All subdivision plats shall be processed in three stages leading
to approval for recording. The three stages are:
A. The preapplication
conference;
B. The preliminary
plat; and
Any owner or representative of the owner of the land in the unincorporated area of Stephenson County shall submit to the Plat Officer at an informal conference a sketch plan, together with such information as required in §
355-15 of this chapter to describe the existing conditions of the site, and proposed development thereof. The applicant shall be supplied with pertinent information on requirements contained in other relevant documents with which this chapter requires compliance.
[Amended 6-12-1984 by Ord. No. 84-53; 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 95-01-207]
A. The subdivider shall submit a preliminary plat together with improvement plans, and other supplementary material as specified in §
355-16 of this chapter. The application shall be accompanied by five prints of the preliminary plat and supplementary material specified shall be submitted to the County Plat Officer, on forms provided by the County Plat Officer, with written application for approval. The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Committee at least 45 days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.
B. The Plat Officer shall refer the preliminary plat to the Planning
and Development Committee. The Stephenson County Planning and Development
Committee shall, within 60 days from referral, submit its written
recommendations for approval or disapproval to the County Board.
C. If such plan is approved by the Planning and Development Committee,
the County Board shall accept or reject said plat within 60 days after
its regularly slated meeting following the action of the Planning
and Development Committee and shall furnish to the subdivider, if
the plan is rejected, a written statement setting forth the reasons
for disapproval.
D. The following qualifications shall govern approval of the preliminary
plat:
(1) The approval of the preliminary plat by the Stephenson County Planning
and Development Committee and the County Board of Stephenson is tentative
only, involving merely the general acceptability of the layout as
submitted.
(2) The Stephenson County Planning and Development Committee and the
County Board may require such changes or revisions as are deemed necessary
in the interest of the needs of the County.
(3) Approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for a maximum
period of one year, unless upon application of the developer, the
County Board grants an extension. The application for said extension
shall not require an additional filing fee or the submittal of additional
copies of the plat of subdivision.