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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #0970. , ~- ~ ` A ORDINANCE N0. 970 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 17, SECTION 6 OF THE CANTON MUNICIPAL CODE APPERTAINING TO ANNEXATION AND REZONING PROCEDURES WHEREAS, the Legal and Ordinance Committee has determined that it is necessary and in the best interest of the City of Canton to amend Title 10, Chapter 17, Section 6 of the Canton Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS, the Canton City Council has made a similar determination. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows: 1. That Title 10, Chapter 17, Section 6 of the Canton Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subsection (B)4 to read as follows: "10-17-6 (B)4: Annexation: Requrests for annexation or annexation and rezoning, as the case may be, shall be brought before the Planning Commission in the manner prescribed by Chapter 24 of Illinois Revised Statutes and local ordinances. The petition for annexation (and rezoning) shall be filed with the City Clerk by the petitioner with clear and legible copies of such petition, together with all attachments and exhibits thereto appertaining, to be simultaneously delivered by the petitioner to the City Engineer, City Attorney, and Secretary, Planning Commission. Any notice by publication required by law shall be given by the City Clerk after the text and format of such notice has been approved in writing by the City Attorney and the Chairman, Planning Commission. At the time the peition is filed with the City Clerk, the petitioner shall also submit to the City Clerk a minimum of two (2) duplicate original plats of the territory sought to be annexed (and rezoned). As a minimum, each such plat shall clearly show on its face the following: (a) The existing corporation line and the proposed new corporation line; (b) The dimensions of the property as described in the legal description; (c) A North Arrow and scale of the plat; (d) The complete recital of the legal description; (e) Each such plat shall be entitled as an Annexation Plat and shall provide a space on its face to show the ordinance number providing for such annexation and, further, shall provide a space on its face to show the date the ordinance was passed by the City Council; (f) Each such plat shall be certified in writing on its face as being accurate by either a Registered Professional Engineer or a Registered Land Surveyor; in either case, the person making such certification shall affix his seal to the face of each of the plats; (g) The plat as submitted shall then be approved or disapproved by the City Engineer before final action is taken by the Planning Commission. f ~ ~. The City Engineer is authorized (but not encouraged) to accomplish any plat required by this section. The City, in all such cases, shall charge and be paid a reasonable fee by the petitioner for the City Engineer's professional services. Such fee shall be computed by application of an hourly rate determined by reference to the hourly rate customarily charged by Registered Professional Engineers in the City for such services multiplied by the hours of time spent by the City Engineer rounded to the nearest 1/10th of an hour. The City Engineer may delegate such task to any competent draftsman employed by the City and, in such case, shall determine the charge by reference to the hourly rate customarily charged by competent draftsmen in the City for such services plus 10% multiplied by the hours of time spent by such draftsman rounded to the nearest 1/10th of an hour; in all such cases, the draftsman shall be under the direct supervision and control of the City Engineer. The charges herein provided for must be fully paid before the plat shall be approved or released by the City Engineer." 2. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois and approval by the Mayor thereof. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 5th day of April , 1983 upon a roll call vote as follows: AYES: Aldermen Larsen, Carl, Grant, Sarff, Savill, Hammond, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Alderman Horr. APPROVED: Donald E. Edwards, Mayor. ATTEST: Nan Whites City Clerk.