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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 235 09/07/1943 ;.> f. ". . AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT 1-3'r WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect is strictly and essentially a residential community consisting of individual homes with lawns, tree-lined streets and located in a rural com- munity remote from sources of industrial dust, smoke and noise, thus providing its citizens with a quiet and beautiful place to ~. live; and WHEREAS, it has excellent facilities for rail, motor, and, potentially, air transportation; and WHEREAS, the local business establishments of the Village are segregated and centrally located; and WHEREAS, it is to the best interests of the citizens of Mount Prospect to preserve these advantages and to provide that all future development be consistent therewith; !Q!, THEREFORE, ~ !! ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, County of Cook and State of Illinois: ARTICLE I THE VILLAGE PLAN Section 1. Short Title. That this ordinance shall be known as the Official Village Plan. Section 2. Adoption of Plan. The comprehensive plan of public improvements looking to the present and future develop- ment of the Village of Mount Prospect and regulating land sub- divisions within the corporate limits and within one and a half miles of such corporate limits, which plan has been prepared by the Village of Mount Prospect Plan Commission and recommended to 1--- -, . this Board, be and is hereby adopted and made the Official Plan of the Village of Mount Prospect. Said Plan as hereby adopted consists of: (a) Map No.1, prepared by the said Plan Commission and by reference thereto is incorporated herein and made a part hereof, together with all notations, references and other matters shown thereon, entitled "Official Plan, Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois," showing a comprehensive plan for street align- ments and widths which the Village intends to put into execution as and when advisable and feasible; and (b) Subdivision regulations set forth in Article II hereof to regulate and control the future physical development of the Village and adjoining areas as shown on Map No.1; and (c) The following objectives: First. That the character of the Village of Mount Pros- pect and its environs as a strictly residential community of in- dividual homes be maintained. Second. That for ~he promotion of the public health, safety and convenience and for the attainment of a maximum and practical utility, beauty and attractiveness and for the main- tenance and protection of property values, all future developments in the Village shall provide: 1. That an adequate system of sanitary and drainage sewers be installed and maintained. 2. That highways and main streets be of adequate width, direct and without jogs, steep grades, sharp turns and an unnecessary number of dangerous intersections. 3. That the main railroad tracks be depressed so as to effectively separate rail, motor and pedestrian traffic 'at intersections. -2- 4. That the planting of trees be uniform throughout the Village. 5. That the locations for public buildingsl schools and public recreational facilitiesl airports and all other buildings of a public nature be approved by the Plan Commission before construction is commenced. 6. That the locationl size and general style of homes and other buildings be established. 7. That the architectural design of private and public improvements be submitted to the Plan Commission before construction is commenced. Seotion 3. Interpretation. In interpreting and apply- ing the provisions of this ordinance, suoh provisions shall in every instance be held to be the minimum reasonable requirement adopted for the promotion of public health, safety, comfort, morals and welfare. Section 4. Chan~es and Amendments. The Plan Commis- sion may from time to time prepare and recommend to the Village Board suoh changes in the Plan as may be deemed necessary by the Village Board or by the Plan Commission. Suoh ohanges shall be- come part of the Plan after their approval by the Commission and their adoption by the Board as amendment to this ordinance. Section 5. Maps and Plats to Conform to Plan. After the passage of this ordinance no map or plat of any subdivision presented for record, affecting land within the corporate limits of the Village, or in contiguous territory outside of and distant not more than one and one-half miles from suoh limits and not in- cluded in any citYI village or inoorporated town, shall be entitled to reoord or shall be valid unless the subdivision thereon shown -3- -. . shall provide for streets, alleys and public grounds in con- formity with the requirements applicable thereto in the Plan. Section 6. Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the enforcing officer (to be designated by the Village Board) who shall be Chairman of the Plan Commission, to enforce the require- ments of the Plan. The enforcing officer may call upon any other department or official of the Village to furnish him with such information or assistance as he may deem necessary for the ob- servance or enforcement of the Plan and it shall be the duty of such other departments or officials to furnish such information or assistance whenever requested. ARTICLE II SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Section 1. Subdivision Defined. A land subdivision is any change, re-subdivision or re-arrangement in the boundary or division lines of a parcel of property or public thoroughfare. Section 2. Tentative Plat to be Submitted to Board. Any owner of land within the corporate limits of the Village, or within one and one-half miles of such corporate limits, wishing to divide the same into building lots for the purpose of sale or assessment or both, and wishing to dedicate streets and alleys and other lands for public use, shall first submit to the Village Board a tentative plat in duplicate blueprints. Such tentative plat shall meet the following requirements: Scale: Each tentative plat shall be drawn to the scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch, and shall include detail of building restrictions to be imposed on the property. -4- The tentative plat shall show the boundaries of the prop- erty to be subdivided, section and half section lines, existing permanent buildings, water courses and other existing features pertinent to proper subdivision. Municipal Boundaries: All corporate boundary lines within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision shall be so designated. Contours: Contour lines at intervals of not more than two (2) feet shall be shown when required by the Plan Commission. Streets: The widths of roads, streets (with their names), and alleys, dimensions of lots and blocks, and building lines, shall be shown. The surveyed locations and full widths of streets bounding the proposed subdivision (with their names) and the widths and names of intersecting streets in the property immedi- ately adjacent shall be shown. All streets s~ll be carried to the boundaries of the proposed subdivision. Names: The name of the proposed subdivision with the name of the owner, sponsor or trustees shall be shown. Section 3. Board shall Refer Tentative Plat to Com- mission. The Village Board shall by motion refer the tentative plat to the Plan Commission and shall at the same time instruct the Village Engineer to collaborate with the subdivider and the Plan Commission and prepare estimates of cost ot street grading and such other public improvements as are required by the ordinance. Section 4. Commission's Procedure with Tentative Plat. The Plan Commission shall then approve or disapprove the tentative plat, provided, however, that if the tentative plat is not satis- factory as originally presented the Plan Commission may cause the subdivider to make such changes as may be required by the Plan -5- Commission and thereupon approve the same. Upon approval of the tentative plat the following statement signed by the Chairman shall be stamped upon both copies thereof: NOTICE OF TENTATIVE APPROVAL Notice is hereby given that the general plan of the subdivision shown in this plat has received tenta- tive approval of the Village Plan Commission of the Village of Mount Prospect and that the said Plan Com- mission is now ready to receive the final plat for consideration. Date The Plan Commission of The Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois. Chairman One copy of the approved plat shall thereupon be returned to the subdivider, the other copy shall be retained by the Plan Commission. Section 5. Final Plat to be Submitted to Commission. After the Plan Commission has approved the tentative plat, the subdivider shall submit to the Plan Commission a final plat surveyed by a registered Illinois land surveyor for record as described in Section 6, together with the following supporting documents: (a) A grading plan and profiles approved by the Village Engineer showing the existing center line elevations of all streets and alleys in the proposed subdivision and the center line elevations of proposed pavement. Elevations shall be re- ferred to some permanent bench mark. Profiles shall be drawn to a horizontal scale of fifty (50) feet to the inch and vertical scale of five (5) feet to the inch. -6- (b) A statement signed by the subdivider setting forth the public improvements he proposes to make in the subdivision, together with plans and specifications approved by the Village Board, clearly describing the same and agreeing to make the said improvements at his own expense (subject to approval of the final plat by the Village Board) within the time limit fixed by the Plan Commission. (c) A statement of approval signed by the Village Engineer certifying that the improvements described in the subdividerts statement meet the minimum requirements of this ordinance, and giving an estimate of the cost of such improvements, including the cost of engineering and inspection. (d) A duly completed and executed corporate completion bond posted with the Village by the subdivider, in an amount equal to the Village Engineerts estimate, and certified by the Village Attorney as good, valid and enforceable by the Village, securing the satisfactory completion of all public improvements in strict accordance with the description, plans and specifications sub- mitted by the subdivider and approved by the Plan Commission. (e) Evidence satisfactory to the Plan Commission showing that all taxes and special assessments due on the property to be subdivided have been paid. Section 6. The Final Plat. The final plat to be sub- mitted. to the Plan Commission shall be in strict accordance with the approved tentative plat and shall be drawn on tracing cloth to a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch. One blueprint of the said final plat shall accompany the same. The final plat shall meet the following requirements: ~: The name of the proposed subdivision shall be shown. ~: The date of preparation and a proper north sign shall be shown. Survey: A correct survey of the