(A) General procedure. Construction inspection shall be supervised by the city staff and City Engineer. Construction shall be in accordance with the city’s approved plans, and the standards and specifications of the city. Any change in design required during construction should be made by the engineer whose seal and signature are shown on the plans and approved by the city. All revisions shall be approved by the City Engineer. If the City Engineer finds upon inspection that any of the required public improvements have not be constructed in accordance with the city’s construction standards and specifications, the property owner shall be responsible for completing or correcting the public improvements.
(B) Certificate of satisfactory completion.
(1) Prior to the city accepting dedication of required public improvements, the applicant’s engineer or surveyor shall certify to the City Administrator, through submission of a detailed as-built construction drawing of the property, indicating location, dimensions, materials, and other information required by the Commission or City Administrator, that all required public improvements have been completed. The as-built construction drawing shall include a complete set of drawings of the paving, drainage, water, sanitary sewer, or other public improvements, both onsite and offsite, showing that the layout of the line and grade of all public improvements is in accordance with construction plans for the plat, and all changes made in the plans during construction, and containing on each sheet an as-built stamp bearing the signature of the engineer and the date. Digital plans shall be provided in a form required by the City Engineer (PDF or TIFF). In addition, 3 reproducible drawings 22 x 34 inch and one 11 x 17 copy of the utility plan sheets containing the as-built information shall be submitted.
(2) The engineer or surveyor shall also furnish a copy of the final plat and engineering plans, in a format that is compatible with the city’s CADD or GIS system (PDF or TIFF). When these requirements have been met, the City Engineer, on behalf of the city, shall thereafter accept the public improvements for dedication in accordance with the established procedure.
(3) Acceptance of the development shall mean that the developer has transferred all ownership and rights to all the public improvements to the city for use and maintenance. The City Engineer may, at his or her decision, accept dedication of a portion of the required public improvements, if the remaining public improvements are not required for health and safety reasons and the owner has posted security in accordance with § 155.027 of this chapter in the amount of 100% of the estimated cost as determined by the City Engineer of those remaining improvements for a length of time to be determined by the City Engineer. If the remaining public improvements are greater than $10,000 and are not completed within the determined length of time, the city will impose a penalty of 10% of the secured amount. The obligation to complete the improvements remains with the developer, and all future building permits or certificates of occupancy will be withheld until the improvements are complete. If the remaining public improvements are less than $10,000, the developer shall pay the actual dollar amount. The length of time may be extended due to inclement weather or unforeseen delays by mutual agreement between the developer and the city.
(4) Upon acceptance of the required public improvements, the City Engineer shall submit a certificate to the developer stating that all required public improvements have been satisfactorily completed.
(Ord. 487, passed 7-18-2000; Am. Ord. 737, passed 7-20-2016) Penalty, see § 155.999