Section
General Provisions
158.001 Purpose
158.002 Jurisdiction
158.003 Separability
158.004 Definitions
158.005 Administration and enforcement
Procedures
158.010 General requirements
158.011 Lot splits/lot consolidations
158.012 Preliminary plat of subdivision
158.013 Final plat of subdivision
158.014 Development/engineering plan
158.015 Agreements
Required Land Improvements
158.025 Design and construction standards
158.026 Required plans and specifications
158.027 Street improvements
158.028 Sidewalk and pedestrian ways
158.029 Street lighting
158.030 Storm sewers and drainageways
158.031 Sanitary sewers and distribution
158.032 Water distribution and supply
158.033 Other public utilities
158.034 Tree preservation and planting plan
158.035 Temporary roads; tracking dirt on streets
158.036 Public lands donation
158.999 Penalty
Appendix A: Table A-1: Street Design Guidelines
Table A-2: Street Section Guidelines
Table A-3: Design Guidelines
Appendix B: Roadway Specifications
Appendix C: Village of Romeoville Standard Details
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) Because each new subdivision and/or development that is accepted by the village becomes a permanent unit in the basic physical structure of the future community, and to which the future community will, of necessity, be forced to adhere, all subdivisions and/or developments hereafter planned within the corporate limits of the village, and all developments and/or subdivisions hereafter planned within the unincorporated areas lying one and one-half miles beyond, shall, in all respects, be in full compliance with the regulations contained in this chapter.
(B) These regulations are designed:
(1) To protect, provide, and promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the village;
(2) To guide the future growth and development of the village in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan;
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DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
(3) To provide for adequate light, air, and privacy, to secure safety from fire, flood, and other dangers, and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population;
(4) To protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of the village, and to encourage the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the community;
(5) To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the village and value of buildings and improvements upon the land, and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings;
(6) To guide public and private policy and action in order to provide adequate and efficient transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation, and other public requirements and facilities;
(7) To provide the most beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and circulation of traffic throughout the village, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion in the streets and highways, and the pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings; and to provide for the proper location and width of streets and building setback lines;
(8) To establish reasonable standards of design procedures for developments, subdivisions and/or re-subdivisions in order to further the orderly layout and use of land, and to insure proper legal descriptions and monuments of subdivided land;
(9) To insure that public facilities are available and will have a sufficient capacity to serve the proposed subdivisions and/or developments and the areas reasonably anticipated to be served by those facilities;
(10) To prevent the pollution of air, streams, and ponds; to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table; and to encourage the wise use and management of natural resources throughout the village in order to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the community and the value of the land;
(11) To preserve the natural beauty and topography of the village and to insure appropriate development with regard to these natural features; and,
(12) To provide for open spaces through the most efficient design and layout of the land, including the use of average density in providing for minimum width and area of lots, while preserving the density of land as established in the Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2313-95, passed 2-1-95; Am. Ord. 12-1014, passed 11-7-12)
(A) Developments. These regulations shall apply with respect to:
(1) Any development of any parcel of land involving construction of any one or more single-family dwellings or two or more multiple-family dwelling units within a singular building;
(2) Any development of any parcel of land under single ownership or control involving the construction of any new building(s) or structure(s) having a total floor area in excess of 500 square feet;
(3) Any development involving any major expansion of an existing structure to which this section would apply if constructed new after the effective date hereof;
(4) Any development of any parcel of land under single ownership or control that will create more than two parking spaces in any residential zoning district, one parking space in any business zoning district, or one parking or one loading space in any industrial zoning district; and,
(5) Any development of any parcel of land involving the construction of any public or private school, library, hospital, or church, or any place of public assembly.
(6) Any development involving the construction of improvements in the public right- of-way or on publicly owned land.
(B) Subdivisions and/or developments. These regulations shall apply to every subdivision and/or development (as defined herein) occurring within the corporate limits of the village or in the unincorporated areas within one and one-half miles of the village's corporate limits, as those limits exist at the time the subdivision and/or development occurs.
(C) Interpretation of terms. The language set forth in the text of this code shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction:
(1) The singular number includes the plural and the plural singular;
(2) The present tense includes the past and the future tenses and the future the present;
(3) The word "shall" is mandatory, while the word "may" is permissive;
(4) The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter; and,
(5) Whenever a word or term defined hereinafter appears in the text of this code, its meaning shall be construed as set forth in the definition thereof, and any word appearing in parenthesis directly after a word herein defined shall be construed in the same as that word.
(Ord. 2313-95, passed 2-1-95; Am. Ord. 12-1014, passed 11-7-12)
If any section, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2313-95, passed 2-1-95; Am. Ord. 12-1014, passed 11-7-12)
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