(A) Before a final plat is approved by the Council, the owner and subdivider of the land covered by the plat shall execute and submit to the Council an agreement which shall be binding on his, her or their heirs, personal representatives and assigns, that he, she or it will cause no private construction to be made on the plat or file or cause to be filed any application for building permits for the construction until all improvements required under this chapter have been made or arranged for in the manner following as respects the streets to which the lots sought to be constructed have access.
(B) Prior to the making of the required improvements, the owner or subdivider shall deposit with the City Administrator an amount equal to one and one-half times the City Engineer’s estimated cost of the improvements, either in cash or an indemnity bond, with sureties satisfactory to the city, conditioned upon the payment of all construction costs incurred in making of the improvements and all expense incurred by the city for engineering and legal fees and other expense in connection with the making of the improvements.
(C) No final plat shall be approved by the Council without first receiving a report from the City Engineer certifying that the improvements described herein, together with the agreements and documents required herein, meet the minimum requirements of all applicable city code provisions. Drawings showing all improvements as built shall be filed with the City Engineer.
(D) No final plat shall be approved by the Council on land subject to flooding or containing poor drainage facilities and on land which would make adequate drainage of the streets and lots impossible. However, if the subdivider agrees to make improvements which will, in the opinion of the City Engineer, make the area completely safe for residential occupancy, and provide adequate street and lot drainage, the final plat of the subdivision may be approved.
(E) All of the required improvements to be installed under the provisions of this chapter shall be inspected during the course of their construction by the City Engineer or an inspector appointed by the Council. All of the inspection costs pursuant thereto shall be paid by the owner or subdivider in the manner prescribed in division (B) above.
(Prior Code, § 11.05)