(A) Inspections. The Zoning Administrator, Village Engineer and County Building Official shall be responsible for inspecting structures and improvements for conformance with the approved site plan. All building construction, site and sub-grade improvements such as utilities, sub-base installations for drives and parking lots and similar improvements shall be inspected and approved by the County Building Department and Health Department, in coordination with the Zoning Administrator, who shall obtain inspection assistance from the Village Engineer, Fire Chief and/or professional consultants where appropriate.
(B) Construction observation and other fees.
(1) Livingston County fees. In addition to the fees required by the village, the Livingston County Building Department and Drain Commissioner's Office are responsible for collection of fees associated with construction and building review. This includes footings, compaction, insulation, backfill, rough, wallboard, soil erosion and sediment control, tap fees and final approvals.
(2) Water and sewer capital connection charges. Water and sewer capital connection charges are to be paid prior to issuance of a land use permit at the rate set by the fee schedule.
(3) Construction observation fees (escrow account). The proprietor shall be responsible for construction observation fees as set forth in the fee schedule. This includes establishing an escrow account as required.
(a) The proprietor shall be responsible for all costs associated with inspection, construction engineering, and construction administration for the project.
(b) The proprietor shall also be responsible for construction observation fees for the Village Engineer or Qualified Village Agent to insure its conformance with the site plan approval and the village's standards.
(c) The proprietor's engineer must provide a construction cost estimate to the Village Engineer or Qualified Village Agent for approval. The construction cost estimate shall be related to only sanitary sewer, water, road, sidewalk, parking, curbing and storm system improvements. Once the cost estimate is approved, the construction observation escrow account shall be initially based on the construction cost estimate and the contractor's schedule as per this § 152.396 and in § 152.025.
(d) The proprietor or his/her authorized agent shall deposit with the Village Clerk and/or Treasurer at least five days prior to the pre-construction meeting the required construction observation fee deposit based on the approved construction cost estimate and computed in accordance with the fee schedule.
1. The fee shall cover the cost of construction observation and/or any administrative engineering time incurred by the Village Engineer or Qualified Village Agent in association with the project.
2. All monies not used from the deposit shall be returned to the proprietor at project completion.
3. The extent of inspection and field engineering required will be determined by the Village Engineer or Qualified Village Agent.
4. The base escrow amounts are derived from typical construction activities that demonstrate efficient construction activities, no major changes in design during construction, and no need for re-inspection.
(4) Inspection fees will be invoiced monthly against the inspection deposit based upon the established hourly rate for the Village Engineer or Qualified Village Agent. The proprietor will be notified in the event the deposit has been depleted and additional funds are required. Prompt attention to re-establishing this deposit will avoid project stop work orders. Review of material testing reports, "as-built" record drawings, and data input of constructed utilities into the village GIS system shall also be invoiced against the inspection account. The account balance upon completion of the project and acceptance of the record plans will be returned to the proprietor.
(5) Testing, as required by the Village Technical Standards, shall be provided by the proprietor and conform to the following:
(a) The testing firm must be qualified and approved by the Village Engineer or Qualified Village Agent.
(b) The proprietor will pay the qualified/certified-testing firm directly.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 154, passed 1-11-2021)