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Final Plat


A final plat to be provided by the subdivider shall meet the following specifications:
  • The final plat may include all or only a part of the preliminary plat which has received approval.
  • The plans of the final plat shall be drawn on new linen tracing cloth or polyester base film, with waterproof black ink to a scale not greater than one hundred feet to one inch (100' to 1"); provided that the resulting drawing would not be greater than thirty-six (36) inches square. Four (4) cloth or polyester base film positives of the final plat shall be provided to the City by the subdivider at the time of final plat application.
  • All dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals of a foot.
  • All surveys for a final plat shall be made under the active and personal direction of a registered land surveyor of Illinois, and the following basic information shall be shown:
    • 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 five thousand feet (1' in 5,000').
    • Accurate distances and directions to the nearest established quarter section corner monument. Reference corners shall be accurately described on the final plat.
    • All elevations shall be referenced to the established datum and the said reference shall be clearly stated on any plans or drawings showing such datum, provided that bench marks are located within a reasonable distance. Where spot elevations are taken from USGS Map as the datum used for a bench mark, it shall be so shown on the plat.
    • Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract, shown by heavy solid lines.
    • Right-of-way line 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.
    • Name and right-of-way width for each street or other right-of-way.
    • Location, dimensions and purposes of any easement, shown by light, dashed lines.
    • Number to identify each lot or site.
    • Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved.
    • Lot dimensions and areas of each lot and building setback lines and dimensions.
    • Location, type, material, and size of all monuments and lot markers.
    • 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.
    • Title or name of subdivision, Section, Township and Range numbers in which the subdivision is located; and north arrow, scale and date.
    • Certification by registered Illinois Land Surveyor with registration numbers and seal affixed to all final documents of the final plat.
    • Certificate of dedication of all public areas. (16) Certificate that all taxes due have been paid.
 
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