(A) Construction of any required subdivision improvements, including infrastructure and facilities, necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter, shall comply with the city’s development standards and specifications.
(B) Following the recording of the approved final subdivision plat in the office of the County Recorder, a preconstruction meeting shall be held, as directed by the City Engineer, with the applicant and the applicant’s contractor prior to the installation of any public improvements. No improvements shall be installed until their locations have been approved by the City Engineer. Water mains, sewer lines, laterals, drainage facilities, and fire hydrants shall be installed and tested prior to any road surfacing and the installation of road base.
(C) The City Engineer shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, all public improvements and facilities, including, but not limited to, all water supply and sewage disposal systems in the course of construction, all streets and roads, all storm drainage and flood control facilities, all fire hydrants, and all other subdivision improvements and facilities. Excavations for all fire hydrants and water and sewer mains and laterals, storm drainage and flood control facilities shall not be covered or backfilled until such installations have been approved by the City Engineer, or designee. If any such installation is covered before being inspected, it shall be uncovered after notice to uncover has been issued to the responsible person by the City Engineer.
(D) (1) The applicant is responsible for the cost of inspections and administration performed by the City Engineer’s staff.
(2) Payment of the costs are to either be drawn directly by the city for direct payment to the City Engineer from funds secured from the applicant to ensure and guarantee the construction of the required development improvements, or, may be paid directly to the City Engineer by the applicant following presentation of the invoice(s) by the City Engineer.
(3) The City Engineer will provide an estimate of the costs for inspection and administration at the time the engineer’s cost estimate is prepared to establish the value of the security to be provided by the applicant under a formal subdivision agreement or subdivision improvements guaranty agreement.
(Ord. 2021-019, passed 9-8-2021; Ord. 2022-001, passed 1-11-2022) Penalty, see § 150.999