(A) A fee as prescribed in Chapter 12 of this code of ordinances shall be paid to the city with each preliminary plat submittal.
(B) The planning arrangement and design of any proposed subdivision shall contain the following information:
(1) A simple, complete, and explicit title which does not duplicate the name of a previously recorded plat, except in the case of additions. In the case of a resubdivision, the title shall contain the full name of the subdivision being replatted.
(2) Date, north point, and scale.
(3) Dimensions of all lines shown.
(4) The exact angle made by, or the direction of all intersecting boundary lines, intersecting street lines, and the location of said lines in reference to section, quarter section or land grant lines and corners.
(5) The exact position and character of all boundary markers set and/or found.
(6) Contour lines on one-foot intervals of existing elevations of the subdivision.
(7) Name and signature of owner and the legal description of the boundaries of said subdivisions, certified to and including the seal of a licensed Illinois Land Surveyor.
(8) Restrictive covenants may be more restrictive than the ordinances of the city, but not less restrictive. Restrictions shall be recorded with the final plat.
(9) Zone district classification.
(10) Name of each adjoining subdivision, intersecting street name thereof, and adjoining unsubdivided land labeled as such.
(11) Existing and proposed street, alley, easement, lot, property and building lines, with each street width dimension and right-of-way measurements for at least 300 feet beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision.
(12) Lakes, ponds, streams, courses of storm water runoff, direction of flow of each, and approximate boundaries of high-water, low-water and shoulders of banks, if any.
(13) Where the street line is curved on a regular curve, the radius of the intersecting angle of the tangents shall be shown. Where a street line is curved on an irregular curve, the base line method of referencing shall be used. Off-set distances from the base line shall be shown at a sufficient number of measured intervals to definitely re-establish the curved street lines. The lengths of all base lines and the angles between them or their directions shall be shown. Where practical, the beginning and the ending of a base line shall be at the street corner of a lot, and such corners shall be marked with concrete or stone monuments or iron stakes.
(14) When an angle occurs in any lot line between lot corners, the measurement of the angles or the direction of the lines shall be shown.
(15) Names or numbers of all streets within the proposed subdivision. Those in line with streets in nearby subdivisions shall have the same name or number, all others different. Certification of approval of street names shall be secured from the County 911 Coordinator.
(16) Progressive numbering, without letter prefixes or suffixes, of all lots and/or blocks.
(17) Acreages in and tracts to be dedicated for public use, other than the streets, alleyways and easements.
(18) Preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale of not more than 100 feet to one inch, and shall not result in a drawing over thirty-six inches in longest dimension on any one sheet.
(19) Any applicable soil reports.
(20) Utility rights-of-way, indicating:
(a) Location;
(b) Widths;
(c) Type.
1. Sewer;
2. Water;
3. Electric;
4. Other.
(21) Utility access roads required after March 5, 2012, indicating:
(a) Location; and
(b) Width (minimum ten feet).
(22) Lot layout, indicating:
(a) Lot dimensions;
(b) Lot areas, not less than those stipulated in the appropriate district regulations of the Zoning Code. Areas may be listed by schedule;
(c) Building setback lines shown and properly dimensioned;
(d) Proposed land use;
(e) Lot numbers;
(f) All lots abut a publicly dedicated street for a distance of not less than the minimum width of the lot;
(g) Lots are as nearly rectangular in shape as practicable;
(h) Lots are not less than the provision of the zoning code;
(i) Lot lines are substantially at right angles to the street lines and radial to curved street lines;
(j) Access to any state, county or road district highway or road as may be required by the city when a lot does not abut a city street;
(k) Common ground is prohibited except in the discretion of the City Council and only for the following uses:
1. Swimming pools.
2. Club houses.
3. Lakes, dams, and other water features.
4. Subdivision monument signs and flagpoles.
5. Landscaping and hardscaping.
6. Walking paths.
7. Parking areas.
8. Communal mail boxes.
9. Pavilions.
10. Playgrounds.
(23) A certificate by the owner in fee of all the property embraced within the preliminary plat, stating that the preliminary plat is the free and voluntary act of the owner, and stating the owner’s intention to dedicate to public use forever the streets and drainage easements shown thereon, and the intention of the owner to dedicate the easements shown thereon for the construction and maintenance of municipal and public utility services, and stating that the building lines shown thereon will be referenced to in all future conveyances of lots in the subdivision, and further stating the owner’s intention to dedicate and reserve to the public any right-of-way lying along any public road adjacent to the boundaries of the plat.
(24) A title commitment indicating the ownership of the property shown on the preliminary plat.
(25) The location(s) of all permanent monument(s)/benchmark(s) to be placed and/or being used as required and described by § 34-1-17(C).
(26) Preliminary Plats shall denote existing utility lines and appurtenances.
(Ord. 1069, passed 7-20-1998; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 2-19-2001; Am. Ord. 1278, passed 3-15-2004; Am. Ord. 1597, passed 3-5-2012; Am. Ord. 1696, passed 3-21-2016; Am. Ord. 1746, passed 1-15-2018) Penalty, see § 34-1-12