Responsibility for Improvement. The developer or subdivider is responsible for financing, planning, designing and constructing all public improvements to City standards in the public right-of-way. Public improvements shall be defined as but not limited to: streets and alleys, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, multi-use paths, striping, street signs, drainage facilities, sewage disposal facilities, street lights, fire hydrants, water facilities, landscaping, and all other public improvements required by the City, this article, the Maricopa County Roadway Design Manual as amended by the City of Sierra Vista, or the Arizona Revised Statutes.
Certain public improvements can be offset with the payment of Development fees as stated in the City of Sierra Vista Development Fee Study, and as defined in this Article.
All submittals shall be made to the Community Development Department.
A. Public Works Improvement Plans Required.
1. The developer or subdivider shall be responsible for having a registered professional engineer in the State of Arizona prepare a complete set of public works improvement plans, for the construction of public improvements, when required, which are satisfactory to the City Engineer.
The public works improvement plans must be stamped “Approved for Construction” by the City Engineer before any right-of-way permits may be issued or construction commences.
3. The City of Sierra Vista has delegation authority from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to approve water and sewer infrastructure. If the City of Sierra Vista is to perform ADEQ review, applications shall be submitted with the final improvement plans. Blank applications can be obtained at the City website.
B. Reserved.
C. Public Works Improvement Plans.
Roadway and street improvement plans, curb, gutter, and sidewalk plans, and landscaping and irrigation plans, are to be designed and submitted per the Maricopa County Roadway Design Manual as amended by the City of Sierra Vista.
1. Public Improvement Plans shall be submitted to the Community Development Department in an electronic format readable to the City.
2. All specifications and references required by the City's construction standards and specifications shall be shown on the construction drawings. A completed Public Works checklist shall accompany all submittals for review.
3. Plans shall be drawn at a horizontal scale of 1" = 40' and a vertical scale of 1" = 4', or an appropriate scale approved by the City. Drawings shall be oriented so that north is at the top of the page. However, when the preceding requirement proves to be impractical, then north shall be oriented to the right side of the page. North and scale must be identified on all plans.
4. Plans and profile sheets shall show the following information:
a. The location, size, direction of flow, and invert elevations of existing and proposed sanitary sewers, storm water system, and fire hydrants.
b. A blue stake alert and reference any other utility/improvement plans.
c. Radii of all curves, lengths of tangents, and central angles on all streets shall be shown.
5. Sanitary sewerage and water systems shall be shown on the same set of drawings. A separate detailed water plan shall also be submitted. Water plans shall be stamped "approved" by the Water Company before they will be reviewed by the City Engineer.
6. Location, size, elevation, and other appropriate description of any existing or proposed facilities or utilities shall be shown on the drawings. In addition, all elevations shall be referred to the City's local datum.
7. Title, name, address, stamp, registered seal, signatures of the engineer and surveyor, and date, including revision dates, shall be shown on the drawings.
D. Improvement Standards. All required public works improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the latest revision of the Uniform Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction and the Uniform Standard Details for Public Works Construction as compiled by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), and the City of Sierra Vista Public Works Engineering Design Standards and Drawings, as modified and adopted by the Council. Other standards pertaining to any required improvements shall be approved by the City.
E. Inspection and Testing of Public Works Improvements.
1. All public works improvements constructed in the public right-of-way shall be constructed to the standards above and are subject to the inspection and approval of the City Engineer. Construction in any public right-of-way, public easement, and/or public drainageway shall not be commenced until a right-of-way permit has been issued by the City Engineer for such construction; and if work has been discontinued for any reason, it shall not be resumed until approval has been obtained from the City Engineer. A maintenance and construction bond may be required with the right-of- way permit application if the project estimated cost exceeds $5,000 as stated in Section 91.23 of the City Code.
2. The permittee shall be responsible for having a person who is authorized and certified under Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) to perform quality control materials testing and conduct the testing of all materials used in the construction of public works improvements. Any failed quality assurance testing performed by the City shall be paid by the Developer.
