Construction plan

(a)

Signed and sealed construction plans. Upon approval of a plat, a letter listing the required subdivision improvements will be provided to the subdivider and/or his/her engineer. The department of resilience and public works requires signed and sealed construction plans to be submitted for the required subdivision improvements. The plans shall be the basis for preparing the estimate for the required bond.

(b)

Preparation. The subdivider, or his/her engineer, shall confer with the department of resilience and public works to determine the standards and specifications which will govern the proposed improvements. The subdivider shall submit complete construction plans prepared by an engineer for the development of streets adjacent to the area for which application to plat has been submitted to the department of resilience and public works for their review and approval. The construction plans shall include the complete design of required sanitary sewer system, storm drainage system and the street system for the entire area to be subdivided. The subdivider shall do no construction work until his/her completed construction plans have been approved for permit by the department of resilience and public works. Reasonable time must be allotted for the proper review of the plans submitted.

(c)

Construction of improvements; employing engineer. After construction plans have been filed and approved, the subdivider may construct the required improvements, subject to obtaining the required permits from the city and other private or public agencies. The department of resilience and public works shall be notified at least one week in advance of the date that such construction shall be commenced. Construction shall be performed under the supervision of the department and shall at all times be subject to inspection by the department. However, this in no way shall relieve the subdivider and his/her engineer of close field supervision and final compliance with the approved plans and specifications. Where deemed necessary, the department of resilience and public works may require the subdivider to employ an engineer for complete supervision of the construction or installation of the improvements involved and may require progress reports and final certificates of the construction or installation from such engineer. The department shall establish regulations governing the inspections to be furnished by the developer or his/her engineer and may refuse to accept work which has been done without proper inspection or which does not meet specifications. No construction work shall be undertaken prior to obtaining the required permits.

(d)

Acceptance of improvements. When construction is completed in accordance with the approved plan and specifications, and complies with the provisions of these regulations, the subdivider shall submit to the department of resilience and public works "as-built" drawings of the required subdivision improvements for inclusion in the files of the department. These as-built drawings shall be signed and sealed by a professional engineer or professional surveyor and mapper. On acceptance and approval of these drawings by the department, the subdivider shall be given written notice of approval and acceptance of the construction by the department of resilience and public works.

(e)

Bond in lieu of immediate construction. In lieu of immediate construction of improvements the subdivider may file with the city a bond as set forth in section 55-9 in an amount established by the supervisor of plats to insure the city the actual satisfactory completion of construction of proposed improvements within a period of not more than one year from the date of such bond. All requests for extension of this time limit shall be in writing to the supervisor of plats and shall be accompanied by the necessary fee(s) as required by the Code of the city. Provisions may be made for extension of all such bonds, such extension to be as set forth in section 55-9, and commensurate with the progress of the development. No provision shall be made for reduction of such bonds. This bond shall also include a maintenance provision for one year covering all improvements by the subdivider. Bonds shall be subject to cancellation or release, only by the city upon written certification of the supervisor of plats.

(Ord. No. 9534, § 1, 3-24-83; Code 1980, § 54.5-14; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18; Ord. No. 13919, § 3, 9-24-20)