(A) No dedicated project or constructed street shall be accepted by the town until the developer/builder thereof has complied with the terms and conditions of the Guide, the County Street Standards, and any and all other legal standards arising from the County Zoning Ordinance, County Subdivision Ordinance or other applicable law.
(B) At a minimum, to secure acceptance by the town, the developer/builder must have performed or completed the following.
(1) The right-of-way for any street at issue must have been properly dedicated to the Town Council, with appropriate right-of-way width.
(2) If a subdivision is involved, the developer/builder must have secured both primary and secondary approval of the plat for the subdivision, which would include any roadway at issue.
(3) The final plat, as approved by the Plan Commission (to include, if applicable, acceptance of the right-of-way for the roadway by the Town Council) must be properly filed and recorded in the County Recorder’s and Auditor’s Offices.
(4) The naming of any roadway in question must have been properly completed, and the necessary street signs ordered and installed.
(5) All inspections contemplated by the Guide and the County Street Standards must have been undertaken and completed, and final approval by the Town Superintendent of Public Works must be at hand.
(6) All drainage arrangements or systems contemplated by the Guide, the County Street Standards, the plat of the subdivision, and applicable state law shall be completed by the developer/builder.
(7) The maintenance bond contemplated by the “Guide” must be in appropriate form and on file with the Town Council. The amount of the maintenance bond shall be equal to 10% of the contract price for the items to be dedicated to the town, and shall be effective for a period of three years from the date of acceptance.
(8) All pavement and paving required or contemplated by the Guide, the County Street Standards, and the plat of the subdivision in question, to include, where applicable, acceleration/deceleration lanes or passing blisters, must be completed, and approved as part of the final inspection by the Town Superintendent of Public Works.
(9) A written request for the acceptance must be filed with the Town Council; as part of such written request, the builder/developer must certify, under oath, that each of the requirements herein stated have been completed.
(10) A written certification executed by a professional engineer licensed pursuant to I.C. 25-31 et seq. must be filed with the Town Council certifying that construction review and inspection services have been performed and that the street or project in question, including any drainage or utilities, have been designed, constructed and tested in accordance with the requirements of the Guide.
(Ord. 497, passed 9-17-2007)