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Des Plaines is a substantial northwest suburb with established residential neighborhoods, a traditional downtown, and significant commercial and industrial districts near O’Hare. With most of the city developed, a plat of subdivision here typically supports an infill split, a commercial or industrial redevelopment, or the re-platting of an older tract rather than a new subdivision. Large greenfield subdivisions are uncommon given how built out the city is.
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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Des Plaines counts roughly 60,700 residents and spans the Maine, Elk Grove, Wheeling, and Northfield townships in northwest Cook County, near O’Hare and the Des Plaines River. Its diverse footprint means subdivision work often addresses drainage, floodplain, and easements alongside new lot lines. A plat of subdivision must satisfy the city’s subdivision and zoning ordinances before the municipality approves it. The approved plat is recorded with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, which merged the Recorder of Deeds into the Clerk’s office in December 2020, establishing each new lot in the county record.
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Parcels near the Des Plaines River may involve floodplain and drainage considerations, so a plat of subdivision there must address easements and access while still meeting the city’s subdivision and zoning ordinances before recording.
It is a recordable plat that divides a parcel into lots, blocks, streets, and easements per local ordinances, recorded with the county so each lot exists as a separate property.
With the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, successor to the Recorder of Deeds since December 2020.
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