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Barrington anchors the northwest suburban fringe with a historic downtown, rail access, and a mix of long-established neighborhoods and spacious residential areas. Because much of the village is already developed, a plat of subdivision typically supports an infill split or a redevelopment parcel rather than a new tract of raw land. Where undeveloped ground does remain, it tends to come with wetland, floodplain, or zoning constraints that a subdivision plat must address.
A plat of subdivision divides a parcel into lots, blocks, streets and easements in compliance with the municipality’s subdivision and zoning ordinances, then is recorded with the county. It is the foundation of any residential or commercial development.
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Barrington is home to about 10,700 people and sits across Cuba and Ela townships, with the village extending into Cook County from the northwest. Its position on the county edge means a parcel may fall under Cook or an adjacent county, so jurisdiction should be confirmed before platting. A plat of subdivision must comply with the village’s subdivision ordinance and zoning code, and for Cook County land it is recorded with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, which merged the Recorder of Deeds into the Clerk’s office in December 2020. Recording the plat gives each new lot a description usable for deeds, mortgages, and permits.
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No. A plat of survey shows the boundaries and features of an existing parcel, while a plat of subdivision divides land into new lots and is recorded to bring those lots into legal existence.
Yes. A plat of subdivision must go through Barrington’s review under its subdivision and zoning ordinances before it can be recorded with the county.
Cook County portions are recorded with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, the office that assumed the Recorder of Deeds duties in December 2020.
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.