(A) The improvement assurance warranty period shall commence upon the date that all improvements required by the county to be installed within the subdivision or required repairs have been completed to the satisfaction of the county and an inspection approving the same and a release, which reserves at least 15% of the approved engineer’s cost estimate for the required improvements of the security has been made.
(B) The warranty period shall continue for one year. The improvement assurance warranty period may be extended to two years after final acceptance of the improvement or warranty work in those cases where the county determines for good cause that a lesser period would be inadequate to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and has substantial evidence of prior poor performance of the applicant, unstable soil conditions within the subdivision or development area that would render impracticable the discovery of substandard or defective performance within a one-year period; a partial release of the improvement assurance, if appropriate, is provided; and the county establishes objective inspection standards for final acceptance of the required improvements.
(C) The subdivider shall warrant that the materials and quality of work of improvements comport with adopted county design and construction standards and will not fail in any material aspect during the warranty period by reason of any defect in quality of work and material.
(D) If any defects or deficiencies in materials or quality of work are found by the county during the warranty period or that the improvements, including, without limitation, landscaping improvements, fire hydrants, sidewalks, storm drains, sanitary sewer improvements, roads (including utility settling), street signs, meter pits and curb and gutter have failed in any material aspect, the subdivider shall promptly resolve such defects or deficiencies and request the County Engineer to reinspect the improvements. Thereafter the repairs may, at the discretion of the County Engineer in accordance with state law, be subject to an additional warranty period.
(E) At the end of the warranty period the subdivider shall request the County Engineer to make a final inspection of all improvements pursuant to the county’s objective inspection standards. If the County Engineer verifies that the improvements are acceptable, the county shall issue an acceptance letter authorizing the release of the balance of the security posted by the subdivider.
(F) Any subdivision inspections that include living plant materials, parks or park strips will only be performed between April 15 and October 30, in accordance with this chapter. Inspection of other county-required improvements during cool climates, inclement weather or between October 30 and April 15 will be subject to a finding by the County Engineer that such installation can be satisfactorily inspected.
(Prior Code, § 8-12-49) (Ord. 10-16, passed 12-14-2010; Ord. 19-09, passed 10-15-2019)