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G19-76 (2)Ordinance No. G19 -76 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF ELGIN WHEREAS, the present and future development of the City of Elgin is of vital importance to residents of the City of Elgin; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish standards of design for subdivisions and for resubdivisions for development of unimproved land and areas subject to resubdivision in order to provide adequate public improvements; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish reasonable requirements governing the width, course and location of public streets and highways, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks and playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots, storm water drainage, water supply and disposal, sanitary sewers and sewage collection and treat - ment,to promote the orderly growth of the City of Elgin; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit within the meaning of the Con- stitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and WHEREAS, regulation of the development of land is within the powers and func- tions of the City of Elgin as a home rule unit, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 22 of the YLmicipal Code of Elgin, Illinois, as amended, entitled, "Plats, Subdivision Regulations, Surveys and Additions ", be and is hereby repealed. Section 2. That there is hereby added to the Municipal Code of Elgin, Illinois, as amended, the following: "22.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS These regulations shall hereafter be known, cited and referred to as the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Elgin. A. Policy. 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the municipality to consider the subdivision of land and the subsequent development of the subdivided plat as subject to the control of the municipality pursuant to the official master plan of the muni- cipality for the orderly, planned, efficient, and economical development of the municipality. 2. Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used safety for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood, or other menace, and land shall not be subdivided until available public facilities and improve- ments such as schools, parks, recreation facilities, transporta- tion facilities, and improvements. 3. The existing and proposed public improvements shall conform to and be properly related to the proposals shown in the Master Plan, Official Map, and the capital budget and program of the municipality, and it is intended that these regulations shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provi- sions and standards contained in building and housing codes, zoning ordinances, Master Plan, Official Map and land use plan, and capital budget and program of the municipality. B. Purposes. 1. To protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the municipality. 2. To guide the future growth and development of the municipality, in accordance with the Master Plan. 3. To provide for adequate light, air, and privacy, to secure safety from fire, flood, and other danger, and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population. 4. To protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of the municipality and to en--ourage the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the municipality. S. To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the muni- cipality and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land, and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings. 6. To guide public and private policy and action in order to pro- vide adequate and efficient transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation, and other public requirements and facilities. 7. To provide the most beneficial relationship between the uses of landand buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout the municipality, having particular regard to the voidance of congestion in the streets and highways, and the pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings, and to provide for the proper location and width of streets and building lines. 8. To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivisions and resubdivisions, in order to further the orderly layout and use of land; and to insure proper legal descriptions and monumenting of subdivided land. 9. To insure that public facilities are available and will have a sufficient capacity to serve the proposed subdivision.