A. 
Within six months after receiving approval of the engineering plans and specifications by the Planning and Zoning Board or a period of time beyond six months that may be granted by the City Council, there shall be submitted to the Administrator, by the subdivider, the original drawing, one transparency print and four copies of the final plat, which shall also contain all required signed certifications other than signed certificates of approval by the Planning and Zoning Board, the City Council and the Administrator. It shall contain the necessary documents as may be necessary concerning the form of guarantees or performance bond to be used. The final plat shall retain the overall characteristics of the preliminary plan and may include all or part of the area shown on the preliminary plan. The Administrator shall refer the original drawing and two copies of the final plat to the Planning and Zoning Board and one copy of the final plat to the Superintendent of Utilities, at least 10 days prior to their next regularly scheduled meeting, for recommendation as to final approval. In the event of a special problem, the Planning and Zoning Board shall notify the owner or subdivider as to the time and place of the Planning and Zoning Board meeting, at which time he will be afforded an opportunity to be heard.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
Planning and Zoning Board action. The Planning and Zoning Board shall review the final plat and plans and transmit its report of findings and recommendations to the City Council within 30 days of the filing date of the final plat. The action of the Planning and Zoning Board, whether approval or disapproval of the final plat, as well as the date of said action, shall be noted in writing and attached to the final plat. If the final plat is disapproved, the reasons why shall be so stated.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. 
City Council action. The City Council shall take action on the final plat within 60 days from the date of the subdivider's filing of the last required document or other paper or within 60 days from the date of the subdivider's filing application for approval of the final plat, whichever date is later, unless such time is extended by written mutual consent.
D. 
Disapproval. If the final plat is disapproved by the City Council, the reasons for such action shall be noted in writing by resolution, stating the reasons for disapproval, specifying with particularity the aspects in which the final plat fails to conform with the City's ordinances.
E. 
Posting performance bond; filing of final plat.
(1) 
If the final plat is approved by the City Council, the final plat shall be held by the City Clerk until such time as the subdivider posts a performance guarantee bond as required by § 230-35 through § 230-38 of this article.
(2) 
Upon receipt of said performance guarantee or bond, the Mayor shall affix his signature to the final plat and attach thereto a notation that the final plat has received final approval of the City Council; the Clerk shall attest the signature of the Mayor and affix the seal and attach a certified copy of the City Council's resolution of approval to the approved final plat. If such performance guarantee or bond is not posted by the subdivider within 60 days from the date of approval of the final plat by the City Council, approval of such final plat shall expire and become null and void.
The final plat to be provided by the subdivider shall meet the following specifications:
A. 
The final plat may include all or only a part of the preliminary plat which has received approval.
B. 
The final plat shall be drawn on new linen tracing cloth, Mylar or a polyester-based film with waterproof black ink to a scale of not greater than 100 feet equals one inch; provided, however, that if the resulting drawing would be over 42 inches square, a scale of up to 200 feet equals one inch may be used.
C. 
Four black- or blue-line prints shall be submitted with the original tracing of the final plat or, in order to conform to modern drafting and reproductive methods, four black- or blue-line prints and reproducible cloth or film positives of the final plat shall be submitted. Prints filed with the City shall include: one black- or blue-line print made after recording of the final plat and bearing the official stamp attesting the fact of the recording; and one reproducible print or film positive of the final plat, as approved.
D. 
All dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals of a foot and/or meters.
E. 
All surveys for a final plat shall be made under the active and personal direction of an Illinois registered land surveyor, and the following basic information shall be shown:
(1) 
Accurate boundary lines with dimensions and bearings or angles which provide a survey of the tract, closing with an error of closure of not more than one foot in 5,000 feet.
(2) 
Accurate distances and directions to the nearest established official monument. Reference corners shall be accurately described on the final plat.
(3) 
All elevations shall be referenced to the established datum and said reference shall be clearly stated on any plans or drawings showing such datum, provided that benchmarks are located within a reasonable distance.
(4) 
Accurate metes-and-bounds description of the boundary and the included area of the subdivision to the nearest 1/100 of an acre.
(5) 
Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract, shown by heavy solid lines.
(6) 
Right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other rights-of-way and property lines and areas of lots and other tracts, with accurate dimensions, bearings and curve data, including radii, arcs and chords, points of tangency and central angles.
(7) 
Name and right-of-way width for each street or other right-of-way.
(8) 
Location, dimensions and purposes of any easement, shown by light dashed lines.
(9) 
Number to identify each lot or site.
(10) 
Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved.
(11) 
Lot dimensions and areas of each lot and building setback lines and dimensions.
(12) 
Location, type, material and size of all monuments and lot markers.
(13) 
Names of owners and mortgagees accepting said plat, with owner or owners personally signing all plans.
(14) 
Names of owners of record of adjoining unplatted lands.
(15) 
Reference to recorded subdivision plats within 30 feet of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number.
(16) 
Restrictions of all types which will run with the land and become covenants in the deeds for lots. Restriction lines should be shown by medium dashed lines.
(17) 
Title or name of subdivision; Section, Township and Range numbers in which the subdivision is located; and North arrow, scale and date.
(18) 
Certification as required by § 230-33.
(19) 
The City Ward in which it is located.
The following shall be completed as required by this chapter:
A. 
Owner's certificate.
We, __________, the owners of ____________________, have caused the said tract to be surveyed and subdivided in the manner shown and said subdivision is to be hereinafter known as __________. All rights-of-way and easements shown hereon are hereby dedicated to the use of the public forever, including the release and waiver of the right of homestead under the homestead exemption laws of the State of Illinois.
Dated this _____ day of _____, 20_____.
(SEAL)
(SEAL)
B. 
Notary public's certificate.
