(A) All improvement plans shall be submitted by the Plan Commission to the Village Engineer and the Utility Superintendent for approval before final plat approval. Fees for the review and inspection of any improvement are included in the subdivision review fee provided in § 150.09 of this chapter.
(B) Upon completion of the construction in place of all service connections with utility mains and electrical distribution systems, three copies of an accurate map or maps showing the exact location of all mains and the electrical distribution systems, together with manholes, shutoff valves and other similar facilities being a part thereof, by distances in feet from street lines, and the side lot lines, approved by the Village Engineer shall be filed with the Village Clerk, who shall retain one copy in the permanent records of the village and give the other copies to appropriate village employees for their official files.
(C) Improvements shall be acceptable by the Board of Trustees after completion of certification by the Village Engineer that all construction is in accordance with previously approved plans and specifications. No permanent connections shall be made to sanitary sewer or water facilities or electrical distribution systems by the subdivider, his or her agents and employees, until after the certification has been made by the Engineer and approval by the Village Board, and then only after proper fees and monies have been paid to the village, as set forth in this chapter, and connection fees as set forth elsewhere in this code of ordinances. Further, the village shall not be liable for any damages that may occur on any dedicated road within a new subdivision that has not been accepted as completed by motion of the Village Board, and the subdivider, his or her agents and employees, shall save the village free and harmless from any and all claims that may be submitted.
(D) (1) No improvements shall be accepted by the village until the subdivider shall provide a cash deposit, irrevocable letters of credit (in a form approved by the Village Attorney), or a maintenance bond equal to 10% of the estimated cost of the improvements.
(2) This deposit shall be a guarantee of satisfactory performance of the improvements constructed within the subdivision and shall be held by the village for a period of 12 months after acceptance of the facilities by the village. After the 12 months, the deposit shall be refunded if no defects in materials or workmanship have developed, or if any defects have developed, then the balance of the deposit shall be refunded after reimbursement of the village for amounts expended in correcting defective improvements.
(3) The deposit under this division (D) shall be made immediately upon completion and approval of the construction of the improvements, and the performance guarantee for the improvements shall thereupon be released.
(E) The subdivider shall be responsible for keeping clear of ice and snow all dedicated streets within the subdivision which have been improved but not yet accepted by the village. If the subdivider fails to clear ice and snow from any such street within six hours of any snowfall, the failure shall be considered a violation of the provisions of this section.
(F) The subdivider may fulfill the obligations imposed by division (E) above by entering into an agreement with the village whereby the village shall clear the streets of ice and snow in consideration of the subdivider’s agreement to hold the village harmless for any damage to subdivision street improvements resulting from ice and snow removal, and to repair any such damages prior to acceptance of the street improvements by the village.
Penalty, see § 10.99