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I. I. Wit 4 Plan Adoption 4 The first official action toward plan implementation is the adoption, by the Cambridge Plan Commission of the plan document as the general statement of public policy on land development within the Village and its environs. This action formalizes the plan document as the current basic frame of reference on general development patterns over the next 5 to 10 • years. The plan, thereby, becomes a tool for communicating the Village's land use policy and for coordinating various individual decisions into a consistent set of actions to harmoniously • shape the Village's continued growth in the desired manner. • Development Control Ordinances • • One of the most important tools of plan implementation in an urban community is the • municipal authority to control development of private land. Most Villages have a zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations which provide specific land use restrictions and • development standards. Since the early 1920's, when the concept of land development was • initiated in the United States, development control techniques have been expanded, refined • and subjected to all levels of judicial scrutiny. As the purview of municipal authority has changed along with new land development techniques, so have the development control • ordinances. • Zoning Regulations: Careful application of modern zoning controls can go far in assisting the Village in accomplishing the goals of this Long Range Plan. The zoning • ordinance establishes definitions, standards and procedures for the Village's administrative and legislative bodies to review and approve specific land developments. • Subdivision Regulations: Instituting development standards for land subdivision is • another regulating measure of importance in community development. It is essential • that the opening of new residential and other areas, by the platting for sale of lots and the construction of streets and utilities, be at a level which will not be a liability to the • public at a future date. • Good subdivision controls include minimum standards for street widths, lot sizes, block • sizes, street grades, utility easements, etc. In addition, such conditions as dead-end • streets, offset intersections and the relationship of streets to adjacent neighborhoods should be regulated in a reasonable manner and in the public interest. The Village has the power to enforce such regulations through approval of plats by the Plan Commission as well as the Village Board and to require bonds or other surety to assure standard construction of such improvements. Additionally, the Village is empowered, via State Statutes to review the subdivision of land within unincorporated territory up to 11/2 miles from its corporate limits. It is this authority that gives the Village the opportunity to ensure that development in unincorporated territory is in conformance with the "official" plan for these areas. I 53 I 1 I