(A) (1) Within one year of approval of the preliminary plat by the Village Board, the subdivider shall prepare and submit a final plat of the proposed subdivision, or a portion thereof, along with other supplementary information required.
(2) The final plat shall be in substantial conformance with the approved preliminary plat and shall comply with the construction standards and this chapter’s requirements in effect at the time the preliminary plat was approved.
(B) Should the subdivider prepare final plats for portions of the subdivision, the subdivider shall have an additional four-year period in which to prepare and submit final plat(s) of the proposed subdivision portions, along with other supplementary information required, but any such final plat must comply with those construction standards and chapter requirements in effect at the time of final plat submission. Following this five-year period, the subdivider may request an extension of the period the preliminary plat remains in effect by submission of an application for extension presented for Village Board action.
(C) Should the subdivider not submit a final plat within one year of approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall resubmit a preliminary plat for the subdivision which must comply with those construction standards and chapter requirements in effect at the time of new preliminary plat submission. The one-year and additional four-year final plat process time line begins after village action on the new preliminary plat.
(D) Ten copies of the final plat application along with the construction plans and specifications and an estimate of expenditure, shall be submitted to the Plat Officer no later than 20 days before the regular meeting of the Village Board at which the approval of the subdivision final plat is sought.
(E) The final plat shall be a reproducible ink drawing at a scale of 200 feet equals one inch or larger. The drawing may be on more than one sheet with an index sheet, if required.
(F) For large subdivisions, the final plat may be submitted for approval progressively in contiguous sections satisfactory to the Plat Officer.
(G) The final plat shall contain as a minimum, the following information:
(1) Primary control points and ties to such control points to which all dimensions and bearings and similar data shall be referred. At least one of the control points shall be an established section corner;
(2) Subdivision boundary lines, street right-of-way lines, easements and lot lines shall be shown with accurate dimensions and bearings. Radii, arcs and central angles of all curves shall also be shown. The location and description of all monuments used to identify points shall be included;
(3) The name and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way;
(4) The location, dimensions and purpose of all easements, including easements provided for sump pump drains, gas lines, electric lines and the like;
(5) The minimum building setback lines;
(6) A number to identify each lot or site;
(7) The purpose for which sites other than residential lots are dedicated;
(8) The names of recorded owners of adjoining unplatted land;
(9) Reference to recorded subdivision plats adjoining the site with recorded name, date and number;
(10) All reserve strips;
(11) Delineation of all areas to be inundated by a 100-year storm event; and
(12) Plat title, scale, north arrow and date.
(H) Final plats of sites located entirely within the village limits shall contain the following certificates:
(1) A certificate from a registered land surveyor, acknowledged by the owner of the land or duly authorized attorney, as required by the Plat Act, being
765 ILCS
205/1 et seq.;
(2) A certificate to be signed by the Plat Officer stating that the plat conforms to this chapter;
(3) A certificate to be signed by the Village Clerk stating that the plat was approved by the Village Board;
(4) A certificate to be signed by the County Clerk stating that the subdivision is not subject to delinquent real estate taxes or special assessments;
(5) A certificate containing a dedication by the owner of the property dedicating to the public in perpetuity the right-of-way for public streets, alleys, water mains and sanitary and storm sewers, and that easements are granted for the uses specified, and that other lots are dedicated for public purposes, as specified and applicable; and
(6) A certificate for a notary public attesting to the property owner’s free and voluntary act of endorsing the owner’s certificates.
(I) Final plats of sites located outside the village, but within a mile and one-half of the village’s corporate limits shall contain the following certificates and statements in addition to all of those required for sites within the village limits:
(1) All certificates required by the county;
(2) A certificate to be signed by the Township Highway Commissioner; and
(3) A certificate to be signed by the County Engineer.
(J) Final plats for subdivisions that are bounded by state right-of-way shall contain a certificate for use by the state’s Department of Transportation.
(K) (1) Within 90 days after approval of the final plat by the Village Board, the subdivider shall record the final plat with the County Recorder. If the plat is not so recorded, it shall have no validity and shall not be recorded without subsequent approval of the Village Board. The Village Board may extend the filing date an additional 90 days if the subdivider can demonstrate unique circumstances or conditions whereby the recording of the final plat cannot be accomplished.
(2) Three conformed copies of the recorded final plat shall be deposited with the Village Clerk within five days of being recorded.
(L) The subdivider shall execute, upon request by the village, a bill of sale conveying to the village personal property located in the rights-of-way and easements which are dedicated to the village.
(M) Restrictive covenants (if any) in a form acceptable for recording, and other data, such as other certificates, affidavits and the like, as may be required by the Plat Officer to enforce this chapter, design standards or other regulations shall be submitted at this time.
(N) No final plat of any subdivision shall be approved for recording if the subdivider or any one working under or through the subdivider is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Furthermore, the Planning Commission and Village Board have the right to refuse to consider any additional plat or plats covering any subdivision or subdivisions of said subdivider through pre-application procedure, or otherwise, until such time as such violation, or violations, cease and the subdivider is in full compliance with all of the provisions of this code.
(Ord. 16-102, passed 4-4-2016)