(A) Except as specifically provided otherwise below, every person who proposes to subdivide any land located within the subdivision jurisdiction of the city shall file three copies of a preliminary plat of the subdivision with the Building and Zoning Department, along with three copies of all supporting documentation and one electronic copy of a preliminary plat of the subdivision and all supporting documentation.
(B) (1) The subdivider/developer shall also file one copy of the preliminary plat and all supporting data with the appropriate Soil and Water Conservation District.
(2) The District shall have not more than 30 days to submit any comments to make to the Planning Commission (see ILCS Ch. 70, Act 405, § 22).
(C) The subdivider/developer shall also file two copies of the preliminary plat with the respective utility companies providing natural gas, electric, telecommunications and cable television in the area of the proposed development, for use by those utilities in planning service within the proposed subdivision.
(1) Each utility company shall acknowledge in writing to the city the receipt of the preliminary plat within ten days of the receipt.
(2) At the time of acknowledgment, the utility shall also make any recommendations for changes or modifications that it deems necessary, and shall thereafter work with the developer to jointly resolve the differences.
(D) The subdivider/developer shall also file one copy of the preliminary plat with the County 9-1-1 Coordinator who shall review the plat in relation to street names and provide addresses for all lots.
(E) (1) Whenever a subdivider/developer proposes to develop a large tract of land in stages and only a portion of that tract is to be initially submitted for preliminary or final plat approval, the developer shall first submit a “site design” of the entire tract proposed for eventual development.
(2) The site design shall indicate the general location of proposed streets and utilities, proposed densities, location of wooded areas (aerial photos are acceptable) and the topography of the tract (LIDAR data from the county is acceptable).
(F) All preliminary plats shall be reviewed and acted upon in accordance with ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-12-8 and the provisions of the divisions below; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Minor subdivisions as defined in § 153.008: or
(2) Land that is specifically exempted from the Illinois Plats Act (ILCS Ch. 765, Act 205, § 1(b)).
(Ord. 2009-21, § 18.5-4-15, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-29, passed 11-7-2016)