Pursuant to the authority conferred by the statutes of the State
of Illinois, the objectives of these regulations are to provide for
the orderly growth and harmonious development of the Village; to secure
adequate traffic circulation by means of coordinated street systems
with relation to major thoroughfares and streets adjoining subdivisions,
public walkways, public facilities and other land uses; to achieve
individual lots of reasonable utility and livability; to facilitate
adequate provisions for transpiration, water supply, drainage, sanitary
sewerage, stormwater drainage and health requirements; to encourage
the installation of streetlights and street trees; to encourage adequate
provisions for recreational areas; to encourage the installation and
use of adequate provisions for the control of erosion and sediment
during development and construction; to encourage adequate provisions
for open space, school sites, and other public ways and facilities;
to encourage the installation of underground utilities; to provide
for the further subdivision of tracts into smaller or larger parcels
of land, and to provide administrative and review procedures for the
attainment of these objectives to establish standards for the construction
of public improvements.
These regulations are made part of any existing or future Village
regional comprehensive planning program.
All proposed subdivisions and other developments shall comply
with any future ordinance(s) entitled "An Ordinance Approving Official
Plan Map and Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Oakwood, Vermilion
County, Illinois."
After the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter,
no permanent building or structure shall be erected within the extended
street lines of proposed extensions of major streets shown on the
major street plan adopted as part of the comprehensive plan for the
Village of Oakwood.