alleys or public open space unless by plat in accordance with the laws of the state and the provisions of this chapter. It shall be unlawful to divide land without obtaining tract survey approval, when required.
   (B)   The provisions of this chapter shall not apply, except as noted with respect to tract surveys, and no plat is required in any of the following instances (Plats Act, 765 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq.):
      (1)   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;
      (2)   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;
      (3)   The sale or exchange of parcels of land between owners of adjoining and contiguous land except where the transfer results in the creation of another buildable lot;
      (4)   The conveyance of parcels of land or interests therein for the use as a right-of-way for railroads or other public utility facilities and other pipelines which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
      (5)   The conveyance of land owned by a railroad or other public utility which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
      (6)   The conveyance of land owned for highway or other public purposes or grants or conveyances relating to the dedication of land for public use or instruments relating to the vacation of land impressed with a public use;
      (7)   Conveyances made to correct descriptions 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 existing on 7-17-1959, and not involving any new streets or easements of access. If a division is made prior to 10-1-1973, for which an exemption is claimed pursuant to this division (B)(8), and the division results in one part being greater than five acres and the other part being less than five acres, then the subsequent division of the part greater than five acres shall qualify for the exemption set forth in division (B)(9) below. If a division is made on or after 10-1-1973, for which an exemption is claimed pursuant to this division (B)(8) and the division results in one part being greater than five acres and the other part being less than five acres, then the subsequent division of the part greater than five acres shall not qualify for the exemption set forth in division (B)(9) below;
      (9)   The sale of a single lot less than five acres from a tract of five acres or larger when a survey is made by a registered surveyor; 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 on 10-1-1973; and, provided that, this exemption does not invalidate any other local requirements applicable to the subdivision of the land; and
      (10)   The division of a lot of record as of 1-1-1996, if the new lots created by such division, together with any structures existing as of the date of the division, meet all requirements of Ch. 157 of this code of ordinances for the village with respect to the zoning district in which such new lots are located, and not involving any new streets or easements of access; provided, however, that, this exemption shall not apply to the further division of any lots created thereby.
   (C)   A tract survey shall be required for a division or subdivision of land for which no plat is required under division (B) above. All tract surveys shall be approved and recorded in accordance with §§ 155.180 through 155.183 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 150.005) (Ord. 96-006, passed 2-5-1996)
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