property proposed to be -7- platted shall be shown. Le~al Description: A legal description of the property shall be given which includes reference to the section, township and range, government section lines and corners, half section lines, the location and dimension of all streets (with their names), alleys and all other lands to be dedicated to publio use; and the lines and dimension of abutting roads and streets (with their names) and alleys shall be shown. Street Names: All streets shall be named in conformity with the street naming plan of the Village or with adjoining streets. In the case of diverging streets the name shall be repeated. Lot Lines: All lot lines shall be shown, lots and blocks numbered or lettered; building lines and easements shall be shown and determined by measurements. Dimensions: All necessary dimensions both linear and angular shall be shown. Linear dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals of a foot, and all deflection angles, radii, arcs and central angles of all corners along the property line of each street shall be shown. Monuments: The description and location of 'all survey monu- ments erected in the subdivision shall be shown. Such monuments shall be either iron pipe not less than three-quarters (3/4) inch in diameter and thirty (30) inchest long, or stone or concrete not less than four (4) inches in diameter and twenty-four (24) inches long. Monuments shall be erected at all street and lot corners, at all points where street lines inter- sect the exterior boundaries of the subdivision and at angle points and points of curve in each street. -' .- Street Connections: Provision shall be made for direct connections with the existing streets in adjoining subdivisions. Dedication of Lands for Public Use: The plat shall have lettered upon it a statement of dedication properly conveying all lands dedicated for such public uses as streets, public schools, parks or any other public use~ and there shall be attached to the plat a certifi- cate of title certifying the ownership of all such lands to be so dedicated by the said plat. Public grounds other than streets, alleys and parking areas, shall be dedicated in appropriate locations by the plat at the rate of at least one (1) acre for each Sixty (60) residential building sites or family living units, which may be accommodated under the restrictions applying to the land. Restrictions: Detail of building restrictions to be imposed on the property shall be shown. Certificates. etc.: All proper certificates, seals and signatures as required by law shall be shown. Street Widths: Section line streets shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet wide; half section line streets not less than eighty (80) feet wide and secondary and residential streets not less than sixty-six (66) feet wide, unless specified otherwise on Map No.1. Alleys: Where alleys are provided they shall be not less than twenty (20) feet wide. Easements: Where no alleys are platted easements not less than eight (8) feet wide shall be provided across the rear of all lots for any or all public utilities. The ~9- easements shall be so laid out that a proper con- tinuity may be had for such utilities from block to block. Set-back Lines: Set-back lines shall be shown not less than thirty (30) feet trom all street lines. In the case of corner lots the minimum set-back of twenty (20) feet shall be shown along the side street thereof. These minimum set-back requirements shall apply in all zoning districts including all classes of residential, commercial, industrial and unrestricted districts. However, where a greater building set-back is required by other ordinances of the Village, such greater set-back requirements shall be shown. Block Sizes: No block shall be more than twelve hundred (1200) feet long nor less than two hundred fifty (250) feet wide. Blocks exceeding eight hundred (800) feet in length shall be provided with public pedestrian passes not less than twenty (20) feet in width lo- cated approximately in the center of such blocks. Streets Alon~ Railroads: Streets platted along railroad rights-of-way shall be so laid out that the nearest street line of such street shall be not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the nearest line of such railroad right-ot-way. The intervening area shall be dedicated for park purposes wherever practicable. Lot Depths: The minimum depth of lots shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) feet. No lots with double fronte.ge (through lots) shall be platted. Lot Areas: The minimum lot area in subdivisions lying within the Village limits shall be eight thousand one hundred -10- and twenty-five (8,12p) square feet and the minimum front- age shall be sixty-five (65) feet, provided, however, that the minimum area of all corner lots in such sub- divisions shall be nine thousand three hundred seventy- five (9,375) square feet and the minimum frontage shall be seventy-five (75) feet. Outside the corporate limits the minimum area of each lot shall be not less than the minimum areaS specified by the Zoning Ordinance of Cook County for the district in which such lots are located, but in no case less than eight thousand one hundred twenty- five (8,125) square feet. Lar~e Lots: Owners wishing to subdivide into tracts larger than normal lots shall plat the same of such shape and dimensions that the future streets may be laid out along the lot lines. Section 7. Improvement of Roadway. The subdivider shall at his own expense improve all streets with a roadway not less than twenty-five (25) feet wide (back to back of curbs) consisting of a Portland cement concrete pavement not less than eight (8) inches thick. Section 8. Additional Improvements Reauired for Sub- divisions Lying Within Village Limits. The subdivider of any proposed subdivision lying within the Village limits shall also provide at his own expense public improvements as follows: ~: All streets must be provided with concrete curb of a type, size and specifications approved by the Board. Sidewalks: Sidewalks must be provided throughout the entire subdivision. Said sidewalks must be constructed -11- . . of "one course" concrete not less than five (5) feet wide and not less than five (5) inches in thickness, consisting of a mixture approved by the Board. Street Trees: Street trees shall be planted throughout the entire subdivision. Such trees shall be planted in the parkways four (4) feet from the sidewalk, and shall be not more than fifty (50) feet apart, and shall be Hard Maple or American Elm, in conformance with existing Village ordinances. Street Name Si~ns: Street name signs of a type a~proved by the Board shall be provided at all street inter- sections. Water Mains: The water system of the Village shall be extended throughout the entire subdivision in such a manner that every lot in such subdivision may be serviced by means of a house connection within its own frontage. Fire Hydrants: Fire hydrants shall be installed through- out the entire subdivision at intervals not exceed- ing four hundred (400) feet. No fire hydrant shall be connected to any water main which is less than six (6) inches in diameter. All fire hydrants shall conform with Village specifications. Sanitary Sewers: A complete system of sanitary sewers shall be constructed throughout the entire subdivision in such a manner as to render the same accessible to every lot within its own frontage. Storm Sewers: A storm sewer system shall be constructed throughout the entire subdivision which shall be separate and independent of the sanitary sewer system, in accordance with requirements of the Board. -12- Section 9. Public Improvements to be Approved by the Board. All plans and specifications and contracts for public improvements required by this ordinance such as street paving, sidewalks, water system, and sewer systems shall be approved by the Village Board before starting construction. Section 10. Inspection at Subdivider's Expense. All public improvements to be made under the provisions of this ordinance shall be inspected during the course of construction by a competent inspector appointed by the Village Board. The salary and other costs in connection with the said inspection shall be paid by the subdivider. Section 11. Variations: The Plan Commission may approve variations from these requirements in specific cases which do not affect the general plan or the spirit of the ordinance. All such variations shall be communicated to the Village Board in writing with the reasons therefor before the final approval of the plat by that body. Chairman Secretary. The Plan Commission shall then transmit the approved final plat to the Village Board together with a letter of trans- -13- . . mittal calling the Village Board's attention to all variations (if any) approved by the Plan Commission and setting forth its reasons for approving the same, and conveying to the Village Board such other information concerning the final plat as the Plan Commission may deem necessary. With the approved final plat the Plan Commission shall also transmit to the Village Board the subdivider's agreement with respect to improvements and all plans, specifications, estimates, completion bonds and all other documents, certificates and papers pertaining to the final plat and the subdivision platted thereon. Section 13. Final Approval by Board. When the Village Board is satisfied with the final plat and with all improvements, conditions and documents pertaining to the subdivision platted thereon, the Village Board shall by resolution approve the said plat and authorize and direct the president to affix the Village Board's stamp of approval and to sign the plat for and in the name of the Village. Said approval shall be attested by the Village Clerk and sealed with the corporate seal of the Village. Section 14. Violation Penalty. Whoever shall sell or offer for sale, or lease for any time exceeding five years, any lot or block in th~ Village of Mount Prospect, or any addi- tions thereto, or any re-subdivision of any lot or block therein, before all of the requirements of this ordinance have been complied with, shall be fined not l~ss than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each lot or block or a part thereof so disposed of, offered for sale or leased. -14- I~ . . . Section 15. Effect. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinanoe are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. PASSED, this ~\:L day of Sf> p.. '-" 1943. Recording Votes: Ayes ~_~~ 't4-o~ ~ 'JJ~,,-. \~~* Nays: None. APPROVED, this . ~ day of ~t~~""b _ , , 1943. q.~~~ President of Board of Trustees of Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois. ATTEST: ~{~~~ Published this ...!..1.- day OOff.~ ,A.D. 1943. Recorded this -'-7-- day ~__ ,A.D. 1943. ~, {4'~ Village Clerk -15- o ".... ......,) -:) ~ i-- I I ~ I P....UT IN:-- I nn~ I u lr ~.-- /' I Offt,'Cl'aL PLan Villaqe of Mount Prospect COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ~ ~---~ ~ + '1AP NO. 1 ... .^.~ ~\'1 , : , ~I ~NNWGO i t~ : ~\ : (' IF 1J ~ roRI'AGr. 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