§ 154.311 TIMING OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
   (A)   Completion prior to final plat approval and recordation.
      (1)   Completion of all required public improvements, in accordance with the approved preliminary plat and the approved construction plans, shall occur prior to final plat approval and recordation.
      (2)   A final plat shall not be accepted for filing, nor shall it be considered for approval, prior to completion of all required public improvements. If the development is being platted and constructed in phases, improvements shall be completed as platted areas are approved and phases are constructed.
   (B)   Necessary easements.
      (1)   Easements for utility providers.
         (a)   The applicant is responsible for contacting all utility providers prior to beginning construction, and for securing all necessary easements prior to final plat approval and recordation.
         (b)   The applicant’s engineer shall provide the building official with written certification that all necessary easements are secured for the various utility providers, and such easements shall be shown on the final plat with the recording information for each.
      (2)   Off-site easements.
         (a)   All necessary off-site easements required for installation of required off-site public improvements to serve the development shall be acquired by the applicant prior to approval and recordation of the final plat.
         (b)   Off-site easements shall be conveyed and recorded at the county by an instrument approved by the town.
(Ord. 382, passed 7-8-2021)