In the layout, development and improvement of a subdivision, the subdivider
shall comply with all standards, specifications, codes, local laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations of the Village, and, in addition, the subdivider shall
meet as minimums the standards of design and principles of land subdivision
set forth in this article.
Land subject to flooding and land deemed by the Planning Commission
to be uninhabitable shall not be subdivided for residential occupancy nor
for such other uses as may involve danger to health, life or property or aggravate
any natural hazards, but such land within the area of the plan shall be set
aside for such uses as shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation.
The minimum building setback shall be controlled by the provisions set forth in Chapter
240, Zoning, of this Code.
Reasonable requirements for the preservation of outstanding natural
features may be specified by the Planning Commission. These include large
trees or groves, watercourses and waterfalls, historic sites, exceptional
views and similar irreplaceable assets in which there is general public interest.
There shall be at least one tree per lot and spaced at intervals of not more
than 50 feet and two trees per lot on corner lots. No trees shall be planted
within the street right-of-way. Required trees shall be located five feet
to 10 feet outside the right-of-way. Trees shall be hardy, suitable to local
soil and climate and of the species approved by the Planning Commission. New
trees shall measure at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter as measured at a point
four feet above the finished grade.