To provide for an orderly growth of the village and to provide for the rules and regulations for subdividing within the village, the Village Board hereby adopts the following provisions as guide for all further developments.
(A) The subdivider shall furnish a recordable, acceptable plat and shall record the same in the proper county in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of said county. The plat must be approved by the Village Engineer.
(B) All roads of the subdivision shall meet the requirements of the state’s Motor Vehicle Department before blacktopping.
(C) There shall be adequate fire hydrants as in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Fire District and these shall be shown on the proposed plat upon installation.
(D) The subdivider shall furnish water mains with the mains being not less than four-inch mains, being standards as established by the American Waterworks Association, C900 water main to be tested at one and one-half times the system pressure.
(E) Curbing shall be optional at the subdivider’s discretion, but shall not be furnished by the village.
(F) Water mains shall be placed in the ground with a cover not less than four feet in depth.
(G) Water meters shall be installed by the subdivider in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ordinances of the village, and said meters shall be purchased only through the village. Each separate parcel shall have its own meter.
(H) All sewers and sanitation lines shall be in compliance with the statutes of the state.
(I) The village shall reserve the right to mark on the proposed plat of the subdivision the location for storm sewer catch basin, and to install same upon the completion of the sewer system.
(J) The subdivider shall dedicate a street not less than 75 feet, or more if the state’s Motor Vehicle Department has changed legislation demanding more; but the subdivider may dedicate a street of 50 feet by giving an easement to the village of a distance not less than ten feet on each side of the street for the purpose of the installation of the utilities.
(K) Alleys are not required by the village.
(L) Utilities are not required to be placed underground.
(M) Electric street lights shall be located and shown on the plat and shall be approved by the Village Board. All costs of acquiring and placing of the poles and lights shall be borne by the subdivider.
(N) All lights shall be of a LED description.
(O) All service lines shall be of a specification of type K copper.
(P) Driveways shall not be furnished, and in the event a lot owner cements his or her driveway and cements the easement hereinbefore given, or cements on the village property, this shall be the responsibility of the owner to replace, if necessary.
(Q) The planting of shrubs and trees upon the easement or right-of-way of the village shall be done at the expense and risk of the property owner.
(R) The village adopts the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (2016) and the Bureau of Local Roads and Streets Manual (2008).
(1977 Code, § 5-12-1)