1195.02 IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
   The developer shall submit four (4) copies of the Sanitary Plan, Street Plan, Grading Plan and Erosion and Sedimentation Plan along with an itemized cost estimate of construction for the improvements to the Municipal Administrator or designee. Requirements are as follows:
   (a)   Sanitary and Street Plans:
      (1)   The proposed work shall be shown in plan and profile with sufficient detail to clearly show all works to be performed.
      (2)   In general, the scale shall be one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet horizontal and one (1) inch equals five (5) or ten (10) feet vertical except when it is necessary to show details or special work.
      (3)   All plans shall be made on tracings twenty-two (22) inches by thirty-six (36) inches with a one (1) inch border on the left and a one-half (1/2) inch border around the balance of the sheet. All drawings shall be made in ink and a title block shall be included in the lower right hand corner of each sheet except on the title sheet. North arrow shall be included on plan sheets where appropriate.
      (4)   The title sheet (first sheet) for all plans shall include a location map, development title, required signatures pursuant to Section 1111.02(a)(1) (Improvement Plans), standard drawing lists, and an index when required.
      (5)   Spaces shall be provided on the title sheet (first sheet) for the approval signatures of the Municipality Engineer, Municipal Administrator, and the Madison Township Fire Chief. If required by the Sewer and/or Water Service Agreement with the City of Columbus, spaces for approval signatures shall appear for the officials from the City of Columbus Director of Public Utilities and the City of Columbus Division of Water. On drawings for water lines, an additional space shall be provided for the signature of the City of Columbus Director of Public Services. The registered engineer in the State of Ohio who prepared the plans shall seal and sign the title sheet.
      (6)   Plans shall contain general notes and a summary of estimated quantities. The general notes shall include a reference to the specifications required in Chapter 1112 (Design Standards).
      (7)   Supplemental specifications may be submitted as separate documents on eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inch type-written paper or may be added onto the tracing.
      (8)   Sight triangles for all street intersections as specified within the Subdivision Regulations shall be shown on the street plans.
   (b)   Grading Plan:
      (1)   A grading plan shall be prepared for all developments covered under these Regulations. The grading plan may be combined with other plans if such a combination is neat and the information is easily readable;
      (2)   The plan shall be on a Mylar twenty-two (22) inches by thirty-six (36) inches with a one (1) inch border on the left and a one-half (1/2) inch border around the balance of the sheet. The scale shall be one inch equals fifty (1'=50') feet or larger with a north arrow;
      (3)   The title sheet (first sheet) shall include the development title; sheet scale and location map unless it is made a part of the Improvement Plans;
      (4)   The grading plan shall include existing and proposed topographic features:
         A.   Proposed features to be illustrated on the grading plan shall include proposed street grades and proposed storm sewers with pipe sizes and grades.
         B.   The grading plan shall also show the proposed elevation at each lot corner, the proposed finish grades at the house and house pad, and shall delineate the method of rear yard drainage by showing proposed grades, slopes, and direction of surface slope by arrows.
         C.   The grading plan shall delineate proposed contours and slopes of storm water management facilities and all major flood routing paths.
         D.   The grading plan shall follow the standards as established for such grading by the Federal Housing Administration.
      (5)   The slope of the access drives/driveways serving the single family residences shall maintain a slope of not less than three percent (3%) and no greater than ten percent (10%). All access drives/driveways shall slope towards the right-of-way. Special cases where the appropriate slope must be altered should be directed to the Municipal Administrator or designee.
      (6)   Sight triangles for all street intersections as specified within the Subdivision Regulations shall be shown.
   (c)   Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan: See the Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Regulation Chapter 1399 of the Codified Ordinances, for requirements and specifications.
   (d)   Street and Traffic Control Sign Plan: The Municipality Engineer shall approve a Street and Traffic Control Plan for all public and private streets, parking lots and/or anywhere else the Municipality Engineer deems necessary. The Street and Traffic Control Plan shall be a component of the street plans.
   (e)   Itemized Cost Estimate for Construction (based on prevailing wage) for:
      (1)   Street and parking area improvements including, curb, pavement, sidewalks, signage, storm drainage and grading associated with street construction;
      (2)   Water mains including; lines, valves, hydrants and related appurtenances;
      (3)   Sanitary sewers including; manholes, wyes, tee's, cleanout and related appurtenances;
      (4)   Site improvements including seeding and sodding;
      (5)   Street lights including poles, luminaries, foundations, conduit wiring, pull boxes and electrical control sites;
      (6)   Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan.
   (f)   The Municipality Engineer shall review the plans and subject to his satisfaction they shall be approved or returned with comments. The developer shall pay for the cost of the review from the moneys deposited as required in Section 1107.14.
   (g)   Upon approval of the improvement plans; four sets of the sanitary and street plans and two copies of the grading plan and erosion and sedimentation control plan, a developer's agreement, signed with all the appropriate fees, and a bond and deposits shall be executed and deposited with the Municipal Administrator.
   (h)   Construction shall not begin on the development until forty-eight (48) hours after completion of all requirements listed in subsections (a) to (g) hereof and shall be performed and completed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1195 (Required Improvements).
   (i)   When the proper Municipality officials have affixed their signature to a set of tracings, such tracings become the property of and will remain in the custody of the Municipality. The tracings shall be released to the developer in order to add the "as built" conditions on the record plans. The Municipality will not accept the public improvements until the record plan tracings are delivered to the Municipality Engineer together with electronic raster images and two prints thereof. Requirements and procedures for the preparation of the record plans are available from the Municipal Administrator or designee.
   (j)   No lot, parcel or tract shall be transferred from the proposed development nor shall any construction work on such development, including grading, be started that may affect the arrangement of public streets or other public improvements until the subdivider has obtained the necessary approvals of the improvement plans.
   (k)   No conveyance shall be made of any lot or parcel smaller in frontage or area than indicated on the plat except for the purpose of increasing the area of another lot.
   (l)   All construction work and materials used in connection with the improvement plans shall conform to the requirements of the Municipality and be installed under the Municipality Engineer's general supervision at no expense to the Municipality.
   (m)   The Municipality Engineer shall be notified in writing three (3) days before any construction is to begin.
   (n)   All improvements and utilities will be satisfactory installed within one year from the date of the approval of Improvement Plans or within such time as agreed and approved by the City Council.
   (o)   All permits and approvals shall be obtained and all fees and deposits paid prior to beginning construction of any improvements.
   (p)   During the construction and prior to acceptance of any public improvements, the subdivider shall remove such dirt and debris and foreign matter from all public right-of-ways, improvements, and/or easements that were deposited, left or resulted from the construction of improvements of any nature within the development. Such removal shall be done to the satisfaction of the Municipal Administrator or designee.
   (q)   The Development Agreement with the Municipality shall be executed in a format that is acceptable to the Municipal Administrator or designee and Solicitor.
   (r)   The subdivider shall hold the Municipality free and harmless from any and all claims for damages of every nature arising or growing out of the construction of such improvements and shall defend at their own expense and cost each and every suit or action brought against the Municipality by reason thereof, until the improvements has been accepted by the City Council and the developer notified in writing within thirty (30) days. The subdivider shall furnish proof to the Municipal Administrator at the time of commencing construction of possession of liability insurance of not less than one-hundred thousand dollars / two-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00 / $200,000.00) and property damage insurance of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
   (s)   If any violation of, or noncompliance with, any of the provisions and stipulations of the Subdivision Regulations occurs, the City Council shall have the right to stop the work forthwith and hold the bonding company responsible for the completion of the improvements or use the certified check, or proceeds thereof, for such purpose. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)