§ 74-31. General provisions.

(a)

Conformance to applicable rules and regulations. The design of a subdivision and improvements shall conform to the comprehensive plan (as amended from time to time), the official village map, village ordinances (including but not limited to zoning, flood plain, subdivision control, storm water, sewer, water, public ways and properties, landscaping, and annexation ordinances), fire protection district ordinances, planning and development policies, and all applicable rules, regulations, specifications and standards of the Village of Hinckley, DeKalb County and the State of Illinois and other duly constituted agencies. No deviation from the approved plans and specifications and parties involved (developers, engineers, planners, etc.) will be made without prior approval of the Village of Hinckley.

(b)

Undevelopable land. Land which the planning commission finds to be unsuitable for subdivision or development due to flooding, improper drainage, steep slopes, rock formations, adverse earth formations or topography including topographical limitations, which prevent the subject property from reaching the sanitary sewer, utility easements, or other features which will reasonably be harmful to the safety, health, and general welfare of the present or future inhabitants of the subdivision and/or its surrounding areas, shall not be subdivided or developed unless adequate methods are formulated by the developer and approved by the planning commission, upon recommendation of the village engineer, or upon recommendation of other governmental authority to solve the problems created by the unsuitable land conditions.

(c)

Preservation of natural features.

(1)

General: Due regard shall be given to the preservation of natural features within a proposed development, such as large trees, water courses, wetlands historical and similar community assets, which, if preserved, will add attractiveness and value to the property. The developer shall take every precaution required to preserve said natural features in the planning and construction of said development.

(2)

Village of Hinckley Landscape Design Ordinance: All development shall conform to the Village of Hinckley Landscape Design Ordinance and subsequent amendments thereto.

(d)

Parking: Any off-street parking improvements required to be constructed as part of the proposed subdivision improvements shall be in accordance with the requirements of the zoning ordinance of the Village of Hinckley. Depth and width of all lots shall be adequate to provide off-street parking and loading spaces as required by the zoning ordinance.

(e)

Boundary, lot, and right-of-way line monumentation.

(1)

Permanent monuments shall be placed at the corners or changes in bearing of the exterior boundary, at the points of curvature or points of tangency of streets, at a minimum of two points, preferably along the rear lot line, of all blocks, and at such other points as shall be required to enable ready establishment of lines within the subdivision. Developers shall follow the terms of the Illinois Plat Act, 765 ILCS 205/0.01 through 205.14, inclusive. Permanent monuments shall be of concrete having a six-inch minimum diameter with one No. 4 vertical bar in its center, and be at least 42 inches in length. Monuments shall be set flush with adjacent ground.

(2)

Iron pipe markers not less than three-fourths-inch in diameter and 24 inches in length shall be set at all lot corners and all other required points not marked by permanent monuments. The iron pipes shall be set flush with the finished ground elevation.

(3)

After construction of all improvements and before final acceptance by the village, the subdivider shall replace or verify the existence of all monuments and markers, and "Red Top" stake with one by three-inch stakes at all lot corners.

(4)

If property corners fall within an interference, the interfering structure shall be "scribed" to permanently establish the property corner.

(Ord. No. 2009-04, § 3-1, 3-2-2009)