11-1-3: AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE:
   A.   Authority: This title is adopted under the authority of division 12, Illinois municipal code 1 .
   B.   Purpose: It is the purpose of this title to promote growth and development and to regulate and control the division of land within the subdivision approval jurisdiction of the city in order to: 1) 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. The goals and objectives of the subdivision regulations and official maps as set forth and made a part hereof are as follows:
      1.   To provide for the harmonious development of the city and its environs as outlined and for the coordination of streets and subdivisions with other existing or planned streets and for the preservation of adequate open spaces for traffic, light and air and for the distribution of population and traffic to the extent that favorable conditions in regard to health, safety and general welfare are protected or created;
      2.   To assure that development will follow proposals of the overall comprehensive plan for the city and the environs embraced herein;
      3.   To assure that adjacent developments will properly relate to one another;
      4.   To assure that a coordinated effort will be made between utilities, service and developers so that streets and other improvements will be prope////.rly installed; and
      5.   To assure that a minimum level of improvements will be required of all subdividers. (Ord. 2831, 3-3-1998)

 

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1. 65 ILCS.