(A) No subdivision plat is required in any of the following instances, provided, however, all of the resulting divisions shall conform to this code. A plat of survey thereof shall be provided by a registered surveyor and submitted to the city.
(1) The division or subdivision of land into parcels or tracts of five acres or more in size which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(2) The division of lots or blocks of less than one acre in any recorded subdivision which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(3) The sale or exchange of parcels of land between owners of adjoining and contiguous land;
(4) The conveyance of parcels of land or interests therein for use as a right-of-way for railroads or other public utility facilities and other pipelines which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(5) The conveyance of land owned by a railroad or other public utility which does not involve any new streets or easements of access;
(6) The conveyance of land for highway or other public purposes or grants or conveyances relating to the dedication of land for public use or instruments relating to the vacation of land impressed with a public use;
(7) Conveyances made to correct descriptions in prior conveyances;
(8) The sale or exchange of parcels or tracts of land following the division into no more than two parts of a particular parcel or tract of land existing on July 17, 1959, and not involving any new streets or easements of access.
(9) The sale of a single lot of less than five acres from a larger tract when a survey is made by an Illinois-registered land surveyor; provided, that this exemption shall not apply to the sale of any subsequent lots from the same larger tract of land, as determined by the dimensions and configuration of the larger tract on October 1, 1973, and provided also that this exemption does not invalidate any other City requirement(s) applicable to the subdivision of land.
(B) All provisions of this code with respect to the development of land and construction of improvements upon land within the city shall nevertheless be applicable to any such development or improvements of land within the city and within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of the city, as now or hereinafter existing, except as otherwise provided in this code or by state statute.
(C) Under the circumstances when subdivision plats are not required as described above, the city reserves the right to request a plat or survey or other documentation if there is a need for said plat, survey or documentation in order to verify conformance with this code and/or to ensure that the division of property is in accordance with the purpose and objectives of the code as listed herein.
(Ord. 1069, passed 7-20-1998; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 2-19-2001; Am. Ord. 1616, passed 11-5-2012; Am. Ord. 1696, passed 3-21-2016)