State of Illinois
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County of _____
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I,__________, Notary Public, in and for said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that ____________________, personally known by me to be the same person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the foregoing instrument as such owner(s), appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that they signed and delivered this plat as their own free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Given under my hand and notarial seal this _____ day of _____, 20_____, at __________.
NOTARY PUBLIC
C. 
Surveyor's certificate.
State of Illinois)
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County of _____
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I, __________, a Registered Illinois Land Surveyor, do hereby certify that this plat is a correct representation of a survey and subdivision made under my direct supervision at the request of __________, for the purpose of subdividing the tract into lots as shown.
Illinois Land Surveyor
Registration Number
Date
D. 
County Clerk's certificate.
State of Illinois
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County of _____
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I,__________, County Clerk of ____________________ County, Illinois, do hereby certify that there are no delinquent general taxes, no unpaid forfeited taxes and no redeemable tax sales against any of the land included in the attached plat.
I further certify that I have received all statutory fees in connection with the attached plat.
Given under my hand and seal at __________, this _____ day of _____, 20_____.
County Clerk
Date
E. 
Certificate of the City Council.
State of Illinois
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County of _____
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I, __________, Mayor of the City of ____________________, Illinois do hereby certify that the Plat shown herein was duly presented to the City Council and approved at a meeting of the same held on ___________________, 20___.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
F. 
Flood hazard certificate.
State of Illinois
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County of _____
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We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that no part of this plat to be recorded is situated within 500 feet of any surface drain or watercourse serving a tributary area of 640 acres or more or, if this plat is within 500 of any surface drain or watercourse, we do hereby certify that this plat has been reviewed by the Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Water Resources and their reports are on file with the Recorder of Deeds of __________ County.
BY:
Owner(s)
BY:
Illinois Land Surveyor
Registration Number
Date
G. 
Planning and Zoning Board certificate.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
State of Illinois
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County of _____
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Approved this _____ day of _____, 20__.
CHAIRMAN, PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
SECRETARY, PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
In order to qualify for approval, the final plat shall be accompanied by the following:
A. 
A properly executed checklist as shown in Schedule C.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule C is included in Attachment 1 to this chapter.
B. 
Detailed specifications for all required land improvements, other than those specifications submitted and approved with the engineering plans.
C. 
A copy of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's permit for the sanitary sewer installation.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
D. 
A copy of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's approval for the water main installation.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
E. 
An affidavit executed by the owner and/or subdivider accepting the responsibility for the installation of the improvements as shown on the approved engineering plans and covered by the specifications and permits required above. This affidavit shall include a stipulation by the subdivider of the installation of all land improvements in the presence of a registered engineer.
F. 
A certified estimate of cost of all required land improvements prepared by a registered engineer.
G. 
A description of the bond or guarantee collateral intended to be submitted as required in § 230-35 through § 230-38 of this article.
After the City Council has approved the final plat with respect to the above qualifications, the subdivider shall be so notified by the Administrator. Final approval and signature by the Mayor and the Administrator shall be contingent upon the receipt by the City of guarantee by the owner and/or subdivider to the City for the completion of all land improvements yet remaining to be installed. Within 60 days of the approval of the final plat, one of the following shall be completed:
A. 
Deposit with the City a subdivider's bond in the amount of the estimated cost of the land improvements; said bond need never exceed 1 1/2 times the estimated cost of the improvements remaining to be completed; or
B. 
Deposit with the City cash in the amount of the estimated cost of the land improvements; said amount of cash need never exceed 1 1/2 times the estimated cost of the improvements remaining to be completed. The subdivider shall execute "an undertaking in lieu of a bond" provided for in Attachment 2 to this chapter and an "irrevocable commitment" from a financial institution as provided for in Attachment 2; or
C. 
Deposit with the City a lien to be recorded in the County Recorder's office on all property being subdivided, with the provision that partial release may be obtained when the loaning company executes with the City an agreement to withhold 1 1/2 times the estimated cost of the land improvements yet remaining to be installed, in escrow, until such time as all land improvements have been completed and accepted by the City. All expenses incurred in determining the amounts apportioned against the land and the cost of releasing each lot or tract shall be paid by the subdivider; or
D. 
Deposit with the City other collateral equivalent to 1 1/2 times the estimated cost of land improvements yet remaining to be installed, such collateral to be approved by the City Council.
All required land improvements shall be installed and completed within a period of two years after the recording of the final plat. Failure of the subdivider to complete all of the improvements within this two-year period shall result in forfeiture of the guarantee collateral unless an extension of time is requested by the subdivider and granted by the City Council. In the event of failure to complete the improvements in the required period, as stated above, the City Council may direct that no further building permits be issued for property in such subdivision pending satisfaction of the City Council in regard to the status of the required land improvements.
A. 
All required land improvements to be installed under the provisions of this chapter shall be checked during the course of construction, by or at the direction of the Administrator or his designated representative.
B. 
The cost of any reinspection of any required land improvement found to be faulty or not in accordance with the approved plans and specifications shall be paid by the subdivider to the City. The testing of any concrete, asphalt, soil or other materials and workmanship shall be done at the direction of the City and at the expense of the subdivider.
The subdivider's bond or guarantee collateral shall be released only upon fulfillment of the following conditions:
A. 
The completion of all required land improvements.
B. 
The submission of four copies of acceptable "as-built" drawings of all land improvements.
C. 
An affidavit to the effect that:
(1) 
All materials, labor and other costs have been paid or arrangements have been made for payment so as to hold the City free from any obligations for payment of any costs of the land improvements; and
(2) 
The subdivider accepts responsibility for the maintenance and repair of all land improvements for one year after the date of the acceptance resolution by the City Council.
D. 
Final acceptance, by resolution of the City Council, of all land improvements.