(A) Submission of plans.
(1) After the City Council has approved the preliminary plat, but prior to submission of the final plat, the developer shall furnish six copies of the plans and specifications for all improvements to be installed within or in conjunction with the proposed development to the City Clerk, pay all associated filing fees before review by the City Engineer. These plans and specifications shall be signed and sealed by the registered professional engineer responsible for their preparation.
(2) Until the City Engineer certifies in writing that the proposed improvements conform to generally accepted engineering practices and to the standards in this code:
(a) The Administrator shall not issue any building permit to allow construction of said improvements; and
(b) The City Council shall not act upon the application for final plat approval.
(1999 Code, § 34-3-8)
(B) Information required.
(1) Improvements plans shall consist of black or blue line prints not larger than 36 inches square.
(2) These plans and the related specifications shall provide all of the following information:
(a) Topography of the tract, both before and after development at the same scale as the approved preliminary plat;
(b) Existing and proposed elevations along the centerline of all streets;
(c) Radii of all curves and lengths of tangents on all streets;
(d) Locations and typical cross-section of street pavements including curbs/gutters, catch basins and inlets;
(e) Locations and typical cross-section of sidewalks and driveway aprons;
(f) Locations, sizes and invert elevations of all existing and proposed sanitary sewers, storm sewers and fire hydrants, showing connections to any existing or proposed utility systems;
(g) Locations and sizes of all water, gas, electric and other utilities;
(h) Locations of street lighting standards and street signs;
(i) One or more benchmarks, when requested by Engineer, in or near the subdivision, to which the subdivision is referenced; the identity and elevation shall be based on sea level datum;
(j) All proposed measures to control erosion and sedimentation;
(k) High water elevations of all lakes/streams adjoining or within the tract;
(l) Such other information as the City Engineer may reasonably require to perform his or her duties under this section; and
(m) Existing and proposed survey monuments on street plans or on the proposed final plat as required by this code.
(1999 Code, § 34-3-9)
(C) Inspections required. The subdivider/developer shall notify the Administrator and the Building Commissioner of both the start and completion of construction.
(1) The Building Commissioner shall inspect said improvements while they are under construction. If he or she or his or her designated deputy determines that they are being built in violation of this Code, he or she shall request that the Administrator promptly issue a stop order.
(2) The Building Commissioner and City Engineer shall inspect improvements upon their completion. This municipality shall not accept any completed improvement until the Building Commissioner and Engineer have stated in writing that it complies with this code.
(1999 Code, § 34-3-10)
(D) Filing “as-built” records.
(1) The subdivider/developer shall file with the Administrator a set of reproducible cloth- or polyester-base film positive showing the as-built details and any deviations from the approved plans upon the completion of improvements, or when 50% of the building permits have been issued in a given plat.
(2) The subdivider/developer shall pay the costs to add water, sewer, street and stormwater improvements to the overall city map(s); street, sewer, water, stormwater.
(3) If the Administrator finds the as-built to be unacceptable, building permits shall be discontinued until such time as the information is acceptable.
(1999 Code, § 34-3-11)