The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as the
"Map, Plat and Subdivision Ordinance for the City of El Paso, Illinois."
It shall remain in full force and effect henceforth unless repealed.
The regulations adopted and established in this chapter have
been made for the purpose of:
A. Establishing reasonable standards of design for subdivisions and
for the resubdivision of unimproved land and areas subject to redevelopment
in respect to public improvements, as defined in this chapter;
B. Establishing reasonable requirements governing the location, width,
course and surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways
for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights,
parks, playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential
purposes, stormwater drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary
sewers and sewage collection and treatment;
C. Guiding and facilitating the orderly, beneficial development of the
City and its environs and to implement the recommendation of its Comprehensive
Plan; and
D. Establishing procedures for approving maps, plats, subdivisions and
resubdivisions of any block, lot or sublot, or any part thereof; thereby
affording the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and
welfare of the City, and the 1 1/2 mile unincorporated area contiguous
thereto, and providing for the harmonious development of the City
and its environs.
[Amended 3-6-2023 by Ord. No. 1058]
No amendments to this chapter shall be made without a hearing
before the Zoning Board of Appeals. At least 15 days' notice of the
time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation in the City. Within 20 days after the date
of the hearings, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall report its findings
and recommendations to the City Council, which shall then act upon
the proposed amendment. An amendment shall not be passed except by
a majority vote of all the members of the City Council.
Any areas proposed for annexation to the present corporate limits
of the City shall be studied by the Zoning Board of Appeals, and a
public hearing shall be held on the proposed use district, prior to
the incorporation of the area into the City.