(A) All required improvements shall be completed within one year from the date of approval of the construction plans unless, by a majority vote, approval of the Planning Commission is obtained for an extension of time and provided that any required performance bond or guarantee is extended for the time granted by the Planning Commission.
(B) In every subdivision, the developer shall have the right to defer the installation of sidewalks, on vacant lots, for a period of four years. When this right is exercised, the developer shall deposit funds, or provide a non-revocable letter of credit, in the amount of 100% of the cost of the sidewalks, as calculated by the city engineer, to guarantee sidewalk construction. The city shall annually review the amount of sidewalks constructed and may reduce the amount of the funds or letter of credit upon satisfactory completion and inspection of the sidewalks, or portions thereof. The city reserves the right to install the sidewalks, using the developer’s funds, as conditions warrant. If a lot is sold after the subdivision is approved, the city may, at its discretion, cause the sidewalk to be built and place the full cost of construction and inspection on the tax duplicate for the property.
(C) Field inspection of required improvements shall be made by the city under the direction of the city engineer. Such inspection shall be made during the entire period of construction and shall cover the installation of streets, sidewalks, curbing, storm drainage, sanitary sewers, water lines, other utilities, and surface grading.
(D) When the improvements are satisfactorily constructed in accordance with approved plans and construction specifications, upon written request by the developer, the city engineer shall endorse this approval of improvements on the final or record plat. The City Engineer shall also request enactment of an ordinance accepting and confirming the dedication of the streets. The city engineer’s endorsement upon the final or record plat, and the enactment of an ordinance accepting and confirming the dedication of the streets, shall constitute acceptance of the streets and utility improvements for public usage. The cost of all field inspections required for the development shall be borne by the developer. Acceptance of any improvements shall not be made until such costs are paid to the city. The city engineer shall then notify the Planning Commission within seven days that the improvements have been accepted.
(E) The developer shall provide the city engineer, upon approval of the construction plans, one copy of the construction plans on a computer disk, in a format compatible with the city’s computer-assisted drafting program. Under supervision of the city engineer, the project inspector shall, using his or her field notes and those of the contractor(s), prepare as-build drawings. The cost of this work shall be billed to the developer.
(1980 Code, § 151.15) (Ord. 3704, passed 6-5-1978; Am. Ord. 5661, passed 11-7-1994; Am. Ord. 6498, passed 7-6-1999)