HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-86-356 - 04/16/1986 - SCO require soils analysis reportORDINANCE NO. MC-86-356
AN ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
McHENRY, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section VC1 of the Subdivision Control
Ordinance of the City of McHenry, Illinois be and the same
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
additional paragraph:
"Prior to any review of the proposed preliminary
plat by the Plan Commission, the subdivider shall
obtain and file with the City Clerk a soils map and a
soils analysis report for the proposed subdivision,
prepared by the McHenry County Soil and Water
Conservation District, which shall be of sufficient
scope to locate, identify and describe all potential
ground absorption, run-off and flooding deficiencies,
and the presence of unstable soils or of soils of such
low bearing capacity as to constitute problems for
conventional construction. If the proposed
subdivision contains questionable soil and, if in the
opinion of the Plan Commission, City Engineer, or City
Council, additional soil investigations, borings
and/or other soil tests are necessary or,desirable to
determine the nature and extent of such questionable
material, the City, may at the expense of the
subdivider, retain, or cause to be retained, the
services of a competent engineering firm, testing
laboratory and/or other agency or agencies to perform
the needed investigations. Copies of the completed
maps and reports prepared by such engineering firm,
testing laboratory and/or other agency shall be filed
with the City Clerk, Plan Commission and City
Engineer, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the
subdivider.
SECTION 2. Any person, ,firm or corporation violating
any provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less
than Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense committed on
each day during, or on which, a violation occurs or
continues.
SECTION 3. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in
conflict with the terms and provisions hereof, be and the
same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published in
pamph et form —by and under the authority of the corporate
authorities of the City of McHenry, Illinois.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
in pamphlet form, as provided by law.
PASSED this 16thday of April , 1986.
AYES: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Serritella, Smith, Snell, Teta
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
APPROVED this 16th day of April , 1986.
MAY R
ATTEST:
City Clerk