§ 16.20.010. Final approval procedure.

A.

Engineering Plan Specifications. The developer shall submit the following engineering plans and specifications and other required information with the application.

1.

Profiles, typical cross-sections, and specifications for proposed street improvements and roadside drainage facilities such as swales, ditches, etc.

2.

Manhole invert and rim elevations, inlet and catch basin elevations, and profiles, locations, and other explanatory data concerning the installation of sanitary and storm sewerage systems and water distribution system.

3.

Foundation elevation and final grading plan for each lot.

4.

A field tile study depicting location of all field tile and an analysis of the impact the development will have on the field tile.

5.

A hydrologist study depicting any and all abandoned wells within the development and an analysis of the impact the development will have on ground water and the aquifer. The study shall include a certification of ground water levels, spring potential and direction of ground water flow.

6.

All signage detail including placement, size and color.

7.

Homeowners Association Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation, if applicable.

B.

Engineer Review. Within one year of the date of approval of the tentative plat, the developer shall submit the final plat to the city engineer to ensure that it is consistent with the tentative plat and meets all applicable city development requirements. The city engineer shall make report of written findings to the planning and development committee of the city council.

C.

Final Plat Fee. A final plat fee must be paid upon submittal of a final plat in an amount equal to four percent of the cost of construction of improvements within the development, the calculation of such fee to be approved by the city engineer. Seventy-five percent of this fee shall be refunded if the final plat of the development is not approved by the city council. This fee is intended to cover final plat review and inspections by the city engineer during construction and development. However, if extraordinary time and costs are incurred during the inspection process, as determined by the city engineer and approved by the city council, the developer shall be charged an inspection fee equal to the prevailing hourly rate of the city engineer to cover these costs.

D.

Planning and Development Committee Recommendation. The planning and development committee shall recommend to the city council that the final plat be approved or disapproved. Such a recommendation shall be made within a time period that will allow the city council to consider the final plat at a regular meeting occurring within sixty days from the written findings of the city engineer to the planning and development committee.

E.

Rejection of Planning and Development Committee Recommendation. If the city council chooses to reject the recommendation of the planning and development committee for approval or denial of a final plat of a development, the corporate authorities must have a three-fourths vote of the members present.

F.

Approval or Disapproval. The city council shall approve the proposed plat within sixty days from the date of filing the last required document or other paper or within sixty days from the date of filing application for final approval of the final plat, whichever date is later. The applicant and the city council may mutually agree to extend the sixty-day period. If the proposed final plat is approved, the city clerk shall attach a certified copy of the ordinance of approval to a copy of the final plat. If the proposed final plat is disapproved, an order or resolution shall state the reasons for disapproval. A copy of the order or resolution shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk. In the event that the developer should elect to make a substantial change to a final plat while the plat is under review of the planning and development committee or the city council, the modification shall be filed in writing at least fourteen days prior to the meeting. At the discretion of the council, such changes may be forwarded to TAS. If forwarded to TAS, the time period referenced in subsection B shall be inapplicable.

G.

The city council may grant approval for all or any part of a final plat of a development, which has heretofore been given approval by the planning and development committee. Approval of a final plat will only be granted when the following criteria are met:

1.

Written acceptance of the school and park land impact fee provisions set forth in chapter 16.45 of this title acknowledging the builder's responsibility to pay.

2.

Payment of the development review fee.

3.

Four copies of the final plat created for approval with signed certificates, three copies of approved construction documents, and one digital copy for GIS mapping.

4.

Unless waived in writing by the director of economic development and zoning, submission of bylaws and articles of incorporation of a homeowners association for the development which outlines the association's responsibilities for maintaining any and all common areas within the development, including, but not limited to, recreational paths, detention areas and/or areas designated for public use.

5.

Submittal of a written report from the developer and/or owner providing a compliance plan for the care and maintenance of undeveloped and/or vacant lots within the development, said report to be filed with the director of economic development and planning, addressing the following matters:

a.

Prohibition against dumping of anything other than "clean fill" as defined by Ogle County Solid Waste Management;

b.

Removal of any debris dumped on any undeveloped and/or vacant lot, whether or not authorized by the developer or owner;

c.

All such lots to be suitably graded and seeded;

d.

Commitment to mow such lots, at minimum on the first day of each month as follows, May 1, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1 and October 1 of each year, including proper weed trimming of all areas and removal of grass/weed clippings from sidewalks and/or adjacent streets.

(Ord. 07-15 § 8, 2007; Ord. 06-25 § 1, 2006; Ord. 06-04 §§ 13—17, 2006; Ord. 02-13 § 1(part), 2002).

(Ord. No. 2008-32, § 1, 4-27-2009; Ord. No. 2013-19, § 1, 2-5-2014; Ord. No. 2013-20, §§ 3—5, 2-5-2014; Ord. No. 2015-06, § 1, 7-15-2015; Ord. No. 2015-10, § 1, 9-2-2015; Ord. No. 2016-14, § 1, 9-21-2016)