3. The results of all tests conducted during construction shall be provided to the City Engineer prior to the final inspection.
F. Acceptance of Public Improvements.
1. Required public improvements for subdivision plats shall be constructed and accepted in accordance with Section 151.19.
2. For all other applications for which public improvements are required, once all items in this section are submitted andthe permittee has completed all public improvements as called for on the approved plans and as required under this Code, the City will make final inspection. If the improvements fail inspection, the permittee will replace, correct, and/or reconstruct the deficient improvements within 30 days or as directed by the City Engineer. Failure to make the required corrections will result in forfeiture of stated security.
3. If all construction is completed to the City's satisfaction,the Director of the Department of Community Development will recommend to Council, by Resolution, the final acceptance of the public improvements for maintenance, provided the following items are submitted.
a. Final As-Built Plans. The developer shall provide the City with an electronic copy of as-built improvement plans for inclusion in the City Base Map. The file(s) shall be compatible with the release of AutoCAD currently being used by the City or any additional electronically approved format. The as-built plans shall show all streets, drainage, sewer, and water improvements constructed within public rights-of-way or public easements. Final as-built plans shall show the approved design conditions and reflect any field changes approved by the City Engineer and the developer's engineer. The developer's engineer shall certify that the final plans represent as nearly as possible the actual field conditions of all improvements as constructed. If the developer fails to provide the file(s), the City will duplicate the information from the plans and charge the developer for the time and materials required for the work.
b. Developer's Guarantee and Waiver of Liens. The developer shall certify on the Developer's Guarantee and Waiver of Liens form that is provided by the City (available on the website) that all bills for labor and materials used in the work have been paid and agree to indemnify and save harmless the City against any and all liens, claims of liens, suits, actions, damages, charges, and expenses whatsoever, which the City may suffer arising out of the failure of the developer to pay for all labor performed and materials furnished in the construction of the required improvements. Also, the developer shall guarantee all public improvements work against defective workmanship or materials for a period of two years from the date of its final acceptance by the Council.
G. Reserved.
H. Dedication and Improvement.
1. A developer shall dedicate to the public any right-of-way and/or easements; submit any public improvement plans for review and approval; and construct required public improvements; whenever one or more of the following conditions occur:
a. When there is construction of residential, commercial, or industrial subdivisions, buildings, structures, or additions to existing structures.
b. When there is a change in land use or zoning that, in the opinion of the City, will result in an increase in traffic.
c. When directed by the Council by ordinance in accordance with ARS.
2. Exceptions:
a. The dedication of additional right-of-way may not be required if upon determination by the City Engineer that the dedication of additional right-of-way is not needed for the expansion of public improvements.
b. If an existing improvement was designed and constructed according to the City or County standards applicable at the time of construction. However, if the City determines the existing improvement poses a safety or health problem, does not meet current ADA requirements, or current minimum drainage standards, then dedication will be required.
c. Construction of public improvements, to include certain roadways and traffic signals, can be offset with the payment of Development Fees as stated in the City Code, Chapter 154, Development Fees. Developers may be eligible for site-specific credits or reimbursements only if they provide public improvements that have been included in the Transportation Development Fee and/or the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Development Fee calculation schedule per the City Code, Chapter 154, Development Fees. Public improvements on Collector or Local roadways are not eligible for credits against development fees.
('76 Code, Art. 12-1) (Ord. 743, passed 4-10-86; Am. Ord. 804, passed 3-24-88; Am. Ord. 834, passed 3-9-89; Am. Ord. 854, passed 1-25-90; Am. Ord. 875, passed 1-10- 91; Am. Ord. 896, passed 1-23-92; Am. Ord. 925, passed 8-12-93; Am. Ord. 990, passed 10-26-95; Am. Ord. 996, passed 1-11-96; Am. Ord. 1043, passed 9-11-97; Am. Ord. 2003-005, passed 2-13-03; Am. Ord. 2012-004, passed 6-28-12; Am. Ord. 2020-003, passed 4-9-20; Am. Ord. 2024-002, passed 2-8-24)