A. 
Before subdividing any tract or parcel of land in the City, an owner or subdivider shall submit a preliminary plat and a final plat to be acted upon by the City authorities in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois and the following provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Prior to the preparation of a preliminary plat, it is recommended that:
(1) 
The owner or subdivider consult with the Plan Commission and other City officials to secure information relative to requirements of the Official Map, Chapter 340, Zoning, of the City Code, this subdivision chapter, and any other applicable City ordinances; and
(2) 
Subsequently submit to the Plan Commission a sketch plan of the proposed subdivision prepared on a topographic survey of the area showing the street system, arrangement of lots, and location of public use areas that may be required to be reserved.
A. 
The owner or subdivider shall file an application for approval of the preliminary plat with the City Clerk. Ten copies of the preliminary plat and the required filing fee shall accompany the application.
B. 
The City Clerk shall refer five copies of the preliminary plat to the Plan Commission and four copies to the City Engineer, at least 10 days in advance of the next meeting of the Plan Commission.
C. 
The Plan Commission shall notify the owner or subdivider as to the time and place of the Plan Commission meeting at which he will be afforded an opportunity to be heard.
D. 
The Plan Commission shall approve or disapprove the application for preliminary plat approval within 90 days from the date of filing the application or the filing by the applicant of the last item of required supporting documents, whichever date is later, unless such time is extended by mutual consent.
E. 
When the preliminary plat has been acted upon by the Plan Commission, it shall be referred to the City Council. If the Plan Commission approves the plat, it shall so indicate on the plat; and if it disapproves such plat, it shall furnish the City Council and the applicant with a written statement setting forth the reason for disapproval and specifying with particularity the aspects in which the proposed plat fails to conform to this chapter and the Official Map. The City Council shall accept or reject said plat within 30 days after its regularly stated meeting following the action of the Plan Commission.
F. 
Upon approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council, the following notice of approval shall be stamped upon five prints thereof, and required signatures affixed.
NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT
Notice is hereby given that the preliminary plat of the subdivision or planned unit development (PUD) shown hereon has received approval by the City Council of the City of Mendota, Illinois; and upon compliance by the subdivider with requirements or qualifications governing the approval of preliminary plats and with other revisions and stipulations that may be required, the City Council will receive the final plat for consideration when submitted by the subdivider in such form and within such time as required by this chapter.
The City Council
City of Mendota, IL
By (MAYOR)
Attest (CITY CLERK)
G. 
Eight prints of such approved preliminary plat shall be distributed by the City Council as follows:
(1) 
One print shall be sent to the Plan Commission;
(2) 
Three prints shall be sent to the City Engineer;
(3) 
One print shall be sent to the Superintendent of Schools;
(4) 
Two prints shall be retained by the City Clerk for filing; and
(5) 
One print shall be returned to the subdivider.
H. 
Approval of the preliminary plat by the Plan Commission and City Council shall be conditional upon stipulations as set forth in subsequent sections of this chapter.
A. 
Within one year after approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council, the owner or subdivider shall file with the City Clerk an application for approval of the final plat. In case application for approval of a final plat is made for a part or parts of an approved preliminary plat, the City Council may extend the time for application of approval of final plats for other parts of the approved preliminary plat until a later date or dates beyond the foregoing one-year period.
B. 
The application for final plat approval shall include the original electronic CAD file drawing and an ink on Mylar film or its equivalent measuring approximately 24 inches by 18 inches (or approved otherwise), one transparency print and eight prints of the final plat, eight copies of all supporting maps, plans, and other drawings, and all other required documents. The final plat shall contain the design characteristics of the approved preliminary plat, except that the Plan Commission may recommend and the City Council may require such changes or revisions as are deemed necessary in the interest and needs of the community, in keeping with the provisions of this chapter. Accordingly, the City Council shall refer the application and all documents relating thereto for approval of the final plat to the Plan Commission for recommendation.
C. 
When the subdivider or owner submitting the application for final plat approval has filed with the City Clerk all drawings, electronic CAD files, maps, and other documents required by this chapter and other applicable ordinances of the City, the City Council shall approve or disapprove the proposed plat within 60 days from the date of filing the last required document or other papers or within 60 days of filing application for final approval of the plat, whichever date is later, or a period of time beyond such sixty-day period that is mutually agreed upon by the applicant and the City Council.
D. 
Upon approval by the City Council, the City Clerk shall secure an electronic CAD drawing file and five contact prints of the approved final plat, and five copies of the approved supporting documents.
(1) 
One contact print of the final plat, when applicable, one copy of the accompanying protective covenants, and one copy of the supporting documents shall be delivered to the Plan Commission;
(2) 
Three contact prints and all specifications, drawings, and estimates shall be delivered to the City Engineer; and
(3) 
Two contact prints and all other supporting documents shall be retained by the City Clerk.
E. 
The final plat, in exact form as approved, shall be filed for record by the owner or developer of subdivider in the Recorder of Deeds office of LaSalle County within 10 days of acceptance thereof by the City Council. The City Clerk shall require two print copies of the recorded plat. The subdivider shall pay recording fees and the cost of the print copies.
Before dividing lots or blocks in any recorded subdivision which in any case does not involve new streets or easements of access, or the sale or exchange of parcels or tracts of land following division into no more than two parts of a particular parcel or tract of land existing on the effective date of this chapter which does not involve any new street or easement of access, the owner or divider shall file with the City Clerk the original drawing, an electronic CAD drawing, and 10 contact prints of a certified plat of survey showing the proposed division of such lots, blocks, parcels, or tracts of land. The City Clerk shall notify the owner or divider whether a new street or easement of access is required. In the event that a new street or easement of access is required, the notice shall stipulate that an application for final plat approval containing such maps, certifications and supporting documents as required by the City shall be filed with the City Clerk for processing as herein set forth in this chapter.