(A) Upon approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning Commission, construction or improvement plans, as prepared by the owner's engineer, shall be submitted and reviewed by the City Engineer, the Zoning Enforcement Officer and any other proper city officials, and evidence shall be provided that such plans have been duly approved by the State Environmental Protection Agency, the County Health Department or any other governing agencies or departments when approval by such agencies is required by law.
(B) The construction plans shall be prepared by or under the immediate direction of a registered professional engineer, registered in the State of Ohio, and same shall be complete, showing all improvements, including storm and sanitary sewers, culverts, water and gas mains, with typical cross-sections of streets, profiles and any necessary special details.
(C) The plans shall in every way equal or exceed the standards as adopted by the city for subdivision improvements.
(D) The plans, when submitted to the City Engineer for review, shall be accompanied with a map showing division of drainage runoff areas and a complete set of storm water calculations determining pipe or ditch channel sizes and detention/retention volumes and routing.
(E) In the preparation of construction or improvement plans, every reasonable effort shall be made to avoid placing utility pipe lines, storm and sanitary sewer pipe lines (but not including service connections which must necessarily cross the streets) under pavements or curbs.
(F) After the completion of the construction of the improvements, as-builts shall be submitted in a digital format compatible with the city consultant's CAD system, and on one set of mylars.
(G) It shall be the duty of the owner, his agent or engineer to consult with public service and utility companies as to location of all underground conduits, pipe lines, cable and telephone conduit, overhead poles, street lights, wires, etc., and to provide necessary easements for such facilities on the final plat.
(H) The approval of plans by the City Engineer, the Zoning Enforcement Officer and the Planning Commission shall not relieve the owner, developer or his or her engineer of any liabilities, damages or legal action which may result from faulty, careless or negligent design or construction observed within the guarantee period.
(Ord. 09-3306, passed 10-15-09)