(A) Inspections.
(1) During the course of construction of the improvements, the subdivider shall be required to notify the County Highway Supervisor at least 24 hours before each of the following operations in order that the Supervisor may make required inspections:
(a) Before base material is deposited in place for inspection of all street subgrades, especially areas where backfilling was placed over subterranean construction and curb and gutter construction; and
(b) Before bituminous topping is placed on the base material for inspection of the base construction.
(2) It is essential that these inspections be made in order for the county to ascertain the quality of construction preliminary to accepting the improvements for public maintenance.
(3) No later than five days after the date of each inspection, the County Highway Supervisor shall notify the subdivider, in writing, of the results of the inspection.
(B) Acceptance of subdivision improvements.
(1) When the subdivider has completed construction of the improvements, he or she shall notify the Plat Officer by letter (in four copies) of this fact and formally request a final inspection by the County Inspecting Officials. In this letter, he or she shall briefly describe all the improvements, and he or she shall enclose four copies of the subdivision plan which shows these improvements as installed. No later than 14 days after the receipt of this letter by the Plat Officer, weather conditions permitting, the County Inspecting Officials shall make their inspections.
(2) Before acceptance of subdivision improvements, the Plat Officer, the County Surveyor, the County Highway Supervisor, and the County Health Officer, or his or her representative, shall inspect said improvements as described above and submit a report to the Board of County Commissioners on the condition of such improvements and a recommendation for their action thereon.
(3) No later than seven days after the final inspection of the subdivision improvements, the subdivider shall be notified by the Plat Officer in writing of the results of the inspection.
(C) Record of plats.
(1) After the enactment of this subchapter, no plat of any subdivision shall be permitted to be recorded by the Recorder of the county and no proposed plat of any subdivision shall have any validity, until it is approved as prescribed by this subchapter.
(2) The plat of any proposed subdivision shall be recorded for taxation purposes, within one year of the secondary approval date of the County Plan Commission, in the office of the Recorder of the county.
(Ord. 2020-13, passed 11-10-2020) Penalty, see § 153.999