The Planning Division Office is located at:
24401 W. Lockport Street
Plainfield, IL 60544
(815) 439-2824
Fax: (815) 436-9785
Applications | Checklists |
Documents |
Downtown Plainfield |
Facade Program | Historic Preservation | Planned Unit Developments |
Recapture |
Signs |
Subdivision Code
Planning Documents & Links
Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals 2006-2007 Annual Report
"Citizen's Guide to Public Hearings"
Community Development Update 2006-2007
Comprehensive Plan
DuPage River Trail Map
Kendall County Trails and Greenways Plan
Lockport Streetscape Project Web Site | Streetscape Brochure | Conceptual Streetscape Plan
Renwick Road Bridge Replacement Public Hearing Presentation
Residential Design & Planning Guidelines for Planned Unit Developments and Annexations
Site Plan Review/Landscape Ordinance
STAR Line | STAR Line News
TENG Downtown Master Plan
WIKADUKE Trail Planning Project | WIKADUKE Trail Map
Applications
Introduction & Overview of the Application Process - Please read the Introduction and Overview of the Application Process before completing an application form.
Disclosure Statement
Concept Plan Review Application
Annexation Agreement Application
Petition for Annexation
Preliminary Plat Application - Click here for additional information on requirements of the subdivision code.
Final Plat Application - Click here for additional information on the requirements of the subdivision code.
Rezoning Application
Public Hearing Sample Letter
Site Plan Review Application - Click here for additional information on the requirements of the subdivision code.
Special Use Application
Variance Application
Checklists
Preliminary Plat Checklist
If you are submitting an application for preliminary plat review, please ensure that your submittal meets the Subdivision Ordinance
requirements (Ordinance No. 2091). This checklist highlights a number of the Subdivision Ordinance requirements for preliminary plats. Checklist
includes engineering items needed.
Final Plat Checklist
If you are submitting an application for final plat review, please ensure that your submittal meets the Subdivision Ordinance requirements
(Ordinance No. 2091). This checklist highlights a number of the Subdivision Ordinance requirements for final plats. Checklist includes engineering
items needed.
Site Plan Review Checklist
If you are submitting an application for for site plan review, please ensure that your submittal meets Village Ordinances. This checklist highlights a
number of the items that need to be included with your submittal. The checklist includes engineering items needed.
Downtown Plainfield
Downtown Design Guidelines
Appendices: Downtown Design Guidelines Definitions | Downtown Design Guidelines Building Inventory -
This document is a Design Manual for the Lockport Street Business Corridor that focuses on maintaining the familiar architectural character and small town atmosphere that
identifies Plainfield as a historic place while providing opportunities for new development and re-development within the Lockport Street Corridor. The Downtown Design
Guidelines outline specific steps to protect, preserve, and enhance buildings in the downtown.
Downtown Focus Group Report | Downtown Focus Group Report Presentation
TENG Downtown Master Plan -
This plan recommends diverse and integrated uses in specific areas of the downtown. The Plan also suggests physical improvements such as way finding signage, parking,
streetscape, and open space to achieve a more attractive and viable downtown. This document serves as a guide for future development of downtown Plainfield.
Planned Unit Developments
PUD Design Guidelines -
This document provides design-related information for new developments in the Village. The Village emphasizes the importance of design in creating community and quality
of life. The PUD Design Guidelines are primarily geared toward residential design, however a commercial component is included.
Statement of Intent and Agreement (SIA) - Explanation -
If you are developing as a Planned Unit Development then you are required, by Ordinance, to prepare a Statement of Intent and Agreement. Please reference
this link to find out when the SIA applies and what materials should be attached to it
Standard Statement of Intent and Agreement - Residential -
This is the standard SIA for any residential development. Please use it and insert the appropriate information as indicated on the form.
Standard Statement of Intent and Agreement - Commercial -
This is the standard SIA for any commercial development. Please use it and insert the appropriate information as indicated on the form.
Recapture
Program Explanation - This handout provides general information about the recapture process and recaptureable items.
Standard Recapture Agreement - The Village has a standard format for any recapture agreement. This includes specific information that
must be attached to all proposed agreements. All agreements are reviewed by staff and must be approved by the Village Board.
Certification Checklist - When a recaptureable project is completed, costs must be certified in order for the Village to begin collecting and distributing
recapture monies. This checklist outlines the submittal requirements to certify costs.
Signs
Plainfield Sign Ordinance
Sign Permit Application - All sign permit applicants must complete the following forms: sign permit application, permit checklist, electrical permit (for illuminated signs), and the contractor registration application (if not already registered this year). See the Central Sign District Map to determine if you have special sign requirements.
Contractor Registration Requirements.
Variance Application - If a proposed sign does not meet Code, a variance may be requested. Contact the Planning Division at (815) 439-2824 prior to completing this application.
Subdivision Code
Subdivision Code - Chapter 7 of the Municipal Code -
This document prescribes the rules and regulations governing subdivisions, platting of land, and essential improvements. The Code includes procedures and definitions, platting requirements, performance securities, an ordinance on special flood hazard areas, an ordinance on soil erosion and sediment control, a stream
and wetland protection ordinance, and the storm water drainage and detention ordinance.
Please contact the Planning Division at (815) 439-2824 with any questions.
